单选题
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 再现题。从说话人所说的“All provinces have compulsory education laws requiring that students attend school until the age of fifteen or sixteen.”可以得出答案。故应选B。
[听力原文] Questions <11>-<13>
Canada's per capita spending on education is among the world’s highest. All provinces, have compulsory education laws requiting that students attend school until the age of fifteen or sixteen. Elementary education includes kindergarten through the eighth grade. Canada’s bilingual and bicultural heritage has had and continues to have a profound effect on the educational system. Since 1985, the province of Ontario has maintained publicly funded Roman Catholic and French-language schools from kindergarten through the twelfth grade in addition to the English-language schools. Saskatchewan and Alberta also support separate Roman Catholic schools. Quebec province maintains a dual school system Protestant and Catholic, each with its own school board.
Higher education in Canada is offered in a variety of forms. Entrance requirements vary from one province to another. The traditional universities offer three-year general degree programs and four-year honors degree programs emphasizing a specialization. Seven of the universities are French speaking while the others are English. All the traditional universities are concerned about the relationship between their curricula and the economy and society. Graduates in recent years have faced considerable difficulty in finding employment.
The Canadian provinces maintain junior colleges, community colleges, and technical institutes. They provide a variety of courses, often short term, that cater to individual interests. These include subjects of current events and calligraphy. Adult education has become increasingly popular in Canada in recent years. Almost all institutions offer some adult education courses.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。说话人说:The traditional universities offer three-year general degree programs and four-year honors degree programs emphasizing a specialization。这句话表明 traditional universities是与其他种类的高等院校(如Junior colleges等)有区别的。故应选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题应看清题目的要求,选择与文意不符的一项。从最后一句“Almost all institutions offer some adult education courses.”可知答案。故应选A。