business:事业,事务。Business is business公事公办
inferior:a.较低的,次要的 n.下级,下属 inferiority:n. 下级,下属,低人一等 feelings of inferiority自卑感
alternative: v.选择(二选一)
inherit:v.继承(财产,头衔等)She inherited a little money from her grangfather.
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Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige(威望)in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions posses this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.