課后練習(xí)：

1.However, the study alsoconcludedthat the information technologyindustry itself a big source of new jobs.

A. was unlikely to is B.is unlikely to be

C. was unlikely to be D.are unlikely to be

2. It will atwww.itif. org.

A.isavailable B.be vailably C. be availability D.be available

3. Tomeet those standards, health care providers mustincreasingly

modemcomputing tools.

A.adopt B. adapt C. adopted D. adapted

4. Mr.Atkinson was a projectdirectorat theCongressionalOfficeof Technology Assessment.

A.later B. former C. the former D. form

5.Employment in computing somewhat,after fallingsharplyafter thedot-com bubble in 2000，

A. hasrecovered; burst B. recovered;burst

C. hasrecovered; bursted

6. , it says, the growth potential is limited.

A.Till B. Still C. Until D. So

7.Just as employment in the railroad industry leveled

but development of a transportation networkled to the rise of national retailers and other new industries.

A. inthe 19th century; off B. in the19th century; of

C. atthe 19th century; off D. in the19th centuries; off

8. Theservices sector, employs 80 percent of the American work force，is expected togenerate most of the newjobs in the future.

A.that B. whose C. who D.which

溫馨小語：關(guān)于本文“比較句”的翻譯。本文中出現(xiàn)了兩句“比較句”，它們都沒有采用直譯的方式，卻很好地表達(dá)了句子的意思。我們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)中要多加領(lǐng)會(huì)。

第3小段： The study concludesthat the economic significance of information technology islessin the technology itselfthanin the capacity of computer hardware, software and services totransform other sectors of the economy. 這項(xiàng)研究表明，信息技術(shù)在計(jì)算機(jī)硬件、軟件和服務(wù)向其他經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域轉(zhuǎn)化所創(chuàng)造的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益上要大于技術(shù)本身。

兩組介詞短語進(jìn)行比較。

第4小段：Policy,according to the study, should focus lesson incentives to use certain technology products or help particularcompanies thanon encouraging market forces to hasten the pace of technology-aided changein industries. 研究還表明，政府不應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)使用某些技術(shù)產(chǎn)品，也不應(yīng)該特別扶持某些公司，而應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)通過市場力量，加快技術(shù)輔助在工業(yè)上轉(zhuǎn)化的腳步。

兩組介詞短語進(jìn)行比較。