2018年12月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題第3套PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Helpingothersaddstothemeaningoflife.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.SampleEssayHelpingothersaddstothemeaningoflife,atimelesswisdomthathasbeenechoedthroughouthistory.Whenwereachouttothoseinneed,wenotonlybringpositivechangestotheirlivesbutalsoenrichourownexistence.TakeMotherTeresaasanexample.Shededicatedherlifetohelpingthepoor,thesick,andthedyingintheslumsofKolkata.Byselflesslyprovidingcareandlove,shebroughthopetocountlesspeoplewhohadbeenabandonedbysociety.Heractionsnotonlyimprovedthelivesoftherecipientsbutalsomadeherownlifeincrediblymeaningful.Hernamehasbecomesynonymouswithcompassionandservice.Inourdailylives,simpleactsofkindnesscanalsohaveaprofoundimpact.Whenwehelpanelderlypersoncrosstheroad,offerstudy-tipstoastrugglingclassmate,orvolunteeratalocalcharity,wearemakingadifference.Thesesmallgesturesbuildconnectionsbetweenpeopleandcreateamoreharmonioussociety.Inconclusion,helpingothersisanoblepursuitthataddsdepthandpurposetoourlives.Itisthroughtheseactsofkindnessthatwetrulyunderstandtheessenceofbeinghuman.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Conversation1M:Hi,Lisa.I'mgladIranintoyou.I'vebeenmeaningtotalktoyouabouttheprojectwe'reworkingon.W:Oh,hi,Tom.Sure,whatabouttheproject?M:Well,Ithinkweneedtochangeourapproach.Themethodweplannedatthebeginningisn'tworkingaswellasweexpected.W:Whatdoyoumean?Ithoughtwehadasolidplan.M:Thedatacollectionpartistakingmuchlongerthanwethought.Andthewaywe'reanalyzingitmightnotbeaccurateenough.W:Hmm,youmightberight.Butwhat'syoursuggestion?M:Iwasthinkingwecoulduseadifferentsoftwarefordataanalysis.It'smoreadvancedandcanhandlelargeamountsofdatamoreefficiently.W:Thatsoundsgood.Butwillitbedifficulttolearn?M:Notreally.Thereareplentyofonlinetutorials.AndI'veuseditbefore,soIcanhelpyougetstarted.W:Okay,thenlet'sgiveitatry.Whenshouldwestartusingit?M:Assoonaspossible.Thesoonerwemakethechange,thebetter.Wedon'twanttofallbehindschedule.Questions1-41.Whatproblemaretheyfacingwiththeproject?A)Theprojectplanisnotclear.B)Thedatacollectionisslowandanalysismaybeinaccurate.C)Theydon'thaveenoughresources.D)Theteammembersarenotcooperative.Answer:BAnalysis:Tommentionsthat“Thedatacollectionpartistakingmuchlongerthanwethought.Andthewaywe'reanalyzingitmightnotbeaccurateenough.”,sotheanswerisB.2.WhatdoesTomsuggesttosolvetheproblem?A)Hiremorepeoplefordatacollection.B)Useadifferentsoftwarefordataanalysis.C)Changetheprojecttopic.D)Askforhelpfromotherdepartments.Answer:BAnalysis:Tomsays“Iwasthinkingwecoulduseadifferentsoftwarefordataanalysis.”,sotheanswerisB.3.WhatisLisa'sconcernaboutTom'ssuggestion?A)Thesoftwareistooexpensive.B)Itwillbedifficulttolearn.C)Itmaynotbecompatiblewiththeirsystem.D)Itwillrequirealotoftrainingtime.Answer:BAnalysis:Lisaasks“Butwillitbedifficulttolearn?”,sotheanswerisB.4.WhenshouldtheystartusingthenewsoftwareaccordingtoTom?A)Nextweek.B)Assoonaspossible.C)Afterthenextmeeting.D)Whentheyfinishthecurrentdatacollection.Answer:BAnalysis:Tomsays“Assoonaspossible.Thesoonerwemakethechange,thebetter.”,sotheanswerisB.Conversation2W:Hi,Mark.HowwasyourbusinesstriptoShanghai?M:Itwasgreat,actually.Imadesomereallyimportantcontactsthere.W:That'sgoodtohear.Didyouhaveachancetovisitanyinterestingplaces?M:Yeah,IwenttotheBund.It'sreallybeautiful,especiallyatnightwithallthelights.W:Soundswonderful.Whatelsedidyoudo?M:Ialsovisitedalocaltea-house.ItriedsometraditionalChineseteaandlearnedalotabouttea-culture.W:Thatsoundslikeauniqueexperience.Didyoubringanyteaback?M:Ofcourse.Iboughtsomehigh-qualitygreentea.I'llgiveyousomelater.W:Thanks.Ican'twaittotryit.Bytheway,howwasthebusinessnegotiation?M:Itwentquitewell.Wereachedapreliminaryagreementonthecooperationproject.W:That'samazing.Congratulations!Questions5-85.HowwasMark'sbusinesstriptoShanghai?A)Itwastiring.B)Itwasdisappointing.C)Itwassuccessful.D)Itwasboring.Answer:CAnalysis:Marksays“Itwasgreat,actually.Imadesomereallyimportantcontactsthere.”andlatermentionsthesuccessfulbusinessnegotiation,sotheanswerisC.6.WheredidMarkgoduringhistrip?A)TheOrientalPearlTower.B)TheBund.C)YuGarden.D)ShanghaiDisneyland.Answer:BAnalysis:Marksays“Yeah,IwenttotheBund.”,sotheanswerisB.7.WhatdidMarkdointhelocaltea-house?A)Hehadabusinessmeeting.B)HetriedtraditionalChineseteaandlearnedabouttea-culture.C)Heboughtsometea-makingtools.D)Hemetsomelocalartists.Answer:BAnalysis:Marksays“Ialsovisitedalocaltea-house.ItriedsometraditionalChineseteaandlearnedalotabouttea-culture.”,sotheanswerisB.8.Howwasthebusinessnegotiation?A)Itfailed.B)Itwasstillinprogress.C)Theyreachedapreliminaryagreement.D)Theyhadabigargument.Answer:CAnalysis:Marksays“Wereachedapreliminaryagreementonthecooperationproject.”,sotheanswerisC.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Passage1Recyclingisanimportantpartofenvironmentalprotection.Ithelpstoconservenaturalresources,reduceenergyconsumption,anddecreasepollution.Inmanycountries,recyclingprogramshavebeenwidelyimplemented.Let'stakepaperrecyclingasanexample.Whenwerecyclepaper,wesavetrees.Treesarenotonlyimportantforprovidingoxygenbutalsoformaintainingecologicalbalance.Byrecyclingonetonofpaper,wecansaveabout17trees,7,000gallonsofwater,andenoughenergytopoweranaveragehouseholdforsixmonths.However,recyclingalsohasitschallenges.Oneofthemainproblemsiscontamination.Ifnon-recyclableitemsaremixedwithrecyclables,itcanmaketheentirebatchofmaterialsun-recyclable.Anotherchallengeisthelackofpublicawareness.Somepeoplearenotclearaboutwhatcanandcannotberecycled,ortheysimplydon'tbothertoseparatetheirwasteproperly.Toovercomethesechallenges,governmentsandenvironmentalorganizationsneedtoeducatethepublicaboutrecycling.Theycanalsoimprovetherecyclinginfrastructure,suchasprovidingmorerecyclingbinsinpublicplacesandmakingtherecyclingprocessmoreconvenient.Questions9-119.Whatarethebenefitsofrecyclingaccordingtothepassage?A)Conservingnaturalresources,reducingenergyconsumptionanddecreasingpollution.B)Makingmoremoneyforthegovernment.C)Creatingmorejobopportunities.D)Improvingthequalityoflifeincities.Answer:AAnalysis:Thepassagestates“Ithelpstoconservenaturalresources,reduceenergyconsumption,anddecreasepollution.”,sotheanswerisA.10.Whatisoneofthechallengesinrecycling?A)Highcost.B)Contamination.C)Lackoffunding.D)Difficultyintransportation.Answer:BAnalysis:Thepassagementions“Oneofthemainproblemsiscontamination.”,sotheanswerisB.11.Howcanthechallengesbeovercome?A)Byincreasingthepriceofrecyclablematerials.B)Byeducatingthepublicandimprovingtherecyclinginfrastructure.C)Bypunishingthosewhodon'trecycle.D)Byreducingtheamountofwasteproduced.Answer:BAnalysis:Thepassagesays“Toovercomethesechallenges,governmentsandenvironmentalorganizationsneedtoeducatethepublicaboutrecycling.Theycanalsoimprovetherecyclinginfrastructure...”,sotheanswerisB.Passage2Thedevelopmentoftechnologyhashadaprofoundimpactoneducation.Inthepast,studentsmainlylearnedfromtextbooksandteachersintheclassroom.Butnow,withtheInternetanddigitaldevices,learninghasbecomemoreflexibleandaccessible.Onlinecourseshavebecomeverypopular.Studentscantakecoursesfromtop-rankeduniversitiesaroundtheworldwithoutleavingtheirhomes.Theycanlearnattheirownpace,pause,rewind,andreviewthecontentasmanytimesastheyneed.Thisisespeciallybeneficialforthosewhohavefull-timejobsorothercommitments.However,technology-basedlearningalsohasitsdrawbacks.Oneoftheproblemsisthelackofface-to-faceinteraction.Inatraditionalclassroom,studentscanaskquestionsdirectlytotheteacherandhavediscussionswiththeirclassmates.Inanonlinecourse,thiskindofinteractionislimited.Anotherissueisthepotentialfordistractions.Withsomanydigitaldevicesandonlineresources,studentsmayeasilygetdistractedandlosefocus.Despitetheseproblems,technologywillcontinuetoplayanimportantroleineducation.Itisuptoeducatorsandstudentstomakethemostofitwhileminimizingitsnegativeeffects.Questions12-1412.Whatwasthemainwayoflearninginthepast?A)Throughonlinecourses.B)Fromtextbooksandteachersintheclassroom.C)Byself-studyathome.D)ThrougheducationalTVprograms.Answer:BAnalysis:Thepassagesays“Inthepast,studentsmainlylearnedfromtextbooksandteachersintheclassroom.”,sotheanswerisB.13.Whatarethebenefitsofonlinecourses?A)Theyarefreeofcharge.B)Studentscanlearnattheirownpace.C)Theyhavemoreinterestingcontent.D)Theyprovidemorecertificates.Answer:BAnalysis:Thepassagestates“Theycanlearnattheirownpace,pause,rewind,andreviewthecontentasmanytimesastheyneed.”,sotheanswerisB.14.Whatarethedrawbacksoftechnology-basedlearning?A)Highcostandlimitedresources.B)Lackofface-to-faceinteractionandpotentialfordistractions.C)Difficultyingettingcertificates.D)Poorqualityofteaching.Answer:BAnalysis:Thepassagementions“Oneoftheproblemsisthelackofface-to-faceinteraction...Anotherissueisthepotentialfordistractions.”,sotheanswerisB.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Recording1Goodmorning,everyone.Today,I'mgoingtotalkaboutartificialintelligence(AI)anditsimpactonthejobmarket.AIhasbeenadvancingrapidlyinrecentyears,anditischangingthewaywework.Ononehand,AIcanbringmanybenefits.Itcanautomaterepetitiveandroutinetasks,whichincreasesefficiencyandproductivity.Forexample,inthemanufacturingindustry,robotswithAIcanassembleproductsfasterandmoreaccuratelythanhumanworkers.Intheserviceindustry,chatbotscanhandlecustomerinquiries24/7,reducingtheneedforhumancustomer-servicerepresentatives.Ontheotherhand,AIalsoposeschallengestothejobmarket.ManyjobsthatinvolveroutinetasksareatriskofbeingreplacedbyAI.Workersinindustriessuchastransportation,dataentry,andsomeadministrativejobsmayfaceunemployment.However,italsocreatesnewjobopportunities.JobsrelatedtoAIdevelopment,maintenance,andmanagementareinhighdemand.Forexample,AIengineers,datascientists,andmachine-learningexpertsareneededtodevelopandimproveAIsystems.ToadapttothechangesbroughtbyAI,workersneedtoacquirenewskills.TheyshouldfocusonskillsthataredifficultforAItoreplicate,suchascreativity,criticalthinking,andemotionalintelligence.Questions15-1715.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A)ThedevelopmentofAI.B)TheapplicationofAIindifferentindustries.C)TheimpactofAIonthejobmarket.D)ThefutureofAItechnology.Answer:CAnalysis:Thespeakersays“Today,I'mgoingtotalkaboutartificialintelligence(AI)anditsimpactonthejobmarket.”,sotheanswerisC.16.WhatarethebenefitsofAIintheworkplace?A)Itcanreplaceallhumanworkers.B)Itcanreducethecostofproduction.C)Itcanautomaterepetitivetasksandincreaseefficiency.D)Itcancreatemorejobopportunitiesinallindustries.Answer:CAnalysis:Thepassagestates“Itcanautomaterepetitiveandroutinetasks,whichincreasesefficiencyandproductivity.”,sotheanswerisC.17.HowcanworkersadapttothechangesbroughtbyAI?A)Bychangingtheirjobstootherindustries.B)Byacquiringnewskillssuchascreativityandcriticalthinking.C)ByprotestingagainsttheuseofAI.D)Byaskingthegovernmentforfinancialsupport.Answer:BAnalysis:Thepassagesays“ToadapttothechangesbroughtbyAI,workersneedtoacquirenewskills.TheyshouldfocusonskillsthataredifficultforAItoreplicate,suchascreativity,criticalthinking,andemotionalintelligence.”,sotheanswerisB.Recording2Hello,everyone.Inthislecture,we'llexplorethetopicofurbanization.Urbanizationistheprocessofpeoplemovingfromruralareastocities.Ithasbeenasignificanttrendintheworldforthepastfewdecades.Oneofthemainreasonsforurbanizationiseconomicopportunities.Citiesusuallyoffermorejobs,higherwages,andbetteraccesstoeducationandhealthcare.Forexample,inbigcities,therearealargenumberofindustries,bothinmanufacturingandservices.Thisattractspeoplefromruralareaswhoarelookingforabetterlife.However,urbanizationalsobringsmanyproblems.Oneofthemostseriousproblemsisovercrowding.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovetocities,thepopulationdensityincreases,leadingtoproblemssuchastrafficcongestion,housingshortages,andenvironmentalpollution.Toaddresstheseproblems,urbanplannersneedtodesigncitiesmoreefficiently.Theycanbuildmorehigh-risebuildingstosolvethehousingproblem,improvepublictransportationtoreducetrafficcongestion,andimplementenvironmentalprotectionmeasurestodealwithpollution.Questions18-2018.Whatisurbanizationaccordingtothelecture?A)Theprocessofbuildingmorecities.B)Theprocessofpeoplemovingfromruralareastocities.C)Thedevelopmentofcityinfrastructure.D)Theincreaseinthenumberofindustriesincities.Answer:BAnalysis:Thelecturestates“Urbanizationistheprocessofpeoplemovingfromruralareastocities.”,sotheanswerisB.19.Whatisoneofthemainreasonsforurbanization?A)Betterclimateincities.B)Economicopportunitiesincities.C)Moreentertainmentfacilitiesincities.D)Highersocialstatusincities.Answer:BAnalysis:Thelecturementions“Oneofthemainreasonsforurbanizationiseconomicopportunities.Citiesusuallyoffermorejobs,higherwages,andbetteraccesstoeducationandhealthcare.”,sotheanswerisB.20.Howcanurbanplannersaddresstheproblemsofurbanization?A)Bylimitingthenumberofpeoplemovingtocities.B)Bydesigningcitiesmoreefficiently.C)Bymovingindustriesoutofcities.D)Byincreasingtaxesincities.Answer:BAnalysis:Thelecturesays“Toaddresstheseproblems,urbanplannersneedtodesigncitiesmoreefficiently.”,sotheanswerisB.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsucha21featwithoutartificialaid--atleastwithoutover-comingsomeprettyprohibitivephysicallaws.22However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.Oneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasilisk,alizardnativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Withitsuniquephysicalfeatures,itcanrunacrosswaterforshortdistances,whichhasearneditthenickname"JesusChristlizard".Thebasilisk'sabilitytorunonwateris23attributedtoseveralkeyfactors.First,itsfeetarelargeandhaveflapsofskinonthesides.Theseflapsopenupwhenthelizardstepsonthewater,increasingthesurfaceareaincontactwiththewater.Thishelpsto24distributethelizard'sweightmoreevenly,allowingittostayafloat.Second,thebasiliskmovesitslegsveryquickly,about20stepspersecond.Thisrapidmovementcreates25enoughupwardforcetokeepitfromsinking.Scientistshavebeenstudyingthebasilisk'swater-walkingabilityinthehopeof26applyingtheprinciplestohumantechnology.Forexample,theyaretryingtodeveloprobotsthatcanmoveacrosswater.By27mimickingthebasilisk'smovementandphysicalfeatures,theserobotscouldbeusedinvariousfields,suchassearch-and-rescueoperationsinfloodedareas.Thestudyofthebasiliskispartofalargerfieldofresearchknownasbiomimicry,which28involvesstudyingnature'sdesignsandprocessesandusingthemasinspirationforhuman-madeproductsandtechnologies.Bylookingathowanimalslikethebasilisksolveproblems,wecan29potentiallyfindnewandinnovativewaystoaddressourownchallenges.A)attributedB)howeverC)distributeD)featE)evenlyF)enoughG)applyingH)involvesI)mimickingJ)potentiallyK)severalL)physicalM)preventN)rapidO)uniqueAnswersandAnalysis21.Answer:DAnalysis:“feat”meansanachievementthatrequiresgreatcourage,skill,orstrength.Here,“suchafeat”referstotheactofwalkingonwater,soDisthecorrectanswer.22.Answer:BAnalysis:Theprevioussentencesayshumanscan'twalkonwaterwithoutartificialaid,andthissentencesayssomeanimalscan.Thereisacontrast,so“however”isusedtoshowthecontrast,andBiscorrect.23.Answer:AAnalysis:“beattributedto”isafixedphrasemeaningtobecausedbyorascribedto.Thebasilisk'sabilityiscausedbyseveralfactors,soAistheanswer.24.Answer:CAnalysis:“distribute”meanstospreadorsharesomethingoverawidearea.Here,itmeanstospreadthelizard'sweightmoreevenlyonthewater,soCiscorrect.25.Answer:FAnalysis:“enough”meansasmuchorasmanyasrequired.Therapidmovementcreatesasmuchupwardforceasneededtokeepthelizardfromsinking,soFistheanswer.26.Answer:GAnalysis:“applying...to...”meanstousesomethinginaparticularsituationorforaparticularpurpose.Scientistswanttousetheprinciplesofthebasilisk'swater-walkingabilityinhumantechnology,soGiscorrect.27.Answer:IAnalysis:“mimicking”meanscopyingorimitating.Therobotsaredesignedtocopythebasilisk'smovementandfeatures,soIistheanswer.28.Answer:HAnalysis:“involves”meansincludesorrequiresasanecessarypart.Biomimicryincludesstudyingnature'sdesigns,soHiscorrect.29.Answer:JAnalysis:“potentially”meanspossiblyorinthefuture.Bystudyingthebasilisk,wemaypossiblyfindnewwaystosolveourproblems,soJistheanswer.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheFutureofWork:AutomationandtheWorkforceATherapidadvancementofautomationandartificialintelligence(AI)isreshapingthefutureofwork.Inthecomingdecades,asignificantportionofjobswillbeaffectedbythesetechnologies.Whilesomejobswillbeeliminated,otherswillbecreated,andmanywillchangeinnature.Thistransformationpresentsbothchallengesandopportunitiesfortheworkforce.BAutomationhasalreadyhadaprofoundimpactonvariousindustries.Inmanufacturing,robotshavereplacedmanymanuallaborjobs.Forexample,incarfactories,robotscanassemblecarsmoreefficientlyandaccuratelythanhumanworkers.Intheserviceindustry,chatbotsarehandlinganincreasingnumberofcustomerinquiries,reducingtheneedforhumancustomer-servicerepresentatives.CHowever,it'snotallbadnews.Automationalsocreatesnewjobopportunities.Jobsrelatedtothedevelopment,maintenance,andmanagementofautomationandAIsystemsareinhighdemand.Forinstance,AIengineers,datascientists,andmachine-learningexpertsareneededtodesign,build,andimprovethesetechnologies.DOneofthechallengesfortheworkforceistheneedtoadapttothesechanges.Workersinindustriesthatarehighlysusceptibletoautomation,suchastransportation(self-drivingtrucksmayreplacetruckdrivers)anddataentry,needtoacquirenewskills.Theyshouldfocusonskillsthataredifficultformachinestoreplicate,suchascreativity,criticalthinking,andemotionalintelligence.EEducationandtrainingprogramsplayacrucialroleinhelpingworkersadapt.Schoolsanduniversitiesneedtoupdatetheircurriculatoincludecoursesonemergingtechnologiesandsoftskills.Vocationaltrainingcenterscanalsoprovideshort-termcoursestohelpworkersquicklygainthenecessaryskills.FAnotheraspecttoconsideristheimpactonincomeinequality.Assomejobsareautomated,workersinthosejobsmayfacewagecutsorunemployment.Ontheotherhand,workersinhigh-techjobsrelatedtoautomationarelikelytoearnhighersalaries.Thiscouldwidenthegapbetweentherichandthepoor.GToaddressincomeinequality,governmentsmayneedtoimplementpoliciessuchasprogressivetaxation,minimum-wageincreases,andsocialwelfareprograms.Thesepoliciescanhelpredistributewealthandprovideasafetynetforworkersaffectedbyautomation.HInadditiontoindividualworkersandgovernments,businessesalsohavearesponsibility.Theyshouldinvestinemployeetraininganddevelopmenttoensurethattheirworkforcecankeepupwiththetechnologicalchanges.Byprovidingopportunitiesforupskillingandreskilling,businessescanretaintheiremployeesandimprovetheircompetitiveness.IThefutureofworkintheageofautomationiscomplex.Itrequiresacoordinatedeffortfromworkers,governments,andbusinesses.Byworkingtogether,wecanensurethatthebenefitsofautomationaresharedmorewidelyandthatthenegativeimpactsareminimized.30.Automationhasalreadyreplacedmanymanuallaborjobsinthemanufacturingindustry.Answer:BAnalysis:ParagraphBmentions“Inmanufacturing,robotshavereplacedmanymanuallaborjobs.Forexample,incarfactories,robotscanassemblecarsmoreefficientlyandaccuratelythanhumanworkers.”,sotheanswerisB.31.Workersinindustriesvulnerabletoautomationneedtoacquirenewskills.Answer:DAnalysis:ParagraphDstates“Workersinindustriesthatarehighlysusceptibletoautomation...needtoacquirenewskills.”,sotheanswerisD.32.JobsrelatedtothedevelopmentandmanagementofautomationandAIsystemsareinhighdemand.Answer:CAnalysis:ParagraphCsays“Jobsrelatedtothedevelopment,maintenance,andmanagementofautomationandAIsystemsareinhighdemand.”,sotheanswerisC.33.Educationandtrainingprogramsareimportantforworkerstoadapttothechangesbroughtbyautomation.Answer:EAnalysis:ParagraphEemphasizes“Educationandtrainingprogramsplayacrucialroleinhelpingworkersadapt.”,sotheanswerisE.34.Automationmaywidenthegapbetweentherichandthepoor.Answer:FAnalysis:ParagraphFpointsout“Thiscouldwidenthegapbetweentherichandthepoor.”where“this”referstothesituationofsomejobsbeingautomatedandhigh-techjobshavinghighersalaries,sotheanswerisF.35.Governmentsmayneedtoimplementpoliciestoaddressincomeinequalitycausedbyautomation.Answer:GAnalysis:ParagraphGstates“Toaddressincomeinequality,governmentsmayneedtoimplementpoliciessuchasprogressivetaxation,minimum-wageincreases,andsocialwelfareprograms.”,sotheanswerisG.36.Businessesshouldinvestinemployeetrainingtokeepupwithtechnologicalchanges.Answer:HAnalysis:ParagraphHsays“Theyshouldinvestinemployeetraininganddevelopmenttoensurethattheirworkforcecankeepupwiththetechnologicalchanges.”,sotheanswerisH.37.Thefutureofworkintheageofautomationrequiresacoordinatedeffortfromdifferentparties.Answer:IAnalysis:ParagraphIstates“Itrequiresacoordinatedeffortfromworkers,governments,andbusinesses.”,sotheanswerisI.38.TheadvancementofautomationandAIisreshapingthefutureofwork.Answer:AAnalysis:ParagraphAbeginswith“Therapidadvancementofautomationandartificialintelligence(AI)isreshapingthefutureofwork.”,sotheanswerisA.39.Somejobswillbeeliminatedwhileotherswillbecreatedduetoautomation.Answer:AAnalysis:ParagraphAalsomentions“Whilesomejobswillbeeliminated,otherswillbecreated,andmanywillchangeinnature.”,sotheanswerisA.SectionCDirections:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Thedigitalrevolutionhastransformedthewayweconsumemedia.Traditionalmedia,suchasnewspapers,magazines,andtelevision,arefacingincreasingcompetitionfromdigitalplatforms.Newspapers,inparticular,haveseenasignificantdeclineincirculation.Withtheriseofonlinenewssource