首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Is There a Way to Keep the Britain’s Economy Growing? 1. In today’s knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do
Is There a Way to Keep the Britain’s Economy Growing? 1. In today’s knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do
admin
2011-01-22
115
问题
Is There a Way to Keep the Britain’s Economy Growing?
1. In today’s knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do best. Japanese design electronics while Germens export engineering(工程) techniques. The French serve the best food and Americans make computers.
2. Britain specializes in the gift of talking. The nation doesn’t manufacture much of anything. But it has lawyers, stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk and more talk. The World Foundation think tank says the UK’s four iconic (图标的)jobs today are not scientists, engineers, teachers and nurses. Instead, they’re hairdressers, celebrities, management consultants (顾问) and managers. But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can.
3. Although the country’s trade deficit was more than £60 billion in 2006, UK’s largest in the postwar period, officials say the country has nothing to worry about. In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical(制药学的) industry and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad. It also trades services — accountancy, insurance, banking and advertising. The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. After all, the country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud. Rock’ n’ roll is an English language medium, and there are billions to be made by their cutting-edge bands. In other words, the creative economy has plenty of strength to carry the British economy.
4. However, creative industries account for only about 4 percent of UK’s exports of goods and services. The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in "innovation activities", 3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany(61 percent)and Sweden(47 percent).
5. In fact, it might be better to call Britain a "servant" economy — there are at least 4 million people "in service". The majority of the population are employed by the rich to cook, clean, and take care of their children. Many graduates are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree. Most employment growth has been, and will continue to be, at the low-skill end of the service sector — in shops, bars, hotels, domestic service and in nursing and care homes.
A. Growth of Economy
B. "Servant" Economy
C. Strength of the Creative Economy
D. Weakness of the Creative Economy
E. Gift of Talking
F. Export of Talking Machines
Paragraph 2______
选项
答案
E
解析
talk这个词也在段落中多次出现,而且几乎贯穿整个段落,因此是段落主题词,所以E或F可能是答案。段首句及段尾句均与E相关,意义一致,因此,E是答案。从段落具体内容上看:第二段的第一个句子说“英国人的特长是有说话的天赋”。接下来就是具体说明说话天赋在经济中的一些表现。当然,作者最后对说话能否保持英国经济的运转提出了质疑。但是其主题思想仍然是在讲说话天赋,故选E。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/4CUd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语综合类A级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语综合类A级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.
Weareworriedaboutthisfluidsituationfullwithuncertainty.
Itiseasytodeterminewhethersmokingishazardous.Malesmokershavealowerdeathratefromheartdiseasethanfemalesmoke
DetoxbeginsafterChristmaswhenpeoplethinkthattheyhavebeenovereatingduringtheChristmasseasonandhavetakeninmany
A.OriginofthetieB.BritishtiesC.UselessnessofthetieD.Old-fashionedtiesE.RoleofthetieF.Signsofatielesser
Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest.
Wemustabidebytherules.
Theseaturtle’snaturalhabitathasbeenconsiderablyreduced.
Reliefworkerswereshockedbywhattheysaw.
Howlonghadbusiness-centeredelectroniccommercedeveloped?
随机试题
现代会计形成的标志有
我国中小学课程(教学)计划的最基本部分是()
职工张某出差归来,报销差旅费200元,交回多余现金100元。应填制的记账凭证是()。
城乡一体的住户收支调查体系建立时间为()。
下列关于商业银行风险管理模式经历的四个发展阶段的说法,不正确的是()。
一般资料:张某,女性,19岁,大学一年级学生。案例介绍:张某以高分考入某重点大学,她学习认真,乐观开朗,热情助人,人际关系良好,很受同学的喜欢。但这学期开学后同学们纷纷反映张某变了,有时很兴奋,不停地自言自语说着什么,但同学们听不懂她在说什么,说话
德国至今从小学到大学仍把宗教课列为必修课,这是教育内容受_____制约的标志。【】
法律监督
WhencoveringtheEasongateincident,therewasnomentionofthetapethathasbeensuppressedandthatbothCNNandEasonJord
Globalwarmingreferstoanincreaseinglobalsurfacetemperatureresultingfromanincreaseintheamountofcarbondioxide,m
最新回复
(
0
)