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高考英语作文复习说明文

Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It'snowa"globalvillage"wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationequipmentisgreatlyimprovedbyforeignlanguageskills.

    Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisakindofmodembusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupporthomebusinessefforts.

     Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks（管理层）.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing"outofsightandoutofmind."Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackinthe UnitedStates wherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.

     Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesinthe UnitedStates areabletogetintointernationalmarkets.

     Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn'tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.

     Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry'sofficiallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignpartnersoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousasset（资产）tothefirm.

74.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationequipment,businesspeople________.

    A.areeagertoworkoverseas

    B.havetogetfamiliarwithmodemtechnology

    C.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinesses

    D.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticbusinesses

75.Inthispassage,"outofsightandoutofmind"（Line2-3）probablymeans________.

    A.leavingallcareandworrybehind

    B.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

    C.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

    D.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad

76.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

    A.Abilitytospeakthecustomer'slanguage.       B.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas

    C.Technicalknow-how.                                       D.Businessexperience.

 77.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan_________.

    A.fast-forwardtheirproposalstotheirbosses.

    B.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess

    C.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad

    D.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds

74-77CDAB

Childrenwholivepasttheirfifthbirthdayhaveamuchgreaterchanceoflivingtoadulthoodandoldagebecausetheirbodiesarestrongerandbetterabletofightoffthediseasesthatmanyyoungerchildrensuccumbto.Infact,thelongerapersonlives,thegreaterhisorherchancesofreachingolderages.Forexample,someonewhohaslivedto100ismuchmorelikelytoreach101thansomeonewhohasjustreached90,eventhoughthe100yearoldhasaveryhighandincreasingchanceofdyinginthenextyear.

Life-threateningeventsandpersonalhabits,however,mayreducethechancesoflivingalong,productivelife.Infact,somecountriessucceededinimprovingtheinfantandunder-5mortalityratesbetween1980and1998butstillsawadeclineinlifeexpectancyatbirth.Moreandmore,infectiousdiseasessuchastuberculosis（theleadingcauseofdeathsinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries）andAIDS,andchronicdiseasescausedbysmoking（seeBox2）,excessivealcoholconsumption,high-fatdiets,andstress-relatedillnessesarestealingyearsfromthelivesofmenandwomenaroundtheworld.Inaddition,womenandadolescentgirlsriskearlydeathsduetocomplicationsofpregnancyandchildbirth,especiallyincountrieswithlimitedmedicalresourcesoralackoffamilyplanning,orwherewomen'shealthneedsareneglected.

78.Whichgroupofchildrenaremorelikelytoescapeearlydeath?

79.Accordingtothepassage,whydosomechildrendieyoung?

80.Womenandadolescentgirlsarelikelytolosetheirlivesbecauseof

81.Whatfactorsdecreasethechancesofqualitylife?

78.Childrenwholivepasttheirfifthbirthday

79.Becausetheirbodiesareweakerandworseabletofightoffdiseases

80.complicationsofpregnancyandchildbirth

81.Life-threateningeventsandpersonalhabits

Thepartoftheenvironmentalmovementthatdrawsmyfirm’sattentionisthedesignofcities,buildingsandproducts.WhenwedesignedAmerica’sfirstso-called“green”officebuildinginNewYorktwodecadesago,wefeltveryalone.Buttoday,thousandsofpeoplecometogreenbuildingconferences,andthe__51__thatbuildingscanbegoodforpeopleandtheenvironmentwillbeincreasinglyinfluentialinyearsto__52__.

Backin1984wediscoveredthatmostmanufacturedproductsfordecorationweren’tdesignedfor__53__use.The“energy-efficient”sealedcommercialbuildingsconstructedafterthe1970senergycrisis__54__indoorairqualityproblemscausedbymaterialssuchaspaint,wallcoveringandcarpet.Sofor20years,wehavebeenfocusingonthesematerialsdowntothemolecules,lookingforwaystomakethem__55__forpeopleandtheplanet.

Homebuilderscannowusematerials--suchaspaintsthatreleasesignificantlyreducedamountsoforganiccompounds--thatdon’t__56__thequalityoftheair,water,orsoil.Ultimately,however,ourbasicdesignstrategyisfocusednotsimplyonbeing“lessbad”butoncreating__57__healthfulmaterialsthatcanbeeither__58__returnedtothesoilorreusedbyindustryagainandagain.Asamatteroffact,theworld’slargestcarpetmanufacturerhasalready__59__acarpetthatisfullyandsafelyrecyclable.

Lookatitthisway:

Noonestartsouttocreateabuildingthatdestroystheplanet.Butourcurrentindustrialsystemsare__60__causingtheseconditions,whetherwelikeitornot.Soinsteadofsimplytryingto__61__thedamage,weare__62__apositiveapproach.We’regivingpeoplehigh-quality,healthfulproductsandanopportunitytomake__63__thathavea__64__effectontheworld.It’snotjustthebuildingindustry,either.Entirecitiesaretakingthese__65__positiveapproachestodesign,planningandbuilding.Portland,SeattleandBostonhavesaidtheywanttobegreencities.Chicagowantstobethegreenestcityintheworld.

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SectionA

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ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.（15'）

Mediaandtextmessagingplayeda55roleinspeedinguptheflowofrumors.Theimagesandvideosshowingtheanti-Muslimattacksthathadn'thappenedatallcreated56among

thepeopleandcausedgreatchaos（混乱）.Manycountriesacrosstheworldare57sufferingfrom"rumors"spreadbytheInternetandsocialmedia.

TheUS-ledWestalwayspromotesInternetfreedomand58anyregulationasinvestigation,butitshouldthinktwiceifit59theheavypricethathasbeenandhastobepaidfor"thefreeInternet".Moreover,eveniftheInternetintheWestappearstobefree,withnoobviousinterferenceandnolimitedsites,isn’tthestructure-ofthe-mainpagesalready-handcontrolledwithselected60agenciesandsourcesoccupyingclearlydominatingpositions?

TheInternethashelpedfightinjustice,61corruption（腐败）inplacessofarapartasIndonesia,IndiaandLatinAmerica.ButtheInternetcouldbeextremely62aswell.VariousracistorseparatistorganizationsareusingtheirInternetsitestofanpassions.ThosewhoarespreadinghatredarefrequentlyusingtheInternetastheirtool.NocountrycanaffordtomaketheInternetabsolutelyfree.

Thequestionishowtokeep-freeflowofinformation63whileprotectingchildrenfromunhealthyworks,commoncitizensfromevilrumorsandcountriesfromunfairanddamagingpropaganda（宣传）attacks.Andwhosetsthelimits?

The64isthattherewillneverbeaperfectsystem.Everycountrywillhavetodevelopitsownsystem,basedonitsculture,socialsurroundingsandthedegreeofdangerit'sfacing.Inthemeantime,itwou