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What Will Be is an impressive and visionary guide to the future, filled with insights on how information technology will transform our lives and our world in the new century.
The author, Michael Dertouzos, stands (1) from many of the forecasters and commentators who bombard us daily with (2) of this future. For twenty years he has led one of the world’s (3) research laboratories, whose members have brought the world (4) computers, the Ether Net, and start-up companies.
As a visionary, his (5) have been on the mark: In 1981, he described the (6) of an Information Marketplace as "a twenty-first-century village marketplace where people and computers buy, sell, and freely exchange information and information services." That’s a (7) description of the Internet as we know it today.
Naturally, we do not agree on all the (8) ways the new world will (9) or affect us. This is as it should be. There is plenty of room for (10) ideas and debate concerning the rich and promising setting ahead. What’s more important is that people become (11) , and form their own opinions, about the changes (12) .
When it (13) to that future world, what we do (14) far outweighs our differences New businesses will be created and new (15) will be made in the (16) areas of activity this book describes. More important, radical changes in hardware, software, and infrastructure will (17) in ways large and small our social lives, our families, our jobs, our health, our environment, our economy, and even the (18) we see for ourselves in the universe. Whoever (19) the coming Information Revolution—d that’s (20) all of us--needs to know What Will Be.
A:past B:inwards C:ahead D:upside-down
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A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It is all translated to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’ve partly been there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Westeni 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 is also 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 changed.
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 d single invention, the chip (蕊片), 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 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 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.
A:possess and know how to'make use of information B:give full play to their brain potential C:involve themselves in the, service industry D:cast their minds ahead instead of looking back
What Will Be is an impressive and visionary guide to the future, filled with insights on how information technology will transform our lives and our world in the new century.
The author, Michael Dertouzos, stands (1) from many of the forecasters and commentators who bombard us daily with (2) of this future. For twenty years he has led one of the world’s (3) research laboratories, whose members have brought the world (4) computers, the Ether Net, and start-up companies.
As a visionary, his (5) have been on the mark: In 1981, he described the (6) of an Information Marketplace as "a twenty-first-century village marketplace where people and computers buy, sell, and freely exchange information and information services." That’s a (7) description of the Internet as we know it today.
Naturally, we do not agree on all the (8) ways the new world will (9) or affect us. This is as it should be. There is plenty of room for (10) ideas and debate concerning the rich and promising setting ahead. What’s more important is that people become (11) , and form their own opinions, about the changes (12) .
When it (13) to that future world, what we do (14) far outweighs our differences New businesses will be created and new (15) will be made in the (16) areas of activity this book describes. More important, radical changes in hardware, software, and infrastructure will (17) in ways large and small our social lives, our families, our jobs, our health, our environment, our economy, and even the (18) we see for ourselves in the universe. Whoever (19) the coming Information Revolution—d that’s (20) all of us--needs to know What Will Be.
A:past B:inwards C:ahead D:upside-down
I regret (having left) the work (unfinished); I (should plan) everything (ahead) carefully.（ ）
A:having left B:unfinished C:should plan D:ahead
Passage Two Among the question of design, construction, and operation remaining to be solved before commercial airliners travel faster than sound is the difficult problem of sonic boom (声震) , the explosive sound generated when an object moves through the air at supersonic speed(超音速). A sound is a pressure disturbance: a sonic boom, like other explosive sounds, is the result of an abrupt change in pressure. An airplane in subsonic flight produces weak changed in pressure, but because these disturbances travel at the speed of sound, they move faster than the airplane and stay in front of it. In effect, these disturbances warn the air to get out of the way, and the an does just jet, however, gets ahead of its own pressure disturbances. Consequently a wave of suddenly com pressed air--a shock wave--builds up and is thrown off like the wave ;hat spreads from the bow of a speedboat. Can sonic booms be eliminated The answer is a categorical negative--they are an innerent(内在的) part of supersonic flight--but the sonic boom probably can be reduced; government and private research is now under way to improve understanding of the sonic boom. If and when the booms can be reduced to tolerable levels, commercial supersonic transports can come rata service.
Subsonic flight does not produce a sonic boom, because it （）A:does not disturb existing pressures B:stays behind its disturbance C:does not produce great enough changes in pressure D:stays ahead of its disturbance
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day, As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the International Date Line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.
If you cross the ocean going east, you set your clock ______.
A:ahead one hour in each new time zone B:ahead one hour for the whole trip C:back one hour in each new time zone D:back one hour for the whole trip
(B) A new period is coming. Call it what you will: the service industry, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a great change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen sharply in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more are 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 breath of the great change can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between workers and employers—all these are being doubted. 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 seen the ways in which a single invention, the chip(芯片), would change our world thanks to its uses in personal computers, and factory equipment. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of great changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who own it, whether they work in factories 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 deal with problems by making use of information instead of performing regular tasks will be valued above all else. If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way. It will be the way you do your job. The future will probably belong to those who _________.
A:own and know how to make use of information B:can read and write well C:devote themselves to service industries D:look ahead instead of looking back
(B) A new period is coming. Call it what you will: the service industry, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a great change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen sharply in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more are 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 breath of the great change can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between workers and employers—all these are being doubted. 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 seen the ways in which a single invention, the chip(芯片), would change our world thanks to its uses in personal computers, and factory equipment. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of great changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who own it, whether they work in factories 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 deal with problems by making use of information instead of performing regular tasks will be valued above all else. If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way. It will be the way you do your job. The future will probably belong to those who _________.
A:own and know how to make use of information B:can read and write well C:devote themselves to service industries D:look ahead instead of looking back
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