As a wise man once said, we are all
ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at
an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical
contemplations, hut a fact of Europe’s new economic landscape, embraced by
sociologists, real- estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift
away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part
of the "irresistible momentum of individualism" over the last century. The
communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one
of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked
havoc on (扰乱) Europeans’ private lives.
Europe’s new economic
climate has largely fostered the trend toward independence. The current
generation of home-aloners came of age during
A. It has fostered the trend towards small families.
B. It is getting closer to American style capitalism.
C. It has limited consumer choice despite a free market.
D. It is being threatened by irresistible privatization.
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[单项选择] {{B}}Passage One{{/B}}
As a wise man once said, we are all
ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at
an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical
contemplations, hut a fact of Europe’s new economic landscape, embraced by
sociologists, real- estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift
away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part
of the "irresistible momentum of individualism" over the last century. The
communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one
of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked
havoc on (扰乱) Europeans’ private lives.
Europe’s new economic
climate has largely fostered the trend toward independence. The current
generation of home-aloners came of age during
A. they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualism
B. they have entered the workforce at a much earlier age
C. they have embraced a business culture of stability
D. they are pessimistic about their economic future
[单项选择] Passage One
As a wise man once said, we are all
ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at
an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical
contemplations, but a fact of Europe’s new economic landscape, embraced by
sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift away
from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of
the "irresistible momentum of individualism" over the last century. The
communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one
of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked
havoc on Europeans’ private byes.
Europe’s new economic climate
has largely fosterd the trend toward independence, the current generation of
home-aloners came of age during Europe’s shift f
A. they have entered the workforce at a much earlier age
B. they are pessimistic about their economic future
C. they have embraced a business culture of stability
D. they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualism
[单项选择]{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}}
Wise compromise is one of the basic principles and
virtues of the British.
If a continental greengrocer asks 14
shillings (or crown, or francs) for a bunch of radishes, and his customer offers
2, and finally they strike bargain agreeing on 6 shillings, this is just the low
continental habit of bargaining; on the other hand if the British dock-workers
or any other workers claim a rise of 4 shillings per day, and the
employers first flatly refuse even a penny, but after a six weeks’ strike they
agree to a rise of 2 shillings a day--that is yet another proof of the British
genius for compromise. Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the
highest human virtues--the difference between the two being that the first is
practiced on the Continent, the latter in Great Britain.
The
genius for compromise has anothe
A. satirical
B. earnest
C. sincere
D. delightful
[单项选择]One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited (76) for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became (77) . When he saw a photograph booth nearby, he had (78) . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not (79) in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that (80) even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photo and handed them to a (81) behind the desk in the booth. " (82) you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously (83) someone, would you please give her this " he said. He then (84) his office in Morrison Building, (85) that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good lecture! He sat down with a smile.
A. clerk
B. secretary
C. passer-by
D. friend
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