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makeelectronicmoneythe___8___formofpayment.Second,papercheckshavetheadvantage
thatthey___9___receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto___10___.Third,the
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saccount,whichmeansthatthewriterof
thecheckcanearninterestonthefundsinthemeantime.___13___electronicpaymentsare
immediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.Fourth,electronicmeansofpayment
___14___securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhacker
hasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation___15___there.
Becausethisisnotan___16___occurrence,unscrupulouspersonsmightbeabletoaccessbank
accountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand___17___fundsbymovingthemfromsomeone
else'
saccountsintotheirown.The___18___ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andawhole
newfieldofcomputersciencehasdevelopedto___19___securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthat
theuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic___20___thatcontainsalargeamount
ofpersonaldataonbuyinghabits.Thereareworriesthatgovernment,employers,andmarketers
mightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyencroachingonourprivacy.
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PartA
Text1
Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefrom
cottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:
Theaveragemillonlytwo
employeestoday,”amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeeptheman
awayfromthemachines.”
Davidson'
sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepoint
thatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomes
todayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnology
revolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.
Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnanaverage
li.festyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon'
tearnyouwhatitusedto.
Itcan'
twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaverage
cheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.
Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthem
standoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.
Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere'
sbeenan
acceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,”Inthe10yearsendingin2009,[U.S.]factoriesshedworkersso
fastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;
roughlyoneoutofeverythree
manufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.
Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.Buttheonethingwe
knowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswill
requireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.
Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupport
employment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21st
centurythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.
21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate_______
[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances
[B]thealleviationofjobpressure
[C]theshrinkageoftextilemills
[D]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto______
[A]workoncheapsoftware
[B]askforamoderatesalary
[C]adoptanaverageli.festyle
[D]contributesomethingunique
23.ThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat______
[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased
[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed
[C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore
[D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered
24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis_____
[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution
[B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople
[C]roadvanceeconomicglobalization
[D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?
[A]NewLawTakesEffect
[B]TechnologyGoesCheap
[C]AverageIsOver
[D]RecessionIsBad
Text2
Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincluedsettlersandsojourners.Alongwith
themanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadno
intentiontostay,and7millinpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.Aboutaquarterofall
Italianimmigrants,forexanmle,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.Theyevenhadan
affectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.
Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.Wedividenemcomersintotwocategories:
legalorillegal,goodorbad.WehailthemasAmericansinthemaking,orourbroken
immigrantionsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.Wedon'
tneedmore
categories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.Weneedtolookbeyond
strickdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.Tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,those
livingandthrivinginthegrayareas.Wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.
Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-care
aidesandphysicistsareamongtoday'
sbirdsofpassage.Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobal
economydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunity
callsthem,Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.
Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.We
needthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhile
withoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbeboth
hereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.
Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsides
oftheimmigrationbattle.Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopening
upthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepaths
andmultipleoutcomes.Includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexisting
system.
26“Birdsofpassage”referstothosewho____
[A]immigrateacrosstheAtlantic.
[B]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood.
[C]stayinaforegintemporaily.
[D]findpermanentjobsoverseas.
27Itisimpliedinparagraph2thatthecurrentimmigrationstystemintheUS____
[A]needsnewimmigrantcategories.
[B]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants.
[C]shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges.
[D]hasbeenfixeedviapoliticalmeans.
28Accordingtotheauthor,today'
sbirdsofpassagewant___
[A]fiancialincentives.
[B]aglobalrecognition.
[C]opportunitiestogetregularjobs.
[D]thefreedomtostayandleave.
29Theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated__
[A]asfaithfulpartners.
[B]witheconomicfavors.
[C]withlegaltolerance.
[D]asmightyrivals.
30whichofthebesttitleforthepassage?
[A]comeandgo:
bigmistake.
[B]livingandthriving:
greatrisk.
[C]withorwithout:
[D]legalorillegal:
bigmistake
Text3