首页
登录
职称英语
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong uni
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong uni
游客
2023-07-15
46
管理
问题
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 [br] 【S1】
选项
答案
E
解析
这里需要填一个名词。根据下文可知,B、D、E三个名词中只有unions合适。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2838320.html
相关试题推荐
【B1】[br]【B7】A、largeB、strongC、heavyD、thickB说明烟的气味浓烈用strong,这是从嗅觉上来讲,符合文意。D.
[originaltext]CrimeisaseriousprobleminBritain.Onesortofcrimewhic
[originaltext]CrimeisaseriousprobleminBritain.Onesortofcrimewhic
[originaltext]ThetwomostfamousfacesinBritaintodaybelongtotwowome
[originaltext]ThetwomostfamousfacesinBritaintodaybelongtotwowome
[originaltext]ThetwomostfamousfacesinBritaintodaybelongtotwowome
She______astrongandpositiveinfluenceoverherfriends.A、drawsB、exertsC、e
GrowingupasanAsianinBritainismuchmorethanaquestionoffacingdis
GrowingupasanAsianinBritainismuchmorethanaquestionoffacingdis
GrowingupasanAsianinBritainismuchmorethanaquestionoffacingdis
随机试题
Hewasseriouslyinjuredinacaraccident,whichwas____tofaultybrakes.A、attr
DearSirs,WearepleasedtorecommendyouShanghaiCarpet,whichisavailabl
FrustratedwithdelaysinSacramento,BayAreaofficialssaidThursdaytheypl
SubfieldsofLinguisticsTheoverlappinginterestsb
Johnis______hardworkingthanhissister,buthefailedintheexam.A、nolessB、
TheWilliamsburgpackagestresses______.[br]Inordertosavemoney,afamily
1905年孙中山在《民报》发刊词中.将同盟会纲领概括为三民主义.包括( )
亚急性感染性心内膜炎具有诊断意义的依据是A.血沉 B.血象 C.免疫学检查
患者,女,43岁。近3月来午后低热,剧烈咳嗽,痰中带血,进食少,乏力,消痩,应用
客货共线铁路验收标准是与行车速度等条件有密切关系的质量指标,它是按时速()客货共
最新回复
(
0
)