初三英语阅读题

Whatdoyoudoifyoudon'tgetintoyourfirstchoiceofuniversity?That'sthequestionthatfacesthousandsofstudentsinBritaineveryyear.

ManystudentsturntoClearing,aneducationagencythathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Ifstudentsdon'thaveenoughmarkstogetintotheirfirstchoiceofuniversities,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversities,thoughtheymighthavetostudyanothersubject.

Butthisyearhasseenarecordnumberofstudentswhowanttostudyinuniversities.Thismeansthatthere'sbeenafiecercompetitionforuniversityplacesthanusual.Educationofficialssaysixstudentscompetedforoneplace.It’ssaidalmost190,000studentsstilldon'thaveaplaceinauniversity.That'sariseofover46,000studentsfromlastyear.

Facedwiththesenumbers,somestudentsaregoingtobedisappointed,othersmightbethinkingofaninterestingchoice:studyingabroad.TheUniversityofNottingham,forexample,isofferingplacesinNingbo,nearShanghai.

Becauseoftheproblemswithuniversityentrance,theUK'sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWilletts,encouragesstudentstostudyathomeortolearnonekindofskills,suchascooking,hairdressingandsoon.

Butsomepeoplesaythatrisinguniversitycosts,lesshopetofindjobsinthefuture,andadropingraduaterecruitment（大学招生）meanit'stheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.

74.Thousandsof___studentsdon’tknowwhattodoiftheycan’tentertheirfirstchoiceof

universities.

A)AmericanB)ChineseC)BrazilianD)British

75.Whatdoestheunderlined"place"mean?Itmeans______.

A)roomB)playgroundC)chanceD)location

76.WhatsuggestiondoesDavidWillettsgivetohelpsolvetheproblemsinuniversityentrance?

A)Tostudyabroad.B)ToturntoClearing.

C)Tostudyathome.D)Toturntoparents.

77.WhatisNOTthereasonthatmakesittheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK?

A)Britisheconomiccrisis(危机).B)RisingUniversitycosts.

C)Adropingraduaterecruitment.D)lesshopetofindjobsinthefuture.

78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue