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中国银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练五
银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练(五)
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onAnswerSheet1.
Generallyspeaking,aBritishiswidelyregardedasaquiet,shyandconservativepersonwhois1onlyamongthosewithwhomheisacquainted.Whenastrangerisatpresent,heoftenseemsnervous,2embarrassed.Youhavetotakeacommutertrainanymorningoreveningto3thetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersordozinginacorner.Hardlyanybodytalks,sincetodosowouldbeconsideredquiteoffensive.
4,thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviorwhich,5broken,makestheoffenderimmediatelytheobjectof6.
IthasbeenknownasafactthattheBritishhasa7forthediscussionoftheirweatherandthat,ifgivenachance,hewilltalkaboutit8.SomepeoplearguethatitisbecausetheBritishweatherseldom9forecastandhencebecomesasourceofinterestand10toeveryone.Thismaybeso.11aBritishcannothavemuch12intheweathermen,who,afterpromisingfine,sunnyweatherforthefollowingday,areoftenprovedwrong13acloudovertheAtlanticbringsrainyweathertoalldistricts!
Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurate-orasinaccurate-astheweathermeninhis14.
Foreignersmaybesurprisedatthenumberofreferences15weatherthattheBritishmaketoeachotherinthecourseofasingleday.Veryoftenconversationalgreetingsare16bycommentsontheweather."Niceday,isn'tit?
""Beautiful!
"maywellbeheardinsteadof"Goodmorning,howareyou?
"17theforeignermayconsiderthisexaggeratedandcomic,itisworthwhilepointingoutthatitcouldbeusedtohisadvantage.18hewantstostartaconversationwithaBritishbutis19toknowwheretobegin,hecoulddowelltomentionthestateoftheweather.Itisasafesubjectwhichwill20ananswerfromeventhemostreservedoftheBritish.
1.[A]relaxed[B]frustrated[C]amused[D]exhausted
2.[A]yet[B]otherwise[C]even[D]so
3.[A]experience[B]witness[C]watch[D]undergo
4.[A]Deliberately[B]Consequently[C]Frequently[D]Apparently
5.[A]unless[B]once[C]while[D]as
6.[A]suspicion[B]opposition[C]criticism[D]praise
7.[A]emotion[B]fancy[C]likeliness[D]judgment
8.[A]atlength[B]toagreatextent[C]fromhisheart[D]byallmeans
9.[A]follows[B]predicts[C]defies[D]supports
10.[A]dedication[B]compassion[C]contemplation[D]speculation
11.[A]Still[B]Also[C]Certainly[D]Fundamentally
12.[A]faith[B]reliance[C]honor[D]credit
13.[A]if[B]once[C]when[D]whereas
14.[A]propositions[B]predictions[C]approval[D]defiance
15.[A]about[B]on[C]in[D]to
16.[A]started[B]conducted[C]replaced[D]proposed
17.[A]Since[B]Although[C]However[D]Onlyif
18.[A]Evenif[B]Because[C]If[D]For
19.[A]ataloss[B]atlast[C]ingroups[D]ontheoccasion
20.[A]stimulate[B]constitute[C]furnish[D]provoke
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet1.
Text1
ReadersofourChristmasissuewereinvitedtonominatethewisestfoolofthepast50years.Theyrespondedmagnificently,thoughoftenpredictably.Butthiswasnotapopularitycontest,oranunpopularityone.ExceptJackKennedy,everyeligiblepresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnominated,alongwitheveryimportantpoliticalleaderoftherestoftheworld.AlanGreenspanwasapopularchoice,butsurprisinglyfewbusinessmenwereproposed.DonaldTrump,KennethLay,SteveJobs,SirRichardBransonandLordConradBlackwerethosemostoftenmentioned.Evenfewerwomenwerenominated,thoughDiana,PrincessofWales,wasastrongcontender.
PiersAllenofMaltanominatedRonaldReagan,explaining,"Ajoke-cracking,afternoon-napping,intellectuallightweightwhosememorycould,intimesofcrisis,alwaysbereliedupon,butonlytofail.Althoughfoolishenoughtoannounce,liveonradio,thathewouldbebombingRussiainfiveminutesandtakeadvicefromhiswife'sastrologer(占星家),hewasalsowiseenoughtohavesurvivedunionleadershipandtwotermsasgovernorofCaliforniatoreachthepresidencyoftheUnitedStatesandendthecoldwarfavourablyfortheWest.AnyotherwisefoolsmakingittotheWhiteHousewillbehardpressedtofillhiscowboyboots."
RichardSpencer(addressnotsupplied)choseYasserArafat,whosefoolishnesswasin"nevermissinganopportunitytomissanopportunity"."WhileappearingtohispeopleasastrongleaderwhocouldstanduptotheIsraelis,Arafatwasunableto(orsimplychosenotto)seizethehistoricalmomentandforgeacompromisesolutionthatwouldbenefitthelotofthePalestinians.HadhebeenwiseenoughtomakeadealwithIsraelwhenthegoingwasgood,helikelywouldhavebeenburiedasabonafide(真正的)worldleaderinasovereignstateofPalestine."
