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One of the basic characteristics of capitalism is the private ownership of the major means of production—capital. The ownership
One of the basic characteristics of capitalism is the private ownership of the major means of production—capital. The ownership
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2009-04-26
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One of the basic characteristics of capitalism is the private ownership of the major means of production—capital. The ownership of large amounts of capital can bring (1)_____ profits, as well as economic and political power. Some recent theorists, (2)_____, have argued that our society has moved to a new stage of (3)_____ that they call "postindustrial" society. One important change in such a society is that the ownership of (4)_____ amounts of capital is no longer the only or even the most important (5)_____ of profits and influence; knowledge as well as (6)_____ capital brings profits and influence.
There are many (7)_____ with the thesis above, not the least of (8)_____ is that wealthy capitalists can buy the experts and knowledge they need to keep their profits and influence. But this does not (9)_____ the importance of knowledge in an advanced industrial society, as the (10)_____ of some new industries indicates. (11)_____, genetic engineering and the new computer technology have (12)_____ many new firms and made some scientists quite rich. In (13)_____ with criticism of the postindustrial society thesis, however, it must also be (14)_____ that those already in control of huge amounts of capital (i.e., major corporations) soon (15)_____ to take most profits in these industries based on new knowledge.
Moving down from the level of wealth and power, we still find knowledge increasingly (16)_____. Many new high-tech jobs are being created at the upper-middle-class level, but even more new jobs are being created in the low-skill, low-paying service (17)_____. Something like a caste line is emerging centered around knowledge. Individuals who fall too far behind in the (18)_____ of knowledge at a young age will find it almost impossible to catch up later, no matter how hard they try. Illiteracy in the English language has been a severe (19)_____ for many years in the United States, but we are also moving to the point when computer illiteracy will hinder many more people and (20)_____ them to a life of low-skill and low-paid labor.
选项
A、source
B、factor
C、component
D、element
答案
A
解析
名词辨析与上下文理解题。本题意思是"后工业社会的一个变化就是拥有大量资本不再是惟一的或是最重要的利润和权势来源。因此source"来源,源泉"是正确答案。factor"因素,要素";component"组成部分,元件";element"成分,元素"。
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