Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.
As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit (押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
"This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas," says Wang Lan, a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group (EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.
However, in the past few years, many of Wang's student clients (客戶) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.
A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.
"According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan ($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents," Li says.

She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.
"I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China," she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
1.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.

B. Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.

C. Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.

D. More students will work in Australia after their graduation.

2.Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations?

A. The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified.

B. Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult.

C. The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced.

D. After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia.

3.After the new regulations are passed, _______.

A. more students will come to Australia to work

B. more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia.

C. more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia

D. the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students

4.How much can Li's parents save according to the new regulations?

A. 550,000 yuan B. 86,850 yuan C. 410,000 yuan D. 140,000 yuan

5.Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation?

A. They can earn more money in Australia.

B. The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness.

C. Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever.

D. They have to do so according to the new regulations.

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析: 目前，澳大利亞通過了一些制度，這些制度的通過使得更多的外國學(xué)生可以到澳大利亞學(xué)習(xí)深造。其中包括海外學(xué)生申請過程的簡化以及擔保押金的降低。此外，在澳大利亞接受過高等教育的海外學(xué)生還可以獲得2--3年的工作簽證。

1.主旨大意題。本文是一篇報道，作者在首段提出Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.（澳大利亞通過了一些制度，這些制度將使更多的國際學(xué)生能夠去澳大利亞學(xué)習(xí)深造。）然后以此為中心在下文進行了詳細介紹，由此可知A選項內(nèi)容能夠反應(yīng)文章中心。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三四段內(nèi)容可知學(xué)生申請到海外學(xué)習(xí)的手續(xù)簡化了，押金也減少了，并且在澳大利亞接受高等教育的學(xué)生可以在畢業(yè)后獲得工作簽證，故B為錯誤選項。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段"This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas,"可知更多的中國學(xué)生將去澳大利亞學(xué)習(xí)，故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段“According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents,” Li says.可知：550,000-410,000=140,000，答案為D.

5.細節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段學(xué)生們的看法"I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China,"可知學(xué)生們認為在澳大利亞的工作經(jīng)驗將使他們在社會上更具有競爭性，故選B。

考點：考查社會教育類短文閱讀。

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