XX年12月英语六级考试阅读基础测试题xx年12月英语六级考试阅读基础测试题Ingeneral,oursocietyisbeingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucratic(官liao主义的)managementinwhichmanbeesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,Nell-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human–relations”experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbeepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebeeeconomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveandiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandin___ectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlypetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforin___igenceaswellasfortherightmixtureofsubmissivenessandindependence.Fromthemomentontheyaretestedagainandagain–bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone’sfellow–petitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreidustrialmodeofproductionortonieenth-century“freeenterprise“capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemformabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionareendsinthemselvesintoahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities–thoseofallloveandofreason–aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.1.By“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery“theauthorintendstodelivertheideathatmanis____.A.anecessarypartofthesocietythougheachindividual’sfunctionisnegligibleB.workinginpleteharmonywiththerestofthesocietyC.anunimportantpartinparisonwiththerestofthesocietyD.ahumbleponentofthesociety,especiallywhenworkingsmoothly2.Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat____.A.theyarelikelytolosetheirhobsB.theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlifeC.theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceD.theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence3.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose_____.A.whoareatthebottomofthesocietyB.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatusC.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow–petitorsD.whocoulddipfarawayfromthispetitiveworld4.Tosolvethepresentsocialproblemstheauthorputsforuardasuggestionthatweshould______.A.resorttotheproductionmodeofourancestorsB.offerhigherwagestotheworkersandemployeesC.enablemantofullydevelophispotentialitiesD.takethefundamentalrealitiesforgranted5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof______.A.approvalB.dissatisfactionC.suspicionD.susceptibilityCDDCB【xx年12月英语六级考试阅读基础测试题】相关文章：1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.模板,内容仅供参考
