2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测49
<p> 2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测49</p><p> 阅读理解</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> （跨国公司）, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unparalleled">unparalleled</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="PR">PR</span>．</p><p> <span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>, <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span>． <span word="In">In</span> 1991, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span>． <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creative">creative</span>． <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> （公司的） <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span>．<span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="replaces">replaces</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PR">PR</span>．</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="lagging">lagging</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="race">race</span>? <span word="Firstly">Firstly</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>． <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="geography">geography</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>． <span word="Secondly">Secondly</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> （相对应的人） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span>． <span word="Less">Less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Burson">Burson</span>—<span word="Marshall">Marshall</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="S">S</span>．<span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>． <span word="Ogilvy">Ogilvy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mather">Mather</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span>． <span word="Conversely">Conversely</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span>． <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>． <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span>． <span word="Overseas">Overseas</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span>, <span word="publications">publications</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>．</p>
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