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电子科技大学
2014 年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题
考试科目：288 单独考试英语
注：所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上均无效。
I. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each one by
choosing A) B) C) D) Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 。
Passage 1
Nearly everyone in Britain would like to own their own home and, whether they do or not, they
are prepared to put time and money into decorating and furnishing it or even making structural
alterations to it. Because of the climate and because of the expense involved in going out for the
evening, the British spend a lot of time at home and a large part of their social life takes place there.
Young people tend to stay with their families longer these days as accommodation is expensive
but, when they move away to a job or college, there are various options open to them. They can get
lodgings with a landlady. This means that they rent a room in someone’s house and have breakfast
with the family. They can also get a bed-sitting room, that is to say, one self-contained room in
which they can cook, live and sleep. Alternatively, they can share a rented flat or house with a group
of young people, perhaps the most popular option of all.
When young people get married or have steady income, they often buy a house. They do this by
taking out a mortgage with a building society or banks. They are the official owners and mortgage is
a financial loan for anything up to 100% of the value of the house repayable over twenty to forty
years. People can find it difficult to repay their mortgage, but at least they know that in the end the
house will be theirs.
If people cannot afford to buy their own house, they can rent property from a private landlord,
as do 10% of the population, or from their local council. Council housing is very cheap to rent in
comparison with any other type of accommodation and so a lot of people want to live in it. Waiting
lists are long because there are just not enough council houses these days to meet the growing need.
Unfortunately, homelessness is an increasingly serious problem all over Britain. It affects all
ages: single people, couples with children, even old-age pensioners. In 1984, for example, 83,190
households, a term that covers families and single people, were officially listed as homeless. This is
the tip of the iceberg. In one year, 170,190 households applied to be put on the list, but thousands
were turned down although they were probably living in overcrowded conditions or in housing that
badly needed repairing and improving.
1. Why do the British spend a lot of time at home?
A) Because the expense for going out is huge.
B) Because the climate is not very favorable,
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