Davidson’s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is largely because of the big drop in demand because of the Great Recession, but it is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machine or foreign workers.
In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job, could earn an average lifestyle. But, today, average is officially over. Being average is just won’t earn you what it used to. It can’t when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genins. Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra – their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.
Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But there’s been an acceleration. As Davidson notes, “ In the 10 years ending in 2009, factories shed workers so fast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs – about 6 millions in total – disappeared.”
There will always be change – new jobs, new products, new services. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution , the beat jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.
In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to buttress employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I. Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to post-high school education.
The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate
A.the impact of technological advances
B.the alleviation of jobs pressure
C.the shrinkages of textile mills
D.the decline of middle-class incomes
Because of the complexity of our modern machine, we need our workers ______.
A. to train special
B. specified in training
C. to have specified training
D. training specially
Davidson’s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker.
In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job,could earn an average lifestyle. ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being average just won’t earn you what it used to. It can’t when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius. Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.
Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But there’s been an acceleration. As Davidson notes,” In the 10 years ending in 2009, [U.S.] factories shed workers so fast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total -disappeared.
There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new services. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.
In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I.Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to poet-high school education.
The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_______ .
A.the impact of technological advances
B.the alleviation of job pressure
C.the shrinkage of textile mills
D.the decline of middle-class incomes
The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that ______ .A.gains of technology have been erased
B.job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed
C.factories are making much less money than before
D.new jobs and services have been offered
According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_____ .A.to accelerate the I.T. revolution
B.to ensure more education for people
C.ro advance economic globalization
D.to pass more bills in the 21st century
Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text?A.New Law Takes Effect
B.Technology Goes Cheap
C.Average Is Over
D.Recession Is Bad
According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to______ .A.work on cheap software
B.ask for a moderate salary
C.adopt an average lifestyle
D.contribute something unique
Some condo hotels can now be found in beach and mountain towns and a few small cities,However, none is more famous than the great 105-year-old Plaza Hotel in New York,on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park. The Plaza closed for repair in When it reopened two years later,more than half of it had been changed into one of these modern condo hotels.
Here&39;s how it works: You buy what equals to an apartment(公寓). If it&39;s at&39;The Plaza,it will cost you between $ 1.5million and $9 mllion. So you own a part of the building. But there&39;s some inconvinience. You may stay there no more than 120 days a year. hereion. The rest of the time,the hotel&39;s workers can book guests into your place, just as they would in the regular hotel&39;s rooms. So if you&39;re lucky and rich,you can now live in really special quarters up to almost one thid of the year. While others pay off your mortgage(房贷)the rest of the year.
So far,a great monry of the nation&39;s condo hotel units have been purchased not by rich people but richer companiesm, including foreign ones. They want a nice place for their bosses to stay when they are in town or working late at the office.
47.A condo is a place where people .
A.live
B.work
C.eat
D.study
What do we know about a condo hotel?A.It is designed by rich companies.
B.It is built for foreign travellers.
C.It is usually sold at a low price.
D.It is owned by different people.
How long can you stay in your own condo hotel unit a most each year?A.120 days
B.One month
C.Half a year
D.Three months.
What does purchased in the last parngraph probably mean?A.Closed.
B.Bought.
C.Damaged.
D.Repaired.
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
A.way
B.step
C.pace
D.routine
A.they will want more money
B.they will demand shorter working hours
C.more money and shorter working hours are important factors
D.more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them
A.Oh,a little bit of that,too
B.Yeah,I do
C.No,I don’t think so
D.’Yeah,and it is the same
What can we infer from the passage?
A.The temple has a long history.
B.The renovation of the temple was easy with modern technology.
C.The bricks in the temple are not so valuable as those in the Forbidden city.
D.The renovation was done according to the orders of Emperor Qianlong.
The writer may probably believe that ______.
A.few people have realized how serious the problem of pollution is
B.the problem of pollution has not yet become a major concern
C.the problem is not so serious that it does not require an immediate solution
D.people are so eager for the benefits of modern society that they pay little attention to the problem of pollution
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the passage?
A.To show how American society has changed.
B.To compare two different ways of American life.
C.To tell the meaning of the American people's attitude towards life style.
D.To prove that modern life is better than the life in the past.