歷年考研英語閱讀理解1995年03

[00:03.99]1995 Passage3 [00:07.72]In such a changing, [00:09.24]complex society formerly simple solutions [00:12.98]to informational needs become complicated. [00:16.30]Many of life's problems which were solved by [00:19.12]asking family members, [00:20.65]friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of [00:24.09]the extended family to resolve. [00:26.81]Where to turn for expert information and [00:29.63]how to determine which expert advice to accept [00:32.96]are questions facing many people today. [00:36.78]In addition to this, [00:38.13]there is the growing mobility of [00:40.04]people since World War Ⅱ. [00:42.36]As families move away from their stable community, [00:45.69]their friends of many years, [00:47.92]their extended family relationships, [00:50.74]the informal flow of information is cut off, [00:54.07]and with it the confidence that information [00:56.68]will be available when needed [00:58.81]and will be trustworthy and reliable. [01:02.41]The almost unconscious flow of information [01:05.24]about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. [01:09.23]Thus, things once learned subconsciously [01:12.35]through the casual communications of [01:14.38]the extended family must be consciously learned. [01:19.22]Adding to societal changes today [01:21.55]is an enormous stockpile of information. [01:25.08]The individual now has more information [01:28.00]available than any generation, [01:30.52]and the task of finding that one piece of [01:33.59]information relevant to his or her specific problem [01:37.32]is complicated, time-consuming [01:39.94]and sometimes even overwhelming. [01:43.57]Coupled with the growing quantity of information [01:46.70]is the development of technologies [01:48.93]which enable the storage and delivery of [01:51.54]more information with greater speed to [01:54.77]more locations than has ever been possible before. [01:59.61]Computer technology makes it possible [02:02.13]to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, [02:07.07]and to program computers to locate specific information. [02:12.31]Telecommunications developments [02:14.53]enable the sending of messages via television, radio, [02:19.16]and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people [02:23.71]with multitudes of messages. [02:26.23]Satellites have extended the power of [02:28.75]communications to report events [02:30.62]at the instant of occurrence. [02:33.95]Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, [02:38.28]and problems in dispute can be settled without [02:41.61]the participants leaving their homes [02:43.82]and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. [02:48.87]Technology has facilitated the sharing of information [02:52.50]and the storage and delivery of information, [02:55.51]thus making more information available to more people. [03:00.21]In this world of change and complexity, [03:02.83]the need for information is of greatest importance. [03:06.86]Those people who have accurate, [03:08.80]reliable up-to-date information [03:11.42]to solve the day-to-day problems, [03:13.84]the critical problems of their business, [03:16.05]social and family life, will survive and succeed. [03:21.80]"Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying [03:25.74]and access to information may be [03:28.16]the most critical requirement of all people.

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