第一部分閱讀理解全真模擬題(1994-2002年)

Unit1

Passage1

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedarounda

basicallyprivate-enterprise,market-orientedeconomyin

whichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbe

producedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplacefor

thosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Private

businessmen,strivingtomakeprofits,producethese

goodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;

andtheprofitmotive,operatingundercompetitive

pressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoodsand

servicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmericaneconomic

systemitisthedemandofindividualconsumers,coupled

withthedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsand

thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes,that

togetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhow

resourcesareusedtoproduceit.

Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyis

themechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbe

expressedandrespondedtobyproducers.Inthe

Americaneconomy,thismechanismisprovidedbyaprice

system,aprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponse

torelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedby

seller-producers.Iftheproductsisinshortsupplyrelative

tothedemand,thepricewillbedidupandsome

consumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.If,onthe

otherhand,producingmoreofacommodityresultsin

reducingitscost,thiswilltendtoincreasethesupply

offeredbyseller-producers,whichitturnwilllowerthe

priceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.

Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmerican

economicsystem.

Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomy

isthatindividualsareallowedtoownproductiveresources

(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohirelabor

gaincontrolovernaturalresources,andproducegoods

andservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomy,

theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlythe

ownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrights,

includingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductor

tomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.

51.InLine7,Para.1,"thedesireofindividualsto

maximizetheirincomes"means.

[A]Americansareneversatisfiedwiththeirincomes

[B]Americanstendtooverstatetheirincomes

[C]Americanswanttohavetheirincomesincreased

[D]Americanswanttoincreasethepurchasingpower

oftheirincomes

52.Thefirsttwosentencesinthesecondparagraphtellus

that.

[A]producerscansatisfytheconsumersby

mechanizedproduction

[B]consumerscanexpresstheirdemandsthrough

producers

[C]producersdecidethepricesofproducts

[D]supplyanddemandregulateprices

53.Accordingtothepassage,aprivate-enterprise

economyischaracterizedby.

[A]privatepropertyandrightsconcerned

[B]manpowerandnaturalresourcescontrol

[C]ownershipofproductiveresources

[D]freecontractsandprices

54.Thepassageismainlyabout

[A]howAmericangoodsareproduced

[B]howAmericanconsumersbuytheirgoods

[C]howAmericaneconomicsystemworks

[D]howAmericanbusinessmenmaketheirprofits

Passage2

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveat

leastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirowners

automaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,at

home,acrossthecountry,andevenabroad,andthey

makemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreand

moreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,

makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyin

scatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbank

isopen.Formanyofusthe"cashlesssociety"isnoton

thehorizon-it'salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencesto

consumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.

Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimply

ringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecords,

includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.This

informationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlist

ofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhow

fasttheyaremoving.Decisionstoreorderorreturngoods

tosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametimethese

computersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhich

employeesarethemostefficient,allowingpersonneland

staffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.Andthey

alsoidentifypreferredcustomersforpromotional

campaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersfor

similarreasons.Computer-analyzedmarketingreportscan

helptodecidewhichproductstoemphasizenow,whichto

developforthefuture,andwhichtodrop.Computers

keeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,

andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.

Numerousothercommericalenterprises,from

theaterstomagazinepublishers,fromgasandelectric

utilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficient

servicestoconsumersthroughtheuseofcomputers.

55.Accordingtothepassage,thecreditcardenablesits

ownerto.

[A]withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashe

wishes

[B]obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeople

do

[C]enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeper

[D]cashmoneywhereverhewishesto

56.Fromthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphwelearn

that.

[A]inthefuturealltheAmericanswillusecreditcards

[B]creditcardsaremainlyusedintheUnitedState

today.

[C]nowadaysmanyAmericansdonotpayincash

[D]itisnowmoreconvenienttousecreditcardsthan

before

57.Thephrase"ringupsales"(Line2,Para.2)most

probablymeans""

[A]makeanorderofgoods

[B]recordsalesonacashregister

[C]callthesalesmanager

[D]keeptrackofthegoodsinstock

58.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

[A]Approachestothecommercialuseofcomputers.

