第1页共18页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共18页珠珠、丽莉MBA英语阅读理解真题黑体词汇复习二2006年阅读理解Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageosfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmardedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.Passage1Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation(计算机自动化).Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93,000jobsoverthenextfewyears,while57,000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:Today,manyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrytheir：“secretaries”inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranksareexpectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwithcomputerizedsystems.Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,earningabout$64,000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou'vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years,andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE-ZPassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation(安慰)toknowthatthetelecommfieldisbooming.Andthat'sjustit:Theserviceeconomyisfading;welcometotheexpertise(专门知识)economy.Tosucceedinthenewjobmarket,youmustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeed,allbutoneofthe50highest-payingoccupations—air-trafficcontroller—demandatleastabachelor’sdegree.Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma(毕业证书),It'sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjob.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable,what'sleftwillbethejobsthatcompumationcan’tkill:Computerscan’tcleanoffices,orcareforAlzheimer'spatients(老年痴呆病人).But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,thewagesstaypainfullylow,meaningcompumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge(楔子)betweentherichandpoor.Thebestadvicenow:Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.Forbusyadults,ofcourse,thatcanbetough.Thegoodnewsisthattheverytechnologythat'sreducingsomanyjobsisalsomakingiteasiertogobacktoschoolwithouthavingtositinaclassroom.So-calledInternetdistancelearningishot,withmorethanthreemillionstudentscurrentlyenrolled,andit’sgainingcredibilitywithemployers.Areyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?CheckthefederalBureauofLaborStatistics'OccupationalOutlookHandbook,whichisavailableonlineatbls.gov.Passage2Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon'tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.第2页共18页第1页共18页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共18页Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate(半文盲)Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops—adult-literacyprograms,suchastheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There,high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuinggraduate-equivalencycertificateswilllearntheskillstheyshouldhavelearnedinschool.Theywillalsodiscovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhogottheattentionofoneofmychildrenbyrevealingthetrumpcardoffailure.Ouryoungest,aworld-classcharmer,didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwashigh-schoolseniorwhenhehadherforEngli...
