- 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：Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage? - A 、Blaming the PC.
- B 、The Booming Telecomm Field.
- C 、Internet Distance Leaning.
- D 、Keeping Up with Computation.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
主旨题。本文主要对计算机自动化可能造成的失业问题进行了分析，并且提出了相应对策。第一段主要讲述了计算机自动化造成的大量失业问题；第二段主要讲述了在计算机自动化冲击下的两种结果：内部转岗和就此下岗；第三段提出对策：应对失业问题需要专业化技能和高学历；第四段通过分析计算机自动化所引起的贫富差距加大，来进一步点明对策：不断学习，跟上新技术发展;最后两段通过两个例子来进一步强调“不断学习”这个对策。可见，computation为全文的中心主旨词，D选项为正确答案。
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