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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’slanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeigncustomersoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.56.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.A.areeagertoworkoverseasB.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyC.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsD.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness57.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans________.A.leavingallcareandworrybehindB.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightC.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomeD.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad58.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?A.Abilitytospeakthecustomer’slanguage.B.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.C.Technicalknow-how.D.Businessexperience.59.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.A.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersB.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocessC.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadD.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsBWhenanantdies,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,“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”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.60.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.Showingthemainideaofthepassage.C.Introducingthebackgroundofthepassage.D.Givingasummaryofthepassage.61.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“overrides”inthefourthparagraph?A.isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethan62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.B.Whenanantdies,itcantellothersusingacertainchemical.C.Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.D.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.63.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especiallyinants.C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior，andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown。CEachtimeIseeaballoon,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,thiswebsiteisforyou!Hereyoucanfindinformationaboutfirstaid.Theveryfirstthingthatyoushoulddowhenyouseeanaccidentistoevaluatethesituationandpreventfurtherdangerousincidents.Firstofall,youhavetorecognizewhathashappenedandwhatthedangerstorescuersandvictimsare.Thinkabouthowtotakecareofthevictims.Helpingusuallytakesplaceinverydifficultconditionsandinjuriescanbeverybad.Therefore,youcannotbetooafraidofmakingmistakestohelp.Sometimesyouhavetofacethefactthatregardlessofyouractionsandyoureffortsthevictim’sconditionmightnotimprove—heorshecouldevendie.Insomecasesevenprofessionalmedicalaidmaynotsucceed.Ifyouhavedoneeverythingyouthinkyoushoulddo,youshouldn’tfeelguilty.Donotexposeyourselftodanger.Givingfirstaidcanbedangerous.Whiletryingtohelpavictim,donotforgetaboutyourownsafety.Ifsomethinghappenstoyou,youwon’tbeabletohelpanyone.Callforhelpafteryoufindouttheconditionofavictim.Butrememberifavictimfaintsduetobreathingfailurecausedbydrowning,chokingorpoisoning,youshouldfirsttakeactionsthathelptobringbacktheheartbeatandbreathing.Whilecalling,talkshortlybutclearly.Alwaysprovidethefollowinginformation:thelocationoftheaccident,thekindofaccident,thenumberoftheinjuredandyourfullnameandphonenumberandsoon.68.Theunderlinedword“evaluate”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A.leaveB.protectC.avoidD.judge69.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(简约主义)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,“youdon’tneedthingstomakeyouhappy.”Ittakessomethinglife-changinglikemovingacrossthecountrytorealizehowtruethisis.Speakingofwhich,foralotofpeople,minimalismisaboutabletomove.It’saboutbeingabletogoalmostanywhereatanytimebecauseyoudon’thavemanypossessionstocarry.Whenyoukeepthingsyoudon’tneedtheybecomeaburdenthattiesyoutoaplace.Movingtouniversitywasagoodtimetoletgoofalotofstuff.AndwhenIvisitfortheholidays,I’llprobablygetridofevenmore,tolightentheburden.Ofcoursethereareexceptions.Therearesomethingsthatareirreplaceable,veryrareorexpensiveorwesimplyloveandcherishforsomereasonoranother,sincewearehumans.Butafterwekeepthose,howmuchisleftthatwedon’treallyneed?Hence,minimalism.Andwhydoesminimalismbringhappiness?Thatwasabitofaroundaboutwayofsayingthat,it’sbecausewhatreallymakesmehappyisfreedom.Andthekeytofreedomisminimalismbecauseminimalismreducesourattachmenttothings.Attachmenttotoomanyobjectscreatesagreatmessandcanseverelyholdbackourfreedomtodowhateverwewant,whileminimalismhelpsusstartnewprojects,move,travel,learnnewthings,work,expand,bedebt-free,behealthy–reallylivinglifetoourfullpotential.Ileftthenesttoflyonwardsandupwards,Ican’tdoitwitholdthingsweighingmedown.AndthatiswhyIhaveadoptedminimalismwithopenarms.72.Inparagraphl,thewritergivesthedefinitionofminimalismto.A.introduceatopicB.presenthisownbackgroundC.describeasceneD.offeranargument73.Manypeopledon’twanttoletgoofsomeoftheirbelongingsbecause.A.theyhaven’thadanylife-changingexperiencesB.theyfeartheirmemorieswillbegonewiththethrown-awaystuffC.theyhopetolivelifetotheirfullpotentialbystoringthingsawayD.theymayhavetochangetheirlifestylebecauseofthelossofthem74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythewriterfavors“minimalism”inlife?A.Ittakestheburdenoffherwhilesheismoving.B.Itreducesherattachmenttoherpersonalthings.C.Itenableshertogainthefreedomthatshedesires.D.Ithelpshertorealizehowtruelifeis.75.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Minimalismbringshappiness.B.Minimalismisappliedinmanyfields.C.Minimalismmakespeoplethinknostalgically.D.Minimalismisaboutabletomove.答案：56-59DDAB60-63ABBC64-67ABCB68-71DCAD72-75ABDA

论大学生写作能力写作能力是对自己所积累的信息进行选择、提取、加工、改造并将之形成为书面文字的能力。积累是写作的基础，积累越厚实，写作就越有基础，文章就能根深叶茂开奇葩。没有积累，胸无点墨，怎么也不会写出作文来的。写作能力是每个大学生必须具备的能力。从目前高校整体情况上看，大学生的写作能力较为欠缺。一、大学生应用文写作能力的定义那么，大学生的写作能力究竟是指什么呢？叶圣陶先生曾经说过，“大学毕业生不一定能写小说诗歌，但是一定要写工作和生活中实用的文章，而且非写得既通顺又扎实不可。”对于大学生的写作能力应包含什么，可能有多种理解，但从叶圣陶先生的谈话中，我认为：大学生写作能力应包括应用写作能力和文学写作能力，而前者是必须的，后者是“不一定”要具备，能具备则更好。众所周知，对于大学生来说，是要写毕业论文的，我认为写作论文的能力可以包含在应用写作能力之中。大学生写作能力的体现，也往往是在撰写毕业论文中集中体现出来的。本科毕业论文无论是对于学生个人还是对于院系和学校来说，都是十分重要的。如何提高本科毕业论文的质量和水平，就成为教育行政部门和高校都很重视的一个重要课题。如何提高大学生的写作能力的问题必须得到社会的广泛关注，并且提出对策去实施解决。二、造成大学生应用文写作困境的原因：（一）大学写作课开设结构不合理。就目前中国多数高校的学科设置来看，除了中文专业会系统开设写作的系列课程外，其他专业的学生都只开设了普及性的《大学语文》课。学生写作能力的提高是一项艰巨复杂的任务，而我们的课程设置仅把这一任务交给了大学语文教师，可大学语文教师既要在有限课时时间内普及相关经典名著知识，又要适度提高学生的鉴赏能力，且要教会学生写作规律并提高写作