国家电网职称英语2018年第二版-阅读理解

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1.Wind energy has numerous benefits

(1)The reason for[d.run out]

(2)Why is wind[d.produce pollution]

(3)Which of the following statements[c.remote locations]

(4)Which of the following is one[a.lower maintenance]

(5)The cost of[c.maintanin wind]

2.Strange thing happens to time

(1)The best title[b.the world]

(2)The difference[c.one hour]

(3)Form this[c.time zones]

(4)The international[c.day begins]

(5)If you cross[a.twenty-three hours]

3.As a clean and renewable energy

(1)What’s the feature[c.energy source]

(2)Before installing[a.to be done]

(3)According to the[b.cell phone masts]

(4)Which of following is[d.noise pollution]

(5)Which of the following statements[a.wind turbines] 4.Doctors have known for

(1)Doctors have[c.loud noise]

(2)This passage[b.will be….more than one second]

(3)According to this[c.noise worse]

(4)Millions of[d.much aspirin]

(5)The purpose[d.whether….from loud noises]

5.Cell phones are not just distracting

(1)Many people[b.get closed]

(2)What will happen[c.be influenced]

(3)What do children[d.day and night]

(4)Why do children[b.on cell phones]

(5)The author[b.phones sometimes]

6.In our present life everything is

(1)Many things[b.traffic signals]

(2)Which of following is[c.assignments quickly]

(3)Doctors can use [c.many diseases]

(4)Which of the following statements[a.by computers]

(5)What is the[a.people’s life]

7.When it comes to the advantages

(1)For a company’s business[c.development process]

(2)What is the purpose[d.business source]

(3)What is a step[b.web design]

(4)Who is needed[developer expertise]

(5)What does specialized[a.optimization]

8.Not every purchase goes as planned

(1)When making[d.third person]

(2)What should[b.concise]

(3)What should be[a.problem]

(4)What does the[b.various complaints]

(5)What method[a.sentinel network]

9.When most people think of scuba

(1)Usually most[c.tropical waters]

(2)How can divers[d.ice first]

(3)What is the[a.waters than in other waters]

(4)Why can some[c.them warm]

(5)What can be[a.long tubes of ice]

10.People appear to be born to computer

(1)What does[a.in children]

(2)Form the passage[b.walk and walk]

(3)In this passage[d.objective]

(4)According to[a.didn’t think]

(5)Which of the[a.and easily]

11. A new technology is going to ripe

(1)As is indicated[b.under development]

(2)The new technology[c.around the word]

(3)What does the[d.dramatic]

(4)Form the passage[a.new technology]

(5)Which of the[b.superconductivity:a new technology] 12.Online banks revolutionized brick-and-mortar

(1)What should[c.smart phones]

(2)One of advantages of[a.online banks]

(3)If you lose you[c.cell phone]

(4)Which of the[b.their account]

(5)What’s the[c.online banking]

13.All the useful energy at the surface of

(1)The sun is[c.atomic power]

(2)Radiant energy[a.plants]

(3)The sun’s energy[c.water]

(4)The largest part[b.earth’s atmosphere]

(5)Of the sun’s total[d.small portion]

14.The market is a concept

(1)Which of the following[b.the market]

(2)All of the[c.night school]

(3)You are buying[d.a restaurant]

(4)The word [d.concrete]

(5)In what way[a.to produce]

15.Business development(BD) is a

(1)What is the final[c.strategic opportunities]

(2)Why is a strong[d.to succeed]

(3)If a football[a.persons concerned]

(4)What is important[b.all the departments]

(5)What is the passage[c.business development]

16.“Body clocks”are biological

(1)According to[a.”body clock”]

(2)Irregular signs[b.possible illnesses]

(3)We tend to[d.active then]

(4)The author[a.at night]

(5)According to the[b.day time]

17.Plastics are materials which are

(1)The word[b.agreeable]

(2)It can be[d.as antiues]

