A. Singer is an American inventor and manufacturer. B. The Singer sewing company became more practical.
C. The foot treadle helped to make the sewer’s hands free. D. Singer made improvements to the design of sewing machines.
70. Why did the court force Isaac Singer to pay Elisa Howe a lifetime of royalties?
A. Because the judge was against Singer for his surly attitude.
B. Because Howe had already patented the lockstitch used by Singer.
C. Because Singer had borrowed money from Howe and never repaid it.
D. Because Singer and Howe had both invented the same machine.
71. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine B. The Case between Howe and Singer
C. Patent Laws on the Sewing Machine D. The Early History of the Sewing Machine
E
New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. 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 communications equipment is greatly increased by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind 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 business efforts.
Overseas assignments (指派) are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive (行政) 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, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to manage back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common. [来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices (装置) 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 the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight (洞察力) to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign customers over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset (有价值的人或物) to the firm.
72. With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople ________.
A. are eager to work overseas B. have to get familiar with modern technology
C. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations
D. are attaching more importance to their overseas business
73. In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means ________.
A. leaving all care and worry behind B. being unable to think properly for lack of insight
C. being totall
y out of touch with business at home D. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
74. According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today?
A. Ability to speak the customer’s language. B. Connections with businesses overseas.
C. Technical know-how. D. Business experience.
75. The advantage of employees having foreign language skills
is that they can ________.
A. fast-forward their proposals to headquarters B. better control the whole negotiation process
C. easily make friends with businesspeople abroad D. easily find new approaches to meet market needs
C
Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so, but selfishly, I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see.
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