Are you cooperative? Are you a good team member? If so, the future may hold more for you than you think.

    71   That' s happening in those areas of business and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers.

       But, elsewhere, teamwork is very much alive. High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architecture and ocean exploration.

Through computer networking, scientists, engineers and technicians at different locations —often thousands of miles apart —can work on the same project at once.  72  

Examples— An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system ?a new manufacturing process or an entire factory —before it is built.  73   A medical team can simulate (模拟) a dangerous operation before performing it on a patient.

Of course, computer-assisted team effort doesn't end with investigation and simulation.74   "CAD-CAM —computer-aided design and manufacture—is breaking down barriers between traditional design and manufacturing functions," explains Dr. Prakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric." Interdisciplinary (跨学科的) teams and engineers follow a product from concept to production. Everything is interconnected like a network. "

Sometimes, a computer-aided effort can extend beyond production. A team that produces robots may use them to explore space and ocean depths.  75  

A. They can exchange ideas, try out different designs and test their results.

B. In the future, teamwork will be highlighted by the introduction of new technology.

C. An architectural team can do the same with a building or a bridge.

D. It ends in the products which are extensions of the traditional design.

E. It now usually continues into actual design, manufacturing and testing.

F. High technology, some predicted, would make teamwork a thing of the past.

G. For high-technology teamwork, the future seems limitless.

Dear Reader,

Today I'm going to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation. Sounds unusual: Why does one of the world's five most popular websites ask for financial support from its users?

Wikipedia is built differently from almost every other top 50.We have a small number of paid staff, just twenty­three. Wikipedia content is free to use by anyone for any purpose. Wikipedia is run by the non­profit Wikipedia Foundation, which I founded in 2003.

Wikipedia's driven by a global community (群体) of more than 150,000 volunteers, all devoted to sharing knowledge freely. More than 275 million people come to our website every month to access information, free of charge and free of advertising.

Your donation helps us in several ways. Most importantly, you will help us cover the increasing cost of managing global traffic to one of the most popular websites on the Internet. Funds also help us improve the software that runs Wikipedia, making it easier to search, easier to read, and easier to write for. We're bent on growing the free knowledge movement world­wide, by employing new volunteers, and building strategic (战略的) partnerships with institutes of culture and learning.

Wikipedia is different. It's the largest encyclopedia (百科全书) in history, all written by volunteers.

Like a national park or a school, we don't believe advertising should have a place in Wikipedia. We want to keep it free and strong, but we need the support of thousands of people like you, for your donation will help keep Wikipedia free for the whole world.

Thank you!

Jimmy Wales

67. In the letter, Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikimedia Foundation tries to ________.

A. compare some top websites                     B. explain how Wikipedia works

C. introduce a new website to the readers      D. appeal to Wikipedia users to make donations

68.Which of the following is TRUE about Wikipedia?

A. Due to its less popularity, Wikipedia is no longer attractive to advertising at all.

B. Over 275 million people come to Wikipedia to access information for free weekly.

C. Wikipedia, the world's most popular website, is run by the Wikipedia Foundation.

D. Unlike others, Wikipedia, the largest encyclopedia in history, is written by volunteers.

69. From the letter we can know donations will help do the following for Wikipedia EXCEPT ________.

A. take on some new volunteers                    B. develop an effective new software

C. access free knowledge more easily            D. cover the increasing cost of management

70. It can be inferred from the letter that ________.

A. Wikipedia aims to give free access to the sum of all human knowledge

B. those donating to Wikipedia will be eventually employed as its volunteers

C. most websites including Wikipedia rely on financial supports from its users

D. supported by Wikipedia Foundation, Wikipedia wants to be free from advertisements

●  Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

9:00-9:45a.m. Blue Tent

Panelists(成员): Jami Bernard, David Kamp, Marion Nestle and Peter Singer.

Hosted by Denise Gray, science writer for The New York Times.

How does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world? The food and nutrition experts debate the role that the diet plays in both personal and global health, and present a look at food politics.

● Sports writing: For the Love of the Game

9:50-10:35a.m. Blue Tent

Panelists: Christine Brennan, Ira Rosen, Joe Wallace and Joe Drape.

Hosted by William C. Rhoden, sports writer for The New York Times.

Whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience. Listen as some professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news.

● The Art of the Review

11:15-12:00a.m. Green Tent

Panelists: John Freeman, Barry Gewen, David Orr, Celia McGee and Jennifer Schuessler.

Hosted by Sam Tanenhaus, editor for The New York Times Book Review.

How much of an effect does the book review have on book sales? Join this group of critics as they discuss the reality of the book review and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review.

● New York Writers, New York Stories

3:00-3:45p.m. Green Tent

Panelists: Cindy Adams, Richard Cohen, Ric Klass and Lauren Redniss.

64. If you like sports writing, you will most probably_______.

A. go to Blue Tent at 11:15a.m.                              B. enjoy Jami Bernard’s talk

C. listen to Christine Brennan                                D. attend the Art of the Review

65. Sam Tanenhaus is in charge of ______.

A. The Art of the Review                       

B. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

C. New York Writers, New York Stories

D. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game

66. We can learn from the text that_______________.

A. sports writers are a type of audience

B. New York Times is a gold mine company

C. Denise Grady will discuss political policy 

D. book reviews may affect book sales

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