There was a 17% fall in the number of first year undergraduates at UK universities in the first year of higher tuition fees, official figures show.
In 2012-13 UK universities were allowed to treble their yearly fees to ￡9,000.
England saw a 12% fall in new full-time undergraduate students overall.
The government acknowledged the fall but stressed that demand for full time higher education has already "returned to record levels".
A spokesperson for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the figures were influenced by a higher number of students taking up places the previous year, rather than having a gap year.
"A reduction in entrants in 2012 was well documented and the numbers were affected by the significant number of students who opted not to defer their place from the year before," she said.
'Direct consequence'
The decline had not continued into the current year, she added.
"Application rates for some of the most disadvantaged young people have risen to an all time high in England and more students than ever before are being successful in securing a place at their first choice institution."
The figures, collated by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa), are official confirmation of other indications that there was a fall in the number of people going to university last year.
Previously released figures had shown declines in applications and offers of places, and the admissions body Ucas also reported a fall.
小題1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．The number of undergraduates in Uk has decreased due to the higher fees .
B．The government says undergraduate numbers have 'returned to record levels'.
C．The reduction is the direct result of the significant number of students who opted not to defer their place from the year before.
D．Application rates for some of the most disadvantaged young people have risen to an all time high in England
小題2:What does the underlined word “treble” in paragragh 2 mean?
A．make a change B．cut down on C．increase three timesD．bring down
小題3:Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?
A．The government refused to admit the decrease.
B．The demand for full time higher education has already "returned to record levels".
C．More than one media reported the same result.
D．The number of the students who are successful in applying for their first choice institution is the largest.
小題4:What is the attitude of the spokesperson for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills?
A．contradictoryB．positiveC．negativeD．indifferent

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
文章介紹因為學(xué)費高，英國的大學(xué)生數(shù)量在減少，也提到政府對此事的態(tài)度和各方媒體的觀點。
小題1:主旨題：文章的第一段是主題句：There was a 17% fall in the number of first year undergraduates at UK universities in the first year of higher tuition fees, official figures show.說明因為學(xué)費高，英國的大學(xué)生數(shù)量在減少，選A 。
小題2:猜詞題：從第一段可知因為學(xué)費高，英國的大學(xué)生數(shù)量在減少，第二段說英國政府允許學(xué)費trable到9000一年，說明是增加，B是減少，C是改變，D是降低，都不符合句意，選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：The government acknowledged the fall but stressed that demand for full time higher education has already "returned to record levels".可知政府承認(rèn)數(shù)量的下降，但是強調(diào)全日制高等教育的需求已經(jīng)恢復(fù)到記錄的水平，所以A的表達是錯的。
小題4:態(tài)度題：從第五段到第八段，引用了Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 發(fā)言人的話，從她的言語中如：more students than ever before are being successful in securing a place at their first choice institution."可知她對于這件事的態(tài)度是樂觀的，選B
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