2011中石化职称英语辅导讲义4

Howtofight第四讲：模拟题讲解YoungpeopleinBritaintendtostaywiththeirfamilylongerthesedaysasaccommodationisexpensivebut,whentheymoveawaytoajoborcollege,theyrentaroominsomeone’shouse.Theycanalsogetabed-sittingroom.Theycansharearentedflatorhousewithagroupofyoungpeople.Whenyoungpeoplegetmarriedorhaveasteadyincome,theyoftenbuyahouse.Theydothisbytakingoutamortgagewithabuildingsocietyorbank.Theyaretheofficialloanforanythingupto100%ofthevalueofthehouse,repayableovertwentyorfortyyears.Peoplecanfinditdifficulttorepaytheirmortgage,butatleasttheyknowthatintheendthehousewillbetheirs.阅读理解短文1Ifpeoplecannotaffordtobuytheirownhouse,theycanrentpropertyfromaprivatelandlord.Incityareastheproblemhasbeenmadeworsebythebadconditionthatalotofcouncilpropertyisin.High-riseflats,forexample,havedevelopedstructuralfaults.Unfortunately,homelessnessisanincreasinglyseriousproblemalloverBritain.Itaffectsallages:singlepeople,coupleswithchildren,evenold-agepensioners.In1984,83190households,atermthatcoversfamiliesandsinglepeople,wereofficiallylistedashomeless.Inoneyear,170190householdsappliedtobeputonthelist,butthousandswereturneddownalthoughtheywereprobablylivinginovercrowdedconditionsorinhousingthatbadlyneededrepairingandimproving.阅读理解短文1Theytendtostaywiththeirfamilylonger,rentaroominsomeone’shouseorcansharearentedflatorhousewithagroupofyoungpeople.3.Whatdoyoungpeoplethesedaysoftendoinordertohaveaplacetolivein?2.Whatdoesthenumber,83190listedin1984,show?Itshowsthatthenumberofhomelesshomelessein1984isrelativelysmall.1.Whatconditionsarenewblocksofcouncilflatsin?Newblocksofcouncilflatsareofteninbadcondition.阅读理解短文14.Ifonehasamortgage,whatdoesthecompanyheborrowedmoneyfromdotohim?Thecompanyprovideshim/herwithaloanforanythingupto100%ofthevalueofthehouse5.WhydoestheauthorthinkhomelessinanincreasinglyseriousproblemalloverBritain?Becauseitaffectsallages:singlepeople,coupleswithchildren,evenold-agepensioners.阅读理解短文1Theultimategoalofeconomicdevelopmentsiftoimprovethewell-beingofpeople.Thebuildingoffactories,theterracingoflandandthetrainingofengineersarebutmeanstowardsthatend;enhancingthereputationorwealthofpoliticalleadersandincreasingtheprestigeorpowerofnationstatesareirrelevant.Improvingthehealthofpeopleisfundamentaltoimprovingtheirwell-being.Thisbeingso,itisimportanttoknowwhat“health”means.Healthhaslongbeendefinedbythe155memberstatesoftheworldHealthOrganization(WHO)as“astateofcompletephysical,mentalandsocialwell-being,andnotmerelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity.”Theultimategoalofdevelopmentcanthereforebesaidtobehealth,inthisbroadsense,forallthepeopleoftheworld.Itissimpleasthat—andascomplex.阅读理解短文2Itiscomplexbecausewhenitcomestodefininghealthpolicies,assigningpriorities,allottingfundsandplanningandoperationprogramstogiveeffecttothepolicies,itisnoteasyforpoliticalleadersortechnicalexpertsineithertheunderdevelopedorthedevelopedcountriestokeepinmindthecentralityofhumandevelopment.Therearetwoconventionalwaystoviewtherelationbetweenhealthanddevelopment.Oneseeshealthasaprerequisitefordevelopment.Theotherseeshealthasaconcomitantofdevelopment.Bothviewsaresupportedbyevidenceandbothcanmotivatehumandevelopmentprograms.Theyarenotevenmutuallyexclusive;rathertheyaremutuallysupportive.阅读理解短文2Healthisindeedaprerequisiteforeconomicandsocialadvance.Humanenergyisthefuelthatdrivesdevelopment,thesourcenotonlyofphysicalworkandothereconomicactivitybutalsoofhopeforthefuture,socialawarenessandtheabilitytoabsorbandapplynewknowledge,allofwhichareessentialtodevelopment.Genuinemeasurestoimprovehealtharelikelytocontributetogeneralsocioeconomicadvance.阅读理解短文2Becauseitisnoteasyforpoliticalleadersortechnicalexpertsineithertheunderdevelopedorthedevelopedcountriestokeepinmindthecentralityofhumandevelopment.3.Whyisitcomplextoachievetheultimategoalofdevelopment?2.What’sthedefinitionofheathby“WHO”?Accordingto“WHO”,healthmeansastateofcompletephysical,mentalandsocialwell-being,andnotmerelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity.1.What’sessentialtoimprovingthewell-beingofpeople?Improvingthehealthofpeopleisessentialtoimprovingthewell-beingofpeople阅读理解短文24.Whatarethetwoviewsontherelationbetweenhealthanddevelopment?Onewayistoseehealthasaprerequisitefordevelopment.Theotheristoseehealthasaconcomitantofdevelopment.5.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?Thepurposeofthispassageistoattractpeople’sattentiontotheimportanceofimprovinghumans’health.阅读理解短文2处理问答题的方法1.重复阅读理解短文25.WhydoestheauthorthinkhomelessinanincreasinglyseriousproblemalloverBritain?Becauseitaffectsallages:singlepeople,coupleswithchildren,evenold-agepensioners.2.What’sthedefinitionofheathby“WHO”?Accordingto“WHO”,healthmeansastateofcompletephysical,mentalandsocialwell-being,andnotmerelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity.处理问答题的方法1.重复阅读理解短文2Becauseitisnoteasyforpoliticalleadersortechnicalexpertsineithertheunderdevelopedorthedevelopedcountriestokeepinmindthecentralityofhumandevelopment.3.Whyisitcomplextoachievetheultimategoalofdevelopment?4.Whatarethetwoviewsontherelationbetweenhealthanddevelopment?Onewayistoseehealthasaprerequisitefordevelopment.Theotheristoseehealthasaco