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Unitl

Passage1

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprise,market-oriented

economyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthe

marketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmen,strivingtomake

profits,producethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;andtheprofitmotive,

operatingundercompetitivepressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduced.

Thus,intheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumers,coupledwiththe

desireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes,that

togetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.

Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumerdemands

canbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomy,thismechanismisprovided

byapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumers

andsuppliesofferedbysellerproducers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetothedemand,theprice

willbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.If,ontheotherhand,producing

moreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,thiswilltendtoincreasethesupplyofferedby

seller-producers,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,

priceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmericaneconomicsystem.

Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualsareallowedtoown

productiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohirelabor,gaincontrolovernatural

resources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomy,theconceptof

privatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrights,

includingtherighttodeteiTninethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivate

individual.

51.InLine7,Para.1,"thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes"means.

[A]Americansareneversatisfiedwiththeirincomes

[B]Americanstendtooverstatetheirincomes

[C]Americanswanttohavetheirincomesincreased

[DIAmericanswanttoincreasethepurchasingpoweroftheirincomes

52.Thefirsttwosentencesinthesecondparagraphtellusthat.

(AJproducerscansatisfytheconsumersbymechanizedproduction

fB]consumerscanexpresstheirdemandsthroughproducers

[C]producersdecidethepricesofproducts

[D]supplyanddemandregulateprices

53.Accordingtothepassage,aprivate-enterpriseeconomyischaracterizedby.

[Alprivatepropertyandrightsconcerned

[B]manpowerandnaturalresourcescontrol

[C]ownershipofproductiveresources

[D]freecontractsandprices

54.Thepassageismainlyabout.

[A]howAmericangoodsareproduced

[B]howAmericanconsumersbuytheirgoods

[C]howAmericaneconomicsystemworks

[DIhowAmericanbusinessmenmaketheirprofits

Passage2

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theytheir

ownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andevenabroad,

andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanberead

automatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthe

localbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe“cashlesssociety"isnotonthehorizon—it'salready

here.

Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.

Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeof

records,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeep

trackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.

Decisionstoreorderorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametimethesecomputers

recordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficient,allowingpersonneland

staffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.Andtheyalsoidentifypreferredcustomersforpromotional

campaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.Computer-analyzedmarketing

reportscanhelptodecidewhichproductstoemphasizenow,whichtodevelopforthefuture,andwhich

todrop.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproduction

processitself.

Numerousothercommericalenterprises,fromtheaterstomagazinepublishers,fromgasand

electricutilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumersthroughtheuse

ofcomputers.

55.Accordingtothepassage,thecreditcardenablesitsownerto.

[A]withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashewishes

[B]obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeopledo

[C]enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeper

[D]cashmoneywhereverhewishesto

56.Fromthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphwelearnthat.

[A]inthefuturealltheAmericanswillusecreditcards

[B]creditcardsaremainlyusedintheUnitedStatestoday

[C]nowadaysmanyAmericansdonotpayincash

[DIitisnowmoreconvenienttousecreditcardsthanbefore

57.Thephrase"ringupsales"(Line2,Para.2)mostprobablymeans°”

[AJmakeanorderofgoods

[B]recordsalesonacashregister

[Clcallthesalesmanager

[D]keeptrackofthegoodsinstock

58.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

[A]Approachestothecommercialuseofcomputers.

[B]conveniencesbroughtaboutbycomputersinbusiness.

[C]Significanceofautomationincommercialenterprises.

(DJAdvantagesofcreditcardsinbusiness.

Passage3

Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwayfromothersofthesameage.Forthese

childrentodeveloptotheirfulladultpotential,theireducationmustbeadaptedtothosedifferences.

Althoughwefocusontheneedsofexceptionalchildren,wefindourselvesdescribingtheir

environmentaswell.Whiletheleadingactoronthestagecapturesourattention,weareawareofthe

importanceofthesupportingplayersandthesceneryoftheplayitself.Boththefamilyandthesocietyin

whichexceptionalchildrenliveareoftenthekeytotheirgrowthanddevelopment.Anditisinthepublic

schoolsthatwefindthefullexpressionofsociety'sunderstanding一theknowledge,hopes,andfears

thatarepassedontothenextgeneration.

EducationinanysocietyisamiiTorofthatsociety.Inthatmirrorwecanseethestrengths,the

weaknesses,thehopes,theprejudices,andthecentralvaluesofthecultureitself.Thegreatinterestin

exceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrongfeelingin

oursocietythatallcitizens,whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunitytofullydevelop

theircapabilities.

