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  3. The Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)earnestly attempts to measure which coun

The Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)earnestly attempts to measure which coun

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问题     The Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)earnestly attempts to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. Its quality-of-life index【C1】______ the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys— how happy people say they are—to【C2】______ determinants of the quality of life across countries. Being rich helps more than【C3】______ else, but it is not all that【C4】______ ; things like crime, trust in public institutions and the health of family life matter too.【C5】______ , the index takes 11 statistically significant indicators into【C6】______ They are a mixed bunch: some are【C7】______ factors, such as geography; others change only very slowly【C8】______ time; and some factors depend on policies and the state of the world【C9】______
    Despite the global economic crisis, times have in certain respects【C10】______ been so good. Output growth rates have been【C11】______ across the world, but income levels are at or near【C12】______ highs. Life expectancy continues to【C13】______ steadily and political freedoms have spread across the【C14】______ In other ways, however, the crisis has【C15】______ a deep imprint on unemployment and personal【C16】______
    After crunching its numbers, the EIU has Switzerland comfortably in the top spot, with Australia second. Small economies【C17】______ the top ten, half of which are European. The Nordic countries shine,【C18】______ the crisis-ridden south of Europe(Greece, Portugal and Spain)lags behind. The【C19】______ European economies(Germany, France and Britain)do not do particularly well. America【C20】______ back in 16th place. Despite their economic dynamism, none of the BRIC countries(Brazil, Russia, India and China)scores impressively. Among the 80 countries covered, Nigeria comes last: it is the worst place for a baby to enter the world in 2013. [br] 【C8】
选项 A、on
B、in
C、for
D、over
答案 D
解析 (over经过一段时间)。over time意为“随着时间”或“经过一段时间”。
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