职称英语综合类B级:阅读判断the best ireland

2013-1-19 来自于：课评集

　　综合类B级：阅读判断the best ireland

　　they say ireland’s the best ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005 according to a life quality ranking that appeared in britain’s economist magazine last week．the ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being． the index of 111countries uses data on incomes，health，unemployment，climate，political stability，job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and community 1ife” despite the bad weather， troubled health service，traffic congestion(拥挤)，gender inequality and the high cost of living．ireland scored an impressive 8．33 points out 0f 10．that put it well ahead of second-place switzerland．which managed 8．07．zimbabwe．troubled by political insecurity and hunger， is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 3．89points．

　　The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do，and that its findings would have their critics．

　　No．2 on the 1ist is Switzerland．The other nations in the top 10 are Norway．Luxembourg. Sweden，Australia，Iceland，Italy，Denmark and Spain．

　　The UK is positioned at No．29，a much lower position chiefly because of the social and

　　family breakdown recorded in official statistics．The US，which has the second highest per capita GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg，took the 13th place in the survey China was in the Lower half of the league at 60th

　　16 For 2，005 years，Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in