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8．Nowadays，studying abroad is popular in China with many rich parents．They would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China．
As every coin has two sides，studying abroad is not an exception （例外）．There are advantages for people to attend schools abroad．In the first place，he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved，as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve the second language than living in the country where it is spoken．While studying in a foreign country，he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world．This is not only exciting on the social level，but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well．He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the firstrate facilities available．In this way，there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizon and broaden his mind．
Of course，attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems．The most serious problem is language barrier．Most of the students who go abroad don't have enough skills in the language spoken there．As a result，on arriving there，they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say．Besides，for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people，they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations．
In conclusion，given an opportunity to attend a school abroad，one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind．

Title：Studying Abroad
Phenomenon	Sending children abroad to receive education is（72）popular with many rich parents．
（71）Advantages	☆Greatly improve the （73）second language． ☆Possibly make many friends from（74）abroad/overseas． ☆Widen horizon and（75）mind．
Disadvantages	☆Language barrier §Don't have（76）skillsin the language spoken there． §Have difficulty in（77）understandingwhat the teachers say． ☆（78）Lackknowledge of the customs of the locals
（80）Conclusion	（79）Sidesof the factors should be taken into consideration carefully before one makes a decision．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要围绕海外学习这一现象，分析其利与弊，从而得出结论，人们对于海外学习要慎重考虑．

解答 71．Advantages 信息归纳，概括总结．根据第二段第二句There are advantages for people to attend schools abroad．可知用 advantages．与下一列的disadvantages相对．
72．popular 信息查找，使用原词．根据第一段第一句Nowadays，studying abroad is popular in China with many rich parents．可知，出国学习受到有钱父母的欢迎，be popular with…"在…流行，受…欢迎"．
73．second 信息查找，使用原词．根据第二段第三句…his ability in the second language may be greatly improved．可知，第二语言得到提高．用second．
74．abroad/overseas 信息转换，词义替换．根据第二段倒数第四句…he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world．可知，此句为and连接的并列句，all over the world可用and连接的前一句中overseas替换，也可用近义词abroad．
75．mind 信息查找，使用原词．根据第二段最后一句…he is able to widen his horizon and broaden his mind．可知，用原词mind．
76．skills 信息查找，使用原词．根据第三段第三句Most of the students who go abroad don't have enough skills in the language spoken there．可知，用原词skills．
77．understanding 信息转换，词性转换．根据第三段倒数第二句…they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say中的动词understand转换成短语have difficulty in doing中的动名词understanding．
78．Lack 信息转换，词性转换．根据第三段最后一句中…for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people…的短语lack of中名词lack转换成动词lack，与上一行中的短语have difficulty in doing中的动词have保持同一词性．
79．Sides 信息查找，使用原词． 根据最后一段中的…one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind．可知，用原词 sides．
80．Conclusion 信息归纳，概括总结．根据最后一段中的In conclusion…可知用conclusion．

点评 任务型阅读通常从三方面来考查学生的综合能力：信息查找、信息转换和信息归纳．解题时需注意原词的使用、同义词语转换、词性转换、句意转换、概括总结；注意大小写、主谓一致、时态语态等等．