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sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecoalingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldprovidetheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.
Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'
shomes.Later,astransportationimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'
sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplaceinwhichtheylived.
Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtime,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttobepaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamilytohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtodayandrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.
Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs.
Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat
Aavailableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation.
Bnewjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures.
Cavailableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed.
Dthenowadayhighunemploymentfiguresareatruthoflife.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第2题
Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat
Auniversalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity.
Beconomicfreedomcamewithineveryone'
scontrol.
Cpatternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged.
Dpeople'
sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed.
C
第3题
Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat
Apeoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland.
Bpeopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves.
Cpeoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland.
Dpeoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind.
B
第4题
Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat
Athehouseholdandvillagecommunitydisappearedcompletely.
Bmennowtravelledenormousdistancestotheirplacesofwork.
Cyoungandoldpeoplebecamesuperfluouscomponentsofsociety.
Dtheworkstatusofthosenotinpaidemploymentsuffered.
第5题
Thearticleconcludesthat
Athecreationofjobsforallisanimpossibility.
Boureffortsandresourcesintermsoftacklingunemploymentareinsufficient.
Cpeopleshouldbeginsupportingthemselvesbylearningapracticalskill.
Dweshouldhelpthosewhosejobsareonlypart-time.
A
第6题
Throughouthistorytherehavebeenmanyunusualtaxesleviedonsuchthingsashats,beds,baths,marriages,andfunerals.AtonetimeEnglandleviedataxonsunlightbycollectionfromeveryhouseholdwithsixormorewindows.Andaccordingtolegend,therewasaTurkishrulerwhocollectedataxeachtimehedinedwithoneofhissubjects.Why?
Topayforthewearandtearonhisteeth!
Differentkindsoftaxeshelptospreadthetaxburden.Anyonewhopaysataxissaidto"
beartheburden"
ofthetax.Theburdenofataxmayfallmoreheavilyonsomepersonsthanonothers.Thatiswhythethreelevelsofgovernmentinthiscountryuseseveralkindsoftaxes,liftsspreadstheburdenoftaxesamongmorepeople.Fromthestandpointoftheiruse,themostimportanttaxesareincometaxes,propertytaxes,salestaxes,andestate,inheritance,andgifttaxes.Someareusedbyonlyonelevelofgovernment;
othersbyorevenallthreelevels.Togetherthesedifferenttaxesmakeupwhatiscalledourtaxsystem.
Incometaxesarethemainsourceoffederalrevenues.Thefederalgovernmentgetsmerethanthree-fourthsofitsrevenuefromincometaxes.Asitsnameindicated,anincometaxisataxonearnings.Bothindividualsandbusinesscorporationspayafederalincometax.
TheoldesttaxintheUnitedStatestodayisthepropertytax.Itprovidesmostoftheincomeforlocalgovernments.Itprovidesatleastapartoftheincomeforallbutafewstates.Itisnotusedbythefederalgovernment.
Asalestaxisataxleviedonpurchases.MostpeoplelivingintheUnitedStatesknowaboutsalestaxessincetheyareusedinallbutfourstates.Actuallythereareseveralkindsofsalestaxes,butonlythreeofthemareimportant.Theyaregeneralsalestaxes,excisetaxes,andimporttaxes.
Otherthreecloselyrelatedtaxesareestate,inheritance,andgifttaxes.Everythingapersonowns,includingbothrealandpersonalproperty,makesuphisorherestate.Whensomeonedies,ownershipofhisorherpropertyorestatepassesontooneormoreindividualsororganizations.Beforethepropertyistransferred,however,itissubjecttoanestatetaxifitsvalueexceedsacertainamount.
ThereasonthattheTurkishrulercollectedadiningtaxistopayfor
Atheinconvenienceforhimtoputonandtakeoffclothes.
Bthedamagethateatingdidtohisteeth.
Chiseffortstocutthefoodintopieces.
Dthedecayofhisteethbecauseofsugar.
第7题
Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat
Atherichhavetopaymoreandthepoorless.
Bawiderrangeoftaxpayerscanbeincluded.
Ceachofthreelevelsofgovernmentcouldgottaxmoney.
Dtheburdenoftaxesfallsevenlyoneverybody.
第8题
Thefederalgovernmentgetmostoftheirincomefrom
Apropertytax.
Bincometax.
Csalestax.
Destatetax.
第9题
HowmanystateslevyimporttaxesintheU.S.A.?
A4
B50
C46
D54
第10题
Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottree?
AAnyformofpropertyissubjecttoanestatetaxwhentransferred.
BPropertytaxprovidesapartofincomeforlocalgovernment.
CThereareafewkindsofsalestaxes.
DIndividualsandcorporationsbothpayincometaxes.
第11题
WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992.TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarth'
slife-supportsystems.Infact,thismeetinghadmuchtheflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit.Towit:
emptypromises,hollowrhetoric,bickeringbetweenrichandpoor,andirrelevantinitiatives.ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion.
Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactthattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyears—realchangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationthatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately,andinversely,linked.Almostnoneofthis,however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio.
Oritdidn'
taccomplish.OneitemontheagendaatRio,forexample,wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests.(ApreviousUN-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation.)AfterRio,aUNworkinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendationsthathavesofargonenowhere.Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunizingwood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions.
AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse.BlockedbytheBushAdministrationfromsettingmandatorylimits,theUNin1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels.Severalyearslater,it'
sasifRiohadneverhappened.AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto,Japan,butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeontheselimits.Meanwhile,theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990,andemissionsinthedevelopingworldhaverisenevenmoresharply.Noonewouldconfusethe"
Rioprocess"
withprogress.
Whilegovernmentshaveditheredatapacethatcouldmakedriftingcontinentsimpatient,peoplehaveacted.Birth-ratesare
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