- 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:What is the author's attitude towards computers? - A 、Positive.
- B 、Negative.
- C 、Neutral.
- D 、Prejudiced.

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【正确答案:A】
态度题。D选项prejudiced“有偏见的”为典型干扰项,可以直接排除。本文不仅对计算机自动化造成的失业问题进行了分析, 还在后半部分提出了相应对策,并强调要keep up with thenew technology。由此可见,作者对计算机自动化持肯定态度,A选项为正确答案。

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