A new period is coming．Call it what you will: the service industry, the information age, the knowledge society．It all translates to a great change in the way we work．Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen sharply in the Western World．Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan （two thirds or more are 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 are self-employed．But the breath of the great change can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to new way of thinking about the nature of work itself．Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between workers and employers-all these are being doubted．

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 seen the ways in which a single invention, the chip（芯片）, would change our world thanks to its uses in personal computers, and factory equipment．Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of great changes．But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who own it, whether they work in factories or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth．Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write．The ability to deal with problems by making use of information instead of performing regular tasks will be valued above all else．If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way．It will be the way you do your job．

1．Information age means _____________．

A．the service industry is depending more and more on women workers

B．heavy industries are rapidly increasing

C．people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories

D．most of the job chances can now be found in the service industry．

2．Knowledge society brings about a great change that __________．

A．the difference between the workers and employers has become smaller

B．people’s old ideas about work no longer exist

C．most people have to take part-time jobs

D．people have to change their jobs from time to time

3．What does the author mean by referring to computers and other inventions?

A．People should be able to act quickly to the advancement of technology．

B．Future achievements in technology will bring about big changes．

C．The importance of high technology has been paid no attention to．

D．Computer science will play a leading role in the future information services．

4．The future will probably belong to those who _________．

A．own and know how to make use of information         B．can read and write well

C．devote themselves to service industries         D．look ahead instead of looking back

Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and always have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time．

    "On the contrary, "says L．Giambra, an expert in psychology, "daydreaming is quite necessary．Without it, the mind couldn't get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day．You can' t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious（有意識）mind．Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time．Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues．"

    Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful．At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses．They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s．Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming．Klinger says, "We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures．Day- dreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life．"

Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand．It's easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your day- dreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully．Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible way of dealing with them．

Daydreams cannot be predicated （預料）．They move off in unexpected directions which may be creative（ 創(chuàng)造性的 ）and full of ideas．For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy．

1． The writer of this passage considers daydreams  

    A． hard to understand                       B． important and helpful

    C． harmful and unimportant                   D． the same as sleep dreams

2． The writer quoted（ 引用 ）L．Giambra and Eric Klinger to __________．

    A． point out the wrong ideas of early experts         B． list two different ideas

    C． support his own idea                             D． report the latest research on daydreams

3． Which of the following is TRUE?

    A． An unconscious mind can work all the problems out．

    B． Daydreaming can give artists and scientists ideas for creation．

    C． Professor Eric Klinger has a better idea than L．Giambra．

    D． Early experts didn't understand what daydreams were．

4． What is the main difference between daydreams and sleep dreams?

    A． People have daydreams and sleep dreams at different times．

    B． Daydreams are the result of unconscious mind while sleep dreams are that of conscious mind．

    C． Daydreams are more harmful．

D． Daydreams are more helpful in solving problems．

Special trees that grow faster, fight pollution, produce better wood, and even sense chemical attacks are being planted by scientists in the US．

When 40 per cent of Hawaii's US$14 million-a-year papaya （木瓜）industry was destroyed by a virus five years ago, work began on creating genetically engineered （轉基因的） trees．

Researchers successfully introduced seeds that were designed to resist the virus．Since then, more and more people have been testing genetically engineered trees．

Some researchers put special bacteria into trees to help them grow faster and produce better wood． Others are trying to create trees that can clean polluted soil．

Meanwhile fruit farmers are looking for trees that are strong enough to resist worms, and paper companies want trees that produce more wood and therefore more paper．

The Pentagon （五角大樓，美國國防部所在地） even gave the researchers US$500,000 this year after they developed a pine tree that changes its colours if it senses a chemical attack．

So far, the poplar, eucalyptus （楊樹與桉樹）, apple and coffee trees are among those being engineered． All this is can be done today because we have a better understanding of tree genomes （基因組）．

However, some people fear that the genetically engineered trees will cause dangerous results．They are worried that the new trees will breed with natural species and change the balance of the forest environment．

"It could be destructive," said Jim Diamond, an environmentalist．"Trees are what is left of our natural environment and home to many endangered species．"

    But researchers insist that science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-made dangers．

    They hope to answer the critics by stopping the new trees from breeding, so their effect on the environment can be controlled．

1．Which kind of tree is not the ones that scientists are planting in the US?

A． Trees that worms can't hurt．

B． Trees that can protect themselves at a chemical attack．

C． Trees that can resist wind better．

D． Genetically engineered trees．

2．What caused the American scientists to work on special trees?

A． They think science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-made dangers．

B． Great numbers of trees have been lost due to attacks by viruses．

C． Researchers successfully introduced seeds designed to resist the virus．

D． Tree genomes are mapped out so scientists know how to improve trees．

3．Which of the following was probably the first kind of trees being engineered?

A． Papaya．              B． Pine．              C． Apple．           D． Poplar．

4．Why did critics think engineered trees dangerous? Because _______．

A． these trees can destroy the balance of nature

B． everything except trees has been genetically engineered

C． trees are home to many endangered species

D． these trees may affect normal trees

請認真閱讀下面對話，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，寫出一個英語單詞的完整、正確形式，使對話通順。

W:  Please sit down．Let’s see, you’re Mr. Brown, is that right?

M:  Right．I’ll（1）g_____ from college next June．                          1．     

W:  Have you ever done any work in this field?

M:  No, nothing． We only did some practice（2）w____ in class．                  2．     

W: You seem to be（3）d___ well in college. What kind of pay are you hoping to get?

3．     

M:  From what I’ve read, it seems that the pay at the（4）b_____ should be around $12,000 a year．                                                          4．     

W:  Here we would start at $10,500 （5）f_____ the first year — a kind of training period． Then you would go to $15,000． After that（6）y_____ raises depend on how you have worked．                              5．        6．     

M:  That sounds fair enough． What about other things, like vacation?

W:  Those are all﹙7﹚e_____ in this paper． You can take it with you and look at it at home．                                                          7．     

M:  Oh, thanks． Well, do you think I can get the job?

W:  Well, I’m talking to three people today and four（8）t______, and we’ll only be hiring two people．                                                        8．     

M:  I surely﹙9）h_  that I can work here． But I guess I’ll just have to go home and wait.

                                                                                                                       9．     

W:  You’ll hear something back from us next month． Good （10） l______ and thanks for coming today．                                                      10．     

目前，許多學校對學生采取封閉式管理，學生對此看法不一。請根據(jù)下表所提供的信息，寫一篇短文，談談自己的看法。（字數(shù)120左右）

注意：1．不要逐字翻譯。2短文開頭已給出，不計人總詞數(shù)。

Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long．……

       most efficient way to understand thousands of new words is to gain       good knowledge of basic word formation.

A．A; a        B．The; 不填          C．A; 不填        D．The; the

The earthquake and the suffering        has caused will affect us greatly for a long time.

A．that         B．it         C．which       D．what

—Mr. Johnson doesn’t look very well this morning. What has happened?

—I just have no idea. Not a single word         at the meeting just now.

A．did he say       B．has he said         C．he said          D．he has said

An anti-terrorist special team         engineers and experts will         the security work for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

A．consisting of; carry                               B．consisted of; hold

C．consisting; take                               D．consisting of; shoulder

I thought him nice and honest         I met him.

A．first time       B．for the first time        C．the first time      D．by the first time