题目内容
Before our National day, the teachers gave us___ homework to do, most of us could hardly finish it.
A. a good many B. a large number of
C. a great deal of D. thousands of
C

How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters. These letters could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations---the things they bring up before our
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A.Men, as well as animals, in vented certain sounds to express thoughts. |
B.The origin of language is a complicated question. |
C.Words did not haven written form, at first. |
D.Words were invented to represent meanings. |
A.the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our minds. |
B.the fact that once word is connected with another |
C.the fact that it can associate one person with another |
D.the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past |
A.the more we read and learn, the larger![]() |
B.the longer we live, the number of words that mean something to us increases |
C.words can be used to represent various meanings |
D.literary style is usually very charming |
A.The Meaning of Words. |
B.The Characteristics of Words. |
C.The Origin of Words. |
D.The Power of Words. |
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. |