61．Information age means _____________.

　　　 A．the service industry is depending more and more on women workers

　　　 B．heavy industries are rapidly increasing

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

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

60．What’s the writer’s attitude towards Arafat’s future, judging from the last sentence of the passage?　 A．Hopeful.　　 B.Interesting.　 C．Satisfactory.　　　　　　　 　 D．Doubtful.

(B)

A new period is coming. Call it what you will: the service industry, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a great change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen sharply in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more are 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 breath of the great change can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between workers and employers-all these are being doubted.

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 seen the ways in which a single invention, the chip(芯片), would change our world thanks to its uses in personal computers, and factory equipment. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of great changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who own it, whether they work in factories 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 deal with problems by making use of information instead of performing regular tasks will be valued above all else. If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way. It will be the way you do your job.

59．The underlined word “ignore” can be replaced by __________.

　　　 A．obey the instructions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．take no notice of

　　　 C．pay much attention to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．give out orders

58．What did the author mean by saying “just like a cat has nine lives” when he talked about Arafat?　 A．Arafat is as clever as a cat.　　　　　　 B．Arafat can live as long as a cat.

　　　 C．Arafat can stay alive after accidents or disasters as if he has nine lives.

　　　 D．Arafat should have died for at least 8 times.

57．According to the passage, which statement is true?

　　　 A．In 1992, Arafat’s plane crashed in south Africa.

　　　 B．Israeli officers thought Arafat himself sent the terrorist groups to Israel.

　　　 C．China is the only country against Israel’s decision of removing Arafat.

　　　 D．Being Palestinian leader, Arafat would rather die in his own country than be driven away from his people.

56．Which of the following statements cannot be used to describe Arafat ?

　　　 A．He went to visit a few foreign countries last year. B．He is not afraid of death in face of his enemy.

　　　 C．His office used to be in Tunis.　　　　　　　 D．He remained alive during an air crash in 1992.

74. What is the writer’s attitude towards science?

A. He is sorry because of the ignorance of scientists

B. He is delighted because of the latest scientific findings

C. He is doubtful because of the great difficulties in scientific research.

D. He is confident though he knows well the great difficulties in scientific research.

73. Which of he following is NOT mentioned about scientists in earlier times?

　 A. They falsely declared to know all about nature.

　 B. They did not believe in results from scientific observation.

　 C. They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand.

　 D. They invented false rules to explain things they didn’t understand.

72. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18^th century _________.

A. thought that they knew a great deal and could deal with most problems of science

B.　 knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature

C. were　 afraid of facing up to the realities of　 scientific research.

D. did more harm than good in man’s understanding nature