2020高考英語三模前閱讀理解專題練15（學生版）三年真題研讀專練

三模前閱讀理解專題練15

題組一

A

EveryweekthereareamazingthingstodoinLosAngeleswithkids!We'vecollectedalistofwhatwe

thinkarethemostfun,mostinterestingfamilyeventsinLAatthebeginningof2020—andhopefullywillresult

inLAparentsandkidshavingthebesttimetogetherasafamily!

KidsWereActivities

Vroman'sBookstore695E.ColoradoBlvd,Pasadena,CA91101

Vroman'sBookstoreishostingspecialKidsWeekActivitiesallweeklongfromMonday,Jan.6ththrough

Friday,Jan.10th.DifferentactivitiesareplannedeachdayincludinganArtExtravaganza(onTuesday)and

SuperheroDay(onWednesday).Allactivitiesarefree,butreserveinadvancetomakesurethereareenough

suppliesandmaterialsavailableforeveryone.Checkthewebsiteforascheduleofevents.

IntotheWoods

HollywoodBowl2301N.HighlandAve.,LosAngeles,CA90068

EnjoyaperformanceofIntotheWoodshappeningattheHollywoodBowlonFriday,Jan.10th(8:00pm),

Saturday,Jan.llth(8:00pm),andSunday,Jan.12th(7:30pm).Beapartof"anenchantedworldofmagicbeans,

toweringgiants,andhandsomeprinces.^^Ticketsareavailableonline.

FamilySandcastleBuildingDay

CabrilloMarineAquarium3720StephenM.WhiteDr.,SanPedro,CA90731

HeadtotheCabrilloMarineAquariumonSaturday,Jan.11th10:00amto3:00pmforFamilySandcastle

BuildingDay.Bringyourfavoritesandcastlebuildingtoolsandyourcreativitytothisfreeevent.(Thesandon

thebeachwillalreadybethoroughlywetdownandreadyforcreativebuilders!)

OutdoorArtMoves,Winter2020&826LA@Hammer:Who'sGottheArt?HammerMuseum10899

WilshireBlvd,LosAngeles,CA90024

TheHammerMuseumishostingtwodifferentspecialeventsonSunday,Jan.12th.Atboth11:00am&

1:00pm,childrenaged5andabovecanparticipateinOutdoorArtMoves,Winter2020ledbymovement

directorZoeRappa-port.Familieswill"discoverrelationshipsbetweennature,art,andthecreativeprocess”

duringthesespecialmovementactivities.Freepopsicleswillbeavailableaftertheprogram.

Alsohappeningat11:00amis826LA@Hammer:Who'sGottheArt?Childrenaged8-14willhelp

"inspectthegalleries,correctclues,andcrackthecaseofalegendarymysterytheft."Thisworkshopis

designedforupto20students,soreservationsareencouraged.

56.Whichactivityneedstobebookedinadvance?

A.KidsWeekActivities.B.TheperformanceIntotheWoods.

C.FamilySandcastleBuildingDay.D.OutdoorArtMoves,Winter2020.

57.Forkidsenjoyingplayingdetectives,theycango.

A.695E.ColoradoBlvd.,PasadenaB.2301N.HighlandAve,LosAngeles

C.3720StephenM.WhiteDr.SanPedroD.10899WilshireBlvd.,LosAngles

58.Thepassageismainlyintendedfor.

A.parentsandkidsB.artistsanddirectorsC.guidesandtouristsD.buildersandarchitects

B

TheotherdayIwasshoppingatthelocalChinesegrocerystore.Therewasalineatthefishcounter,butonly

onestaffpersonwastheretotakecareofthecustomers.Somecustomersorderedquiteanamountoffishforthat

staffpersontoworkon.AtlastIwasthesecondinline.AllIwantedwasacoupleofcrabsandshouldgetoutof

thereinnotime.

Noticingitwasverybusyatthefishcounter,anotherstaffpersoncameovertohelp.Iwasreadytobeserved,

butthestaffpersonwenttotheendofthelineandbegantohelpacoupleofladieswithsnail（蝸牛）.Thecustomers

infrontofme,beingserved,turnedaroundandlookedatmesympatheticallyandthecustomerbehindmecalledto

thestaffperson,46Youshouldstarthere,^^pointingatme.Hewas,well,ignored.

