【考试宝典】2015年职称英语备考资料：阅读理解例题精讲两篇.docVIP

【考试宝典】2014年职称英语备考资料：阅读理解例题精讲两篇 Declining Interest in Developing Foreign Language Skills 1. Australia抯 foreign language skills are declining, voice of America has reported. New figures show that only 13 percent of high school graduates can speak a foreign language. But four decades ago, 40 percent had foreign language skills. 2. Professor Elise Tipton, from the University of Sydney, says increasingly students do not feel the need to learn another language to boost their career. She believes that Australia抯 economic boom, which is driven by red-hot demand for its minerals, is helping mask seri