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  3. In many states this year, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share o

In many states this year, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share o

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问题     In many states this year, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share of the cost borne by the students themselves, has gone up—in some cases faster than the rate of inflation. The problem for the governors is particularly distressing because they all agree that the quality of their colleges and universities helps drive the economic engines of their states. And they are constantly being told by everyone from college administrators to editorial writers that the only way to make their state universities better is to spend more money.
    So it was against this backdrop that members of the National Governors Association came together in this New England city this past week to discuss issues of common concern, one being higher education. And the focus of their talks about colleges centered not on how money could be more effectively directed, but how to get greater productivity out of a system that many feel has become high inefficient and resistive to change.
    As a result, the governors will embark on a three-year study of higher education system and how to make state colleges and universities better able to meet the challenges of a global economy in the 21st century. And judging from the tenor and tone of their discussion, the study could produce a push for higher standards, more efficiency and greater accountability. "When it comes to higher education, we talk a lot about money, but we don’t often talk of standards and accountability. With tuition rising faster than the rate of inflation and students taking longer and longer to finish college, one of these days the public is going to say, ’Enough’" Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Ridge said.
    Ridge and his fellow governors came away from the meetings resolute in the belief that higher education needs a fresh look and possibly a major boost in productivity to meet demands of new technologies and a changing work force. Several governors noted that establishment of clearer standards, greater efficiencies in providing services, and more student competency testing might be needed, in addition to curriculum inspection.
    Such proposals would be sure to shake up those who protect the status quo and trigger a major public debate. Education establishments that often believe that they know best tend to get nervous when elected officials seek to become involved. Utah GOP Gov. Mike Leavitt said the NGA discussion represented a "major shift" in the way governors address higher education and signaled their desire for greater direct involvement by the state chief executives in the oversight of their state university systems. While the governors were quick to note that American higher education is still the best in the world, they say adjustments that reflect the changing of the global economy might be needed to keep it that way.
What Governor Tom Ridge said in the third paragraph means that______.
选项 A、it is necessary and urgent to reform higher education
B、the public is concerned about the increase of tuition
C、the standards of higher education are bound to suffer without enough investment
D、inflation rate will sooner or later affect the standards of higher education
答案A
解析 根据第三段的意思，李奇州长说的话是支持前面表达的观点：州长们的调研工作会提高标准、提高效率和加强责任心，因此可以判断他支持改革。
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