information system.A central processing computer would be controlled by the manager who sends out work schedules and oversees the activity of each employee.

As a successor to the Web Cam，a video screen would be created，as the need for more natural form of interaction than e­mail or telephone becomes greater.Capturing the mood and expressions of work colleagues，managers would have the ability to view several employees at once on their screen.Employees would be encouraged to feed any information that may be useful to fellow workers into the computer to make the company work more effectively.As the company's life blood，the computer would contain a record of all conversations and correspondence for future reference，and hold confidential information such as accounts in password protected areas.In the office of tomorrow，with daily life captured in detail，the case for firing employees could be more clear cut.

24．The office of the future will be ________.

A．in space

B．a network

C．in inner­city areas

D．a central processing computer

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。 根据第二段第三句"To minimize office overheads in inner­city areas，companies will apply a workforce made up..."可知，未来办公室将消失成虚拟的网络空间。

25．In Paragraph 2，the word "oversee" probably means "________"．

A．overlook B．organize

C．make out D．watch over

答案　D

解析　词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句"Capturing the mood and expressions of work colleagues，managers would have the ability to..."判断，oversee在句中意为"监视(老板监视员工)"。

26．A video screen would be built because ________.

A．the Web Cam needs it

B．it is useful to fellow workers

C．e­mail or telephone is out of date

D．managers can clearly spot employees

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句"...as the need for more natural form of interaction than