第1828期阅读理解附答案
<p> <span word="Computers">Computers</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manholes">manholes</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="theairport">theairport</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="just">just</span> 15 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computerizedimmigration">computerizedimmigration</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="mypassport">mypassport</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="checkedinto">checkedinto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 1998, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wiredfor">wiredfor</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="network">network</span>. <span word="Shoppers">Shoppers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="electronically">electronically</span>. <span word="A">A</span>24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="telecomputing">telecomputing</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="tocommunicate">tocommunicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="electedrepresentatives">electedrepresentatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retrieve">retrieve</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thegovernments">thegovernments</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intelligent">Intelligent</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="ideology">ideology</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Singapores">Singapores</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="aheadof">aheadof</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>, <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p> <span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ablestleaders">ablestleaders</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="met">met</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="attained">attained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldstature">worldstature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>. <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Kuan">Kuan</span> <span word="Yew">Yew</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Singapores">Singapores</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1959 <span word="until">until</span> 1990. <span word="Today">Today</span> , <span word="at">at</span> 71, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nominally">nominally</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="tothe">tothe</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="offeredcompanies">offeredcompanies</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p>
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