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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,my