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For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them there in Fleet Street, home of some Lo
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them there in Fleet Street, home of some Lo
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2013-03-11
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For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them there in Fleet Street, home of some London’ s biggest dailies, it is understood that when two【S1】______quarrel over three jobs, the argument is【S2】______by giving each union two. That means 33 percent over manning, 33 percent less productivity than could be obtained.
A reporter who has visited plants【S3】______Europe has an impression that the pace of work is much slower here. Nobody tries too hard. Tea breaks do matter and are frequent. It is hard to【S4】______intensity of work, but Britons give a distinct impression of going at their tasks in a more leisurely way.
But is all this so【S5】______? It certainly does not improve the gross national product or output per worker. Those observant visitors, however, have【S6】______something else about Britain. It is a pleasant place.
Street crowds in Stockholm. Paris and New York move【S7】______and silently heads down, all in a hurry. London crowds tend to walk at an easy pace( except in the profitable, efficient city, the financial district).
Every stranger is struck by the【S8】______and orderly way in which Britons queue for a bus: if the saleswoman is slow and out of stock she will likely say, "Oh dear, what a pity"; the rubbish collectors stop to chat(聊天)and call the housewives "Luv". Crime rises here as in every city but there still【S9】______a gentle tone and temper that is unmatched in Berlin, Milan or Detroit.
In short, what is wrong with Britain may also be what is right. Having reached a tolerable standard, Britons【S10】______to be choosing leisure over goods.
Word Bank
A)throughout
B)companies I)noticed
C)quickly J)nice
D)measure K)patient
E)unions L)appear
F)banish M)remains
G)find N)hurried
H)terrible O)settled
【S5】
选项
答案
H
解析
此空需选一个形容词,根据下一句“It certainly does not improve the gross national product or output per worker”可知这个形容词应是描写“不好的”故选H。
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