A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It has changed the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth (广度) of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a basic new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held concepts about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (芯片), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing (制造业) or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant (最重要的). It will be the way you do your job.
【小题1】One of the great changes caused by the knowledge society is that ______.

A new era is upon us.Call it what you will:the service economy,the information age,the knowledge society.It all translates to a basic change in the way we work.Already we are there now.The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen fortunately in the Western World.Today the majority of jobs in America,Europe and Japan(two thirds or more of these countries) are in the service industry,and the number is on the rise.More women are in workforce than ever before.There are more part-time jobs.More people are self-employed.But the wideness of the economic change can’t be measured by numbers alone,because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself.Long-held views about jobs and careers,the skills to succeed,even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being challenged.

We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead.No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention the chip,would change our world,thanks to its use in personal computers,digital biotechnology,artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of unexpected changes.But one thing is certain:information and knowledge will become even more important,and the people who have it,whether they work in manufacturing or services,will have the advantage and problems by vices will be predominant.It will be the way you do your job.

1.A characteristic of the information age is that.

A.the service industry is depending more and more on female workforce

B.manufacturing industries are steadily increasing?

C.people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories

D.most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry

2.One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that _____.

A.the difference between the individuals and the employers has become less

B.people’s traditional ideas about work no longer hold true

C.most people have to take part-time jobs

D.people have to change their jobs from time to time

3.By referring to computers and other inventions,the author means that.

A.people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology

B.future achievements in technology will bring about unbelievable changes

C.the importance of high technology has been overlooked

D.computer science will play a leading role in the future information service

4.The future will probably belong to those who.

A.possess and know how to make use of information

B.give full play to their brain potential

C.involve themselves in service industry

D.looking forward instead of looking back

Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after __36__ thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head __37__ his walking stick．McKay’s wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a __38__ person, he had been __39__ to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often．

       Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a __40__ collector．Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay’s, or too often, on the McKays __41__．

       “For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our __42__,” said Laurene．She added that it wasn’t so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant __43__ bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks．“We’d be __44__ there happily reading our newspapers, when __45__ so much water would come from above that we’d be as wet as if we’d __46__ with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the __47__ of fish!”

       And on Saturday evening it was just too __48__．“It was James’s birthday,” explained Laurene, “and I’d made him a birthday cake．The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn’t get to blow them out．” __49__, Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet __50__．Rarely had Laurene seen McKay move so fast．“I couldn’t __51__ him．He was up there in a flash．It was the fastest I’d seen him move since 1964．”

       Smith is not going to take things further with the police．He has also promised to change his__52__ from now on．And what of James McKay? __53__ he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”．“__54__ the most exciting birthday __55__!” said the cheerful old man．“The best since my adolescence I’d say!”

A．hitting         B．tapping     C．pushing    D．touching

A．by          B．with        C．through    D．via

A．quiet          B．sensitive   C．stubborn   D．peaceful

A．accustomed   B．driven      C．taken       D．attracted

A．fish           B．seed      C．plant        D．newspaper

A．themselves    B．itself        C．herself      D．himself

A．bathroom      B．balcony    C．bedroom   D．kitchen

A．which         B．what        C．that         D．whether

A．sitting        B．exercising C．sleeping    D．eating

A．regularly       B．suddenly   C．precisely   D．unconsciously

A．swum         B．watered    C．showered  D．drowned

A．taste          B．smell       C．feeling      D．sense

A．little          B．soon        C．late         D．much      

A．Otherwise     B．Besides     C．Instead     D．Consequently

A．over          B．across       C．through    D．down

A．stop           B．blame       C．ignore      D．stand

A．views         B．attitude     C．mind       D．ways

A．While        B．Since     C．Until       D．As

A．Sincerely      B．ImpossiblyC．PreviouslyD．Definitely

A．before         B．already     C．ever        D．since

三.阅读理解(40分)

Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is the only art form that was created in the United States. Jazz was created by black Americans. Many blacks were brought from Africa to America as slaves. The black slaves sang and played the music of their homeland.

Jazz is a mixture of many different kinds of music. It is a combination (合并) of the music of west Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious music. Improvisation(即兴创作)is an important jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.

Jazz bands formed in the late nineteenth century. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially in New Orleans.

New Orleans is an imitational seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.

Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way, jazz continues to grow and change.

1．From the passage we know that_____________created jazz.

        A．white American     B．black Americans

         C．West Africans       D．Indian Americans

2．What is the main idea of this passage?

         A．It mainly tell about the contributions made by Americans to music.

         B．It is mainly about different kinds of music.

         C．It is about how jazz bands formed.

         D．It is mainly about the history of jazz.

3．It can be known from the passage that jazz bands have a history of_________.

         A．about 100 years       B．around 200 years

         C．about 150 years       D．around 250 years

4．What kind of characteristics does jazz have?

         A． It is always changing.

         B．It is only played in the United States.

         C．It is completely different from other music.

         D．It is played in bars, clubs and concert halls.