According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to______.
A.adopt an average lifestyle
B.work on cheap software
C.ask for a moderate salary
D.contribute something unique
第1题
The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate______.
A.the impact of technological advances
B.the alleviation of job pressure
C.the shrinkage of textile mills
D.the decline of middle-class incomes
第2题
e cashless society in which all payments are made electronically. 【C1】______, a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions have been【C2】______for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon "revolutionize the very【C3】______of money itself," only to【C4】______itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so【C5】______in coming? Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work【C6】______the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very 【C7】______to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the【C8】______form. of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they【C9】______receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to【C10】______. Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float"—it takes several days【C11】______a check is cashed and funds are【C12】______from the issuer s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime. 【C13】______electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer. Fourth, electronic means of payment may【C14】______security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information【C15】______there. The fact that this is not an【C16】______occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and【C17】______from someone else s accounts. The【C18】______of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to【C19】______security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic【C20】______that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.
【C1】
A.Moreover
B.However
C.Therefore
D.Otherwise
第3题
y half full. But that s exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn t recommend. "Healthy optimism means being in touch with reality," says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor. According to Ben-Shahar, realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best. Ben-Shahar uses three optimistic exercises. When he feels down — say, after giving a bad lecture — he grants himself permission to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction. He analyzes the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn t. Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn t matter.
第4题
The author believes that the housing sector______.
A.has attracted much attention
B.involves certain political factors
C.shoulders too much responsibility
D.has lost its real value in economy
第5题
Which of the following could be the most appropriate title for the text?
A.How to Innovate Our Work Practices
B.Machines will Replace Human Labor
C.Can We Win the Race Against Machines
D.Economic Downturns Stimulate Innovations
第6题
According to the last paragraph, Brynjolfsson and McAfee discussed______.
A.the predictability of machine behavior. in practice
B.the formula for how work is conducted efficiently
C.the ways machines replace human labor in modern times
D.the necessity of human involvement in the workplace
第7题
Hagel argues that jobs in the U.S. are often______.
A.performed by innovative minds
B.scripted with an individual style
C.standardized without a clear target
D.designed against human creativity
第8题
The authors of Race Against the Machine argue that______.
A.technology is diminishing man" s job opportunities
B.automation is accelerating technological development
C.certain jobs will remain intact after automation
D.man will finally win the race against machine
第9题
According to the first paragraph, economic downturns would______.
A.ease the competition of man vs. machine
B.highlight machines" threat to human jobs
C.provoke a painful technological revolution
D.outmode our current economic structure
第10题
According to the first paragraph, social psychologists have found that______.
A.our self-ratings are unrealistically high
B.illusory superiority is baseless effect
C.our need for leadership is unnatural
D.self-enhancing strategies are ineffective
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