商务英语阅读2-3

BusinessEnglishExtensiveReading(2)商务英语阅读（2）Ⅰ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Choosethecorrectanswersaccordingtotheinformationgivenfromthepasseges.Readthepassagesthroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.PleasemarkthecorrespondingleterforeachitemonAnswerSheet.PassageOne:Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent(普遍的).Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequalTheemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?A)Critical.C)Indifferent.B)Prejudiced.D)Positive.2.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople______.A)havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyB)aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsC)areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessD)areeagertoworkoverseas3.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Lines2-3,Para.3)probablymeans____.A)beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightB)beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomeC)missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadD)leavingallcareandworrybehind4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?A)Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.B)Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguage.C)Technicalknow-how.D)Businessexperience.5.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan_______.A)bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocessB)easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsC)fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersD)easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Itis,everyoneagrees,ahugetaskthatthechildperformswhenhelearnstospeak,andthefactthathedoessoinsoshortaperiodoftimechallengesexplanation.Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Individualchildrenvarygreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwillobeyspokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughthewordobeyishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttotracethedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesoutasparticularlyindicativeofdelight,distress,sociability,andsoon.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewsoundstotheirrepertoireThisself-imitationleadsontodeliberateimitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.6.By....challengesexplanation(Line2,Para.1)theauthormeansthat______.A)noexplanationisnecessaryforsuchanobviousphenomenonB)noexplanationhasbeenmadeuptonowC)it'snoeasyjobtoprovideanadequateexplanationD)it'shightimethatanexplanationwasprovided7.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_________A)thedevelopmentofbabies'earlyformsoflanguageB)thedifficultiesofbabiesinlearningtospeakC)babies'strongdesiretocommunicateD)babies'intentiontocommunicate8.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthesecondparagraphistoshowthatchildren_______.A)usuallyobeywithoutaskingquestionsB)arepassivetheprocessoflearningtospeakC)areborncooperativeD)learntospeakbylistening9.Fromthepassagewelearnthat____