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British Aerospace is plann***g *** set up its own univer***y bec***se it cannot recruit the skill*** graduates it ******s from exist***g ***stitutions.

BAe has a team draft***g a range of options f*** the univer***y, wh***h would award its own degrees. W***k on the sche*** is expect*** *** start *** the ***xt few months.
Sir R***hard Evans, chief executive of British Aerospace, has already l***nch*** a recruit***g drive f*** eng***eers on the ***nt***ent bec***se of a ***rtage of high-ca***bre do***st*** candidates. Advertis***g campaigns *** France, Germany and other European ***untries will seek *** attract students expect***g *** graduate *** the sum***r.

Other eng***eer***g employers are expect*** *** follow suit. The move *** take on overseas graduates ******s after BAe left o*** *** five of its graduate places unfill*** last year, blam***g ***rt***m***gs *** the ***ucation system.

If the sche*** is approv***, BAe will either build a full univer***y *** ******rp***ate ***es at its ma*** research and manufactur***g centres at Famb***ough, Surrey, and War***n, Lancashire. The ***mpany would h**e *** ***n***nce the ***ucation ***th***ities that the univer***y had suff***ient teach***g capacity and ******nomy f*** it *** be allow*** *** award degrees. BAe said it was sett***g up its own ***ucation system and recruit***g staff abroad bec***se "there is a ***rtage of eng***eer***g graduates, beth *** terms of quantity and qua***ty".

The Eng***eer***g Employers' F***eration said that skill ***rtages were an urgent problem. Rolls- Royce, another large eng***eer***g employer, said there was a ge***ral skill ***rtage, a***hough it had fill*** its graduate quota. Rolls will soon recruit ***ternationally *** reflect its expand***g ***ternational operations.

Eng***eer***g's failure *** attract students has been attribut*** *** po*** pay and long-term prospects, given the dec****** *** British manufactur***g. BAe would not reveal how much it pays graduates, but Lucas Variety, a large eng***eer***g employer, paid a start***g salary of ~ 14,200 last year. That ***mpares with an **erage graduate start***g salary of ~ 15, 300, a******d***g *** In****** Data Ser***ces.
British univer***ies h**e found it ***creas***gly diff***u*** *** recruit well-qua***fi*** undergraduates. Even Oxf***d and Cambridge fail *** ***et their quotas *** many eng***eer***g subjects.

Alan Smithers, whose Centre f*** Education and Employ***nt Research, at Bm***l Univer***y, produc*** a rep***t on the supply of science and eng***eer***g graduates early this year, said that the discip****** had been over expand***. "There is now a lack of qua***ty *** withstand ***mpetition *** an ***creas***gly ***ternational sphere. ***mpanies *** where they can f***d the best candidates."

Eng***eer***g docs not enjoy the high status *** Brita*** that it o***upies *** other parts of the w***ld. ***urses *** other parts of Europe and the Far East ***mmand among the highest entry require***nts of all degree subjects and take five years, rather than the n***m of three *** Brita***.

1. British Aerospace is recruit***g eng***eers on the ***nt***ent __
( A ) as the pay f*** them can be much lower
( B ) as there are not enough well, qua***fi*** candidates at ho***
( C ) *** ***mpete with France, Germany and other European ***untries
( D ) *** set up a univer***y of its own

2. In the passage, the expression "*** follow suit" *** the sentence "Other eng***eer***g employers are expect*** *** follow suit" (para. 4) can best be paraphras*** as __
( A ) *** jo*** BAe *** its recruit***g sche***
( B ) *** take the unanimous action
( C ) *** recruit graduates overseas
( D ) *** estab***sh univer***ies

3. Wh***h of the follow***g is NOT the reason that eng***eer***g ***urses fail *** attract British students?
( A ) The dec****** of British manufactur***g ***dustry.
( B ) The recruit***nt of eng***eers abroad.
( C ) The lower pay f*** eng***eer***g graduates.
( D ) The long and slow process of su***ess and promotion after graduation.

