PART IV CLOZE (15 MIN)
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet
During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day Russet Burbank potatoes were cut into shoestrings and fried in its kitchens the chain expanded nationwide in the mid1960s it sought to cut labour costs reduce the number of suppliers and that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant McDonald’s began to frozen French fries in 1966 – and few customers noticed the difference the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants can process two million pounds of potatoes a day The expansion McDonald’s and the popularity of its lowcost massproduced fries changed the way Americans eat
The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success – fries are much more profitable than hamburgers – and was praised by customers competitors and even food critics Their taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s the technology that processes them or the restaurant equipment that fries them other chains use Russet Burbank buy their French fries from the large processing companies and have similar in their restaurant kitchens The taste of a French fry is determined by the cooking oil For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat The mixture gave the fries their unique
26 A scaled B stripped C peeled D sliced
27 A As B Due to C Owing to D With
28 A ensue B ensure C enrich D enable
29 A switching B diverting C modifying D altering
30 A Still B Anyway C Besides D Nevertheless
31 A brand B stuff C commodity D produce
32 A this B that C D what
33 A into B from C in D of
34 A long B only C first D lonely
35 A distinctive B distinct C distinguished D distinguishable
36 A possesses B buys C acquires D grows
37 A exact B identical C same D alike
38 A woks B pots C boilers D fryers
39 A adequately B massively C plentifully D largely
40 A flavour B fragrance C smell D perfume
PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)
There are twentyfive sentences in this section Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence
Mark your answers on your answer sheet
41 Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth wheat ________ by far the biggest cereal crop
A is B been C be D being
42 Jack ________ from home for two days now and I am beginning to worry about his safety
A has been missing B has been missed C had been missing D was missed
43 Above the trees are the hills ________ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface
A where B of whose C whose D which
44 Who ________ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon
A you said B did you say C did you say that D you did say
45 – Does Alan like hamburgers
• Yes So much ________ that he eats them almost every day
A for B as C to D so
46 Your ideas ________ seem unusual to me
A like her B like hers C similar to her D similar to herself
47 The opening ceremony is a great occasion It is essential ________ for that
A for us to be prepared B that we are prepared
C of us to be prepared D our being prepared
48 Time ________ the celebration will be held as scheduled
A permit B permitting
C permitted D permits
49 ________ I like economics I like sociology much better
A As mush as B So much C How much D Much as
50 It is futile to discuss the matter further because ________ going to agree upon anything today
A neither you nor I are B neither you nor me am
C neither you nor I am D neither me nor you are
51 They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time ________ is something we had not expected
A which B it C that D what
52 He is quite worn out from years of hard work He is not the man ________ he was twenty years ago
A which B that C who D whom
53 She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit ________
A hadn’t she B hasn’t she C wouldn’t she D didn’t she
54 At three thousand feet wide plains begin to appear and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ________
A on view B at a glance C on the scene D in sight
55 The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ________
A latter B latest C later D last
56 It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station ________ traffic delays
A acknowledging B affording C allowing for D accounting for
57 He will have to ________ his indecent behaviour one day
A answer to B answer for C answer back D answer about
58 With ________ exceptions the former president does not appear in public now
A rare B unusual C extraordinary D unique
59 We have been hearing ________ accounts of your work
A favoured B favourable C favourite D favouring
60 During the summer holiday season there are no ________ rooms in this seaside hotel
A empty B blank C deserted D vacant
61 Drive straight ahead and then you will see a ________ to the ShanghaiNanjing Expressway
A sign B mark C signal D board
62 Whenever possible Ian ________ how well he speaks Japanese
A shows up B shows around C shows off D shows out
63 The tenant left nothing behind except some ________ of paper cloth etc
A sheets B scraps C papers D slices
64 Shares on the stock market have ________ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn
A turned B changed C floated D fluctuated
65 I think you can take a (n) ________ language course to improve your English
A intermediate B middle C medium D mid
PART VI READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements each with four suggested answers marked A B C and D Choose the one that you think is the best answer
Mark your answers on your answer sheet
TEXT A
The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living which they retained until late in the 18th century Historical records document a grouporiented existence in which one room was used for eating entertaining guests and sleeping People ate soups from a sommunal pot shared drinking cups and used a common pit toilet With the development of ideas about individualism people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates the eating of meals that included meat bread and vegetables served on separate plates and the use of private toilets They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guestsliving rooms separate bedrooms for sleeping separate work areaskitchen laundry room and separate bathrooms
In Mexico the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different Houses are organized around a patio or courtyard Rooms open onto the patio where all kinds of domestic activities take place Individuals to not have separate bedrooms Children often sleep with parents and brothers or sisters share a bed emphasizing familial interdependence Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that in contrast are rigidly separated in the United States
66 Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by ________
A rising living standard B new concept
C new custom D new designs of houses
67 Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage
A Their concepts of domestic space
B Their social relationships
C The functions of their rooms
D The layout of their houses
TEXT B
There are superstitions attached to numbers even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance
Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men
For example it is commonly said that luck good or bad comes in threes if an accident happens two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period
Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match If this happens the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit The illomen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck one two or four were permissible but never just three
Seven was another significant number usually regarded as a bringer of good luck The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil
Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three It was much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing
Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life Consequently the age of 63 (the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him If he survived his 63rd year he might hope to live to a ripe old age
Thirteen as we well know is regarded with great awe and fear The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’s Last Supper This being the eve of his betrayal it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians
In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party for example Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th the progression is from 12 to 14 and no room is given the number 13 Many home owners will use 12 12 instead of 13 as their house number
Yet oddly enough to be born on the 13th of the month is not regarded with any fear at all which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs
68 According to the passage which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck to people
A 3 and 7 B 3 and 9 C 7 and 9 D 3 and 13
69 The ill luck associated with 13 is supposed to have its origin in ________
A legend B religion C popular belief D certain customs
70 What is the author’s attitude towards people’s superstitious beliefs
A He is mildly critical B He is strongly critical
C He is in favour of them D His attitude is not clear
TEXT C
Women’s minds work differently from men’s At least that is what most men are convinced of Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke Now the biologists have moved into this minefield and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women But being different they point out hurriedly is not the same as being better or worse
There is however a definite structural variation between the male and female brain The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processesthe link between the two halves of the brain
The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves the corpus callosum Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance The question is What and if this difference exists are there others Research shows that presentday women think differently and behave differently from men Are some of these differences biological and inborn a result of evolution We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences But could we be wrong
Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together For most people the left half is used for word handing analytical and logical activities the right half works on pictures patterns and forms We need both halves working together And the better the connections the more harmoniously the two halves work And according to research findings women have the better connections
But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at language subjects and boys better at maths and physics If 〖WTHZ〗these differences correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline here is an unalterable distinction between the sexes
We shan’t know for a while partly because we don’t know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum But this striking difference must have some effect and because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing
71 Which of the following statements is CORRECT
A Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up
B Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other
C Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief
D The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known
72 According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by ________ factors
A biological B psychological C physical D social
73 these differences n paragraph 5 refer to those in ________
A skills of men and women
B school subject
C the brain structure of men and women
D activities carried out by the brain
74 At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ________
A the brain structure as a whole
B the functioning of part of the brain
C the distinction between the sexes
D the effects of the corpus callosum
75 What is the main purpose of the passage ________
A To outline the research findings on the brain structure
B To explain the link between sex and brain structure
C To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences
D To suggest new areas in brain research
TEXT D
Information is the primary commodity in more and more industries today
By 2005 83 of American management personnel will be knowledge workers Europe and Japan are not far behind
By 2005 half of all knowledge workers (22 of the labour force) will choose flextime flexplace arrangements which allow them to work at home communicating with the office via computer networks
In the United States the socalled digital divide seems to be disappearing In early 2000 a poll found that where half of white households owned computers so did fully 43 of AfricanAmerican households and their numbers were growing rapidly Hispanic households continued to lag behind but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well
Companyowned and industrywide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations Business TV is becoming big business
Computer competence will approach 100 in US urban areas by the year 2005 with Europe and Japan not far behind
80 of US homes will have computers in 2005 compared with roughly 50 now In the United States 5 of the 10 fastestgrowing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70 The same trend is accelerating in Europe Japan and India
By 2005 nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material study exercises and relevant news articles to aid in learning Others will come with CDROMs that offer similar resources
Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005 It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries Web sites enhance books by providing pictures sound film clips and flexible indexing and search utilities
Implications Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly hightech world Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population
Knowledge workers are generally better paid than lessskilled workers Their wealth is raising overall prosperity
Even entrylevel workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education For a good career in almost any field computer competence is a must This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in today’s work force For many workers the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer
76 Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT ________
A American management personnel
B European management personnel
C American people’s choice of career
D traditional practice at work
77 digital divide in the 4th paragraph refers to ________
A the gap in terms of computer ownership
B the tendency of computer ownership
C the dividing line based on digit
D the ethnic distinction among American households
78 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage
A By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic
B By 2005 printed college and school study materials will be supplemented with electronic material
C By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CDROMs
D By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility
79 Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage
A Future careers B Nature of future work
C Ethnic differences D Schools and libraries
80 At the end of the passage the author seems to emphasize ________ in an increasingly hightech world
A the variety of education B the content of education
C the need for education D the function of education