Ifsomeoneaskedme,“WhatisthemostimportantruletofollowinAmerica?^,Iwouldreplywithout

hesitation."Waityourturnatalltimes."Whereveryougohereinthiscountry,youwillfindpeoplewaitinginaline

quietlytogetanything:whetherinthesupennarkets,departmentstores,busstops,orgasstations,it?sjustamatter

ofwaitingyourturn.Inalargersense,"waityourtum^^ismorethanjustaguideline—itisaverybasicrulethat

reflectsthefundamentalvalueofthewesterncultures.Butinsomesituationsyourturndoesnotalwayscomebased

onwhenyougetthereandhowlongyouhavewaitedinline,justlikemycaseatthestore.Eventhoughthisdidnot

oftenhappen,itdidmakemefeelupset.

59.Whathappenedtotheauthoratthestore?

A.Hewasill-treatedbyacustomer.B.Hewasn'tserveduponhisorder.

C.Hewasaskedtobeservedlater.D.Hewasaskedtodoothersafavor.

60.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Hisbelief.B.Hisculture.C.Hisexperience.D.Hisrule.

61.Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?

A.Toemphasizehiskindnesstoothers.B.Tointroducesomewesternculturestous.

C.Toexpresshisbeliefandhisfeeling.D.ToshowhisdisbeliefinQueuingRule.

C

SurroundedbytheseaoffthecoastinMid-Norway,liesanislandcalledMyken.Thissmallislandhasabout

tenpermanentresidents,andformorethan50yearshasbeensuppliedwithelectricityviaa32-kilometerundersea

cable（電纜）.Abreakthatappearedinthecablelastautumnresultedintwomonthswithoutpower,sotheisland

communitystartedlookingintoabetterwayofsourcingtheirelectricity.

“Mykenisfaroutatsea,soasfaraspossibleitshouldbetakingcareofthingsitself?'saysKyrreSundseth,

whoisahydrogen（氫）researcherinNorwayandalsotheprojectmanagerfbrMyken'senergyproject.<4Thisiswhy

wewantMykentobecomeentirelyself-sufficientinenergy.Itisalsoimportanttotaketheenvironmentinto

consideration,hesays.

MuchpointstotheideathatthesolutionmaylieinaHydrogenplant,specificallytailoredforsmallislands.

The“rawmaterials^^forhydrogenproductioncomefromnatureitselfintheformofthesunandwind.Researchers

havecalculatedthatenergycostswillbelowerbyusinghydrogenproductionthantheunderseacableoption.Andit

ispossibletostoreenergyintheformofhydrogenforlongerperiods.Thismeansthatsupplieswillnothavetorely

onalotofexpensivebatteriesorexternalenergysources,evenduringperiodswhenthesunisn'tshining,orthe

windisn'tblowing.

TheMykenprojecthasattractedseveraltechnologycompanies.Theyarecurrentlyworkingonapilotproject.

Thepilotinvolvesexperimentsonthefeasibility（可行性）ofthehydrogensysteminwhichelectricityisgenerated

fromsolarandwindsources.Theelectricitycanbeusedimmediately,butduringperiodswhenalltheenergy

generatedisnotrequired,thespareenergycanbeusedtosplitseawaterintohydrogenandoxygen.Thehydrogen

canbestoredinatank,andusedlatertogenerateelectricity.Thepilotwillhelpresearchersknowmoreabouthow

effectivelythesystemwillworkinthehydrogenplant.Sincetheislandhasadistillery（釀酒廠）,wherethe

distillation（蒸儲）processreliesonenergy,ahydrogenplantonMykenoffersanevengreaterenvironmentalbenefit.

Spareheatfromthehydrogensystemcanalsobeusedfbrtheheatingpartinthedistillationprocess.

“InNorwayalonethereareabout300islandinhabitedallyearroundbysmallpopulations,“saysKyrre

Sundseth.<6A11oftheseislandsmaybecandidatesforusingthistechnology.Inglobaltermswe'retalkingabout

10,000similarislands.”

62.WhyisahydrogenplantsuitableforMyken?

A.Itisperfectinsizeforsmallislands.B.Itcansendelectricitytofarawayplaces.

C.Itwillrestorelocalnaturalenvironment.D.Itprovidesgreenandsustainableenergy.

63.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?

A.Thestudyontheenergystorage.B.Thetestonthehydrogensystem.

C.Theexperimentontherawmaterials.D.Theresearchontheinnovationofthepilot.

64.Accordingtothepassage,ahydrogenplantwill

A.producepurifiedseawaterB.provemoretechnicallyreliable

C.contributeinmorethanonewayD.benefitfromthedistillationprocess

65.WhatdoesKyrreSundseththinkoftheproject?

