银行系统招聘考试英语（中国农业银行）模拟试卷1

银行系统招聘考试英语（中国农业银行）模拟试卷1一、阅读理解(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)Weallknowthatthenormalhumandailycycleofactivityisofsome7-8hours’sleepalternationwithsome16—17hours’wakefulnessandthat，broadlyspeaking，thesleepnormallycoincideswiththehoursofdarkness．Ourpresentconcerniswithhoweasilyandtowhatextentthiscyclecanbemodified．Thequestionisnomereacademicone．Theease，forexample，withwhichpeoplecanchangefromworkinginthedaytoworkingatnightisaquestionofgrowingimportanceinin—dustrywhereautomationcallsforround—the—clockworkingofmachines．Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoareversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness，sleepingduringthedayandworkingatnight．Unfortunately，itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedeveryweek；apersonmayworkfrom12：00midnightto8：00a．m．oneweek，8：00a．m．to4：00P．m．thenext，and4：OOp．m．to12：00midnightthethirdandsoon．Thismeansthatnosoonerhashegotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother，sothatmuchofhistimeisspentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently．TheonlyrealsolutionappearstobetohandoverthenightshifttoanumberofDermanentnightworkers．Aninterestingstudyofthedomesticlifeandhealthofnight—shiftworkerswascarriedoutbyBrownin1957．Shefoundahighincidenceofdisturbedsleepandotherdisordersamongthoseonalternatingdayandnightshifts，butnoabnormaloccurrenceofthesephenomenaamongthoseonpermanentnightwork．Thislattersystemthenappearstobethebestlong—termpolicy，butmeanwhilesomethingmaybedonetorelievethestrainsofalternatedayandnightworkbyselectingthosepeoplewhocanadaptmostquicklytothechangesofroutine．Onewayofknowingwhenapersonhasadaptedisbymeasuringhisbodytemperature．Peopleengagedinnormaldaytimeworkwillhaveahightemperatureduringthehoursofwakefulnessandalowoneatnight；whenthevchangetonightwork，thepatternwillonlygraduallygobacktomatchthenewroutineandthespeedwithwhichitdoessoparallels，broadlyspeaking，theadaptationofthebodyasawhole，particularlyintermsofperformance．Therefore，bytakingbodytemperatureatinteryalsoftwohoursthroughouttheperiodofwakefulnessitcanbeseenhowquicklvaPersoncanadapttoareversedroutine，andthiscouldbeusedasabasisforselection．Sofar。however，suchaformofselectiondoesnotseemtohavebeenappliedinpractice．1、Themainproblemoftheround—the—clockworkingsystemliesinA、thedisturbanceofthedailycycleofworkerswhohavetochangeshiftstoofrequentlyB、theinconveniencesbroughtabouttotheworkersbytheintroductionofautomationC、thefactthatpeopleworkingatnightareoftenlesseffectiveD、thefactthatitisdifficulttofindanumberofgoodnightworkers标准答案：B知识点解析：推理引申题。第二段中提到人适应新习惯需要五天到一个礼拜的时间，但事实是工人的正常生活节奏经常处于被扰乱的状态，使工作和睡眠效率不佳。所以答案为B。2、Thebestsolutiontoimplementingthe24一hourworkingsystemseems．A、toemploypeoplewhoworkonnightshiftsonlyB、t6createbetterlivingconditionsfornightworkersC、tochangeshiftsatlongerintervalsD、tohavelongershifts标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第三段第一句“TheonIyreaIsolutlutionappears．．．nightworkers”可以判断出A项正确。3、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A、Bodytemperaturemayserveasanindicationofaworker’sperformanceB、Theemploymentofpermanentnightshiftworkersseemstobethebestsolutiontoproblemsoftheround-the—clockworkingsystemC、TakingbodytemperatureatregularintervalscanshowhowapersonadaptstothechangesofroutineD、Disturbedsleepoccursmorefrequentlyamongshiftworkers标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。最后一段提到“…bytakingbodytemperature．．．canbeseenhowquicklyapersoncanadapttoareversedroutine”。4、Itispossibletofindoutifapersonhasadaptedtothechangesofroutinebymeasuringhisbodytemperaturebecause．A、bodytemperaturechangeswhenthecycleofsleepandwakefulnessaIternatesB、bodytemperaturechangeswhenhechangestonightshiftorbackC、thetemperaturereverseswhentheroutineischangedD、peoplehavehighertemperaturewhentheyareworkingefficiently标准答案：C知识点解析：推理引申题。最后一段指出体温与人处于醒着的状态还是睡眠状态的关系，只有C与原文相符。5、Thephrase”coincidewith”(Line3，Para．1)couldbestbereplacedby________.A、takeplaceB、agreewithC、accordtoD、takeup标准答案：B知识点解析：词意猜测题。意思是“与……一致”。Racket，dinclamor，noise．