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
考研
Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal.【F1】But one insidious form
Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal.【F1】But one insidious form
admin
2019-07-08
22
问题
Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal.【F1】
But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet.
It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zoe Zysman.【F2】
English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet, yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K.
【F3】
Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush’s predecessors(including his father)had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half.
Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged(Berlusconi, Blair, Bush, Chirac, Chretien and Koizumi). The world’ s three top central bankers(Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami)are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. As are the world ’s five richest men(Gates, Buffett, Allen, Ellison and Albrecht).
Can this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early.【F4】
At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names.
So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly.
The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ.【F5】
Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.
【F4】
选项
答案
在幼儿园第一学期的开始,老师们按字母表顺序从前排开始安排座位,为的是更容易记住他们的名字。
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/QU9Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Oneofthebiggesthurdlestogettingmoreelectriccarsontheroadis"rangeanxiety,"theworrypeoplehaveoftheircarbat
Amtrak—thelargestrailwaycompanyintheU.S.—wasexperiencingadownswinginridership.【B1】______majorconcernstoAmtrakand
Amtrak—thelargestrailwaycompanyintheU.S.—wasexperiencingadownswinginridership.【B1】______majorconcernstoAmtrakand
Despitethescandalsoverleakede-mails,thescientificevidenceforglobalwarmingremainsstrong.Thequestion,then,istow
Ifitwereonlynecessarytodecidewhethertoteachelementarysciencetoeveryoneonamassbasisortofindthegiftedfewan
Ifitwereonlynecessarytodecidewhethertoteachelementarysciencetoeveryoneonamassbasisortofindthegiftedfewan
TheEarth’sdailyclock,measuredinasinglerevolution,istwenty-fourhours.Thehumanclock,【B1】______,isactuallyaboutt
Therehavebeenrumors.There’sbeengossip.AllHollywoodisshockedtolearnthatCalistaFlockhart,starofFox’shitTVshow
In"THERING",aHollywoodremakeofaJapanesehorrorfilm,avideotapehasadeadlyeffectonthosewhowatchit.Inreality
随机试题
患者,男,42岁。腰椎间盘突出症伴典型的坐骨神经受压体征。检查:小腿前外侧及第1、2趾间背侧皮肤刺痛觉消失,并有伸拇肌力弱,膝踝反射正常。(2009年第119题)定位最准确、最经济的检查是
男性,48岁。右上腹疼痛半年,加重伴上腹部包块1个月。半年前无明显诱因出现右上腹钝痛,为持续性,有时向右肩背部放射。近1个月来,右上腹痛加重,自觉右上腹饱满,有包块,伴腹胀、食欲缺乏、恶心,无呕吐、腹泻,偶有发热(体温最高38.1℃)。患者发病来,大小便正
A.疝在腹股沟韧带下方,常发生绞窄B.疝内容物常可还纳,可发生绞窄C.疝内容物不易还纳,内脏构成部分疝囊壁D.疝内容物不进入阴囊,绞窄少见E.咳嗽时无冲击感,肿块随睾丸牵拉而活动股疝的临床表现为
某患者白细胞计数为10×109/L,但分类100个白细胞时遇到有核红细胞25个,经校正后此患者白细胞数应报告为
奇经八脉中有其所属腧穴的经脉是
女性,37岁,腹胀、腹泻与便秘交替半年,常有午后低热,夜间盗汗。体检:腹壁柔韧感,轻度压痛,肝脾未触及,腹水征(+)。腹水检查:比重1.018,蛋白25g/L,白细胞700×106/L,中性0.30,淋巴0.70,红细胞300×106/L,本例最可能诊断是
精氨酸可分解产生黄嘌呤氧化酶的产物为
瑞安保险公司依托医疗大数据智能化管理系统,将来自保险机构、医院和药房的诸如疾病发病率、治疗效果和医疗费用等方面的大数据及时进行“提纯”和整合,对潜在目标客户进行精细化管理,从而实现对健康保费的有效控制。本案例主要体现的大数据特征是()。
银行风险管理部门的核心职能是根据风险管理部门提供的信息,作出经营或战略方面的策略。()
材料1属于什么观点,两位哲学家的观点有什么区别,错误的实质是什么?材料2属于什么观点,两位哲学家的观点有何不同,错在哪里?
最新回复
(
0
)