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If you have a chance to go to

【题目】If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).

With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

【1】While taking a taxi in Finland, ________.

A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

C. a passenger can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration(证明) before leaving without paying

【2】We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ________.

A. are mostly poorly managed

B. provide meals for any diners

C. provide free wine and charge for food

D. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.

B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

C. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

【4】The word “those” in the last but one paragraph probably refers to _______.

A. people who are dishonest

B. people who often have meals in big hotels

C. people who often take taxis

D. people who are worthy of trust

 

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文,叙述了芬兰人是如何的“愚蠢”,同时也向我们说明了一个高道德的社会究竟是什么样子的。

【1】C分析推断题。根据第二段第三句第四句 You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.你可以用一辆出租车去任何一个地方,你可以告诉司机在任何一个地方把你放下,告诉他你有点事要做,然后不付钱就离开。司机也不会表现出一点的焦虑。从这里可以推断出来,芬兰出租车司机不会拒载。故选C

【2】B细节题。第三段第二句Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. 宾馆客人们的餐点是免费的,所以他们自然而然的前去免费餐厅吃饭。故选B

【3】D细节题。倒数第三段最后两句They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).一旦他们和老板谈好价钱,他们能得到多少报酬就取决于他们自己了。从这个时候起,他们只要说自己工作了多长时间,他们就会被付相应的工资。故选D

【4】A分析推断题。根据倒数第二段大意:每天的生活有如此多的漏洞,芬兰对于那些喜欢占小便宜的人来说一定是一个天堂。但是奇怪的事情是,所有的出租车乘客都会在办完事后回来付车费;在宾馆的免费餐厅里也见不到一个外人;工人们总会给出他们工作的精确小时。由于芬兰人无论做什么的时候总是有着好的信念,住在这样一个社会会将每个人都变成“绅士”。可以推测出来,这里的those指的是那些喜欢petty advantage的人们。这种人和芬兰人的真实情况是不一样的,故选A

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