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高中英語閱讀附含高中英語閱讀附含高中英語閱讀附含高三英語閱讀專練ANewtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-tech

communicationsequipmentisgreatlyincreasedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisakindofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.In

modernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.shec”anHbeeosrurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisor

herabilitytomanagebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerarellyquiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’slanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehome

officewhocancommunicatewellwithforeigncustomersoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.56.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.A.areeagertoworkoverseasB.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyC.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

D.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,other

antsleftthetreatedantalone.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthe“nodeadyet”cheicmaloverridesthe“dead”chemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdies,the“notdeadyet”chemicalfadesaway.Other

nearbyantsthendetecttheremaining“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,mymindfliesbacktoamemoryofwhenIwasa

six-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.We

watcheduntilitwasswallowedbythemassofclouds.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’sconditionmightnotimprohveeorshec—ouldevendie.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’mtakemistakeswhenyouaregivingfirstaid.70.Theauthorthinksthathelpingavictimcanbe____________.A.riskyB.shockingC.excitingD.boring71.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.everyonemustlearnhowtogivefirstaidB.youshouldforgetaboutyourownsafetywhilegivingfirstaid.C.whenyouseeanaccidentyoushoulddonothingbutcallthepolice.

D.whencallingforhelpyoushouldgiveallrelevantdetails.EMinimalism(簡短主義)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（懷舊的）aboutthetoysyoucaredaboutwhenyouwereachild,butwhatismakingyousmilenowisnotthethingitselfbutthememoryofit.I’vehearditahundredtimes,“youdon’tneedthingstomakeyouhappy.”Ittakessomethinglif-echanginglikemovingacrossthecountrytorealizehowtruethisis.Speakingofwhich,foralotofpeople,minimalismisaboutabletomove.Itaboutbeingabletogoalmostanywhereatanytimebecauseyoudon’thavemanypossessionstocarry.Whenyoukeepthingsyoudon’tneedtheybecomeaburdenthattiesyoutoaplace.Movingtouniversitywasagoodtimetoletgoofalotofstuff.AndwhenIvisitfortheholidays,I’llprobablygetridofevenmore,tolightentheburden.Ofcoursethereareexceptions.Therearesomethingsthatareirreplaceable,

veryrareorexpensiveorwesimplyloveandcherishforsomereasonoranother,sincewearehumans.Butafterwekeepthose,howmuchisleftthatwedon’treallyneed?Hence,minimalism.Andwhydoesminimalismbringhappiness?Thatwasabitofaroundaboutwayofsayingthat,it’sbecausewhatreallymakesmehappyisfreedom.Andthekeytofreedomisminimalismbecauseminimalismreducesourattachmenttothings.Attachmenttotoom