"Allmenarecreatedequal.'*We'vehearditmanytimes,butitstillhasimportantmeaningfor

educationinademocraticsociety.Althoughthephrasewasusedbythiscountry'sfounderstodenote

equalitybeforethelaw,ithasalsobeeninterpretedtomeanequalityofopportunity.Thatconceptimplies

educationalopportunityforallchildren—therightofeachchildtoreceivehelpinlearningtothe

limitsofhisorhercapacity,whetherthatcapacitybesmallorgreat.Recentcourtdecisionshave

confirmedtherightofallchildren——disabledornot——toanappropriateeducation,andhaveordered

thatpublicschoolstakethenecessarystepstoprovidethateducation.Inresponse,schoolsaremodifying

theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoareexceptional,tothosewhocannotprofit

substantiallyfromregularprograms.

59.Inparagrah2.theauthorcitestheexampleoftheleadingactoronthestagetoshowthat.

[A]thegrowthofexceptionalchildrenhasmuchtodowiththeirfamilyandthesociety

[B]exceptionalchildrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirfamiliesthannormalchildrenare

[C]exceptionalchildrenarethekeyinterestofthefamilyandsociety

[D]theneedsofthesocietyweighmuchheavierthantheneedsoftheexceptionalchildren

60.Thereasonthattheexceptionalchildrenreceivesomuchconcernineducationisthat.

IAJtheyareexpectedtobeleadersofthesociety

[B]theymightbecomeaburdenofthesociety

IC]theyshouldfullydeveloptheirpotentials

[D]disabledchildrendeservespecialconsideration

61.Thispassagemainlydealswith.

[A]thedifferencesofchildrenintheirlearningcapabilities

[B]thedefinitionofexceptionalchildreninmodernsociety

[C]thespecialeducationalprogramsforexceptionalchildren

[D]thenecessityofadaptingeducationtoexceptionalchildren

62.Fromthispassagewelearnthattheeducationalconcernforexceptionalchildren.

(AJisnowenjoyinglegalsupport

[B]disagreeswiththetraditionofthecountry

[C]wasclearlystatedbythecountry'sfounders

[D]willexertgreatinfluenceovercourtdecisions

Passage4

HIhavegreatconfidencethatbytheendofthedecadewellknowinvastdetailhowcancercells

arise,"saysmicrobiologistRobertWeinberg,anexpertoncancer."But,"hecautions,Hsomepeoplehave

theideathatonceoneunderstandsthecauses,thecurewillrapidlyfollow.ConsiderPasteur,he

discoveredthecausesofmanykindsofinfections,butitwasfiftyorsixtyyearsbeforecureswere

available."

Thisyear,50percentofthe910,000peoplewhosufferfromcancerwillsurviveatleastfiveyears.

Intheyear2000,theNationalCancerInstituteestimates,thatfigurewillbe75percent.Forsomeskin

cancers,thefive-yearsurvivalrateisashighas90percent.Butothersurvivalstatisticsarestill

discouraging-13percentforlungcancer,and2percentforcancerofthepancreas.

Withasmanyas120varietiesinexistence,discoveringhowcancerworksisnoteasy.The

researchersmadegreatprogressintheearly1970s,whentheydiscoveredthatoncogenes,whichare

cancer-causinggenes,areinactiveinnormalcells.Anythingfromcosmicraystoradiationtodietmay

activateadormantoncogene,buthowremainsunknown.Ifseveraloncogenesaredrivenintoaction,the

cell,unabletoturnthemoff,becomescancerous.

Theexactmechanismsinvolvedarestillmysterious,butthelikelihoodthatmanycancersare

initiatedatthelevelofgenessuggeststhatwewillneverpreventallcancers."Changesareanormalpart

oftheevolutionaryprocess,1'saysoncologistWilliamHayward,Environmentalfactorscanneverbe

totallyeliminated;asHaywardpointsout,*'Wecan'tprepareamedicineagainstcosmicrays."

Theprospectsforcure,thoughstilldistant,arebrighter.

"First,weneedtounderstandhowthenormalcellcontrolsitself,Second,wehavetodetermine

whethertherearealimitednumberofgenesincellswhichareal-waysresponsibleforatleastpartofthe

trouble.Ifwecanunderstandhowcancerworks,wecancounteractitsaction."

63.TheexampleofPasteurinthepassageisusedto.

