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1、高三英语阅读专练ANewtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It'snowaglobalvillageIIwherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyincreasedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechno

2、logyisakindofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerne

3、edfearbeingoutofsightandoutofmind.IIHeorsherecanthatbethesuoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.IfanemployeecansucceedinadifficuItassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytomanagebackintheUnited

4、Stateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.B

5、utthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn'tgenerallyrequiredtoetgajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry'languageshasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertai

6、nnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeigncustomersoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.56. Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople.A. areeagertoworkoverseas

7、B. havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyC. aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsD. areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness57. Inthispassage,outofsightandoutofmindll(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans.A. leavingallcareandworrybehindB. beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightC. bein

8、gtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomeD. missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad58. Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?A. Abilitytospeakthecustomer'slanguage.B. Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.C. Technicalknow-how.D. Businesse

9、xperience.59. TheadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycanA. fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersB. bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocessC. easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadD. easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsBWhenanantdies,otherantstakeitoutofthenest,oftenwit

10、hinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsureandsosoonthatanotherantisdead.Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehavior.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologist,ascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.Hefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignal

11、stootherants,I'mdeadtakemeawayIIwhenitisdead.Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:Asweknow,ifanantisdead,itstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconscious,itisalsonotmoving.However,otherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?Choefoundthatantshaveanotherchemical

12、ontheirbodies,whichtellsnearbyantssomethinglike,WaitI'mdeadnotyetIIwhenitisnotdead.Choesuspectsthatwhenanantdies,thechemicalthatsays,WaitI'mnotdeadyetIIquicklygoesaway.WhenotherantsdetectthedeadllchemicalwithoutthenotdeadyetIIchemical,theymoveawaythebody.Totesthistheory,Choeandhisteamputdiff

13、erentchemicalsonants.WhenthescientistsseduthePmdeadIIchemical,otherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.WhenthescientistsusedtheWaitfmnotdeadyetIIchemical,otherantsleftthetreatedantalone.ChoebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthenotdeadyetIIchemicaloverridesthedeadllchemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhe

14、nanantdies,thenotdeadyetllchemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremainingdeadllchemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.60. Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.

15、B.Showingthemainideaofthepassage.61. WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordoverridesIIinthefourthparagraph?A. isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethan62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.B. Whenanantdies,itcantellothers

16、usingacertainchemical.C. Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.D. Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.63. WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?A. Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.B. Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especia

17、llyinants.C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior,andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.D.ChoedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisownoEachtimeIseeaballoon,mymindfliesbacktoamemoryofwhenIwasasix-year-oldgirl.ItwasarainySundayandmyfatherhadrecentlydied.IaskedmymomifDadhadgonetoheaven.nYes,ho

18、ney.Ofcourse.nshesaid."Canwewritehimaletter?nShepaused,thelongestpauseofmyshortlife,andanswered,nYes."Myheartjumped."How?Doesthemailmangothere?uIasked."No,butIhaveanidea."Momdrovetoapartystoreandreturnedwitharedballoon.Iaskedherwhatitwasfor."Justwait,honey.You'llsee

19、."Momtoldmetowritemyletter.Eagerly,Igotmyfavoritepen,andpouredoutmysix-year-oldheartintheformofblueink.Iwroteaboutmyday,whatIlearnedatschool,howMomwasdoing,andevenaboutwhathappenedinastoryIhadread.ForafewminutesitwasasifDadwerestillalive.IgavethelettertoMom.Shereaditover,andasmilecrossedherface

20、.Shemadeaholeinthecorneroftheletterwheresheloopedtheballoonstring.Wewentoutsideandshegavemetheballoon.Itwasstillraining."Okay,onthecountofthree,letgo.One,two,three.nTheballoon,carryingmyletter,dartedupwardagainsttherain.Wewatcheduntilitwasswallowedbythemassofclouds.LaterIrealized,liketheballoon

21、,thatDadhadneverlethissicknessgethimdown.Hewasstrong.Nomatterwhathesuffered,he'dpersevere,dartup,andfinallytranscendthiscoldworldandhissickbody.Heroseintoskyandbecamesomethingbeautiful.IwatcheduntiltheballoondisappearedintothegrayandwhiteandIprayedthathisstrengthwashereditary.Iprayedtobeaballoon

22、.64. Whenthegirlaskedhermotheriftheycouldwritetoherfather,hermotherA.feltithardtoanswerB.thoughtheracreativegirlC.believediteasytodosoD.founditeasytolie65Whenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfather,sheA- jumped with joyB became excitedC.startedwritingimmediatelyD.wasworriedthatitcouldn'

23、tbedelivered66. In the eyes of the author, what was A. An incurable disease.C. The hard time her father had.67. What would be the best title for the A. An unforgettable experience C. Fly to paradisethe rain like?B. An unforgettable memory.D. The failures her father experienced, passage?B. The strong

24、 red balloon D . A great fatherDWeallknowhowimportanthumanlifeis一itspriceless.Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyouarefromorwhatthecolorofyourskinsis一allpeoplearehumanbeings.Firstly,wecantellyouthatthelivesofyourrelativescoulddependonyourabilitytogivefirstaid.Ifyouthinkhighlyofhuman'slife,thiswebsiteisyou

25、!Hereyoucanfindinformationaboutfirstaid.Theveryfirstthingthatyoushoulddowhenyouseeanaccidentistoevaluatethesituationandpreventfurtherdangerousincidents.Firstofall,youhavetorecognizewhathashappenedandwhatthedangerstorescuersandvictimsare.Thinkabouthowtotakecareofthevictims.HeIpingusuallytakesplaceinv

