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
52
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] 【S8】
选项
答案
K
解析
首先可判断此空应填一个形容词,则H、J、K、N可供选择,根据下文的描述是讲英国人排队等车的有秩序看,此处应填“patient”,表示他们耐心等待上车。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2838327.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]InordertomarryinBritain,bothtilemanandthewomanmus
LanceArmstrongisthirty-threeyearsoldandisoneofthebestathletesin
LanceArmstrongisthirty-threeyearsoldandisoneofthebestathletesin
LanceArmstrongisthirty-threeyearsoldandisoneofthebestathletesin
LanceArmstrongisthirty-threeyearsoldandisoneofthebestathletesin
LanceArmstrongisthirty-threeyearsoldandisoneofthebestathletesin
Shehasa____________(酷爱)forBeethoven.strongaffinityaffinity指强烈喜爱(某人/某物),本题
Eachone____________________(满足不同的观众的需求)whilebothhaveastrongfollowing
Strongemotionsareusually【B1】______nonverbally:Bygestures,bodyposture,
Strongemotionsareusually【B1】______nonverbally:Bygestures,bodyposture,
随机试题
ItusedtobesaidthatEnglishpeopletaketheirpleasuresadly.Nodoubtt
Letmespeakfirsttoparents.Youaretheoneswhoplant,orfailtoplant,
Wheneverpossible,Ian______howwellhespeaksJapanese.A、showsupB、showsaro
Untilthen,hisfamily______fromhimforsixmonths.A、didn’thearB、hasn’tbeen
Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtow
开展创先争优活动,是学习实践()活动的延伸和深化。A.服务群众 B.岗位奉献
喉结核的感染途径包括:A.血行播散途径 B.直接接触 C.种植方式 D.淋
常用OT试验皮试液的浓度是A.1:100 B.1:200 C.1:1000
水池满水试验必须在规定的条件下进行,以下满水试验前必须具备的条件中错误的是()
常于室内装修工程的天然大理石最主要的特性是()。A.属酸性石材 B.质地
最新回复
(
0
)