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1、中国石化集团公司2010年高级(含教授级)任职资格外语考试试卷英语(综合)(120分钟内完成)题号一二三总分12121-3得分一、阅读理解(阅读短文,用英语简要回答问题,共25分)短文1(12.5分)YoungpeopleinBritaintendtostaywiththeirfamilylongerthesedaysasaccommodationisexpensivebut,whentheymoveawaytoajoborcollege,theyrentaroominsomeone’shouse.Theycanalsogeta
2、bed-sittingroom.Theycansharearentedflatorhousewithagroupofyoungpeople.Whenyoungpeoplegetmarriedorhaveasteadyincome,theyoftenbuyahouse.Theydothisbytakingoutamortgagewithabuildingsocietyorbank.Theyaretheofficialownersandthemortgageisafinancialloanforanythingupto100%oft
3、hevalueofthehouse,repayableovertwentytofortyyears.Peoplecanfinditdifficulttorepaytheirmortgage,butatleasttheyknowthatintheendthehousewillbetheirs.Ifpeoplecannotaffordtobuytheirownhouse,theycanrentpropertyfromaprivatelandlord.Incityareastheproblemhasbeenmadeworsebythe
4、badconditionthatalotofcouncilpropertyisin.High-riseflats,forexample,havedevelopedstructuralfaults.Unfortunately,homelessnessisanincreasinglyseriousproblemalloverBritain.Itaffectsallages;singlepeople,coupleswithchildren,evenold-agepensioners.In1984,83190households,ate
5、rmthatcoversfamiliesandsingle(5)people,wereofficiallylistedashomeless.Inoneyear,170190householdsappliedtobeputonthelist,butthousandswereturneddownalthoughtheywereprobablylivinginovercrowdedconditionsorinhousingthatbadlyneededrepairingandimproving.Questions:1.Whatcond
6、itionsarenewblocksofcouncilflatsin?2.Whatdoesthenumber,83190listedin1984,show?3.Whatdoyoungpeoplethesedaysoftendoinordertohaveaplacetolivein?4.Ifonehasamortgage,whatdoesthecompanyheborrowedmoneyfromdotohim?5.Whydoestheauthorthinkhomelessnessisanincreasinglyseriouspro
7、blemalloverBritain?短文2(12.5分)Theultimategoalofeconomicdevelopmentsistoimprovethewell-beingofpeople.Thebuildingoffactories,theterracingoflandandthetrainingofengineersarebutmeanstowardthatend;enhancingthereputationorwealthofpoliticalleadersandincreasingtheprestigeorpow
8、erofnationstatesareirrelevant.Improvingthehealthofpeopleisfundamentaltoimprovingtheirwell-being.Thisbeingso,itisimportanttoknowwhat