Are you a team person? Are you at your best as part of a small ,tightly united group of devoted workers? If so ,the future may hold more for you than you think.
High technology, some said, would make teamwork a thing of the past. That’s happening in those areas of business and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers.
But, elsewhere, teamwork is very much alive. High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, and ocean exploration.
Through computer networking, scientists, engineers, and technicians at different places—often thousands of miles apart—can work on the same project at once. They can exchange ideas, try out different designs, and test their results.
Examples? An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system, a new manufacturing process, or an entire factory—before it is built. A medical team can simulate(模拟)a dangerous operation before performing it on the patient.
Of course, computer-aided team effort doesn’t end with investigation(探究)and simulation. It now usually continues into actual design ,manufacturing, and testing. “CAD-CAM, computer-aided design and manufacture, is breaking down barriers between traditional designed manufacturing functions,” explains Dr.Prakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric. “Interdisciplinary(跨学科的)teams and engineers follow a product from concept(观念) to production. Everything is interconnected like a network.”
Sometimes, a computer-aided effort can extend beyond production. A team that produces robots may use them to explore space and ocean depths. For high-technology teamwork, the future seems limitless.
1.According to the passage the writer believes that ________________.
A.teamwork will be completely replaced by computers
B.teamwork will be perfect with the development of hi—tech
C.teamwork doesn’t require the use of computers
D.the concept of teamwork is no longer the same as before
2.The underlined part “the future may hold more for you” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “ ________”.
A.you will have a greater future B.your future will be more interesting
C.you will gain more wealth D.your future will be more uncertain
3.The underlined word “barrier” in Paragraph 6 means “ ”.
A.connection B.balance C.disadvantage D.block
4.The author’s attitude towards the introduction of the computer to teamwork is .
A.doubtful B.serious C.supportive D.disagreeable
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025