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1、考研网校(http://net.thea.cn/xkyfd/kc/)-2014考研网络课程全新上线 英语二完型 Giventheadvantageofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatweshouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically_1,atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionshavebeen2_fortwodecadesbuthave
2、notyetcometofruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoon“revolutionizethevery3_ofmoneyitself”,onlyto4_itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtocashlesssocietybeenso5_incoming? 1.AmoreoverBhoweverCthereforeDotherwise 2.AoffBbackCoverDaround 3.
3、ApowerBhistoryCconceptDsole 4.AreverseBresistCresumeDreward 5.AsilentBslowCsuddenDsteady 英语二阅读原文及出处: Text1 Inanessay,entitled“MakingItinAmerica,”inthelatestissueofTheAtlantic,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottoncountryaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theave
4、ragemillhasonlytwoemployeestoday,“amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedog,andthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines。” Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentandsaggingmiddle-classincomestodayisla
5、rgelybecauseofthebigdropindemandbecauseoftheGreatRecession,butitisalsobecauseofthequantumadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworkers。 Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldear
6、nanaveragelifestyle.But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra—th
7、eiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.Averageisover。联展考研网(http://net.thea.cn/xkyfd/ks/)-中国研究生招生信息平台考研网校(http://net.thea.cn/xkyfd/kc/)-2014考研网络课程全新上线 Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Astheysay,ifhorsescouldhavev