初三英语阅读题
Whatdoyoudoifyoudon'tgetintoyourfirstchoiceofuniversity?That'sthequestionthatfacesthousandsofstudentsinBritaineveryyear.
ManystudentsturntoClearing,aneducationagencythathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Ifstudentsdon'thaveenoughmarkstogetintotheirfirstchoiceofuniversities,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversities,thoughtheymighthavetostudyanothersubject.
Butthisyearhasseenarecordnumberofstudentswhowanttostudyinuniversities.Thismeansthatthere'sbeenafiecercompetitionforuniversityplacesthanusual.Educationofficialssaysixstudentscompetedforoneplace.It’ssaidalmost190,000studentsstilldon'thaveaplaceinauniversity.That'sariseofover46,000studentsfromlastyear.
Facedwiththesenumbers,somestudentsaregoingtobedisappointed,othersmightbethinkingofaninterestingchoice:studyingabroad.TheUniversityofNottingham,forexample,isofferingplacesinNingbo,nearShanghai.
Becauseoftheproblemswithuniversityentrance,theUK'sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWilletts,encouragesstudentstostudyathomeortolearnonekindofskills,suchascooking,hairdressingandsoon.
Butsomepeoplesaythatrisinguniversitycosts,lesshopetofindjobsinthefuture,andadropingraduaterecruitment（大学招生）meanit'stheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.
74.Thousandsof___studentsdon’tknowwhattodoiftheycan’tentertheirfirstchoiceof
universities.
A)AmericanB)ChineseC)BrazilianD)British
75.Whatdoestheunderlined"place"mean?Itmeans______.
A)roomB)playgroundC)chanceD)location
76.WhatsuggestiondoesDavidWillettsgivetohelpsolvetheproblemsinuniversityentrance?
A)Tostudyabroad.B)ToturntoClearing.
C)Tostudyathome.D)Toturntoparents.
77.WhatisNOTthereasonthatmakesittheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK?
A)Britisheconomiccrisis(危机).B)RisingUniversitycosts.
C)Adropingraduaterecruitment.D)lesshopetofindjobsinthefuture.
78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue