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正确答案：B
Ifsheernumbersprovideanyproof，America"suniversitiesaretheenvyoftheworld．(19)Foralltheirtroubles，theUnitedStates"3，500institutionswerefloodedwithmorethanhaftamillionstudentsfrom193countrieslastyear．Asialedtheway，withthebiggestnumberfromChina，followedbyJapanandIndia．MostEuropeanandAsianuniversitiesprovideaneliteservicetoasmallnumberofpeople．Whilefully64%ofallU．S．highschoolgraduatesattendcollegeofsomepointintheirlife，just30%ofthecomparableGermanpopulation，28%oftheFrench，20%oftheBritish，and37%oftheJapanesepreceedbeyondhighschool．BritainswhopasstheirAlevelsmaystillnotqualifyforatopuniversityathome，butfindAmericanuniversitiesfarmorewelcoming．SomeU．S．schoolsacknowledgetherigorofEuropeansecondarytraining，andwillgiveuptoayear"scredittoforeignerswhohavepassedtheirhighschoolexams．(20)Theconceptionthateveryonehasarighttoaneducationappropriatetohispotentialisahighlydemocraticandcompassionatestandard，saysMarvenBreselor，aprofessoratPrincetonUniversity．True，notallU．S．studentscanmatchtheperformanceoftheirforeigncounterparts，buttheAmericaninstitutionsdoofferstudentsfromrichandpoorfamiliesalikethechancetorealizetheirfullpotential．"Americaeducatessomanymorepeopleatuniversitythatonecan"texpectallthosewhogotobeasintelligentasthemuchnarrowerbandinBritishuniversities，"saystheprofessorChristopherRakesatBostonUniversity，(21)"I"mnotagainstelitism，butIhappentolikehavingpeoplewhoaremoreeagertolearn．"未听先知顶览三道题的选项，由students，goodeducation和teaching可推断短文与教育、教学有关。第l9题主语为They，students均是作为宾语出现，故推测短文开头会提及复数主语与学生之间的关系；结合第20题可知，短文可能涉及优秀教育的意义；结合第21题出现的He和hisstudents可知，短文中还会涉及一位教育工作者。WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmerica"suniversities?详解四个选项均是以They开头的句子，宾语都是students，根据A)中的0ffer…courses可推测They指的可能是学校；代入B)选项也成立；因此该题考查的是某些学校的学生情况。短文中指出“尽管这些大学也存在着一些问题，去年美国的3500所大学吸引了来自全球l93个国家的50多万名学生”，befloodedwith意为“充斥”，暗指学生如潮水般涌入美国大学，也就是说，美国大学吸引了来自世界各地的学生。短文中的troubles并非指学生太多或学校无法应付，因此选项C)、D)可以排除，故答案为B)。