A.Promising.B.Systematic.C.Irreplaceable.D.Timesaving.

D

Withthepossibleexceptionofequalrights,perhapsthemostcontroversialissueacrosstheUnitedStatestoday

isthedeathpenalty.Manyarguethatitisaneffectivedeterrent（威懾）tomurder,whileothersmaintainthereisno

convincingevidencethatthedeathpenaltyreducesthenumberofmurders.

Theprincipalargumentadvancedbythoseopposedtothedeathpenalty,basically,isthatitiscrueland

inhumanpunishment,whichisthemarkofabrutalsociety,andfinallythatitisofquestionableeffectivenessasa

deterrenttocrimeanyway.

Inouropinion,thedeathpenaltyisanecessaryevil.Throughoutrecordedhistorytherehavealwaysbeen

thoseextremeindividualsineverysocietywhowerecapableofterriblyviolentcrimessuchasmurder.Butsome

aremoreextremethanothers.

Forexample,itisonethingtotakethelifeofanotherinafitofblindrage,butquiteanothertocoldlyplotand

carryoutthemurderofoneormorepeopleinthestyleofabutcher.Thus,murder,likeallothercrimes,isamatter

ofrelativedegree.Whileitcouldbearguedwithsomeconvictionthatthecriminalinthefirstinstanceshouldbe

merelyseparatedfromsociety,suchshouldnotbethefateofthelattertypemurderer.

Thevalueofthedeathpenaltyasadeterrenttocrimemaybeopentodebate.Buttheoverwhelmingmajority

ofcitizensbelievethatthedeathpenaltyprotectsthem.Theirbeliefisstrengthenedbyevidencewhichshowsthat

thedeathpenaltydetersmurder.Forexample,from1954to1963,whenthedeathpenaltywasconsistentlyimposed

inCalifornia,themurderrateremainedbetweenthreeandfourmurdersforeach100,000population.Since1964

thedeathpenaltyhasbeencarriedoutonlyonce,andthemurderratehasrisento10.4murdersfbreach100,000

population.Thesharpclimbinthestate'smurderrate,whichbeganwhenexecutionsstopped,isnocoincidence.It

isconvincingevidencethatthedeathpenaltydoesdetermanymurderers.Ifthebillreestablishingthedeathpenalty

isbanned,innocentpeoplewillbemurdered-somewhoselivesmayhavebeensavedifthedeathpenaltywerein

effect.Thisisliterallyalifeordeathmatter.Thelivesofthousandsofinnocentpeoplemustbeprotected.

66.Theprincipalpurposeofthispassageisto.

A.speakforthemajorityB.initiateaban

C.criticizethegovernmentD.argueforthevalueofthedeathpenalty

67.Theauthor'sresponsetothosewhourgethedeathpenaltyforallislikelytobe.

A.negativeB.friendlyC.supportiveD.neutral

68.AccordingtotheParagraph4,itcanbeinferredthat.

A.thedeathpenaltyisthemostcontroversialissueintheUnitedStatestoday

B.thebanofthebillreestablishingthedeathpenaltyisoflittleimportance

C.thesecondtypeofmurderersshouldbesentencedtodeath

D.thevalueofthedeathpenaltyasadeterrenttocrimeisnottobedebated

69.Thepassageattemptstoestablisharelationshipbetween.

A.theeffectsofexecutionandtheeffectsofisolation

B.themurderrateandtheimpositionofthedeathpenalty

C.theimportanceofequalrightsandthatofthedeathpenalty

D.executionsandmurders

70.Theauthor'sattitudetowards“deathpenalty"is.

A.opposingB.supportingC.neutralD.notclear

題組二

A

AuthorTalks&LecturesintheTorontoPublicLibrary

IceGhosts:TheEpicHuntfortheLostFranklinExpedition

ThuApr27,2019

1:00p.m.—2:00p.m.

Location:CityHall

PulitzerPrize-winningjournalistPaulWatsonontheepichuntforthelostFranklinExpeditionandtherare

mixofmarinescienceandInuitknowledgethatledtotheshipwreck's（海難的）recentdiscovery.

Noregistrationrequired.

Toronto1910:TalesofOurPast:ClergyandConvicts

TueMay02,2019

12:00p.m.一1:00p.m.

Location:BarbaraFrum

Learnaboutyourcity'shistoryandparticipateinreadingandslideshowfeaturingexcerpts（節(jié)選）fromanew

historicalfictionnovelseries.

