中国银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练五.docx

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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