山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（31）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（31）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotspot">hotspot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</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="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="greater">greater</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="by">by</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2002 <span word="to">to</span> 2004. <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Goodman">Goodman</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expend">expend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span></p><p> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>.</p><p> “<span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Chou">Chou</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span> <span word="University">University</span>. “<span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="professors">professors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span>.”</p><p> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span>.12 <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="attracting">attracting</span> 16.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2004-2005 <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 62,000 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> 11 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p>
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