英语六级阅读理解练习题(004)：社会体制
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bureaucratic">bureaucratic</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bureaucratic">bureaucratic</span> management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, Nell-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and human relations experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intellectually">intellectually</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="subordinates">subordinates</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="insecure">insecure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="submissiveness">submissiveness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="superiors">superiors</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>, <span word="sociability">sociability</span>, <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unhappiness">unhappiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.</p>
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