英语阅读练习:英美大学留学生人数骤跌
<p> <span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="shun">shun</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="universities">universities</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>,<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>,<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Glance">Glance</span>,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="audit">audit</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>-<span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>,<span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="weakening">weakening</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="organisation">organisation</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> 2 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2002-3,<span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="OECD">OECD</span> <span word="members">members</span>,<span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="from">from</span> 16.2 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998 <span word="to">to</span> 13.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="is">is</span> 2003 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="percentages">percentages</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> 21.3 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="reliant">reliant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2.1<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003,<span word="an">an</span> 8.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1998.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="complexion">complexion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="campuses">campuses</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="strikingly">strikingly</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11 2001. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="decreases">decreases</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10-37 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="states">states</span>,<span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="south">south</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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