六级阅读练习 2011.01.28
<p> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>, <span word="groaning">groaning</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cutbacks">cutbacks</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="troubleshooter">troubleshooter</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Ron">Ron</span> <span word="Dearing">Dearing</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="leavers">leavers</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="moneybut">moneybut</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Universities">Universities</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="Dearings">Dearings</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="latesome">latesome</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="nears">nears</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="microscope">microscope</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="ponder">ponder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classrooms">classrooms</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span>, <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="soared">soared</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="tutorial">tutorial</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>.</p>
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