Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Or do they? Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?
At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (實業(yè)家) in the UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public.
Britain is hostile to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”. Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green-eyed monster” and the UK is its home. Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little money were given the chance to destroy the large amounts of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.
This seems to prove the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently reported that the UK was now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.
“It’s not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a Professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢) or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”
Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were friendlier, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.
小題1:What does the underlined “it” in the second paragraph refer to__________?
A．One group of peopleB．A great surveyC．A nation D．National character
小題2:Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that       .
A．the British public are hardworking
B．they are not popular simply because they are successful
C．love of success is Britain’s national character
D．they are considered as “green-eyed monsters”
小題3:What does the result of the Warwich University test show_________?
A．Most people would rather fail than see others succeed
B．Two thirds of the people tested didn’t love money
C．An imaginary amount of money does not attract people
D．Most people are willing to enjoy success with others
小題4:The writer of the passage seems to suggest that        .
A．jealousy is Britain’s national character
B．British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated
C．the British dislike the entrepreneurs because they do not behave properly
D．the scientists at Warwich University did a successful test
小題5:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Germans are fashionable and the Italians are serious.
B．About 350 entrepreneurs in the UK felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public.
C．The British people are not lazy and they work longer hours than anyone else in the world.
D．Carey Cooper said that the British really dislike success.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：真的存在民族性格嗎？它會影響到一個國家的興衰成敗嗎？一項對英國企業(yè)家的調(diào)查顯示，超過一半的企業(yè)家認為他們不受大眾的歡迎。他們認為這是由英國固有的嫉妒文化導致。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段“Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?”和第二段“70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public”可知，是否存在一種叫作“民族性格”的東西呢？它能否影響一個國家的成敗呢？至少有一些人相信民族性格能夠影響國家成敗。It指的是第一段提到的national character，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)第三段“It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood””可知，大多數(shù)企業(yè)家并不受歡迎是因為，人們認為他們是繼承了家族的事業(yè)，英國充斥著嫉妒文化，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段“Those given a little money were given the chance to destroy the large amounts of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.”可知，測試中得到一點錢的人，有三分之二愿意毀掉他人得到的一大筆錢，即使以自己得到的一點錢為代價。由此可見，大多數(shù)人都對他人的成功抱有嫉妒心理，故選A。
小題4:根據(jù)第五段““It’s not really success that the British dislike,” ...“It’s people using their success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢) or unfair or which separates them from their roots.””可知，英國人并非不喜歡他人的成功，而是不喜歡人們以成功自居的傲慢態(tài)度和不公正的行為，故選C。
小題5:根據(jù)第二段“A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (實業(yè)家) in the UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public.”可知，500位企業(yè)家中的70%是350人，故選B。
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