题目
Comparing British railway with those of Europe, the author thinks
[A] trains in Britain can run at 100 mph at least.
[B] Britain should build more express lines.
[ C] rails in Britain need further privatization.
[D] British railway is left a long way behind.
第1题
lear about the purpose of work: to get paid. He is keener on leisure than work, and if money can be got without effort, he downs tools. If real people feel the same, then plentiful out-of-work benefits should be found in the same places as work-shy citizens
Yet a cross-country comparison of benefits and attitudes to work published on January 28th finds precisely the opposite pattern. Researchers ranked 13 countries according to their generosity (measured by comparing typical benefits to those out of work with the average wage of a production worker) and their citizens' commitment to work (gauged by asking whether they would work if they did not need the cash, and whether they regarded a job as merely a way to earn a living). The more generous a state is, the keener on work its people are, they found. Britons, whose benefits were least after those that Americans get, were least keen of all on work.
One reason may be the skills make-up of the British workforce. The researchers found, logically enough, that professionals and graduates were more positive about work than the unskilled and non-graduates. Fewer Britons than Norwegians (who came top on work commitment) have professional jobs or degrees. But this does not entirely explain their comparative immunity to the attractions of hard work: Britons of every social class and level
of education were less keen on work than their counterparts elsewhere
Could the "dependency culture" currently excercising British politicians be solved by raising benefits? Unlikely, says Alison Park di tor of the annual British Social Attitudes Report, in which the study appeared: attitudes to work vary from country to country for many reasons.The generosity of what the report terms "encompassing "states, all Nordic with Lutheran traditions, may have been made possible by a strong work ethic, rather than a stronger commitment to work having emerged as a result of it.
And work incentives are affected by features of welfare systems other than overall generosity: corporatist states such as Germany, which pay higher benefits to those with a longer work history, may be encouraging positive attitudes to work by such conditionality. Britain' s little benefits, by contrast, are largely independent of previous employment,
which may mean they are seen as an alternative to work. rather than as one of the good things that flow from it
1、"work-shy citizens" in the last sentence of paragraph I probably refers to people who are______
A. incompetent for their work
B. ashamed of their work
C. unwilling to do their work
D. irresponsible for their work
2、From paragraph 2, we learn that_____
A. Britons ' average wage is the lowest in Europe
B. Britons rely heavily on government welfares
C. Britons prefer leisure to work
D. Britons are not enthusiastic in work
3、Britons are unmotivated in their work mainly due to____________
A. weak work ethic
B. insufficient work skills
C. lazy lifestyle
D. defective welfare system
4、Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
A. Americans are probably less interested in their work than Britons
B. Norwegians exceed Britons in professional education
C. People in Nordic countries are more committed to their work than Germans
D. The welfare of" encompassing" states might be better than that of “ corporatist” states
5、Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Attitude to Work: Diligent or Idle?
B. Attitude to Work: Can't or Won' t?
C. Welfare System: Stimulator or Inhibitor?
D. Welfare System: More Generous or More Reasonable?
第2题
Leeds University researchers, writing in the Psychopathology journal, said a small proportion of Internet users were classed as Internet addicts and that people in this group were more likely to be depressed than non-addicted users.
The article on the relationship between excessive Internet use and depression, a questionnaire-based study of 1,319 young people and adults, used data gathered from respondents to links placed on UK-based social networking sites.
The respondents answered questions about how much time they spent on the Internet and what they used it for; they also completed the Beck Depression Inventory--a series of questions designed to measure the severity of depression.
The six-page report, by the university's Institute of Psychological Sciences, said 18 of the people who completed the questionnaire were Internet addicts.
"Our research indicates that excessive Internet use is associated with depression, but what we don't know is which comes flint--are depressed people drawn to the Internet or does the Internet cause depression?" the article's lead author, Dr.Catriona Morrison, said. "What is clear is that, for a small part of people, excessive use of the Internet could be a warning signal for depressive tendencies."
The age range of all respondents was between 16 and 51 years, with a mean age of 21.24. The mean age of the 18 Internet addicts, 13 of whom were male and five female, was 18.3 years. By comparing the scale of depression within this group to that within a group of 18 non-addicted Internet users, researchers found the Internet addicts had a higher incidence of moderate to severe depression than non-addicts. They also discovered that addicts spent proportionately more time browsing sexually pleasing websites, online gaming sites and online communities.
"This study reinforces the public speculation (推测) that over-engaging in websites that serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction," Morrison said. "We now need to consider the wider societal implications of this relationship and establish clearly the effects of excessive Internet use on mental health."
Internet addicts are people who______.
A.use the Internet more than enough
B.feel depressed when using the Internet
C.seldom connect to the Internet
D.feel depressed without the Internet
第3题
A.Comparing
B.When compared
C.while comparing
D.When comparing
第4题
A.compared with
B.comparing with
C.compared to
D.comparing to
第5题
A.inferior; compared
B.inferior; comparing
C.bad; compare
D.bad; comparing
第6题
A.Compared with
B.Compared
C.Comparing with
D.Comparing
第7题
A.remaining
B.saving
C.comparing
D.previous
第9题
.
A) Compared with B) Compared C) Comparing with D) Comparing
第10题
A.A.对
B.B.错
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