2011.12英语阅读:百万人公务员考试

Candidates in the hope of gaining employment in posts at the China Banking Regulatory Commission and for vacancies requiring foreign languages took exams on the first exam day.

And on the second exam day, they took the general exam.

Of these 960,000 contestants, about 88,000 applicants came from Beijing.

Nie Shengkui, director of the civil servant exam management department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China, explains that classifying the civil servant exams is an unavoidable trend.


"We will continue consulting with relevant departments about the different needs for different posts, and design written exams for certain specialties."

It is reported that the number of qualified applicants for the written exam has decreased for two consecutive years.

In 2010, China had 1.4 million qualified applicants, 30,000 less than the number in 2009.

Yang Yu, a researcher from China's National Development and Reform Commission, says the major reason for the decrease is that the government has set more detailed requirements for different posts.

"There are changes taking place each year with the entrance requirements for the candidates as well as what the posts demand. What's more, China is working to lift the threshold for candidates and improve the civil service recruitment mechanism."

Meanwhile, China has made grassroots work experience a requirement for civil service hopefuls who are competing for central-and provincial-level posts this year. That means most of these posts will no longer be open to college graduates.

According to earlier reports, the number of this year's qualified applicants for central-and provincial-level positions decreased by 19 percent from last year's figure.

词汇讲解：

1. vacancy n. 空缺;空职;空额
例句：We have a vacancy for a computer programmer.
我们有一个电脑编程师缺额。

2. applicant n.申请人, 求职人
例句：As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job.
因为工资低, 没有什么人申请这份工作。

3. classify vt.分类; 归类
例句：Librarians spend a lot of time classifying books.
图书馆工作人员花许多时间将书分类。

4. trend n. 趋势, 倾向；流行
例句：The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new trend.
暴力犯罪的上升是一种令人担忧的新趋势。

5. relevant adj. 有关的, 切题的
例句：These materials are relevant to the case.
这些材料与这案件有关。

6. qualified adj. 有资格的, 适合的, 胜任的
例句：Jane is well qualified for this teaching job.
简很适合担任这份教职。

7. decrease v. (使)缩短; 减小, 减少
例句：The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
该城市去年交通事故减少了。

8. consecutive adj. 连续的, 连贯的
例句：He was reelected for four consecutive terms.
他连着四任当选。

9. threshold n. 门槛; 〈喻〉开始
例句：I'll never cross the threshold of your house again.
我再也不进你的家门了。

10. hopeful n.有成功希望的人
例句：The audition was attended by a score of young hopefuls.
参加试音的是20个有成功希望的年轻人。

短语讲解：

1. Candidates in the hope of gaining employment in posts at the China Banking Regulatory Commission and for vacancies requiring foreign languages took exams on the first exam day.

in the hope of怀着…的希望
例句：We returned to the park in the hope of finding her wallet.
我们回到公园, 希望能找到她的钱包。

2. Of these 960,000 contestants, about 88,000 applicants came from Beijing.

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。

3. We will continue consulting with relevant departments about the different needs for different posts, and design written exams for certain specialties.

consult with与(某人)磋商
例句：Before we can accept the firm's offer, we must consult with the workers.
在我们接受这家公司的提议之前, 我们必须与工人们商量。

4. There are changes taking place each year with the entrance requirements for the candidates as well as what the posts demand.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

5. That means most of these posts will no longer be open to college graduates.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：He was long a famous no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家在不演奏了。