3.What was the percentage of high school graduates admitted to universities in Britain thirty years ago?
        A）20% or so. C）Above 30%.
        B）About 15%. D）Below 10%.
        4.It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
        A）the British government will be forced to increase its spending on higher education
        B）British employers demand an expansion in enrollment at the expense of quality
        C）the best way out for British universities is to follow their European counterparts
        D）British students will probably have to pay for their higher education in the near future
        5.Which of the following is the viewpoint of the Times newspaper?
        A）Expansion in enrollment is bound to affect the quality of British higher education.
        B）British universities should expand their enrollment to meet the needs of industry.
        C）European universities can better meet the needs of the modern world.
        D）British universities should help fight competition on world markets.
        
        该短文是一篇讲述英国大学学生膨胀，经济上不堪重负的说明文。
        
        S1 题由两句组成，语言点主要有①分词短语groaning…，②impose…on …to plug a gap，③条件句中 scrap some public spending cutbacks，④汉语译文的结构。这段文字较长，但意义上是一个整体，翻译时要特别注意各层次的关系:①不堪重负——②提醒—
         —③威胁——④如果——⑤就强行（impose）。参考译文:（S1）因为学生数量猛增而不堪重负，英国大学正提醒人们传统的免费教育已面临危机。他们威胁如果政府不采取行动增加拨款而继续削减公共事业开支的话，他们将强行向学生收取入学费以填补收入中的不足。
        S2 题只有一句，但较长，主要由一个分词短语（complaining…）组成，该短语中有that从句，that从句中又有as从句及with复合结构，结构较复杂。同时，该句位于句末，需要对上文有所了解。语言点:①agree，②suffer，③with 短语，④整句结构。参考译文:（S2）泰悟士报持相同观点，声称随着学生数的猛增及周密的导师制管理模式为欧洲大学特有的规模生产方式所替代，教育质量已大受影响。
        附阅读理解参考答案:
        1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A