TAIBEI - Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “Chin

TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s“China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．

According to official Chinese figures, thenumber of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although nolatest official numbers were available,” Netbig.com said this number had risenbetween 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000entering mainland campuses last year.

The Internet site, based in the Chinesecity of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinesemainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese educationgiving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland willincrease their chances in the Chinese job market,” Netbig.com vice-presidentIngrid Huang said．“Ibelieve it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in theChinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,”said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University.Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration inShanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.

A journalism graduate student, surnamedLin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on theChinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that moreTaiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build upconnections which could later become useful in their business operations,” saidYang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig.com surveyshowed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua andRenmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities inGuangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.

At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’trecognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiriesabout studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities aregiving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.

1.One Taiwanesestudents study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.

A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

C．there are many famous universities for them to choose

D．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a brightfuture

2.Some businessexecutives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so thattheir children _______.

A. could receive better education   B. coulddo well in the business operations

C. could learn more about the policy there  D. couldmake more friends there

3.The underlinedword “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________.

A．Netbig.com                           B．theChinese job market 

C．a Chinese education on the mainland   D．the university

4.The author wrotethe article to tell us ______________.

A. the number of Taiwanese students goingto universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year

B. more Taiwanese students are studying onthe mainland

C. education on the mainland is moreattractive compared with that of Taiwan

D. Taiwan and the mainland should cooperatewith each other in every field.

5.Which is trueaccording to the passage?

A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland

B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland willsurely be increasing in the next few years.

C．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.

D．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanesestudying in the mainland

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】略