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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　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 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 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. Long held ideas about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between employees 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 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 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．A characteristic of the information age is that _____.

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A．most of the job opportunities can now be round 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．By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that _____.

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

B．the importance of high technology has not been realized

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

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

3．The future will probably belong to those who _____.

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A．give full play to their brain ability

B．possess and know how to make use of information

C．earn their living in servie industries

D．cast their minds ahead instead of looking back

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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A．Computers and the Knowledge Society

B．Service Industries in Modern Society

C．Characteristic and Meaning of the New Era

D．Rapid Advancement of Information Technology

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;C
解析：

1．A　推理题。由第一段第5、6句可以得出“在服务行业中有更多的就业机会”。 2．C　细节题。由第二段第2、3、4句可推知。 3．B　推理题。文章第二段第6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。 4．C　主旨题。综观全文作者始终围绕着信息时代的含义与特征展开论述。选项C最具有的概括性。