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
Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States
Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States
admin
2012-05-18
77
问题
Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don’t know where they should go next.
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan’s rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed.
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression. "Those things that do not show up in the test scores — personality, ability, courage or humanity — are completely ignored," says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s education committee. "Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild." Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World War had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect for parents."
But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles. "In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "It’s never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure." With economic growth has come centralization; fully 76 percent of Japan’s 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two-generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
According to the author, what made the Japanese young people feel doubt about their personal sacrifices?
选项
A、The foreigner’s praise.
B、The rapid development of Japanese economy.
C、The coming of age of the postwar baby boom.
D、The social progress.
答案
C
解析
细节判断题。文章第二段指出战后生育高峰时期出生婴儿年龄的增长使青年人机会减少感到更加困惑。因此,只有C是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/BAiO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
MostofpoemsinLeavesofGrasswasabout______.
TheAustraliannationaldayissetonJanuary26tocommemorate______.
Theyearwhichprecededmyfather’sdeathmadegreatchangeinmylife.IhadbeenlivinginNewJersey,workingdefenseplants,
A、Now,therearenowarsandpeopleliveinapeacefulworld.B、Morechildrencanlivetotheiradulthoodandhavetheirownchi
Aspeopleage,theircellsbecomelessefficientandlessablereplacedamagedcomponents.Atthesametimetheirtissuesstiffe
Canadianchildrenareencouragedtolearnboth______andatschool.
Tounderstandthemarketingconcept,itisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifferencebetweenmarketingandselling.Nottoom
Betweenabout1920to1930,newartistic【M1】______movementsinEuropeanartweremakingthemselvesfeltintheUnitedState
MarriageinAncientEgyptTheancientEgyptiansheldmarriageasasacredbond.Eachpersoninafamilyplayedhisorherown
OnPublicSpeakingWhenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicfortilefirsttime,theyusuallyfeelterrifiednomatte
随机试题
A.中央前B.中央后C.中央前回与脑岛之间D.颞横回和颞上E.枕叶皮质内侧面人大脑皮质的听觉代表区位于()。
Blindpeoplecan"see"thingsbyusingotherpartsoftheirbodies.Thisfactmayhelpustounderstandourfeelingsaboutcolor
下列表现不属于湿淫证候的是
在招标活动中,招标人经常采用的资格审查方式是()。
铁路工程现场完整的技术管理内容包括技术基础管理工作、()、技术开发管理工作和技术总结。
( )是指自保险合同订立起就不发生法律效力的保险合同。
下列各项属于税务检查范围的有()。
短时记忆转入长时记忆的条件是
根据以下资料回答下列题。与上年相比,表中2009年每万元GDP耗电量下降最多的省市区是()。
某销售公司数据库中的关系零件为P(Pno,Pname,Sname,City,Qty),Pno表示零件号,Pname表示零件名称,Sname表示供应商,City表示所在地,Qty表示库存量。其函数依赖集F={Pno→Pname,(Pno,Sname)→Qt
最新回复
(
0
)