s="" budget="" is="" patrolled="" by="" unions.="" the="" teachers'="" unions="" keep="" an="" eye="" on="" schools,="" ccpoa="" prisons="" and="" a="" variety="" of="" labor="" groups="" health="" care. In many rich countries average wages in the state sector are higher than in the private one. But the real gains come in benefits and work practices. Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous. Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles. Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones. As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down. In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of supporters against Scott Walker, the hardline Republican governor. But many within the public sector suffer under the current system, too. John Donahue at Harvard’s Kennedy School points out that the norms of culture in Western civil services suit those who want to stay put but is bad for high achievers. The only American public-sector workers who earn well above $250,000a year are university sports coaches and the president of the United States. Bankers’ fat pay packets have attracted much criticism, but a public-sector system that does not reward high achievers may be a much bigger problem for America. 1. Paragraph 1 suggests that（ ）. 2. According to Paragraph 2,（ ）. 3. Paragraph 4 points out that the income in the state sector is（ ）. 4. It can be learned from the example of the unions in Wisconsin that unions（ ） 5. What is John Donahue’s attitude towards the public-sector system?'>
If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servant. When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do. In 2009 the number of unionists in America’s public sector passed that of their fellow members in the private sector. In Britain, more than half of public-sector workers but only about 15% of private-sector ones are unionized.There are three reasons for the public-sector unions’ thriving. First, they can shut things down without suffering much in the way of consequences. Second, they are mostly bright and well-educated. A quarter of America’s public-sector workers have a university degree. Third, they now dominate left-of-centre politics. Some of their ties go back a long way. Britain’s Labor Party, as its name implies, has long been associated with trade unionism. Its current leader, Ed Miliband, owes his position to votes from public-sector unions.At the state level their influence can be even more fearsome. Mark Baldassare of the Public Policy Institute of California points out that much of the state's budget is patrolled by unions. The teachers' unions keep an eye on schools, the CCPOA on prisons and a variety of labor groups on health care.In many rich countries average wages in the state sector are higher than in the private one. But the real gains come in benefits and work practices. Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles. Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down. In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of sup
You have to be highly（ ）to do well in sports nowadays.
A.competitive B.confidential C.encouraging D.thoughtful
______ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A.If being B.It is C.There is D.There being
What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother’s blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we cannot see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.
1. Which of the following statements is not true?2. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that（ ）.3. According to the passage, a child may inherit（ ）.4. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will（ ）.5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy. B.It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development. C.The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. D.There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.问题2： A.she is emotionally shocked B.she has a good knowledge of inheritance C.she takes part in all kind of activities D.she sticks to studying问题3： A.everything from his mother B.a knowledge of mathematics C.a rather general ability that we call intelligence D.her mother's musical ability问题4： A.surely become musician B.mostly become a poet C.possibly become a teacher D.become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music问题5： A.Role of Inheritance. B.An Unborn Child. C.Function of instincts. D.Inherited TalentsThe servant is not used to（ ）like a slave.
A.be treated B.treat C.being treated D.treating
—You don't look so well, Mary. What’s the matter with you?—Why?（ ）.
A.I'm quite myself B.Fine, think you C.I felt bad D.I'm not myself