题目内容
New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk(收缩). 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 benefit from this high-tech communication’s equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed 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(国内的) business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive(行政的) ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope 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 inexpensive 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 isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate(候选人) the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients(客户) over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude toward high-tech communications equipment?
A.Critical. | B.Indifferent. | C.Negative. | D.Positive. |
A.have to get familiar with modern technology |
B.are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations |
C.are placing more importance on their overseas business |
D.are eager to work overseas |
A.being unable to think properly for lack of insight |
B.being totally out of touch with business at home |
C.missing opportunities for promotion when abroad |
D.leaving all care and worry behind |
A.Connections with businesses overseas. | B.Ability to speak the client’s language. |
C.Technical know-how. | D.Business experience. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
解析
Massachusetts (美国一州名) became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping (倾倒;抛弃) of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets. It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners.
Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury. These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released (释放) into the air.
The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers.
Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’. The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years.
In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets. New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years.
【小题1】The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________.
A.all kinds of dirty things | B.deserted TV sets |
C.heavy metals | D.used electronic equipment |
A.forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping |
B.new problems of environmental protection |
C.household problems raised by computers and TV sets |
D.the handling of garbage |
A.This kind of garbage is poisonous. |
B.Recycling systems are not working well. |
C.The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air. |
D.There will be much more electronic garbage soon. |
A.they are broken | B.they are poisonous |
C.new TV standards have come out | D.people will be tired of them |
Massachusetts (美国一州名) became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping (倾倒;抛弃) of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets.It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners.
Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury.These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released (释放) into the air.
The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers.
Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’.The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years.
In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets.New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years.
【小题1】The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________.
A.all kinds of dirty things | B.deserted TV sets |
C.heavy metals | D.used electronic equipment |
A.This kind of garbage is poisonous. |
B.Recycling systems are not working well. |
C.The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air. |
D.There will be much more electronic garbage soon. |
A.they are broken | B.they are poisonous |
C.new TV standards have come out | D.people will be tired of them |
A.forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping |
B.new problems of environmental protection |
C.household problems raised by computers and TV sets |
D.the handling of garbage |