6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Many birds like to stay on the mountains when it snows.

　　B. Many people find that watching birds in the yard is boring.

　　C. Using cameras while watching birds will scare birds away.

　　D. A bird watching outing is different from watching birds from the window.

　　解析：选D。推理判断题。由文章第二段可知，在野外观鸟比在家里和花园里观鸟要好很多，由此可以推断两者是不同的。

　　7. What's the best title for the passage?

　　A. Wild bird watching tips

　　B. A popular hobby

　　C. Watching birds in the garden

　　D. Natural habitat

　　解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文主要告诉读者到野外观鸟的一些注意事项。B项过于笼统；C项与文章主题相反；D项只是对文章的部分内容的概括。

　　C

　　(2009年南昌调研)Many people wonder why the United States has been a hot spot for Chinese students for years, despite its extremely strict visa policy. On the other hand, China's rise as an economic powerhouse is resulting in a rapid expansion of its higher education system，making it the fastergrowing destination for American foreign exchange students.

　　Recently，according to a study by the Institute of International Education, a research organization based in New York, the number of American students seeking higher education in China has never been greater, increasing by 90 percent from 2002 to 2004. Alan Goodman，president of the institute，believes that the_phenomenon lies in the pace of change in China, which is spending billions of dollars to expand and transform its higher educational facilities into worldclass institutions.

　　"China is a job market，"said Professor Chou，professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. "Twenty years ago，only those interested in Chinese literature would study the Chinese language. Now all professors have opened up. "

　　China now ranks 9th as a host destination for American students, advancing from the No. 12 spot it held a year earlier. The study revealed that Britain continues to be the leading destination，attracting 16. 8 percent of all American students who study abroad. On the other hand, in the 2004 －2005 academic year, China sent more than 62,000 students to the United States, nearly 60 percent more than a decade earlier. According to the study, the Chinese now make up 11 percent of foreign students in the United States, the secondlargest group behind students from India.

　　8. From the first paragraph, we know that for many years Chinese students want to go to the US but ________ .

　　A. Chinese government refuses to give a visa

　　B. it is extremely difficult to get a visa

　　C. it results in a rapid expansion

　　D. China becomes a fastgrowing country

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句内容可知答案。

　　9. According to the text，"the phenomenon"in the second paragraph refers to ________.

　　A. more American students' seeking higher education in China

　　B. the pace of change in China during the past few years

　　C. founding a research organization based in New York

　　D. expending and transforming its higher educational facilities

　　解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据该词组所在的语境可知，此处的the phenomenon 指的是上文提到的越来越多的美国学生愿意到中国留学这一现象。

　　10. Ten years ago，China sent about ________students to the United States.

　　A. 62,000 B. 55,000

　　C. 38,750 D. 6,820

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据最后一段倒数第二句中的数字信息计算可得：62000÷1.