Whateveryouwanttocallit，unwantedsoundisAmerica，smostwidespreadnuisance．Butnoiseismorethanjustanuisance．Itconstitutesarealandpresentdangertopeople’shealth．Dayandnight，athome，atwork，andatplay，noisecanproduceseriousphysicalandpsychologicalstress．Nooneisimmunetothisstress．Thoughwe．seemtoadjusttonoisebyignoringit，theear，infact，neverclosesandthebodvstillresponds--sometimeswithextremetension，astoastrangesoundinthenight．Theannoyancewefeelwhenfacedwithnoiseisthemostcommonoutwardsvmptomofthestressbuildingupinsideus．Indeed，becauseirritabilityissoapparent，legislatorshavemadepublicannoyancethebasisofmanynoiseabatement(消除)programs．Themoresubtleandmoreserioushealthhazardsassociatedwithstresscausedbynoisetraditionallvhavebeengivenmuchlessattention．Nevertheless，whenweareannoyedormadeirritablebynoise，weshouldconsiderthesesymptomsfairwarningthatotherthingsmaybehappeningtous。someofwhichmaybedamagingtoourhealth．Ofthemanyhealthhazardsrelatedtonoise，hearinglossisthemostclearlyobservableandmeasurablebyhealthprofessionals．Otherhazardsarehardertopindown．Formanvofus.theremaybeariskthatexposuretothestressofnoiseincreasessuseeptibilitvt0diseaseandinfection．Themoresusceptibleamongusmayexperiencenoiseasacomplicatingfactorinheartproblemsandotherdiseases．Noisethatcausesannoyanceandirritabilityinhealthypersonsmayhaveseriousconsequencesforthosealreadyillinmindorbody．Noiseaffectsusthroughoutourlives．Forexample，thereareindicationsofeffectsontheunbornchildwhenmothersareexposedtoindustrialandenvironmentalnoise．Duringinfancyandchildhood，youngstersexposedtohighnoiselevelsmayhavetroublefallingasleepandobtainingnecessaryamountsofrest．Why，then，istherenotgreateralarmaboutthesedangers?PerhaPsitisbecausethelinkbetweennoiseandmanydisabilitiesordiseaseshasnotyetbeenconclusivelvdemonstrated．Perhapsitisbecausewetendtodismissannoyanceasapricetopayforlivinginthemodernworld．ItmayalsobebecausewestilIthinkofhearinglossasonlyanoccupationalhazard．6、Thephrase”immuneto”(Para．1)areusedtomean________．A、unaffectedbyB、hurtbyC、unlikelytobeseenbyD、unknownby7、Theautho，sattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas________．A、unrealisticB、traditionalC、concernedD、hvsterical8、Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A、Noiseisamajorproblem；mostpeoplerecognizeitsimportanceB、Althoughnoisecanbeannoying，itisnotamajorproblemC、NoiseisamajorproblemandhasnotyetbeenrecognizedassuchD、Noiseisamajorproblemaboutwhichnothingcanbedone9、Theauthorcondemnsnoiseessentiallybecauseit________．A、isagainstthelawB、canmakesomepeopleirritableC、isanuisanceD、isadangertopeople’shealth10、Theauthorwouldprobablyconsiderresearchabouttheeffectsnoisehasonpeopletobe________．A、unimportantB、impossibleC、awasteofmoneyD、essentialFreshwaterlifeitselfhasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast．EversinceThe0ldTestament(旧约全书)，Godpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain．Watersuppliesherehavebeendwindling．Therainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland，leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovember．Theregion'sacceleratingpopulation，expandingagriculture，industrialization，andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater．Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability．Warandmismanagementwasteit．SaidJoyceStarroftheGlobalWaterSummitInitiative．basedinWashington，D.C”NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswiftlyslidingintothatzonewheretheyaresuingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem．Theyhaveonly15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture，andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity，isthreatened。”Icameheretoexaminethiscrisisinthemaking，toinvestigatefearsthat”waterwars”areimminent，thatwaterhasreplacedoilastheregion’smostcontentiouscommodity．FormorethantwomonthsItraveledthroughthreerivervalleysandsevennations—fromsouthernTurkeydowntheEuphratesRivertoSyria，Iraq，andontoKuwait；toIsraelandJordan，neighborsacrossthevalleyoftheJordan；tothetimelessEgyptianNile．Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave—nots．comparedwiththeUnitedStates，whichin1990hadfreshwaterpotentialof10，000cubicmeters(2．6milliongallons)ayearforeachcitizen，Iraqhad5，500，Turkeyhad4，000，andSyriahadmorethan2，800．Egypt’spotentialwasonly1，100．Israelhad460．Jordanhadameager260．Butthesearenotfirmfigures．becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotentialdownstream．Scarcityisonlyoneelementofthecrisis．Inefficiencyisanother，asisthereluctanceofsomewater—poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagriculturetoIesswater—intensiveenterprises．Someexpertssuggestthatifnationswouldsharebothwatertechnologyandresources，theycouldsatisfytheregion'spopulation，currently159million．Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries，waterseldomstandsaloneasanissue．Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefromtrustingandseekinghelpfromoneanother．Here，wherewater，liketruth，isprecious，eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterandsupplyitsowntruth．AsIsraelihydrologyprofessorUriShamirtoldme：”Ifthereispoliticalwillforpeace，waterwillnotbeahindrance．Ifyouwantreasonstofight，waterwillnotbeahindrance．Ifyouwantreasonstofight，waterwillgiveyouampleopportunities．”11、Whydoestheauthorusethephrase”fornextNovember”(Para．1)?A、AccordingtotheOldTestamentfreshwaterisavailableonlyinNovemberB、RainfallcomesonlyinwinterstartingfromNovemberC、RunningwatersystemswillnotbereadyuntilnextNovemberD、ItisacustominthatregionthatirrigationtocropsisdoneonlyinNovember12、WhatisNOTthecausefortheimminentwaterwar?A、LackofwaterresourcesB、LackofrainfallC、InefficientuseofwaterD、Waterhasreplacedoil13、Onewayfortheregiontousewaterefficientlyisto________．A、developotherenterprisesthatcostlesswaterB、drawaplanofirrigationforthevariousnationsC、importwaterfromwater—richnationsD、stopwarsofanysortforgoodandall14、UriShamir’sviewpointisthat________．A、nationsinthatregionareJustfightingforwaterB、peopletherearethirstyforpeaceinsteadofwaterC、waterisnoproblemaslongasthereispeaceD、thosenationshaveeveryreasontofightforwater15、Theauthor’stoneinthearticlecanbedescribedas________．A、depressingB、urgentC、jokingD、mockingU．S．一ledoccupationauthoritieshavebegunasecretcampaigntorecruitandtrainagentswiththeonce—dreadedIraqiintelligenceservicetohelpidentifyresistancetoAmericanforceshereaftermonthsofincreasinglysophisticatedattacksandbombings，accordingtoU．S．andIraqiofficials．Theextraordinarymovetorecruitagentsofformerpresident’ssecurityservicesdemonstratesagrowingrecognitionamongU．S．officialsthatAmericanmilitaryforces—alreadystretchedthin—cannotalonepreventattackslikethedevastatingtruckbombingoftheU．N．headquartersrecently，theofficialssaid．Authoritieshavesteppeduptherecruitmentoverthepasttwoweeks，oneseniorU．S．officialsaid，despitesometimesfirmobjectionsbymembersoftheU．S．一appointedIraqiGoverningCouncil，whocomplainthattheyhavetoolittlecontroloverthepoolofrecruits．WhileU．S．officialsacknowledgethesensitivityofcooperatingwithaforcethatembodiedtheruthlessnessoftheoverthrownpresident’srule，theyassertthatanurgentneedforbetterandmorepreciseintelligencehasforcedunusualcompromises．”Theonlywayyoucancombatterrorismisthroughintelligence．”theseniorofficialsaid．”It’stheonlywayyou’regoingtostopthesepeoplefromdoingwhatthey’redoing．”Headded：”WithoutIraqiinput，that’snotgoingtowork．”Officialsarereluctanttodisclosehowmanyformeragentshavebeenrecruitedsincetheeffortbegan．ButIraqiofficialssaytheynumberanywherefromdozenstoafewhundred，andU．S．officialsacknowledgethattherecruitmentisextensive．“We’rereachingoutverywidely，”saidoneofficialwiththeU．S．一ledadministration。wholikemostspokeonconditionofanonymitybecauseofsensitivityoverquestionsofintelligenceandsources．AddedaWesterndiplomat：”ThereisanobviousevolutioninAmericanthinking．Firstthepolicearereconstituted，thenthearmy．Itislogicalthatintelligenceofficialsfromtheregimewouldalsoberecruited．”Officialssaythefirstlineofintelligence—gatheringremainstheIraqipolice，whonumber6，500inBaghdadand33，000nationwide．Butthatforceishamperedinintelligenceworkbyalackofcredibilitywithabelief—brokenpublic，anditsnumbersremainfarbelowwhatU．S．officialssaytheyneedtobringordertoanunrulycapital．AcrossI