2. 职称英语
  3. Enter the information age. Information is the raw material for many of the b

Enter the information age. Information is the raw material for many of the b

游客2024-05-20  37
问题     Enter the information age. Information is the raw material for many of the business activities【C1】______this new era, just as iron and steel were the basic commodities in the【C2】______of the industrial age.
    The world’s knowledge is said to be doubling every eight years. This knowledge【C3】______is stimulating economic progress. The need to collect, analyze, and communicate great【C4】______of information is producing new products and services, creating jobs, and【C5】______career opportunities.
    The information age is【C6】______considered to be a phenomenon of the service sector of the economy,【C7】______than a product of heavy industry. Certainly, rocketing information technologies are creating new capabilities【C8】______knowledge-based service spheres.【C9】______changes just as dramatic are【C10】______industry, giving people the【C11】______to do challenging work in exciting new ways.
    Manufacturing is full【C12】______in the information age. From design to production, the manufacturing【C13】______has long been information-intensive. It always has required exacting communication to describe what goes into products and how to make them. Now, computer technology is giving factory managers new【C14】______to gather all of this information and use it to control production.
    Telecommunications are producing error-free communication between the design office and the factory. Computer-aided design is enabling engineers to【C15】______product performances and manufacturing process on video displays, before resources are committed to build and test prototypes. Techniques like these are bringing【C16】______new advances in manufacturing productivity. Just as coal fueled the【C17】______to an industrial society, so microelectronics is powering the【C18】______of the information age. Microelectronic information management tools are【C19】______U.S. industrial capabilities, which remains【C20】______to America’s economic wellbeing and national security. [br] 【C18】
选项 A、raise
B、rise
C、hike
D、spiral
答案 B
解析 语义衔接题。Just as表明，前后所说事情具有相似性。前面提到煤炭加速了向工业社会过渡的进程，那么这里应该是说微电子学加速向信息时代过渡的进程，即加速了信息时代的兴起，故答案为[B]rise“兴起”。[A]raise作名词时常用来指工资的提高；[C]hike“远足；涨价”；[D]spiral“螺旋状的物品”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3603294.html
相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)