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2019成人本科学位英语真题试卷 本试题来源于考生回忆，仅供参考学习，请勿用作其他用途！ 阅读理解 Big data can be defined as information that is too big or complex to be contained or processed by any one machine or person. As a student at the University of Sussex, Julian Dailly had two majors—English and philosophy. When he completed his studies, Dailly wondered how he would ever earn a living in a world filled with machines and technology. Now, he is part of the big data industry that includes Google and Facebook. Daillys research company, Morar Consulting, started three years ago with five employees. The companys earnings have increased by 25% each year. It now employs 90 people. What we do here is we try to discover whats meaningful for people and link that to their economic behavior, Dailly said. He noted the importance of working with people with different skills. We have people from traditional research backgrounds, in addition to some in social sciences, economics, people from tech backgrounds, and sales people, Dailly said. Companies like Daillys employ recent college graduates. The industry profits from the ideas of these young men and women. New forms of data also make it possible for some observers to predict the future. They are more valuable to companies than the traditional forms of data recording or reporting. We have access to the core information inside peoples heads, Dailly said, They tell you what people are going to do as opposed to what theyve done. That helps people take proper action in advance. This makes it much more useful for strategy. Julian Dailly dismisses concerns that computers have finally taken control of our daily lives. Some may worry that humans will be allowed to be replaced by machines. I think its a fantasy. 【正确答案】 1.Dailly has an education background of_______. （A）engineering （B）arts （C）sciences （D）business 【正确答案】B 【试题解析】 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句 “As a student at the University of Sussex, Julian Dailly had two