阅读理解 Information is the primary commodity in more and more industries today. By 2005, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind. By 2005, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose "flextime, flex-place" arrangements, which allow them to work at home, communicating with the office via computer networks. In the United States, the so-called "digital divide" seems to be disappearing. In early 2000, a poll found, that, where half of white households owned computers, so did fully 43% of African-American households, and their numbers were growing rapidly. Hispanic households continued to lag behind, but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well. Company-owned and industry-wide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations. Business TV is becoming big business. Computer competence will approach 100% in US urban areas by the year 2005, with Europe and Japan not far behind. 80% of US homes will have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50% now. In the United States, 5 of the 10 fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related. Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India. By 2005, nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material, study exercises, and relevant news articles to aid in learning. Others will come with CD-ROMs that offer similar resources. Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries. Web sites enhance books by providing pictures, sound, film clips, and flexible indexing and search utilities. Implications: Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly high-tech world. Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population. Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers. Their wealth is raising overall prosperity. Even entry-level workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education. For a good career in almost any field, computer competence is a must. This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in today''s work force. For many workers, the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer.

单选题 Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT__________.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题为反选题，宜采用排除法。题干问的是下列哪项不受信息技术的影响。由第一、二段内容我们知道，信息技术影响欧美管理人员，故可以排除A、B两项。需要指出的是，虽然文章中没有直接明白无误地说出“影响”，但一、二段的逻辑关系明显地表明这一点。否则，因为A、B两项在文中都提到，地位一样的，总不可能有两个答案；所以即使没有看到一、二段的逻辑关系，也可这样予以排除。根据第三段内容，我们知道人们工作做法发生了改变(在家办公、通过网络交流等)，故D项也符合文章意思。只有C项“选择职业”没有在文中提到。因此，C为本题答案。

单选题 "digital divide" in the 4th paragraph refers to__________.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题好像在考词汇，但又不全是；主要考查对第四段的理解。如果只盯着词义，容易误选C。根据篇章知识，我们知道第四段的第一句为主题句，后面都是例证，属演绎法。主题句说“…the so-called‘digital divide’seems to be disappearing”，而后面的例证说的是美国白种人、黑人、西班牙裔人的电脑拥有率，以及后两者的拥有率正不断地提高。换言之，他们电脑拥有率之间的差距正逐步缩小；因此我们不难判定“digital divider”指的就是电脑拥有方面的差距。故A项正确。B项与第四段内容相反；C项文中没有提及；D项里没有提到computer，故都不是答案。

单选题 Which of the following statements in INCORRECT according to the passage?

单选题 Which of the following areas in NOT discussed in the passage?

单选题 At the end of the passage, the author seems to emphasize__________ in an increasingly high-tech world.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题考查对细节的理解和推理。由最后一段的最后两句“For a good career in almost any field，computer competence is a must．For many workers，the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer．”我们知道，好的职业要求必须具备计算机能力；而对大多数工人来说，能有机会培训是一个工作的最大的福利之一。因此，作者在强调教育培训的必要性。故C项符合文章意思，为正确选项。