Toregister,pleasecall416-395-5440.

BeneaththeAfricanSunwithAuthorMariaLynch

WedMay03,2019

7:00p.m.—8:00p.m.

Location:Bloor/Gladstone

JoinusforabooktalkandQ&AwithMariaLynch,theauthorofBeneaththeAfricanSun.Beneaththe

AfricanSunisamigrant'sstoryaboutmovingfromPortugueseIndiatoBritishEastAfricaduringtheearly20th

century.Morethanahistory,itisastoryaboutfamily,home,socialjusticeandwhatitmeanstotrulybelong

somewhere.

Dropin.Noregistrationrequired.

TheScienceofShakespeare

WedMay10,2019

7:00p.m.—8:00p.m.

Location:Beaches

WilliamShakespearelivedinthefirststageofthescientificrevolution.Newideasaboutthehumanbody,the

earth,andtheuniverseweretransformingwesternthought-and—yet"Shakespeare"and"science"arerarely

talkedaboutinthesamebreath.DanFalkwillexploreShakespeare'sinterestinthescientificdiscoveriesofhis

time—askingwhatheknew,whenheknewit,andhowthatknowledgeisreflectedinhisworks.

Noregistrationnecessary.

56.WherecanyouhearalecturebyaPulitzer-Prizewinner?

A.Beaches.B.CityHall.C.BarbaraFrum.D.Bloor/Gladstone.

57.Forwhicheventdoyouneedtoregister?

A.TheScienceofShakespeare.

B.BeneaththeAfricanSunwithAuthorMariaLynch.

C.Toronto1910:TalesofOurPast:ClergyandConvicts.

D.IceGhosts:TheEpicHuntfortheLostFranklinExpedition.

58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastlecture?

A.Shakespearewasinterestedintheuniverse.

B.ScienceistoucheduponinShakespeare\works.

C.ThescientificrevolutionchangedShakespeare'sthought.

D.Shakespearehadadeepunderstandingofthescientificrevolution.

B

GiselleBurgessknewmovingintoahomelessshelterwithherfivekidswouldbetoughforherfamily.For

securityreasons,kidscan'thangoutineachother'sroomsorinthehallway,soBurgesswantedmoreofa

communityfeel.

AsQueenscommunitydevelopmentspecialistfortheGirlScouts（女童子軍）ofGreaterNewYork,Burgess

alreadyknewthebenefitsofjoiningatroop.Shefiguredoutaperfectsolution.SoBurgesscalledHeidiSchmidt,

directorofgovernmentrelationsfortheNewYorkCityDepartmentofHomelessServices.Together,theyformeda

troopforthehomelessshelter.

GirlScouttroopsfromtheotherfiveNewYorkboroughs（行政區(qū)）arenumberedinthe1,000s,2,000s,3,000s,

4,000s,and5,000s.Thenewtrooppicked6,000torepresentthehomelessgirls.OtherGirlScouttroopshave

formedinotherstatesbefore,butthiswasthefirstoneinNewYork.

Justeightgirls,includingBurgess5threedaughters,attendedthefirstmeeting,buttheyquicklyspreadthe

word.Now,Troop6000has25consistentmembers.Thegirlshadseeneachotheraroundinthebuildingbefore,but

themeetingsturnedthemintofriends.

Troopmembersrangeinagefromfiveyearsoldtoearlyteens,buttheagegapdoesn'tgetinthewayoftheir

sisterlybond.Theoldermembersareprotectiveoftheyounger,helpingthemwithactivities.Notonlyarethey

spreadinglove,butthey'relearningresponsibility.

Thetroopisalreadyinspiringfeministleadershipinthegirls.Evenbeyondtheirweeklyactivitieslearning

aboutathemelikewomen'ssuffrage（選舉權），financialliteracy,orfirstaid,thegirlsaresteppingupasleaders.

Everymeeting,theyshoulderresponsibilitiessuchashandingoutsnacks,takingattendance,andcleaningup."It

buildsinthislevelofrespectbecausetheyallknowtheyhavetocomearoundandtaketheroleon,“saysSchmidt.

AndthatresponsibilitylastsbeyondtheGirlScoutmeetings.Thetroopistryingtogettherestofthe

communityinvolved.BurgessandSchmidthopetoencouragewomentotakeonleadershiproleswiththetroopand

tobridgethegapbetweentheshelterandtherestoftheneighborhood."It'sgoodfbrfamiliestoknowthey're

embracedandwelcomedbythecommunity.Thegirlscangoontodogreatthingsandnotberestrictedbytheir

currentsituation,saysSchmidt.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“aperfectsolution^^referto?

