高中英语阅读(附解答)

高三英语阅读专练ANewtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyincreasedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisakindofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytomanagebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’languageshasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeigncustomersoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.areeagertoworkoverseashavetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyaregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsareattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessInthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans________.leavingallcareandworrybehindbeingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightbeingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomemissingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadAccordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?A.Abilitytospeakthecustomer’slanguage.B.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.C.Technicalknow-how.D.Businessexperience.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersbettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocesseasilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadeasilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsBWhenanantdies,otherantstakeitoutofthenest,oftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdead.Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehavior.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologist,ascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.Hefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherants,“I'mdead—takemeaway”whenitisdead.Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:Asweknow,ifanantisdead,itstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconscious,itisalsonotmoving.However,otherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?Choefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodies,whichtellsnearbyantssomethinglike,“WaitI'mnot—deadyet”whenitisnotdead.Choesuspectsthatwhenanantdies,thechemicalthatsays,“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”quicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthe“dead”chemicalwithoutthe“notdeadyet”chemical,theymoveawaythebody.Totesthistheory,Choeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants.Whenthescientistsusedthe“I'mdead”chemical,otherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.Whenthescientistsusedthe“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”chemical,otherantsleftthetreatedantalone.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthe“notdeadyet”chemicaloverridesthe“dead”chemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdies,the“notdeadyet”chemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremaining“dead”chemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.Showingthemainideaofthepassage.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“overrides”inthefourthparagraph?A.isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethanWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.Whenanantdies,itcantellothersusingacertainchemical.Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especiallyinants.C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior，andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown。EachtimeIseeaballoon,mymindfliesbacktoamemoryofwhenIwasasix-year-oldgirl.ItwasarainySundayandmyfatherhadrecentlydied.IaskedmymomifDadhadgonetoheaven."Yes,honey.Ofcourse."shesaid."Canwewritehimaletter?"Shepaused,thelongestpauseofmyshortlife,andanswered,"Yes."Myheartjumped."How?Doesthemailmangothere?"Iasked."No,butIhaveanidea."Momdrovetoapartystoreandreturnedwitharedballoon.Iaskedherwhatitwasfor."Justwait,honey.You'llsee."Momtoldmetowritemyletter.Eagerly,Igotmyfavoritepen,andpouredoutmysix-year-oldheartintheformofblueink.Iwroteaboutmyday,whatIlearnedatschool,howMomwasdoing,andevenaboutwhathappenedinastoryIhadread.ForafewminutesitwasasifDadwerestillalive.IgavethelettertoMom.Shereaditover,andasmilecrossedherface.Shemadeaholeinthecorneroftheletterwheresheloopedtheballoonstring.Wewentoutsideandshegavemetheballoon.Itwasstillraining."Okay,onthecountofthree,letgo.One,two,three."Theballoon,carryingmyletter,dartedupwardagainsttherain.Wewatcheduntilitwasswallowedbythemassofclouds.LaterIrealized,liketheballoon,thatDadhadneverlethissicknessgethimdown.Hewasstrong.Nomatterwhathesuffered,he'dpersevere,dartup,andfinallytranscendthiscoldworldandhissickbody.Heroseintoskyandbecamesomethingbeautiful.IwatcheduntiltheballoondisappearedintothegrayandwhiteandIprayedthathisstrengthwashereditary.Iprayedtobeaballoon.64．