A．One． B．Two.

　　C．Three． D．Four.

　　解析　C　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，在这项调查中排名前10的大学中日本有2所，韩国有1所，即亚洲有3所，故选C项。

　　2.What does the underlined word "dominate" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

　　A．Decrease． B．Accelerate.

　　C．Take the lead． D．Make great progress.

　　解析　C　词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的followed(紧随其后的)可知，画线词应该表达"领先"之意，故选C项。

　　3．What can we learn about the U．K. universities?

　　A．Cambridge University ranks highest among them.

　　B．None of them are among the top 10 list of the survey.

　　C．They performed better than French universities on the list.

　　D．They produced the second highest number of global CEOs.

　　解析　B　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，英国排名最高的是牛津大学，位居第21名，由此推知，英国没有一所大学在这项调查结果中位居世界前10名，故选B项。

　　4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

　　A．The Rankings of the Famous Universities in the World

　　B．Which Is Described as the Best University in the World?

　　C．Students Are Currently Entering Various Top­class Universities

　　D．Which University Tops the League Table of Where Bosses Studied?

　　解析　D　标题归纳题。本文为一项调查报告的结果，综观全文，再结合每段第一句可知，本文重点介绍的是世界级公司的CEO曾经就读的、位居《Times Higher Education》杂志调查排行榜的大学，故选D项。

　　B

课标话题 人与自我·生活与学习 体裁 说明文 词 数 306 难度 　　Are the super­rich more likely to be better educated? Or have they given up scholarship and dedicated themselves to the serious business of being seriously rich?

According to a global census(统计) of dollar billionaires, almost two­thirds have a university degree. In the U．K., more than four out of five billionaires are in higher education.