(3)Which of the following is necessary[a.carbon]

(4)Plastics that harden[d.thermosetting]

(5)Which of the following is the best[c.modern material] 18.When we analyze the salt salinity

(1)This passage[b.oceanic salinity]

(2)It can be[c.evaporation]

(3)Which of the following is[c.sea ice]

(4)Which of the following statements[d.with the oceanic

salinity]

(5)The purpose of[a.cold-water salinity]

19.The science of meteorology is

(1)Which of the following is the best[c.the science of

mereorology]

(2)The predictions of[b.weather maps]

(3)Which of the following is not[d.sports]

(4)The author[b.and property]

(5)In the last[c.and physics]

20.As we have seen,the focus of

(1)Today medical care[c.living habits]

(2)In the first[a.not being ill]

(3)Traditionally [d.of disease]

(4)According to the author[b.possible health]

(5)According to what[c.their limitations] 21.People in intangible service

(1)Many professionals[a.unethical]

(2)Trust is regardes as[b.service or not]

(3)What do [d.being bamboozled]

(4)What will happen[c.be destroyed]

(5)Which of the following[a.to be trusted] 22.Scratchy throats,stuffy noses

(1)According to the author[a.the illness]

(2)We learn form[d.by a cold or the flu]

(3)According to the passage[c.the disease]

(4)Which of the[b.a high temperature]

(5)If children have[a.them aspirin]

23.Sign has become a scientific

(1)The study of[a.of a language]

(2)The present growing[c.for the deaf]

(3)According to stoke[b.a genuine language]

(4)Most educators[d.of speech sounds]

(5)Stokoe’s argument[d.of the brain]

24.It is hard to track the blue whale

(1)The passage[a.detection system]

(2)The underwater[d.enemy vessels]

(3)The deep-sea[d.transmitting sound]

(4)It can be[b.civilian use]

(5)Which of the[b.civilian scientists]

25.You never see them,but

(1)What does[d.an airplane]

(2)What information[a.cause of the crash]

(3)Why was the black[c.in the crash]

(4)Why did[c.easily identifiable ]

(5)What do we know[a.being recovered]

26.New technology links the world

(1)What is [d.positive]

(2)With the increased[c.overseas business]

(3)In the passage[c.when abroad]

(4)According to the passage[b.client’s language]

(5)The advantage of[a.negotiation process]

27. A properly designed electrical

(1)When there is[a.produce dangerous heat]

(2)Want will circuit[ c.supply immediately]

(3)What’s the fuction[d.to other circuits]

(4)Through electrical[c.meter outside]

(5)How dose a circuit[b.limit exceed]

28.Evey hour the sun beams

(1)Form the first[d.a technology]

(2)What is the percentage[c.less than one thousandth]

(3)Where can[b.on rooftops]

(4)In solar thermal[b.heat source]

(5)By what[a.by moveable mirrors]

29.Researchers say people traveling

(1)The main[a.polluted air]

(2)Those who[d.in a car]

(3)Which of the[d.from vehicles]

(4)People living[d.lung diseases]

(5)Which of[c.heart attacks]

30.Congratulaitions.you decision to

(1)On what[c.quit smoking]

(2)The purpose of[a.up smoking]

(3)Where can[c.association]

(4)Which of the[b.around you]

(5)What is the[d.review them]

31.Unwanted sound,or noise,such

(1)Noise pollution[b.lower productivity]

(2)Which of the[c.of sound]

(3)Where is[d.in airports]

(4)Which sound[a.15000 hertz]

(5)What method[c.ear protection]

32. A smart grid incorporates

(1)What can customers[d.and pattern]

(2)One of the[c.sell energy]

(3)What can larger[d.demand events]

(4)What can a smart[a.consumption wisely]

(5)Which of the following[a.introduction smart grid] 33.In economic terms,electricity

(1)An electricity[b.sell electricity]

(2)What is the price[a.and demand]

