题目内容
18.Americans always attach great weight to the business of the country.President Coolidge's statement,"the business of America is business." Still points to an important truth today---that business institutions have more prestige(威望)in American society than any other kind of organization,including the government.Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society.Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans,competitive business institutions are respected.Competition is not only good in itself,it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom,equality of opportunity,and hard work are protected
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断、垄断者)of power.In contrast to one,all-powerful government,many businesses compete against each other for profits.Theoretically,if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers,it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly.Where many businesses compete for the customers'dollar,they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors(下属)or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business,which is competitive,and government,which is a monopoly.Because is competitive,many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government,even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not.Many Americans believes,then,that competition is as important,or even more important,than democracy in preserving freedom
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity.Competition is seen as an open and fair where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background.Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternation to social rank based on family background.Business is therefore world as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity in America rather than the aristocratic(贵族的)idea of inherited privilege in many other countries
32.The statement"The business of America is business"probably means"C"
A.the business institutions in American are concerned with commerce(商业)
B.business problems are of great importance to the American government
C.business is of primary concern to Americans
D.America is a great power in world business
33.Who can benefit from the business competition?C
A.Honest businessmen
B.People with ideas of equality and freedom
C.Both businessmen and their customers
D.Both business institutions and government
34.Government is believed to differ unusually from business because government is characterized byA.
A.its absolute control of power
B.its function in preserving personal freedom
C.its role in protecting basic American values
D.its democratic way of exercising leadership
35.It can be concluded from the passage that the author believesB.
A.Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
B.in many countries,success often depends on one's social status
C.American businesses are more democratic(民主的)than those in other countries
D.businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America.
分析 本文介绍了在美国社会商业机构比包括政府在内的其它任何类型的组织有更多的威望.因为在这样的社会体制下可以通过商业竞争实现个人价值而不靠社会背景.
解答 32.C.细节理解题.由后面that business institutions have more prestige(威望)in American society than any other kind of organization,including the government社会商业机构比包括政府在内的其它任何类型的组织有更多的威望,可知人们更关注商业,故选C.
33.C.细节理解题.由第三段if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers,it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly,只有公平地对待顾客的商业机构才会在竞争中取胜,可知竞争不但保护顾客利益,也保护商业机构,故选C.
34.A.细节理解题.由第四段A contrast is often made between business,which is competitive,and government,which is a monopoly竞争的工商业与政府的垄断形成鲜明对比,可知他们区别在于对权利的操控,故选A.
35.B.推理判断题.由最后一段Competition is seen as an open and fair where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background可知美国人竞争的成功与家庭背景无关,可推知其他国家中人们的成功依靠家庭背景,故选B
点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型,需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解,句子的理解可以结合上下文意思,通过逻辑推理得到.
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