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SectionIUseofEnglish Directions:
ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically.___1___atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionshavebeen___2___fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.ForeGample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoon\selfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso___5___incoming?
Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork___6___thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery___7___tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe___8___formofpaymentSecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey___9___receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto___10___.Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof\___11___acheckiscashedandfundsare___12___fromtheissuer'saccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime.___13___electronicpaymentsarcimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.
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Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay___14___securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation___15___there.Thefactthatthisisnotan___16___occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand___17___fromsomeoneelse'saccounts.The___18___ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto___19___securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic___20___thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.Thereareconcernsthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.
1.[A]However[B]Moreover[C]Therefore[D]Otherwise 2.[A]off[B]back[C]over[D]around 3.[A]power[B]concept[C]history[D]role 4.[A]reward[B]resist[C]resume[D]reverse 5.[A]silent[B]sudden[C]slow[D]steady 6.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]on
7.[A]imaginative[B]eGpensive[C]sensitive[D]productive 8.[A]similar[B]original[C]temporary[D]dominant 9.[A]collect[B]provide[C]copy[D]print
10.[A]giveup[B]takeover[C]bringback[D]passdown 11.[A]before[B]after[C]since[D]when
12.[A]kept[B]borrowed[C]released[D]withdrawn 13.[A]Unless[B]Until[C]Because[D]Though
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14.[A]hide[B]eGpress[C]raise[D]ease
15.[A]analyzed[B]shared[C]stored[D]displayed 16.[A]unsafe[B]unnatural[C]uncommon[D]unclear 17.[A]steal[B]choose[C]benefit[D]return
18.[A]consideration[B]prevention[C]manipulation[D]justification 19.[A]copewith[B]fightagainst[C]adaptto[D]callfor 20.[A]chunk[B]chip[C]path[D]trail SectionIIReadingComprehension PartA Directions:
ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points) TeGt1
Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamodernteGtilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”
Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.
Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob
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couldearnanaveragelifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaver
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agejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheireGtra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.
Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere’sbeenanacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,”Inthe10yearsendingin20GG,[U.S.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.
Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.
Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.
21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate_______.
[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances [B]thealleviationofjobpressure [C]theshrinkageofteGtilemills [D]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto______
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[A]workoncheapsoftware [B]askforamoderatesalary [C]adoptanaveragelifestyle [D]contributesomethingunique
23.ThequotationinParagraph4eGplainsthat______
[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased
[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed [C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore [D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered
24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis_____
[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution [B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople [C]toadvanceeconomicglobalization [D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury
25.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitlefortheteGt?
[A]NewLawTakesEffect [B]TechnologyGoesCheap [C]AverageIsOver [D]RecessionIsBad TeGt2
Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincludedsettlersandsojourners.AlongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millinpeoplear
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