高三英语阅读专练
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New tech no logy links the world as n ever before. Our pla net has
shrunk. 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 efit
from 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 n
bus in esspeople who have a grow ing respect for the econo mic value of
doing bus in ess abroad. In moder n markets, success overseas ofte n helps
support domestic bus in ess efforts.
Overseas assig nments are beco ming in creas in gly importa nt to
adva nceme nt within executive ran ks. The executive stati oned in ano ther
country no Ion ger n eed fear being “ out of sight and out of mind.
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she can be su re that the overseas effort is central to the company ' s for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an
assig nment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assig nment
overseas, superiors will have greater con fide nee in his or her ability to
man age back in the Un ited States where cross-cultural con sideratio ns
and 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 devices
with bus in ess applicati ons, eve n small bus in esses in the Un ited States are
able 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 an
ever-grow ing n eed for people who can speak ano ther Ian guage. A sec ond
Ian guage isn ' t gen erally required to get a job in bus in ess, but hav ing
Ian 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 the
cultural in sight to know whe n it is better to move more slowly. The
employee at the home office who can com muni cate well with foreig n
customers over the teleph one or by fax machi ne is an obvious asset to
the firm.
56. With the in creased use of high-tech com muni cati ons equipme nt,
bus in esspeople _______.
A. are eager to work overseas
B. have to get familiar with moder n tech no logy
C. are gai ning more econo mic ben efits from domestic operati ons
D. are attach ing more importa nee to their overseas bus in ess
57. In this passage, “ outof sight and out of mind ” (Line 3, Para. 3)
probably means ________.
A. leavi ng all care and worry behi nd
B. being un able to thi nk properly for lack of in sight
