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Global Developments
Sociologists tell us there is a link between private lives and social forces. An outstanding example of such a link is the contrast in life chances between people in developed and in less developed countries. A child born in, say, the United States or Switzerland is not a better or more deserving person than one born in Ethiopia or Brazil. Yet because of social forces beyond individual control, each child faces the prospect of living out a lifetime under utterly different material conditions. Why should this be What can account for the fact that some societies have become heavily industrialized and economically advanced, while others are changing so much more slowly Social scientists have offered two different explanations. One emphasizes a universal but uneven process of modernization and economic growth; the other focuses on a worldwide system of political and economic inequality.
Some social scientists view
A. basic
B. affluent
C. enormous
D. adequate
[单项选择]Sociologists (社会学家) tell us that we are heading for a society leisure. The trend is unmistakable. One hundred years ago, they point out a worker put in twelve or thirteen hours a day, six days a week, and week followed week without an annual vacation. But over the years the picture has changed. Today the typical work week has five eight-hour days, and workers enjoy about three weeks of paid vacation every year, with the result that today me spend less than as much time on the job as people did before.
In spite of this, today’s worker may not feel that he has a great deal of leisure time. This is because a lot of the non-work time is taken up with fulfilling family and social obligations. For example, he feels that he should spend some time with his children every day, and if a man does physical activity in his job, that too cuts into his free time.
Nevertheless, the final result is that we do have more leisure-more time free from the obligation of work or any other socia
A. more leisure
B. less work
C. less leisure
D. more work
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[单项选择]Common sense would tell us that physically active children may be more likely to become active and healthy adults．73 In the United States，elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of ohvsical activity a week．That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association l’ecommend (推荐)．They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week．Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs．Criticism of the cuts has led in some places to efforts to give students more time for exercise，not less．
The future health of Americans may depend on it．Just this week，a study reported that life expectancy(预期寿命)has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States．The situation 1s worst among poor people in the southern states．and especially women．Public health researchers say it is largely the result ofincreases in obesity(肥胖)，smoking and high b
A. help all the students exercise
B. create competition among students
C. produce good athletes
D. avoid competitive sports
