e. They will also need people who can work together and get on well in a team.

f. Because of this, workers will have to be more flexible.

Answers: 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 f 5 e 6 c

Step 3 Post-Reading

★Read the article again and answer these questions.

1. What is "future shock"?

2. What is one of the job areas of the future?

3. How will jobs change?

4. How will companies change?

5. What skills and personal qualities will people need?

6. What personal benefits will the new situation bring?

Step 4 Language Points

1 It is sometimes difficult to work out the patterns of change.

有时很难搞清变化的规律。

work out 算出，估计出。

He sat down at his desk to work out the exact figures.他在书桌旁坐下来，准备算出准确的数字。

He was meant to work out these math problems all alone.他应当独立完成这些数学习题。

2 People will move sideways to do different jobs, rather than moving up the "company ladder" as before.人们不会像以前那样在同一个公司寻求提升，他们会多方去寻找不同的工作。

rather than与其......毋宁......。

It was what he meant rather than what he said.尽管他没有说出来，但那是他的意思。

He was an objective rather than a subjective writer.与其说他是个主观型作家，不如说他是客观型作家。

3 Many more people will work for small, dynamic companies which can respond quickly to changes in the market. 许多人会供职于小而具有活力的公司，这样的公司能快速适应市场变化。