The increase in tuition fees has led to a “clear drop” in the number of English students applying for university places this autumn. There are 15,000 “missing” applicants（申請(qǐng)人） this academic year, according to the Independent Commission on Fees. Chairman Will Hutton said: “We’re asking our young men and women to have more debt than any other country in the world — it’s higher than the average debt in the US. It’s not clear whether those lost students this year will return next year, or if it’s a storm warming of a worrying trend.”
But the commission’s report says there does not seem to be an impact on poorer communities. The commission found there was no significant change in the application rate to the key universities, such as Oxford or Cambridge. The decline（下降） in England has not been mirrored（再現(xiàn)） in other parts of the UK where fees have not been raised, and the drop can only partly be explained by falling numbers of young people in the population. Students from Scotland attending Scottish universities do not pay fees, while the Welsh Assembly says it will pay fees above ￡3,465 for Welsh students attending UK institutions.
The average tuition fee at English universities this year is ￡ 8,385, rising to ￡ 8,507 next year. UK and EU students have access to government-backed loans to pay the fees. And the survey of 1,000 pupils aged 15-18, carried out this April, found that the majority expected to go on to higher education as people continue to understand that university remains a good long term investment（投資） in their future.
A spokeswoman at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which is responsible for universities, said: “Students shouldn’t be forced to put off going to university for financial reasons. Most students will not have to pay in advance, and no one will have to start paying back their student loan until they start to earn at least ￡ 2l,000 per year.”
【小題1】From the first paragraph, we know that        .

A．the rising tuition fees have a great effect on English students  
B．many English students are missing the final examinations 
C．the lost English students will find their way back 
D．it’s a trend that English students are dropping out of school 
【小題2】 Why is there still a drop of applicants though fees have not been raised?
A．Because the students live in poor communities. 
B．Because education is free for Scottish students. 
C．Because there are less young students in the area. 
D．Because Welsh students will pay fees above￡3,465. 
【小題3】What’s the students’ attitude to universities in the survey?
A．They will stop applying for university places this autumn. 
B．They feel universities takes up too much time. 
C．They are anxious to go to a key university. 
D．Most of them are willing to go to university. 
【小題4】The spokeswoman in the last paragraph advises students to        .
A．put off going to university 
B．pay for the fees in advance 
C．reduce the anxiety about the rising fees  
D．pay back their loan soon aller graduation 


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章大意：這篇短文中主要說(shuō)明英國(guó)申請(qǐng)大學(xué)的人數(shù)在下降以及下降的原因。費(fèi)用的增加是申請(qǐng)大學(xué)人數(shù)降低的一個(gè)主要原因，但是學(xué)生們還是渴望進(jìn)入大學(xué)深造。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段“The increase in tuition fees has led to a “clear drop” in the number of English students applying for university places this autumn. ”可知。
【小題2】C 推斷題。由第二段的The decline（下降） in England has not been mirrored（再現(xiàn)） in other parts of the UK where fees have not been raised, and the drop can only partly be explained by falling numbers of young people in the population.可知
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文中And the survey of 1,000 pupils aged 15-18, carried out this April, found that the majority expected to go on to higher education as people continue to understand that university remains a good long term investment（投資） in their future可知。
【小題4】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。由文中最后一句話Most students will not have to pay in advance, and no one will have to start paying back their student loan until they start to earn at least ￡ 2l,000 per year可知。
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