- 閱讀理解A
題干：Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycomputation(計(jì)算機(jī)自動(dòng)化）.Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93，000jobsoverthenextfewyears，while57，000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:Today,manyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrytheir“secretaries”inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranksareexpectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwithcomputerizedsystems.Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,earningabout$64，000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou’vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years,andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE-ZPassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation(安慰）toknowthatthetelecommfieldisbooming.Andthat’sjustit：Theserviceeconomyisfading；welcometotheexpertise(專門知識(shí))economy.Tosucceedinthenewjobmarket,youmustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeed,allbutoneofthe50highest-payingoccupations-air-trafficcontroller-demandatleastabachelor'sdegree.Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma,it'sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjob.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable，what'sleftwillbethejobsthatcomputationcan'tkill：Computerscan'tcleanoffices,orcareforAlzheimer'spatients(阿爾茨海默病人）.But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,thewagesstaypainfullylow,meaningcomputationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge(模子）betweentherichandpoor.Thebestadvicenow：Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.Forbusyadults,ofcourse,thatcanbetough.Thegoodnewsisthattheverytechnologythat’sreducingsomanyjobsisalsomakingiteasiertogobacktoschool--withouthavingtositinaclassroom.So-calledInternetdistancelearningishot,withmorethanthreemillionstudentscurrentlyenrolled,andit’sgainingcredibilitywithemployers.Areyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?CheckthefederalBureauofLaborStatistics’OccupationalOutlookHandbook,whichisavailableonlineatbls.gov.
題目：In the second paragraph the author mentions the tollbooth collector to _____. - A 、mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field
- B 、show he is too old to shift to a new position
- C 、console him on having been replaced by a machine
- D 、blame the PC for his unemployment
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
例證題。通常來說，舉例是為了證明一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)。第二段第一句是段落主題句：并不是所有失業(yè)的人都會(huì)就此下崗。接著舉了兩個(gè)例子來說明失業(yè)的人有兩種結(jié)果：第一種是內(nèi)部轉(zhuǎn)崗，第二種是因年齡比較大不能轉(zhuǎn)崗而就此下崗。作者舉公路收費(fèi)亭收費(fèi)員的例子就是為了說明第二種情況。因此，B選項(xiàng)“說明他年齡太大而不能轉(zhuǎn)到新職位”為正確答案。
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