职称英语专题例题分析—综合AB阅读判断
<p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Irelands">Irelands</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Best">Best</span></p><p> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2005, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="of">of</span> 111 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span>, <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> , <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> 8.33 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="place">place</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> 8.07. <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>, <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloomiest">gloomiest</span> , <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="only">only</span> 3. 89 <span word="points">points</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="valued">valued</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preservation">preservation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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