26、erydifficultconditionsandinjuriescanbeverybad.Therefore,youcannotbetooafraidofmakingmistakestohelp.Sometimesyouhavetofacethefactthatregardlessofyouractionsandyoureffortsthevictim'conditionsmightnotimprove一heorshecouldevendie.Insomecasesevenprofessionalmedicalaidmaynotsucceed.Ifyouhavedoneeveryth

27、ingyouthinkyoushoulddo,youshouldn'tfeelguilty.Donotexposeyourselftodanger.Givingfirstaidcanbedangerous.Whiletryingtohelpavictim,donotforgetaboutyourownsafety.Ifsomethinghappenstoyou,youwon'tbeabletohelpanyone.Callforhelpafteryoufindouttheconditionofavictim.Butrememberifavictimfaintsduetobrea

28、thingfailurecausedbydrowning,chokingorpoisoning,youshouldfirsttakeactionsthathelptobringbacktheheartbeatandbreathing.Whilecalling,talkshortlybutclearly.Alwaysprovidethefollowinginformation:thelocationoftheaccident,thekindofaccident,thenumberoftheinjuredandyourfullnameandphonenumberandsoon.68. Theund

29、erlinedwordevaluateIIinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto69. WhatsthemainideaofParagraph3?A. Youshouldlearnsomeprofessionalknowledgeaboutfirstaid.B. Youshouldn'tfeelguiltyifyoudon'tknowaboutfirstaid.C. Tryyourbesttogivefirstaidanddon'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesD. Don'tmakemistakeswhenyouar

30、egivingfirstaid.70. Theauthorthinksthathelpingavictimcanbe.A.riskyB.shockingC.excitingD.boring71. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.C.startedwritingimmediatelyD.wasworriedthatitcouldn'tbedelivered66. Intheeyesoftheauthor,whatwastherainlike?A.Anincurabledisease.C.Thehardtimeherfatherhad.EThefailu

31、resherfatherexperienced.67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnunforgettableexperienceC.FlytoparadiseDWeallknowhowimportanthumanlifeis一itspriceless.Itdoesnwhereyouarefromorwhatthecolorofyourskinsisallpeoplearehumanbeings.Firstly,wecantellyouthatthelivesofyourrelativescoulddependonyourabilitytog

32、ivefirstaid.Ifyouthinkhighlyofhumanyou!Hereyoucanfindinformationaboutfirstaid.Theveryfirstthingthatyoushoulddowhenyouseeanaccidentistoevaluatethesituationandpreventfurtherdangerousincidents.Firstofall,youhavetorecognizewhathashappenedandwhatthedangerstorescuersandvictimsare.Thinkabouthowtotakecareof

33、thevictims.Helpingusuallytakesplaceinverydifficultconditionsandinjuriescanbeverybad.Therefore,youcannotbetooafraidofmakingmistakestohelp.Sometimesyouhavetofacethefactthatregardlessofyouractionsandyoureffortsthevictim'conditionsmightnotimproveheorshecouldevendie.Insomecasesevenprofessionalmedical

34、aidmaynotsucceed.Ifyouhavedoneeverythingyouthinkyoushoulddo,youshouldnDonotexposeyourselftodanger.Givingfirstaidcanbedangerous.Whiletryingtohelpavictim,donotforgetaboutyourownsafety.Ifsomethinghappenstoyou,youwon'tbeabletohelpanyone.B-Anunforgettablememory.B-ThestrongredballoonDAgreatfathertmatt

35、erslife,thiswebsiteisfortfeelguilty.Callforhelpafteryoufindouttheconditionofavictim.Butrememberifavictimfaintsduetobreathingfailurecausedbydrowning,chokingorpoisoning,youshouldfirsttakeactionsthathelptobringbacktheheartbeatandbreathing.Whilecalling,talkshortlybutclearly.Alwaysprovidethefollowinginfo

36、rmation:thelocationoftheaccident,thekindofaccident,thenumberoftheinjuredandyourfullnameandphonenumberandsoon.68. TheunderlinedwordevaluateIIinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto69. What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?A. Youshouldlearnsomeprofessionalknowledgeaboutfirstaid.t know about first aid.' t be

37、afraid of making mistakesB. Youshouldn?tfeelguiltyifyoudonC. TryyourbesttogivefirstaidanddonD. Don'tmakemistakeswhenyouaregivingfirstaid.70. Theauthorthinksthathelpingavictimcanbe.A.riskyB.shockingC.excitingD.boring71. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.C.startedwritingimmediatelyD.wasworriedthat

38、itcouldn'tbedelivered66. Intheeyesoftheauthor,whatwastherainlike?A.Anincurabledisease.C.Thehardtimeherfatherhad.EThefailuresherfatherexperienced.67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnunforgettableexperienceC.FlytoparadiseDWeallknowhowimportanthumanlifeis一itspriceless.Itdoesnwhereyouarefrom

39、orwhatthecolorofyourskinsisallpeoplearehumanbeings.Firstly,wecantellyouthatthelivesofyourrelativescoulddependonyourabilitytogivefirstaid.Ifyouthinkhighlyofhumanyou!Hereyoucanfindinformationaboutfirstaid.Theveryfirstthingthatyoushoulddowhenyouseeanaccidentistoevaluatethesituationandpreventfurtherdangerousincidents.Firstofall,youhavetorecognizewhathashappenedandwhatthedangerstorescuersandvictimsare.Thinkabouthowtotakecareofthevictims.Helpingusuallytakesplaceinverydifficultconditionsandinjuriescanbeverybad.Therefore,youcannotbetooafraidofmakingmistake