2025屆湖北省八校聯(lián)合體高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2025屆湖北省八校聯(lián)合體高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．a(chǎn)reD．is2．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly3．---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?----________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit4．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly5．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof6．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must7．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize8．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water9．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup10．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something11．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)long12．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking13．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where14．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．focused C．a(chǎn)bsorbed D．centered15．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld16．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen17．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who18．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange19．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken20．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）HereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI(artificialintelligence)conductedbyseveralscientists:ScientistA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.ScientistB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwewouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelongtermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.ScientistC:I’mamemberoftheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskullsandthinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachineslikedrones,gunturretsandsentryrobotsarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbeextremelydangerousforhumans.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.1、WhatisScientistBworriedabout?A．AItechnologywilldestroytheearth.B．Robotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.C．Computerscan’tthinkbythemselves.D．Humanswillbeunhappywithoutmachines.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．IlaunchedthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.B．WeforgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminator.C．“Murderbots”willbeagainsthumans’orders.D．“Murderbots”can’tdecidebythemselves.3、WhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtotherecord?A．TheemploymentwillbeaffectedbyAItechnologyinthefuture.B．ScientistAthinksAItechnologywillneverdevelop.C．“Murderbots”willfollowtheordersoftheirmanufacturersinthewars.D．AllthethreescientistsagreethatAItechnologywillbenefithumanbeings.4、Whoagree(s)AIhasmorenegativeaspectsthanpositiveaspects?A．ScientistA．B．ScientistsB&C．C．ScientistB．D．ScientistsB&A．22．（8分）Onedayin1995,alarge,heavymiddle-agedmanrobbedtwoPittsburghbanksinbroaddaylight.Hedidn'twearamaskandhesmiledatsurveillancecamerasbeforewalkingoutofeachbank.Laterthatnight,policearrestedasurprisedMcArthurWheeler.Whentheyshowedhimthesurveillancetapes,Wheelerstaredindisbelief.“ButIworethejuice，”hesaid.Apparently,Wheelerthoughtthatrubbinglemonjuiceonhisskinwouldmakehiminvisibletovideotapecameras.Afterall,lemonjuiceisusedasinvisibleink,so,aslongashedidn'tcomenearaheatsource,heshouldhavebeencompletelyinvisible.ThecasecaughttheeyeofthepsychologistDavidDunningatCornellUniversity,whoenlistedhisgraduatestudent,JustinKruger,toseewhatwasgoingon.Theyreasonedthat,whilealmosteveryoneholdsfavourableviewsoftheirabilitiesinvarioussocialandintellectualfields,somepeoplemistakenlyassesstheirabilitiesasbeingmuchhigherthantheyactuallyare.This“illusionofconfidence”isnowcalledthe“Dunning-Krugereffect”，anddescribesthecognitivebiastoinflateself-assessment.Toinvestigatethisphenomenoninthelab,DunningandKrugerdesignedsomecleverexperiments.Inonestudy,theyaskedundergraduatestudentsaseriesofquestionsaboutgrammar,logicandjokes,andthenaskedeachstudenttoestimatehisorherscoreoverall,aswellastheirrelativerankingscomparedtotheotherstudents.Interestingly,studentswhoscoredthelowestinthesecognitivetasksalwaysoverestimatedhowwelltheydid—byalot.Studentswhoscoredinthebottomestimatedthattheyhadperformedbetterthantwo-thirdsoftheotherstudents!Sure,it'stypicalforpeopletooverestimatetheirabilities.Theproblemisthatwhenpeopleareincompetent,notonlydotheyreachwrongconclusionsandmakeunfortunatechoices,butalsotheyarerobbedoftheabilitytorealizetheirmistakes.Inasemester-longstudyofcollegestudents,goodstudentscouldbetterpredicttheirperformanceonfutureexamsifgivenfeedbackabouttheirscoresandrankings.However,thepoorestperformersshowednorecognition,despiteclearandrepeatedfeedbackthattheyweredoingbadly.Insteadofbeingconfusedorthoughtfulabouttheirincorrectways,incompetentpeopleinsistthattheirwaysarecorrect.AsCharlesDarwinwroteinTheDescentofMan(1871):“Ignorancemorefrequentlybegetsconfidencethandoesknowledge.”Interestingly,reallysmartpeoplealsofailtoaccuratelyself-assesstheirabilities.AsmuchasD-andF-gradestudentsoverestimatetheirabilities,A-gradestudentsunderestimatetheirs.Thedifferenceisthatcompetentpeoplecananddoadjusttheirself-assessmentifgivenappropriatefeedback,whileincompetentindividualscannot.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDunning-KrugereffectisTRUE?A．Theeffectistrueforeveryoneindailylife.B．Itsuggeststhatmostpeoplelackcognitiveabilities.C．Somepeopleareoverconfidentabouttheirabilities.D．Theconclusionisdrawnbasedonaseriesofbankrobberies.2、Whatdothecollegestudents'behaviorsmentionedintheexperimentsprove?A．Feedbackplaysasignificantroleinestimatingone'sability.B．Incompetentpeoplehavearatherfixedattitudetowardstheirchoice.C．Goodstudentsalwayspredicttheirfutureperformanceaccurately.D．Peoplecan'trelyontheirpreviousbehaviortomakeadjustments.3、Theunderlinedword“begets”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“________”.A．givesriseto B．takesadvantageofC．makesupfor D．breaksawayfrom4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Realknowledgeisknowingtheextentofone'signorance.B．Itisimpossibleforpeopletoevaluatetheirrealcompetence.C．Illusionofconfidenceisthemajorsourceofpeople'sfailure.D．Thosewithgreatabilitiesoftenhavealowopinionofthemselves.23．（8分）Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn'tknowwhoShellyAnnFrancisPrycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjustanaveragehighschoolathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherAmericanteenagerwithoutmuchofafuture.However,onepersonwantstochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShellyAnnasatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningoftruegreatness.Hertimewerenotexactlyimpressive,butevenso,heseemedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheothercoacheshadoverlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShellyAnnaplaceinhisverystricttrainingseasons.Theircooperationquicklyproducedresults,andafewyearlateratJamaica'sOlympicgamesinearly2008,ShellyAnn,whoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica'sunchallengedqueenofthesprint（短跑）."Wheredidshecomefrom?"askedanastonishedsprintingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneofthoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShellyAnnwastoprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicshesweptawayanydoubtsaboutherabilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metersOlympicgold.ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipinBriton,becomingworldchampionwithatimeof'10.73—thefourthrecordever.Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutbychance.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless,ShegrewupinoneofJamaica'stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-roomapartment,sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Waterhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaica,isareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann'sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekillings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.Sometimesherfamilydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn'taffordshoes.HermotherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirlbut,likesomanyothergirlsinWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime'searlyentryintotheadultworldwithitsresponsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse'sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakinghertothetrack,andshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.Itdidn'ttakelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.OnasummereveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkidwhojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittenanewchapterinthehistoryofsports.ButShelly-Ann'svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.Thenight,shewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutinemurdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneoftheworld'stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays.