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. 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 |
What does the underlined word “treble” in paragragh 2 mean?
| A．make a change | B．cut down on | C．increase three times | D．bring down |
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. |
What is the attitude of the spokesperson for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills?
| A．contradictory | B．positive | C．negative | D．indifferent |
Visiting the Arctic
ZHOU Mingfeng, 17, has only stepped out of his birthplace, Qingdao, once to visit the top of the world, the Arctic!
The Senior 2 student from the High School Attached to Ocean University of China joined a two-week journey to the Arctic at the beginning of this month, after he was recommended for the trip. Including his teacher, Wu Jianying, the adventure group consisted of 12 students and teachers from China, Spain, Canada, Britain and the US.
“The trip brought the whole subject of geography and climate change to life,” Zhou said.
Before they landed by air on Canada’s research icebreaker (破冰船) in the Arctic, Amundsen, the group visited an Inuit (英纽特人的) community. Zhou also got the chance to experience dog-sledding for the first time!
He was surprised to find that Inuit people don’t live in snow igloos (圆顶建筑) any longer. “They live in modern, warm wooden houses and travel mostly by snowmobile,” he said.
During the time on board Amundsen, every day was science orientated (以……为主). Zhou and other teenagers were guided by scientists, who work there, to take part in laboratory and field work. Sometimes they went outside to collect ice and snow samples for experiments despite the windy, freezing climate.
As the only Chinese student, Zhou didn’t feel very confident due to his English inefficiency.
“Those students soon got close to the onboard scientists and became involved (参与) in their research,” he recalled in admiration.
However, it didn’t prevent Zhou from enjoying the unique and remote life there.
When the wind died and the sun shone on the frozen desert, Zhou and his new friends recorded their days with photo shoots out on the ice beside the Amundsen!
“The views were breathtaking! Everything around us seemed lifeless, which is shocking,” he said.
But there proved to be something alive, under the ice caps. A seal popped out of the water below the ship and greeted them on the last day of their stay.
“It was the only animal I saw in the Arctic!” he said. “But it’s a pity that I didn’t see a single polar bear in the ‘capital’ of the creature.
59. According to the passage, the students and teachers visiting Artic are most likely to _______.
A. go sightseeing B. take part in some science research
C. learn English D. learn about Inuit community
60. In the passage, Amundsen is _________.
A. an icebreaker B. an Inuit igloo C. a place in Artic D. a dog-drawn sled
61. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Zhou was surprised to find the Inuit lived in modern, warm wooden houses.
B. Zhou visited an Inuit community first.
C. Zhou’s inefficient English made him unable to enjoy the life in Artic.
D. Zhou took many photos with his new friends.
62. The underlined sentence “The trip brought the whole subject of geography and climate change to life,” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. The trip made what had been learned in geography lessons more vivid or interesting.
B. The trip suddenly started working.
C. The trip completely changed his life.
D. The trip made animals in Artic live.
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For thousands of years, people have seen things they didn’t understand in the sky. The United States Air Force first used the words “Unidentified Flying Object” to describe them. Today everyone uses the term UFO. When people see a UFO, it is usually no more than a weather balloon or an airplane. But the Center for UFO Studies goes on to receive hundreds of reports each year.
In 1947 a businessman and pilot, Kenneth Arnold, was flying near Mount Rainier, Washington when he saw nine shiny, round objects flying through the air. He told a newspaper reporter they looked like “pie plates skipping over water.” The reporter used the words “flying saucer（碟子）” in his story and today that is the popular name for UFOs.
The Center for UFO Studies lists three kinds of contacts with flying saucers. “Encounters（遭遇）of the first kind” are reports of unknown objects or lights in the sky. People have “Encounters of the second kind” when a UFO leaves burn marks or other signs on the ground. People report “Close encounters of the third kind” when they see aliens in or near a UFO.
56. Who used the term UFO first?
A. The United States Air force. B. The Center for UFO Studies.
C. Kenneth Arnold. D. A report.
57. The Center for UFO Studies _____.
A. usually sees no more than a weather balloon or an airplane every year
B. is a branch of the United States Air Force
C. receive hundreds of reports every year
D. used “pie plates skipping over water” to describe the UFO seen by the people first
58. Why did the newspaper reporter use the words “flying saucer” to describe the UFO that Kenneth Arnold said he saw?
A. Because the UFO that Kenneth Arnold saw was flat.
B. Because Kenneth Arnold told the newspaper that what he had seen in the sky was round.
C. Because Kenneth Arnold described what he has seen looked like a plate flying in the sky.
D. Because what Kenneth Arnold saw was pie plates flying in the air.
Art exhibition: The 16th Asian International Art exhibition from Dec.18,2005 to Jan.10,2006 at the Guangdong Museum of Art.
