高三英語(yǔ)閱讀專練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.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople.areeagertoworkoverseashavetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyaregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsareattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessInthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans.leavingallcareandworrybehindbeingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightbeingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomemissingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadAccordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?Abilitytospeakthecustomer'slanguage.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.Technicalknow-how.Businessexperience.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycanfast-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,“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.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.Showingthemainideaofthepassage.Introducingthebackgroundofthepassage.Givingasummaryofthepassage.

Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“overrides”inthefourthparagraph?isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethanWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.Whenanantdies,itcantellothersusingacertainchemical.Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especiallyinants.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior，andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.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,hermotherA．A．feltithardtoanswerC．believediteasytodosoB．thoughtheracreativegirlD．founditeasytolie65．Whenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfather,sheA．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.Theunderlinedword“evaluate”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningtoleaveB.protectC.avoidD.judgeWhat'sthemainideaofParagraph3?Youshouldlearnsomeprofessionalknowledgeaboutfirstaid.Youshouldn'tfeelguiltyifyoudon'tknowaboutfirstaid.Tryyourbesttogivefirstaidanddon'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesDon'tmakemistakeswhenyouaregivingfirstaid.Theauthorthinksthathelpingavictimcanbe.riskyB.shockingC.excitingD.boringItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.everyonemustlearnhowtogivefirstaidyoushouldforgetaboutyourownsafetywhilegivingfirstaid.whenyouseeanaccidentyoushoulddonothingbutcallthepolice.whencallingforhelpyoushouldgiveallrelevantdetails.EMinimalism（簡(jiǎn)約主義）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.”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.Att