Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.
As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit (押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
"This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas," says Wang Lan, a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group (EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.
However, in the past few years, many of Wang's student clients (客戶) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.
A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.
"According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan ($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents," Li says.
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.
"I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China," she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
【小題1】What's the main idea of the passage? 

A．Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.
B．Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.
C．Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.
D．More students will work in Australia after their graduation.
【小題2】 Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations? 
A．The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified.
B．The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced.
C．Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult.
D．After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia.
【小題3】After the new regulations are passed, _______ . 
A．more students will come to Australia to work
B．more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia.
C．the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students
D．more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia
【小題4】How much can Li's parents save according to the new regulations? 
A．550,000 yuanB．140,000 yuanC．410,000 yuan D．86,850 yuan
【小題5】 Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation? 
A．The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness.
B．They can earn more money in Australia.
C．Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever.
D．They have to do so according to the new regulations.


【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a poor horse trainer。以及文章內(nèi)容可知就是那個年輕人，故A正確。
【小題2】C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行He wrote a seven-page paper about his goal of owning a horse ranch in great detail. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and even drew a detailed floor plan for the dream ranch說明他對自己的未來有一個很遠(yuǎn)大的計劃，故D正確。
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段第一句‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you.說明老師認(rèn)為昨天的計劃是不現(xiàn)實的，是不可能實現(xiàn)的，故D正確。
【小題4】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一句I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (大牧場) in San Isidro.說明Monty Roberts堅持兒時的夢想，最終獲得了成功，故他應(yīng)該是一個意志堅定的人，故C正確。
【小題5】A 主旨大意題。文章主要是想通過Monty Roberts的故事告訴我們：只要有夢想，就一定可以實現(xiàn)。故D項：有志者，事竟成。符合文意。故D 正確。
考點：考查人生百態(tài)類閱讀
點評：文章講述了了Monty Roberts的故事，想告訴我只要堅持自己的夢想，就一定能成功。本文集中考查了推理題，要求考生根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容合理判斷，準(zhǔn)確定位，進(jìn)行歸納總結(jié)。

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