The exhibition will highlight over 300 works from Japan, Korea, China Mainland, China Hong Kong, China Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippine, Indonesia and Aus
tralia.
RMB70,90,100
Booking Tel:88677766
Concert: Christmas Concert performed by German organist Thorsten Macder and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yu Feng.
RMB80,120,180,230
8pm on Dec2
Symphony performed Hall. Guangdong Xinghal Concert Hall
Booking Tel:87352222
Thailand cuisine festival: In the Greenery café’ at Garden Hotel from Dec.20,2005 to Feb.20.2006
Booking Tel:87675443
Performance: At Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall; 8pm on Dec 6,7,9
RMB100,160,200,260
Tel:89785656
77. The group of the advertisements are mainly about __________ in Guangzhou Morning Post.
A. sports B. business trade C. country life D. city guide
78. If you want to go to the concert with your two friends, you will at least carry__________yuan with you.
A. 240 B.160 C.80 D. 190
79.The countries in the 16th Asian International Art Exhibition are all in Asia except ___________
A. Korea B. China Macau C. Indonesia D. Australia
80. If you want to enjoy yourself on Dec.7,you will probably dial the telephone number _______
A. 89785656 B. 87675443 C. 87352222 D. 888677766
He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912，his tiny body so moved the salvage (救援) workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave (墓), carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since.
But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula,42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- 
including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from who
m she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.
Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the
DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees: no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They've taken care of h
im for 90 years."
Adapted 
from People, November 25, 2002
70. The baby travelled on the Titanic with his___________.
A. mother B. parents C. auntD. Relatives
71. What is probably the boy's last name?A. Schleiferi B. Eino. C. Magda.D. Panula.
72. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5__.
A. 1912 B. 1954 C. 2002 D. 2004
73. This text is mainly about" how______________.
A. the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic
B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia
C. people found out who the unknown baby was
D. people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years
MUSIC
AM 640 KHz
09∶00 Top Chinese songs
11∶00 Foreign light music
14∶15 World-famous music
15∶10 Chinese songs sung by Peng Liyuan
AM 720
KHz
09∶00 Music World
13∶00 Window on Chinese Music
15∶00 Foreign pop music
17∶00 Chinese songs by famous singers
ON TV
CCTV-1 Channel 2
17∶20Programmes for Children
19∶00 News and Weather Forecast
20∶05 20-Part serial (连续剧)：Don't Say Good-bye(5,6)
23∶00 News in English
CCTV-2 Channel 15
12∶00 Music Knowledge: Piano
14∶00 Music Bridge
18∶00 Opera Fans Garden
19∶00 Peking Opera Stars
CCTV-4 Channel 32
19∶00 News and Weather Forecast
21∶00 Chinese News
22∶30 China Today
CCTV-6 Channel 18
16∶28 Chinese Movie: Singing at Midnight
19∶50 American Movie: Speed
23∶31 Chinese Movie: Teahouse
BTV-1 Channel 6
17∶12 12-part serial: The Third Bridge(4)
18∶30 Beijing News and Weather Forcast
65.If you want to enjoy yourself in the morning. you can .
A.see movies on TVB.listen to music on TV
C.listen to some execllent Chinese songs on radio D.listen to some foreign music on TV
66.By CCTV-6 you can .
A.learn what has happened in our country B.enjoy music
C.see a lot of movies D.see operas
67.You can know what the weather will be like all over the country if you
turn on .
A.your TV at 7 p.m. B.your radio at 8 a.m.
C.your TV at 6∶30 p.m. D.your TV at 9 p.m.
68.Which of the following is not true?
A.Children may like CCTV-1 Channel 2
B.You can enjoy good music only on radio
C.BTV-1 Channel 6 tells you something that happens in Beijing.
D.CCTV-6 is a movie Channel.
69. If you want to know more about China, you can choose .
A.Channel 2 B.Channel 32 C.Channel 18 D.Channel 27