The way people work has changed. The increasing use of technology presents new and continual challenges to small and large busin

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问题    The way people work has changed. The increasing use of technology presents new and continual challenges to small and large businesses, employees and managers, teachers and students. Everyone, it seems, is being affected by the technological revolution. Store clerks, for example, now use increasingly complex computerized cash registers, while university professors must learn to adapt their teaching skills in order to lead distance learning course.
   In today’s world, training and learning do not stop when we finish school; they must now continue throughout our working lives. The Hong Kong government conducted a survey on the employment concerns, and training needs of its workforce. For many managers and other professionals the biggest challenge, as well as change, in the workplace, was the increased use of computers and computerized machinery or equipment. The need for experienced employees who could use this kind of equipment rose drastically. Many of those in the workplace at this time experienced changes in job requirements and had to attend job-related training or re-training courses.
   The changing work environment is also affecting education and how we learn. In Finland, a report on strategies for education and training in the information age discussed the changing roles of both teacher and student. With the increased use of technology and the growth of distance learning, the teacher has become more of a tutor who guides a student, rather than a lecturer. In turn, the student has to take more responsibility for his or her learning in the absence of direct teacher contact. The report also stressed that high school and university students should learn computer skills in order to cope with the demands of the future workplace.
   The Finnish report also highlighted the need for teacher training, and re-training, and suggested that the salaries and job descriptions of teachers be reviewed because of future demands expected in their jobs. Previously university professors may have held lectures between the weekday hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in large halls filled with students. Now, they may spend part of their day lecturing larger groups of students on campus, and then conduct afternoon or evening classes online, with students in five different countries.
   As technologies grow and develop, ongoing training will continue to be necessary. To be successful in the workplace, people will not stop learning when they leave school—lifelong learning will become a way of life.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

选项 A、With growth of distance learning, students can learn in the absence of direct teacher contact.
B、Now professors in Finland may conduct classes online with students in different countries.
C、Ongoing training and learning has become an important part of our working lives.
D、As technology advances, all the job requirements and descriptions should be reviewed.

答案D

解析 推断题。根据第三段中的“In turn,the student has to take more responsibility for his or her learning in the absence of direct teacher contact…”可知A项说法正确。根据倒数第二段中的“…conduct afternoon or evening classes online,with students in five different countries”可知B项说法正确。根据全文,尤其是最后一段可知不问断的培训和学习非常重要,所以C项说法正确。D项原文并未提及。故本题选D。
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