专四英语阅读理解练习题
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="globalizationare">globalizationare</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="capitalist">capitalist</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="willlargely">willlargely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="networkedrelationships">networkedrelationships</span>, <span word="contractual">contractual</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p><p> <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="athome">athome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newInternet">newInternet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="business">business</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ourlives">ourlives</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CEOS">CEOS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="executivesin">executivesin</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>, <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="hassaid">hassaid</span>,<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="usheringin">usheringin</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="renaissance">renaissance</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="areworking">areworking</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lesscivil">lesscivil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>--<span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sametechnologies">sametechnologies</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="aggressively">aggressively</span> <span word="championing">championing</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="techno">techno</span> <span word="gurus">gurus</span> (领袖) <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giveus">giveus</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="toliberate">toliberate</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enslave">enslave</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="thereseems">thereseems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preoccupiedwith">preoccupiedwith</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enclose">enclose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="geographic">geographic</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> .<span word="com">com</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="itseems">itseems</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonization">colonization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ourtime">ourtime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="timeitself">timeitself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span>, <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span>, <span word="our">our</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="Interact">Interact</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ourattention">ourattention</span>.</p>
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