银行招聘考试英语部分专项练习（十一）

2015年银行校园招聘考试英语部分练专项练习（十一）

PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions14,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions510,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina’sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis’SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:“Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry’samazingdevelopmentwhenweattendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup.”

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance’slargestChineseteachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyears,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidaistotallyfluentinChinese.“I’mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,”heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPatricPeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijing’sUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe“Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement”trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee’sassignedworkinChina.“Englishisn’tenough,”saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,“WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage.”

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillformpartofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHanculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheROK,Singapore,JapanandVietnam.

“SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,”saysoneSingaporeanstudent,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.

TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:“Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChineseiftheywanttokeeptheirjobs.”

IntheROK,ahighHSK(HanyuShuipingKaoshi—theChineseLanguageProficiencyTesttakenbynonnativespeakers)actsasaspringboardforjobsandpromotionsinlargecorporations.ThenumberofcollegesofferingChineselanguagecoursesintheROKatpresentstandsat347,comparedto20inthe1980s.Bytheyear2007,Chinesecourseswillbetaughtinprimaryandhighschools,accordingtotheROKministerofEducation.InthecourseofChina’seconomicboomoverthepasttwodecades,alargenumberofKoreanshaveimmigratedtoChina.Manynowhavetheirownbusinesses,whichwouldhavebeenimpossiblewithoutaformalgroundinginChinese.

InThailand,ChinesehaseclipsedJapanesetobecomethesecondmostcommonsecondlanguage.“PublicinteresthasmovedfromJapanesetoChinese,”theJapaneseSankeiShimbunrecentlyreported,“thenumberofpeoplelearningChineseinThailandnowistenfoldthatoftenyearsago.”

IndonesianPresidentSuharto’sresignationin1998providedtheopportunityforacloserrelationshipbetweenthetwonationsandfortheIndonesianChinesepopulationtolearnChineselanguageaswellasChinesetraditions.Inthebeliefthat“ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese”IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschoolsofferingChinesecoursessothattheymightunderstandChineseculturaltraditionsaswellasspeakthelanguage.Enrollmentatsuchschoolssoonskyrocketed,andparentsoftenqueuedupallnightinordertobesecureadmissionfortheirchildren.

WhyChinese?

“PeoplearoundtheworldarerushingtolearnChinese.ThisinterestcanbeattributedtoChina’seconomicopportunitiesanditstellingeffectonthefuture”sostatedthearticleChina—EmbracingtheWorldpublishedintheMayissueofTheHindu.

InviewoftheinternationaldemandforChineselanguagelearning,theChinesegovernmentplanstosetup100ConfuciusInstitutesaroundtheworld.TheConfuciusInstituteisanonprofitorganizationwhoseaimistopromotetheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetoron-campusnon-degreecourses.ThefirstinstitutewasestablishedinSeoul,ROKinNovember2004.Sincethenbrancheshavebeensetupinmanyothercountries,includingtheU.S.,Sweden,FranceandUzbekistan.

GreathopeshavebeenlaidonChengo(ChineseandEnglishontheGo),anE-languagelearningsystembasedonpinyinratherthanChinesecharactersdevelopedby12expertsfromChinaandtheU.S.,asameanstohelpchildrenlearnChinese.Thissoftwarecaptureschildren’sattentionwithstories,gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics.

Inordertoensurethattherearesufficientteacherstomeetthecurrentdemand,theChinesegovernmenthassetuptrainingcenterswhereoverseasteachersofChinesecanattendlectures.Ithasalsolaunchedoverseastrainingcourses.

InadditiontodispatchingChineseteachersabroadtoteachChinese,thegovernmenthasalsosentover1,000professionallyqualifiedvolunteerstocountriesinAsia,Europe,AmericaandAfrica.

SinceChinesebecamesopopularintheinternationalcommunity,thenumberofforeignstudentsapplyingtotaketheChineseLanguageProficiencyTest(HSK)hassurgedfrom21,000in1996to100,000in2004.ItisnowpossibletotaketheHSKexam,knowntocandidatesasthe“ChineseTOEFL”,at151localuniversitiesorcollegesin34countries.