[B]conveniencesbroughtaboutbycomputersin

business.

[C]Significanceofautomationincommercial

enterprises.

[D]Advantagesofcreditcardsinbusiness.

Passage3

Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificant

wayfromothersofthesameage.Forthesechildrento

developtotheirfulladultpotential,theireducationmust

beadaptedtothosedifferences.

Althoughwefocusontheneedsofexceptional

children,wefindourselvesdescribingtheirenvironment

aswell.Whiletheleadingactoronthestagecapturesour

attention,weareawareoftheimportanceofthe

importanceofthesupportingplayersandthesceneryof

theplayitself.Boththefamilyandthesocietyinwhich

exceptionalchildrenliveareoftenthefullexpressionof

society'sunderstanding-theknowledge,hopes,andfears

thatarepassedontothenextgeneration.

Educationinanysocietyisamirrorofthatsociety.In

thatmirrorwecanseethestrengths,theweaknesses,the

hopes,theprejudices,andthecentralvaluesofthe

cultureitself.Thegreatinterestinexceptionalchildren

showninpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecades

indicatesthestrongfeelinginoursocietythatallcitizens,

whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunity

tofullydeveloptheircapabilities.

"Allmenarecreatedequal."We'vehearditmany

times,butitstillhasimportantmeaningforeducationina

democraticsociety.Althoughthephrasewasusedbythis

country'sfounderstodenoteequalitybeforethelaw,it

hasalsobeeninterpretedtomeanequalityofopportunity.

Thatconceptimplieseducationalopportunityforall

children-therightofeachchildtoreceivehelpinlearning

tothelimitsofhisorhercapacity,whetherthatcapacity

besmallorgreat.Recentcourtdecisionshaveconfirmed

therightofallchildren--disabledornot--toanappropriate

education,andhaveorderedthatpublicschoolstakethe

necessarystepstoprovidethateducation.Inresponse,

schoolsaremodifyingtheirprograms,adaptinginstruction

tochildrenwhoareexceptional,tothosewhocannot

profitsubstantiallyfromregularprograms.

59.Inparagrah2,theauthorcitestheexampleofthe

leadingactoronthestagetoshowthat.

[A]thegrowthofexceptionalchildrenhasmuchtodo

withtheirfamilyandthesociety

[B]exceptionalchildrenaremoreinfluencedbytheir

familiesthannormalchildrenare

[C]exceptionalchildrenarethekeyinterestofthe

familyandsociety

[D]theneedsofthesocietyweighmuchheavierthan

theneedsoftheexceptionalchildren

60.Thereasonthattheexceptionalchildrenreceiveso

muchconcernineducationisthat.

[A]theyareexpectedtobeleadersofthesociety

[B]theymightbecomeaburdenofthesociety

[C]theyshouldfullydeveloptheirpotentials

[D]disabledchildrendeservespecialconsideration

61.Thispassagemainlydealswith.

[A]thedifferencesofchildrenintheirlearning

capabilities

[B]thedefinitionofexceptionalchildreninmodern

society

[C]thespecialeducationalprogramsforexceptional

children

[D]thenecessityofadaptingeducationtoexceptional

children

62.Fromthispassagewelearnthattheeducational

concernforexceptionalchildren.

[A]isnowenjoyinglegalsupport

[B]disagreeswiththetraditionofthecountry

[C]wasclearlystatedbythecountry'sfounders

[D]willexertgreatinfluenceovercourtdecisions

Passage4

"Ihavegreatconfidencethatbytheendofthedecade

we'llknowinvastdetailhowcancercellsarise,"says

microbiologistRobertWeinberg,anexpertoncancer.

"But,"hecautions,"somepeoplehavetheideathatonce

oneunderstandsthecauses,thecurewillrapidlyfollow.

ConsiderPasteur,hediscoveredthecausesofmanykinds

ofinfections,butitwasfiftyorsixtyyearsbeforecures

wereavailable."

