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银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练一
银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练
(一)
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.
Valentine’sDaymaycomefromtheancientRomanfeastofLupercalia.__1__thefiercewolvesroamednearby,theoldRomanscalled__2__thegodLupercustohelpthem.Afestivalinhis__3__washeldonFebruary15th.Ontheeveofthefestivalthe__4__ofthegirlswerewrittenon__5__ofpaperandplacedinjars.Eachyoungman__6__aslip.Thegirlwhosenamewas__7__wastobehissweetheartfortheyear.
Legend__8__itthattheholidaybecameValentine’sDay__9__aRomanpriestnamedValentine.EmperorClaudiusII__10__theRomansoldiersNOTtomarryorbecomeengaged.Claudiusfeltmarriedsoldierswould__11__stayhomethanfight.WhenValentine__12__theEmperorandsecretlymarriedtheyoungcouples,hewasputtodeathonFebruary14th,the__13__ofLupercalia.Afterhisdeath,Valentinebecamea__14__.Christianpriestsmovedtheholidayfromthe15thtothe14th—Valentine’sDay.NowtheholidayhonorsValentine__15__ofLupercus.
Valentine’sDayhasbecomeamajor__16__ofloveandromanceinthemodernworld.TheancientgodCupidandhis__17__intoalover’sheartmaystillbeusedto__18__fallinginloveorbeinginlove.Butwealsousecardsandgifts,suchasflowersorjewelry,todothis.__19__togiveflowertoawifeorsweetheartonValentine’sDaycansometimesbeas__20__asforgettingabirthdayoraweddinganniversary.
1.[A]While[B]When[C]Though[D]Unless
2.[A]upon[B]back[C]off[D]away
3.[A]honor[B]belief[C]hand[D]way
4.[A]problems[B]secrets[C]names[D]intentions
5.[A]rolls[B]piles[C]works[D]slips
6.[A]cast[B]caught[C]drew[D]found
7.[A]given[B]chosen[C]elected[D]delivered
8.[A]tells[B]means[C]makes[D]has
9.[A]after[B]since[C]as[D]from
10.[A]ordered[B]pleaded[C]envisioned[D]believed
11.[A]other[B]simply[C]rather[D]all
12.[A]disliked[B]defied[C]defeated[D]dishonored
13.[A]celebration[B]arrangement[C]feast[D]eve
14.[A]goat[B]saint[C]model[D]weapon
15.[A]because[B]made[C]instead[D]learnt
16.[A]part[B]representative[C]judgement[D]symbol
17.[A]story[B]wander[C]arrow[D]play
18.[A]portray[B]require[C]demand[D]alert
19.[A]Keeping[B]Disapproving[C]Supporting[D]Forgetting
20.[A]constructive[B]damaging[C]reinforcing[D]retorting
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
Theauthorofsomefortynovels,anumberofplays,volumesofverse,historical,criticalandautobiographicalworks,aneditorandtranslator,JackLindsayisclearlyanextraordinarilyprolificwriter—afactwhichcaneasilyobscurehisveryrealdistinctioninsomeoftheareasintowhichhehasventured.Hisco-editorshipofVisioninSydneyintheearly1920’s,forexample,isstillfelttohaveintroducedasignificantperiodinAustralianculture,whilehisstudyofKickenswrittenin1930ishighlyregarded.Butofallhisworkitisprobablythenoveltowhichhehasmadehismostsignificantcontribution.
Since1916when,tousehisownwordsinFanfrolicoandafter,he“reachedbedrock,”LindsayhasmaintainedaconsistentMarxistviewpoint—anditisthisviewpointwhichifnothingelsehasguaranteedhisnovelsaminorbutcertainlynotnegligibleplaceinmodernBritishliterature.Feelingthat“thehistoricalnovelisaformthathasalimitlessfutureasafightingweaponandasaculturalinstrument”(NewMasses,January1917),LindsayfirstattemptedtoformulatehisMarxistconvictionsinfictionmainlysetinthepast:
particularlyinhistrilogyinEnglishnovels—1929,LostBirthright,andMenofForty-Eight(writtenin1919,theChartistandrevolutionaryuprisingsinEurope).Basicallytheseworkssetout,withmostsuccessinthefirstvolume,tovivifythehistoricaltraditionsbehindEnglishSocialismandattemptedtodemonstratethatitstood,inLindsay’swords,forthe“truecompletionofthenationaldestiny.”
Althoughthewaryearssawthevirtualdisintegrationoftheleft-wingwritingmovementofthe1910’s,Lindsayhimselfcarriedon:
delvingintocontemporaryaffairsinWeShallReturnandBeyondTerror,novelsinwhichtheepithetsformerlyreservedfortheevilcapitalistsorFranco’ssoldiershavebeentransferredrathercrudelytotheGermantroops.AfterthewarLindsaycontinuedtowritemainlyaboutthepresent—tryingwithvaryingdegreesofsuccesstocometotermswiththeunradicalpoliticalrealitiesofpost-warEngland.Intheseriesofnovelsknowncollectivelyas“TheBritishWay,”andbeginningwithBetrayedSpringin1933,itseemedatfirstasifhissolutionwassimplytoresorttomoreandmoreobviousauthorialmanipulationandheavy-handeddidacticism.Fortunately,however,fromRevoltoftheSons,thisprocesswasreversed,asLindsaybegantoshowanincreasingtendencytoignorepartysolutions,tofailindeedtogiveanythingbutthemostelementarypoliticalconsciousnesstohischaracters,sothatinhislatest(andwhatappearstobehislast)contemporarynovel,ChoiceofTimes,hishero,Colin,endsonanoteofdesperation:
“Everythingmustbedifferent,Ican’tlivethiswayanylonger.ButhowcanIchangeit,how?
”Tohiscreditasanartist,Lindsaydoesn’tgivehimanyexplicitanswer.
1.Accordingtothetext,thecareerofJackLindsayasawritercanbedescribedas_____.
[A]inventive[B]productive[C]reflective[D]inductive
2.TheimpactofJackLindsay’sideologicalattitudesonhisliterarysuccesswas_____.
[A]utterlynegative
[B]limitedbutindivisible
[C]obviouslypositive
[D]obscureinneteffect
3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,JackLindsayfirmlybelievesin______.
[A]thegloomydestinyofhisowncountry
[B]thefunctionofliteratureasaweapon
[C]hisresponsibilityasanEnglishman
[D]hisextraordinarypositioninliterature
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.
[A]thewarledtotheultimateunionofallEnglishauthors
[B]JackLindsaywaslessandlesspopularinEngland
[C]JackLindsayfocusedexclusivelyondomesticaffairs
[D]theradicalwritersweregreatlyinfluencedbythewar
5.Accordingtothetext,thespeechattheendofthetex__________t.
[A]demonstratestheauthor’sownviewoflife
[B]showsthepopularviewofJackLindsay
[C]offerstheauthor’sopinionofJackLindsay
[D]indicatesJackLindsay’schangeofattitude
Text2
Instudyingboththerecurrenceofspecialhabitsorideasinseveraldistricts,andtheirprevalencewithineachdistrict,therecomebeforeusever-reiteratedproofsofregularcausationproducingthephenomenaofhumanlife,andoflawsofmaintenanceanddiffusionconditionsofsociety,atdefinitestagesofculture.But,whilegivingfullimportancetotheevidencebearingonthesestandardconditionsofsociety,letusbecarefultoavoidapitfallwhichmayentraptheunwarystudent.Ofcourse,theopinionsandhabitsbelongingincommontomassesofmankindaretoagreatextenttheresultsofsoundjudgmentandpracticalwisdom.Buttoagreatextentitisnotso.
Thatmanynumeroussocietiesofmenshouldhavebelievedintheinfluenceoftheevileyeandtheexistenceofafirmament,shouldhavesacrificedslavesandgoodstotheghostsofthedeparted,shouldhavehandeddowntraditionsofgiantsslayingmonstersandmenturningintobeasts—allthisisgroundforholdingthatsuchideaswereindeedproducedinmen’smindsbyefficientcauses,butitisnotgroundforholdingthattheritesinquestionareprofitable,thebeliefssound,andthehistoryauthentic.Thismayseematthefirstglanceatruism,but,infact,itisthedenialofafallacywhichdeeplyaffectsthemindsofallbutasmallcriticalminorityofmankind.Popularly,whateverybodysaysmustbetrue,whateverybodydoesmustberight.
Therearevarioustopics,especiallyinhistory,law,philosophy,andtheology,whereeventheeducatedpeopleweliveamongcanhardlybebroughttoseethatthecausewhymendoholdanopinion,orpractiseacustom,isbynomeansnecessarilyareasonwhytheyoughttodoso.Nowcollectionsofethnographicevidence,bringingsoprominentlyintoviewtheagreementofimmensemultitudesofmenastocertaintraditions,beliefs,andusages,arepeculiarlyliabletobethusimproperlyusedindirectdefenseoftheseinstitutionsthemselves,evenoldbarbaricnationsbeingpolledtomaintaintheiropinionsagainstwhatarecalledmodernideas.
Asithasmorethanoncehappenedtomyselftofindmycollectionsoftraditionsandbeliefsthussetuptoprovetheirownobjectivetruth,withoutproperexaminationofthegroundsonwhichtheywereactuallyreceived,Itakethisoccasionofremarkingthatthesamelineofargumentwillserveequallywelltodemonstrate,bythestrongandwideconsentofnations,thattheearthisflat,andnight-marethevisitofademon.
1.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthephenomenamentionedatthebeginningofthetextisoneof_____.
[A]skepticism[B]approval[C]indifference[D]disgust
2.By“Butto...itisnotso”(Line7)theauthorimpliesthat_____.
[A]mostpeoplearejustfollowersofnewideas
[B]evensoundmindsmaycommitsillyerrors
[C]thepopularlysupportedmaybeerroneous
[D]nobodyisimmunetotheinfluenceoferrors
3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothestatement“Therearevarious...todoso”(Line17-20)?
[A]Principlesofhistoryandphilosophyarehardtodealwi