(3)Who will be[b.market operators]

(4)The restructuring of [d.gas markets]

(5)Why is[a.to power pricing]

https://www.360docs.net/doc/693793058.html,rge airports with lots of

(1)Several languages[d.international airports]

(2)How are the[d.are in]

(3)Which airport can [c.seatac]

(4)Which of the[a.may suffer jet lag]

(5)If you leave[b.and found]

35.Everybody in the city uses mobile

(1)Mobile phones[c.faraway places]

(2)What do we[c.to use]

(3)Which of the following translations[b.after tomorrow]

(4)Why does the writer[c.it is use]

(5)Which of the following is ture[c.mobile phones]

36.In our country,the power grid

(1)In our country[b.+0.5hz]

(2)In the power grid[b.+60s]

(3)The running of[d.an AC single-phase synchronous motor]

(4)In the power grid with a capacity of 3000MW[a.50+0.2hz]

(5)The primary[c.50+0.1hz]

37.All the useful energy at the surface

(1)The sun is the [c.atomic power]

(2)Radiant energy[a.plants]

(3)The sun’s energy[c.water]

(4)The largest part of[b.atmosphere]

(5)Of the sun’s total[d.small portion]

38.The market is a concept.

(1)Which of the following[b.what is the market]

(2)All of [c.a night school]

(3)You are buying[at a restaurant]

(4)The word[d.concrete]

(5)In what way[a.to produce]

39.Nowadays more and more people

(1)Which of the[d.money]

(2)According to[b.less crowded]

(3)Little cars[a.daily life]

(4)A little car is[a.one third the size of]

(5)Large cars[d.purpose]

40.The transmission and transformation of

(1)The function[a.the electric power]

(2)In our country,what[d.110kv and 220kv]

(3)In our country,the specified[c.the line…..effective

value]

(4)What is[d.the ultra-high voltage]

(5)In our country,the voltage[b.and above]

41.The science of meteorology is concerned

(1)Which of the following is the best[c.approaches…]

(2)The predictions[b.weather maps]

(3)Which of the following is not[d.sports]

(4)The author[b.life and property]

(5)In the last[c.physics]

42. A friend of mine,in response

(1)The author[c.was unfair]

(2)Surrendering to[d.perfect things]

(3)The second[c.to the life]

(4)In the last[c.be fair]

(5)Form the[a.positive]

43.The cause of the decline of north

(1)What do people[c.climatic factors]

(2)The main[b.in north africa]

(3)Which of [b.of forests]

(4)Increase in[b.in it]

(5)Form this [a.favorable]

44.It is hard to track the bule whale

(1)The passage[a.system]

(2)The underwater[d.vessels]

(3)The deep-sea[d.sound]

(4)It can be[https://www.360docs.net/doc/693793058.html,e]

(5)Which of[b.scientists]

Passage 1 Have you ever seen a moon that looks unbelievably big?

1.To what do we compare the size of the harvest moon? (all of these)

2.The main purpose of the article is to inform.

3.The author knew most people find the moon mysterious.

4.The moon looks bigger if it is near the horizon

5.The autumn moon helps farmers see as they harvest their crops.

Passage 2 Strange thing happens to time when you travel.

1.The best title for this selection is How Time Changes Around the World.

2.The difference in time between zones is one hour.

3.From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean is divided into five time zones.

4.The international date line is the name for the point where a new day begins.

5.If you cross the ocean going east, you set you clock ahead one hour in each new time

zone.

Passage 3 Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month.

1.The government of the United States makes it a rule for workers to have a 3-day

weekend almost once a month.

2.Workers in the United States sometimes work from Tuesday to Sunday.

3.Which statement is NOT true according to this passage?

All the workers have a half-month vacation.

4.The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that

no one can be found to take his place .

5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

Something about the holidays and Vacation in the U.S.

Passage 4 Sarah Winchester was a very rich woman.

1.What did Sarah keep doing to her house? Making it bigger.

