2013年英语专四阅读理解题目：阅读理解（2）
<p> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 2005, 83% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 2005, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> (22% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="force">force</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="chooseflextime">chooseflextime</span>, <span word="flexplacearrangements">flexplacearrangements</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="networks">networks</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="divideseems">divideseems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disappearing">disappearing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2000, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> 43% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="households">households</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>. <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> <span word="Company">Company</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>. <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> <span word="Computer">Computer</span> <span word="competence">competence</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> 100% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2005, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>. 21<span word="edu">edu</span>.<span word="com">com</span></p><p> 80% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 50% <span word="now">now</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, 5 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2005 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="related">related</span>. <span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="programmers">programmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="by">by</span> 70%. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span>.?</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 2005, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="texts">texts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="material">material</span>, <span word="study">study</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CD">CD</span>-<span word="ROMs">ROMs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.?</p>
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