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　　完型：x0536—40CABDCx0541—45CBDADx0546—50BABDC51—55CBCCB

　　About150yearsago,theSpanishexplorerChristopherColumbusprovedtheEarthwasround.NowAmericanauthorThomasFriedmantellsustheEarthis36inhisbestseller.

　　Ifheisnotjoking,thenwhyistheworldflat?Friedman37ittotechnologicalforces.BecauseoftheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb,hebelievesgeographical38aredisappearing.Individualsandcompaniesaroundtheworldcan39orcompeteonthesamelevel.

　　BillGates40themeaningofthistransformationbest.Thirtyyearsago,hetellsFriedman,ifyouhadto41betweenbeingbornageniusinShanghaianda(n)42personinNewYork,youwouldhavechosenNewYorkbecauseyour43oflivingaprosperouslifeweremuchgreaterthere.“Now,”Gatessays,“IwouldratherbeageniusborninChinathananaverageguyborninNewYork.,”Thisshowsthatsuccesstodayisdeterminedmoreby44thanbylocation.

　　Globalization(全球化)isdrivenbyambitiousindividuals:freelancers(自由撰稿人)and45newbusinessesallovertheworld,46inIndiaandChina.Theycancompetenotjustforlow–wagemanufacturing47,increasingly,forthehighest–endresearchanddesignworkaswell.

　　Bigcompanieshaveplayed48importantroleinthis49process.Theymovetheirfactoriesfromonecountrytoanothertocutcosts.It’s50nowforanengineerinChinatobeworkingforanAmericancompany.TheInternetkeepsthemin51touchwiththeirAmericancounterparts(伙伴).People52havestandardizedproceduresforgettingtheirworkdone.

　　TheReutersnewsagencyprovidesagood53.ThecompanymoveditsfinancialoperationsfromLondonandNewYorktoIndia.TheIndian54havethenecessarytechnicalskills.Butthesalariesandofficerentsarelessthanonefifthof55theywouldbeinNewYorkorLondon.

　　36．A．roundx05B．smoothx05C．flatx05D．plain

　　37．A．owesx05B．refersx05C．devotesx05D．contributes

　　38．A．differencesx05B．barriersx05C．meaningsx05D．worries

　　39．A．fightx05B．strugglex05C．participatex05D．cooperate

　　40．A．exploresx05B．announcesx05C．explainsx05D．exposes

　　41．A．convincex05B．determinex05C．choosex05D．conclude

　　42．A．geniusx05B．averagex05C．businessx05D．popular

　　43．A．interestsx05B．goodsx05C．conditionsx05D．chances

　　44．A．abilityx05B．positionx05C．backgroundx05D．situation

　　45．A．normalx05B．commonx05C．ordinaryx05D．creative

　　46．A．speciallyx05B．especiallyx05C．generallyx05D．regularly

　　47．A．butx05B．andx05C．sox05D．however

　　48．A．morex05B．anotherx05C．otherx05D．less

　　49．A．competitionx05B．individualx05C．cooperationx05D．globalization

　　50．A．regularx05B．unusualx05C．commonx05D．standard

　　51．A．consistentx05B．consideratex05C．constantx05D．conventional

　　52．A．therex05B．everywherex05C．anywherex05D．nowhere

　　53．A．storyx05B．officex05C．examplex05D．approach

　　54．A．companiesx05B．employersx05C．employeesx05D．branches

　　55．A．whichx05x05B．whatx05C．thatx05D．when

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