[A]predictthatthesecretofcancerwillbedisclosedinadecade

[B]indicatethattheprospectsforcuringcancerarebright

[CJprovethatcancerwillbecuredinfiftytosixtyyears

[D]warnthatthereisstillalongwaytogobeforecancercanbeconquered

64.Theauthorimpliesthatbytheyear2000,.

[A]therewillbeadrasticriseinthefive-yearsurvivalrateofskin-cancerpatients

[B]90percentofheskin-cancerpatientstodaywillstillbeliving

[C]thesurvivalstatisticswillbefairlyevenamongpatientswithvariouscancers

[D]therewon'tbeadrasticincreaseofsurvivalrateofallcancerpatients

65.Oncogenesarecancer-causinggenes.

[A]thatarealwaysinoperationinahealthyperson

[B]whichremainunharmfulsolongastheyarenotactivated

[C]thatcanbedrivenoutofnormalcells

IDJwhichnormalcellcan*tturnoff

66.Theword"dormant"inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans.

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

Passage5

Discoveriesinscienceandtechnologyarethoughtby"untaughtminds"tocomeinblindingflasher

orastheresultofdramaticaccidents.SirAlexanderFlemingdidnot,aslegendwouldhaveit,lookatthe

moldonapieceofcheeseandgettheideaforpenicillinthereandthen.Heexperimentedwith

antibacterialsubstancesfornineyearsbeforehemadehisdiscovery.Inventionsandinnovationsalmost

alwayscomeoutoflaborioustrialanderror.Innovationislikesoccer;eventhebestplayersmissthe

goalandhavetheirshotsblockedmuchmorefrequentlythantheyscore.

Theypointisthattheplayerswhoscoremostaretheoneswhotakethemostshotsatthegoal一and

soitgoeswithinnovationinanyfieldofactivity.Theprimedifferencebetweeninnovatorsandothersis

oneofapproach.Everybodygetsideas,butinnovatorsworkconsciouslyontheirs,andtheyfollowthem

throughuntiltheyprovepracticableorotherwise.Whatordinarypeopleseeasfancifulabstractions,

professionalinnovatorsseeassolidpossibilities.

"Creativethinkingmaymeansimplytherealizationthatthere'snoparticularvirtueindoingthings

thewaytheyhavealwaysbeendone,"wroteRudolphFlesch,alanguageauthority.Thisaccountsforour

reactionsoseeminglysimpleinnovationslikeplasticgarbagebagsandsuitcasesonwheelsthatmake

lifemoreconvenient:"Howcomenobodythoughtofthatbefore?"

Thecreativeapproachbeginswiththepropositionthatnothingisasitappears.Innovatorswillnot

acceptthatthereisonlyonewaytodoanything.FacedwithgettingfromAtoB,theaveragepersonwill

automaticallysetoutonthebest-knownandapparentlysimplestroute.Theinnovatorwillsearchfor

alternatecourses,whichmayproveeasierinthelongrunandareboundtobemoreinterestingand

challengingeveniftheyleadtodeadends.

Highlycreativeindividualsreallydomarchtoadifferentdrummer.

67.Whatdoestheauthorprobablymeanby"untaughtmind"inthefirstparagraph?

[A]Apersonignorantofthehardworkinvolvedinexperimentation.

[B]Acitizenofasocietythatrestrictspersonalcreativity.

[C]Apersonwhohashadnoeducation.

[DIAnindividualwhooftencomesupwithnewideasbyaccident.

68.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdistinguishesinnovatorsfromnon-innovators?

[AJThevarietyofideastheyhave.

[B]Theintelligencetheypossess.

[C]Thewaytheydealwithproblems.

[D]Thewaytheypresenttheirfindings.

69.TheauthorquotesRudolphFleschinParagraph3because.

[A]RudolphFleschisthebest-knownexpertinthestudyofhumancreativity

[B]thequotationstrengthenstheassertionthatcreativeindividualslookfornewwaysofdoing

things

[CJthereaderisfamiliarwithRudolphFlesch*spointofview

[D]thequotationaddsanewideatotheinformationpreviouslypresented

70.Thephrase"marchtoadifferentdrummer'1(thelastlineofthepassage)suggeststhathighlycreative

individualsare.

IAJdiligentinpursuingtheirgoals

[B]reluctanttofollowcommonwaysofdoingthings

IC]devotedtotheprogressofscience

[D]concernedabouttheadvanceofsociety

Unit2

Passage1

MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassista

rapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonableprice,therebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingit

possibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelps

enormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedfor

labour,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostsofmanyservices:

withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourtelevision

licencewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcost20percentmore.

Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueinthe

productsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenactsofParliamentgoverntheterms

ofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhis

advertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingadvertising.Hewillnot

dosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanonce.

Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatis

claimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgoodvalue.

AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.

ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawellknowntelevision

personalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthaninforms.Hewas

drawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseekstopersuade.

Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation-andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnot

impossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolourofashirtissubtly

persuasive-advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhat

thewell-knowntelevisionpersonalitywants.

51.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeansthat.

(AJheisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertising

[B]everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsuming

[C]advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelse

[D]itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising

52.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?

[A]Securinggreaterfame.

[B]Providingmorejobs.

[C]Enhancinglivingstandards.

IDJReducingnewspapercost.

53.Theauthordeemsthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis.

[A]verypreciseinpassinghisjudgementonadvertising

[B]interestedinnothingbutthebuyers'attention

[C]correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformation

[D]obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising

54.Intheauthor'sopinion,.

[A]advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformation

[B]advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemover

[C]thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyer

[D]thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisement

Passage2

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth;oneaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehave

generallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproductthatcaneasilybeindentifiedand

measured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwho

learnsanewlanguagealltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfor

theirefforts.

Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinition

itisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroad

itself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,astheyencounternew

experiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealways

newwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.

Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakerisks,toconfrontthe

unknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymay“fail"atfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetrya

newwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?If

so,thenwetendtotakemorechancesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe*re

shyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimiditycancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,andnottotakea

stepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethink,we'reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe'renotsmart

enoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.

Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochange

andgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoo

much,thenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.

55.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen.

[A]hehasgivenuphissmokinghabit

[B]hehasmadegreateffortsinhiswork

[CJheiskeenonlearninganythingnew

[D]hehastriedtodetenninewhereheisonhisjourney

56.Intheauthor'seyes,onewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould.

[A]succeedinclimbingupthesocialladder

[B]judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievements

[C]facedifficultiesandtakeupchallenges

[D]aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime

57.Whentheauthorsays"anewwayofbeing"(line2~3,Para.3)heisreferringto.

[A]anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld

[B]anewwayoftakingrisks

[C]anewmethodofperceivingourselves

IDJanewsystemofadaptationtochange

58.Forpersonalgrowth,theauthoradvocatesallofthefollowingexcept.

[A]curiosityaboutmorechances

[B]promptnessinself-adaptation

[CJopen-mindednesstonewexperiences

[D]avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubts

Passage3

Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecome

complicated.Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsor

colleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpert

informationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.

Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWarII.Asfamiliesmove

awayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,the

informalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailable

whenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthe

simplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasual

communicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.

Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormousstockpileofinformation.Theindividualnowhas

moreinformationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformation

relevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimeseven

overwhelming.

Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenable

thestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeen

possiblebefore.Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevastamountsofdatain

machine-readablefiles,andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.Telecommunications

developmentsenablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronicmailto

bombardpeoplewithmultitudesofmessages.Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationsto

reporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,

andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithouttheparticipantsleavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotravel

toadistantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformationandthestorageand

deliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.

Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisofgreatestimportance.Those

peoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-dateinformationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecritical

problemsoftheirbusiness,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed,"Knowledgeispower"may

wellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcriticalrequirementofallpeople.

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

[A]thelackofstablecommunities

[B]thebreakdownofinformalinformationchannels

[C]theincreasedmobilityoffamilies

(DJthegrowingnumberofpeoplemovingfromplacetoplace

60.Themainproblempeoplemayencountertodayarisesfromthefactthat.

[AJtheyhavetolearnnewthingsconsciously

[B]theylacktheconfidenceofsecuringreliableandtrustworthyinformation

[Cltheyhavedifficultyobtainingtheneededinformationreadily

[D]theycanhardlycarryoutcasualcommunicationswithanextendedfamily

61.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

[Alelectronicmailwillsoonplayadominantroleintransmittingmessages

[B]itwillbecomemoredifficultforpeopletokeepsecretsinaninformationera

[C]peoplewillspendlesstimeholdingmeetingsorconferences

[DJeventswillbereportedonthespotmainlythroughsatellites

62.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

[A]itisnecessarytoobtainasmuchknowledgeaspossible

[B]peopleshouldmakethebestuseoftheinformationaccessible

[C]weshouldrealizetheimportanceofaccumulatinginformation

[DIitisofvitalimportancetoacquireneededinformationefficiently

Passage4

Personalityistolargeextentinherent-A-type-parentsusuallybringaboutA