Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytotheso-calleddigitaldiv ide--thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandthei nfopoor.Andthat__1__doesexisttoday.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthi sloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwasless__2__then,however,wer ethenew,positive__3__thatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.__4__,th erearereasonstobe__5__.Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow. AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmore__6__,itisintheinterestofbusin esstouniversalizeaccess-afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorep otential__7__thereare.Moreandmore__8__,afraidtheircountrieswi llbeleft__9__,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeo rtwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbe__10__together.Asa result,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewill__11__ratherthanwidenin theyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellb ethemostpowerfultoolfor__12__worldpovertythatwe’veeverhad.Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn’ttheonlywayto__13__poverty.A ndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithas__14__potential.To__15__advantageofthistool,somepoorcountrieswillhavetogetove rtheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudices__16__respecttoforeigninvestment.Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisa/an__17__ oftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryof__18__(thebasicst ructuralfoundationsofasociety)intheUnited States.WhentheUnited Statesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,itdidn’thavethecapita ltodoso.Andthatis__19__America’sSecondWaveinfrastructure-__2 0__roads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon-werebuiltwithforeignin vestment.__1.A)divideB)informationC)worldD)lecture__2.A)obscureB)visibleC)invisibleD)indistinct__3.A)forcesB)obstaclesC)eventsD)surprises__4.A)SeriouslyB)EntirelyC)ActuallyD)Continuously__5.A)negativeB)optimisticC)pleasantD)disappointed__6.A)developedB)centralizedC)realizedD)commercialized__7.A)usersB)producersC)customersD)citizens__8.A)enterprisesB)governmentsC)officialsD)customers__9.A)awayB)forC)asideD)behind__10.A)nettedB)workedC)putD)organized__11.A)decreaseB)narrowC)neglectD)low__12.A)containingB)preventingC)keepingD)combating__13.A)winB)detailC)defeatD)fear__14.A)enormousB)countlessC)numericalD)big__15.A)bringB)keepC)holdD)take__16.A)atB)withC)ofD)for__17.A)offenceB)investmentC)invasionD)insult__18.A)constructionB)facilityC)infrastructureD)institution __19.A)whyB)whereC)whenD)how__20.A)concerningB)concludingC)accordingD)including参考答案：1.A由文中第一行的digitaldivide得出答案。
2.Bobscure模糊的，不清楚的；visible看得见的，明显的；invisible看不见的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的。
空格前的less 已有否定意义3.Aforce力量，武力；obstacle障碍；event事件；surprise惊奇，诧异。
句意：现在有新的、乐观的力量来对抗数字鸿沟。
4.Cseriously认真地；entirely完全的；actually实际上；continuously连续地。
5.Bnegative消极的；optimistic乐观的；pleasant令人愉快的；disappointed令人失望的。
前文说有积极的力量在对抗数字鸿沟的不利因素，因此，实际上我们有理由保持乐观的态度。
6.Ddevelop发展；centralize集中；realize认识到；commercialize使商业化，由下文“网络有利于商业途径的普及”，可知此处表述的意思是网络越来越商业化。
intheinterestof...为了...的利益7.Cuser使用者；producer生产者；customer消费者；citizen公民。
句意：越多的人上网就有越多的潜在消费者。
8.Benterprise企业，事业；government政府；official官员；句意：越来越多的政府害怕他们的国家...9.Dleavebehind留下，超过与leave相关的短语：leaveaside把某事搁置一边leaveout省去，遗漏，不考虑leaveoff停止，不再穿10.A网络把人们联系在一起，选netted11.Bdecrease减少，narrow变窄；neglect忽视，疏忽；low降低句意：因此，我现在认为数字鸿沟是在变窄而不是在拓宽12.Dcontain包含，容纳；prevent防止，阻止；keep保留，保持；combat战斗，搏斗13.Cwin赢得；detail详述，细说；defeat击败，战胜；fear畏惧。
14.Aenormous巨大的；countless无数的；numerical数字的。
potential作名词为不可数，不能用countless修饰，big一般表示尺寸、数字、范围上的大。
15.Dtakeadvantageof利用16.Bwithrespectto关于，至于with也可换成in.表示关于的还有withregardto,concerning等。
17.Coffence冒犯；investment投资；invasion入侵；insult侮辱onstruction建筑；facility设备；infrastructure基础设施；institution公共机构，制度。
从后文中出现的infrastructure 可以轻易得到答案。
19.A表语从句，表示原因，“这也就是为什么...”20.Dconcerning关于；concluding结束的；according根据；including包括Aninvisibleborderdividesthosearguingforcomputersintheclassroo monthebehalfof students’careerprospectsandthosearguingforcomp utersintheclassroomforbroaderreasonsofradicaleducationalrefor m.Veryfewwritersonthesubjecthaveexploredthis__1__—indeed,con tradiction—whichgoestotheheartofwhatiswrongwiththe__2__toput computersintheclassroom.Aneducationthataimsatgettingastudentacertainkindofjobisa/an__ 3__education,justifiedforreasonsradicallydifferentfromwhyeduc ationis__4__requiredbylaw.Itisnotsimplyto__5__everyone’sjobp rospectsthatallchildrenarelegally__6__toattendschoolintotheir teens.Rather,wehaveacertain__7__oftheAmericancitizen,acharacterwhois__8__ifhecannotcompetentlyassess__9__hislivelihoodandh appinessareaffectedbythings__10__ofhimself.Butthiswasnotalwaysthecase;beforeitwaslegallyrequiredforallch ildrentoattendschooluntilacertain__11__,itwaswidelyacceptedth atsomewerejustnotequipped__12__naturetopursuethiskindofeducat ion.Withoptimismcharacteristicofallindustrializedcountries,we cametoacceptthateveryoneis__13__puter-educati onadvocates__14__thisoptimisticnotionforapessimismthat__15__t heirotherwisecheeryoutlook.