考研英语阅读材料.docx

考研英语阅读材料考研英语阅读材料如何做好考研英语阅读理解试题，考研英语阅读理解作为考研英语的重中之重,然而如何能够掌握一定的阅读和解题技巧,是很多考生感到困惑的。下面小编跟大家分享考研的英语阅读材料，有兴趣的朋友就可以看看哦!【考研英语阅读材料】THElasttimeshewasrecruitingforherexport-salesteam,SarahGrainhiredaLithuanianwhospeaksRussian,PolishandGerman.HertwoprevioushiresforEriezMagnetics,whichmakesindustrialequipmentinSouthWales,wereanItalianwhoalsospeaksFrench,andaVenezuelanwhospeaksSpanishandPortuguese.AllofthemspeakfluentEnglish.“TherewerenoBritishapplicantswhohadtherequisitelanguageskills,”shesays.MsGrain'sconclusionisnotunusualforaBritishcompany.In2012aEuropeanCommissionsurveytestedtheforeign-languageproficiencyof54,000studentsaged14and15,in14nations.Swedencametop,with82%ofpupilsreachingan“independent”or“advancedindependent”standard.Theaverageforall14stateswas42%.Englandcamebottom,withjust9%.Partoftheexplanationisthatmanypeople'ssecondlanguageisEnglish,whilemanyBritonscontinuetobelievethat,asnativespeakersofthelinguamundi,theydonotneedtobotherwithforeignlanguages.Theymayberight—intermsofcommunication.Butitmeansthat,notonlyaretheymissingoutonmuchculturalinteraction,theymayalsobeharmingtheirownjobprospects.Theyhavenotbeenhelpedbytheeducationalpoliciesofsuccessivegovernments.In2004TonyBlair'sLabourgovernmentabolishedtherequirementtolearnalanguageaftertheageof14,causingthenumberstakingalanguageGCSEexamat16tofallbyhalfinstateschoolsoverthenextsevenyears.Concernedaboutthisrapiddecline,thecoalitiongovernmentbroughtinanewperformanceindicatorcalledtheEnglishBaccalaureate,orEBacc,in2011.Amodernlanguagewasoneofitsfivecoredisciplines.Languageteachers—anembattledbreed—rejoiced.ThenumberofstudentsenteringaGCSElanguageexamin2013,thefirstyearthechangestookeffect,roseby20%(seechart).Now,however,thosegainscouldbelost,asthegovernmenthasseeminglyloosenedtherequirement.From2016,underanewinitiativecalledProgress8,ithasextendedthenumberofcoresubjectstoeight,appearingtomakelearningalanguagevoluntary.Thishaspleasedsometeachers,whofelttheEBaccwastoonarrow,butlinguistsareaghast.Thedeclineoflangu