中国建设银行招聘考试英语历年真题精编试卷及答案解析

1、中国建设银行招聘考试英语历年真题精编试卷及答案解析一、Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed bysome questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A., B., C. and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark thecorrespondi

2、ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.A. Today television is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the home. Some people in places where television reception is good may think that television has taken the place of the radio. Television, however, is actually

3、 a kind of radio. It uses special equipment for sending and receiving pictures. The television sound uses the same type of equipment that is used in other forms of radio. Exchanging messages with ships at sea was one of the first uses of radio. Modern radio is still used for this purpose and for com

4、munication across oceans. On land too, radio provides a means of instant communication even with moving vehicles such as taxicabs or service trucks. Police forces use two-way radio to get information from and to officers in squad cars and on motorcycles. Small portable set makes it possible to commu

5、nicate with a central exchange while walking or riding in a city or over a countryside. Observers in airplanes can report traffic accidents and traffic jams by radio to the police officers on the ground. Radiotelephones are used in many places. Connection with the regular telephone service can be pr

6、ovided for boats, trains, and cars. Isolated places in deserts, forests, and mountainous regions are linked by radiotelephone in many parts of the world. Thus by means of radio people can communicate with others wherever service is provided. (1).According to the passage, television( ). A.has taken t

7、he place of radioB.is no longer popular in the homeC.can be regarded as a kind of radio D.has nothing in common with radio (2).In paragraph 2, "this purpose" refers to( ). A.exchanging messages with ships at sea B.communication across oceansC.sending and receiving the pictureD.instant comm

8、unication with moving vehicles (3).Modern radio is used in many ways. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.at seaB.on landC.in the airD.underground (4).The word "isolated" in the last paragraph means( ). A.sandy and mountainousB.clean and not pollutedC.without any livin

9、g thingsD.separated or distant (5).The best title for this passage is( ). A.television and radio B.radio and its usesC.radio and radio-telephonesD.modern communicationB. When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our vi

10、llage rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, th

11、e wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture

12、 about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike the description "old". I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my

13、village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.However, in the United State

14、s, people think "growing old" is a problem since "old" shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I t

15、old the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn't want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don't respect them any

16、more; I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through words. By Jack (1).Jack brought the couple their food very fast because( ). A.the manager asked him to do soB.he respected the elderly C.the couple wanted him to do soD.he wanted more pay【解析】根据第二段中的“ I told her that I had made

17、sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly ”可知答案。(2).When Jack called the couple "elderly", they became( ). A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappy D.excited【解析】根据第二段中的“ As soon as I said that ，her face showed great displeasure ”可知，他们听到Jack 称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。(3).In Jack's

18、 hometown,( ). A.people dislike being called "old"B.people are proud of being old C.many people reach the age of seventy or eightyD.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants【解析】根据第三段中的“ In my village in China ，people are proud of being old ”可知答案。(4).After this experience, Jack(

19、). A.lost his job in the restaurantB.made friends with the coupleC.no longer respected the elderlyD.changed his way with older people 【解析】根据最后一段中的“ After that ，I changed the way I had been with older people ”可知答案。(5).Which of the following is TRUE? A.The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple g

20、otB.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experienceC.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the coupleD.From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture 【解析】根据第二段最后一句“ After the couple heard my reason ， they understood that the problemwas caused by cul

21、tural differences ，so they laughed and were no longer angry ”可知A 选项不对。根据文章最后一句“ but now I don t show my feelings through words ”可知B 选项不对。根据第二段中的“ I then waked back to thetable and apologized to the wife ”可知C 选项也不对。故正确答案为D。C. The leaders of Detroit's struggling Big Three automakers are appearing

22、before the Senate today, where prospects of ￥25 billion in emergency loans to the industry appear to be stalling. Amid GOP cries of "corporate welfare," Senate Majority Leader Reid introduced a bill yesterday to let the automakers and component suppliers tap into some of the money Congress

23、 allotted in the ￥700 billion financial bailout. Reid, launching a lame-duck session, warned of a "potential meltdown" in the industry with devastating consequences. He said 355,000 people are employed by the industry and 4.5 million more work in related industries. An additional 1 million

24、 people, retirees and their relatives, are covered by retirement and medical plants within the industry, he said. The Big Three-General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler-have been whipsawed by the faltering economy and credit crunch. But the odds do not look good for Detroit. At the heart of the debate is

25、whether automakers are deserving -as a linchpin of the U.S. economy -or are, in the words of one high-profile critic, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, an innovation-averse "dinosaur". Shelby, appearing Sunday on Meet the Press, said "Get rid of the management. Get rid of the

26、 boards-the people who brought them to where they are today. This is a dead end. It's a road to nowhere, and it's a big burden on the American taxpayer." Republicans attacked the measure on several fronts. Some questioned the rush to judgment, others warned that other industries would s

27、oon line up for help. And some charged that the firms brought on their troubles by agreeing to union contracts with wages and benefits costing an average of ￥73 an hour, compared with ￥28 an hour for the average private firm. GOP Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said the ￥700 billion rescue was th

28、e No. 1 issued when he toured the state recently. "Candidly, the temperature of my constituents was boiling, 212 degrees Fahrenheit, and the thermometer was broken," he said. Someopponents prefer that the automakers pursue Chapter 11 reorganizations instead of hitting up Uncle Sam. Democra

29、ts argue that the ￥25 billion is only 4 percent of the bigger bailout. Reid's spokesman, Jim Manley, said the bill has robust language on corporate oversight, taxpayer protections, and executive compensation limits. A compromise could be struck if Democrats bowed to GOP pressure and, instead of

