高等教育政策研究所称，如果牛剑各学院没有能力扩招，那么也许是时候考虑建立一些全新的学院了。但对此，牛津大学和剑桥大学均表示没有此类的扩张计划。

1. 词汇表 practical measure 切实可行的办法

access（入学）机会、途径

prestigious 享有盛誉的，有声望的

intakes 入学名额，招生数量

broadly 大致，大体

capacity 能力

entirely new 全新的

2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. What do higher education experts want Oxford and Cambridge universities to do?

2. True or false? Oxford and Cambridge universities have reduced the number of undergraduate places.

3. Why do experts think some new colleges should be built?

4. When are Oxford and Cambridge planning to expand their colleges?

3. 答案 1. What do higher education experts want Oxford and Cambridge universities to do?

They want Oxford and Cambridge, to create more places to create more places for disadvantaged youngsters.

2. True or false? Oxford and Cambridge universities have reduced the number of undergraduate places.

False. Numbers of undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge have remained broadly the same.

3. Why do experts think some new colleges should be built?

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