Thisyear,50percentofthe910,000peoplewho

sufferfromcancerwillsurviceatleastfiveyears.Inthe

year2000,theNationalCancerInstituteestimates,that

figurewillbe75percent.Forsomeskincancers,the

five-yearsurvivalrateisashighas90percent.Butother

survivalstatisticsarestilldiscouraging--13percentfor

lungcancer,and2percentforcancerofthepancreas.

Withasmanyas120varietiesinexistence,

discoveringhowcancerworksisnoteasy.Theresearchers

madegreatprogressintheearly1970s,whenthey

discoveredthatoncogenes,whicharecancer-causing

genes,areinactiveinnormalcells.Anythingfromcosmic

raystoradiationtodietmayactivateadormantoncogene,

buthowremainsunknown.Ifseveraloncogenesare

drivenintoaction,thecell,unabletoturnthemoff,

becomescancerous.

Theexactmechanismsinvolvedarestillmysterious,

butthelikelihoodthatmanycancersareinitiatedatthe

levelofgenessuggeststhatwewillneverpreventall

cancers."Changesareanormalpartoftheevolutionary

process,"saysoncologistWilliamHayward.Environmental

factorscanneverbetotallyeliminated;asHaywardpoints

out."Wecan'tprepareamedicineagainstcosmicrays."

Theprospectsforcure,thoughstilldistant,are

brighter.

"First,weneedtounderstandhowthenormalcell

controlsitself.Second,wehavetodeterminewhether

therearealimitednumberofgenesincellswhichare

alwaysresponsibleforatleastpartofthetrouble.Ifwe

canunderstandhowcancerworks,wecancounteractits

action.

63.TheexampleofPasteurinthepassageisusedto

[A]predictthatthesecretofcancerwillbedisclosed

inadecade

[B]indicatethattheprospectsforcuringcancerare

bright

[C]provethatcancerwillbecuredinfiftytosixty

years

[D]warnthatthereisstillalongwaytogobefore

cancercanbeconquered

64.Theauthorimpliesthatbytheyear2000,

[A]therewillbeadrasticriseinthefive-yearsurvival

rateofskin-cancerpatients

[B]90percentoftheskin-cancerpatientstodaywill

stillbeliving

[C]thesurvivalstatisticswillbefairlyevenamong

patientswithvariouscancers

[D]therewon'tbeadrasticincreaseofsurvivalrate

ofallcancerpatients

65.Oncogenesarecancer-causinggenes.

[A]thatarealwaysinoperationinahealthyperson

[B]whichremainunharmfulsolongastheyarenot

activated

[C]thatcanbedrivenoutofnormalcells

[D]whichnormalcellcan'tturnoff

66.Theword"dormant'inthethirdparagraphmost

probablymeans.

[A]dead[B]ever-present[C]inactive

[D]potential

Passage5

Discoveriesinscienceandtechnologyarethoughtby

"untaughtminds"tocomeinblindingflashesorasthe

resultofdramaticaccidents.SirAlexanderFlemingdidnot,

aslegendwouldhaveit,lookatthemoldonapieceof

cheeseandgettheideaforpenicillinthereandthen.He

experimentedwithantibacterialsubstancesfornineyears

beforehemadehisdiscovery.Inventionsandinnovations

almostalwayscomeoutoflaborioustrialanderror.

Innovationislikesoccer;eventhebestplayersmissthe

goalandhavetheirshotsblockedmuchmorefrequently

thantheyscore.

Thepointisthattheplayerswhoscoremostarethe

oneswhotakethemostshotsatthegoal-andsoitgoes

withinnovationinanyfieldofactivity.Theprime

differencebetweeninnovatorsandothersisoneof

approach.Everybodygetsideas,butinnovatorswork

consciouslyontheirs,andtheyfollowthemthroughuntil

theyprovepracticableorotherwise.Whatordinarypeople

seeasfancifulabstractions,professionalinnovatorsseeas

solidpossibilities.

