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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,predictionshave
2、been2_fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoon“revolutionizethevery3_ofmoneyitself”,onlyto4_itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtocashlesssocietybeenso5_incoming? 1.AmoreoverBhowe
3、verCthereforeDotherwise 2.AoffBbackCoverDaround 3.ApowerBhistoryCconceptDsole 4.AreverseBresistCresumeDreward 5.AsilentBslowCsuddenDsteady 英语二阅读原文及出处: Text1 Inanessay,entitled“MakingItinAmerica,”inthelatestissueofTheAtlantic,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesa
4、jokefromcottoncountryaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillhasonlytwoemployeestoday,“amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedog,andthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines。” Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappea
5、redmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentandsaggingmiddle-classincomestodayislargelybecauseofthebigdropindemandbecauseoftheGreatRecession,butitisalsobecauseofthequantumadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whi
6、charemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworkers。 Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnanaveragelifestyle.But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershaveso
7、muchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra—theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.Averageisover。联展考研网(htt
8、p://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