单选题 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 Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many or 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 a single invention, the chip (集成电路), 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.

单选题 A characteristic of the information age is that ______.
A. the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force
B. manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C. people find it harder to earn a living by working in factories
D. most of the job opportunities can now be found in service industry

单选题 One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ______.
A. the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant
B. people's traditional concepts about work no longer hold true
C. most people have to take part-time jobs
D. people have to change their jobs from time to time

单选题 By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ______.
A. people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology
B. future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes
C. the importance of high technology has been overlooked
D. computer science will play a leading role in the future information services

单选题 The future will probably belong to those who ______.
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

单选题 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Computers and the Knowledge Society
B. Service Industries in Modern Society
C. Features and Implications of the New Era
D. Rapid Advancement of Information Technology