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温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。专题检测卷(二十九)任务型阅读(建议用时:30分钟)1(2013·姜堰模拟)Studentstypicallyspeakoftheirexperiencesabroadas“life-changing”andcounttheirinternationalexperienceasoneofthemostrewardingfeaturesoftheircollegecareers.Theynotonlyadvancethemselvesacademically,butalsoacquireamatureviewofourcomplexworld.Thebenefitsofstudyingabroadaremany.Hereareafew:Specialacademicopportunities.Forallstudents,butespeciallyforthosewithaninterestinareastudies,attendingauniversityabroadopensupalotofacademicoptions:coursesnotofferedatPrinceton,accesstoresearchmaterials,andcontactwithforeignscholarsandresearchersinparticularfieldsofinterest.Foreignenvironmentscanalsoprovideakindoflivinglaboratoryfororiginalresearchthatcanonlybeconductedon-site.Foreignlanguagecompetency.Thebestwaytobecomefluentinaforeignlanguageistogotoacountrywherethelanguageisspoken.Theabilitytoreadandtalkinaforeignlanguagebenefitsthescholarlyworkofallstudentsandisaskillthatisincreasinglyvaluedinallprofessions.Preparationforcareerswithaninternationaldimension.Today’sworkplaceisincreasinglyglobalandrequiresknowledgeandexperiencethattranscends(超出)nationalboundaries.Studentswhohavestudiedabroadcanprovetopossibleemployersthattheycanhandlethemselvesinnewsituationsandhaveexperienceinteractingwithpeoplefromotherbackgrounds.Studentsmayalsodevelopprofessionalrelationshipsthatcontinuelongafterthestudyabroadexperienceisover.Cross-culturalcompetenceandunderstanding.Spendingtimeabroadallowsyoutotestyourabilitiestocopewiththechallengesoflivinginanothercultureasaparticipantratherthanatourist.Livinginanothercultureexposesyoutodifferentviewsaboutworldeventsandyourowncountry—deepeningyourunderstandingofyourownculture,yourself,andtheworld.Improvedecision-makingandproblem-solvingskills.Studentsstudyingabroadfindthemselvesinnewsituationsallthetime.Whenstudentsconveytheirneedsandthoughtsusingnewlanguageskills,theygainconfidence.Theseskillsarehelpfulinotheraspectsoflife,bothpersonalandprofessional.Testyourinterests.Whilestudyingabroad,especiallyonafield-basedprogram,studentscanoftentaketheirinterestsonamorespecific,applieddirection.Forexample,theycantryfieldresearchandinteractwithprofessionalsworkinginfieldsofinteresttothem.Makenewcontacts.Studentsformalargenetworkofpeoplewhilestudyingabroad.Somestudentsmaycallupontheirin-countryprofessionalcontactssoonaftertheprogram’sconclusion;othersstayintouchwithhomestayfamiliesfordecades;stillothersformlifelongfriendshipswiththeirpeers(同龄人).Theserelationshipscanbedeeplyexpanding.Title:WhynotStudyAbroad?Introduction◇Studyingabroadisanvaluableexperiencethatmay(1)one’slife.◇Studentscanimprovetheir(2)performanceandunderstandtheworldbetter.SomeofthebenefitsProvidespecialacademicopportunitiesStudentscangain(3)toresearchmaterialsandbuildcontactwithresearchers.(4)foreignlanguagecompetencyTheabilitytoreadandtalkinaforeignlanguageis(5)tostudents’schoolworkandjobsinthefuture.Make(6)forfuturecareersStudentswhohavestudiedabroadcanhandlenewsituationsandpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.LearntounderstandLivinginanothercultureallowsyoutoseetheworldandyourowncountryinanotherculturea(7)way.Learntomakedecisionsand(8)problemsStudentscangainconfidencewhentheydealwithnewsituationsusingnewlanguageskills.Testyourinterestsandmakenewcontacts◇Studentscandoresearchinamorespecificdirectionaccordingtotheir(9).◇Studentsformmanyrelationshipswhilestudyingabroad,whichcanbe(10)overtime.2(2013·扬州模拟)Bythelogic(逻辑)ofgeography,thecontinentofAustraliashouldhavebeenpopulatedwithAsians.Instead,byanaccidentofhistory,AustraliahasbeenmainlypopulatedwithWesterners.Sadly,nomajorAustraliannewspaperorexpertcommented.ThismademeawarethatAustraliansarereluctanttofaceAustralia’spainfulnewgeopoliticalrealities.Againstthisbackground,thereleaseoftheAsianCenturyWhitePaperistimely.Itshouldprovideasharpwake-upcalltotheAustralianpopulationthatAustralia’sdestiny(命运)isnowfirmlytiedtoAsia.JuliaGillardisrightinsaying,“ThetransformationoftheAsianregionintotheeconomicpowerhouseoftheworldisnotonlyunstoppable,itisgatheringpace.”OnetrulyimpressivepartofthepaperisthedataitprovidesonAsia’srise.Itnotes,forexample,that“inthepast20years,ChinaandIndiahavealmosttripled(增三倍)theirshareoftheglobaleconomyandincreasedtheireconomicsizealmostsixtimesover.By2025,theregionasawholewillaccountforalmosthalftheworld’soutput.”InthisAsiancentury,asWesternpowergetsweaksteadily,Australiawillbeleft“beached”aloneastheonlyWesterncountry(togetherwithNewZealand)inAsia.Twenty-twomillionAustralianswillhavetolearntodealwith3.5billionAsianswithgreatcareandsensitivity.Ignorance(无知)aboutAsiacouldprovetobefatal(致命的)forAustralia’slong-termfuture.ThisiswhythereportisrightinfocusingonAustralianmisunderstandingofAsia.Sadly,thiskindofterribleignorancemaybearesultofAustralianeducation.Thereportsays,“OnlyasmallproportionofYear12studentsstudyanythingaboutAsiainthesubjectsofhistory,literature,geography,economics,politicsandtheartsunderexistingstate-basedcurriculums.”Worse,only5percentofeachAustraliangroupsstudyanykindofAsianlangu