题目

The number of applicants the University of California has received this year has reached another record high – for the 12th consecutive year.In all, over 206,000 students have applied to one of the nine campuses for admission next fall, 6.4% more than last year. Applications rose at all nine of its campuses, with UC Irvine increasing by 10% to reach close to 98,000 applications for 8,700 student and transfer spots. At the same time, UC Berkeley saw an increase of 5.8% and UC Merced, the newest campus within the system, saw the highest increase of all nine campuses at 13.5%.According to UC officials, this is the first time that the total number of applications of all nine campuses has stretched over 200,000. The school also experienced an increase in diversity among its applicants. The campus had an increase of 9.6% for underrepresented students on the freshman level for fall 2016. Meanwhile, the largest gain was seen among Latino and Mexican-American applicants at 10.1%, closely followed by a 9.2% gain in African-American student applications.1.What does this news report mainly talk about?A) The University of California has got a booming growth of underrepresented students.B) The University of California has seen an increase in application diversity.C) The number of University of California applications has hit a record high again.D) The number of University of California applications has reached over 200,000 for the first time.2.Which campus had the biggest increase of applications?A) UC Berkeley.B) UC Irvine.C) UC Merced. D) UC Los Angles.

The number of applicants the University of California has received this year has reached another record high – for the 12th consecutive year.In all, over 206,000 students have applied to one of the nine campuses for admission next fall, 6.4% more than last year. Applications rose at all nine of its campuses, with UC Irvine increasing by 10% to reach close to 98,000 applications for 8,700 student and transfer spots. At the same time, UC Berkeley saw an increase of 5.8% and UC Merced, the newest campus within the system, saw the highest increase of all nine campuses at 13.5%.According to UC officials, this is the first time that the total number of applications of all nine campuses has stretched over 200,000. The school also experienced an increase in diversity among its applicants. The campus had an increase of 9.6% for underrepresented students on the freshman level for fall 2016. Meanwhile, the largest gain was seen among Latino and Mexican-American applicants at 10.1%, closely followed by a 9.2% gain in African-American student applications.1.What does this news report mainly talk about?A) The University of California has got a booming growth of underrepresented students.B) The University of California has seen an increase in application diversity.C) The number of University of California applications has hit a record high again.D) The number of University of California applications has reached over 200,000 for the first time.2.Which campus had the biggest increase of applications?A) UC Berkeley.B) UC Irvine.C) UC Merced. D) UC Los Angles.

题目解答

答案

1、答案：C2、答案：C

解析

步骤 1：理解问题
问题1询问新闻报道的主要内容，问题2询问哪个校区申请人数增长最多。
步骤 2：分析新闻内容
新闻报道了加州大学今年的申请人数达到了连续第12年的历史新高，总申请人数超过206,000人，比去年增加了6.4%。所有九个校区的申请人数都有所增加，其中UC Merced的增长率最高，为13.5%。
步骤 3：确定答案
根据新闻内容，问题1的答案是C，因为新闻报道了加州大学的申请人数再次达到了历史新高。问题2的答案是C，因为UC Merced的增长率最高，为13.5%。