科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends(趨勢)in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance (平衡)?
From the text we know that the author_______.
A. believes that longer working hours is better
B. prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C. says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D. thinks neither of the patterns is good
Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A. Spain. B. France. C. Germany. D. America.
What message can we get from the text?
A. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
B. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
C. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D. Americans are happier than Europeans.
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No progress was made in the trade talk as neither side would accept the conditions of .
A.others B.the other C.either D.a(chǎn)nother
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆山西省山大附中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:填空題
文中共有10處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號∧,并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線\劃掉。
修改:在錯詞下面劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2、只允許修改10處,多者從第11處不計分。
In modern society, competition is everywhere. No wonder a English philosopher considers competition the source of a series of problem such as frustration and anxiety. Therefore, if we stress cooperation too much, there would be no progress. In my opinion, all are important and necessary.
Let's take the competition at school for example. Even a gifted student won't make a remarkable progress if he is in a class without competition. That's because competition, and rather, challenge is a driving force made him go forward. On the other hand, if we don't cooperate with each other, it's impossible for us learn from each other. And that's why most of the great discoveries or inventions in the modern world are the result of cooperation.
To conclude, those who laugh last are the people who can successful cope with the relationship between competition and cooperation.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆廣東佛山市高二第一學(xué)段考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Everyone needs recognition(賞識) for his achievements,but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father,“Let’s play darts(飛鏢).I’ll throw and you should say ‘Wonderful!’”
Fran Tarkenton,former Minnesota Vikings quarterback,once called a play that required him to block onrushing tacklers.
FEL quarterbacks almost never block.They’re usually vastly outweighed by defenders,so blocking exposes them to the risk of severe injury.
But the team was behind,and a surprising play was needed.Tarkenton went into block,and the runner scored a touchdown.The Vikings won the game.
Watching the game films with the team the next day,Tarkenton expected a big pat on the back for what he’d done. It never came.
After the meeting,Tarkenton approached coach Bud Grant and asked,“You saw my block,didn’t you,Coach?How come you didn’t say anything about it?”
Grant replied,“Sure,I saw the block.It was great,but you’re always working hard out there,Fran.I figured I didn’t have to tell you.”
“Well,”Tarkenton replied,“if you ever want me to block again,you do!”
1.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
A.Praise can have people take risky actions. |
B.Encouragement can make people achieve greater progress. |
C.No recognition,no progress. |
D.People will be discouraged without praise. |
2.The author gave the little boy as an example in order to .
A.show the importance of encouragement |
B.show father’s deep love to the son |
C.show the boy was complete understanding of his father |
D.prove the boy was cleverer than the coach |
3.Which of the following can describe the Fran Tarkenton’s action of blocking onrushing tacklers?
A.Quick,brave,exciting. |
B.Brave,risky,successful. |
C.Brave,successful,kind. |
D.Fast,clever,strong. |
4.What did Fran Tarkenton expect while watching the game films?
A.Recognition. |
B.Pride. |
C.Cheers. |
D.Reward. |
5.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A.Fran Tarkenton was angry with the coach |
B.the coach learned a lesson from Fran Tarkenton |
C.Fran Tarkenton might not take a risk in blocking again |
D.the coach will highly praise Fran Tarkenton next time he blocks |
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