Question

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(價錢). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相應(yīng)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 (證明) 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

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章描述了芬蘭社會中一些在我們看來的奇怪的現(xiàn)象，從反面解釋了芬蘭社會很高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

1.根據(jù)第二段"You can go anywhere in one，tell the driver to drop you at any place"可知C項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)錯在不付錢是當(dāng)時有重要業(yè)務(wù)要參加的時候，而不是任何時候都不付錢。況且第四段提到所有的乘客都會在辦理了緊急業(yè)務(wù)后回來付車費(fèi)。文章中"with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer"意思是每公里2美元，而不是B項(xiàng)說的每次乘車都是2美元。D項(xiàng)未提到要先提供誠信的范例。故選C。

2.各大酒店餐廳不僅為住客服務(wù),而且也服務(wù)外來食客。故選B。

3.芬蘭工人是按小時付費(fèi)，可知A正確；根據(jù)第五段中“And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in”工人總是給一個誠實(shí)的確切時間賬單，可知B正確；根據(jù)第四段中“ They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(價錢)”他們一和老板就工資達(dá)成協(xié)議后，在很大程度上就靠他們自己了，可知C正確；根據(jù)第四段最后一句“From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly”從那時起，他們只要說他們工作了多少小時他們就會被相應(yīng)地支付報酬，可知老板們并不細(xì)查具體工作多長時間，因此D錯誤。故選D。

4.故選A。

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