2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(七)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="blithely">blithely</span> <span word="flocked">flocked</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nibble">nibble</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="scones">scones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="croissants">croissants</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="dips">dips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="lows">lows</span>, <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> 68 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="skyrocketed">skyrocketed</span>. <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Daeya">Daeya</span> <span word="Malboeuf">Malboeuf</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Syracuse">Syracuse</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="hasnt">hasnt</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scrambling">scrambling</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="study">study</span>-<span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> 144 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="around">around</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deterred">deterred</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Natalie">Natalie</span> <span word="Bartush">Bartush</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>-<span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>.</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="swelled">swelled</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="locales">locales</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Middlebury">Middlebury</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="around">around</span> $37,000; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="its">its</span> $27,000. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aggressively">aggressively</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p>
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