2.The story says that Sarah’s house had floors.

3.Who did the work on Sarah’s house? Carpenters and plumbers and other workers.

4.How long did the work on the house continue? For 38 years.

5.Sarah’s house was finally finished when she died.

Passage 5 The diner is only a humble restaurant, but it has a special place in American life.

1.What’s the main idea of paragraph 2? The attraction of different people.

2.The purpose of the last paragraph is to give a summary of the whole passage.

3.Why do truck drivers like a diner? It’s a haven against loneliness.

4.Diners attract many different kinds of people.

5.Diners are fascinating.

Passage 6 In the past two years, millions of Americans have suddenly embraced the bicycles as

1.The word “embrace” in the first sentence is closest in meaning to make use of.

2.It can be concluded that if people continue to concern themselves with air pollution and

physical fitness, bicycle sales will continue to rise.

3.The bicycle is enjoying a strong revival.

4.The reader can also conclude that Americans are concerned with the quality of their

lives .

5.In the sentence “…and this isn’t America’s first bicycle boom.” The word “boom” means a

rapid increase in sale.

Passage 7 Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises

1.Doctors have long known tha t one may lose his hearing when he hears a terribly loud

noise.

2.This passage suggests that one’s hearing will be damaged even if he has heard a loud

noise for only little more than one second.

3.According to this passage, one conclusion you can draw is that aspirin makes hearing

damage from loud noise worse.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/693793058.html,lions of Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they take too much

aspirin.

5.The purpose of the experiment the American scientist did was to find whether aspirin

would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noises.

Passage 8 Just two months ago, Ana, a teenager, was preparing for

1.Ana realizes that she must do well on the exam .

2.Ana has been studying English for seven years.

3.Ana experiences difficulty with the professor’s lectures.

4.Ana tells the interviewers about her family.

5.The best main idea for the first paragraph is Ana comes through with flying colors Passage 9 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors.

1. A postage stamp’s value to collectors is raised if a mistake is made in the printing.

2.In 1847 most countries of the world were not yet using postage stamps.

3.In 1847, the mistake on the locally printed postage stamps was in the wording

4.＄16800 is the collector’s value of the Twopenny Blue.

5.The valuable stamps were designed by British printers.

Passage 10 In the English educational system, students take three very important

1.The purpose of this passage is to describe the three tests that the English educational

system is based on .

2.The exam for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education is administrated

at the age of fifteen.

3.We may conclude from the passage that the exam that is taken at age eighteen is

narrower than the other two exams.

4.The passage suggests that schooling is very closely controlled in England.

5.As used in the last sentence, the word “venture” means to take the rise of.

Passage 11 For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant

1.What can we know about African elephants from the passage? It is hard to tame them.

2.Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because white elephant was a

national symbol until the 1920s

3.Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author? Because the elephants

are no longer useful to their owners.

4.Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?

Today the elephant population is estimated at 5150.

5.The passage is most probably from a research report.

Passage 12 The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail, automobile or telephone

1.By saying that he takes may images of his children, the author wants to display the

influence of communications on life .

2.The author most probably thinks the communications dust is amazing.

3.Which of the following statements about the low-orbit satellites is true? The low-orbit

satellites would replace towers and poles functionally.

4.According to the passage, an optical-fiber audio-video link can enable us to talk and see

each other no matter where we are.

5.The phrase “each one”(Line2, para.5) can be best replaced by each car.

Passage 13 Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger.

1.According to the author’s opinion, schools are bad businesses because of their

characteristics.

2.The author used the phrase “go under” in Para. 3 to mean “get into difficulties.”

3.We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the

public in order to support private schools.

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about private schools?Private schools are

more profitable than public schools.

5.Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools? National awareness

and support.

Passage 14 J apan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way.

1.According to the present regulations of Japan, the recycling of paper and plastic will be

the responsibility of the consumers.

