雅思阅读全真练习系列（十）

　　Keys and explanations to the Questions 1-13

　　1. False

　　Explanation：

　　See the last sentence in Paragraph B “It may also soften the country's still rigid approach to higher education.”

　　2. True

　　Explanation：

　　See the first sentence in Paragraph C “…not least because universities were meant to produce top civil servants”。

　　3. True

　　Explanation：

　　See the second sentence in Paragraph D “But ever-rising student numbers then met ever-shrinking budgets， so the

　　reforms backfired”

　　4. NOT GIVEN

　　Explanation：

　　See the third sentence in Paragraph G “It also explains why many focus on lucrative subjects， such as the Bucerius

　　Law School in Hamburg.”

　　5. False

　　Explanation：

　　See the third sentence in Paragraph I “Mr. Jacobs has promised to donate €15m annually over the next five years

　　and another €125m in 2011 to boost the endowment， but only if things go well”。

　　6. True

　　Explanation：

　　See the first sentence in Paragraph J “Private universities will play a small part in German higher education for the

　　foreseeable future.”。

　　7. 1.1%

　　Explanation：

　　See the last sentence in Paragraph A “America devotes twice as much of its income to universities and colleges as

　　Germany (2.6% of GDP， against 1.1%)。”

　　8. 17%

　　Explanation：

　　See the thrid sentence in Paragraph D “…only 22% of young Germans obtain a degree， compared with 31% in

　　Britain and 39% in America……”

　　9. 45

　　Explanation：

　　See the fourth sentence in Paragraph E “…Today， there are 69 (non-faith-based) private institutions of higher

　　learning， up from 24 a decade ago”

　　10. 2

　　Explanation：

　　See the second sentence in Paragraph G “…Private universities educate only 3% of Germany's 2m-odd students…”。

　　11. B.

　　Explanation：

　　See the last two sentence in Paragraph D “… only 22% of young Germans obtain a degree， compared with 31% in

　　Britain and 39% in America. German universities come low in world rankings…”。

　　12. D

　　Explanation：

　　See the first sentence in Paragraph D “Tuition fees were scrapped in the name of access for all.”

　　13. C

　　Explanation：

　　See the second sentence in Paragraph J “…Mr Jacobs's gift will not only induce other German billionaires to follow

　　suit， but also help to persuade the states to set their universities free.”

　　subtitle “Fold failure”： There are five metres of space between the two arrays at their closest points.