TheParis-basedChinesenewspaperEuropeanTimes,whichhasthehighestcirculationamongChinese-languagenewspapersinEurope,releasedacommentearlythisyearentitled“DevelopasRapidlyastheChineseEconomyBooms”thatanalyzedwhysomanypeoplearerushingtolearnChineseandstudyinChina.ItsconclusionswerethatChina’sincreasingeconomiccompetitivenessandthebrilliantfuturecareeritoffersisapowerfulluretomasteringChinese.ButitalsopointedoutthatlearningChineseisthekeytoChineseculturaltraditions.Afterall,whatpointisthereinlearningaforeignlanguageifyoucan’tuseittoexpressknowledgeoftheculturefromwhichitsprang!1.ThisarticlemainlydiscussesaboutthepopularityofChineseinwesterncountries.

2.MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

3.ManyGermaninternationalcorporationsholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployeesassignedworkinChinabecausetheywanttheirstaffbecomeinterestedinChina.

4.InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

5.Singaporeansbelievethatalackof

-speakingskillsisadisadvantageinthe21stcentury.

6.AftertheresignationofIndonesianPresidentin1998,IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschooloffering

inthebeliefthat“ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese”.

7.China’seconomicopportunitiesandits

onthefuturecontributestopeople’sinterestinlearningChinese.

8.TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor

courses.

9.AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures

withstories,gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics.

10.ThepopularityofChineseintheworldmakesthe“ChineseTOFEL”,

the

exam,possible.PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ManyoftheworkerswhoservedattheWorldTradeCenteraftertheSeptembereleventhattacksbecamesick.Theybreathedaharmfulmixofdust,smokeandchemicalsintheruinsoftheTwinTowersandathirdbuildingthatfell.Somewentdayswithoutgoodprotectionfortheirlungs.Fiveyearslater,manyofthethousandswhoworkedatGroundZerointheearlydaysaftertheattacksstillhavehealthproblems.

DoctorsatMountSinaiMedicalCenterinNewYorkCityhaveannouncedtheresultsofthelargeststudyyetoftheseworkers.Thestudyconfirmedhighratesofbreathingproblemsinmembersofthebuildingtrades,firefighters,policeofficersandotherworkers.Almostseventypercentoftheworkersinthestudyhadaneworworsenedbreathingproblem.Theseproblemsdevelopedduringoraftertheirtimeworkinginthemountainofwreckage.Aboutsixtypercentstillhadbreathingproblemsatthetimeoftheirexamination.Theresearcherssaytheydecidedtostudytheeffectsonbreathingfirstbecauseotherdisordersmightbeslowertoappear.MountSinaisaysittestedalmosttwelvethousandpeoplebetweentwothousandtwoandtwothousandfour.Eightoutoftenofthemagreedtohavetheirresultsusedinthereport.ThenewresultsaddedstrengthtoaMountSinaistudyreleasedintwothousandfour.Thatstudywasbasedononlyaboutonethousandworkers.

SomelawmakershavesharplycriticizedcityandstateofficialsforlettingworkerslaboratGroundZerowithoutsatisfactoryequipment.Officialshavealsobeencriticizedforsayingtheairwasrelativelysafe.Stateandfederalofficialshavepromisedmorethanfiftymilliondollarstopayfortreatmentoftheworkers.DoctorRobinHerbertisoneofthedirectorsoftheMountSinaitestingprogram.ShesayspeoplearestillcomingtothehospitalfortreatmentofproblemsthatwerecausedbythedustatGroundZero.Inherwords:“Myworryisthatmoneywillbegoneinayear,andwhathappensthen?”

47.WhatcausedthehealthproblemstoworkersaftertheSeptembereleventhattacksaccordingtothispassage?

48．Whosufferthebreathingproblemsmostaccordingtothelateststudy?

