【正文】 and Brazil. Britain remained the most popular study destination in 2005, according to annual figures from the Institute of International Education, followed by Italy, Spain and France. But the number of American students studying in Britain and Australia descended a little, even as the number of American students abroad rose by 8%. The growth came in nonEnglish speaking European countries and in Asia. China is now the eighth most popular destination for American students, attracting nearly 6,400 in 2005, up 35% from the number of the year before. Argentina and India saw increases of more than 50%. Allan Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education, said that a range of factors contributed to the trend, from growing awareness of globalization after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to programs such as former President Bush39。s National Security Language Initiative, which trains soldiers, intelligence officers and diplomats in foreign languages. “What Americans are doing is waking up and discovering there39。s a world out there,” he said. Other figures showed the flow of students in the opposite direction, from foreign countries into American universities. The institute found that international enrollment (入學(xué)) in American higher education remained steady at about 565,000. The figures are of keen interest to universities, which depend on foreign students for teaching and research help, and to policymakers, who consider it important, as future foreign leaders may be familiar with the United States. The year of 2005 saw big increases in students from South Korea, Mexico and Taiwan of China. India sends the most students and China is . Other countries that show large percentage increases in the number of students sent to the US include Nepal and Vietnam, while Japan, Turkey and Malaysia saw declines. About 58% of international students in the US e from Asia.（1）What does the underlined word “descended” in Paragraph 2 means? A.Changed.B.Declined.C.Multiplied.D.Increased.（2）Why do more American students study in Asia? A.They expect to get more teaching and research help.B.They lose confidence in Englishspeaking countries.C.They are afraid that terrorist attacks will happen again.D.They prefer to explore a different world from their own.（3）Where were most foreign students in America from in 2005? A.China.B.India.C.Argentina.D.Britain.（4）What can we infer from the passage? A.There were 6,400 American students studying in China in 2005.B.Chinese students to America will overpass Indians in the future.C.International enrollment in American higher education changed a lot.D.Asian students account for a large part of foreign students in America.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了不同國家的人國外留學(xué)的情況。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“But the number of American students studying in Britain and Australia descended a little, even as the number of American students abroad rose by 8%.”這句話的后半句的意思是“盡管美國學(xué)生在國外的人數(shù)增長了8%”，由此推知“但是在英國和澳大利亞學(xué)習(xí)的美國學(xué)生人數(shù)下降了一點(diǎn)，”故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“What Americans are doing is waking up and discovering there39。s a world out there,”可知，現(xiàn)在越來越多的美國學(xué)生來到亞洲是因?yàn)樗麄兏矚g從自己的世界去探索不同的世界。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The year of 2005 saw big increases in students from South Korea, Mexico and Taiwan of China. India sends the most students and China is .”可知，在2005年美國多數(shù)的外國學(xué)生都來自印度。故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“About 58% of international students in the US e from Asia.”可知，在美國，亞洲學(xué)生占外國學(xué)生的很大一部分。故選D。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Taxibooking app Uber agreed to sell its business in China to Didi Chuxing. The two firms had been fierce petitors, but Didi Chuxing had controlled the Chinese market with an 87% share. Uber China launched in 2014, but it had failed to make any profit for a long time. Cheng Wei, founder and chief executive of Didi Chuxing, said the two panies had learned a great deal from each other over the past two years in China. He added that the deal would set the mobile transportation industry on a healthier path of growth at a higher level. As part of the deal, Mr. Cheng would join the board of Uber, while Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick would also join Didi39。s board. Uber39。s China business would own its separate branding while USbased Uber Technologies would hold about % in the bined pany. Didi Chuxing is backed by Chinese Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba. Uber had been struggling to break into the Chinese market despite having Chinese search engine Baidu as an investor. Last February, the pany admitted it was losing more than $1 billion a year in China. “Funding their Chinese dreams was being too expensive for Uber,” Duncan Clark, chairman of Beijingbased consultancy BDA, told the BBC. Travis Kalanick said, “As a businessman, I39。ve learned that being successful is about listening to your head as well as following your heart.” The fierce petition had led both panies to spend much more on their journeys. The bination is likely to see fewer such subsidies（補(bǔ)貼）. “One thing to watch carefully is how quickly consumers feel the impact as subsidies are withdrawn.” Mr. Clark added. The deal with Didi Chuxing came just days after China had agreed to provide a legal framework for taxiordering apps. Both Uber and Didi weled the decision. The new rules took effect last November and could, among other things, forbid such platforms to operate below cost.（1）According to the second paragraph, what can we know? A.Being successful is about listening to your head and following your heart.B.The deal would