Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic. the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are seri?ous. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? ―9_

At least one group of people are certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs(企业家)in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile(敌意的)to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒). 10 Jealousy is sometimes known as the "green-eyed monster" and the UK is its home.

Scientists at Warwich University in the UK re?cently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money.

11 Those given a little were given the chance to de?stroy the large amount of money given to others―but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

12 . But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develop?ment recently reported that the UK is now the world's fourth largest economy. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the prob?lem. They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become million?aires. 13 . It hardly seems worth following their ex?amples. If they were more friendly* people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

A. This test seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.

B. The one who owns the most money in the end is the winner.

C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were "unloved, unwanted and misunderstood".

D. And if there is， can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.

F. But instead of being happy they complain that no?body loves them. ,

G. It is not true that British people are born jealous of others' success.

Answer 1

D 承接下文的"At least one group of people are certain that it can.，，，并由上文的"Are these just stereotypes or is there re?ally such a thing as national character?，，可知，此处表示疑问， 故选D项。

 

C 根据上文的"Britain is hostile(敌意的）to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒）.，，可知，作为成功人士的企业家在英国是不受欢迎的，且与本段中的survey呼应，故选C项。

E 与下文的"Those given a little…"呼应可知，实验中钱财分配不均，故选E项。

A 根据下文的"But there is also opposite evidence."提示可知，此处表示承上启下的作用，即得出上文实验的结果，并由此进行转折，有不同的论证，且与下段首句"Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.，，形成呼应，故选A项。

F 根据上文的"By their own efforts they become million-aires."可推知，英国一些成功人士也是白手起家，因此推翻了第二段的结论，故选F项。