Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no,” then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(勞動力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways.
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media(媒體), including mobile phones and video games. They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it.
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day. They share(分享)ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Thair parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有價值的). As a result, amny millennials are very cinfident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team. They will follow the person in charge (主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.
【小題1】According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

Most people like watching TV. So does Mary. She doesn't mind soap operas or talk shows. But she can't stand sitcoms，for(因為)they are too boring. Sports shows are her favorite program. She likes sports very much，and she likes watching football matches on TV.

Mary likes women's volleyball，too. She often watches matches on TV，sometimes on the Internet. Her favorite team is the Chinese team. She thinks all the members are fantastic.

Mary enjoys volleyball，but she isn't good at it. She is good at table tennis. She often plays it with her best friend after school. They are both on the school table tennis team. Sometimes they play with teams from other schools. They have a lot of fun with it.

1.Mary thinks sitcoms are ______.

A．interesting                                                        B．boring

C．exciting                                                             D．surprising

2.______ are Mary's favorite program.

A．Talk shows                                                        B．Soap operas

C．Beijing opera                                              D．Sports shows

3.How many kinds of shows are mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A．Two                     B．Three                    C．Four                    D．Five

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mary often plays table tennis after school.

B．Mary is good at playing volleyball.

C．Mary only watches volleyball matches on TV.

D．Mary's favorite team is the Japanese team.