Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin, Bra smells of roses, and leisure(悠闲) is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities. In Bra, population 27,866, the town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic(有机的). And as the movement goes well, the slow concept gradually spreads across Europe.
The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good, but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999, has improved local economies(经济) by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra, where unemployment is only 5 percent, about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine festivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are doing well, many with sales rising at a rate of 15% per year. “This is our answer to the world.” says Paolo Samrnini, the founder of Slow Cities.
France is in favor of slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model: short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain, and have been for years.
The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europewide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.
小题1:The church clock that is a half hour slow severs as a symbol of ________.
A．industrial development
B．slow movement
C．global economy
D．city growth小题2:The low unemployment in Bra proves that ________.
A．the population is not large
B．tourism brings great job chance
C．the Slow City Movement is successful
D．the slow concept works well only in its birth place小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．British workers work longer hours than the French
B．French workers work longer hours than the Italians
C．Italian workers are less productive than the Americans
D．American workers are more productive than the British小题4:The increased French productivity tends to ________.
A．favor a fast life style
B．throw doubt on slow economics
C．encourage a slow economic growth
D．confirm advantages of slow economics
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
题目分析：文章介绍Bra是意大利加入Slow Movement城市中的一个。从而引出慢节奏的生活方式，从法国和其他国家对比，可以看出法国经济的增长，印证了慢速型经济的优势。
小题1:细节题：第一段中Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin, Bra smells of roses, and leisure(悠闲) is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities.介绍到Bra是意大利加入Slow Movement城市中的一个。可知教堂的钟慢表示Bra是慢节奏的城市，选B
小题2:推理题：第二段首句The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good, but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999, has improved local economies(经济) by promoting local goods and tourism.已给出答案。Slow City Movement带动了当地经济发展。选C
小题3:细节题：根据第三段的描述Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain, and have been for years.，法国比美、英两国的生产效率都高。也就是英国人比法国人工作时间长，选A
小题4:细节题：从最后一段的句子：The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europewide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.法国经济的增长，印证了慢速型经济的优势。D
