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British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free
British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free
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2014-04-23
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British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk. The universities have threatened to impose an admission fee on students to plug a gap in revenue if the government does not act to improve their finances and scrap some public spending cutbacks.
The government responded to the universities’ threat by setting up the most fundamental review of higher education for a generation, under a non-party troubleshooter (调停人),Sir Ron Dearing.
One in three school-leavers enters higher education, five times the number when the last review took place thirty years ago.
Everyone agrees a system that is feeling the strain after rapid expansion needs a lot more money—but there is little hope of getting it from the taxpayer and not much scope for attracting more finance from business.
Most colleges believe students should contribute to tuition costs, something that is common elsewhere in the world but would mark a revolutionary change in Britain. Universities want the government to introduce a loan scheme for tuition fees and have suspended their own threatened action for now. They await Dearing’s advice, hoping it will not be too late—some are already reported to be in financial difficulty.
As the century nears its end, the whole concept of what a university should be is under the microscope. Experts ponder how much they can use computers instead of classrooms, talk of the need for lifelong learning and refer to students as "consumers".
The Confederation (联盟) of British Industry, the key employers’ organization, wants even more expansion in higher education to help fight competition on world markets from booming Asian economies. But the government has doubts about more expansioa The Times newspaper agrees, complaining that quality has suffered as student numbers soared, with close tutorial supervision giving way to "mass production methods more typical of European universities".
Which of the following is the viewpoint of the Times newspaper?
选项
A、British universities should expand their enrollment to meet the needs of industry.
B、Expansion in enrollment is bound to affect the quality of British higher education.
C、British universities should help fight competition on world markets.
D、European universities can better meet the needs of the modern world.
答案
B
解析
本题是一道具体细节题。问下面哪个是《泰晤士报》的观点。利用查阅式阅读法,我们可以从最后一段的最后一句话中找到与问题答案相关的信息。文章指出,《泰晤士报》不仅有与英国企业家联合会相同的观点:扩大高等教育以便有助于与蓬勃发展的亚洲经济在世界市场上竞争,而且还有它自己的观点:由于严格的导师制让位于欧洲大学所普遍采用的大规模生产的方法,以至于学生人数的迅猛增长将使教育质量受到损害。这种观点正是选项B所要表达的内容,即:扩大招生人数必定会影响英国教育的质量。因此,本题的正确答案应是B。
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