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they are unpredictable, meaning workers may find themselves without an income at very short notice.
9. All of the flows that constitute globalization can have some impact on income inequality. but perhaps none more so than technology and information flows. That's not so surprising -
technology has long had an impact on people's livelihoods. Take the Luddites, textile workers in 19th century England who smashed up
newly installed machinery. The Luddites are sometimes portrayed as having been almost irrationally fearful of technology. In fact, they had good reasons to oppose it. They were craftsmen
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who had invested time in developing their skills. As the Industrial Revolution dawned, they didn't want to see those skills thrown into the dustbin of progress.10. Looking at the current state of the race between technology and education, it's often argued that technology is now in the lead and that education is failing to keep up. The result is that people with lower levels of education are in growing danger of seeing their jobs replaced by technology. On the other hand, people with high-level skills are well positioned to put new technologies to good use and are enjoying increasing returns to their education.
1) What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It focuses on the technology factor in changing job market.It carefully delivers the reasons of income inequality.
C. It mainly describes the consequences of the "shifting wealth".
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D. It briefly compares the financial situations between the developed and developing countries.
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2) What does "come into play" in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Come and play something.B. Just for fun and nothing serious.
C. Play a character in several special factors.
D. Start to happen or have an effect.
3) What does The Economist try to say when it refers to the emerging economies?
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Economies in a number of emerging economies have grown, slowing this change in global wealth.
Many emerging nations are facing a return to poverty.
There's nothing to worry about the economies of the emerging economies.
D. Its roughest time seems to be over.
4) Which information can be inferred from the number of informal jobs in Brazil and India?
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Permanent jobs with different benefits make it possible for workers in Brazil and India to lose their income suddenly, which makes inequality a little bit worse.Workers in Brazil and India may lose income unexpectedly due to permanent positions with varying benefits, which contributes significantly to inequality.
Due to informal labor with minimal terms and conditions, employees in Brazil and India may lose income unexpectedly, which contributes significantly to inequality.
D. Workers in Brazil and India may experience a temporary decrease in income due to the prevalence of long-term positions with a variety of perks, which leads to growing inequality.
