Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases or increases in an information—based society。 However, they generally agree with the idea that inequality in the information society is (26)different from that of an industrial society. As informatization progress in society, the cause and structural nature of social inequality changes as well.It seems that the information society(27)the quantity of information available to the members of a society by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging information。 But such a view as a (28)analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass media. A different (29)is possible when the actual amount of information (30)by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information (31)throughout the entire society, the wider the gap becomes between "information haves" and ”information have-nots,” leading to digital divide. According to recent studies, digital divide has been caused by three major (32): class, sex, and generation. In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the upper and middle classes and the lower class。 With(33)to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The greatest gap, however, is between the Net—generation, (34)with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation,(35)to an industrial society.
A。accustomed E.champions I。flows M。regard
B。acquired F.elements J.fundamentally N。respectively
C。assembly G。expands K。interpretation O。superficial
D。attribute H。familiar L。passive
答案:JGOKB IFMHA
For many Americans, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell. November and December(26) early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of a year when, for the first time in two(27), record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record—warm ones. But the U.S。 was the exception; November was the warmest ever (28), and current data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth hottest year on record。Enjoy the snow now, because (29)are good that 2014 will be even hotter, perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept. That’s because, scientists are predicting, 2014 will be an EI Niuo year.
EI niuo, Spanish for “the child”,(30) when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm. So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planet's surface, that the(31 )energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world. EI Ninos are (32)with abnormally dry conditions in Southeast Asia and Australia. They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America, even as southern Africa(33) dry weather. Marine life may be affected too; EI Ninos can (34 ) the rising of the cold, nutrient-rich(营养丰富的)water that supports large fish (35),and the unusually warm ocean temperatures can destroy coral(珊瑚).
A)additional E)communicated I)logically M)reduce
B)associated F)decades J)occurs N)saw
C)bore G)experiences K)populations O)specific
D)chances H)globally L)realize
答案NFHDJ ABGMK
The reason why the value of the assets we possess depreciates quickly is that we already have the ownership and we may lose interest in them。 Under this circumstance, these items.Under this circumstance, these items can be used for (1) consumption。 The success of Netflix,scholars Zipcar and CouchSurfing shows us that (2) has already transformed into rental businesses, which will thrive in the following (3)。 To some extent, this is a good way to share possessions with other people。 In some countries, rental business is still a new trend which needs to be further developed。 Considering the growth of population, collaborative consumption (4) to the trend that swapping, bartering and other similar businesses will explode one day. Netjets and Freecycle are both designed to reduce the (5) things. A good example of collaborative consumption is to (6) out the empty villas in some hot tourist attractions to the visitors. Collaborative consumption is also a (n) (7) way for women who buy luxury goods and seldom make use of them to put them into value。
The problem may be how to (8) the arrangement of the assets for collaborative consumption because people may need or want the same item at the same time.
Time has (9) the ups and downs of rental businesses。 In this on—going world, the (10) needs of all the substances leave us no choice but to collaborate with people around us。
A.idle E.effective I。sharing M.streamline
B。efficient F.lease J。conforms N。excess
C。collaborative G。spent K。decade O.useless
D。access H。witnessed L.meets
答案:CIKJA FEMHN
My mother was a senior over 80 and she had to have the M。R。I. test now and then. As her daughter, I was her regular (1). It came as a (2)to me that each and every M.R。I. was a huge (3)for her。 I was determined to go through this tough situation with my mother。 Due to her arthritis, she had to get up early in the morning for the joints to (4)。 N
ot until then could she get dressed. I would go and pick her up to the hospital。 My mother could not (5) to my pace, which meant I had to slow down。 What’s important was that no (6) should be (7) on my face, for that would make my mother feel (8). In the M。R.I. suite, it’s not unusual for us to wait for a long time。 I would be on the (9) whenever my mother had to go to the bathroom。 The waiting was a torture but we had no choice。 My mother sometimes would (10)。 I felt bad when I saw her struggling with all her efforts to cope with the therapy. Eventually, the test was over and I drove her back home. I always felt lucky that my boss is understanding.
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