考研英语真题阅读理解试题及解析(七)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="ofattention">ofattention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="dividethe">dividethe</span> <span word="divisionof">divisionof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="info">info</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="info">info</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dividedoes">dividedoes</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lectured">lectured</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="yearsago">yearsago</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="thatwork">thatwork</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="divide">divide</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>。 <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="willnarrow">willnarrow</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commercialized">commercialized</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theinterest">theinterest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="universalize">universalize</span> <span word="accessafter">accessafter</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morepeople">morepeople</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moregovernments">moregovernments</span>, <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spreadInternet">spreadInternet</span> <span word="access">access</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="onthe">onthe</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="netted">netted</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digitaldivide">digitaldivide</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="widen">widen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="goodnews">goodnews</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="combatingworld">combatingworld</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span>。 <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="isn">isn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeatpoverty">defeatpoverty</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enormouspotential">enormouspotential</span>。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tool">tool</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="willhave">willhave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="toforeign">toforeign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>. <span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aninvasion">aninvasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="theUnited">theUnited</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="industrials">industrials</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="todo">todo</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="Wave">Wave</span> <span word="infrastructureincludingroads">infrastructureincludingroads</span>, <span word="barbors">barbors</span>, <span word="highways">highways</span>, <span word="ports">ports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="onwere">onwere</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="withforeign">withforeign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="wereinvesting">wereinvesting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="colony">colony</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Immigrant">Immigrant</span> <span word="Americansbuilt">Americansbuilt</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Guess">Guess</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="now">now</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thingwould">thingwould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="moreforeign">moreforeign</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Wave">Wave</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="fooled">fooled</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="foreigncorporations">foreigncorporations</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="uncontrolled">uncontrolled</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="theycan">theycan</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telecom">telecom</span> <span word="infrastructures">infrastructures</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="fulladvantage">fulladvantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>。 25. <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> _________。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="today">today</span> 26. <span word="Governments">Governments</span> <span word="attach">attach</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>_________。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="potentials">potentials</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="can">can</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="wipe">wipe</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> 27. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justifythe">justifythe</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> _________。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="control">control</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="building">building</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> 28. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> _________。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="electronically">electronically</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prejudiced">prejudiced</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="adopts">adopts</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> 名师解析 25. <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> _______. 