49．Theresearchersdecidedtostudytheeffectsonbreathingfirst

because

mightappearinalaterperiodoftime.

50.

aresharplycriticizedbysomelawmakersbecausetheyletworkerslaboratGroundZerowithoutsatisfactoryequipment.

51.Whatmeasureshavetheofficialspromisedtotaketodealwiththehealthproblem?SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withtheprospectofcoalandpetroleumsuppliesrunningoutandwithairpollutionbecominganincreasingconcern,themajorcountriesoftheworldareseekingalternatesourcesofenergy.Ifameanstoobtainenergyfromwater,especiallyfromtheocean,canbeeffectedeconomically,itwouldprovideaneverendingsupplyofenergy,since70%oftheearth’ssurfaceisoceanandanother10%isfreshwaterinriversandlakes.

Fromthebeginningoftimemanhasusedwaterpowerasasourceofworkingenergy—waterfallsanddams—butthesearefreshwatersourcesandarelandlocked.Theseashavecontributedlittleornothinginthewayofpower.Theuseoftemperaturevariationbetweencurrentsisoneareaofexploration.Oceanwaterisheatedbythesunneartheequatoranddrawnbytherotationoftheearthtowardthepoles,whereitcoolsanddropstowardtheoceanfloorandstartsitsjourneybacktowardtheequator.Thedifferentialbetweenthetwocurrentsis1℃and7℃.Touseit,thescientistsmustfindtheplaceswheretheyrunnearlandandarenottoofarawayfromeachother.

America,thegreatestconsumerofenergy,hasbeenworkingonanotherkindofthermalseaenergyproposal.Oneplanwouldsomewhatresembletheoperationofarefrigeratoronavastscale.Warmwaterwouldbetheheatsource,coldwatertheheatsink.Acomponentsuchasfogwouldbeliquidatacoldtemperatureandturntogasasitwarmed.

Oceansalsoofferwavepower,tidesandthechemicalreactionofsaltwateraspotentialsourcesofenergy.Alltheseusesaretheoreticallypossible.Britainisinterestedinwavepower,usingastringof“teardrop”devicesthatdependonveryactivewaveareasat100feetdepths.Inadditiontothis,theBritishareworkingonamethodthattheJapanesehavealreadyputintopracticaluseonasmallscaleforpoweringtheirnavigationalboats.Thismethodiscalledanoscillating(振荡)watercolumnandridesthewaveswithaseriesofcylinders(气缸)havingonewayairvalves.Wavemovementproducesairunderpressurethathasonlyoneescaperoute—toaturbine(涡轮)thatpowersagenerator.

52.Theuseofwaterreferredinthispassageis

.

A)anewconceptcomparedwithotherwaysofnaturalresources

B)lessexpensivethanpetroleumandothermeansofenergies

C)nowbeingusedmorefromtheoceanthanfromriversandlakes

D)beingdevelopedtosupplementothersourcesofenergy

53.Inthematterofdevelopingenergyfromoceanwater,Britainis

.

A)workingonanoldJapanesemethod

B)themostadvancedcountryinthefield

C)followingtheleadoftheUnitedstates

D)consolidatingtheirworkwithoperations

54.ThedevelopmentofoceanicwaterpowerisimportanttoAmericabecause

.

A)thereisasevereshortageofcoalandpetroleum

B)itisthecheapestmethodofproducingenergy

C)petroleumsuppliesarebeingsteadilydrained

D)obtainingenergyfromoceanwateraresimpler

55.Gettingenergyfromtheoceanisimportantto

.

A)Russiabecauseofitslimitedcoalandpetroleumresourcesonland

B)Americabecauseitisthegreatestconsumerofenergyintheworld

C)AsiabecausemostofAsiancountrieslackothersourcesofenergy

D)SouthAmericabecauseagreatpartofthepopulationisverypoor

56.Theoscillatingwatercolumnproducespowerfrom

.

