Science writer Tom Standage draws apt
parallels between the telegraph and the gem of late 20th-century technology, the
Internet. Both systems grew out of the cutting edge science of their time. The
telegraph’s land lines, underwater cables, and clicking gadgets reflected the
19th century’s research in electromagnetism. The Internet’s computers and
high-speed connections reflect 20th-century computer science, information
theory, and materials technology. But, while gizmos make a global network possible, it takes human cooperation to make it happen. Standage’s insight in this regard adds depth to his technological history. It underscores the relevance to our own time of the struggles of Samuel Morse in America, William Cooke in England, and other telegraph pioneers. They made the technology work efficiently, sold it to a skeptical public, and overcame na A. making a comparison. B. posing a contrast. C. drawing an analogy. D. enumerating details. [单项选择]Of the world’s 774 million illiterate adults two-thirds are women, a share that has remained unchanged for the past two decades. In rich countries pretty much everyone, male or female, can read and write (though employers sometimes wonder). In developing regions such as South Asia, sub-Saharan and North Africa and the Middle East, men are still much more likely to be literate than women. But girls everywhere are beginning to catch up. Across the emerging world, 78% of them are now at primary school, an only slightly smaller proportion than boys (82%). At secondary level enrolment remains lower and girls are further behind, but things are getting better there too.
Education for girls in poor countries has all sorts of desirable consequences: not only the likelihood of a better job with higher pay, but also of better health, a later marriage, fewer children and being able to provide better care for the family. Aid donors are making a special effort to give girls’ education a push. R A. Employers in developed countries are doubtful about the literacy rate in their country. B. The world’s illiterate rate has remained the same for the past twenty years. C. Men received more education than women in developing countries. D. Developed countries invest more on education than developing countries. 我来回答: 提交
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