“Ihavesomuchfireburningformycountry,”Shellysaid.SheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentreinWaterhouse.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeitawoman'saswellasaman'sworld.AsMuhammadAliputsit,"Championsaren'tmadeingyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision."OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstandingofthistruth.1、WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?A．Hehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtrouble.B．Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.C．Shehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformance.D．Shesufferedalotofdefeatsattheprevioustrackmeets.2、WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann'sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A．Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B．Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.C．Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D．Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.3、BymentioningMuhammadAli'swords,theauthorintendstotellusthat_____.A．playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoachesB．greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatienceC．hardworkisnecessaryinone'sachievementsD．motivationallowsgreatathletestobeonthetop4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB．TheDreamforChampionshipC．TheKeytoHighPerformanceD．ThePowerofFullResponsibility24．（8分）Weareenrolledinthefull-timeschoolcalled“l(fā)ife”.Everydayinthisschool,wehaveopportunitiestolearnnewlessons.Nomatterwhetherweliketheselessonsornot,wehavetotakethem,becausetheyareourlessons.Whyarewehereinthisworld?Whatisthepurposeoflife?Humanshavetriedtodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforthousandsofyears,butfailedtogettheanswer,becausethemeaningoflifeisdifferentfrompersontoperson.Eachoneofushashisorherspecialpurposeandpath,uniqueanddifferent.Aswetravelonourlifepath,wewilllearnmanygreatlessonsinordertofulfillthatpurpose.Learningourlessonswellisthekeytodiscoveringtherealmeaningofourownlife.Aswetravelthroughourlifetime,wemaybetaughthardlessonsthatothersdon'thavetoface,whileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithproblemswedon’tneedtodealwith.WemayneverknowwhyweloveEnglish,notphysics,whichindicatesthatourpathisdifferent.Whiletravelingonourownpath,sometimesalone,weshould,firstofall,takeabasiclessoninopenness.Opennessmeansbeingreceptive.Lifewillpresentuswithsomanylessons,noneofwhichareusefultousunlesswecanrecognizethemandareopentotheirvalues.Theselessonsarcnoteasytolearn,butweshouldregardthemasgifts.Buthowcanwerecognizetheselessons?Itisamatterofwhat“glasses”wearewearingatthetime.Itisnotdifficulttospotthemifwetakethemasopportunities.Sowhenwearenotopentolearningourlessons,failingaweeklyEnglishtestmightbelikeadisasterratherthananopportunitytous.Ofcourse,thehardlessonsmaynotbefun,buttheycanactuallybethebiggestgiftswereceivefromlife.1、Theauthormaybeinfavoroftheviewpointthatallmenareborn.A．equalB．differentC．tolearnlessonsD．readyforchallenge2、Theexampleof“weloveEnglish,notphysics"ismentionedtoshowthatwe.A．chooseourownpathinlifeB．needtofacesomehardlessonsC．discoverthemeaningofourownlifeD．realizethenecessityofopenness3、Whetherwecanseelifelessonsasgiftsdependsuponour.A．a(chǎn)nglesofviewB．commonvaluesystemC．experiencesfromlifeD．willingnesstofacechallenge4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeandlessonB．LifeasSchoolC．LifeSchoolandStudentsD．GiftsfromLife25．（10分）Scientistsarepreparingtolaunchtheworld'sfirstmachinetocleanuptheplanet'slargestmassofoceanplastic.Theexpertsbelievethemachineshouldbeabletocollecthalfofthedetritusinthepatch–about40,000metrictons–withinfiveyears.Inthepastfewweekstheyhavebeenbusyweldingtogethergianttubesthatwillsitonthesurfaceoftheseaandformtheskeletonofthemachine,creatingthelargestfloatingbarrierevermade。Thesystem,originallydreamedupbyMr.Slat,willbeshippedoutthissummertotheGreatPacificGarbagePatch,betweenHawaiiandCalifornia,andwhichcontainsanestimated1.8trillionpiecesofplastic.Itwillbethefirsteverattempttotacklethepatchsinceitwasdiscoveredin1997.Mr.Slatwas16andstillatschoolwhenhewasdivinginGreeceandfirstsawforhimselftheamountofplasticpollutingthesea.“Thereweremorebagsthanfishdownthere,”herecalls.Twoyearslaterhecameupwithasolution,quituniversityaftersixmonthsandsetupTheOceanCleanupasacompany.Mr.Slat,23,saysthefirstplastictoarriveonshorewillbeamajormilestone.