阅读理解
Despite the cost of a letter, it is often the most economical (节俭的) way to negotiate (商定) business. You can’t talk much by along distance call during business hours of transmit (发射) much in a telex (打字电报) for the cost of a letter. But for that money you can put your message in a letter and send it anywhere in the country and almost anywhere in the world.
Even if you did talk to another person, you do not have a written record, as you do if you follow the almost universal business practice of making a copy of your letter. Because a letter and its answer can make a written contract (合同), letters often replace (代替) personal calls and telephone calls even when the two parties are in the same city.
Telex, teletype (电传打字通信), and facsimile transmission (传真发送) provide written records of communications and have the added advantage of being virtually (实质上) immediate, though only people with access (接近) to the systems can receive messages. But their cost makes them impractical unless a company can make heavy use of them. This fact generally restricts (限制) their use to large organizations which have numerous locations (场所). Electronic messages without a printed copy have the same disadvantages as telephone calls, of course.
Still another advantage of a written communication is that both the writer and the reader can handle it at their most convenient times. Moreover, the reader usually gives it full attention without raising partially - considered objections and without interruption, a decided (明显的) psychological advantage.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
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A.Advantages of Written Communication.
B.Advantages and Disadvantages of Written Communication.
C.Ways to Negotiate Business.
D.Business Letters, an Economical Way.
2.Generally two companies in the same city will not use telephone calls negotiate business because ________.
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A.telephone calls ale expensive
B.telephone calls ale not quick
C.you can’t talk much by telephone calls
D.telephone calls makes no written contracts.
3.Compared with letters, telex and facsimile transmission have the advantage of ________.
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A.being very quick
B.being hardly immediate
C.providing written records
D.being costly
4.Telex and facsimile transmission are not widely used in business communications because ________.
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A.they are not economical
B.they are not immediate
C.many people don’t know how to use these systems
D.many organizations do not have many locations
5.The expression “raising partially - considered objections” in the last sentence of the passage means “________”.
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A.raising no objections
B.raising objections without careful consideration
C.raising objections with careful consideration
D.raising some objections with careful consideration
科目:高中英语 来源:英语教研室 题型:050
阅读理解
It is unbelievable how popular English is in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). Now we have a kind of language mixture between English and Spanish.
In the Venezuelans' daily conversations, they often use English words with Spanish verb endings. For example, if they send a fax, they use the word faxear, or if they have to click on the screen of their computer, they say clickear.
Also, they use simple English words in some Spanish sentences. You might hear someone say,“Voy a comprar unos jeans in el mall”which means“I'm going to buy some jeans in the mall,”or“Okey, vamos”which means“OK, let's go.”
In addition, you see English names everywhere for restaurants--Crystal Ranch, stores--Area Company, gymnasiums--Sport Center, Althletic Center, malls--The Country, and night clubs--Studio Fifty Four. In Caracas(加拉加斯), there is very fashionable neighborhood named Las Merce des, where each street has an American name like New York or Fifth Avenue. Therefore, when you go shopping, you can see signs in English in the windows of stores, such as On Sale.
In some Latin American countries, the increasing influence of English is a question often argued about. But in Venzuela, however, this is not the case. Venezuelans are open to receiving different cultural influences such as European fashion (时装) and British music. Moreover, many Venezuelans don't know where the words come from: they have been using them for years as a part of their language.
1.Which language do Venezuelans usually speak, judging from the information given in the article?
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A.English. B.Spanish.
C.Latin. D.We cannot know.
2.In the second paragraph the writer is trying to make the point that _____.
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A.Venezuelans often use English words in a Spanish way
B.“fax”can be used both as a noun and a verb
C.“fax”and“click”are two of the English words most popularly used in Venezuela
D.“-ear”is a verb ending in Spanish
3.From the third paragraph we can know that _____.
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A.Venezuelans can't speak English well
B.there're no words for“jeans”or“mall”in Spanish
C.Spanish sentences are often based on English
D.English words are often heard in Venezuelans' speech
4.The last sentence of the article seems to support the point that _____.
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A.Venezuelans care little about cultural influence
B.Venezuelans' own language is going to die away
C.English words are popular in Venezuela because the users don't know they are English
D.it's time for Venezuelas to do something to keep their mother tongue alive
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