第2部分:阅读判断 (第16—22题,每题1分,共7分)
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1 H& c$ C9 ~5 R# _5 ~ They Say Ireland’s the Best
5 E% r7 a8 M; M0 f Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005.according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine last week.
" f% Q1 l! s4 t) }" \) w The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the0 g) @6 t1 c: |/ b8 l. B
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
$ x* n4 |& v* }4 x6 Y) U The index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political* J9 `4 o2 |# n& ~+ t$ ~- q; c
stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and" G/ k$ O4 ?& u
community 1ife”4 C' I( R9 a# x6 ~4 g
Despite the bad weather, troubled health service,traffic congestion(拥挤),gender inequality and the high cost of living.Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 Points out 0f 10.' M# L n& P+ Q3 x+ Y5 V N
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland.which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe.
6 Y+ }: K& A6 {8 d troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的),picking up only 3.89points.
/ D3 ^( Q) G u; d “Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued.”the report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩溃)in
7 V& y2 x. M3 S traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”
! ?0 A- u) t& [; Z2 ^7 t “Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new. _; v8 O- p" _9 {4 t! w9 i
with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life”' L, s. R: g; v
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.( j. m% v1 b2 |" [; F- o
No.2 on the 1ist is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway.Luxembourg.
! z, R6 C, Z1 H% U Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.% V M; M% r+ `/ x/ }7 A
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and
0 M; ]: r- {5 V" q family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita3 y+ w+ ~7 j0 G; C9 b5 @( [
GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey China was in the
p6 Z/ ~2 P6 w) v( ~% k; p+ ^) g Lower half of the league at 60th
2 }" p) f$ v- K5 A+ X2 y6 A 16 For 2,005 years,Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in" u5 Y2 B0 n( a; w
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
: t0 U5 I; T' m! m" p5 K 17 Job security is the least important measure of life quality
+ K2 ~ x% O. h; ]! e& \' \* q; J$ [: J A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned k& {0 E% d" [' [5 G' q
18 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high
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19 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable
2 f1 J& X6 @1 D* R A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned: O$ ]1 a0 ] S" b: n& c
20 Ireland is positioned at No 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new
U5 [% S: I" V; [& N# N with some good elements of the old
/ j1 M8 F6 K W! X. ? A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned C' a2 M0 t. {7 z* K1 K" n
2l To measure life quality is easy. l2 h4 d1 b: R1 q! a! O" L7 B
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
9 o/ ^" G" I- S0 ~6 Y 22 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.& B/ e. S! o% }8 I( e7 ~4 r( y* B
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