- 阅读理解A
题干：Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycomputation(计算机自动化）.Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93，000jobsoverthenextfewyears，while57，000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:Today,manyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrytheir“secretaries”inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranksareexpectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwithcomputerizedsystems.Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,earningabout$64，000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou’vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years,andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE-ZPassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation(安慰）toknowthatthetelecommfieldisbooming.Andthat’sjustit：Theserviceeconomyisfading；welcometotheexpertise(专门知识)economy.Tosucceedinthenewjobmarket,youmustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeed,allbutoneofthe50highest-payingoccupations-air-trafficcontroller-demandatleastabachelor'sdegree.Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma,it'sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjob.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable，what'sleftwillbethejobsthatcomputationcan'tkill：Computerscan'tcleanoffices,orcareforAlzheimer'spatients(阿尔茨海默病人）.But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,thewagesstaypainfullylow,meaningcomputationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge(模子）betweentherichandpoor.Thebestadvicenow：Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.Forbusyadults,ofcourse,thatcanbetough.Thegoodnewsisthattheverytechnologythat’sreducingsomanyjobsisalsomakingiteasiertogobacktoschool--withouthavingtositinaclassroom.So-calledInternetdistancelearningishot,withmorethanthreemillionstudentscurrentlyenrolled,andit’sgainingcredibilitywithemployers.Areyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?CheckthefederalBureauofLaborStatistics’OccupationalOutlookHandbook,whichisavailableonlineatbls.gov.
题目：By saying … computation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor”(Lines 4-5，Para.4)，the author means _____. - A 、people are getting richer and richer
- B 、there will be a small gap between rich and poor
- C 、the gap between rich and poor is getting larger and larger
- D 、it’s time to close up the gap between the rich and poor
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
语义题。“… computation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor”的子面意思是“计算机自动化在富人和穷人之间嵌入了一个更深的楔子”。这个短语出现在第四段倒数第二句，它是对…the wages stay painfully low(学历低的人的工资会非常低）的补充说明。很明显, 这个短语表示的意思应该是“计算机自动化进一步加大了富人和穷人之间的差距”。C选项“贫富之间的差距变得越来越大”为正确答案。
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