2015考研英语阅读理解模拟试题十五
<p> 2015复习正在如火如荼的进行中，考研专家建议可以按考研题型分别进行重点复习，是考研英语中分值最高的，在线小编特地整理了2015理解模拟试题供大家模拟练习，希望大家认真做题，错题着重看解析及译文，经过练习阅读理解能力必能有所提高。 十五、节省时间 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="Globalisation">Globalisation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>. <span word="Closely">Closely</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Add">Add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="eighties">eighties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forerunner">forerunner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="management">management</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="hiring">hiring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="hassles">hassles</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="arranging">arranging</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="inconveniences">inconveniences</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="Personal">Personal</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="relieving">relieving</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mundane">mundane</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="helper">helper</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="plumber">plumber</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cares">cares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>-<span word="place">place</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organise">organise</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inherently">inherently</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rethink">rethink</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>! 1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> _____ . [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="globalisation">globalisation</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> 2. <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premiumprobably">premiumprobably</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> _____. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> 3. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> _____. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organise">organise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="have">have</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="living">living</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>. 4. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>? [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="them">them</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="They">They</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="time">time</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clients">clients</span>. 5. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> _____. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="should">should</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> 答案：1.<span word="C">C</span> 2.<span word="B">B</span> 3.<span word="C">C</span> 4.<span word="D">D</span> 5.<span word="B">B</span> 核心词汇与超纲词汇 <span word="globalisation">globalisation</span>全球化;<span word="globalize">globalize</span>;<span word="global">global</span>球形的;全球的，全世界的 <span word="bind">bind</span> <span word="up">up</span>包扎，装订;束缚 <span word="famine">famine</span>饥荒;严重的缺乏;<span word="famish">famish</span>饥饿，挨饿 <span word="household">household</span>家庭;一家人;与家庭有关的，用于家中的;家喻户晓的 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>高于票面价值;非常珍贵;甚受欢迎 <span word="host">host</span>一大群，许多，如<span word="A">A</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="has">has</span> / <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arisen">arisen</span>.出现了一大堆的困难;作为主人招待;主办 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span>见过世面;经验丰富 <span word="hassle">hassle</span>激烈的争论，激战;麻烦，打扰 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sth">sth</span>.仍未定夺，悬而未决 <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="load">load</span>卸载;<span word="off">off</span>-前缀常常构成名词、形容词、动词或副词，意为不在离开;去掉如<span word="offstage">offstage</span>不在舞台上，<span word="off">off</span>-<span word="duty">duty</span>不值班的 <span word="mundane">mundane</span>世俗的;寻常的，普通的~ <span word="affairs">affairs</span>俗事 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>作为的回报，如<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> ~ <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="help">help</span>;作为回应，如<span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> ~ 全文翻译 压力的现象已经得到广泛地讨论，并被认为是我们这个时代最中心的问题之一。它带来的全球化和技术的改善似乎只是让这个问题更严重：在创造更多机会的同时使我们的生活更复杂。被压力紧紧束缚是时间荒的问题。比如，英国是欧洲工作时间最长和工作女性比例最大的国家，这意味着人们拥有越来越少的属于自己的时间。此外，再加上单身住户人数的上升和自80年代早期开始连续几届政府提倡的工作道德，因此很容易明白为什么时间变得如此珍贵。 总是作为时尚先驱的美国对此的一个反应是开始指导人们的生活方式。它包括雇佣一家公司来修房子、购物和完成其他一大堆耗费时间的工作。一些分析家坚持认为在未来十年内对时间的管理会是大生意。在美国，生活方式的指导公司已经是经验丰富，但现在看来英国人似乎也渴望使用它们。 这些潜在的顾客需要的是优质时间。它意味着带走一天天过日子中产生的麻烦。虽然过去人们似乎总是有时间安排私人生活，满足每日里房子、健康、孩子或假期的需求。但现在受到工作困扰的人群，被办公室所约束，似乎不能应付这些不便。换句话说，人们要求一种对他们生活方式的单独的个人帮助。 然而，这种新的服务是不是有用则仍未定夺。不断地迫切需求时间无疑会产生压力，因此通过自愿的帮手来分担我们更普通的事务自然是再好不过了。或许这也是一种保证你得到优质服务的方式。人们常说英国大部分服务部门商品和服务质量差是因为只看重短期收益。如果你让专家按照合理的价格负责找到优秀的水管工人，至少能确保你漏水的管子将会被修好。 然而，这里提出了一个重要的问题。当我们因为长时间的工作已经筋疲力尽，再为我们创造更多的时间来工作是否正确?也许更重要的是控制我们自己的私人生活，通过让自己适当逃离对工作的忧虑而减少压力。毕竟，如果你没有时间照顾自己的家和组织自己的生活，那么也许你优先考虑的事情错了。最后，指导生活方式的企业在英国不会发展的原因是英国人天生的保守性格。要接受这个新的概念，我们也许都需要重新考虑自己的生活。</p>
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