Luo Gaoqi hopes to join the increasing number of Chinese students in the United States because he wants the experience of studying in a foreign land as it will help his future job at home. “I want to try Western education because people there think differently,” said the 21-year-old who is in his final year of undergraduate studies. “I also hope to meet friends from different cultures. The social connections may help in the future.”
The latest report from the US-based institute of International Education said China, for the first time, has become the top country of origin for international students in the United States.
For Yang Fan, a journalism student, said studying in the United States is a way to escape the competition for places in China’s top universities.
“Due to limited education resources, only about 60 percent of high school graduates in China enter college, and a much lower rate enters the top-level ones. “A foreign degree will definitely help when I seek a job in China,” Yang said.
Both Yang’s and Luo’s parents are supportive of them studying abroad. Neither of them is thinking of settling down in the United States after graduation.
“It is not realistic to do so. As a journalism student, there would be no advantage for me to work in the United States,” Yang said. “But in China, with a US degree and good English, I may stand out against other students who have only studied in China.”
China still needs to improve its environment for scientists and high-level talents, said Xiao Mingzheng, director of the Center for Human Resource Development and Management Research of Peking University, adding that, in particular, the country needs to improve its policies relating to research environments.
In June, the Chinese government published a plan concerning talent development for the next 10 years. In it, it has improved policies and increased budgets to attract talented students back home.
小題1:Why does Luo Gaoqi wants to study in a foreign land according to his words?
A．Because the people there are more intelligent.
B．Because the foreign countries are more developed.
C．Because he can make more friends there.
D．Because the culture there is different from that in China.
小題2:What do Guo Gaoqi and Yang Fan have in common?
A．Their major is the same, which is journalism.
B．Both of them want to go back to China after graduation.
C．Their parents are against their decision.
D．They are forced to study in a foreign land by their parents.
小題3:From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A．scientists and high-level talents need a better environment in China
B．the students abroad are unwilling to go back to China
C．China doesn’t need those people to come back to our country at all
D．we all need to go abroad to study and then serve our own country

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A 

試題分析：文章介紹了中國學生到國外留學的原因，好處，還有中國為了吸引國外回來的學生而在改善環(huán)境。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：“I want to try Western education because people there think differently,”可知Luo Gaoqi 想在外國學習是因為那里的文化和中國不同。選D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：Neither of them is thinking of settling down in the United States after graduation.可知兩個人都不想留在國外。選B。
小題3:推理題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：China still needs to improve its environment for scientists and high-level talents,可知科學家和高科技人才需要更好的環(huán)境。選A。
點評：這篇文章雖然并不簡單，考查較全面，以細節(jié)題的考查為主，兼有推理題，只要考生仔細審題，再切入文章，準確定位考點。難度不大。
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