英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇107
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="inefficient">inefficient</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="newer">newer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> . <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immensely">immensely</span></p><p> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everythingfrom">everythingfrom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simplest">simplest</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="luxuriesmust">luxuriesmust</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="substitutions">substitutions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, 3 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>. <span word="Representing">Representing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="tractor">tractor</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>. <span word="Robot">Robot</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="repetitious">repetitious</span> <span word="toil">toil</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p>
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