2.Which of the following is NOT the character of plastics? It retains its original strength

through reprocessing.

3.According to the passage, the term “plastic sandwich” refers to a kind of plastics with

different integration in each layer.

4.In the passage, it is implied but NOT stated that 21-inch TV with magnesium case isn’t

very popular so far.

5.The author writes this passage in order to inform.

Passage 15 A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustice

1.The author thought of his friend’s question as a good one because like his friend, he also

thought life was unfair.

2.Surrendering to the fact that life isn’t fair will make us know it’s our duty to perfect

things.

3.The second paragraph of the passage mainly discusses it’s nice to accept the injustice of

life.

4.In the last paragraph, “this very basic fact” refers to the fact that life isn’t and won’t be

fair.

5.From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to life is positive.

Passage 16 People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so

1.What does the passage mainly discuss? The development of mathematical ability in

children.

2.From the passage we can know that children begin to master simple counting soon after

they learn to walk and talk.

3.In this passage the author’s attitude towards “children’s numerical skills” is objective.

4.According to the study of psychology, children didn’t think that quantity is unchanged as

water pours from one glass to another with a different shape.

5.Which of the following statements would be the author most likely disapprove of?

Children learn mathematics naturally and easily.

Passage 17 The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads. There is only the massive Australian wild land, where

1.The first two paragraphs want to show that Broome is simple but vast.

2.Sun Pictures is different from other theater in that The audience can either sit on chairs

or on the grass .

3.Gregory Peck is most probably the name of a movie star

4.The “non-ticket Holder”, as it is mentioned in the passage, refers to an insect which

comes to the theater privilege.

5.It can be inferred that the tourists in Broome are most attracted by the Sun Pictures. Passage 18 A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, 1.As is indicated in the passage, the technology of superconductivity is still under

development

2.The new technology differs from the others in that it is being cultivated in research labs

around the world .

3.What does the author most probably think of the changes the new technology will bring

to the world?Dramatic.

4.From the passage, we may conclude that Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of

the new technology.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?Superconductivity: A

New Technology.

Passage19 More surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage 1.By calling Americans marrying people the author means that more Americans prefer

marriage and at a younger age than Europeans.

2.From the first paragraph we can know that traditional marriage now runs into difficulty.

3.Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today’s American families?

Many types of family rearrangements have become socially acceptable.

4.“Part-time” children are shared between the two former spouses.

5.Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, the

vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriage.

Passage20 People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot,

1.The word “repulsive” most probably means “disgusting”

2.We can infer from the second paragraph that when collecting the snails, the author was

angry because they might damage his beloved plants.

3.The author finds that snails are the most controversial food

4.The best title of this passage might be “One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison “

5.As indicated in the passage , people love different foods mainly because They learn to

eat certain foods in their families.

Passage21 All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun.

1.The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT atomic power.

2.Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by plants.

3. The sun’s energy provides us with all EXCEPT water

4.The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is absorbed by the earth’satmosphere

5.Of the sun’s total output of radiant energy,the earth receives a very small portion Passage22 The market is a concept .If you are growing tomatoes in you backyard for sale you

66.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? B what’s the market?

67.All of the following acts are producing for the market EXCEPT attending a night school

68.You are buying from the market when you dine at a restaurant

69.The word “real ”in the last paragraph may most probably mean concrete

70.In what way is the market very real for eacj person or businessmen who is making and selling something? It tells you what to produce

Passage23 X-rays were first discovered by a German scientist, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen,in 1985,

1.what puzzled Rontgen one day during his experiment was some radiation coming through the covered tube.

2.The screen didn’t stop glowing even when it was moved to the next room

3.Rontgen put his hand between the rays and a photographic plate in order to find out more about the rays

4.The rays proved to be incapable of passing through bone

5.From the passage ,we know X-rays are invisible

Passage24 Body clocks

1.According to the passage, one can help maintain balance in the “body clock”

2.Irregular signs shown by “body clock” may serve as a warning of possible illnesses

3.We tend to do physical exercise early in the afternoon because our body is most active ten

4.The author suggests that the best time to study is at nigh t

5.According to the passage we are most likely to day-dream every hour in the day time. Passage25 Plastic are materials which are softened by heat san set into lasting form

1.The word “sympathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means agreeable.

