题目内容
From self-driving cars to carebots (care+robots) for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to change businesses.
“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces,” said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.
A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.
The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.
But the report states: “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs — just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs could occur as much, according to the research.
“The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological know-how will directly challenge big companies,” it states.
A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create,” according to Aaron Smith, the report's co-author.
“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change,” Microsoft's Jonathan Grudin told researchers.
1.According to the report, _____.
A. people won't necessarily lose jobs
B. big companies will face fewer challenges
C. small companies will win against big companies
D. most people will become interested in technology
2.We can infer from the text that in the future _____.
A. people will face many difficulties
B. people will take up more creative jobs
C. artificial intelligence will threaten people's lives
D. most jobs will be done in traditional workplaces
3.What is the attitude of most experts in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future?
A. Mixed. B. Worried. C. Hopeful. D. Doubtful.
4.Jonathan Grudin's words in the last paragraph suggest that _____.
A. there will be enough jobs for people
B. things will change a lot in a few years
C. many people will become unemployed
D. technology will totally change future jobs
10th Annual Hospitality （餐饮服务业）Student Conference
Tuesday March 4, 2016
Conference Schedule
8:00-8:45 Breakfast and welcome 8:45-9:15 Dat Phan, Comedian 9:15-9:25 Break 9:25-10:10 Tour 1 10:20-11:05 Tour 2 11:15-12:00 Tour 3 12:00-1:00 Lunch, Prize giveaways and wrap-up (总结) |
Tour 1: Tour of Hotel and Resort
Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Barona, a luxury hotel and resort. Your tour guides will be actual employees who can give you the inside sight about running this great business and what it takes to get an exciting career in hospitality industry.
Tour 2: Cooking demonstration
Who want to be a top chef? Watch and smell as award winning chefs demonstrate their cooking art and share some of their kitchen secrets with you.
Tour 3: Opportunities fair
Take advantage of this opportunity to speak with various professionals from hotels, schools and other businesses in the hospitality industry. Learn about education and career options; and don’t forget to stop by the interview skills workshop.
Dat Phan
Dat was born in Saigon, Vietnam and grew up struggling and poor in California. He worked at Barona Resort before he made it big as a comedian!
His culturally insightful （发人深省的）comedy inspects ridiculous stereotypes, and shared his experience of being a regular American guy with a Vietnamese heritage （文化遗产）. He has been honored as “The Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-Americans”.
Dat Phan aims to create a more positive image of Asian-Americans in the world of entertainment and Hollywood. “We want to be seen as more than just martial artists （武术家）, or bad stereotype roles in American TV & Movies.”
1.The majority of the people present at the conference are probably _______.
A. tourists from other cities
B. students who plan to work in hotels or restaurants
C. news reporters of a local TV station
D. managers who wish to take in some new staff
2.What is the right order of the activities?
a. Enjoy the funny show.
b. Give away prizes.
c. Watch a cooking demonstration.
d. Talk about interview skills.
e. Take a tour around an expensive hotel and resort.
A. a―e―c―d―b B. a―d―c―e―b
C. d―e―a―c―b D. c―d―b―a―e
3.All the following can be learnt from the conference EXCEPT ______.
A. how to run a big hotel and resort
B. what it takes to be a great chef
C. how to behave better in an interview
D. what jobs are available in the local hotels