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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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2012-07-17
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问题
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".
What was the percentage of high school graduates admitted to universities in Britain thirty years ago?
选项
A、About 15%.
B、20% or so.
C、Below 10%.
D、Above 30%.
答案
C
解析
本题是一判断推算题。问30年前英国中学毕业生上大学的比率是多少。我们很难从文中直接找到答案。但是文中有提示信息,只不过需要我们稍微分析计算一下即可。文中第三段告诉我们:“三个人中就有一个在中学毕业后进入高等学校。这个数字是30年前那次统计时数量的5倍。”这句话清楚地告诉我们,30年前,进人高等学校的中学毕业生15个人中才有1个,即不到7%。所以,本题的正确答案应是C“低于10%”。
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