首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Among western rich countries, people in the United States wor
[originaltext] Among western rich countries, people in the United States wor
游客
2024-05-11
39
管理
问题
Among western rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than those in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history,as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words, they have decided to "spend" a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP. So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe.Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance?
32. What do we know about the speaker from the passage?
33.Which country has more of its people at work?
34.What message can we get from the passage?
35.Which would be the best title for the passage?
选项
A、Staying at Home
B、Work and Happiness
C、Work and Productivity
D、Americans and Europeans
答案
B
解析
选项中实词的首字母都大写表明,本题考查短文标题。短文从各个方面对美国人和欧洲人的工作情况进行了对比,最后引出工作和幸福指数的关系,故答案为[B]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3593448.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovesebeingkilledfightb
[originaltext]Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovesebeingkilledfightb
[originaltext]W:Doyoulikethedress?M:Iloveit.W:Idesigneditmyself.
[originaltext]W:Doyoulikethedress?M:Iloveit.W:Idesigneditmyself.
[originaltext]M:Hey,Jane.Whatdoyouthinkoftheartmuseumyouvisitedlas
[originaltext]M:Hey,Jane.Whatdoyouthinkoftheartmuseumyouvisitedlas
[originaltext]W:Lookwhatamessyou’vemade!I’vetoldyouseveraltimes,but
[originaltext]W:Lookwhatamessyou’vemade!I’vetoldyouseveraltimes,but
[originaltext]W:Lookwhatamessyou’vemade!I’vetoldyouseveraltimes,but
PeopleoftentalkaboutloveatfirstsightIthappens,butrarely._____________
随机试题
[originaltext][5]Scientistssayahugepercentageofbirdspeciesareinda
CompletethesentencesbelowusingNOMORETHANTWOWORDSfromthepassage.Writ
[originaltext]M:Hi,Rose,youaresoabsorbedthatyoudidn’tevenknowIcame
某教研室组织教师学习《义务教育语文课程标准(2018年版)》,教师们注意到新课程
财务尽职调查重点关注标的企业的()财务业绩情况。A.期望 B.预计
债券市场所说的年利率都是指()A.通货膨胀率 B.保值贴补率 C.名
患者,男性,62岁,因寒战、高热2d入院。血液培养24h后观察到血培养瓶浑浊并有
已知298K下=-200.66kJ·mol-1,则在同一温度下甲醇的标准摩尔气化
为改善空气质量,天津成为继北京之后第二个进行煤炭消费总量控制的城市。从2012年
职业伤害事故分类中,物体打击伤害是指落物、滚石、()等造成的人身伤害。
最新回复
(
0
)