Question

　　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 fundamental change in 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 of the economic transformation 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 notions 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 be ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots, Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology, artifical 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 vital, 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 routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job.

(1) A characteristic of the information age is that ________.

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

B．manufacturing industries are steadily increasing

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

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

(2) One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ________.

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A．the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant

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

C．most people have to take part-time jobs

D．people's traditional concepts about work no longer hold true

(3) By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ________.

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

B．the importance of high technology has been overlooked

C．future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes

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

(4) The future will probably belong to those who ________.

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A．give full play to their brain potential

B．possess and know how to make use of information

C．involve themselves in service industries

D．cast their minds ahead instead of looking back

Answer 1

答案：A;D;;C;B
解析：

(1) 本题为推理题。文章第一段第六句指出：现在美欧日大多数职业集中在服务性行业，且人类在增多。说明在服务业中有更多的就业机会。 (2) 本题为细节题。相关内容见于第一段倒数第二句，“但是经济变革的广度并不能仅仅依靠数字来衡量，原因就在于这引发人们一种根本的对工作本身性质的全新看法”，说明人们原有的对工作的看法已经不成立了。 (3) 本题为细节题。见文章第二段第三句，作者在叙述了芯片所带来的重大变化革后，接着叙述了其它一些生物学、人工智能等未来技术可能会产生难以想像的重要变革。故应选C。 (4) 本题为推理题。文章第二段第六句中作者指出，“具备利用已知信息解决问题而不是采用传统的方法的能力，是所有因素中最重要的”。可见与选项B含义相同。