2018世界大学声誉榜发布 清华北大继续稳居前20
Two Chinese universities placed in the top 20 of this year's Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings (泰晤士报高等教育专刊世界大学声誉排行榜), according to data published last Thursday. Tsinghua University and Peking University ranked in 14th and 17th place respectively. The top 20 universities have 13 US universities, four British and three others. Harvard topped the No.1. The second and the third are Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院) and Stanford University(斯坦福大学).The list has four British universities. They are Cambridge, Oxford and London's University College and Imperial College(帝国理工学院). The University of Tokyo is also included in top 20.
Traditionally Chinese universities scored less well in international ranking tables compared to US and European’s in levels of teaching and research. This changed two years ago when Tsinghua University broke into the top 20 for the first time in 2016. It ranked 18th. Last year, Peking University joined into the top 20. The editor of the rankings Phil Baty said we needn’t worry about the stabilization of Chinese universities' rankings. Because continued investment built on decades of spending, and internationalization in Chinese higher education will ensure the quantities of China's universities to continue to grow in Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
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1.How many Chinese universities placed in the top 20?
A 1.
B 2.
C 3.
D 4.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Two Chinese universities placed in the top 20 of this year's Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings可知有两所中国大学跻身世界顶尖大学的前20名，故选B。
2.Do the top 20 universities all come from Britain?
A No, they aren’t.
B Yes, they do.
C Yes, they are.
D No, they don’t.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句The top 20 universities have 13 US universities, four British and three others.可知不是所有学校都来自美国，故选D。
3.Which school is in the second place in Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings?
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
B Harvard.
C Stanford University.
D Imperial College.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第五句The second and the third are Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院) and Stanford University(斯坦福大学).可知排名第二的大学是Massachusetts Institute of Technology，故选A。
4.What does the underlined word “respectively” in the first paragraph mean ?
A "尊重地".
B "敬佩地".
C "关心地".
D "分别".
解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句中清华大学和北京大学各自的排名可推知“respectively”意为“分别”，故选D。
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A Peking University doesn’t join into the top 20 all the time.
B Tsinghua University ranked 18th in 2016.
C Harvard topped the No.2 in Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
D Tsinghua University broke into the top 20 for the first time in 2015.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句This changed two years ago when Tsinghua University broke into the top 20 for the first time in 2016. It ranked 18th.可知在2016年清华大学排名第18位，故选B。