Professor J on Frampton, Director of the University of Birmingham's China Institute said:" The University of Birmingham has a long history of educating students from China and one of our most famous graduates is Li Siguang-the founding father of Chinese geology. I am delighted that the University is now accepting the Gaokao. This gives the brightest and best Chinese students an opportunity to move straight into the first year of our undergraduate programmes and experience the benefits of studying at a global Top 100 university, such as Birmingham. "
D. The University of Birmingham's admission to Gaokao.
【答案】（1）A
（2）D
（3）B
（4）D
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了世界一流大学——英国伯明翰大学从2019年起开始承认中国高考成绩，为更多的中国高水平学生提供更多到世界名校深造的机会。
（1）What do Chinese students have to do to enter the University of Birmingham before 2019?
A. Go through a foundation year.
B. Prepare Birmingham degree programmes.
Gaokao is increasingly accepted by universities in Australia, the USA, Canada and mainland Europe. Birmingham will only be considering high quality students who achieve a minimum 80% Gaokao score and meet additional academic and English language requirements.
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（2）推理判断题。第一段第一句“The University of Birmingham is the first excellent UK Russell Group university to announce that it will accept the "Gaokao" exam for high-flying Chinese students wishing to join its. undergraduate courses in 2019.”可知伯明翰大学的通告主要针对中国学生发布的。故答案选D。
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（1）细节理解题。第一段倒数第一句“with top grades will be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programmes without first completing a foundation year which is a routine for the freshman.”可知在伯明翰大学承认高考成绩之前，中国学生需要进行一年的预科学习之后才能进入专业课程学习。故答案选A。
C. The students of the UK. D. Chinese students.
（3）Which of the following best explains "integral" underlined in paragraph 3?
A. Complete. B. Necessary. C. Indifferent. D. Unimportant.
（4）主旨大意题。本文介绍了世界一流大学——英国伯明翰大学从2019年起开始承认中国高考成绩，为更多的中国高水平学生提供更多到世界名校深造的机会。即伯明翰大学对高考成绩的承认，故答案选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇说明类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，通过题干中的关键词在文章中定位，同时根据上下文进行分析，推y of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood said: "The University of Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century. We welcome people from around the globe to study at Birmingham and Chinese students form anintegralpart of our education and research community. We are further opening access to Birmingham's wealth of education opportunities for the brightest and most dedicated Chinese students by accepting this strict and important qualification. I look forward to welcoming these high-flying students to the University of Birmingham. "
（英语）英语阅读理解试题类型及其解题技巧
一、高中英语阅读理解
1．阅读理解
The University of Birmingham is the first excellent UK Russell Group university to announce that it will accept the "Gaokao" exam for high-flying Chinese students wishing to join its undergraduate courses in 2019. High school students who complete the "National Higher Education Entrance Examination", or Gaokao, with top grades will be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programmes without first completing a foundation year which is a routine for the freshman.
（3）词义猜测题。根据第三段划线部分句子“We welcome people from around the globe to study at Birmingham and Chinese students form anintegralpart of our education and research community.”句意：我们欢迎来自世界各地的人们来伯明翰学习，中国学生是我们教育和研究领域不可或缺的一部分。可知integral意思为“不可或缺的”，故答案选B。
（4）What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The introduction to the "Gaokao" of China.
B. The history of the University of Birmingham.
C. The high quality students accepted by top universities.