高三英语阅读专练ANew tech no logy links the world as n ever before. Our pla net hasshrunk. It ' s now a “ global village ” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to ben efitfrom this high-tech com muni catio ns equipme nt is greatly in creased by foreig n Ian guage skills.Deeply invo Ived with this new tech no logy is a ki nd of moder nbus in esspeople who have a grow ing respect for the econo mic value ofdoing bus in ess abroad. In moder n markets, success overseas ofte n helpssupport domestic bus in ess efforts.Overseas assig nments are beco ming in creas in gly importa nt toadva nceme nt within executive ran ks. The executive stati oned in ano thercountry no Ion ger n eed fear being “ out of sight and out of mind.”she can be su re that the overseas effort is central to the company ' s for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany anassig nment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assig nmentoverseas, superiors will have greater con fide nee in his or her ability toman age back in the Un ited States where cross-cultural con sideratio nsand foreig n Ian guage issues are beco ming more and more com mon.Thanks to a variety of relatively in expe nsive com muni cati ons deviceswith bus in ess applicati ons, eve n small bus in esses in the Un ited States areable to get into intern atio nal markets.En glish is still the intern ati on al la nguage of bus in ess. But there is anever-grow ing n eed for people who can speak ano ther Ian guage. A sec ondIan guage isn ' t gen erally required to get a job in bus in ess, but hav ingIan guage skills gives a can didate the edge whe n other qualificati ons appear to be equal.The employee posted abroad who speaks the country ' s Ianguage has an opport unity to fast-forward certa in n egotiatio ns, and can have thecultural in sight to know whe n it is better to move more slowly. Theemployee at the home office who can com muni cate well with foreig ncustomers over the teleph one or by fax machi ne is an obvious asset tothe firm.56. With the in creased use of high-tech com muni cati ons equipme nt,bus in esspeople _______.A. are eager to work overseasB. have to get familiar with moder n tech no logyC. are gai ning more econo mic ben efits from domestic operati onsD. are attach ing more importa nee to their overseas bus in ess57. In this passage, “ outof sight and out of mind ” (Line 3, Para. 3)probably means ________.A. leavi ng all care and worry behi ndB. being un able to thi nk properly for lack of in sightC. being totally out of touch with bus in ess at homeD. miss ing opport un ities for promoti on whe n abroad58. According to the passage, what is an important considerationintern ati onal corporati ons in emplo ying people today?A. Ability to speak the customer ' s Ianguage.B. Conn ecti ons with bus in esses overseas.C. Tech ni cal kno w-how.D. Busin ess experie nee.59. The adva ntage of employees hav ing foreig n Ian guage skills is thatthey can ________ .A. fast-forward their proposals to headquartersB. better con trol the whole n egotiati on processC. easily make frie nds with bus in esspeople abroadD. easily find new approaches to meet market n eedsBWhe n an ant dies, other ants take it out of the n est, ofte n with in an hour after its death. This behavior in terests scie ntists and they won derhow ants know for sure —and so soon —that ano ther ant is dead.One scie ntist rece ntly came up with a way to expla in this ant behavior. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animalspla nts. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodiesof andthat si gnals to other ants, “I'm dead —take me away ” when it is dead.But there's a questio n to an swer: As we kno w, if an ant is dead, itstops moving. But whe n an ant is sleep ing or kno cked uncon scious, it isalso not moving. However, other ants don't move the liv ing ant out of then est. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants haveano ther chemical on their bodies, which tells n earby ants someth ing like,“ Wait ——rm not dead yet ” when it ieadt Choe suspects that whenan ant dies, the chemi cal that says, “ Waitic—dead yet ” quicklygoes away. When other ants detect the “ dead ” chemical without thedead yet ” chemical, they move away the body.To test his theory, Choe and his team put different chemicals on ants.When the scientists used the Tmdead ” chemical, other ants quicklymoved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the rm not “ Wait —dead yet ” chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believesthis behavior shows that the “ not dead yet ” chemical overrides the“ dead ” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an ant dies,the “ not dead yet ” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “ dead ” chemical and remove the body from thenest.Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how tostop ants from in vad ing new places and caus ing problems.60. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. Leadi ng the follow ing paragraphs.B. Show ing the main idea of thepassage.C. In troduc ing the backgro und of the passage.D. Giving a summary of the passage.61. Which of the followi ng has the closest meaning to the un derl inedword “ overrides ” in the fourth paragraph?A. is weaker thanB. is stronger thanC. is better than worse tha n62. What can we lear n from the passage?A. Living ants can also be take n away whe n they are not moving.B. When an ant dies, it can tell others using a certa in chemical.C. A liv ing ant can prete nd to be dead using a special chemical.D. Ants ofte n use chemicals to com muni cate with each other.63. Which of the follow ing descripti ons about Don g-Hwa n Choe is right?A. Choe did this study in order to stop ants from invading new places.B. Choe is a biologist who is on ly in terested in ani mals, especially in ants.C. Choe first came up with an idea to expla in this ant behaviorthe n did some tests to prove his theory.D. Choe did the research on this ant behavior on his own。