专题5阅读理解Ⅲ:推理判断题[2015·全国卷Ⅱ]CMorestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity
Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity
Thegapyearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear
Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS).Thatisarecord14
7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear
TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation
“Studentswhotakeawellplannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse
Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid