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英语部分专项练习三
银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项练习(三)
PartIReadingComprehension
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
MoreattentionwaspaidtothequalityofproductioninFranceatthetimeofReneCoty.CharlesDeschanelwasthenthefinancialminister.Hestressedthatworkmanshipandqualityweremoreimportantthanquantityforindustrialproduction.Itwouldbenecessarytoproducequalitygoodsfortheinternationalmarkettocompetewiththoseproducedinothercountries.TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarkettobalanceitsimportandexporttrade.
Frenchindustrialandagriculturalproductionwasstillinadequatetomeettheimmediateneedsofthepeople,letalonelong-rangeddevelopments.Essentialimportshadstretchedthenationalcredittothebreakingpoint.Rentsweretightlycontrolled,buttheextremeinflationaffectedgeneralpopulationmostseverelythroughthecostoffood.Foodcoststookasmuchas80percentoftheworkers'income.Wages,itistrue,hadrisen.Extensivefamilyallowancesandbenefitswerepaidbythestate,andtherewasfull-timeandovertimeemployment.Takentogether,thesefactorsenabledtheworkingclasstoexistbutallowedthemnosenseofsecurity.Inthisprecarious(不稳定的)anddiscouragingsituation,workmenwerewillingtoworkoverseasforhigherwages.
Thegovernmentwasreluctanttoletworkersleavethecountry.Itwasfearedthisimmigrationofworkerswoulddepletethelaborforce.Thelackofqualifiedworkersmighthindertheimprovementinthequalityofindustrialproductsproduced.Qualifiedworkersemployedabroadwouldonlyincreasethequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinforeigncountries.AlsothequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinFrancewouldnotbeabletoincreaseaspartofitsqualifiedlaborforcemovedtoothercountries.
1.Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchworkerswere________.
A)betterpaidthantheworkersinanyotherEuropeancountries
B)abletosavemoremoneywiththeincreaseintheirwages
C)anxioustoworkabroad
D)oftenunabletofindworkinFrance
2.ReneCotyandCharlesDeschanelwerebothinterestedin________.
A)betterqualityinproduction
B)increasingquantityinproduction<
C)havingthegovernmentraisetariffsonforeignimports
D)eliminatingunionsinFrance
3.TheFrenchgovernmentwasreluctanttolettheworkersleave
thecountrybecause________.
A)itwouldenlargetheworkingforce
B)itwouldhindertheimprovementofqualityinindustrial
production
C)itwouldhindertheincreaseinquantityofexports
D)itwoulddamagetheimports
4.RentsinFrance________.
A)wereextremelyhigh
B)wereextremelycontrolled
C)tookasmuchas80percentoftheworkers'income
D)haddoubledintwoyears
5.Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchgovernment________.
A)prohibitedFrenchtoworkabroad
B)reducedtaxestofightinflation
C)paidfamilyallowancesandbenefits
D)prohibitedtheFrenchworkerstojoinlaborunions
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Foodcanbedividedintotwobasiccategories:
realfoodandpleasurefood.Realfoodisfuelforthebody'sneeds,whilepleasurefood,whichishighinfatandsugar,isprimarilyfortastesatisfaction.Thecategoriesareprettyobvious.Broccoliisrealfood.Cookiesareinthepleasuregroup.
Whenyouarehungry,youarefacedwithchoices.Ifyouaren'tsufferingfromexcessivehunger,youcanberationalaboutthem.Gototherefrigerator.Whatlooksgood?
Ifyouhavechosenarealfood,say,aturkeysandwich,youcanbecertainyourbodycanuseitforfuel.Eatitandenjoy.
Twohourslateryouarehungryagain.Backtotherefrigerator.Whatlooksgood?
Icecream.Stop!
Employyourwillpowerjustalittle.Icecreamisnotwhatyourbodyneeds.Doessomethingelselookgood?
Yes,apieceoftoastwithpeanutbutterandaglassofmilksoundgoodtoo.Okay,goahead,rememberingthathigh-fatrealfoodsshouldbeeateninmoderation.
Onetrickistoeliminatepleasurefoodsfromyourkitchen.Instead,keepavarietyofhigh-qualityfoodsavailableatalltimes.Inshort,buylotsofdeliciousrealfood,foodyoureallylike,andgetridofthejunk.
Butwhatifyouhaveicecreamonhandandnothingsoundsgood?
Althoughyoudon'twant
toeatpleasurefoodswhenevertheurgestrikes,thereisalegitimateplacefortheminyourdiet.Ifyouhaveanalyzedyourfeelingsandtherearenootherneedsimitatinghunger,eattheicecream.Youhavenotfailed.Onthecontrary,youhaveacceptedyournaturalappetite,butnotblindly.
Surprisingly,whenyouknowyoucaneatanythingyouwant,andthatyouneverhaveto
putupwithunsatisfiedhungeragain,ittakesalotofpressureoff.Youwillbegintowanttoeatwhatyourbodyneeds,andyourbodywillbegintoneedfoodsthatwilllead
toslimness.
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)Theauthorisagainstgettingridofpleasurefoodaltogether.
B)Onecaneatthehigh-fatrealfoodsheartilysinceitisfuelforthebody.
C)Makesuretokeeppleasurefoodsuchasicecreaminyourdiet.
D)Ofcourseyoucansometimeshaveicecreamifyoureallywantto.
7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A)RealFoodAndPleasureFood
B)ReducingWeight
C)LimitYourConsumptionOfPleasureFood
D)HowToChooseFoodWhenYouAreHungry
8.Whatcanyouassumefromthelastparagraph?
A)Beingabletoeatanythingdoesn'tnecessarilyimplypleasure.
B)Realfoodsmayleadtoslimness.
C)Eatonlywhatyourbodyneeds.
D)Besuretosatisfyyourhungerwheneveritstrikesyou.
9.Whatcanbroccolibeexcept________.
A)icecream
B)cauliflower
C)aturkeysandwich
D)apieceoftoast
10.Judgingfromthefourthparagraph,whatdoes"junk"mean?
A)Foodlikeicecream.
B)Foodyoudonotlike.
C)Pleasurefoods.
D)Low-qualityfoods.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Cloning,manipulatingacellfromananimalsothatitgrowsintoanexactcopyofthatanimal,istheforbiddenfruitofbiotechnology.Somescientistsweresosureitcouldnotbedone
that,inthe1970s,theydiscouragedmoralists(伦理学家)fromdiscussingitsmoralimplications.Yetatthesametimeotherscientists,secretly,inout-of-the-waylabs,weregettingeverclosertomakingclones.Fortenyears,scientistshavebeencloningsheepandcowsfromembryo(胚胎)cells.ButsofarDollyistheonlyanimalclonedfromanadultcell,notfromanembryo.Sheislivingproofthatscientistshavesolvedoneofthemostchallengingproblems
ofcellbiology.
Thequestionnowishowsoonwillscientistsclonehumans."Nature",thescientificjournalthatpublishedtheDollypaper,commented,"Cloninghumansfromadultstissuesislikelytobeachievableanytimefromonetotenyearsfromnow."Mostscientistsagreethereisnoinsurmountableobstacleinhumancloning.Butahumanclone,eventhoughitmightresembletheindividualfromwhomitwasmade,woulddifferdramaticallyinpersonalityandcharacter,intelligenceandtalents."Youwillneverget100percentidentity,"sayspsychologistJeromeKaganofHarvard,"becauseofchancefactorsandbecauseenvironmentsareneverexactlythesame."
That,however,issmallcomforttomanypeople.ShortlyafterDolly'sbirthannouncement,PresidentClintonorderedagroupofexpertstocomeupwithproposalsforgovernmentaction.Withthecloningofhumanswithinreach,whetheritistobebannedorregulatedisnowonthenation'smoralagenda(议事日程).Someregardthecloningofhumansasinherentlyevil,
amorallyunjustifiableintrusionintohumanlife.Theymeasurethemoralityofanyactbytheintentionbehindit;stillothersareconcernedprimarilywithconsequencesforsocietyaswellasforindividuals.
Forthemomentitseemsthatthelatestachievementinthebiotechfieldhasprovidedeveryonewithfoodforthought.
11.InwhatwayisDollydifferentfromearlierclones?
A)Itisclonedfromhumanembryo.
B)Itisclonedfromahumancell.
C)Itisclonedfromanadultcell.
D)Itisclonedfromanadultembryo.
12.Whatistheprospect,accordingtomostscientists,ofmakingclonesfromadulthumantissues?
A)Suchcloneswillbeexactlyliketheonefromwhomitwasmade.
B)Itwouldbepossiblewithinthedecade.
C)Therestillexistsometechnicalproblems.
D)Itisimpossibletomakesuchclonesinonetotenyearsfromnow.
13.WhydidClintonorderagroupofexpertstomakeproposalsforgovernmentaction?
A)Hewantstoquickenthepaceofcloningresearch.
B)Thesuccessofcloninginvolvesseriousmoralevaluationproblems.
C)Hewantstobanthehumancloningresearch.
D)Heisworriedaboutthefundingofthefurtherresearch.
14."Foodforthought"inthelastparagraphmeans________.
A)worryforfood
B)increasedfoodtobeexpected
C)somethingworthyofconsideration
D)reasonsfordeepunderstanding
15.Thebesttitlefortheselectioncanbe________.
A)BiotechnologicalSuccessAndItsPossibleConsequences
B)DollyIsOnlyTheBeginning
C)TheDefinitionOfCloning
D)CloningHumansFromAdults'Tissues
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Failureisprobablythemostfatiguingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoreexhaustingthannotsucceeding,beingblocked,notmovingahead.Itisanevilcircle.Failurebreedsfatigue,andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichaddstothefatigueWeexperiencethistirednessintwomainways,asstart-up