BEC阅读考试真题详解(4).docx

BEC阅读考试真题详解(4)
BEC阅读考试真题详解(4)
BEC阅读考试真题详解(4)
BEC 阅读考试真题详解 (4)
There
have
long
been
markets
in tin,
cocoa,
silver
and
thelike. There used to be security in thinking that somewhere
therewas a product, something you could touch and see. Now
thereare
new
markets
in abstractions,
trade
in
ideas
and
has knowledge but there used to be no
way to tradeit
------except
through jobs.
That
simple
fact of
economic
lifewas
the
basis
for
white
collar
employment
for
centuries. Thewhole job culture grew up because there was no
alternative
wayto
sell
knowledge
, other
then
the
worker
or
manager providing, for a fixed price, his or herknowledge to
an employer to
own
or
control.
The
quantity
of
knowledge
provided has typicallybeen measured in time.
But today
we stand
at
the
threshold
of
a new
era. The
information
economy
has
matured
andbecome
smarter.
According to many business commentators, we are now living in a knowledgeeconomy .There has always been a market for
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BEC阅读考试真题详解(4)
BEC阅读考试真题详解(4)
BEC阅读考试真题详解(4)
knowledge, of
course.
The publishing
industry
isbased
on it.
But today the internet is making the distribution of knowledge
ever
easier.
The
dayswhen
the
pu