發(fā)布時間： 2016年03月08日
They Say Irelands the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britains Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of the countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security gender equality as well as what the magazine calls "freedom, family and community life".
Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic congestion, gender inequality, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe, troubled by political insecurity and hunger is rated the gloomiest, picking up only 3.89 points.
"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued," the report said, "some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact."
"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirab1e elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life.
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain.
The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg, took the l3th place in the survey. China was in the 1lower half of the league at 60th.
1）. For 2,005 years, Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： B
答案解析：Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005…．愛爾蘭是2005年世界上最適合居住的地方，……這是文章中的第一句話。題干說的是：在長達2005年里，愛爾蘭一直是世界上最適合于人類居住的地方。因此，不對。
2）. Job security is the least important measure of life quality.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： C
答案解析：題干說的是：工作穩(wěn)定是生活質(zhì)量中最不重要的衡量標準。文章第三段提到了工作穩(wěn)定(job security)，但是沒有說工作穩(wěn)定是生活質(zhì)量中最不重要的衡量標準。
3）. Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： A
答案解析：題干說的是：在愛爾蘭生活費用相當高。這一信息可以從第四段中的詞組“the high cost of living”(很高的生活費用)中找到。
4）. Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： C
答案解析：題干說的是：在津巴布韋，家庭生活不穩(wěn)定。文章沒有提到。
5）. Ireland is positioned at No. 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： A
答案解析：題干說的是：愛爾蘭名居榜首是因為它把新時期的最佳的成分和一些好的傳統(tǒng)結(jié)合在一起。這一信息可以從第七段中找到。
6）. To measure life quality is easy.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： B
答案解析：題干說的是：評價生活質(zhì)量很容易。第八段是這么說的：The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do．該雜志承認評價生活質(zhì)量不是一件簡單的事。因此，不對。
7）. The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not Mentioned
正確答案： B
答案解析：題干說的是：美國在前十名。事實是它排在第十三名。有關(guān)此信息可以在最后一段找到。
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