A.StartingaGirlScouttroopinthehomelessshelter.

B.Callingonpeopletodonatetohelphomelessgirls.

C.Raisinghomelessgirls'awarenessofself^protection.

D.Askingforrelevantpoliciestoprotecthomelessgirls.

60.WhatcanweknowaboutthegirlsjoiningTroop6000?

A.Theyorganizeactivitieseveryotherweek.

B.Theysupporteachotherandspreadpositivity.

C.Theyarerequiredtohavecertainleadershipqualities.

D.Theyareencouragedtorealizetheirfullpotential.

61.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.WhyGirlScouttroopsarebadlyneededinNYC

B.HowGirlScouttroopsareoriginatedanddeveloped

C.NYC'sGirlScouttroopsexpandtoallfiveboroughs

D.NYClaunchesitsfirstGirlScouttroopforhomelessgirls

C

WhenBrody,a4-year-oldConnecticutboy,wasaskedwhatwishhewantedtocometrue,hisonlydreamwas

thathecouldbeabletoplayoutside.

Brodywasbornpremature（早產(chǎn)）at27weeks,whichcausedhimtooverheatandburneasily.Thatmeanshe

can'tspendanytimeoutsideandhe'llgetbumblisters（水皰）onhisfaceevenwhenheisdriventothehospital.

Besides,therearealotofthingshecan'tdo.Hehastroublewalkingandonlybegantalkingoneyearago.Brody

can'teatordrinkandhastowearabackpack24/7thatcontainsapumpthatfeedshim."Ican'tevencountthe

numberofsurgerieshe'shadsincehewasborn,^^Brody?smothersaid."He'sspentprobablyhalfhislifeatthe

hospital.

WhenMake-A-WishConnecticut,anorganizationthatcreateslife-changingwishesforchildrenwithcritical

illnesses,heardaboutBrody'srequesttoplayoutside,theyimmediatelyjumpedintoaction."It'sthemostsimple,

mostsweetwish,justtoplayoutsidebutitseemstobethemostdifficulttorealize.^^saidDebbieArtinian,the

managerofMake-A-WishConnecticut.

Artinianandherteamdeterminedthatatemperature-controlledtentoutsideBrody?shomewherehecould

playandnotbeinthesunwouldbethebestoption.Buttheyhadtofindatentthatcouldstandweatherconditions

likewindandsnowandhadtherightmaterialtoblockallUVrays.Luckily,Artinianfoundacompanybasedinthe

UnitedKingdomthatcoulddesignandmakethetent.Make-A-WishConnecticutlearntthatBrodylovesthebeach,

eventhoughheisnotabletogointowaterbecauseofhisbackpack.Sotheyfilledthetentwithwatertoysanda

kids'poolfilledwithballstomakeBrodyfeelasmuchaspossiblelikehe'soutatthebeach.

Brodygothisfirstlookatthetentearlierthissummer."WhenhewalkedoutofthedoorandIsawhisface,it

wasjusteverything,saidArtinian."NowwhenBrodysays4CanIgooutandplay?\hismomcansay,"Yes."

“Brodyisnowenjoyingspendingnearlyallhistime^'outside^^inthetent.

It'shardtomakelifecompletelynormalforBrody,butArtinianandherteamtriedtomakeitasnormalas

theycould.

62.WhatcanwelearnaboutBrody?

A.Hecan'tbeexposedtosunlight.B.Hecan'tstandonhisfeet.

C.Hecan'tbegivensurgeriesanymore.D.Hecan'tcommunicatewithothers.

63.Make-A-WishConnecticutthoughtBrody'sdreamwas.

A.inspiringandheart-warmingB.simplebutincredible

C.difficultandunachievableD.challengingbutworthwhile

64.WhydoestheauthormentionthebeachinParagraph4?

A.ToshowthatBrodyisaboywholovesnature.

B.Toprovethatthedesigncompanywasresponsible.

C.TosuggestthatArtinianandherteamwereconsiderate.

D.Toemphasizethattheskillinbuildingthetentwasthelatest.

65.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Onegoodturndeservesanother.B.Ahelpinghandmakesadifference.

C.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.D.Toughlifeexperiencemayresultinsuccess.

