首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext]INTERVIEWER: You’re an expert on the urban problem, Mr. Cross. I
[originaltext]INTERVIEWER: You’re an expert on the urban problem, Mr. Cross. I
游客
2023-12-18
38
管理
问题
INTERVIEWER: You’re an expert on the urban problem, Mr. Cross. I wonder how you would describe the characteristics of these enormous cities which have sprung up in Asia and Latin America?
INTERVIEWEE: The first point to make is that they are different from large cities in Europe and America.
INTERVIEWER: Surely all large cities are essentially similar.
INTERVIEWEE: It’s true that in all large cities there are the same problems of provision of housing and services, but the difference lies in the time factor.
INTERVIEWER: I know some of the cities we are considering are just as old and, in some cases, much older than cities in the United States, for instance.
INTERVIEWEE: Very true, but the large cities of Europe and the United States grew relatively slowly. London had u population of mom than a million at the beginning of the nineteenth century and this number grew for more than a hundred years until it reached its maximum of more than eight million. And this growth was parallel to industrial growth throughout the country. The same is true of New York, for example.
INTERVIEWER: But this in not true of Mexico city or Buenos Aires?
INTERVIEWEE: No, it is not. Throughout Latin America and in parts of Asia, cities have grown much faster than industry, or agriculture for that matter. Some of these cities have quadrupled in size in less than two decades, while industrial growth over the same period may only have reached thirty or forty percent.
INTERVIEWER: What does this mean?
INTERVIEWEE: Essentially that population growth of the employed are out of step. Much of the increase is due to immigration from the land, a movement of people in search of better conditions.
INTERVIEWER: And many fail to find jobs?
INTERVIEWEE: Most find some kind of employment but few find jobs in industry. The greater number are sub-employed, many doing casual jobs such as cleaning cars for tips.
INTERVIEWER: Why can’t industry absorb them?
INTERVIEWEE: There are a number of reasons. Law educational standards and lack of training are one reason. The nature of so much modem industry is another.
INTERVIEWER: You mean the kind of jobs industry can offer?
INTERVIEWEE: Much industry today is capital intensive, not labor intensive. An automated factory or plant may produce a great deal but employ few workers.
INTERVIEWER: Are there other causes of growth in these cities?
INTERVIEWEE: Well, we must set the cities and their growth against a background of rising birthrates and falling mortality rates, and these, of course, are closely related to rising standards of public health.
INTERVIEWER: So it seems no easy solution to the problem of these gigantic cities now.
INTERVIEWEE: No.
选项
A、quite soon
B、impossible
C、very difficult
D、well .on the way
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3283480.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]NativeEnglishspeakersoutnumberedLONDON-TheaccentedE
[originaltext]AtopUnitedNationsofficialhaswarnedthateffortstoreduc
[originaltext]AndPresidentBushsaystheUnitedStatesislookingintorepo
[originaltext]SunglassesInterviewer:Nowadayssunglas
[originaltext]SunglassesInterviewer:Nowadayssunglas
Oneofthemajorproblemsofnuclearenergyistheinabilityofscientiststo
Oneofthemajorproblemsofnuclearenergyistheinabilityofscientiststo
Oneofthemajorproblemsofnuclearenergyistheinabilityofscientiststo
[originaltext]OneofBritain’smostprestigiousawardsforartworkhasgone
[originaltext]OneofBritain’smostprestigiousawardsforartworkhasgone
随机试题
[originaltext]M:Hi,I’mMr.Smith.Icalledyoualittlewhileagoaboutthea
Amillionmotoristsleavetheircarsfilledupwithpetrolandwiththekeys
[originaltext]Whatdoesthegirlwanttodolater?[/originaltext]A、Towalktot
[originaltext]TheworldwideorganizationoftheRedCrossstemsfromtheide
B
保和丸主治的证治要点除嗳腐厌食,苔厚腻,脉滑外,还有A.恶食呕吐 B.吞酸
下列关于旅行服务业线上、线下的说法中,错误的是()。A.线下门店具有顾问式
一小偷利用一楼住户甲违规安装的防盗网,进入二楼住户乙的室内,行窃过程中将乙打伤。
制定项目质量计划的方法有()。A:成本收益分析法 B:质量标杆法 C:流程图
(2019年真题)除了所用水泥和骨料的品种外,通常对混凝土强度影响最大的因素是(
最新回复
(
0
)