2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（87）
<p> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="governors">governors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="terrified">terrified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2001, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Unites">Unites</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bachelors">bachelors</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="majoring">majoring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>. <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>----<span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="online">online</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="fulfillment">fulfillment</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="Bhutan">Bhutan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bangalore">Bangalore</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Boise">Boise</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technologically">technologically</span> <span word="literate">literate</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> , <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retraining">retraining</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Flat">Flat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Friedman">Friedman</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dot">dot</span>. <span word="com">com</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="outlay">outlay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continents">continents</span>. <span word="Undersea">Undersea</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>, <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="imagery">imagery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="erased">erased</span> <span word="geography">geography</span>. <span word="College">College</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="on">on</span>---<span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span>.</p>
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