DenisPapathanasiouofHoboken,NewJersey,nominatedLawrencePeter"Yogi"Berra,baseballplayerfortheNewYorkYankees(1946-63)."MrBerrahardlyqualifiesasanintellectual:
heisfamousforsuchremarksas'Youdon'tlooksohotyourself'(inresponsetoacommentthathelookedcoolinhissummersuit),'What?
Youmeanrightnow?
(whenaskedforthetimeofday),and'Itakeatwo-hournap,fromoneo'clocktofour.'Onsecondglance,however,hisutterancesdepictacertainhonestZen-like(类似禅宗)wisdom:
Ifyoudon'tknowwhereyou'regoing,you'llwindupsomewhereelse?
Itwashardtohaveaconversationwithanyone-thereweresomanypeopletalking.Thosequalitieshaveinspiredaminiaturepopularcult(崇拜)ofbooksandseminars.Notbadforahumblebaseballplayerofmodesteducation."
MrPapathanasioutakesfirstprize.
21.DennisPapathasiou'scommentsuggests.
[A]LawrenceBerraisnodoubtaconfusedcharacter.
[B]ItishardtohaveaconversationwithLawrenceBerra.
[C]Itiswrongtounderestimateapersonofmodesteducation.
[D]Thebaseballplayerisphilosophicalaboutlife.
22.WhatisNOTtrueofRonaldReagan?
[A]HewasatradeunionleaderbeforeassumingthegovernorshipofCalifornia.
[B]HethreatenedtobombtheSovietUnionontheadviseofanastrologer.
[C]HeprojectedanimageoftoughguywhenhewastheU.S.president.
[D]Hismemorycouldonlybereliedonintimesofcrisis.
23.ThepossiblereasontodroptheU.S.presidentsfromthecontestisthat.
[A]Themagazinedeliberatelydisregardedpopularityinthecontest
[B]mostofthereadersendorsedDennisPapathanasiou'schoice
[C]Theeditorsdecidedthattheywerenotstrongcontenders
[D]Thepurposeofthecontestwastooutwitthereaders
24.RichardSpencer'scommentimpliesthatthePalestinianleader.
[A]shouldhavedeclaredtheformationofaPalestinianstate
[B]failedtoidentifyahistoricalopportunitywhenitarose
[C]failedtoliveuptohisimageasastrongleader
[D]shouldhavebeenflexibleinhisapproachtodealingwiththeIsraelis
25.Theword"humble"(Line9,Para.4)denotes.
[A]self-importanceinbearing[B]modestyinbehavior
[C]afreeofcarecharacter[D]easy-goingnessinmanners
Text2
Theagingprocessmaynotbetheresultofarigidgeneticprogramthatinitselfdictateslongevity.Onthecontrary,whatweseeasmaximumlifespanmaysimplybethecomplexandindirectresultofmultipletraitsintheorganismthatareinternallytiedtonormaldevelopment.Inotherwords,itisnotthatthebodyissomehowpre-programmedtoacquiregrayhair,wrinkles,ordiminishedmetabolic(新陈代谢的)functions.Rather,thesesignsofagingaresimplytelltalesideeffectsofactivitiesoftheorganism.
Considertheanalogyofan"agingcar".Supposeadistinctive"species"ofautomobileweredesignedtoburnfuelatafixedtemperaturewithanefficientrateofcombustion(燃烧).Thatspecificrateofcombustionisrequiredforappropriateacceleration,cruisingspeed,fuelmileage(油耗),andsoon.But,whenthecarfunctionsinthiswayoveraperiodoftime,thecaralso,ofnecessity,producescertainemissionby-productsthat,overtime,begintoclogthecylinders,reduceautomotiveefficiency,andleadtothebreakdownandfinalcollapseofthemachine.
Inthecaseofthehuman"car",itcouldbetheburningoxygeninnormalmetabolismgeneratesharmfulby-productsinfreeradicalsthatprovetoxictotheorganism.Whatweseeheremaybeabasictrade-off:
oxygenisessentialforlifeyetharmfultooureventualwell-being.Inthisview,thehuman"car"isnotintentionallydesignedtoaccumulatetoxicemissionsinordertocollapse.Butthereseemstobenowayforthecartofunctionatoptimumlevelswithoutthedestructiveby-products.
Butsupposewecouldfindsomespecial"fueladditive"thateliminatestoxicemissions.Wouldwethenhavean"immortal"car?
Probablynot.Changingthefuelusedinyourcarwon'tpreventaccidents,norwouldanyfueladditivepreventrustingorthewearingdownofspringsandshockabsorbers.Thehuman"car"analogy,ofcourse,ismisleading,becauseanorganism,unlikeamanufacturedobject,hasacapacityforrepairandself-generation,atleastuptocertainpoint.Thewholequestionaboutwhywegrowoldisfindingoutwhythatcapacityforself-repairultimatelyseemsunabletokeepupwiththedamagerate:
inshort,whyaginganddeathseemtobeuniversal.
26.Fromthepassage,welearnthat.
[A]theagingprocess