cosmetic1995考研英语阅读理解

恐惧

和疑虑

，如

果我们 过于自

我保护

，

那么我

们就

会停

止成

长，陷进自己营 造的壳里

面。

1995 Passage 3

In such a changing, complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of

life's

problems

which

were

solved

by

asking

family

members,

friends

or

colleagues

are

beyond

the

capability

of

the

extended

family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions

facing many people today.

In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War

Ⅱ

. As families move away from their stable

community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and

with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost

unconscious

flow

of

information

about

the

simplest

aspects

of

living

can

be

cut

off.

Thus,

things

once

learned

subconsciously

through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.

Adding to social changes today is an enormous

stockpile

of information. The individual now has more information

available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is

complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes even overwhelming.

Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and

delivery

of

more

information

with

greater

speed

to

more

locations

than

has

ever

been

possible

before.

Computer

technology

makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific

information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly,

electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to

report events at the instant of occurrence.

Expertise

can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in

dispute can the settled without the

participant

s leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site.

Technology has

facilitate

d the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more

information available to more people.

In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance . Those people who have

accurate,

reliable

up-to-date

information

to

solve

the

day-to-day

problems,

the

critical

problems

of

their

business,

social

and

family life, will survive and succeed.

the most critical requirement of all people.

59. The word

[A] the lack of stable communities

[B] the

breakdown

of informal information channels

[C] the increased mobility of families

[D] the growing number of people moving from place to place

60. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that ________.

[A] they have to learn new things consciously

[B] they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information

[C] they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily

[D] they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family

61. From the passage we can infer that ________.

[A] electronic mail will soon play a

dominant

role in transmitting messages

[B] it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era

[C] people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences

[D] events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites

62. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.

[A] it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible

[B] people should make the best use of the information accessible

[C] we should realize the importance of accumulating information

[D] it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently

重点词汇：

subconsciously

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（下

意识地）←

sub

下

< br>+conscious

有意识的

+ly

< br>。

stockpile

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（

v.n.

积蓄

，贮

存）

←

stock

存储

+pile

堆积。

expertise

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