高中英语阅读附答案之欧阳歌谷创作.docx

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高中英语阅读附答案之欧阳歌谷创作

高三英语阅读专练

欧阳歌谷（2021.02.01）

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Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.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.areeagertoworkoverseas

B.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology

C.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

D.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

57.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”（Line3,Para.3）probablymeans________.

A.leavingallcareandworrybehind

B.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

C.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

D.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad

58.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

A.Abilitytospeakthecustomer’slanguage.B.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.C.Technicalknow-how.D.Businessexperience.

59.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.

A.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersB.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocessC.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadD.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds

B

Whenanantdies,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.isworsethan

62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.

B.Whenanantdies,itcantellothersusingacertainchemical.

C.Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.

D.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.

63.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?

A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.

B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especiallyinants.

C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior，andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.

D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown。

C

EachtimeIseeaballoon,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．thoughtheracreativegirl

C．believediteasytodosoD．founditeasytolie

65．Whenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfather,she_________.

A．jumpedwithjoyB．becameexcited

C．startedwritingimmediatelyD.wasworriedthatitcouldn'tbedelivered

66．Intheeyesoftheauthor,whatwastherainlike?

A．Anincurabledisease.B．Anunforgettablememory.

C．Thehardtimeherfatherhad.D．Thefailuresherfatherexperienced.

67．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．Thestrongredballoon

C．FlytoparadiseD．Agreatfather

D

Weallknowhowimportanthumanlifeis—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.Whilecal