Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed, "Knowledge is power "may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people 59. The word"it"(Line 4, Para. 2)most probably refers to [A]the lack of stable communities [ B the breakdown of informal information channels IC] the increased mobility of families [D] the growing number of people moving from place to place 60. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that [A] they have to learn new things consciously [C] they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily ID] they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family 61. From the [A]electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages [B]it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era ICI people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences [D] events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites 62. We can learn from the last paragraph that [A] it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible [B] people should make the best use of the information accessible IC] we should realize the importance of accumulating information [D] it is of vital importand squire needed information efficiently 4 Personality is to large extent inherent A-type-parents usually bring about A type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children 88 Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people. In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed, "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people. 59. The word "it" (Line 4, Para.2) most probably refers to ________. [A] the lack of stable communities [B] the breakdown of informal information channels [C] the increased mobility of families [D] the growing number of people moving from place to place 60. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that ________. [A] they have to learn new things consciously [B] they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information [C] they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily [D] they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family 61. From the passage we can infer that ________. [A] electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages [B] it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era [C] people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences [D] events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites 62. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________. [A] it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible [B] people should make the best use of the information accessible [C] we should realize the importance of accumulating information [D] it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently Passage 4 Personality is to large extent inherent — A-type-parents usually bring about A type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children