Question

【題目】The Knowledge Society

According to American economist Peter Drucker, every few hundred years in Western history a sharp transformation takes place in which society rearranges itself. One such period happened between 1455 and 1517, beginning with the invention of the printing press, and included the Renaissance, the European discovery of America, a reawakening of science, and the Protestant Reformation. All these events had significant effects on the development of Western society. The next period lasted from the American Revolution and the Perfection of the steam engine in 1776 until Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in 1815. During this time, the Industrial Revolution took place, public schools systems were established on a large scale, the first modern university was founded in Berlin in 1809, and both capitalism and communism emerged as economic and political ideologies. Again, society had been altered.Drucker suggested that another services to them.

【1】Those are the events which happened between 1455 and 1517 EXCEPT __________.

A. the Industrial Revolution

B. the invention of the printing press.

C. the European discovery of America.

D. a reawakening of science and the Protestant Reformation.

【2】What is the major characteristic of the new society today ?

A. Labor will be the basis of wealth.

B. Class conflict will appear.

C. Knowledge will be used as an economic resource.

D. People who provide various types of services must be socially and economically disadvantaged.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【解析】

試題分析：文中主要寫了各個時代經(jīng)濟(jì)，科技，教育對社會的影響，以及現(xiàn)代社會的影響。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中beginning with the invention of the printing press, and included the Renaissance, the European discovery of America, a reawakening of science可知文中只沒有第一選項(xiàng)，故選A。

【2】C推理判斷題。由文中最后一句, society had been altered.Drucker suggested that another services to them.可知由創(chuàng)造知識的人服務(wù)社會，可知C選項(xiàng)符合題意，故選C。