If you have a chance to go to Finland(芬兰), you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with the money of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to do, and then walk off without paying. The driver would not show the least sign of being nervous and worried.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a relaxing check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to get the meals free.
The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the pay. From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.
With so much carelessness in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”(小便宜). But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have done their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest record of the exact hours they put in.
As you can see, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”. In a society of such high moral(道德) practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?
【小题1】We can learn from the second paragraph that _______ in Finland.| A．all the taxis are very inexpensive and comfortable |
| B．passengers only pay two US dollars for a taxi ride |
| C．it’s normal for passengers to pay for the drivers late |
| D．taxi drivers don’t know the ways in city very well |
| A．hotel guests often get meals free with their friends outside |
| B．the bosses pay the workers according to their performance |
| C．people are usually not so smart or careful in daily life |
| D．the workers are always honest with their working hours |
| A．honest | B．gentle | C．attractive | D．intelligent |
| A．You can’t judge a book by its cover. | B．Morality is the golden chain of society. |
| C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
