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1、高三英语阅读专练ANew technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. Its now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly increased by foreign lang
2、uage skills.Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts. Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly import
3、ant to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the companys plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abro
4、ad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to manage back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common. Thanks to a variety of relatively ine
5、xpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language i
6、snt generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.The employee posted abroad who speaks the countrys language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight t
7、o know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign customers over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm. 56.With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople _.A. are eager to work o
8、verseas B. have to get familiar with modern technology C. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations D. are attaching more importance to their overseas business 57. In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means _. A. leaving all care and worry behi
9、nd B. being unable to think properly for lack of insight C. being totally out of touch with business at home D. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad58.According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today? A. Ability to speak
10、the customers language. B. Connections with businesses overseas.C. Technical know-how. D. Business experience. 59. The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can _. A. fast-forward their proposals to headquarters B. better control the whole negotiation process C. easily m
11、ake friends with businesspeople abroadD. easily find new approaches to meet market needs BWhen an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sureand so soonthat another ant is dead.One scien
12、tist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behavior. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “Im deadtake me away” when it is dead.But theres a question to answe
13、r: As we know, if an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knocked unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants dont move the living ant out of the nest. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have another chemical on their bodies, which tells n
14、earby ants something like, “WaitIm not dead yet” when it is not dead. Choe suspects that when an ant dies, the chemical that says, “Wait Im not dead yet” quickly goes away. When other ants detect the “dead” chemical without the “not dead yet” chemical, they move away the body.To test his theory, Cho
15、e and his team put different chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “Im dead” chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the “WaitIm not dead yet” chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the “not dead yet
16、” chemical overrides the “dead” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “dead” chemical and remove the body from the nest.Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how to st
17、op ants from invading new places and causing problems.60. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. Leading the following paragraphs. B. Showing the main idea of the passage.C. Introducing the background of the passage.D. Giving a summary of the passage.61. Which of the following has the closes
18、t meaning to the underlined word “overrides” in the fourth paragraph?A. is weaker than B. is stronger than C. is better than D. is worse than 62. What can we learn from the passage?A. Living ants can also be taken away when they are not moving.B. When an ant dies, it can tell others using a certain
19、chemical.C. A living ant can pretend to be dead using a special chemical.D. Ants often use chemicals to communicate with each other.63. Which of the following descriptions about Dong-Hwan Choe is right?A. Choe did this study in order to stop ants from invading new places.B. Choe is a biologist who i
20、s only interested in animals, especially in ants.C. Choe first came up with an idea to explain this ant behavior,and then did some tests to prove his theory.D. Choe did the research on this ant behavior on his own。CEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-ol
21、d girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. Yes, honey. Of course. she said. Can we write him a letter? She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, Yes. My heart jumped. How? Does the mailman go there? I asked. No, but I
22、have an idea. Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for. Just wait, honey. Youll see. Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at sc
23、hool, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face. She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside
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