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SectionII ReadingComprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the followingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweach textbychoosing A,B, C, orD. Markyouranswerson ANSWERSHEET1.(40 points)
Text1
LastweekendKyleMacDonald inMontrealthrew a partyto celebratethefactthathegothisnewhomeinexchangeforared paperclip.
Starting ayear ago, MacDonaldbarteredtheclipforincreasinglyvaluable stuff,including acampstoveandfreerent inaPhoenixflat.③Having announcedhis aim (thehouse)inadvance,MacDonaldlikelygotaboost fromtechieseagertoseetheInternetpassthisdaringtestofitsnetworkingpower.④“Mywholemottowas ‘Startsmall,think big,andhavefun’,”saysMacDonald,26,“I reallykeptmyefforton thecreativeside ratherthan thebusinessside.”
Yetas oddastheMacDonaldexchangewas,barterisnowbig business ontheNet.②Thisyearmorethan400,000companiesworldwidewill exchange some$10billionworthofgoodsandservicesona growingnumber ofbarter sites. ③These Websitesallowcompaniestotradeproductsforavirtualcurrency,which theycanuse tobuygoodsfromothermembers.
In Iceland,garment-maker Kapusalansellsathird ofits outputonthebooming Vidskiptanetidexchange, earningvirtual money thatit usestobuymachinery and paypartofemployeesalaries.
TheTroc-ServicesexchangeinFranceoffers morethan 4,600services,from math lessonstoironing.
Thisisnotaprimitivebarter system.
Bycreatingcurrencies,theInternetremovesamajorbarrier—what BobMeyer, publisher ofBarterNews,calls“the doublecoincidenceofwants.”
Thatis,twoparties oncenotonlyhadtofind each other,but alsoanexchangeofgoodsthatbothdesired.
Now,theycan pricethedealin virtual currency.
Barteralso helps firmsmake useofidlecapacity.
Forexample,advertising is“hugelybartered”because many media,particularlyon theWeb,cansupplynewadspaceatlittle cost.
Moreover,Internetadsdon’tregisterin industry-growthstatistics,becausemanyexchanges are arranged outsidetheformalexchanges.
LikeeBay,mostbartersitesallowmembersto“grade”tradingpartners forhonesty,quality andsoon.
Barterexchangescan allow firmsincountries withhyperinflationornontradablecurrenciestoenterglobaltrades.
Nextyear,anonprofitexchangecalledQuickLift Two(QL2) planstoopenin Nairobi,offeringbarterdeals to38,000Kenyanfarmers in remoteareas.
Two smallplaneswilldeliverthegoods.
QL2 directorGaciiWaciumasaysthefarmersare excited tobe“liberatedfromcorruptmiddlemen.” ⑥For them,barterevokes abright future,not aprecapitalistpast.
21.Theword“techies” (Para.1)probablyreferstothose whoare___________.
[A]afraidoftechnology
[B]skilled intechnology
[C]ignorantof technology
[D] incompetentintechnology
22. Many peoplemay havedeliberatelyhelpedKylebecausethey ___________.
[A]wereimpressedbyhis creativity
[B]wereeagertoidentify with hismotto
[C]likedhisgoalannouncedinadvance
[D]hoped toprovethepoweroftheInternet
23.TheInternetbarter system relies heavilyon___________.
[A]the sizeof bartersites
[B]theuseofvirtualcurrency
[C]the qualityofgoodsorservices
[D] thelocation oftradingcompanies
24.ItisimpliedthatInternetadvertisementscanhelp ___________.
[A]companiesmakemoreprofit
[B] companiesdo formalexchanges
[C] mediaregisterinstatistics
[D] mediagradebarter sites
25.WhichofthefollowingistrueofQL2accordingtotheauthor?
[A] Itiscriticizedfordoingbusinessin aprimitive way.
[B]It aimstodealwithhyperinflationinsome countries.
[C]Ithelpsgetridofmiddlemen in tradeandexchange.
[D]Itis intendedto evaluatetheperformanceof tradingpartners.
Internetcommercedidnot existatthebeginning of thisdecade, butnowitis asuperchargedenginedrivingthe worldeconomy.
Industriesareredesigningthemselvesaroundnewmethodsof doing things.③Survivorswill be those thatsuccessfullyadapttheirprocessesintheNewEconomy,accordingtoRobertD. AtkinsonandRandolphH.Court.
“Three main foundationswillunderpinstrong and widelysharedeconomic growth inthe NewEconomy:
(1)developmentofa ubiquitousdigitaleconomy,
(2)increasedresearchandinnovation, and(3)improved skillsandknowledge of the work force,” writeAtkinsonand Court.
ThetotalU.S.Interneteconomy morethandoubled injustoneyear, from$15.5billionin 1996tonearly$39billionin1997.
By2001,the Interneteconomy willsoarto$350billion,withbusiness-to-businessactivity leadingtheway.
Another signofthegrowth of the digital economyis themushroomingof Internethosts, whichare nearlydoublingin the UnitedStatesevery year.
Morehouseholds,businesses,andschools areontheNet,too.⑤ Theonly laggardinthe digital revolutionisgovernment:
Local, state,and federalgovernmentscombinedspent9.4%moreeachyearoncomputersbetween1986and1996,whilebusinessspent 22%more ayear inthesameperiod.
Venture capitalistsare pouringmoneyinto thedevelopmentofgrowingcompanies, oftenbecoming involved asboard membersand advisers,andhelping startupsrefinebusinessplans.
“It’simportanttokeep aneyeonthestraight dollaramount ofventurecapital intheeconomy, butit’sjustasimportanttoremembertheexponentialrippleeffectofthe cash,”noteAtkinsonand Court.
“Manyofthe gazellesoftheNewEconomyareventure-backedcompanies, andthey arehavinga profoundimpact—employment inventure-backedcompanies increased34% annuallybetween 1991 and1995whileemployment inFortune500companiesdeclined 3.6%.
Moreover,venture-capital-backedfirmsare moretechnologicallyinnovativethanotherfirms.”
Thenumbersofengineersandscientistsare growing;
jobsrequiringscienceandengineeringexpertisewillgrow threetimes fasterthanother occupations between 1994 and2005.
Withoutadequately preparedhomegrown workerstofill thesejobs,andwithdecreasedcorporatespendingontrainingprograms, the demand forengineers and scientistswillincreasinglybe metbyimmigrants.
Already,almost one-fourthofengineers inthe U.S.whoearnedPh.D.sin thelastfiveyearsareforeignborn.
Atkinson andCourtconclude:
“The NewEconomyputs apremiumonwhat NobellaureateeconomistDouglasNorthca