2009年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解（二）

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中华硕博网核心提示: 2001年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解Text2Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytothesocalleddigitaldivide—thedivisionoftheworldintotheinforicha

2001年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解

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Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytothesocalleddigitaldivide—thedivisionoftheworldintotheinforichandtheinfopoor。Andthatdividedoesexisttoday。MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago。Whatwaslessvisiblethen，however，werethenew，positiveforcesthatworkagainstthedigitaldivide。Therearereasonstobeoptimistic。

Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow。AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized，itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess—afterall，themorepeopleonline，themorepotentialcustomersthereare。Moreandmoregovernments，afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind，wanttospreadInternetaccess。Withinthenextdecadeortwo，onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether。Asaresult，Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead。AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellbethemostpowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe’veeverhad。

Ofcourse，theuseoftheInternetisn’ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty。AndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave。Butithasenormouspotential。

Totakeadvantageofthistool，someimpoverishedcountrieswillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanticolonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment。CountriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasionoftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryofinfrastructureintheUnitedStates。WhentheUnitedStatesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure，itdidn’thavethecapitaltodoso。AndthatiswhyAmerica’sSecondWaveinfrastructure—includingroads，harbors，highways，portsandsoon—werebuiltwithforeigninvestment。TheEnglish，theGerman，theDutchandtheFrenchwereinvestinginBritain’sformercolony。Theyfinancedthem。ImmigrantAmericansbuiltthem。Guesswhoownsthemnow？TheAmericansbelievethesamethingwouldbetrueinplaceslikeBraziloranywhereelseforthatmatter。ThemoreforeigncapitalyouhavehelpingyoubuildyourThirdWaveinfrastructure，whichtodayisanelectronicinfrastructure，thebetteroffyou’regoingtobe。Thatdoesn’tmeanlyingdownandbecomingfooled，orlettingforeigncorporationsrununcontrolled。ButitdoesmeanrecognizinghowimportanttheycanbeinbuildingtheenergyandtelecominfrastructuresneededtotakefulladvantageoftheInternet。

55．Digitaldivideissomething。

［A］gettingworsebecauseoftheInternet［B］therichcountriesareresponsiblefor

［C］theworldmustguardagainst［D］consideredpositivetoday

56．GovernmentsattachimportancetotheInternetbecauseit。

［A］offerseconomicpotentials［B］canbringforeignfunds

［C］cansoonwipeoutworldpoverty［D］connectspeopleallovertheworld

57．ThewritermentionedthecaseoftheUnitedStatestojustifythepolicyof。

［A］providingfinancialsupportoverseas［B］preventingforeigncapital’scontrol

［C］buildingindustrialinfrastructure［D］acceptingforeigninvestment

58．Itseemsthatnowacountry’seconomydependsmuchon。

［A］howwelldevelopeditiselectronically

［B］whetheritisprejudicedagainstimmigrants