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partA
Readthefollowingfour
tests.
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Text1
Amongtheannoyingchallengesfachingthemiddleclassisoneonethatwillprobablygounmentionedinthe
nextpresidentialcampaign:
Whathappenswhentherobotscomefortlieirjobs?
Don'
tdismissthatpossibilityentirely.AbouthalfofU.S.jobsaieathighriskofbeingautomated,accordingtoaUniversityofOxfordstudy,withtliemiddleclassdisproportionatelysqueezed.Lower-incomejobslikegardeningordaycaredon'
tappealtorobots.Butmanymiddle-classoccupations-tmcking’financialadvice,softwareengineering—havearousedtheii'
interest,orsoonwill.Therichowntherobots,sotheywillbefine.
Thisisnltobealarmist.Optimistspointoutthattechnologicalupheavalhasbenefitedworkersinthepast.TheIndustrialRevolutiondidn'
tgosowellforLudditeswhosejobsweredisplacedbymechanizedlooms,butiteventuallyraisedlivingstandardsandcreatedmorejobsthanitdestroyed.Likewise,automationshouldeventuallyboostproductivity,stimulatedemandbydiivingdownprices,andfreeworkersfromhard,boiingwork.Butinthemediumtenn,middle-classworkersmayneedalotofhelpadjusting.
Thefirststep,asErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfeeargueinTheSecondMachineAge,
shouldberethinkingeducationandjobtraining.CiuTiculums_fromgramniai*schooltocollege-shouldevolvetofocuslessoilmemorizingfactsandmoreoncreativityandcomplexcommunication.Vocationalschoolsshoulddoabetterjoboffosteringproblem-solvingskillsandhelpingstudentsworkalongsiderobots.Onlineeducationcansupplementthetraditionalkind.Itcouldmakeextratrainingandinstructionaffordable.Professionalstiyingtoacquirenewskillswillbeabletodosowithoutgoingintodebt.
ThechallengeofcopingwithautomationunderlinestheneedfortheU.S.toreviveitsfadingbusinessdynamism:
Startingnewcompaniesmustbemadeeasier.Inpreviouserasofdrastictechnologicalchange,entrepreneurssmoothedthetransitionbydreamingupwaystocombinelaborandmacliines.Thebestusesof3Dprintersandviilualrealityhaven'
tbeeninventedyet.TheU.S.needsthenewcompaniesthatwillinventthem.
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Thiswouldboostincomes,encouragework,rewardcompaniesforjobcreation,andreduceinequality.
Technologywillimprovesocietyinwaysbigandsmalloverthenextfewyears,yetthiswillbelittlecomforttotliosewhofindtlieirlivesandcareersupendedbyautomation.
Destroyingthemacliinestliatarecomingforourjobswouldbenuts.Butpoliciestohelpworkersadaptwillbeindispensable.
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Negativeconsequencesofnewtechcanbeavoided
23.
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cooperativespirit.
24.
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encouragingthedevelopmentofautomation.
increasingthereturnoncapitalinvestment.
easingthehostilitybetweenrichandpoor.
preventingtheincomegapfromwidening.
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Text2
AnewsurveybyHarvardUniversityfindsmorethantwo-thirdsofyoungAmericansdisapproveofPresidentTnunp'
suseofTwitter.TheimplicationisthatMillennialsprefernewsfromtheWhiteHousetobefilteredthroughothersource,Notapresident’ssocialmediaplatform.
MostAmericansrelyonsocialmediatocheckdailyheadlines.Yetasdistrusthasrisentowardallmedia,peoplemaybestartingtobeefuptheirmedialiteracyskills.Suchatrendisbadlyneeded.Duringthe2016presidentialcampaign,neailyaquarterofwebcontentsharedbyTwitterusersinthepoliticallycriticalstateofMicliiganwasfakenews,accordingtotheUniversityofOxford.AndasiuveyconductedforBuzzFeedNewsfound44percentofFacebookusersraielyornevertrustnewsfromthemediagiant.
Youngpeoplewhoaredigitalnativesareindeedbecomingmoreskillfiilatseparatingfactfromfictionincyberspace.AKnightFoundationfocus-groupsuiveyofyoungpeoplebetweenages14and24founddieyuse^distributedtnist^toverifystories.Theycross-checksourcesandprefernewsfromdifferentperspectives—especiallythosetliatareopenaboutanybias.
t4Maiiyyoungpeopleassumeagieatdealofpersonalresponsibilityforeducatingthemselvesandactivelyseekingoutopposingviewpoints,”thesurveyconcluded.
Suchactiveresearchcanhaveanothereffect.A2014surveyconductedinAustralia,Britain,
andtheUnitedStatesbytheUniversityof"
Wisconsin-Madisonfoundthatyoungpeople’srelianceonsocialmedialedtogreaterpoliticalengagement.
Socialmediaallowsuserstoexperiencenewseventsmoreintimatelyandimmediatelywhilealsopennittingthemtore-sharenewsasaprojectionoftheirvaluesandinterests.Thisforcesuserstobemoreconsciousoftheirroleinpassingalonginfomiation.AsuiveybyBamaresearchgioupfoundthetopreasongivenbyAmericansfortliefakenewsphenomenonis"
readereiTor,^moresothanmade-upstoriesorfactualmistakesinreporting.Aboutatliirdsaytlieproblemoffakenewsliesin“misinterpretationorexaggerationofactualnews”viasocialmedia.Inotherwords,thechoicetosharenewsonsocialmediamaybetheheartoftheissue.“Thisindicatesthereisarealpersonalresponsibilityincounteractingthisproblem,”saysRoxanneStone,editorinchiefatBamaGroup.
Sowhenyoungpeopleaiecriticalofanover-tweetingpresident,theyrevealamentaldisciplineinthinkingskills-andintheirchoicesonwhentoshareonsocialmedia.
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