2021年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案_4

20212021 年年 6 6 月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. A new era is upon us. Call it what you will the service economy, the ination age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan two thirds or more in many of these countries are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people areself-employed.Butthebreadthoftheeconomic transation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employersall these are being challenged. We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have 第 1 页 共 21 页 foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip 集 成块, would trans our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow ’ sachievementsinbiotechnology,artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain ination and knowledge will become even more vital, andthepeoplewhopossessit,whethertheyworkin manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce thewealth.Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasica requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying ination instead of pering routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, ination services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job. 21. A characteristic of the ination age is that ________. A the service industry is relying more and moreon the female work force B manufacturing industries are steadily increasing C people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories D most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service 第 2 页 共 21 页 industry 22. One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ________. A the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant B people’s traditional concepts about work no longer hold true C most people have to take part-time jobs D people have to change their jobs from time to time 23. By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ________. A people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology Bfutureachievementsintechnologywillbringabout inconceivable dramatic changes C the importance of high technology has been overlooked D comput