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
As fans enjoy football’s(soccer’s)month-long World Cup, Brazilian authorities are pleased over the boost they say the tournament
As fans enjoy football’s(soccer’s)month-long World Cup, Brazilian authorities are pleased over the boost they say the tournament
admin
2015-01-31
39
问题
As fans enjoy football’s(soccer’s)month-long World Cup, Brazilian authorities are pleased over the boost they say the tournament is giving the country’s economy. However, independent analysts who study such events are less enthusiastic. The 2014 World Cup has injected an estimated $15 billion into the Brazilian economy and created many jobs.
Regarding the human legacy, the numbers are extraordinary: the creation of one million jobs in the country due to this great event, one million jobs or 15 percent of all the jobs created this year in Brazil.
The government has invested $11 billion in stadiums and infrastructure and another $2 billion in security. It is expected to spend billions more preparing for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.
But an analyst who studies such great events, Architecture and Urbanism Professor at Rio de Janeiro’ s Fluminense Federal University, Chris Gaffney, believes these figures are exaggerated. "I don’t think that they’ve invested enough money to create those kinds of permanent jobs. In the scale of the Brazilian economy, we ’re not looking at that much money being invested. It’s 30 billion dollars invested in a $1 trillion economy."
Another expert, Lisa Delpy Neirotti of George Washington University’ s business school in the United States, says the real economic benefits of such events are less tangible and more long-term. "There’s a lot of transfer of knowledge," she said. "People are learning more about hospitality. There’s also the broadcast center where they’re being trained in how to use technology. And so I think it’ s in the media sector, a lot in the hospitality industry and also in licensing and merchandizing, retail." She said. "Yes, there’ s been a lot of money spent here but we have to realize that the infrastructure that they’ve built up around the World Cup is something that will last and it stays in the country."
Other analysts say the Cup may help the Brazilian economy but it also boosts inflation and public debt. Less than half of the Brazilians in a recent poll believed that hosting the Cup was a good idea. And there have been many demonstrations against the Cup, though they have declined since the tournament began.
Nevertheless, many Brazilians are proud to host the World Cup and the 600,000 foreign visitors it brings. The hope is that they will spread the good word about Brazil when they return home.
The examples of hospitality and infrastructure proves that_____.
选项
A、the benefits of such events are long-term and intangible.
B、the event has created a lot of permanent jobs.
C、people become more friendly and the country become more beautiful.
D、authorities’ estimation are exaggerated.
答案
A
解析
推断题。根据题干中的hospitality and infrastructure可以定位到第五段。作者先说了Another expert,Lisa Delpy Neirotti of George Washington University’sbusiness school in the United States,says the real economic benefits of such events areless tangible and more long—term,接着举例后面有关hospitality and infrastructure的例子,所以可以推断出,这两个例子是证明前面一句话的,即这一类事件真正的经济效益是不太明显,长期的。这与A项的意思相符。因此,正确答案是A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/nRh7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Thewateritdrawschangescolor.B、Thestrawstopsdrawingwater.C、Thestrawbreaksintotwoparts.D、Itslightisn’tworkin
TheHappinessEffect[A]Thenexttimeyougettheflu,therewillalmostcertainlybesomeoneyoucanblameforyourpain.There
Anadvanceddegreeinbusinessstudiesisnowamustforanyambitiousandfocusedexecutivehopingtoclimbthecareerladderi
Peoplebornintheautumnlivelongerthanthoseborninthespring.Andtheyarelesslikelytofall【B1】______illwhentheyare
Immigrationposestwomainchallengesfortherichworld’sgovernments.Oneishowtomanagetheinflow(流入)ofmigrants;theothe
万里长城是中华民族的象征,中国人的骄傲。长城全长6350多千米,是世界上规模最大的军事防御工程(militarydefenseproject),被列为世界七大建筑奇迹(thesevenancientarchitecturalwonders)之一
TheInternet,e-commerceandglobalizationaremakinganeweconomicerapossible.Bythemiddleofthe21century,capitalistm
Justoveradecadeintothe21stcentury,women’sprogresscanbecelebratedacrossarangeoffields.Theyholdthehighestpol
WasteNot,WantNotFeedingthe9Billion:TheTragedyofWasteA)By2075,theUnitedNations’mid-rangeprojectionforglobal
A、Everyonethereplayssoccer.B、Chileansrarelychangetheteam.C、Peopledon’ttalkaboutsoccerthere.D、Chileansonlysuppor
随机试题
通过()方法,可以减小仪器误差。
下列关于自理报关企业的叙述不正确的是()
社会主义与共产主义道德是()
酮体的叙述错误的是
患者,男,72岁,4h前因情绪激动突发极度气急,咳嗽,咳粉红色泡沫样痰,出冷汗,焦虑不安。既往COPD史20年,高血压病25年。查体:T36.5℃,P120次/分,R34次/分,血压220/130mmHg,神志模糊,端坐位,口唇发绀。无颈静脉怒张,双
银行从业人员与银行内其他部门人员之间的下列行为中,违反了《银行业从业人员职业操守》中“信息保密”原则的是()。
投资者风险回避态度和证券市场线斜率的关系有()。
限制、无行为能力人所立的遗嘱无效。()
根据下列资料,回答下列问题。2017年上半年,全国居民人均可支配收入12932元,比上年同期名义增长8.8%。其中,城镇居民人均可支配收入18322元,增长8.1%(以下如无特别说明,均为同比名义增长);农村居民人均可支配收入6562元,增长8.
读世界大洲、大洋分布图(图4),回答问题。 地球表面最北部的大洋是____。2012年举办奥运会的城市伦敦位于____洲。在伦敦观看奥运会后,若到伦敦附近国家游览,在哪些国家能看到下列景观:
最新回复
(
0
)