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It may turn out that the "digital divide" -- one of the most fashionable of recent slogans -- is largely fiction. As you wil
It may turn out that the "digital divide" -- one of the most fashionable of recent slogans -- is largely fiction. As you wil
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2010-03-26
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It may turn out that the "digital divide" -- one of the most fashionable of recent slogans -- is largely fiction.
As you will recall, the argument went well beyond the unsurprising notion that the rich would own more computers than the poor. The disturbing part of the theory was that society was dividing itself into groups of technology "haves" and "have nots" and that this segregation (分隔)would, in turn, worsen already large economic inequalities, It’s this argument that’s either untrue or widely exaggerated.
We always should have been suspicious. After all, computers have spread quickly, precisely be- cause they’ve become cheaper to buy and easier to use. Falling prices and skill requirements suggest that the digital divide would spontaneously (自发地) shrink -- and so it has.
As a slogan, the "digital divide" brilliantly united a concern for the poor with a faith in technology. It also suggested an agenda: put computers in schools and connect classrooms to the Internet.
Well, the agenda has been largely realized. By 2000, public schools in the U.S. had roughly one computer for every four students. Some students get computer skills that they might miss otherwise. Among 10- to 17-year-old students from homes with less than $15 000 of income, about half use computers only at school.
But whether education and students life prospects have improved is a harder question. As yet, computers haven’t produced broad gains in test scores. As for today’s computer skills, they may not be terribly important, in part because technology constantly changes.
Often, new computer skills can be taught in a few weeks. But basic reading and reasoning skills remain critical. People have to be able to read manuals and follow instructions.
The "digital divide" suggested a simple solution for a complex problem. But what people do for themselves matters more than what technology can do for them.
From this passage we can conclude that ______.
选项
A、the fashionable slogan "digital divide" is no longer accurate
B、all the Classrooms in public schools have been connected to the Internet
C、some students from low-income families have no chance to learn computer skills
D、basic reading and reasoning skills remain more critical than computer skills
答案
A
解析
此题问从这篇文章中我们可以得出什么结论。根据文章第一段和最后一段可以看出,A项是答案。B项在文章里没有体现;C项内容与文章意思不符;D项内容有观念上的错误。
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大学英语四级
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