"Creativethinkingmaymeansimplytherealization

thatthere'snoparticularvirtueindoingthingstheway

theyhavealwaysbeendone,"wroteRudolphFlesch,a

languageauthority.Thisaccountsforourreactionto

seeminglysimpleinnovationslikeplasticgarbagebags

andsuitcasesonwheelsthatmakelifemoreconvenient:

"Howcomenobodythoughtofthatbefore?"

Thecreativeapproachbeginswiththepropositionthat

nothingisasitappears.Innovatorswillnotacceptthat

thereisonlyonewaytodoanything.Facedwithgetting

fromAtoB,theaveragepersonwillautomaticallysetout

onthebest-knownandapparentlysimplestroute.The

innovatorwillsearchforalternatecourses,whichmay

proveeasierinthelongrunandareboundtobemore

interestingandchallengingeveniftheyleadtodeadends.

Highlycreativeindividualsreallydomarchtoa

differentdrummer.

67.Whatdoestheauthorprobablymeanby"untaught

mind"inthefirstparagraph?

[A]Apersonignorantofthehardworkinvolvedin

experimentation.

[B]Acitizenofasocietythatrestrictspersonal

creativity.

[C]Apersonwhohashadnoeducation.

[D]Anindividualwhooftencomesupwithnewideals

byaccident.

68.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdistinguishesinnovators

fromnon-innovators?

[A]Thevarietyofideastheyhave.

[B]Theintelligencetheypossess.

[C]Thewaytheydealwithproblems.

[D]Thewaytheypresenttheirfindings.

69.TheauthorquotesRudolphFleschinParagraph3

because.

[A]RudolphFleschisthebest-knownexpertinthe

studyofhumancreativity

[B]thequotationstrengthenstheassertionthat

creativeindividualslookfornewwaysofdoingthings

[C]thereaderisfamiliarwithRudolphFlesch'spoint

ofview

[D]thequotationaddsanewideatotheinformation

previouslypresented

70.Thephrase"marchtoadifferentdrummer"(thelast

lineofthepassage)suggeststhathighlycreative

individualsare.

[A]diligentinpursuingtheirgoals

[B]reluctanttofollowcommonwaysofdoingthings

[C]devotedtotheprogressofscience

[D]concernedabouttheadvanceofsociety

Unit2

Passage1

Moneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellas

anyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapid

distributionofgoodsatreasonableprice,thereby

establishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossible

toprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawing

attentiontonewideasithelpsenormouslytoraise

standardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemandit

ensuresanincreasedneedforlabour,andisthereforean

effectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecosts

ofservices:withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaper

wouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourtelevision

licencewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusor

tubewouldcost20percentmore.

Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertising

providesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproducts

andservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthat

twenty-sevenactsofParliamentgovernthetermsof

advertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproduct

thatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhisadvertisements.

Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethrough

misleadingadvertising.Hewillnotdosoforlong,for

mercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuythe

inferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyouseeanarticle

consistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofIknowthat

thearticledoeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatit

representsgoodvalue.

Advertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthe

communitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.

ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.

RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonality

declarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseit

persuadesratherthatinforms.Hewasdrawing

excessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseeks

topersuade.

Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelyto

information-andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnot

impossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoice

ofthecolourofashirtissubtlypersuasive-advertising

wouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.

Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowntelevision

personalitywants.

51.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeans

that.

[A]heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertising

[B]everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoney

consuming

[C]advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelse

[D]itisworthwiletospendmoneyonadvertising

52.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTincluded

intheadvantagesofadvertising?

[A]Securinggreaterfame.

[B]Providingmorejobs.

[C]Enhancinglivingstandards.

[D]Reducingnewspapercost.

53.Theauthordeemsthatthewell-knownTVpersonality

is.

[A]verypreciseinpassinghisjudgementon

advertising

[B]interestedinnothingbutthebuyers'attention

[C]correctintellingthedifferencebetween

persuasionandinformation

[D]obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising

54.Intheauthor'sopinion..

[A]advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefitto

manbyprovidinginformation

[B]advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasrather

thanwinsthemover

[C]thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisingin

persuadingthebuyer

[D]thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformation

fromanadvertisement

Passage2

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth;oneasa

product,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerally

viewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproduct

thatcaneasilybeindentifiedandmeasured.Theworker

whogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,

theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage-alltheseare

examplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshow

fortheirefforts.

Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuch

moredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinitionitisa

journeyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalong

theway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butratherthe

attitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionor

courage,astheyencounternewexperiencesand

unexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneynever

reallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencethe

world,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealways

newwaystoexperiencetheworld,thejourneynever

reallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencethe

world,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.

Inothertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedto

haveawillingnesstotakerisks,toconfronttheunknown,

andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymay"fail"atfirst.

Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingis

essentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselves

asquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemore

chancesandbemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Do

wethinkwe'reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseof

timiditycancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,andnot

totakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowe

thinkwe'reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe'renot

smartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenweare

likelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.

Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtareboth

unavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.

Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfears

anddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoomuch,thenwe

ceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofour

ownmaking.

55.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonal

growthwhen.

[A]hehasgivenuphissmokinghabit

[B]hehasmadegreateffortsinhiswork

[C]heiskeenonlearninganythingnew

[D]hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhis

journey

56.Intheauthor'seyes,onewhoviewspersonalgrowth

asaprocesswould.

[A]succeedinclimbingupthesocialladder

[B]judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisown

achievements

[C]facedifficultiesandtakeupchallenges

[D]aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime

57.Whentheauthorsays"anewwayofbeing"(line2?3,

Para.3)heisreferringto.

[A]anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld

[B]anewwayoftakingrisks

[C]anewmethodofperceivingourselves

[D]anewsystemofadaptationtochange

58.Forpersonalgrowth,theauthoradvocatesallofthe

followingexcept.

[A]curiosityaboutmorechances

[B]promptnessinself-adaptation

[C]open-mindednesstonewexperiences

[D]avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubts

Passage3

Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimple

solutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.

Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyasking

familymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthe

capabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturn

forexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpert

advicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.

Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityof

peoplesinceWorldWarII.Asfamiliesmoveawayfrom

theirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,their

extendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowof

informationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethat

informationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbe

trustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowof

informationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecut

off.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthe

casualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbe

consciouslylearned.

Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormous

stockpileofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmore

informationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskof

findingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorher

specificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingand

sometimesevenoverwhelming.

Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationis

thedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorage

anddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedto

morelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.

Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevast

amountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,andto

programcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.

Telecommunicationsdevelopmentsenablethesendingof

messagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronic

mailtobombardpeoplewithmultitudesofmessages.

Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationsto

reporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecan

besharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,and

problemsindisputecanthesettledwithoutthe

participantsleavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotraveltoa

distantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthe

sharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryof

information,thusmakingmoreinformationavailableto

morepeople.

Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedfor

informationisofgreatestimportance.Thosepeoplewho

haveaccurate,reliableup-to-dateinformationtosolvethe

day-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheir

business,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed,

"Knowledgeispower"maywellbethetruestsayingand

accesstoinformationmaybethemostcritical

requirementofallpeople.

59.Theword"it"(Line4,Para.2)mostprobablyrefersto

[A]thelackofstablecommunities

[B]thebreakdownofinformalinformationchannels

[C]theincreasedmobilityoffamilies

[D]thegrowingnumberofpeoplemovingfromplace

toplace

60.Themainproblemmayencountertodayarisesfrom

thefactthat.

[A]theyhavetolearnnewthingsconsciously

[B]theylacktheconfidenceofsecuringreliableand

trustworthyinformation

[C]theyhavedifficultyobtainingtheneeded

informationreadily

[D]theycanhardlycarryoutcasualcommunications

withanextendedfamily

61.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

[A]electronicmailwillsoonplayadominantrolein

transmittingmessages

[B]itwillbecomemoredifficultforpeopletokeep

secretsinaninformationera

[C]peoplewillspendlesstimeholdingmeetingsor

conferences

[D]eventswillbereportedonthespotmainlythrough

satellites

62.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]itisnecessarytoobtainasmuchknowledgeas

possible

[B]peoplesho