There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building. Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students. That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll(注册) every year in famous Canadian universities. It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience of education and its versatile (多样的) arts and culture. Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries. To study in Canada is very cost effective. These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high. According to a survey in 2006, “Canada offered the lowest tuition fees for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.” The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attract lots of international students to Canadian universities. Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels-Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral. A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full-time study depending upon the nature of the program you are doing. On the other hand, a Master's degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian university, you require a minimum of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study. You can also find many diploma(学位证书) and certification (证明) programs in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year. Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise bright future. After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself. International students require a work permit to work on campus. 【小题1】How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in Canada?
A．7 years.
B．8 years.
C．9 years.
D．11 years.
【小题2】What advantages does Canada have to attract foreign students according to the passage? ①Quality education. ②Safe environment. ③Versatile culture. ④Bright job future. ⑤High scholarships. ⑥Low tuition fees.
A．①②③④⑥
B．①②④⑤⑥
C．①②③⑤⑥
D．①③④⑤⑥
【小题3】What's the author's attitude towards studying in Canada?
A．Oppositive
B．Doubtful
C．Supportive
D．Not mentioned.
【小题4】What's the best title for the passage?
A．Canadian culture
B．The life in Canada
C．Study in Canada--a unique Experience
D．Benefits of studying Abroad
答案：【小题1】B 【小题2】A 【小题3】C 【小题4】C
试题分析：文章主要介绍了加拿大在吸引留学生方面所具备的优势。加拿大为学生提供高质量的教育和安全的教育环境。另外，与其它国家相比，在加拿大留学的学费很低。而且在加拿大获得的学位证书在全球范围内的认可度很高，学生的就业前景也比较好。 【小题1】细节理解题。根据第四段“A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full-time study...a Master's degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian university, you require a minimum of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.”可知，在加拿大留学的话，获得学士学位至少需要三年时间，硕士学位需要两年时间，博士学位至少需要三年时间，加起来至少需要八年时间，故选B。 【小题2】推理判断题。根据第一段“Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students...and its versatile (多样的) arts and culture”可知，①②③是吸引留学生的优势；根据第二段“Canada offered the lowest tuition fees for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”可知，留学加拿大的费用很低，⑥也是加拿大的优势；根据最后一段“the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities...promise bright future.”可知，在加拿大留学的就业前景很好，④也是优势之一，故选A。 【小题3】观点态度题。根据第一段“Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students...It is an ideal education destination”和第二段“To study in Canada is very cost effective.”与第三段“The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country”和最后一段“the degree and diploma...promise bright future”可知，作者介绍了加拿大在吸引留学生方面所具备的很多优势，说明作者对留学加拿大持支持的态度，故选C。 【小题4】选择最佳标题。根据第一段“Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students”和下面各段首句与最后一段“You can also find many diploma(学位证书) and certification (证明) programs in Canadian universities...”可知，文章主要讲的是留学加拿大，文章没有讲加拿大的文化和生活，D项太宽泛，故选C。 考点：教育类短文阅读