2.It can be concluded from this passage that plastics are cheap as antiques

3.Which of the following is necessary to create any type of plastics? Carbon

4.Plastics that harden into permanent shapes are called thermosetting.

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage? The Development of plastics as an Modern M

Passage26 When we analyze the salt salinity of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly

1.This passage mainly tells us about The causes of the variation in oceanic salinity.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that increase in the salinity of ocean waters is caused by evaporation.

3.Which of the following is not that cause of the decrease in the oceanic salinity? Formation of sea ice.

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the whole passage?The temperature of the water has much to do with the oceanic salinity.

5.The purpose of mentioning the Weddell Sea is to give an example of cold-water salinity. Passage27 The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure ,

1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage? Approaches to the Science of Meteorology.

2.The predictions of synoptic meteorologists are directly based on the preparation and study of weather maps.

3.Which of the following is not referred to be the author as a field whose needs are served by weather forecasting? Sports

4.The author implies that increased accuracy in weather forecasting will lead to greater protection of human life and property.

5.In the last sentence of the passage ,the phrase “these tools” refers to mathematics and physics

Passage28 As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from

1.Today medical care is placing more stress on removing people’s bad living habits.

2.In the first paragraph, people are reminded that good health is more than not being ill.

3.Traditionally, a person is considered” well” if he is free from any kind of disease.

4.According to the author, the true meaning of “wellness” is for people to strive to maintain the best possible health.

5.According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy? People who try to be as healthy as possible, regardless of their limitations.

Passage29 If you want to teach your children how to say sorry , you must be good at 1.If a mother adds “but” to an apology, the child may feel that he owes her an apology.

2.According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you ‘re upset” most probably means “I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame”

3.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because it is vague and ineffective

4.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry their ages should be taken into account.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is not as simple at it seems Passage30 Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able 1.According to the author, knowing the cause of the misery will help shorten the duration of the illness.

2.We learn from the passage that over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery cause by a cold or the flu.

3.According to the passage, to combat the flu effectively, one should take medicine upon catching the disease.

4.Which of the following symptoms will distinguish the flu from a cold? A high temperature

5.If children have flu-like symptoms, their parents are advised not to give them aspirin. Passage31 Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists

1. The study of sign language is thought to be a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language.

2.The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by an English teacher in a university for the deaf.

3.According to Stokoe, sign language is a genuine language

4.Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds.

5.Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that language is a product of the brain.

Passage32 It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean’s largest creature, which has almost

1.The passage is chiefly about the civilian use of a military detection system.

2.The underwater listening system was originally designed to trace and locate enemy vessels.

3.The deep-sea listening system makes use of the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that military technology has great potential in civilian use

5. Which of the following is true about the U.S Navy underwater listening network? It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.

Passage33 You never see them , but they’re with you every time you fly. They record

1.What dose the author say about the black box? It is an indispensable device in an airplane

2.What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner? Date for analyzing the cause of the crash.

3.Why was the black box redesign in 1965? The early models often got damaged in the crash.

4.Why did the Federal Aviation Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow? To make

them easily identifiable.

5.What do we know about the black boxer from Air France Flight 447? There is still a good chance of their being recovered.

Passage34 New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk .It’s now

1.What is the author’s attitude toward high-teach communications equipment? Positive

2.With the increased use of high-teach communications equipment, businesspeople are attaching more importance to their overseas business.

3.In this passage, “out of sight and out of main” (lines2-3,part.3) probably means missing opportunities for promotion when abroad

4.According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today? Ability to speak the client’s language.

5.The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can better control the whole negotiation process.