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[单项选择] For centuries in Spain and Latin America, heading home for lunch and a snooze with the family was some thing like a national right, but with global capitalism standardizing work hours, this idyllic habit is fast becoming an endangered pleasure. Ironically, all this is happening just as researchers are beginning to note the health benefits of the afternoon nap.
According to a nationwide survey, less than 25 percent of Spaniards still enjoy siestas. And like Spain, much of Latin America has adopted Americanized work schedules, too, With shortened lunch breaks to one hour and requiring its employees to work their eight-hour shift between 7 a. m Before the mandate, workers would break up the shift--going home midday for a long break with the family and returning to work until about 9 or 10 p.m. The idea of siesta is changing in Greece, Italy and Portugal, too, as they rush to join their more "industrious" counterparts in the global market.
Most Americans I know covet sleep, but
A. the habit of napping
B. the standardizing of work hours
C. the decline of the siesta tradition
D. the growth of global capitalism
[简答题]For more than two centuries, America’s colleges and universities have been the backbone of the country’s progress. They have educated the technical, managerial and professional work force and provided generation after generation of national leaders. Their unparalleled capacity for research has put the United States at the cutting edge of science and of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. Without this vast network of universities, the nation would never have achieved its current preeminence.
The decentralization, diversity, academic freedom and shared governance that have evolved over the past two centuries have made America’s system of higher education one of the most accessible and democratic in the world. Today educators from around the globe are turning to U.S. institutions of higher learning for inspiration. They are apt to find many reasons for the excellence of American universities, including America’s tradition of philanthropy, but four historic acts stand o
[单项选择]A. Latin America. B. North America. C. South America. D. Central America.
[填空题]In Latin America, solid business opportunities usually result from ______.
[单项选择]A) Throughout Latin America and in parts of Asia. B) In Europe and America.
C) In Latin America and Europe. D) In Latin America, Europe and Asia.
[填空题]Between seventeenth and eighteenth centuries when tea was first introduced into England there was competition between coffee houses and pubs to gain popularity of tea and liquor.
