Passage 2
The numbers are surprising: millions of people getting off poverty in a generation, billions of dollars in wealth created every year. In the past two decades, two out of five Indonesians escaped poverty. Asian exports went from less than one-seventh of the world total to almost 30%. No wonder people call it the Asian Economic Miracle. But to the workers and 14-hour-a-day entrepreneurs, it was nothing magical. Just plain hard work, business sense, a taste for risks, and a bit of luck.
Today, China, Japan, India, Indonesia and South Korea are among the world’s 12 largest economies. High-profile Asian businesses like Toyota, Samsung, Hongkong Bank and Singapore Airlines are now also global giants. And the growth formula of enterprise, investment and exports has crossed borders and waters. China and other socialist economies of Asia are following the trail blazed by Japan, the newly industrialized countries (NICs) and ASEAN.
Now Asia is re-inventing the miracle. The affluent middle class created by the boom is taking over from exports as the main engine of growth. Also adding to the thrust is infrastructure spending to support future expansion. Asian investment and trade are developing new markets and production centers right inside Asia. Japan and the NICs are passing labor-intensive sectors like garment-making over to less developed nations and moving into advanced technology and services.
Greater wealth has brought a down side. Many Asians have abandoned their traditional diets for many types of fat-laden foods. So, in addition to becoming taller, they are also becoming fatter. And they are growing more susceptible to diseases such as diabetes. Bad eating habits combined with stress have made cancer, heart disease and strokes into major killers.
47.The workers and entrepreneurs in Asia work 14 hours a day.
A、True
B、False
【正确答案】：B
【名师解析】:根据文章内容，提到了"workers and 14-hour-a-day entrepreneurs"，这表明亚洲的工作者和企业家每天工作14小时。然而，题目中提到的"The workers and entrepreneurs in Asia work 14 hours a day"并没有明确区分工作者和企业家，而是将两者合在一起描述。文章中实际上强调的是企业家每天工作14小时，而工作者的情况并没有具体说明。因此，题目中的陈述过于笼统，没有准确反映文章内容，所以答案是B. False。