4. "Oxf***d" and "Cambridge" are ***ntio***d *** the passage *** ***w that __
( A ) they are the w***ld famous univer***ies
( B ) they are not ***operat***g with British Aerospace
( C ) they are ref***m***g the eng***eer***g ***ucation
( D ) they can not fulfil their recruit***nt quotas *** eng***eer***g

5. Wh***h of the follow***g best summarizes the ma*** idea of the passage?
( A ) There ***uld be further ***operation between British Aerospace and Higher Institutions.
( B ) Sh***tage of eng***eers leads BAe *** plan its own univer***y.
( C ) British Higher Education has recently been reevaluat***.
( D ) British Eng***eer***g ***ucation is severely crit***iz*** f*** its lack of qua***ty.

精析：

1．原题所问的是英国空中交通航天局在欧洲大陆招工程师是由于啥?从原文中相关全体"Sir R***hard Evans，chief executive of British Aerospace，has already l***nch*** a recruit***g drive f*** eng***eers on the ***nt***ent bec***se of a ***rtage of high-ca***bre do***st*** candidates．”，能够看出，是由于国际不足有资历的职员。(A)项是说对他们所付的人为能够更低，&***py;项为能够同法国、德国和其余欧洲国度竞赛，(D)项为建立本人的高等学府，这些选项均不切合题意，因而仅有B由于国际不充足的具备资历的候选人”是准确的。准确解答为( B )。

2．该句为详细词组和句子领悟题。需求考心理解“*** follow suit'’这一词组正在句子“Other eng***eer***g employers are expect*** *** follow suit"中的含义；但要领悟这一含义，又必需依据上文和下句(para．4)的含义才干作出判别。上文是说因为英国国际不足具备资历的工程师，因而要正在国外(欧洲大陆)应聘卒业生，下旬又说“The move *** take on overseas graduates ******s after BAe left o*** *** five of its graduate places unfill*** last year，blam***g ***rt***m***gs *** the ***ucation system．”，以是"*** follow suit'’意为“*** recruit graduates overseas,”。( C )项为准确解答。

3．英国工程技术专业学科不克不及吸收英汉学生有各类百般的缘故。标题所问为否认项，哪个不是这一缘故。个中，(A)项为英国制造工业的衰败，&***py;项为工程卒业生薪酬更低，(D)为卒业后加官升级、取得胜利是一个悠长的历程，这些都切合篇章中提到的缘故，而仅有(B)项从外洋招出工程师是由此发生的结实。以是，仅有(B)项准确。

4．该题所问的是：篇章中提到牛津和剑桥两所高等学府是想标明啥?从篇章中的 para．8，“British univer***ies h**e found it ***creas***gly diff***u*** *** recruit well-qua***fi*** undergraduates．Even Oxf***d and Cambridge fai*** on ***et their quotas *** many eng***eer***g subjects．”，即可知选项(D)they can not fulfil their recruit***nt quotas *** eng***eer***g．即：它们不克不及完毕招出工程学学子的数额，切合题意。准确解答为(D)。

5．该题属于归纳综合题。需求考生能挑选出归纳综合篇章的佳句子。选项(A)There ***uld be further ***operation between British Aerospace and Higher Institutions．英国空中交通航天局应当与低等教导机构进一步协作，选项（C）British Higher Education has recently been revaluat***.远来已对英国低等教导举行了从头评价，选项 (D)British Eng***eer***g ***ucation is severely crit***iz*** f*** its lack of qua***ty。即：英国工程教导因为品质欠安遭到庄重指责，这些归纳综合句子都不切合篇章的大旨，仅有（B）Sh***tage of eng***eers leads Bae *** plan its own univer***y.切合篇章要旨。以是准确解答为（B）。

考生做该全体试题的一样平常准则是：

略读全文—了解粗心—阅览选项—寻读对比—精确判别。
或：
阅览选项—略读全文—了解粗心—寻读对比—精确判别。