高中英語閱讀(附答案)

1、高三英語閱讀專練ANew technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It'snow a “ global village ” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly increased by foreig

2、n language skills.Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts.Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly i

3、mportant to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being“out of sight and out of mind.” He or sherecatnhabtethseuoverseas effort is central to the company's plan for success, and that promotionsoften follow or accompany an assignment ab

4、road. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to manage back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common.Thanks to a variety of relatively in

5、expensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language i

6、sn 't generally required to egt a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.The employee posted abroad who speaks the country 'lsanguage has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultura

7、l insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign customers over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.56. With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople .A. are eager

8、 to work overseasB. have to get familiar with modern technologyC. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operationsD. are attaching more importance to their overseas business57. In this passage, “ outof sight and out of mind” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means .A. leaving all care and worry

9、behindB. being unable to think properly for lack of insightC. being totally out of touch with business at homeD. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad58. According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today?A. Ability to speak

10、 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 that they canA. fast-forward their proposals to headquartersB. better con trol the whole n egotiati on proc

11、essC. easily make frie nds with bus in esspeople abroadD. easily find new approaches to meet market needsWhen an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior in terests scie ntists and they won der how an ts know for sure and so soon that ano ther

12、 ant is dead.One scientist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behavior. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants,“I'm dead take me away ” when it is dead.Bu

13、t there's a question to answer: As we know, if an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knocked unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants don't move the living ant out of the nest. How dothey know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have ano ther c

14、hemical on their bodies, which tells n earby ants someth ing like,“ Wait r ndead yetdead”whe n it is not dead. Choe suspects that whe n an ant dies, the chemical that says,“ Wait I'm not dead yet ” quickly goes away. When other ants detect the chemical without the“not dead yet ” chemical, they m

15、ove away the body.To test his theory, Choe and his team put different chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “I'm dead ” chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the“Wait rm not dead yet ” chemical, otheran ts left the treated ant alone. Choe bel

16、ieves this behavior shows that the“notdead yet ” chemicaverrides t he “ dead” chemical when picked up by other ants.And that when an ant dies, the “notdead yet ” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “ dead”chemical and remove the body from the n est.Understanding this beh

17、avior can help scientists figure out how to stop ants from invading new places and caus ing problems.60. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. Leading the following paragraphs. B. Showing the main idea of the passage.C. In troduc ing the backgro und of the passage.D. Giving a summary of the

18、 passage.61. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “ overrides ” in the fourth paragraph?A. is weaker than B. is stronger than C. is better than D. is worse than62. What can we learn from the passage?A. Living ants can also be taken away when they are not moving.B. Wh

19、en an ant dies, it can tell others using a certain chemical.C. A living ant can pretend to be dead using a special chemical.D. Ants often use chemicals to communicate with each other.63. Which of the following descriptions about Dong-Hwan Choe is right?A. Choe did this study in order to stop ants fr

20、om invading new places.B. Choe is a biologist who is only interested in animals, especially in ants.C. Choe first came up with an idea to explain this ant behavior ， and then did some tests to prove his theory.D. Choe did the research on this ant behavior on his own 。CEach time I see a balloon, my m

21、ind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said."Can we write him a letter?"She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answere

22、d, "Yes."My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked."No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for."Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I

23、 got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over,

24、and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining."Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the

25、rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and be

26、came something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon. 64 When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her motherA felt it hard to answerB thought her a creative girlCbeli

27、eved it easy to do soD found it easy to lie65 When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, sheC started writing immediatelyD. was worried that it couldn't be delivered66 In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?A An incurable disease.B An unforgettable memory.CThe

28、hard time her father had.DThe failures her father experienced.67 What would be the best title for the passage?A An unforgettable experienceB The strong red balloonCFly to paradiseD A great fatherDWe all know how important human life is it 's priceless. It doesn't matterwhere you are from or

29、what the color of your skins isall people are human beings. Firstly, we can tell you that the lives of your relatives could depend on your ability to give first aid. If you think highly of human' s life, this website is foryou! Here you can find information about first aid.The very first thing t

30、hat you should do when you see an accident is to evaluate the situation and prevent further dangerous incidents. First of all, you have to recognize what has happened and what the dangers to rescuers and victims are. Think about how to take care of the victims.Helping usually takes place in very dif

31、ficult conditions and injuries can be very bad. Therefore, you cannot be too afraid of making mistakes to help. Sometimes you have to face the fact that regardless of your actions and your efforts the victim 'csondition might not improve he or she could even die. In some cases even professional

32、medical aid may not succeed. If you have done everything you think you should do, you shouldn' t feel guilty.Do not expose yourself to danger. Giving first aid can be dangerous. While trying to help a victim, do not forget about your own safety. If something happens to you, you won' t be abl

33、e to help anyone.Call for help after you find out the condition of a victim. But remember if a victim faints due to breathing failure caused by drowning, choking or poisoning, you should first take actions that help to bring back the heart beat and breathing. While calling, talk shortly but clearly.

34、 Always provide the following information: the location of the accident, the kind of accident, the number of the injured and your full name and phone number and so on.68. The underlined word“ evaluate ” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning toA. leaveB. protect C. avoid D. judge69. What ' s the m

35、ain idea of Paragraph 3?A. You should learn some professional knowledge about first aid.B. You shouldn ' t feel guilty if you don' t know about first aid.C. Try your best to give first aid and don' t be afraid of making mistakesD. Don ' t make mistakes when you are giving first aid.7

36、0. The author thinks that helping a victim can be .A. riskyB. shocking C. excitingD. boring71. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. everyone must learn how to give first aidB. you should forget about your own safety while giving first aid.C. when you see an accident you should do nothing but

37、 call the police.D. when calling for help you should give all relevant details.EMinimalism （ 簡約主義 ） is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.As for me, minimalism functions well not in

38、 art or design, but in my daily life.When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn t take eve'rything with me, but I kept asking myself “ howcould I possibly throw this away?” ,“ whatif I need it one day?” , and “what a

39、bout all of the memories? ” Now that I 've moved, and left that stuff behind, I don't even miss it. Whether or not I gotorfidit, it barely makes abit of difference to me now.I ' velearned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either th

40、ey store it away or they get rid of it.You might think nostalgically （懷舊的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. I've heard it a hundred times,“you don 't need things tomake you happy. ”It takes so

41、mething life -changing like moving across the country to realize how true this is.Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. Itabout being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don' thave burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good

42、 time to let go ofmany possessions to carry. When you keep things you dont needmth；becoa lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I'll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive

43、 or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don't really need?Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was abit of a roundabout way of saying that, it's because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.Attachment to too many o