阅读理解 The way people work has changed. The increasing use of technology presents new and continual challenges to small and large businesses, employees and managers, teachers and students. Everyone, it seems, is being affected by the technological revolution. Store clerks, for example, now use increasingly complex computerized cash registers, while university professors must learn to adapt their teaching skills in order to lead distance learning course.
In today's world, training and learning do not stop when we finish school; they must now continue throughout our working lives. The Hong Kong government conducted a survey on the employment concerns, and training needs of its workforce. For many managers and other professionals the biggest challenge, as well as change, in the workplace, was the increased use of computers and computerized machinery or equipment. The need for experienced employees who could use this kind of equipment rose drastically. Many of those in the workplace at this time experienced changes in job requirements and had to attend job-related training or re-training courses.
The changing work environment is also affecting education and how we learn. In Finland, a report on strategies for education and training in the information age discussed the changing roles of both teacher and student. With the increased use of technology and the growth of distance learning, the teacher has become more of a tutor who guides a student, rather than a lecturer. In turn, the student has to take more responsibility for his or her learning in the absence of direct teacher contact. The report also stressed that high school and university students should learn computer skills in order to cope with the demands of the future workplace.
The Finnish report also highlighted the need for teacher training, and re-training, and suggested that the salaries and job descriptions of teachers be reviewed because of future demands expected in their jobs. Previously university professors may have held lectures between the weekday hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in large halls filled with students. Now, they may spend part of their day lecturing larger groups of students on campus, and then conduct afternoon or evening classes online, with students in five different countries.
As technologies grow and develop, ongoing training will continue to be necessary. To be successful in the workplace, people will not stop learning when they leave school—lifelong learning will become a way of life.

单选题 From the first paragraph of the passage we know that______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】细节题。根据原文第一段中的“Everyone，it seems，is being affected by the technological revolution．”可知每个人似乎都受计算机革命的影响，并非每个人都需要学习如何使用复杂的计算机，故排除A。第一段主要讲述了科技革命已经改变了人们的工作方式，B项“科技革命给人们的工作带来了变化”符合题意。C项“计算机新技术的使用使得小企业变成了大企业”，第一段并未提到，故排除。D项“即使大学教授也必须在远程教学中学习新技术”，它与第一段中的“university professors must learn to adapt their teaching skills in order to lead distance learning course”不符，故排除。因此本题选B。

单选题 The survey conducted by the Hong Kong government showed that______.

单选题 How did the changing work environment change the role of the teacher according to the Finnish report?

单选题 Which of the following can't be used to take the place of the underlined word "highlighted" in paragraph 4?

单选题 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】推断题。根据第三段中的“In turn，the student has to take more responsibility for his or her learning in the absence of direct teacher contact…”可知A项说法正确。根据倒数第二段中的“…conduct afternoon or evening classes online，with students in five different countries”可知B项说法正确。根据全文，尤其是最后一段可知不问断的培训和学习非常重要，所以C项说法正确。D项原文并未提及。故本题选D。