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
2011-01-01
68
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 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 3______
选项
答案
C
解析
段尾句是该段主题句。该段说:英国是著名作家莎士比亚和华兹华斯的故乡,他们以及英国的摇滚乐团创造了大量的精神财富,也为英国赚得了大量的钱,显示了创造性经济的力量,故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/RrFd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语综合类B级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语综合类B级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
WhatIsaDream?Forcenturies,peoplehavewonderedaboutthestrangethingsthattheydreamabout.Somepsychologistssay
Somepeopledreambutcannotremembertheirdreams.Werarelysmellthingsindreams.
Thatisinobviouscontrasttothewaythingswere.
LocalNewspapersinBritain1.Britainhasalargecirculation(发行量)ofthenationalnewspapers.TheDailyMirrorandTheDai
Takingacell,practicallyanycell,fromyourbody,thetheorygoes,andthroughappropriatebiologicaltinkering(摆弄)youcan
HowDidSheConquertheAmericans?African-AmericantalkshowqueenOprahWinfreyistheworld’smostpowerfulcelebrity,acc
AllthepeoplegatheredatMary’shouse.
PetitionsPetitions(请愿/书)havelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.Anyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldget
Hewouldnotgiveupthoughherealizedthatpeoplewouldnotregardhimasalawfulking.
随机试题
A.蔷薇科B.十字花科C.蓼科D.豆科E.夹竹桃科蓼大青叶来源于()。
关于行政诉讼简易程序,下列哪些说法是正确的?
下列哪项不适合膀胱镜检查
右心衰竭的体征不包括下述哪一种表现
港口与航道工程安全生产要求中,构件安装作业应根据设计构件的()和构件安装部位等要求,结合施工现场条件,经受力分析计算,合理选择安装船机和吊具索具。
张某和王某同为某银行的一个项目团队成员.他们在项目工作中共同研讨开发项目,共享项目研究成果。张某此时正在攻读在职博士学位,需要发表有关此研究成果的文章,银行领导已同意其待发表文章的内容及以个人名义署名的申请。在文章署名方面,()。
下列关于企业价值的说法中,错误的有()。2012年
某公司2015年税前经营利润为1000万元,所得税税率为25%,折旧与摊销为100万元。经营流动资产增加300万元,经营流动负债增加120万元,金融流动负债增加70万元,经营长期资产总值增加500万元,经营长期债务增加200万元,金融长期债务增加230万元
商业银行风险管理的目标并不是要完全消除风险,而是将风险控制在可承受范围的基础上,尽量争取收益/风险的有效性。()
(1)TherivalrybetweenKing’sCollegeLondonontheStrandandUniversityCollegeinBloomsburyhasbeenapartofLondonlife
最新回复
(
0
)