-英语报刊选读A及答案
《英语报刊阅读》试题（A卷）
Part I Reconstruct the messages of the following stories: (1% for each, 10%)
Example: Italia n Ex-Mayor Murdered
headli nes
of news
：号学 ・.;名 :级班 ：级年 ：点学教
---An Italian Ex-Mayor Is Murdered
1. US told not exploit
2. Rubin Greenspan at odds.
3. Visitors flocking to Mao ' birth place.
4.
sports store.
Tibet issue.
man quizzed after
wife is knifed
in
Part n Read the following passage and answer the Questions A 5-34
(1% for each,30%) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)
A Tuiti on Reform for Higher Educati on
Chine institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recent years. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute and importa nt par
t of the reform. Schools which once admitted stude nts almost exclusively
accord ing to state pla ns are beco ming more accepti ng of stude nts nt by work groups for further training and tho who pay their own fees.
Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year, up 158 200 or 25 perce nt over last year's figure. Of the, 216 000, or 27.4 perce nt, will
be nt by their work groups or will pay their own way.
In the past, the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students, a matter of policy since New China was established in 1949. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to the sate, hindering further development of higher education. Since higher education is non —— compulsory education in China, to charge appropriate fees will help improve school
facilities and expedite the developme nt of educati on in this stage. As an added ben efit, pay ing their own way will en courage stude nts to study harder.
The reform will take effect in two direct ions. State — finan ced stude nts will beg in
paying part of the costs of their education, and more lf— paying students will be accepted.
In August 1989, un der the directi on of the State coun cil, the State Educati on Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Sate Price Bureau drew up stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuiti on, accommodati on and other expe ns for
stude nts of in stituti ons of higher lear ning. Beg inning from that year, freshme n at regular universities and colleges and professional schools (including cadres taking special training cours and students working on a cond degree) were charged 100 yuan (about us $17) each for their tuition fee, and this low charge is expected to be raid gradually. The figure was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regi ons such as Guangdong Province and Shan ghai, but was capped at 300 yuan. Stude nts liv ing on campus paid about 20 yua n per year for accommodatio n and the charge was slightly higher for better furnishing. Normal school students and tho admitted on scholarships n eed only pay for accommodati on. Reduced tuiti ons and fees are available to stude nts in n eed of finan cial assista nee, but accommodati on expe ns will remain the same.
In June 1992, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to t their own tuition rates and charges for accommodation, short—term training programs, corresp ondence cours and ni ght school. The should be determ ined accord ing to the n eed
s of each school, the abilities of stude nts to pay and gen eral con diti ons in each area. The tuiti on for stude nts in the scie nces and engin eeri ng can range from 300 to 500 yua n per academic year. Liberal arts, history and economics students of the fine arts pay 400 to 600 yuan per year, and students of the fine arts 400 to 750 yuan. Statistics for 1992 show students paid an average of 340 yuan in tuition that year, only 5 percent of the real cost.
