【正文】 that places the greatest value on information, services, support, and distribution. That shift, in turn, place an unprecedented premium on “knowledge workers,” a new class of wealthy, educated, and mobile people who view themselves as free agents in a seller’s market. Beyond the realm of information technology, the accelerated pace of technological change in virtually every industry has created entirely new business, wiped out others, and produced a Pervasive( 廣泛的) demand for continuous innovation. New product, process ,and distribution technologies provide powerful levers for creating petitive value. More panies are learning the importance of destructive technologiesinnovations that hold the potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated. Another major trend has been the fragmentation of consumer and business markets. There’s a growing appreciation that superficially similar groups of customers may have very different preferences in terms of what they want to buy and how they want to buy it. Now, new technology makes it easier, faster ,and cheaper to identify and serve targeted micromarkets in ways that were physically impossible or prohibitively expensive in the past. Moreover, the trend feeds on itself, a business’s ability to serve submarkets fuels customers’ appetites for more and more specialized offerings. 36. According to the first paragraph, the chances in the business environment in the past decades can be attributed to __________. A) technological advances B) worldwide economic disorder C) the fierce petition in industry D) the globalization of economy 37. what idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph ? A) The rapid development of information technology has taken businessmen by surprise B) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactions C) The Internet, intranets, , and portable puters have penetrated every corner of the world. D) The way we do business today has brought about startling breakthroughs in information technology. 38. If a business wants to thrive in the PostIndustrial economy,__________ A) it has to invest more capital in the training of free agents to operate in a seller’s market B) it should try its best to satisfy the increasing demands of mobile knowledgeable people C) it should not overlook the importance of information, services, support, and distribution D) it has to provide each of its employees with the latest information about the changing market 39. In the author’s view, destructive technologies are innovations which _________ A) can eliminate an entire business segment B) demand a radical change in providing services C) may destroy the potential of a pany to make any profit D) call for continuous improvement in ways of doing business 40. With the fragmentation of consumer and business markets ______________ A) an increasing number of panies have disintegrated B) manufacturers must focus on one special product to remain petitive in the market C) it is physically impossible and prohibitively expensive to do business in the old way D) businesses have to meet individual customers’ specific needs in order to succeed . Part III Vocabulary (20minutes) 41. It seems somewhat ___________ to expect anyone to drive 3 hours just for a 20minute meeting. A) eccentric B) impossible C) absurd D) unique 42. This area of the park has been specially __________ for children, but acpanying adults are also wele. A) inaugurated B) designated C) entitled D) delegated 43. The girl’s face __________ with embarrassment during the interview when she couldn’t answer the tough question. A) beamed B) dazzled C) radiated D) flushed 44. Slavery was __________ in Canada in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the slaves, who escaped from America, to settle on its vast virgin land A) diluted B) dissipated C) abolished D) resigned 45. Unfortunately, the new edition of dictionary is __________ in all major bookshops. A) out of reach B) out of stock C) out of business D) out of season 46. The hands on my alarm clock are __________, so I can see what time it is in the dark. A) exotic B) gorgeous C) luminous D) spectacular 47. Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients __________ with doctors’ orders. A) ply B) correspond C) interfere D) interact 48. In today’s class, the students were asked to __their mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections. A) cancel B) omit C)extinguish D)erase 49. The Government’s policies will e under close __ in the weeks before the election. A) appreciation B) specification C)scrutiny D)apprehension 50. Police and villagers unanimously __the forest fire to thunder and lightning. A) ascribed B) approached C)confirmed D)confined 51. In some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in __conditions. A) gracious B) decent C)honorable D)positive 52. Since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong. A) controlled B )restrained C)finite D)delicate 53. You shouldn’t __your father’s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher. A) deduce B) deliberate C)defy　 D)denounce 54. The pany management attempted to __information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain. A) suppress B) supplement C)concentrate D)Plug 55. It is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late. A) refute B) exclude C)expel D)rectify 56. The boy’s foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking. A) Intrigued B) fascinated C) irritated D)stimulated 57. Millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ that severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities. A) scandal B) misfortune C)deficit D)ha