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In 1930, when the world was "suffering from a bad attack of economic pessimism", John Maynard Keynes wrote a broadly optimistic
In 1930, when the world was "suffering from a bad attack of economic pessimism", John Maynard Keynes wrote a broadly optimistic
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In 1930, when the world was "suffering from a bad attack of economic pessimism", John Maynard Keynes wrote a broadly optimistic essay, "Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren". It imagined a middle way between revolution and stagnation that would leave the grandchildren a great deal richer than their grandparents. But the path was not without dangers.
One of the worries Keynes admitted was a "new disease": "technological unemployment due to our discovery of means of economising the use of labour outrunning the pace at which we can find new uses for labour." His readers might not have heard of the problem, he suggested—but they were certain to hear a lot more about it in the years to come.
For the most part, they did not. Nowadays, the majority of economists confidently wave such worries away. By raising productivity, they argue, any automation which economises on the use of labour will increase incomes. That will generate demand for new products and services, which will in turn create new jobs for displaced workers. To think otherwise has meant being tarred a Luddite—the name taken by 19th-century textile workers who smashed the machines taking their jobs.
For much of the 20th century, those arguing that technology brought ever more jobs and prosperity looked to have the better of the debate. Real incomes in Britain scarcely doubled between the beginning of the common era and 1570. They then tripled from 1570 to 1875. And they more than tripled from 1875 to 1975. Industrialisation did not end up eliminating the need for human workers. On the contrary, it created employment opportunities sufficient to absorb the 20th century’s exploding population. Keynes’ vision of everyone in the 2030s being a lot richer is largely achieved. His belief they would work just 15 hours or so a week has not come to pass.
We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
选项
A、industrialization will increase the unemployment rate
B、technology will bring less work opportunities but more fortune
C、generally speaking, people now work more than 15 hours a week
D、Keynes predicted people would become richer but it didn’t come true
答案
C
解析
选项A,industrialization will increase the unemployment rate意为:工业化将提高失业率。我们根据industrialization一词定位到最后一段第四、五行:Industrialisation did not end up eliminating the need for human workers. On the contrary, it created employment opportunities...尤其是“it created employment opportunities [它(指代industrialization)创造了就业机会]”一句说明选项A是错误的。根据选项B的technology一词可以定位到最后一段第一句:those arguing that technology brought ever more jobs and prosperity looked to have the better of the debate.(那些认为科技带来更多就业、更好前景的人看似在这场争论中占了上风。)该项的“technology will bring less work opportunities”明显与作者表述是相反的,故错误。选项C对应最后一句:His belief they would work just 15 hours or so a week has not come to pass.其中,“come to pass”表示“实现”,本句大意为:人们每周只需工作15个小时左右的理想状态还未实现。也就是说,现在人们每周工作时间在15个小时以上,所以该项表述是正确的。选项D对应倒数第二句:Keynes’ vision of everyone in the 2030s being a lot richer is largely achieved.其中,该项的“didn’t come true”与原文的“largely achieved”完全相反,故错误。综上所述,答案为选项C。
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