职称英语考试综合类阅读理解例题精解(2)
<p> <span word="Declining">Declining</span> <span word="Interest">Interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Developing">Developing</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Skills">Skills</span></p><p> 1. <span word="Australias">Australias</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>, <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 13 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Elise">Elise</span> <span word="Tipton">Tipton</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Australias">Australias</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="mask">mask</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="deficiencies">deficiencies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p> 3. <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proficient">proficient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Academics">Academics</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="Dilip">Dilip</span> <span word="Dutta">Dutta</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p> 4. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Pippa">Pippa</span> <span word="McCowage">McCowage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 22-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="McCowage">McCowage</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> 10, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="proficiency">proficiency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="discourages">discourages</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
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