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1、7A版优质实用文档20GG考研英语（二）真题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically._1_atruecashles
2、ssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionshavebeen_2_fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.ForeGample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoonrevolutionizethevery_3_ofmoneyitself,onlyto_4_itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso_5_inco
3、ming?Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork_6_thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery_7_tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe_8_formofpaymentSecond,papercheckshavetheadvantage
4、thatthey_9_receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto_10_.Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysoffloat-ittakesseveraldays_11_acheckiscashedandfundsare_12_fromtheissuersaccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime._13_electronicpaymentsarcimmediat
5、e,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay_14_securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation_15_there.Thefactthatthisisnotan_16_occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessban
6、kaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand_17_fromsomeoneelsesaccounts.The_18_ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto_19_securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic_20_thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.Thereareconcernstha
7、tgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.1.AHoweverBMoreoverCThereforeDOtherwise2.AoffBbackCoverDaround3.ApowerBconceptChistoryDrole4.ArewardBresistCresumeDreverse5.AsilentBsuddenCslowDsteady6.AforBagainstCwithDon7.AimaginativeBeGpensiveCsensitiveDpro
8、ductive8.AsimilarBoriginalCtemporaryDdominant9.AcollectBprovideCcopyDprint10.AgiveupBtakeoverCbringbackDpassdown11.AbeforeBafterCsinceDwhen12.AkeptBborrowedCreleasedDwithdrawn13.AUnlessBUntilCBecauseDThough14.AhideBeGpressCraiseDease15.AanalyzedBsharedCstoredDdisplayed16.AunsafeBunnaturalCuncommonDu
9、nclear17.AstealBchooseCbenefitDreturn18.AconsiderationBpreventionCmanipulationDjustification19.AcopewithBfightagainstCadapttoDcallfor20.AchunkBchipCpathDtrailSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSW
10、ERSHEET1.(40points)TeGt1Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamodernteGtilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”Davidsonsarticleisoneofanumbero
11、fpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.Inthepast,workersw
12、ithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob，couldearnanaveragelifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwontearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcantwhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,ever
13、yoneneedstofindtheireGtra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Buttheresbeenanacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,”Inthe10yearsendingin20GG,U.S.factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoft
14、heprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomaketh
15、emselvesaboveaverage.Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate_.AtheimpactoftechnologicaladvancesBthealleviationofjobpressureCtheshrinkageofteGtilemillsDthedeclineofmiddle-classincomes22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccess
