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
Horrible toilets. Stagnant puddles buzzing with dengue-spreading mosquitoes. Collapsing masonry. Lax security. A terrorist attac
Horrible toilets. Stagnant puddles buzzing with dengue-spreading mosquitoes. Collapsing masonry. Lax security. A terrorist attac
admin
2019-08-01
39
问题
Horrible toilets. Stagnant puddles buzzing with dengue-spreading mosquitoes. Collapsing masonry. Lax security. A terrorist attack. India’s preparations for the 72-nation Commonwealth games, which are scheduled to open in Delhi on October 3rd, have not won favorable reviews. The contrast with China’s practically flawless hosting of the Olympic games in 2008 could hardly be starker. Many people will draw the wrong lesson from this.
Despite the headlines, India is doing rather well. Its economy is expected to expand by 8.5% this year. It has a long way to go before it is as rich as China—the Chinese economy is four times bigger— but its growth rate could overtake China’s by 2013, if not before. Some economists think India will grow faster than any other large country over the next 25 years. Rapid growth in a country of 1.2 billion people is exciting, to put it mildly.
There are two reasons why India will soon start to outpace China. One is demography. China’s workforce will shortly start ageing; in a few years’ time, it will start shrinking. India is now blessed with a young and growing workforce. Its dependency ratio—the proportion of children and old people to working age adults—is one of the best in the world and will remain so for a generation. India’s economy will benefit from this "demographic dividend", which has powered many of Asia’s economic miracles.
The second reason for optimism is India’s much-desired democracy. The notion that democracy retards development in poor countries has gained currency in recent years. Certainly, it has its disadvantages. Elected governments bow to the demands of selfish factions and interest groups. Even the most urgent decisions are endlessly debated and delayed.
China does not have this problem. When its technocrats decide to dam a river, build a road or move a village, the dam goes up, the road goes down and the village disappears. The displace villagers may be compensated, but they are not allowed to stand in the way of progress. China’s leaders make rational decisions that balance the needs of all citizens over the long term. This has led to rapid, sustained growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
India’s state may be weal, but its private companies are strong. Indian capitalism is driven by millions of entrepreneurs all furiously doing their own thing. Since the early 1990s, when India opened up to foreign trade, Indian business has boomed. The country now boasts legions of thriving small business and a fair number of world-class ones whose English-speaking bosses network confidently with the global elite. They are less dependent on state patronage than Chinese firms, and often more innovative. Ideas flow easily around India, since it lacks China’s culture of secrecy and censorship. That, plus China’s rampant privacy, is why knowledge-based industries such as software love India but shun the Middle Kingdom.
Given the choice between doing business in China or India, most foreign investors would probably pick China. The market is bigger, the government easier to deal with. But as the global economy become more knowledge-intensive, India’s advantage will grow. That is something to ponder while stuck in the Delhi traffic.
The differences between China and India mentioned in the text include the following facts except that______.
选项
A、China’s workforce will begin to be older and shrinking while Indian’s dependency ratio is one of the best in the world
B、Chinese firms depend more on state sponsorship while Indian’s do not
C、India is a birthplace of innovations while China’s culture of secrecy and censorship is permeating
D、India has its much-desired democracy which Chinese government does not obtain
答案
D
解析
属事实细节题。选项A对应第三段第三句和第五句,故选项A符合文意。选项B对应第六段的第四句,故B符合文意。选项C是第六段第五句的释义,故C也符合文意。而对于选项D来说,其前半句在文中还可以找到依据,但是后半句纯属无中生有,原文作者并未表达中国是个缺少民主制度的国家和政府,故本题应选择D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/j12Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Americanpresidentsseemtoagebeforeoureyes.Butthecommonbeliefthathigh-officestressgraysourleadersfasterthan【C1】
Theshortergrowingseasonsexpectedwithclimatechangeoverthenext40yearswillendangerhundredsofmillionsofalreadypo
BankruptcyratesintheU.S.havebeengrowingformorethantwodecadesdespitegenerallyrisinglevelsofpersonalincome.The
Forthefirsttime,GeorgeBushhasacknowledgedtheexistenceofsecretCIAprisonsaroundtheworld,wherekeyterroristsuspe
Horribletoilets.Stagnantpuddlesbuzzingwithdengue-spreadingmosquitoes.Collapsingmasonry.Laxsecurity.Aterroristattac
Horribletoilets.Stagnantpuddlesbuzzingwithdengue-spreadingmosquitoes.Collapsingmasonry.Laxsecurity.Aterroristattac
Duchennemusculardystrophyisahorribledisease.Afflictingmainlyboys,itweakenstheirmusclesandeventuallyconfinesthem
随机试题
建筑业企业申请资质的条件包含()。
外浮顶储罐泡沫喷射口设置在浮顶上时,泡沫混合液支管要固定在支架上,泡沫喷射口T型管的横管要水平安装,伸入泡沫堰板后要向下倾斜()。
法定检验检疫的入境货物到货后,收货人应向卸货口岸或到达站的检验检疫机构办理报检手续。未报经检验检疫的,()。
我国货币市场不包括()。
当初我说这些话时,原自犹疑未有决断,到现在我还是犹疑未有决断;不过当初疑其或是,现在疑其或非罢了。从前疑其或是,现在疑其或非,这自有所悟有所悔;而我兹所痛切悔悟的实在当时不应该以未能自信的话来发表;或者发表,也要作疑词,不应该作决定语。以决定语来发表未能自
研究性学习内容的基本特点是()和探究性。
教师的成长过程中处于“关注情境阶段”的教师主要关注的问题是()。
2013年全年研究生招生61.1万人,在学研究生179.4万人,毕业生51.4万人。普通本专科招生700万人,在校生2468.1万人,毕业生638.7万人。中等职业教育招生698万人,在校生1960.2万人,毕业生678.1万人。普通高中招生823万人,在
从所给的四个选项中,选择最合适的一个填入问号处,使之呈现一定的规律性:
判断时间精确性最高的感觉通道是
最新回复
(
0
)