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Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet
During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day Russet Burbank potatoes were cut into shoestrings and fried in its kitchens the chain expanded nationwide in the mid1960s it sought to cut labour costs reduce the number of suppliers and that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant McDonald’s began to frozen French fries in 1966 – and few customers noticed the difference the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants can process two million pounds of potatoes a day The expansion McDonald’s and the popularity of its lowcost massproduced fries changed the way Americans eat
The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success – fries are much more profitable than hamburgers – and was praised by customers competitors and even food critics Their taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s the technology that processes them or the restaurant equipment that fries them other chains use Russet Burbank buy their French fries from the large processing companies and have similar in their restaurant kitchens The taste of a French fry is determined by the cooking oil For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat The mixture gave the fries their unique
26 A scaled B stripped C peeled D sliced
27 A As B Due to C Owing to D With
28 A ensue B ensure C enrich D enable
29 A switching B diverting C modifying D altering
30 A Still B Anyway C Besides D Nevertheless
31 A brand B stuff C commodity D produce
32 A this B that C D what
33 A into B from C in D of
34 A long B only C first D lonely
35 A distinctive B distinct C distinguished D distinguishable
36 A possesses B buys C acquires D grows
37 A exact B identical C same D alike
38 A woks B pots C boilers D fryers
39 A adequately B massively C plentifully D largely
40 A flavour B fragrance C smell D perfume
PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)
There are twentyfive sentences in this section Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence
Mark your answers on your answer sheet
41 Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth wheat ________ by far the biggest cereal crop
A is B been C be D being
42 Jack ________ from home for two days now and I am beginning to worry about his safety
A has been missing B has been missed C had been missing D was missed
43 Above the trees are the hills ________ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface
A where B of whose C whose D which
44 Who ________ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon
A you said B did you say C did you say that D you did say
45 – Does Alan like hamburgers
• Yes So much ________ that he eats them almost every day
A for B as C to D so
46 Your ideas ________ seem unusual to me
A like her B like hers C similar to her D similar to herself
47 The opening ceremony is a great occasion It is essential ________ for that
A for us to be prepared B that we are prepared
C of us to be prepared D our being prepared
48 Time ________ the celebration will be held as scheduled
A permit B permitting
C permitted D permits
49 ________ I like economics I like sociology much better
A As mush as B So much C How much D Much as
50 It is futile to discuss the matter further because ________ going to agree upon anything today
A neither you nor I are B neither you nor me am
C neither you nor I am D neither me nor you are
51 They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time ________ is something we had not expected
A which B it C that D what
52 He is quite worn out from years of hard work He is not the man ________ he was twenty years ago
A which B that C who D whom
53 She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit ________
A hadn’t she B hasn’t she C wouldn’t she D didn’t she
54 At three thousand feet wide plains begin to appear and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ________
A on view B at a glance C on the scene D in sight
55 The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ________
A latter B latest C later D last
56 It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station ________ traffic delays
A acknowledging B affording C allowing for D accounting for
57 He will have to ________ his indecent behaviour one day
A answer to B answer for C answer back D answer about
58 With ________ exceptions the former president does not appear in public now
A rare B unusual C extraordinary D unique
59 We have been hearing ________ accounts of your work
A favoured B favourable C favourite D favouring
60 During the summer holiday season there are no ________ rooms in this seaside hotel
A empty B blank C deserted D vacant
61 Drive straight ahead and then you will see a ________ to the ShanghaiNanjing Expressway
A sign B mark C signal D board
62 Whenever possible Ian ________ how well he speaks Japanese
A shows up B shows around C shows off D shows out
63 The tenant left nothing behind except some ________ of paper cloth etc
A sheets B scraps C papers D slices
64 Shares on the stock market have ________ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn
A turned B changed C floated D fluctuated
65 I think you can take a (n) ________ language course to improve your English
A intermediate B middle C medium D mid
PART VI READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements each with four suggested answers marked A B C and D Choose the one that you think is the best answer
Mark your answers on your answer sheet
TEXT A
The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living which they retained until late in the 18th century Historical records document a grouporiented existence in which one room was used for eating entertaining guests and sleeping People ate soups from a sommunal pot shared drinking cups and used a common pit toilet With the development of ideas about individualism people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates the eating of meals that included meat bread and vegetables served on separate plates and the use of private toilets They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guestsliving rooms separate bedrooms for sleeping separate work areaskitchen laundry room and separate bathrooms
In Mexico the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different Houses are organized around a patio or courtyard Rooms open onto the patio where all kinds of domestic activities take place Individuals to not have separate bedrooms Children often sleep with parents and brothers or sisters share a bed emphasizing familial interdependence Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that in contrast are rigidly separated in the United States
66 Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by ________
A rising living standard B new concept
C new custom D new designs of houses
67 Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage
A Their concepts of domestic space
B Their social relationships
C The functions of their rooms
D The layout of their houses
TEXT B
There are superstitions attached to numbers even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance
Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men
For example it is commonly said that luck good or bad comes in threes if an accident happens two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period
Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match If this happens the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit The illomen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck one two or four were permissible but never just three
Seven was another significant number usually regarded as a bringer of good luck The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil
Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three It was much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing
Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life Consequently the age of 63 (the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him If he survived his 63rd year he might hope to live to a ripe old age
Thirteen as we well know is regarded with great awe and fear The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’s Last Supper This being the eve of his betrayal it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians
In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party for example Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th the progression is from 12 to 14 and no room is given the number 13 Many home owners will use 12 12 instead of 13 as their house number
Yet oddly enough to be born on the 13th of the month is not regarded with any fear at all which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs
68 According to the passage which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck to people
A 3 and 7 B 3 and 9 C 7 and 9 D 3 and 13
69 The ill luck associated with 13 is supposed to have its origin in ________
A legend B religion C popular belief D certain customs
70 What is the author’s attitude towards people’s superstitious beliefs
A He is mildly critical B He is strongly critical
C He is in favour of them D His attitude is not clear
TEXT C
Women’s minds work differently from men’s At least that is what most men are convinced of Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke Now the biologists have moved into this minefield and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women But being different they point out hurriedly is not the same as being better or worse
There is however a definite structural variation between the male and female brain The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processesthe link between the two halves of the brain
The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves the corpus callosum Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance The question is What and if this difference exists are there others Research shows that presentday women think differently and behave differently from men Are some of these differences biological and inborn a result of evolution We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences But could we be wrong
Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together For most people the left half is used for word handing analytical and logical activities the right half works on pictures patterns and forms We need both halves working together And the better the connections the more harmoniously the two halves work And according to research findings women have the better connections
But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at language subjects and boys better at maths and physics If 〖WTHZ〗these differences correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline here is an unalterable distinction between the sexes
We shan’t know for a while partly because we don’t know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum But this striking difference must have some effect and because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing
71 Which of the following statements is CORRECT
A Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up
B Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other
C Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief
D The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known
72 According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by ________ factors
A biological B psychological C physical D social
73 these differences n paragraph 5 refer to those in ________
A skills of men and women
B school subject
C the brain structure of men and women
D activities carried out by the brain
74 At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ________
A the brain structure as a whole
B the functioning of part of the brain
C the distinction between the sexes
D the effects of the corpus callosum
75 What is the main purpose of the passage ________
A To outline the research findings on the brain structure
B To explain the link between sex and brain structure
C To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences
D To suggest new areas in brain research
TEXT D
Information is the primary commodity in more and more industries today
By 2005 83 of American management personnel will be knowledge workers Europe and Japan are not far behind
By 2005 half of all knowledge workers (22 of the labour force) will choose flextime flexplace arrangements which allow them to work at home communicating with the office via computer networks
In the United States the socalled digital divide seems to be disappearing In early 2000 a poll found that where half of white households owned computers so did fully 43 of AfricanAmerican households and their numbers were growing rapidly Hispanic households continued to lag behind but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well
Companyowned and industrywide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations Business TV is becoming big business
Computer competence will approach 100 in US urban areas by the year 2005 with Europe and Japan not far behind
80 of US homes will have computers in 2005 compared with roughly 50 now In the United States 5 of the 10 fastestgrowing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70 The same trend is accelerating in Europe Japan and India
By 2005 nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material study exercises and relevant news articles to aid in learning Others will come with CDROMs that offer similar resources
Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005 It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries Web sites enhance books by providing pictures sound film clips and flexible indexing and search utilities
Implications Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly hightech world Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population
Knowledge workers are generally better paid than lessskilled workers Their wealth is raising overall prosperity
Even entrylevel workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education For a good career in almost any field computer competence is a must This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in today’s work force For many workers the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer
76 Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT ________
A American management personnel
B European management personnel
C American people’s choice of career
D traditional practice at work
77 digital divide in the 4th paragraph refers to ________
A the gap in terms of computer ownership
B the tendency of computer ownership
C the dividing line based on digit
D the ethnic distinction among American households
78 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage
A By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic
B By 2005 printed college and school study materials will be supplemented with electronic material
C By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CDROMs
D By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility
79 Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage
A Future careers B Nature of future work
C Ethnic differences D Schools and libraries
80 At the end of the passage the author seems to emphasize ________ in an increasingly hightech world
A the variety of education B the content of education
C the need for education D the function of education
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