单选题Directions: Read the following text. Answer
the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. 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 coarse, our ability to benefit from this
high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language
skills. Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of
modem businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing
business abroad. In modem markets, success overseas often helps support domestic
business efforts. Overseas assignments are becoming
increasingly important to advancement within executive 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 cope
back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign
language issues are becoming more and more prevalent(普遍的).
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices 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 evergrowing 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 principal language has an opportunity to
fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know
when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can
communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an
obvious asset to the firm.
单选题
What is the author's attitude toward high-tech communications
equipment?