D

Inmanyaspects,nowadaysbusinessenvironmenthaschangedgreatlysincethelate1980s.Theendofthe

coldwarcompletelyalteredtheverynatureoftheworld'spoliticsandeconomics.Injustafewshortyears,

globalizationhasstartedavarietyoftrendswithprofoundconsequences:theopeningofmarkets,trueglobal

competition,widespreadderegulation（解除政府對...的控制）ofindustry,andanabundanceofaccessiblecapital,

wehaveexperiencedboththebenefitsandrisksofatrulyglobaleconomy,withbothwallstreetandmainstreet（平

民百姓）feelingthepainsofeconomicdisorderhalfaworldaway.

Atthesametime,wehavefullyenteredtheinformationage,startingbreakthroughsininformationtechnology,

whichhaveirreversiblyalteredtheabilitytoconductbusinessunconstrainedbythetraditionallimitationsoftimeor

space.Today,it'salmostimpossibletoimagineaworldwithoutintranets,e-mail,andportablecomputers.With

amazingspeed,theinternetisprofoundlychangingthewaywework,shop,dobusiness,andcommunicate.

Asaconsequence,wehavetrulyenteredthepost-industrialeconomy.Wearerapidlyshiftingfroman

economybasedonmanufacturingandcommoditiestoonethatplacesthegreatestvalueoninformation,services,

support,anddistribution.Thatshift,inturn,attachesgreatimportanceto'"knowledgeworkers,“anewclassof

wealthy,educated,andmobilepeoplewhoviewthemselvesasfreeagentsinaseller'smarket.

Beyondthefieldofinfonnationtechnology,theincreasingpaceoftechnologicalchangeinvirtuallyevery

industryhascreatedentirelynewbusiness,wipedoutothers,andproducedagreatdemandforcontinuous

innovation（倉ij新）.Newproduct,process,anddistributiontechnologiesprovidepowerfulleversforcreating

competitivevalue.Morecompaniesarelearningtheimportanceofdestructivetechnologies-----innovationsthat

holdthepotentialtomakeaproductline,orevenanentirebusinesssegment,virtuallyoutdated.

Anothermajortrendhasbeentheconsumerandbusinessmarkets.There'sagrowingappreciationthat

superficiallysimilargroupsofcustomersmayhaveverydifferentpreferencesintermsofwhattheywanttobuy

andhowtheywanttobuyit.Now,newtechnologymakesiteasier,faster,andcheapertoidentifyandservetargeted

micro-marketsinwaysthatwerephysicallyimpossibleorprohibitivelyexpensiveinthepast.Moreover,thetrend

feedsonitself,abusiness'sabilitytoservesub-marketsfuelscustomers9appetitesformoreandmorespecialized

offerings.

66.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thechangesinthebusinessenvironmentinthepastdecadescanbedueto

A.technologicaladvancesB.worldwideeconomicdisorder

C.thefiercecompetitioninindustryD.theglobalizationofeconomy

67.Whatideadoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthesecondparagraph?

A.Therapiddevelopmentofinformationtechnologyhastakenbusinessmenbysuiprise.

B.Theinternet,intranets,e-mail,andportablecomputershaveenteredeverycorneroftheworld.

C.Informationtechnologyhasremovedtherestrictionsoftimeandspaceinbusinesstransactions.

D.Thewaywedobusinesstodayhasbroughtaboutstartlingbreakthroughsininformationtechnology.

68.Ifabusinesswantstoboominthepost-industrialeconomy,.

A.ithastoinvestmorecapitalinthetrainingoffreeagentstooperateinaseller'smarket

B.itshouldtryitsbesttosatisfytheincreasingdemandsofmobileknowledgeablepeople

C.itshouldnotoverlooktheimportanceofinformation,services,support,anddistribution

D.ithastoprovideeachofitsemployeeswiththelatestinformationaboutthechangingmarket

69.Intheauthor'sview,destructivetechnologiesareinnovationswhich.

A.demandaradicalchangeinprovidingservices

B.caneliminateanentirebusiness

C.maydestroythepotentialofacompanytomakeanyprofit

D.callforcontinuousimprovementinwaysofdoingbusiness

70.Withtheconsumerandbusinessmarkets,.

A.anincreasingnumberofcompanieshavebrokendown

B.manufacturersmustfocusononespecialproducttoremaincompetitiveinthemarket

C.itisphysicallyimpossibleandprohibitivelyexpensivetodobusinessintheoldway

D.businesseshavetomeetindividualcustomers5specificneedsinordertosucceed

題組三

A

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