A)theturbinethatpowersthegenerator

B)thegeneratorthatproduceselectricity

C)thecylindersthatdrivestheturbine

D)theairthatescapesfromtheturbinePassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thecivilization(文化)oftheRenaissancewasthecreationofprosperouscitiesandofrulerswhodrewsubstantialincomefromtheirurbansubjectsintheItaliancitystatesandthecountriesofEnglandandFrance.ThecommercethatkeptcitiesalivealsoprovidedthecapitalandtheflowofideasthathelpedbuildRenaissanceculture.DuringtheearlyMiddleAgesforeigntradehadvirtuallycometoahalt.Bythe11thcentury,however,populationgrowthandcontactwithotherculturesthroughmilitaryeffortssuchastheCrusades（十字军东征）helpedrevivecommercialactivity.TradeslowlyincreasedwiththeexchangeofluxurygoodsintheMediterraneanregionandvariouscommoditiessuchasfish,furs,andmetalsacrosstheNorthandBalticseas.Commercesoonmovedinland,bringingnewopulencetothecitizensoftownsalongmajortraderoutes.Astrafficalongtheseroutesincreased,existingsettlementsgrewandnewoneswereestablished.

ThecitiesofItalywerelocatedbetweenwesternEuropeandtheareaalongtheeasternshoreoftheMediterraneanSeaknownastheLevant.Italy’sleadershipintheRenaissancewasdueinparttoitscentrallocationfortrade.Thecitiesbecameimportantandwealthycommercialcenters,andtherichescollectedbythemerchantsofVenice,Genoa,Milan,andahostofsmallercitiessupportedItaly’spoliticalandculturalachievements.

ImportanttownsdevelopedbeyondItalyaswell.Especiallywiththeexpansionoftrade,townsgrewalongtheDanubeandRhineriversofEurope;aroundtheNorthSeaandtheBalticSea;andintheLowCountriesofBelgium,LuxembourgandtheNetherlandswherenorthernandsoutherntraderoutesmet.Whereverthesetownswerelocated,theybecameauniqueelementinamedievalworldthatuptothistimewasdominatedbyseignorialism(领主制),anagriculturalsysteminwhichtheprimaryeconomicandpoliticalrelationshipwasbetweenlandownersandtheirtenants.

57.TheRenaissance

.

A)wasanideologicalmovementthroughouttheworld

B)tookplaceinItalyonly

C)wasoriginatedinItaly

D)wasinfluentialinmostEuropeancountries

58.Thecommerce

.

A)wasanimportantelementinbuildingtheRenaissanceculture

B)keptthepeopleincitiesalivewithfoodandclothes

C)broughtabouttheexchangeofideas

D)wasalwaysprosperousbetweencitystates

59.Thelocationoftheimportantcitiessharesasimilaritythat

.

A)theyareallItaliancities

B)theyarealllocatedbyimportantroutes

C)theyareallprosperouswithcommerce

D)theyarealllocatedbyseaside

60.Themostprobablemeaningoftheword“opulence”(Line9,Para.1)maybe

.

A)technologiesB)commercialmeans

C)cultureD)prosperity

61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)ItalywasmerelyanimportantculturalcenterduringtheRenaissance.

B)DuringtheMiddleAges,foreigntradeoncewasstopped.

C)Thedevelopmentofcitieshadgreatbearingstocommerce.

D)Geographicallocationsweresignificantintheboomingofcities.PartⅤErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutand

putaslash(／)intheblank.

TheproblemswhichfacewithlearnersofEnglishcan

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bedividedintothreecategories:psychological,culture,

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andlinguistic.Thelargestcategoryseemstobelinguistic.

Whenforeignlearnersfirsthavetheopportunitytospeakto

anativespeakerofEnglish,theymayhaveashock:they

oftenhavelittledifficultyinunderstandingspokenEnglish

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ofnativespeakers.Thereareanumberofreasonstothis.

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First,itseemstostudentsthatEnglishpeoplespeakvery

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quickly.Secondly,theysaywithavarietyofaccents.

Thirdly,differentstylesofspeechareusedindifferent