Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin, Bra smells of roses, and leisure(悠閑) is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities. In Bra, population 27,866, the town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic(有機(jī)的). And as the movement goes well, the slow concept gradually spreads across Europe.
The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good, but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999, has improved local economies(經(jīng)濟(jì)) by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra, where unemployment is only 5 percent, about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine festivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are doing well, many with sales rising at a rate of 15% per year. “This is our answer to the world.” says Paolo Samrnini, the founder of Slow Cities.
France is in favor of slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model: short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain, and have been for years.
The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europewide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.
小題1:The church clock that is a half hour slow severs as a symbol of ________.
A.industrial developmentB.slow movement
C.global economyD.city growth
小題2:The low unemployment in Bra proves that ________.
A.the population is not large
B.tourism brings great job chance
C.the Slow City Movement is successful
D.the slow concept works well only in its birth place
小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.British workers work longer hours than the French
B.French workers work longer hours than the Italians
C.Italian workers are less productive than the Americans
D.American workers are more productive than the British
小題4:The increased French productivity tends to ________.
A.favor a fast life style
B.throw doubt on slow economics
C.encourage a slow economic growth
D.confirm advantages of slow economics

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析:文章介紹Bra是意大利加入Slow Movement城市中的一個(gè)。從而引出慢節(jié)奏的生活方式,從法國(guó)和其他國(guó)家對(duì)比,可以看出法國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng),印證了慢速型經(jīng)濟(jì)的優(yōu)勢(shì)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:第一段中Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin, Bra smells of roses, and leisure(悠閑) is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities.介紹到Bra是意大利加入Slow Movement城市中的一個(gè)?芍烫玫溺娐硎綛ra是慢節(jié)奏的城市,選B
小題2:推理題:第二段首句The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good, but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999, has improved local economies(經(jīng)濟(jì)) by promoting local goods and tourism.已給出答案。Slow City Movement帶動(dòng)了當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展。選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)第三段的描述Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain, and have been for years.,法國(guó)比美、英兩國(guó)的生產(chǎn)效率都高。也就是英國(guó)人比法國(guó)人工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng),選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題:從最后一段的句子:The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europewide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.法國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng),印證了慢速型經(jīng)濟(jì)的優(yōu)勢(shì)。D
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