An overt impact of modern information systems concerns the individual’s standard and style of livin9．Information systems affect the scope and quality of health care， make social services more eauitable，enhance personal comfort，provide a greater measure of safety and mobility， and extend the varietv of leisure forms at one's disposal．①More subtly but equally important，they also affect the content and style of an individual’s work and in so doing perturb the social and legal practices and conventions to which one is accustomed． New kinds of information products and media necessitate a redeftnition of the legal conventions regulating the ownership of products of the human intellect． Moreover，massive data-collecting systems bring into sharp focus the elusive borderline between the common good and personal privacy，calling for the need to safeguard stored data against accidental or illegal access,disclosure，or misuse．
Individuals cannot ignore the impact of automation and i|nformation-processing systems on their skills and jobs．Information technology makes obsolete，in part or in entirety,many human functions：first mechanical and repetitive·tasks were affected；now clerical and paraprofessional tasks are being automated；and eventually highly skilled and some professional functions will be made unnecessary． Individuals performing these functions face the probability of shorter periods of employment and the need to．a(chǎn)dapt or change their skills．As teehnologms，including information technology，grow more sophisticated，their learning curyes stretch or the required skills become narrower continuing training an“dueation are likely to become fl way of。life for both employee and employer．Unlike the slow
gradual evolution of human labour in past generations。present-day changes are occurrin g rapidly and with little warnin9．Unless society members anticipate these effects and prepare to cope with them mentally and in practice，job dislocations and：forced geographic relocations may prove traumatic for employees and their families．
The perhaps more fundamental issue of paramount long-term significance for society has to do with the well-being of the human spirit‘inn an increasingly knowledge-intensive environment。 In sueh an environment,knowledge is the principal and perhaps most valuable currency．The growing volume—and the rate of obsolescence of knowledge compel the individual to live in the c0，ntinuous presence of，一and frequent l‘nteraction with，information resources and systems．Effective use of these resources and svstems mav be a modern definition of literacy，while the absence of such a skill may very well result in intellectual and possibly economic poverty and inequity．There is a real danger that humans，unwilling or incapable or not given access to information，may be relegated to an existence that falls short of the human potential．③[430 words]
1．The influence of information technology on people’s life is______．
A．both apparent and well—known
B．positive rather than negative
C．not only constructive but also fundamental
D．much greater than ever expected
2．The underlined word“perturb”in the first paragraph most probably means______．
A．modify
B．neglect
C．permeate
D．upset
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A．The borderline between the common good and personal privacy is no longer elusive．
B．With the development of information technology even highly skilled and professional functions may no longer exist．
C．People can never catch up with the rate of obsolescence of knowledge
D．People who are given access to information are literate．
4．It seems that______in modern society．
A．social services tend to be inequitable
B．personal comfort has been considerably enhanced
C．none isn’t accustomed to the modern information systems
D．nobody can catch up with the rapid development of information technology
5．This passage is mainly about______．
A．information technology
B．a(chǎn) modern definition of literacy
C．a(chǎn)n increasingly knowledge-intensive environment
D．effects of modern information systems on the individual
Individuals cannot ignore the impact of automation and i|nformation-processing systems on their skills and jobs．Information technology makes obsolete，in part or in entirety,many human functions：first mechanical and repetitive·tasks were affected；now clerical and paraprofessional tasks are being automated；and eventually highly skilled and some professional functions will be made unnecessary． Individuals performing these functions face the probability of shorter periods of employment and the need to．a(chǎn)dapt or change their skills．As teehnologms，including information technology，grow more sophisticated，their learning curyes stretch or the required skills become narrower continuing training an“dueation are likely to become fl way of。life for both employee and employer．Unlike the slow
gradual evolution of human labour in past generations。present-day changes are occurrin g rapidly and with little warnin9．Unless society members anticipate these effects and prepare to cope with them mentally and in practice，job dislocations and：forced geographic relocations may prove traumatic for employees and their families．
The perhaps more fundamental issue of paramount long-term significance for society has to do with the well-being of the human spirit‘inn an increasingly knowledge-intensive environment。 In sueh an environment,knowledge is the principal and perhaps most valuable currency．The growing volume—and the rate of obsolescence of knowledge compel the individual to live in the c0，ntinuous presence of，一and frequent l‘nteraction with，information resources and systems．Effective use of these resources and svstems mav be a modern definition of literacy，while the absence of such a skill may very well result in intellectual and possibly economic poverty and inequity．There is a real danger that humans，unwilling or incapable or not given access to information，may be relegated to an existence that falls short of the human potential．③[430 words]
1．The influence of information technology on people’s life is______．
A．both apparent and well—known
B．positive rather than negative
C．not only constructive but also fundamental
D．much greater than ever expected
2．The underlined word“perturb”in the first paragraph most probably means______．
A．modify
B．neglect
C．permeate
D．upset
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A．The borderline between the common good and personal privacy is no longer elusive．
B．With the development of information technology even highly skilled and professional functions may no longer exist．
C．People can never catch up with the rate of obsolescence of knowledge
D．People who are given access to information are literate．
4．It seems that______in modern society．
A．social services tend to be inequitable
B．personal comfort has been considerably enhanced
C．none isn’t accustomed to the modern information systems
D．nobody can catch up with the rapid development of information technology
5．This passage is mainly about______．
A．information technology
B．a(chǎn) modern definition of literacy
C．a(chǎn)n increasingly knowledge-intensive environment
D．effects of modern information systems on the individual