贵州银行英语知识模拟测试题（一）

英语知识模拟试题1、单项选择1.InChina,itisaseriouscrimeto__________ancientpaintingsoutofthecountry.A.struggleB.smuggleC.subletD.withdraw2.Therichmanwasaskedtopayahigh_________forhisdaughterwhowastakenawaybycriminals.A.marginB.prestigeC.ransomD.purchase3.AccordingtotheInternationalLaw,theUnitedNationswouldimposeeconomic_________againstaninvadingcountry.A.commissionsB.promotionsC.sentencesD.sanctions4.To______somethingwillenableyoutobuypropertywithouthavingthefundstopayforitatpresent.A.donateB.guaranteeC.mortgageD.finance5.Ouruniversityisunabletotuitionfeestostudentswhofailtocompletethecourse.A.rescueB.recoverC.refundD.refresh6.Thetwopresidentscametothenegotiatingtableduetothe______overtheinternationalboundary.A.quarrelB.disputeC.challengeD.competition7.Amajorconcernforphotographerstravelingbyplaneispossible______totheirfilmcausedbyX-raymachines.A.harmB.injuryC.ruinD.damage8.Wemustpreventthatkindofdisasteratall______.A.chancesB.expensesC.costsD.risks9．Thestudentwastoldto______forbeingrudetohisteacher.A.excuseB.apologizeC.pardonD.forgive10.Beginninginthelate1970s,theeconomyofAlaskaunderwentarapidchangesinceoilwasdiscoveredand______.A.adoptedB.utilizedC.employedD.exploited11.Hiswife'sbloodtransfusionfailedbecauseherbloodtypewasnot______withthatofthedonor(供血者).A.friendlyB.adaptableC.consistentD.compatible12.Afterleavingcollegein1980,hewas______alawyer,aclerkinabookshop,andamerchant.A.infinitelyB.continuouslyC.eternallyD.successively13.Fromobservers'estimatesofthebrightnessofthefireball,he_____thatthebodyinthespacewasbetween40feetand260feetindiameter.A.deducedB.reducedC.inducedD.produced14.Asatheory,balanceofpowerpredictstherapidchangesininternationalpowerandstatus.Forthisreason,ithelpstomaintainthe______ofrelationsbetweenstates.A.reliabilityB.credibilityC.stabilityD.variability15.Thestategovernmentgaveavery__________explanationofitsplansforthedevelopmentofelectronicindustry.A.comprehensiveB.comprehensibleC.comprehensionD.comprehend16.Ihopeyoucan______yourtermpapersbeforethedeadline.A.permitB.commitC.admitD.submit17.Likemostforeigners,Iaskalotofquestions,someofwhichareinsultinglysilly.ButeveryoneI__________hasansweredthosequestionswithpatienceandhonesty.A.comeacrossB.comebyC.comeoverD.comeinto18.Therehadbeenanotherprisonbreakout(越狱).Fivemengotawayandarestill______.A.atrandomB.atlengthC.atlargeD.atstake19.Butaskingmiddle-classvoterstoabandonsomeoftheirbenefitsseemstobe______.A.beyondquestionB.outofquestionC.outofthequestionD.withoutquestion20.Todaytheprogressofscienceissorapidthattextbooksbecomeout-of-dateunlesstheyarerevised______oftwoorthreeyears.A.forthemomentB.attimesC.onscheduleD.attheintervals1--5:BCDCC6--10:BDCBD11--15:DDACA16--20:DACCD二、完型填空Itisthefirmbeliefofastronomersthattherearelivingcreaturesonotherplanets.Itisalsotheirearnestwishthatsomeday1maybemadewithsuchlivingcreaturesbysendingmessagesintheformofradiosignals.The2ofcommunicatingwithpeopleonotherplan-etsmayonedaycome3sinceradiotelescopeshavenowbeeninvited.Scientificprojectofvariouskindsarenowbeinglaunchedto4signalsortoreceivesig-nalsfromdistantplanets.Thequestionnowarises:Whatsortofmessageshouldbesentsothatitcouldbeunderstood?Tosendamessageinanylanguagewouldbeimpractical5itwouldcertainlynotbeintelligible.Itistheopinionofscientiststhatasignalinthe6ofasimplearithmeticsequencemightbeunderstood.Scientiststhinkthatpicturesmightalsobeunderstood,soitwouldbeagoodideatosendpicturesofthepeople7ourplanet.Picturesofdomesticanimalstogetherwith8cropsweraiseforourfoodmightalsobe9.Picturesofhousesandbuildingsmightconveyfurtherinformationaboutourlifeandsociety.Astimegoeson,TVpicturesmightbesent,whichwouldfurtheracquaintthebeingsonotherplanets10lifeandthelevelofcivilizationonourplanet.1.A.connectionB.touchC.contactD.relationship2.A.imaginationB.dreamC.nightmareD.fancy3.A.trueB.untrueC.impossibleD.possible4.A.sendB.postC.deliverD.release5.A.thenB.asC.andD.therefore6.A.kindB.typeC.formD.category7.A.settlingB.inhabitingC.existingD.establishing8.A.viciousB.variousC.varyD.vision9.A.transformedB.transmittedC.transferredD.transplanted10.A.onB.asC.withD.aboutCBAABCBBBC三、阅读理解Questions1to4arebasedonthefoUowingpassage:Despiteacoolingoftheeconomy,hightechnologycompaniesarestillcryingoutforskilledworkers.TheInformationTechnologyAssociationofAmericaprojectsthatmorethan800,000technologyjobswillgounfillednextyear.ThelackofqualifiedworkersposesahugethreattotheU.S.economy.Themostcommonlycitedreasonforthisstateofaffairsisthatthecountrysagrarian-ageeducationsystem,separatedfromtheneedsofthebusinessworld,failstopreparestudentsintheprimaryandsecondarygradesfortwenty-first-centurywork.Yetaninadequateandoutmod-ededucationsystemisonlypartoftheproblem.Alesstangiblebutequallypowerfulcauseisanantiqueclassificationsystemthatdividestheworkforceintotwocamps:white-collarknowl-edgeworkersandblue-collarmanuallaborers.Blue-collarworkersemergedintheUnitedStatesduringtheIndustrialAgeasworkmigra-tedfromfarmstofactories.White-collarofficeworkersbecameasignificantclassinthetwenti-ethcentury,outnumberingtheirblue-collarbrethrenbymid-century.Butthewhiteorbluepar-adigmhasclearlyoutliveditsutility.Corporationsincreasinglyrequireanewlayerofknowledgeworker:ahighlyskilledmulti-disciplinarianwhocombinesthemindofthewhite-collarworkerwiththehandsoftheblue-collaremployee.Armedwithasolidgroundinginmathematicsandscience(physics,chemistry,andbiology),these“gold-collar”workers-sonamedfortheircontributionstotheircompaniesandtotheeconomy,aswellasfortheirpersonalearningabili-ty-applythatknowledgetotechnology.Ofcourse,thegold-collarworkeralreadyexistsinawiderangeofjobsacrossawiderangeofbusinesses:thinkofthemaintenancetechnicianwhotestsandrepairsaircraftsystemsatAmericanAirlines;thenetworkadministratorwhomanagessystemsandnetworkoperationsatP&G;theadvanced-manufacturingtechnicianatIntel.ButuntilAmericanbusinessrecognizesthesepeopleasanewclassofworker,onewhosecollarisneitherbluenorwhite,demandsthatschoolsdoabetterjobofpreparingemployeesforthetwenty-first-centuryworkforcewillbefutile.1.AccordingtothepassagethelackofqualifiedworkersA.makesacoolingoftheeconomy.B.decreasesthecostsofhightechnologycompanies.C.emphasizestheimportanceofunfilledjobs.D.hindersthedevelopmentofU.S.economy.2.FromthesecondparagraphwelearnthatA.theworkforceclassificationisasseriousasthereasonofeducationsystem.B.twenty-first-centuryworkareseparatedfromtheneedsofthebusinessworld.C.white-collarworkerisonlypartoftheproblemofeducationsystem.D.blue-collarmanuallaborersareneededinagrarian-agedAmerica.3.Itcanbeinferredthatthegold-workersdifferfromwhitecollarandbluecollarworkersinthattheyA.weargold-collarworkingclotheswhentheyareonduty.B.dobetterincombiningtheircontributionsandearningabilities.C.grasptheknowledgeandengageinlaborworkaswell.D.applytheartsknowledgetotechnology.4.ThebesttitleforthetextmaybeA.800,000TechnologyJobsUnfilled.B.Gold-workersNeeded.C.U.S.Economythreatened.D.SchoolsFailtoTrainGold-workers.Questions5to8arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Computerprogrammersoftenremarkthatcomputingmachines,withaperfectlackofdis-crimination,willdoanyfoolishthingtheyaretoldtodo.Thereasonforthislies,ofcourse,inthenarrowfixationofthecomputingmachines"intelligence"onthedetailsofitsownpercep-tionsitsinabilitytobeguidedbyanylargecontext.Inapsychologicaldescriptionofthecom-puterintelligence,threerelatedadjectivescometomind:single-minded,literalminded,andsimple-minded.Recognizingthis,weshouldatthesametimerecognizethatthissingle-mind-edness,literal-mindedness,andsimple-mindednessalsocharacterizetheoreticalmathematics,thoughtoalesserextent.Sincesciencetriestodealwithreality,eventhemostprecisesciencesnormallyworkwithmoreorlessimperfectlyunderstoodapproximationstowardwhichscientistsmustmaintainanap-propriateskepticism.Thus,forinstance,itmaycomeasashocktomathematicianstolearnthattheSchrodingerequationforthehydrogenatomisnotaliterallycorrectdescriptionofthisatombutonlyanapproximationtoasomethatmorecorrectequationtakingaccountofspin,magneticdipole,andrelativisticeffectsandthatthiscorrectedequationisitselfonlyanimper-fectapproximationtoaninfinitesetofquantumfieldtheoreticalequations.Physicists,lookingattheoriginalSchrodingerequation,learntosenseinitthepresenceofmanyinvisibletermsinadditiontothedifferentialtermsvisible,andthissenseinspiresanentirelyappropriatedisre-gardforthepurelytechnicalfeaturesoftheequation.Thisveryhealthyskepticismisforeigntothemathematicalapproach.Mathematicsmustdealwithwell-definedsituations.Thus,mathematiciansdependonanintellectualeffortoutsideofmathematicsforthecrucialspecificationoftheapproximationthatmathematicsistotakeliterally.Givemathematiciansasituationthatistheleastbitill-defined,andtheywillmakeitwell-defined,perhapsappropriately,butperhapsinappropriately.Insomecases,themathematicians’literal-mindednessmayhaveunfortunateconsequences.Themathematiciansturnthescientists;theoreticalassumptions,thatis,theirconvenientpointsofanalyticalemphasisintoaxioms,andthentaketheseaxiomsliterally.Thisbringsthedangerthattheymayalsopersuadethescientiststotaketheseaxiomsliterally.Thequestion,centraltothescientificinvestigationbutintenselydisturbinginthemathematicalcontext-whathappensiftheaxiomsarerelaxed?-istherebyignored.Thephysicistrightlydreadspreciseargument,sinceanargumentthatisconvincingonlyifitispreciselosesallitsforceiftheassumptionsonwhichitisbasedareslightlychanged,whereasanargumentthatisconvincingthoughimprecisemaywellbestableundersmallagita-tionsofitsunderlyingassumptions.5.TheauthordiscussescomputingmachinesinthefirstparagraphprimarilyinordertoA.indicatethedangersinherentinrelyingtoagreatextentonmachines.B.illustratehisviewsabouttheapproachofmathematicianstoproblemsolving.C.comparetheworkofmathematicianswiththatofcomputerprogrammers.D.provideonedefinitionofintelligence.6.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsareskepticaltowardtheirequationsbecausescientistsA.worktoexplainreal,ratherthantheoreticalorsimplifiedsituations.B.knowthatwelldefinedproblemsareoftenthemostdifficulttosolve.C.areunabletoexpresstheirdataintermsofmultiplevariables.D.areunwillingtorelaxtheaxiomstheyhavedeveloped.7.Accordingtothepassage,mathematicianspresentadangertoscientistsbecauseA.Mathematiciansmayprovidetheoriesthatareincompatiblewiththosealreadydevel-opedbyscientists.B.Mathematiciansmaydefinesituationsinawaythatisincomprehensibletoscientists.C.Mathematiciansmayconvincescientiststhattheoreticalassumptionsarefacts.D.scientistsmaycometobelievethataxiomaticstatementsareuntrue.8.TheauthorsuggeststhattheapproachofphysiciststosolvingscientificproblemsisA.practicalforscientificpurposes.B.detrimentaltoscientificprogress.C.unimportantinmostsituations.D.expedient,butoflittlelong-termvalue.Questions9to2arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AtanofficeinHampton,UnitedStates,ateamoftennet-sav-vyworkersscoursthewebforsexualcontent,frombasicsexeducationtosexacts.This“quali-tyassurance”teamismakingsurethattheblockingcomponentofSymantecsNortonInternetSecurity2000computerprogramremainseffective.Thisisbecausethereiswidespreadparentalconcernaboutblockingwebsiteswithsexualcontentfromchildren.Websiteblockingisnothingnew-serviceslikeNetNannyandprogramslikeCyberPatrolandGuardDoghavebeenaroundforafewyearsnow,protectingchildrenandreassuringpar-entsthatonlywholesomewebsitesareaccessedbytheyoungsters.NetNannyandCyberPatrolwillpreventaccesstoanyquestionablesiteswhentheprogramisinplace.NowSymantecsaysithascreatedanewcategoryinconsumersoftwarewithapackagethatcombineswebsiteblockingwitha"firewall,protectingyourcomputerfromhackers,snoopersandviruses,aswellaspreventinginadvertentdisclosureofpersonaldata.Inshort,NortonInternetSecurity(NIS),astheprogramiscalled,isdesignedtoserveastheguardianofyourdigitalhealth,keepingthebadthingsoutandtheprivatethingsin.TheSymantecprogramcanbeconfiguredinmanyways,-thewebsiteblocking,forexam-ple,canbesettobeeitherselectivelypermissiveortotalinitsbanningofwebsites,orswitchedoffentirely.Also,Symantecslistofno-goareas,whichontheCDnowstandata-round36,000addressed,isnotconfinedtosexsites.TheteaminVirginiaisalsoonthelook-outforsitesadvocatingdrugs,orwhichcontainreferencestoviolenceorgambling,andkeepsawatchonchatrooms,e-mailservices,entertainmentportals-evenjobsearchandfinancialpa-ges.Thesesitescanbeblockedbytheprogram.ComputeruserscanalsorefreshtheaddresslistonlinewiththeliveupdatefeaturewhichisusedbyNortonAnti-Virus(whichisbundledwithNIS)toloadthelatestvirusdefinitions.Thisserviceisfreeforthefirstyearbut,includingvirusdefinitionupdates,itcosts$US19.95ayearthereafter.Thesystemisnotperfect,however.Limitedtestingfoundtheblockingofsome“question-able”siteswasnotcomprehensive.Tryingtogetaccesstoawell-knownUSsitesuchasPlay-boyresultsinanimmediateblockingmessagewithastandardinvitationtoreportan“incorrectlycategorized”site.Bycontrast,youcouldfindinothercountriessuchasNewZealandasexsitewhichdeclareditselftobe"dedicatedtoprovidingsexualmaterial,imaged,andanythingalittlebitunusualforsexenthusiastsalloverthecountry".9.Wecaninferfromparagraph1thatA.thenet-savvyworkersareinterestedinsearchingthewebforsexualcontentB.thisqualityassuranceteamhavedifficultyinmakingsurethattheblockingcomponenteffectivefortheparentsrequestC.theparentsallovertheworlddonotwantthesexualwebsitestobeblockedD.theparentsallovertheworldconcernthattheirchildrenwillbeharmedbythesexualwebsites10.ThefunctionsofNISisNOTtoA.protectcomputersfromvirusB.protectpersonaldatafrominadvertentlydisclosedC.protectcomputersfrombeinginvadedbyotherpersonsD.forbidotherpeoplesharingyourpersonaldata11.WhichisNOTincludedintheSymantecslistofno-goareas?A.sexsitesB.gamblingsitesC.violencesitesD.shoppingsites12.Whichthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theprogramcannotonlyblocktheharmfulwebsitescomputerusersbutalsorefreshtheaddresslist.B.TheNISprogramisfree,butyoushouldpay$19.95peryearforthevirusupdate.C.Boththeprogramandvirusupdatearefree.D.Computerusersshouldpay$19.95everyyearthetimetheybegintousetheprogram.Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thedeclineofcivilityandgoodmannersmaybeworryingpeoplemorethancrime,accord-ingtoGentilityRecalled,editedbyDigbyAnderson,whichlamentsthebreakdownoftradition-alcodesthatonceregulatedsocialconduct.Itcriticizesthefactthat“manners”arescornedasrepressiveandoutdated.Theresult,accordingtoMr.Anderson--directoroftheSocialAffairsUnit,anindepend-entthink-tank--isasocietycharacterizedbyrudeness:loutishbehavioronthestreets,jostlingincrowds,impoliteshopassistantsandbad-tempereddrivers.Mr.Andersonsaysthecumulativeeffectofthese-apparentlytrivial,butoftenoffensive-istomakeeverydaylifeuneasy,unpredictableandunpleasant.Astheyareencounteredfarmoreoftenthancrime,theycancausemoreanxietythancrime.Thebookhascontributionsfrom12academicsindisciplinesrangingfrommedicinetosoci-ologyandchartswhatitcallsthe“coarsening”ofBritain.Old-fashionedtermssuchas“gentle-man”and“lady”havelostallmeaningfulresonanceandneedtobere-evaluated,itsays.Ra-chelTrickett,honoraryfellowandformerprincipalofSt.HughsCollege,Oxford,saysthatthenotionofa"lady"protectswomenratherthandemeaningthem.CarolineMoore,thefirstwomanfellowofPeterhouse,Cambrid