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  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’re partly there.The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen seriously in the Western World.Today most 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 most part-time jobs.More people are self-employed.But the breadth of the economic transformation(转变)cannot be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a completely new way of thinking about the nature of work itself.Longheld ideas about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between employers and employees –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(生物工程学), artificial intelligence(人工智能)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 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 normal tasks will be valued above all else.If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be the most important.It will be the way you do your job.

(1)

The information age is different from other ages in the fact that ________.

[  ]

A.

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

B.

manufacturing industries are steadily increasing

C.

people find it impossible to earn a living by working in a factory

D.

the service industry is relying more and more on female work force

(2)

The author tends to say that ________.

[  ]

A.

people should be able to predict to the advancement of technology

B.

the importance of high technology has never been fully realized

C.

it is important for people to learn to apply information to solve problems

D.

knowledge is power, whatever age it is

(3)

Which of the following is not the transformation the information age brings in?

[  ]

A.

Fewer people make a living by working in factories.

B.

More people start their own business and become bosses themselves.

C.

People have a different idea about what work itself is.

D.

It is more difficult for employers to get along well with their employees.

(4)

By referring to“a single invention, the chip”, the writer means ________.

[  ]

A.

the chip is nothing important at all.

B.

people will make another wave of changes in the information age.

C.

any advanced technology can not be applied without a chip.

D.

nobody can predict what great changes a single invention will make

(5)

Which sentence best explains what information age is?

[  ]

A.

What people care most is not their work but how much information they have.

B.

There are always dramatic changes, which makes information service deadly important.

C.

Everybody is supposed to be computer expert.

D.

More and more unimaginable technologies continue to appear.

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  The unique way someone walks can betray who they are with almost as much accuracy(准确性)as fingerprints, scientists have found.

  Researchers have developed a method that can identify a unique “pressure signature” in their footsteps.By analyzing more than 100, 000 pressure points created by people's feet as they walk, the scientists were able to pinpoint 70 key patterns that are unique to an individual.They hope the system could provide a new form of “biometric” identification that could work alongside retinal(视网膜的)scanning and fingerprints at airports.The only trouble is that the system can only identify people if they are not wearing shoes.

  Dr John Goulermas, an electrical engineer at the University of Liverpool, said they were hoping to develop the system so it will work when people are wearing shoes too.He said: “This is more complicated as the stiffness of the sole and the treads(脚底的硬度和踩踏的强度)can change things, but it should still be possible.” The researchers asked 104 volunteers to walk across boards with thousands of highly sensitive pressure sensors.They recorded ten steps per person and then analyzed how each person's step changed to produce a unique profile for each person.When asked to then identify individuals from their footsteps, the system was correct 99.6 per cent of the time.

  Researchers have been investigating the unique aspects of gait(步态)for some time and many attempts have been made to use computer recognition software to detect individuals.Dr Todd Pataky, who led the research at Liverpool University but has since moved to Shinshu University in Tokida, Japan, added, “If we see a family member or a friend from a distance we can identify that person based on their walk.Our feet are the only parts ofour body that interact with the environment during walking so it is logical that an individual's unique movement patterns are transmitted via the feet to the ground.We are currently working on other checking whether other information can be unraveled(分解)from foot pressures, including things like gender, age, and exercise levels, but we expect that these characteristics will not be as well classified.”

(1)

According to the text, the aim of this research is to ________.

[  ]

A.

work out a possible solution to foot problems.

B.

try out a system to improve people's health

C.

identify who someone is from his/her footsteps

D.

develop a new computer recognition software

(2)

We can infer from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.

the system can identify people under any conditions

B.

family members and friends have the same way of walking

C.

other information will possibly be known from the foot pressures

D.

the system can ensure safety in any public places

(3)

Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

[  ]

A.

How You Walk Can Betray You

B.

New Technology Has Been Invented

C.

Two Scientists Have Got a Good Idea

D.

Character Has Something to Do With Footsteps

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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
     When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized
from my dad's office. When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking. Then I noticed his
seriousness and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker. He has prided
himself on his career. 1_____ I guess I had taken his work for granted. 
     2_____ For starters, he was home all the time. It meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up,
and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer
searching for jobs. 3_____ He seemed down, though he tried to be optimistic. He asked my brother and
me to spend less. I gave up my spending money, which wasn't much. I also found a part-time job. 
     4_____ He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business.
Day by day, I watched him build it. One evening I asked if he needed help. "Only if it doesn't affect school,"
he said. I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months. 
     5_____ The terrible experience for our family taught me how to deal with difficulties. Now I know that
through creative problem-solving, I can always find Plan B. I can ask for help and take risks. What I have
learned from my dad's understanding of business and his work ethic (信条) are two of the most important
lessons I will ever learn. And they will be my principles for success.
A. Providing for our family has been his joy.
B. I made every effort to solve his problems.
C. I began to notice how losing his job had affected him.
D. My father's unemployment created many changes in our lives.
E. After months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction.
F. His courage and determination helped him to become successful in his new career.
G. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action influenced me a lot.
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    根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多
余选项。
     When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized
from my dad's office.  When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking.  Then I noticed his
seriousness and realized he was telling the truth.  My father has always been a hard worker.  He has
prided himself on his career.    1   I guess I had taken his work for granted.  
      2   For starters, he was home all the time.  It meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up,
and my homework done right after school.  I would come home every day to find him at the computer
searching for jobs.   3   He seemed down, though he tried to be optimistic.  He asked my brother and me
to spend less.  I gave up my spending money, which wasn't much.  I also found a part-time job.  
      4   He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business.  Day by day, I watched him build it.  One evening I asked if he needed help.  "Only if it doesn't affect
school," he said.  I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two
months.  
      5   The terrible experience for our family taught me how to deal with difficulties.  Now I know that
through creative problem-solving, I can always find Plan B.  I can ask for help and take risks.  What I
have learned from my dad's understanding of business and his work ethic(信条)are two of the most
important lessons I will ever learn.  And they will be my principles for success.  
    A.  Providing for our family has been his joy.  
    B.  I made every effort to solve his problems.  
    C.  I began to notice how losing his job had affected him.  
    D.  My father's unemployment created many changes in our lives.
    E.  After months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction.
    F.  His courage and determination helped him to become successful in his new career.  
    G.  I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action influenced me a lot.
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