49．Which of following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Attendants serve as a connection between passengers．

B．Attendants receive training to ensure their safety．

C．Attendants are trained at their basic station．

D．The training may last about fifty days．

48．What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move” in the last paragraph?

A．Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.

B．The opportunities come for top students to study abroad.

C．Mainland universities should make full preparations to challenge mainland universities.

D．Top students should be offered further education free of charge.

C

Flight attendants are part of those working on airline passenger flights．They serve as a connection between the airline and its passengers．They satisfy the personal needs and comforts of the passengers while carrying Out normal duties．They try to make the passengers’ trip so enjoyable that they will want to fly with the airline again．Attendants receive training that helps them work calmly in an emergency and ensure the safety of the passengers．

The first flight attendants on U．S．airlines were men．But from the l 930’s until the l970’s，the airlines hired only women as attendants．Though men have now returned to the position，the majority of flight attendants are women．

Long-distance flights have as many as l4 attendants on the largest jets and 6 on other planes．Most short-run jet flights have at least 3 attendants．

Flight attendants check on flight conditions，food，and emergency equipment．

They give safety instructions to the passengers，make flight announcements before and after take-off，and try to make the passengers as comfortable as possible．

Flight attendants are trained at special schools．The course lasts from three to seven weeks．The training includes wide classroom work and practical in-flight experience in a model cabin(机舱)．

The airline pays flight attendants’ expenses while they are away from their basic station．

47．From the passage we can see HK universities　　　　　 　.

A．Didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B．Didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

C．Have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D．Are proud of their teaching staff and facilities

46．What is the author’s attitude toward the competition brought by HK universities?

A．The government should take relevant measures to stop this unfair competition.

B．Mainland universities had better lower their tuition fees and win back the top students.

C．Universities both in mainland and in HK would get an entire improvement during the competition.

D．It may probably cause a complete loss both sides in the end.

45．Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because　　　　　 　.

A．Many students now would love to study aboard to get a better experience

B．They concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities

C．HK universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study

D．Peking university has lost its worldwide reputation

44．What is the passage mainly talking about?

A．Some thought brought by the enrollment of HK universities.

B．Higher education in Hong Kong.

C．The competition between HK University and Peking University.

D．The fall of mainland universities.

43．It can be concluded from the last sentence of the story that ________ .

A．They felt it a pity that they didn’t go to the circus

B．They felt they would be blessed for their behavior

C．They didn’t feel bad though they didn’t go to the circus

D．They had never gone to the circus ever since

B

When six the very best students from different cities in Guandong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best student of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment (录取)rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.

Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.

It’s no doubt to call this HK craze(狂热),which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.

How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students?

First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.

Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual(双语)education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.

Further more, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.

Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.

At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees(学费)are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.

42．The writer’s father dropped the note on the ground instead of giving the money to the father directly because ________ .

A．He wanted to make the father feel ashamed

B．He didn’t want to hurt the man’s pride and respect

C．He wanted to pretend to be very wealthy

D．He was not very willing to help the man and his family

41．What the family impressed the writer was that ________.

A．The family was too large　　　　　　　　　　 　 B．They looked very poor and pitiful

C．They looked fairly rich and proud　 D．They were poor but respectable