听力原文：
Passage Two

If sheer numbers provide any proof, America's universities are the envy of the world.  For all their troubles, the United States' 3 500 institutions were flooded with more than half a million students from 193 countries last year. Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China, followed by Japan and India. Most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small number of people. While fully 60% of all US high school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable German population, 28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37% of the Japanese proceed beyond high school. Britains who pass their A levels may still not qualify for a top university at home, but find American universities far more welcoming. Some US schools acknowledge the rigor of European secondary training, and will give up to a year's credit to foreigners who have passed their high school exams. “The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University. True, not all US students can match the performance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential. “America educates so many more people at university that one can't expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities,” says professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, “I'm not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

Q19：What does the speaker say about America's universities?

语义理解题。短文中指出尽管美国的大学存在问题，去年美国的 3 500 家大学还是吸引了来自全球 193 个国家的 50 多万名学生，be flooded with 意为“充斥”，暗指学生如潮水般涌到美国大学，也就是说美国大学吸引了来自世界各地的学生。

听力原文：
Passage Two

If sheer numbers provide any proof, America's universities are the envy of the world.  For all their troubles, the United States' 3 500 institutions were flooded with more than half a million students from 193 countries last year. Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China, followed by Japan and India. Most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small number of people. While fully 60% of all US high school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable German population, 28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37% of the Japanese proceed beyond high school. Britains who pass their A levels may still not qualify for a top university at home, but find American universities far more welcoming. Some US schools acknowledge the rigor of European secondary training, and will give up to a year's credit to foreigners who have passed their high school exams. “The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University. True, not all US students can match the performance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential. “America educates so many more people at university that one can't expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities,” says professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, “I'm not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

Q20：What is American's view on education according to Professor Marven Breselor?

细节辨认题。短文中 Marven Breselor 教授明确指出，每个人都有权利接受与自己的潜能相匹配的教育，这个概念是高度民主和善意的标准。

听力原文：
Passage Two

If sheer numbers provide any proof, America's universities are the envy of the world.  For all their troubles, the United States' 3 500 institutions were flooded with more than half a million students from 193 countries last year. Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China, followed by Japan and India. Most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small number of people. While fully 60% of all US high school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable German population, 28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37% of the Japanese proceed beyond high school. Britains who pass their A levels may still not qualify for a top university at home, but find American universities far more welcoming. Some US schools acknowledge the rigor of European secondary training, and will give up to a year's credit to foreigners who have passed their high school exams. “The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University. True, not all US students can match the performance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential. “America educates so many more people at university that one can't expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities,” says professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, “I'm not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

Q21：What do we learn from Professor Christopher Rakes' remark?

细节推断题。短文最后 Christopher Rakes 教授指出他不反对精英主义，但是他碰巧喜欢教那些学习欲望更加强烈的人，也就是说他喜欢学习动力强的学生。