30、new loans, rewrote the rules for ￥25 billion in loans granted to automakers to help them retool factories to build fuel-efficient vehicles. "It's mind boggling," one Republican said of Democrats' intransigence. "If I were them, I'd want to get this off my plate before Obam

31、a becomes president." The automotive executives, Alan Mulatly, Ford's president and CEO, RobertNardelli, Chrysler' s chairman and CEO, and Rick Wagoner, GM' s chairman and CEO, are to appear before the Senate Banking Committee. Shelby is the top Republican on the panel. The post-ele

32、ction lame-duck session is the last chance to sign off on the measure during this Congress. The bill probably can pass the House, but prospects are iffy in the Senate, where Democrats need 60 votes to block an expected filibuster. If nothing passes, it could be taken up in January by the next Congre

33、ss, which will have a broader Democratic majority. (1).Harry Reid proposed a bill for the automakers because( ). A.GOP called for "corporate welfare"B.the leaders of the Big Three came to Senate to stall the loansC.the breakdown of American auto industry will affect millions of people'

34、s life D. ￥700 billion emergency loans is to be tapped into【解析】第三段首句告诉我们产业崩溃会给人们的生活带来严重影响devastating consequences 。之后的两句分别从不同角度解释了以上观点。所以答案是C。(2).We may infer from the third paragraph that( ). A.the Big Three partly led to the bad economy and credit crunchB.people doubted the auto industry as the ba

35、ckbone of the economy C.the automakers lacked the spirit of innovation in the pastD.Richard Shelby, a high-profile critic, dislikes big animals like dinosaurs (3).Sen. Arlen Specter is quoted in Paragraph 8 to( ). A.reflect the reaction of the ordinary people to the bill B.illustrate people's ap

36、proval of passing the measureC.demonstrate the troubles caused by agreeing to union contractsD.show the devastating impact of auto industry on society (4).On which of the following statements would the author most probably agree? A.Democrats should reach an agreement in the face of Republican pressu

37、reB.Senator Reid should send the bill after Obama becomes presidentC. ￥25 billion in loans should be solely used for updating factoriesD.The chance of passing the bill in January would be greater than now 【解析】 If nothing passes ，it could be taken up in January by the next Congress ， which will have

38、abroader Democratic majority 这句话是本题的关键点。通过这句话可以推断出答案是D。(5).The passage intends to tell us that( ). A.the gloomy prospects of passing Reid' s bill on saving the auto industryB.the possibility of a compromise between two parties on bailing out auto industryC.the correlation between sescuing auto i

39、ndustry and two parties' stance D.the great difference between Democrats and Republics on rescuing in the Big Three【解析】讲给三大汽车制造业的政府注资扶持，共和党反对，民主党支持，所以答案是C。D. In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were

40、 widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper of

41、fice space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss(or gain)through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times tha

42、t through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gai

43、n. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city' s sanitation facilities, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million ga

44、llons of raw sewage each year as much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which hasa population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. In Boston in the late 1960s, some people even feared that shadows from sk

45、yscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common. Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space. (1).The main purpose of the passage is to_

46、. A.discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapersB.compare skyscrapers with other modern structuresC.describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environment D.illustrate various architectural【解析】主旨题。本篇短文的主要目的是描述摩天大楼以及摩天大楼对环境造成的影响。文章的第一段是主题段(topic sentence) 。作者在这一段首先从整体上提出了摩天大楼对环境造成的影响，然后在

47、下面的几段具体地从几个方面论述了对环境造成的影响。(2).According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls?A.The exterior surrounding air is heated. B.The building materials are very expensive.C.Construction time is increased.D.Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.【解析】 细节理解题。文章的第三

48、段最后一句谈到了这一点：“ However， mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings ”即The exterior surrounding air isheated ( 摩天大楼周围外部空气的温度升高了。)(3).According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers was some residents of Boston concerned with in the late

49、 1960s? A.The poor reception of radio and TV signals.B.The removal of trees and grass from building sites.C.The harmful effects on the city's plants. D.The obstruction of air traffic.【解析】细节理解题。文章倒数第二段的最后一句谈到了这一点：“ In Boston in the late 1960s， some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers

50、 would kill the grass on Boston Common ”波士顿有些居民害怕摩天大楼的阴影会杀死青草，即他们担心摩天大楼会对城市的植物造成有害的影响。(4).Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue most concern? A.ElectriciansB.Environmentalists C.City plannersD.Television viewers【解析】细节理解题。文章第一段第二句提到了这一点：“ Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of ta

51、ll buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities ”这里ecologists( 生态学者) 实际上就是environmentalists( 环境保护人士) 。(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.Skyscrapers provide more usable space than other buildings.B.The skyscrapers first appear

52、ed in the late 1960s. C.Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poor.D.The two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers.【解析】是非判断题。B 项的内容与文章不符，本文虽未直接提到摩天大楼是什么时候出现的，但间接否认摩天大楼是在20 世纪60 年代末期首先出现的： and new steel -and-glass skyscrapers were widelycriticized 这一个“新”字是说这种钢材玻璃型摩天大楼是在20 世纪60 年代末期

53、出现的，而不是说摩天大楼是在这一时期出现的。E Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of

54、 society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life t

55、o decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed. Within a soci

56、ety, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotion

57、al aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements. Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes mo

58、re readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts. (1)

59、.The passage is mainly discussing_. A.certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur B.certain factors that promote social changeC.the necessity of social changeD.two different societies【解析】此题考查全文主旨。全文共三段， 根据每段的第一句“ Social change is more likely to occurin societies ”，“ Within a society ， social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in ”和“ Further more，social change is easi