There was a 17% fall in the number of first year undergraduates at UK universities in the

There was a 17% fall in the number of first year undergraduates at UK universities in the first year of higher tuition fees, official figures show.
In 2012-13 UK universities were allowed to treble their yearly fees to ￡9,000.
England saw a 12% fall in new full-time undergraduate students overall.
The government acknowledged the fall but stressed that demand for full time higher education has already returned to record levels.
A spokesperson for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the figures were influenced by a higher number of students taking up places the previous year, rather than having a gap year.
A reduction in entrants in 2012 was well documented and the numbers were affected by the significant number of students who opted not to defer their place from the year before, she said.
'Direct consequence'
The decline had not continued into the current year, she added.
Application rates for some of the most disadvantaged young people have risen to an all time high in England and more students than ever before are being successful in securing a place at their first choice institution.
The figures, collated by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa), are official confirmation of other indications that there was a fall in the number of people going to university last year.
Previously released figures had shown declines in applications and offers of places, and the admissions body Ucas also reported a fall.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage?A．The number of undergraduates in Uk has decreased due to the higher fees .B．The government says undergraduate numbers have 'returned to record levels'.C．The reduction is the direct result of the significant number of students who opted not to defer their place from the year before.D．Application rates for some of the most disadvantaged young people have risen to an all time high in England【小题2】What does the underlined word “treble” in paragragh 2 mean?A．make a change B．cut down on C．increase three timesD．bring down【小题3】Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?A．The government refused to admit the decrease.B．The demand for full time higher education has already returned to record levels.C．More than one media reported the same result.D．The number of the students who are successful in applying for their first choice institution is the largest.【小题4】What is the attitude of the spokesperson for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills?A．contradictoryB．positiveC．negativeD．indifferentA

(答案→)A 解析：文章介绍因为学费高，英国的大学生数量在减少，也提到政府对此事的态度和各方媒体的观点。【小题1】主旨题：文章的第一段是主题句：There was a 17% fall in the number of first year undergraduates at UK universities in the first year of higher tuition fees, official figures show.说明因为学费高，英国的大学生数量在减少，选A 。【小题2】猜词题：从第一段可知因为学费高，英国的大学生数量在减少，第二段说英国政府允许学费trable到9000一年，说明是增加，B是减少，C是改变，D是降低，都不符合句意，选C。【小题3】细节题：从第四段的句子：The government acknowledged the fall but stressed that demand for full time higher education has already returned to record levels.可知政府承认数量的下降，但是强调全日制高等教育的需求已经恢复到记录的水平，所以A的表达是错的。【小题4】态度题：从第五段到第八段，引用了Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 发言人的话，从她的言语中如：more students than ever before are being successful in securing a place at their first choice institution.可知她对于这件事的态度是乐观的，选B

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