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Indeed,
predictions
havebeen
2
fortwo
decadesbuthavenotyetcome
to
fruition.
Forexample,
Business
Week
predicted
in1975
thatelectronic
means
of
payment
wouldsoon'
'
revolutionize
the
very3
ofmoney
itself,'
*
only
to4itself_severalyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssociety
beenso5incoming?
Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapayments
systembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork6thedisappearaneeofthepaper
system・First,itisvery7tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,and
telecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe8form
ofpaymentSecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey9receipts,
somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto10・Third,theuseofpaper
checksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof'
"
float”-ittakesseveraldays11
checkiscashedandfundsare12fromtheissuer'
saccount,whichmeansthat
thewriterof
thecheck
cancaminterest
on
thefunds
meantime.
13electronic
payments
arcimmediate,
they
eliminate
float
forthe
consumer.
Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay14securityandprivacyconcerns.
Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessa
computerdatabaseandtoalterinformation15there.Thefactthatthisisnot
an16occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbank
accountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand17fromsomeoneelse'
saccounts.
The18ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienee
electronicmeans
ofpaymentleaves
anelectronic20
thatcontainsalarge
amountofpersonal
data・Thereare
concernsthatgovernment,employers,and
marketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.
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SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts・AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,
B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
manistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.
Davidson'
sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappeared
makingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentand
thaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.
moreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,
cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius・Therefore,everyoneneedsto
whateveristheirfieldofemployment.
Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere
factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious
70years;
roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared・
Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices・Buttheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandthel・T・revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage・
Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG」.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.
21・ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate.
[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances
[B]thealleviationofjobpressure
[C]theshrinkageoftextilemills
[D]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto
[A]workoncheapsoftware
[B]askforamoderatesalary
[C]adoptanaveragelifestyle
[D]contributesomethingunique
23.ThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat
[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased
[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed
[C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore
[D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered
24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis
[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution
[B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople
[C]toadvaneeeconomicglobalization
[D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?
[A]NewLawTakesEffect
[B]TechnologyGoesCheap
[C]AverageIsOver
[D]RecessionIsBad
Text2
Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticineludedsettlersand
sojoumers.Alongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeinthe
UnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millinpeoplearrived
whileabout2milliondeparted・AboutaquarterofallItalianimmigrants,forexample,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood・Theyevenhadanaffectionate
nickname,“uccellidipassaggio,"
birdsofpassage・
Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.Wedividenewcomersinto
twocategories:
legalorillegal,goodorbad.WehailthemasAmericansinthe
making,orourbrokenimmigrationsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisover
howtofixit.Wedon'
tneedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywe
think
about
categories・
Weneed
tolookbeyondstrict
definitions
legaland
illegal.
To
start,we
canrecognize
thenewbirdsof
passage,
those
livingand
thriving
thegray
areas・We
mightthenbegin
tosolve
our
immigration
challenges.
Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,home
health-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday*sbirdsofpassage・Theyare
energeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyand
ideas・Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem,Theycanmanageto
haveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.
Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswith
ease・WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplacewheretheycanbe
productiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.Weneed
themtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwo
nationshonorably.
Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudes
onbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle・Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicof
rightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthat
managingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes・
Includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem・
26“Birdsofpassage”referstothosewho・
[A]immigrateacrosstheAtlantic
[B]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood
[C]stayinaforeigntemporarily
[D]findpermanentjobsoverseas
27Itisimpliedinparagraph2thatthecurrentimmigrationsystemintheUS・
[A]needsnewimmigrantcategories
[B]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants
[C]shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges
[DJhasbeenfixedviapoliticalmeans
28Accordingtotheauthor,today'
sbirdsofpassagewant
[A]financialincentives・
[B]aglobalrecognition.
[C]opportunitiestogetregularjobs・
[DJthefreedomtostayandleave・
29Theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated_
[A]asfaithfulpartners.
[B]witheconomicfavors・
[C]withregaltoleranee.
[D]asmightyrivals・
30whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
[A]comeandgo:
bigmistake
[B]livingandthriving:
greatrisk
[C]withorwithout:
[DJIegalorillegal:
Text3
Scientistshavefoundthatalthoughwearepronetosnapoverreactions,ifwe
takeamomentandthinkabouthowwearelikelytoreact,wecanreduceoreven
eliminatethenegativeeffectsofourquick,hard-wiredresponses.
whethersomeoneisdangerous,ourbrainsandbodiesarehard-wiredtoreactvery
minute,preferablyfive.Ittakesawhiletojudgecomplexaspectsofpersonality,likeneuroticismoropen-mindedness.
tothe
Butsnapdecisionsinreactiontorapidstimuliaren'
texclusive
interpersonalrealm・PsychologistsattheUniversityofTorontofoundthatviewingafast-foodlogoforjustafewmillisecondsprimesustoread20percentfaster,even
thoughreadinghaslittletodowitheating.Weunconsciouslyassociatefastfood
doing,Subjectsexposedtof