首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Cyberspace (网络空间), data superhighways, multi media—for those who have seen the future , the linking of computers, television and
Cyberspace (网络空间), data superhighways, multi media—for those who have seen the future , the linking of computers, television and
admin
2014-04-23
79
问题
Cyberspace (网络空间), data superhighways, multi media—for those who have seen the future , the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia (乌托邦) little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the "how", the question of "for whom" is put aside once again.
Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets—with destructive impact on the have-nots.
For them the result is instability, developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As "futures" (期货) are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.
So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for developing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves—so-called "development communications" modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraint on developing countries’ economies.
Communications technology is generally exported from the US, Europe or Japan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore be bought on credit—credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.
Furthermore, when new technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development. This means that while local elites, foreign communities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it
The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may______.
选项
A、hinder their industrial production
B、cause them to lose control of their trade
C、force them to reduce their share of exports
D、cost them their economic independence
答案
D
解析
本题问发展中国家现代通讯技术的发展可能会怎样。利用查阅式阅读法,根据文章第四段内容,发展中国家要发展通讯就得向发达国家购买技术,可是这导致了它对发达国家的长期依赖。因此,本题的正确答案应是选项D“可能会以发展中国家的经济独立为代价”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/AbWO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
Alineinasongasks,"Doesanyonereallyknowwhattimeitis?"Thisquestioncouldeasilyapplytocalendars!Didyouknowth
WhenAmericanastronautGlenreturnedtotheearthandaheartywelcome______him,hewasconsideredtobeanationalhero.
Tobe______Icouldn’tunderstandwhathewasgettingat.Ifyouwantedtoknowyou’dbetterasksomeoneelse.
Thereisonlyonedifferencebetweenanoldmanandayoungone:theyoungonehasagloriousfuturebeforehimandtheoldone
In1987,H.I.V/AIDSjoinedalistofdiseasesthatcouldkeepapersonoutofthelinkedStates.Thegovernmentlatertriedto
Withinhoursofappearingontelevisiontoannouncetheendofconscription,PresidentJacquesChiracmovedquicklytopreventa
Don’tcallhimjustacollegeprofessor.Internetentrepreneur,TVpersonality,advisortopresidents,andfriendtotherichan
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbes
PresidentCoolidge’sstatement,“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness,”stillpointstoanimportanttruthtodaythatbusinessin
TheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramsays______couldpushonehundredmillionpeopleintohunger.
随机试题
关于产气荚膜梭菌的致病性的叙述正确的是()
装配质量的好坏直接影响到焊接工艺和产品质量。()
患者,男性,55岁。活动时心前区疼痛1年余,1个月来,发作次数增多,每天3~5次,多在午睡、夜间睡眠时或晨起发作,持续20分钟以上缓解,含服硝酸甘油2—5分钟后缓解。临床诊断为变异型心绞痛。可以首选的治疗药物是
关于骨肉瘤一般概述错误的是()
将一般的成倍节拍流水施工改变为加快的成倍节拍流水施工时,所采取的措施是( )。
某公司生产单一产品,实行标准成本管理。每件产品的标准工时为3小时,固定制造费用的标准成本为6元,企业生产能力为每月生产产品400件。7月份公司实际生产产品350件,发生固定制造成本2250元,实际工时为1100小时。根据上述数据计算,7月份公司同定制造费用
控制和降低风险的手段有()
下列关于CiscoAironet1100进入快速配置步骤的描述中,错误的是()。
Thepoetcomparesherdreamtokettle-steambecause______.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A、Theageofmentors.B、Therankoftheminthefield.C、Theamountoftrainingtime.D、Thetalentofmentors.C事实细节题。短文最后提到,Mal
最新回复
(
0
)