“Weasahumanitycreatedthisproblem,soIthinkit'sourresponsibilityalsotohelpsolveit,”hesaid.TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch(GPGP)spans617,763sqmiles-morethantwicethesizeofFrance,andcontainsatleast79,000tonsofplastic,researchfoundlastmonth.Mostofitismadeupof“ghostgear”–partsofabandonedandlostfishinggear,suchasnetsandropes–oftenfromillegalfishingvessels.Ghostgearkillsmorethan100,000whales,dolphinsandsealseachyear,accordingtoscientificsurveys.Seabirdsandothermarinelifeareincreasinglybeingfounddeadwithstomachsfullofsmallpiecesofplastic.Creatureseatplasticdiscardedintheseathinkingit’sfoodbutthenstarvetodeathbecausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.Othersaretrappedanddieofstarvationorarestrangledorsuffocatedbyghostgear.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．waste.B．ocean.C．system.D．machine.2、Accordingtothepassage,mostoftheGarbageinPacificismadeupof_____.A．fishingvesselsB．dolphinsandsealsC．gianttubesD．a(chǎn)bandonedfishinggear3、whydosomecreaturesinTheGreatPacificGarbagePatchdieofstarvation?A．becausetheywerekilledbyGhostgear.B．becausetheyweresuffocatedbyghostgear.C．becausetheydidn'tlikeeatingplastic.D．becausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.4、WhatisthemainideaofthePassage?A．newsaboutthefirstmachinetocleanupoceanplastic.B．reportaboutthedeathofmarinelifeC．informationaboutoceanplastic.D．thereasonforinventingamachine.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Theroomintheworkhousewheretheboyswerefedwasalargestonehall.Atoneendthemaster,inhiscook’suniform,andtwowomenservedthefood.This1abowlofthinsoupthreetimesaday,withapieceofbreadonSundays.Theboysate2andwerealwayshungry.Thebowlsneverneeded3.Theboyspolishedthemwiththeirspoonsuntilthey4.Afterthreemonthsofthisslowstarvation,oneoftheboystoldtheothersthatsohungrywashe5onenighthemighteatthe6sleepingnexttohim.Hehadawild7eye,andtheotherboys8him.Afteralong9,theydecidedthatoneofthemshouldaskformorefoodaftersupperthatevening,andOliverwas10.Theeveningarrived:thesoupwasserved,andthebowlswere11againinafewseconds.Oliverwentuptothemaster,withhisbowlinhishand.Hefeltvery12,butalso13withhunger.“Please,sir,Iwantsomemore.”Themasterwasafat,healthyman,butheturnedverypale.Helookedatthelittleboyinfrontofhimwith14.Nobodyelsespoke.“What?”heaskedatlast,ina15voice.“Please,sir,”repliedOliver,“Iwantsomemore.”Themaster16himwiththeservingspoon,thenseizedOliver’sarmsand17forthebeadle(執(zhí)事).Thebeadlecamequickly,heardtheterriblenews,andimmediatelyrantotelltheboard.“Heaskedforme?”Mr.Limbkins,thefattestboardmember,askedin18.“Isthisreallytrue?”19,Oliverwasledawaytobelockedup,anda(n)20offivepoundswasofferedtoanybodywhowouldtakehimawayandusehimforwork.1、A．belongedto B．turnedto C．a(chǎn)ccountedfor D．consistedof2、A．nothing B．cleaning C．buying D．something3、A．washing B．cleaning C．buying D．changing4、A．finished B．starved C．shone D．slept5、A．that B．until C．when D．before6、A．boy B．master C．bowls D．spoons7、A．big B．bad C．a(chǎn)ngry D．hungry8、A．hated B．feared C．believed D．trusted9、A．quarrel B．bargain C．a(chǎn)rgument D．discussion10、A．elected B．chosen C．determined D．recognized11、A．full B．empty C．broken D．a(chǎn)vailable12、A．shy B．brave C．worried D．frightened13、A．pleased B．hopeful C．desperate D．exhausted14、A．a(chǎn)musement B．a(chǎn)mazement C．intension D．a(chǎn)ppreciation15、A．calm B．clear C．faint D．cautious16、A．hit B．treated C．greeted D．warned17、A．begged B．sent C．shouted D．a(chǎn)sked18、A．horror B．sadness C．curiosity D．frustration19、A．Besides B．Therefore C．However D．Eventually20、A．a(chǎn)ward B．praise C．reward D．punishiment第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Inthebusinessworld,communicationisnecessaryforthe1．(success)dailyoperations.Insomecountries,liketheUnitedStatesandGermany,2．iscommonforpeopletospeakloudlywhensharingideasorgivingdirections.However,insomecountrieslikeJapan,peoplespeaksoftlywhensharingideaormaking3．(suggest).Sowhencommunicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures,speakinginapropertone(Sowhencommunicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures,speakinginapropertone(語氣)canhelpdevelopsmoothbusinesscommunication.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,people4．(easy)connectwithothersaroundtheworldinamoment’snotice,butthereare5．fewrulestorememberbefore6．(do)so.Ifmakinganinternationalphone,peopleshouldsayattentiontothetimezonedifferencesandmakesuretosetareasonabletimeforallpartiestocommunicate.Forexample,manySpanishcultureshave7．(long)lunchbreaksthanAmericans.It8．(mean)thatSpanishmayspendatieperiodeating,in9．thepersonyouwouldliketomeetwithisunavailable.Askingforavailabilitybeforemakingthecallisthebestwaytoavoidanyconfusion(困惑).Onceyouareable10．(connect),speakclear