数字鸿沟是______。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> 因为因特网而变得更加糟糕 [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> 由富裕国家应该承担责任的 [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> 全世界都要警惕的 [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="today">today</span> 今天被认为是积极的 【答案】 <span word="C">C</span> 【考点】 事实细节题。 【分析】 通过题干关键词数字鸿沟定位到第一段。第一句是对数字鸿沟所下的一个定义。其后作者提到，他和妻子20年前就谈到这种隐伏的的危险，这里的<span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>指的就是<span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="divide">divide</span>。早在20年前，防止产生这种鸿沟的积极因素还不太明显，而今天作者认为是乐观的。同时定位到第二段，作者提到了因特网的普及使这种鸿沟正得到缩小，可见，选项[<span word="A">A</span>]是错误的，因为因特网而变得糟糕与原文意思相左。[<span word="B">B</span>]不对，是因为作者没有提到这个方面。在作者看来，这种鸿沟是不好的现象，而网络的普及能帮助世界战胜贫困。[<span word="D">D</span>]的说法显然是错误的，因为作者就是要消除这个鸿沟。 26. <span word="Governments">Governments</span> <span word="attach">attach</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>______. 政府重视因特网是因为它________。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="potentials">potentials</span> 提供很多经济可能 [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> 能够带来外国资金 [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="can">can</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="wipe">wipe</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> 能够很快消除世界贫困 [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> 将世界人民连在一起 【答案】 <span word="A">A</span> 【考点】 事实细节题。 【分析】 定位到第二段，文中提到政府之所以大力推广因特网是出于因特网可能成为消除贫困的最好的工具的考虑。第三段更是提到因特网可能具有巨大的潜力。因此可以判断[<span word="A">A</span>]是正确的。[<span word="B">B</span>]选项认为可以带来海外投资，这仅仅是局部因素。[<span word="C">C</span>]选项中，虽然作者提到了国际互联网的利用可能是战胜贫困的工具，但这仅仅是一种潜在的力量，并没有说能够很快消除贫困。[<span word="D">D</span>]选项也是因特网的一个主要功能，但是也不是政府重视的主要原因。 27. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justifythe">justifythe</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> _________。 作者提到美国的案例是为了证明__________政策是对的。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> 为海外提供资金支持 [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="capitals">capitals</span> <span word="control">control</span> 防止外国资金控制 [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="building">building</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> 建设工业基础 [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> 接受外国投资 【答案】 <span word="D">D</span> 【考点】 作者意图题。 【分析】 在第四段，美国和巴西的例子都被作者用以说明抛弃过去的在那种在利用外资上的，过时的反殖民偏见，提出充分利用外资建立电子基础设施的重要性，并且指出，哪个国家在建设第三次浪潮的基础设施上利用外资多，哪个国家就将变得更富裕。因此可以判断正确选项是[<span word="D">D</span>]。[<span word="A">A</span>]选项把吸收外资的重要性和美国提供海外资金混淆起来。[<span word="B">B</span>]的说法无法从美国这个案例中推断出来。[<span word="C">C</span>]错在工业这个概念上。 28. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="dependsmuch">dependsmuch</span> <span word="on">on</span> _____。 现在，一个国家的经济看起来极大地依赖于_______。 [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="electronically">electronically</span> 它的电子发展程度 [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prejudiced">prejudiced</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> 它是否歧视移民 [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="adopts">adopts</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span>它是否接受美国的工业模式 [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> 它对外国公司的控制有多大 【答案】 <span word="A">A</span> 【考点】 推断题。 【分析】 文章最后一段提到哪个国家在建设第三次浪潮的基础设施上利用外资多，哪个国家就将变得更富裕。这里的第三次浪潮指的就是电子基础建设。因此选项[<span word="A">A</span>]是正确的。其他三个选项中，[<span word="B">B</span>]和[<span word="D">D</span>]文中没有提到。[<span word="C">C</span>]再次出现工业模式，因此不正确。 难句解析： 1. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commercialized">commercialized</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="universalize">universalize</span> <span word="accessafter">accessafter</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morepeople">morepeople</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>。 【结构分析】 本句主句是<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theinterest">theinterest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="universalize">universalize</span> <span word="access">access</span>，<span word="as">as</span>引导一个伴随状语，随着，而非因为，后面破折号的部分是进一步解释说明前面的主句。 2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ThirdWave">ThirdWave</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="betteroff">betteroff</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>。 【结构分析】 本句是一个<span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span>...,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span>.。.的句型。<span word="which">which</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>是修饰<span word="ThirdWave">ThirdWave</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>的非限定性定语从句。 全文翻译： 今天，人们十分关注所谓的数字鸿沟问题，即世界被分为信息资源丰富区和信息资源贫乏区两类。这个鸿沟今天确实存在，我和我妻子20年前谈过这个隐伏的危险。然而，那时一些抵制数字鸿沟的、新的积极因素还不如今天明显。我们是有理由感到乐观的。 一些技术上的因素使我们有理由希望鸿沟会缩小。随着互联网变得越来越商业化，普及上网对商家是有利的毕竟，上网人数越多，潜在的客户就越多。越来越多的政府，由于担心自己的国家会落后，都想推广互联网。一二十年之内，全球将有一二十亿人被网在一起。因此，我现在相信，在将来，数字鸿沟将会缩小而不是扩大。这是非常好的消息，因为互联网非常可能成为我们消除所面临的贫困的最强有效的工具。 当然，使用互联网不是唯一战胜贫困的方法。互联网也不是我们所拥有的唯一工具，但它却有巨大的潜力。 要想利用互联网这个工具，某些贫困国家必须克服在外国投资方面的过时的反殖民偏见。那些认为外国投资是对本国主权的侵犯的国家最好还是研究一下美国基础设施的历史。当初美国建设自己的工业基础设施时，缺乏资金，这就是为什么美国的第二波基础设施建设包括公路、港口，高速公路、港口城市等等都是利用的国外资金。英国人、德国人、荷兰人和法国人都在这片前英国殖民地投资。他们提供资金，美国移民建造。想想看，现在谁拥有这一切?美国人。我想，同样的事情也可以发生在巴西或其他任何地方。你拥有的去建造第三次浪潮基础设施的外国资金越多，那么你就越富裕。这并不是说卑躬屈膝，任人愚弄，也不是让外国公司为所欲为。但这的确意味着你已认识到外国公司对本国能源及通信基础设施建设的重要性，这些基础设施是充分利用互联网所必要的。 </p>
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