Question

We are already familiar with computers. They work for us at homes, in offices and in factories. We benefit(受益) a lot from the computers ,but at the same time, with the development of this high technology, it also caused a lot of trouble. One of them is the jobs’ problem.

Many people want to work, but it has become more difficult for people to find work in today’s work. Ma Yun’s unmanned supermarket appeared in 2017. It shows that more and more people will lose jobs even the simple job as a shop worker . The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work instead of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work as much as forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.

1.It was _______ for people to find jobs today than before.

A. more difficult    B. not possible    C. easier

2.If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______.

A. people will have no jobs    B. people can still have jobs as before

C. only 4% of the people will have jobs

3.One machine can do as much work as _______.

A. 75,000 people    B. 14 people in the world    C. 40 people

4.If 75,000 people move to the cities a day to look for jobs, how many of them can find jobs?

A. 52,500 people.    B. 3,500 people.    C. About 75,000 people.

5.Where may this article come from?

A. A story book.    B. A newspaper    C. A novel.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

电脑的出现为我们的生活带来了很大的好处，我们获益很多，但同时它也导致了一个问题，那就是由于电脑和机器可以代替人做很多的工作，所以很多人都失业了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Many people want to work, but it has become more difficult for people to find work in today’s work.可知，现在对于人们来说找到工作变得越来越难。由此可知应选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.可知，世界经济需要每年增长4%，这样才能保持旧的就业人数。由此可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中One machine can often do the work as much as forty people.可知，一台机器可以做相当于40个人的工作。由此可知应选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一句话About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.可知，大约有75,000人来到城市找工作，但只有70%的人能找到，75,000*70%结果是52，500，故应选A。

5.推理判断题。这篇短文给我们介绍了电脑的出现给我们带来的一个问题，那就是由于电脑和机器可以代替人做很多工作，这就导致了很多人会失业，对于现在的人来说，找工作就会变得更加困难。题目问的是文章的出处，A是故事书；B是报纸；C是小说。这篇文章比较客观的给我们分析了这一现象和原因，它应该是报纸上的文章，故应选B。