1、UNIT 3 Disappearing Computer1. The home entertainment system will look quite different than it does today. (F)2. People will buy and use the home entertainment system in large numbers. (T)3. The first billion computers were desktop and laptop PCs.（T ） 4. It is estimated that British already interact
2、 with about 150 embedded systems every day. (F)5. In the pre-internet age, computers were passive appliances in our daily life. (T)6. In the future, the computing-processing power, storage capacity, graphics capabilities and network connectivity will advance at a very fast pace. (T)7. Computers will
3、 become more power-consuming but smaller and much less expensive in the future. (F)8. General-purpose Pc is used as a communications tool and are ineffective, except for a few primitive e-mail networks and _ bulletin-board systems _. 9. User interfaces of future computers will include _speech and ha
4、ndwriting _recognition. 10. The _pervasiveness and near-invisibility _ of computing will be helped along by new technologies such as cheap, flexible displays and so on.kEY: F T T F T T F UNIT 41. Jatropha will compete with food for land, nutrients, or water. (F) 2. Biodiesel is commonly made from pa
5、lm oil and can be used to power diesel-engine vehicles. (T) 3. Jatropha curcas produces seeds containing up to 80% oil.(F) 4. Cambodia may soon become jatropha producer. (T) 5. Biofuel expansion could create an additional source of income for large-scale farmers and the poverty-striken in developed
6、countries. (F) 6. Reducing energy dependency in remote rural areas is a realistic vision for biofuels and a real opportunity. (T)7. Global food prices rose 27 percent in 2007. (F) 8. In the United States, much of the （ Biofuelethanol ）that is made from heavily processed corn is blended with gasoline
7、. 9. (Subsidizing biofuel production ) in Europe and North America is risky because of the effect that rapidly increasing production will have on food prices and the global poor in particular. 10. Poverty and hunger are closely ( intertwined ) so an increase in food prices hits hardest on poor peopl
8、e. KEY: F T F T F T F UNIT 51. According to a recent report, there is a 60% likelihood that humans are contributing to the change. (F) 2. World population will reach 8.3 billion in 2020. (F)3. Crop yields could increase by up to 20% in East and South Asia, while decreasing by up to 30% in central an
9、d Southeast Asia. (F) 4. The risk of dengue fever from climate change is estimated to increase to 3.5 billion people. (T)5. Roughly 20 to 30 percent of species assessed as of 2007 could be extinct by 2100 if global temperatures exceeds 2 to 3 degrees of pre-industrial levels. (T) 6. A quarter of all
10、 species of plants and land animals-more than a billion total- could be driven to extinction. (F) 7. The Arctic Sea could be ice-free in the summer in year 2030.(F) 8. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels will be much higher than any time during the past 650,000 years.9. An Earth Day will be 0.12 milli
11、seconds shorter, as rising temperature cause oceans to expand away from the equator and toward the poles, one model predicts.10. Up to 18% of the worlds coral reefs will likely be lost as a result of climate change and other environmental stresses. KEY: F F F T T F F UNIT 71.You may have many jobs a
12、nd positions that make up your career, but you only have two overall careers. （F）2.Career development is an ongoing process that includes the aspects of scheduling and strategizing your career based on information about yourself.（ T）3.Smart career development requires you to be self-reflective, reso
13、urceful, motivated, flexible and sensitive. (F)4.One could changes trains and it was a little closer to driving than on a bus in 1980s. (F)5.The old career was like a date, but new career is a marriage. (F) 6.In the past world of work, you have to do the work you dont really like to earn money. (NG)
14、7.Today, the way in which we go about planning and strategizing our work life is constantly changing. (T)8.If a modern career is like a wardrobe, you will wear _many kinds of outfits _ throughout a lifetime.9.We must walk our path, but remain flexible and _open to new experiences_.KEY: F T F F F NG
15、TUNIT 8 1. The hurdle of no-experience for new graduates can be handled long before you graduate by seeking part-time or full-time employment in technology or an internship. (T) 2.Lisa deemphasized in her resume her lack of training in the more modern programming language. (T) 3. The author believes
16、 that listing coursework in the major can make you or your IT resume stand out as someone whom the company should interview. (F) 4. The employment history section of a new grad resume is often the most difficult section to compose. (T) 5. If there is an internship or cooperative learning experience,
17、 be sure to include that in the skills category of your IT resume. (F)6. When composing the content of the resume, dont write descriptively to fully cover the work done and the skills attained. (F) 7. Information like volunteer work and civic involvement is helpful on a hi-tech grad resume. (T)8. In
18、 the techn cal arena, Skills, Education and Training are high on the list of items for which hiring managers scan the IT resume.9. A Project Synopsis describing how you have applied the skills might better serve to distinguish your IT resume from the resumes of other recent grads.10. More and more companies are looking for well-rounded employees who not only can do the technical tasks but who can work with the public, work in a team.KEY: T T F T F F T
