問題詳情

第 41 至 44 題為題組In Japan, a person’s blood type is popularly believed to decide his/her temperament and personality.Type-A people are generally considered sensitive perfectionists and good team players, but over-anxious.Type Os are curious and generous but stubborn. Type ABs are artistic but mysterious and unpredictable,and type Bs are cheerful but eccentric, individualistic, and selfish. Though lacking scientific evidence, thisbelief is widely seen in books, magazines, and television shows.The blood-type belief has been used in unusual ways. The women’s softball team that won gold forJapan at the Beijing Olympics is reported to have used blood-type theories to customize training for eachplayer. Some kindergartens have adopted teaching methods along blood group lines, and even majorcompanies reportedly make decisions about assignments based on an employee’s blood type. In 1990,Mitsubishi Electronics was reported to have announced the formation of a team composed entirely of ABworkers, thanks to “their ability to make plans.”The belief even affects politics. One former prime minister considered it important enough to reveal inhis official profile that he was a type A, while his opposition rival was type B. In 2011, a minister, RyuMatsumoto, was forced to resign after only a week in office, when a bad-tempered encounter with localofficials was televised. In his resignation speech, he blamed his failings on the fact that he was blood type B.The blood-type craze, considered simply harmless fun by some Japanese, may manifest itself asprejudice and discrimination. In fact, this seems so common that the Japanese now have a term for it: burahara,meaning blood-type harassment. There are reports of discrimination leading to children being bullied,ending of happy relationships, and loss of job opportunities due to blood type.
41. What is the speaker’s attitude toward the blood-type belief in Japan?
(A) Negative.
(B) Defensive.
(C) Objective.
(D) Encouraging.

參考答案

答案：C
難度：適中0.408867
統計：A(54),B(31),C(83),D(22),E(0)

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