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Is There a Way to Keep the Britain's Economy Growing

1. In today's knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do best. Japanese design electronics while Germens export engineering techniques. The French serve the best food and Americans make computers.

2. Britain specializes in the gift of talking. The nation doesn't manufacture much of anything. But it has lawyers, stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk, talk and more talk. The World Foundation think tank1 says the UK's four iconic jobs today are not scientists, engineers, teachers and nurses. Instead, they're hairdressers, celebrities, management consultants and managers. But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can.

3. Although the country's trade deficit was more than ￡60 billion in 2006, UK's largest in the postwar period, officials say the country has nothing to worry about. In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical industry, and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad. It also trades services — accountancy, insurance, banking and advertising. The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge2 of the knowledge economy. After all, the country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud. Rock “n” roll3 is an English language medium, and there are billions to be made by their cutting-edge bands. In other words, the creative economy has plenty of strength to carry the British economy.

4. However, creative industries account for only about 4 percent of UK's exports of goods and services. The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts4. The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in "innovation activities", 3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany (61 percent) and Sweden (47 percent).

5.In fact, it might be better to call Britain a "servant" economy — there are at least 4 million people "in service". The majority of the population are employed by the rich to cook, clean, and take care of their children. Many graduates are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree. Most employment growth has been, and will continue to be, at the low-skill end of the service sector — in shops, bars, hotels, domestic service and in nursing and care homes.

注釋：

1.think tank：思想庫；智囊團

2.cutting edge：尖端的

3.rock' n' roll：搖滾樂

4. National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts：國家科學、技術和藝術捐贈委員會

練習：

1.Paragraph 2_________

2.Paragraph 3_________

3.Paragraph 4_________

4.Paragraph 5_________

A Growth of Economy

B “Servant” Economy

C Strength of the Creative Economy

D Weakness of the Creative Economy

E Gift of Talking

F Export of Talking Machines

5.Every country has its own way_________.

6.The British government doesn’t seem_________.

7.The creative industries find it difficult_________.

8.Many graduates are employed_________.

A to find jobs

B to do low-skill jobs

C to feed its people

D to handle disputes

E to make a profit

F to worry about the British economy

答案與題解：

1. E 第二段的主題句是第一個句子，是這么說的：Britain specializes in the gift of talking．英國的特長是有說話的天賦。接下來就是具體說明說話天賦在經濟中的表現方面。當然，作者最后對這些說話行業能否保持英國經濟的運轉提出了疑間，但是其主題思想仍然是在講說話天賦。

2.C 英國是著名作家Shakespeare和Wordsworth的故鄉，他們以及英國的搖滾樂團創造了大量的精神財富，也為英國賺得了大量的錢，顯示了創造性經濟的力量。因此C是對的。

3.D 第四段的第一個句子是這么說的：However, creative industries, account for only about 4 percent of UK's exports of goods and services．然而，創造力產業占英國出口商品和服務的總額還不足4%。可見創造性經濟還是很薄弱的。這是主題句。

4.B 第五段的第一個句子是這么說的：In fact, it might be better to call Britain a "servant" economy一there are at least 4 million people "in service"．實際上，稱英國經濟為“似經濟” 或許更形象些 因為至少有四百萬人在做服務性工作。這也是主題句。因此選B。

5. C 第一段講到了在今天的知識經濟時代，各個國家生存于自己的強項。因此選to feed its people（養活自己的人民）。

6.F 第二段的最后兩句話是這么說的：But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can. 但是，所有這么說話能讓英國的經濟運轉嗎？英國政府認為是可以的。可見，英國政府好像并不擔心英國的經濟。所以F是對的。

7.E 這個問題參考了第四段中的一個句子，該句子是這么說的：The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts．據國家科學、技術和藝術捐贈委員會報告，這些行業越來越發現盈利不易。

8.B 問題問的是：許多畢業生被雇用去做什么活？第五段有這么一個句子：Many graduates are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree．甚至許多大學畢業生正從事體力勞動，根本用不著文憑。體力勞動屬于低技術的活，因此B是正確的。

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