閱讀理解精選12Cyberspace, data superhighway, multimedia, for those who have seen the future, and the linking of computers, televisions and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talks of a forthcoming technological utopia, little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As for all the new high technology, the West concerns itself with the “how”, while the question of “for whom” is put aside once again.Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communication revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade and exchange, interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets with a destructive impact on the have-nots.For them the result is unstable. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As “futures” are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.So what are the options of regaining control？One alternative for developing countries is to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries economies.Communication technology is generally exported from the US, Europe or Japan；the patents, skills and ability remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, therefore imported products and services must be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.41. From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of_.Athe rich countries Bscientific developmentCthe local elitesDthe world economy42It can be inferred from the passage that_.Ainternational trade should be expandedBthe interests of the poor countries have not been given enough considerationCthe exports of the poor countries should be increasedDcommunication technology in developing countries should be modernized43Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?ABecause it enables the developed countries to control the international market.BBecause it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.CBecause it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.DBecause it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.44The development of modern communication technology in developing countries may_.Ahinder their industrial productionBcause them to lose control of their tradeCforce them to reduce their share of exportsDcost them their economic independence45The authors attitude towards the communication revolution is_.Apositive BcriticalCindifferent Dtolerant41. 答案A解析考查推理判斷。文章第一段最后一句指出,西方國(guó)家關(guān)心的是自己“如何”利用這些新技術(shù),而這些新技術(shù)“為誰(shuí)”的問題再一次被拋到了一邊；第二段最后一句則說,電子經(jīng)濟(jì)讓擁有這項(xiàng)技術(shù)的國(guó)家加強(qiáng)了對(duì)全球市場(chǎng)的控制,而對(duì)沒有這一技術(shù)的國(guó)家產(chǎn)生了破壞性的影響。因此可以推斷出這些技術(shù)代表的是西方發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的利益。42答案B解析考查推理判斷。文章第一段第二句指出“.little attention has been given to . the poor”, 即很少有人注意這些發(fā)展對(duì)窮人的意義。而由后文的論述可以看出這里的“窮人”指的就是發(fā)展中國(guó)家,因此這句話的意思實(shí)際上就是這些發(fā)展并沒有顧及發(fā)展中國(guó)家的利益。43答案A解析考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“.allows the haves to increase their control on global markets.”以及后文的論述可以看出,這里的“the haves”指的就是西方發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家,因此答案為A項(xiàng)。44答案D解析考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。文章第四段最后一句說“Yet this leads to long-term dependency.economies (然而這會(huì)導(dǎo)致長(zhǎng)期的依賴,也許會(huì)對(duì)發(fā)展中國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)產(chǎn)生永久性的制約)”,也就是說會(huì)使發(fā)展中國(guó)家失去經(jīng)濟(jì)獨(dú)立。45答案B解析考查作者態(tài)度。本題較為簡(jiǎn)單,通過文中措辭,如第一段“l(fā)ittle attention has.for the poor”；第二段“Economists are only now realizing.”；第三段“For them the result is unstable.”等不難看出作者對(duì)這種代表著發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家利益、不顧及發(fā)展中國(guó)家利益的通訊革命是持批評(píng)態(tài)度的,故選B；誤選C項(xiàng)和D項(xiàng)是由于不理解詞義所造成的。