Whenthegirlaskedhermotheriftheycouldwritetoherfather,hermother_________.A．feltithardtoanswerB．thoughtheracreativegirlC．believediteasytodosoD．founditeasytolie65．Whenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfather,she_________.A．jumpedwithjoyB．becameexcitedC．startedwritingimmediatelyD.wasworriedthatitcouldn'tbedelivered66．Intheeyesoftheauthor,whatwastherainlike?A．Anincurabledisease.B．Anunforgettablememory.C．Thehardtimeherfatherhad.D．Thefailuresherfatherexperienced.67．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．ThestrongredballoonC．FlytoparadiseD．AgreatfatherDWeallknowhowimportanthumanlifeis—it’spriceless.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereyouarefromorwhatthecolorofyourskinsis—allpeoplearehumanbeings.Firstly,wecantellyouthatthelivesofyourrelativescoulddependonyourabilitytogivefirstaid.Ifyouthinkhighlyofhuman’slife,thiswebsiteisfyou!Hereyoucanfindinformationaboutfirstaid.Theveryfirstthingthatyoushoulddowhenyouseeanaccidentistoevaluatethesituationandpreventfurtherdangerousincidents.Firstofall,youhavetorecognizewhathashappenedandwhatthedangerstorescuersandvictimsare.Thinkabouthowtotakecareofthevictims.Helpingusuallytakesplaceinverydifficultconditionsandinjuriescanbeverybad.Therefore,youcannotbetooafraidofmakingmistakestohelp.Sometimesyouhavetofacethefactthatregardlessofyouractionsandyoureffortsthevictim’conditionsmightnotimprove—heorshecouldevendie.Insomecasesevenprofessionalmedicalaidmaynotsucceed.Ifyouhavedoneeverythingyouthinkyoushoulddo,youshouldn’tfeelguilty.Donotexposeyourselftodanger.Givingfirstaidcanbedangerous.Whiletryingtohelpavictim,donotforgetaboutyourownsafety.Ifsomethinghappenstoyou,youwon’tbeabletohelpanyone.Callforhelpafteryoufindouttheconditionofavictim.Butrememberifavictimfaintsduetobreathingfailurecausedbydrowning,chokingorpoisoning,youshouldfirsttakeactionsthathelptobringbacktheheartbeatandbreathing.Whilecalling,talkshortlybutclearly.Alwaysprovidethefollowinginformation:thelocationoftheaccident,thekindofaccident,thenumberoftheinjuredandyourfullnameandphonenumberandsoon.Theunderlinedword“evaluate”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Youshouldlearnsomeprofessionalknowledgeaboutfirstaid.B.Youshouldn’tfeelguiltyifyoudon’tknowaboutfirstaid.C.Tryyourbesttogivefirstaidanddon’tbeafraidofmakingmistakesD.Don’tmakemistakeswhenyouaregivingfirstaid.70.Theauthorthinksthathelpingavictimcanbe____________.A.riskyB.shockingC.excitingD.boring71.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.everyonemustlearnhowtogivefirstaidB.youshouldforgetaboutyourownsafetywhilegivingfirstaid.C.whenyouseeanaccidentyoushoulddonothingbutcallthepolice.D.whencallingforhelpyoushouldgiveallrelevantdetails.EMinimalism(简洁主义)isatermthatdescribesmovementsinvariousformsofartanddesign,especiallyvisualartandmusic,wheretheworkisreducedtoitsmostbasicfeatures.Asforme,minimalismfunctionswellnotinartordesign,butinmydailylife.WhenIwaspackingforuniversity,IfounditextremelydifficulttoletgoofsomeofthethingsIowned.IknewIcouldn’ttakeeverythingwithme,butIkeptaskingmyself“howcouldIpossiblythrowthisaway?”,“whatifIneeditoneday?”,and“whataboutallofthememories?”NowthatI’vemoved,andleftthatstuffbehind,Idon’tevenmissit.WhetherornotIgotridofit,itbarelymakesabitofdifferencetomenow.I’velearnedthatovertimepeopleforget,ortheirneedforaparticularobjecteventuallydisappears.Eithertheystoreitawayortheygetridofit.Youmightthinknostalgically（怀旧的）aboutthetoysyoucaredaboutwhenyouwereachild,butwhatismakingyousmilenowisnotthethingitselfbutthememoryofit.I’vehearditahundredtimes,don’t“needyouthingstomakeyouhappy.”Ittakessomethinglife-changinglikemovingacrossthecountrytorealizehowtruethisis.Speakingofwhich,foralotofpeople,minimalismisaboutabletomove.Itaboutbeingabletogoalmostanywhereatanytimebecauseyoudon’thavemanypossessionstocarry.Whenyoukeepthingsyoudon’tneedtheybecomeaburdenthattiesyoutoaplace.Movingtouniversitywasagoodtimetoletgoofalotofstuff.AndwhenIvisitfortheholidays,Itrid’llofprobablyevenmorge,tolightentheburden.Ofcoursethereareexceptions.Therearesomethingsthatareirreplaceable,veryrareorexpensiveorwesimplyloveandcherishforsomereasonoranother,sincewearehumans.Butafterwekeepthose,howmuchisleftthatwedon’treallyneed?Hence,minimalism.Andwhydoesminimalismbringhappiness?Thatwasabitofaroundaboutwayofsayingthat,it’sbecausewhatreallymakesmehappyisfreedom.Andthekeytofreedomisminimalismbecauseminimalismreducesourattachmenttothings.Attachmenttotoomanyob