__16__ontheconfusionbetweeneducati onalandvocationalreasonsforbringingcomputersintoschools,compu ter-educationadvocatesoften__17__thejobprospectsofgraduatesov ertheireducational__18__.Therearesomegoodargumentsforatechnicaleducationgiventherightk indofstudent.ManyEuropeanschools__19__theconceptofprofessiona ltrainingearlyoninordertomakesurechildrenare__20__equippedfor theprofessionstheywanttojoin.1.[A]distinction?[B]topic?[C]separation?[D]education2.[A]campaign?[B]practice?[C]action?[D]goal3.[A]informal?[B]basic?[C]technical?[D]expensive4.[A]differently?[B]universally?[C]conversely?[D]regularly5.[A]form?[B]consist?[C]arise?[D]raise6.[A]ordered?[B]inquired?[C]required?[D]acquired7.[A]conception?[B]information?[C]theme?[D]imagination8.[A]complete?[B]accomplished?[C]incomplete?[D]improper9.[A]why?[B]what?[C]where?[D]how10.[A]inside?[B]outside?[C]beside?[D]aside11.[A]year?[B]age?[C]day?[D]extent12.[A]in?[B]at?[C]by?[D]with13.[A]fit?[B]responsible?[C]suitable?[D]able14.[A]consider?[B]forget?[C]forsake?[D]foretell15.[A]believes?[B]becomes?[C]bears?[D]betrays16.[A]Encountering?[B]Banking?[C]Devising?[D]Seeking17.[A]emphasize?[B]encourage?[C]engage?[D]enlarge18.[A]academy?[B]position?[C]degree?[D]achievement19.[A]interact?[B]introduce?[C]announce?[D]invent20.[A]traditionally?[B]drastically?[C]properly?[D]hardly??????答案：1~5AACBD?????6~10CACDB??????11~15?BCACD??????16~20AADBCHaveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practicallyallpeople_1_adesire topredicttheirfuture_2_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_3_thistaskusingcausa lreasoning.Firstwe_4_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_5_causedorco nditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_6_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_7_withasha rk.Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_8_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhen thecausesare_9_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_10_go odgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofca usalityandprobabilitymore_11_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_12_thenm oreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninqui ry,weneedto_13_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tu nderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_14_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveab ility.Whatevertheprimitivedrives_15_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdepen dsheavilyontheabilityto_16_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictiso ftenplayedina_17_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycer tainregularpatterns_18_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethos epatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_19_answeringboth"what"and"why"questio n,andwepursuethese_20_byobservingandfiguringout.1.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed2.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions3.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo4.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally5.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something6.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect7.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact8.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures9.[A]disappointde[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute10.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects11.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive12.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with13.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract14.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under15.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where16.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede17.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context18.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur19.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond20.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goals参考答案：1.A词义辨析exhibit"展出，表现",exaggerate"夸张",exceed"超越，胜过"原句意为：实际上，人们会对未来的生活怀有（展示出）一定的愿望。