银行招聘考试英语部分专项练习（十二）

2015年银行校园招聘考试英语部分练专项练习（十二）

PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions14,mark

Y(forYES)

ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)

ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN

)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions510,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Evenastheeconomyimproves,ajoblessexecutivemayfaceuptoayearormoreofunemployment.Thisisalotoftime,especiallyforhard-charginghigh-performerswhoarenotusedtohavinganyfreetime.Whilesomejobseekersspendhundreds—eventhousands—ofhoursdiscoveringdaytimetelevision,othersseemtothriveonactivitiesthatboosttheirprofessionalcareersorresolvefamilyissueswhentheyaren’tworking.

Havinganextendedperiodoffreetimeintheprimeofone’slifecaninfactbeauniqueopportunitytofocusonvolunteerservice,professionaleducationorpersonalgrowth.

CommunityInvolvement

ForLisaPerez,thewakeupcallwasburnedporkchops.Anexecutivewhopreviouslyhadn’tbeenparticularlyinterestedinhomeandhealthhadbecomeobsessedwithhomemakingduringastintofunemployment.

Sherealizedthatcleaningandorganizingherhomewasn’thelpingherjobsearch.Nevertheless,“Imadelistsof50thingstodoeveryday,”saysMs.Perez,apoliticalandpublic-relationsconsultantinScottsdale,Ariz.“Myhousewasspotless,justsoI’dhavesomethingtodo.”

Oneday,herboyfrienddidn’tarriveontimefordinnerbecausehehadtoworklate,andherporkchopswereruined.Shethrewafit.“I’dneverbeenapersonlikethat,”shesays.“SoIdecidedtostopfeelingsorryformyself,andgooutanddosomethingproductive.”

Ms.Perez,35,resolvedtobecomeanactivevolunteerforthedurationofhersearch.Shegavehertimetoahealth-careconcern,ahousingprogramandapoliticalcampaign.

Theworkbolsteredherself-confidence.“Volunteeringtakesthefocusoffofyou.Onethingyouhavethat’sstillvaluableisyourtime.And,ofcourse,youlearnthattherearethousandsofpeoplewithalifethat’smuchworsethanyours,”shesays.

Volunteerassignmentsarealsogreatwaystomeetpowerfulandwell-connectedpeople.Overasix-monthperiod,hervolunteeringevolvedintoworkingasapaidconsultantandthenasafull-timeemployee,ajobshestillholdstoday.Inall,shewasunemployedforeightmonths.

Beforeherjobloss,shethoughtshedidn’thavetimetovolunteerwhileworking.“Now,eventhoughIhaveademandingjob,Istillvolunteer,becauseofwhatIgotoutofit,”saysMs.Perez.

ContinuingEducation

GeneBellavance,a36-yearoldinformation-technologyprojectmanager,tookanotherrouteduringhisunemployment.WhenhewaslaidofffromasteelcompanynearCleveland,heknewhisimmediateprospectswerebleak.Heexpectedhissearchtotakeayear.Hefacedadecision:takeajobthatwouldsetbackhiscareerorholdoutforanofferhereallywanted.

Mr.Bellavance,singleandvirtuallydebtfree,shiftedhisfinancesintosurvivalmode.Hecashedouthispension,soldhishouse,unloadedthingshedidn’tneedatgaragesales,andrentedanapartmentwitharoommate.Then,hesays,“IsignedupforeverybenefitIcouldfind.”

Buthewasn’tjustwaitingouttheyear.Hespenttherestofhissearchupdatinghisskills,includingbecomingcertifiedinnewdatabaseandproject-managementsoftware.“Youhavetoinvestinyourself,”Mr.Bellavancesays.“Iestimatedwhattechnologywasgoingtobethemostbeneficialandchoseapplicationsthatweregoingtobepervasive,thatwererightformymarket,andthatweregoingtoensuretoppay.”

InadditiontoincomefromtheoccasionalIT-consultingassignment,hereliedonacombinationofdisplaced-worker-retraininggrantsandunemploymentbenefits.“Iwentoutandfoundtheclasses,submittedthepaperwork,anddealtwiththebureaucracy.Youhavetostayafterthem,keepingyourbenefitsmovingforward.It’suptoyoutomakeitworkwithyouroveralltransitionplan,”hesays.

Hisjobsearchwasonemonthshyofthefullyearhe’dexpected.Helookedforworkduringhistrainingandsayshewouldhavefinishedthecertificationprogramsevenifhe’dbeenhiredbeforecompletingthem.

“Peopleshouldnotfeelguilty”aboutacceptinggovernmentaid,hesays.“Isawthisinalotofpeople.Theyfelttheyweresomekindofloserfortakingbenefits.Myadviceis:Getallyoucan.You’vebeenpayingfortheseprogramsinyourentirecareer,andyoumayaswellstarttobenefitfromthem.”

FamilyMatters

Inadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering,somedisplacedcareeristsusetheirtimeoffworktoattendtofamilymatters.Manyexecutivesrediscovertheirchildrenorfindtimetohelptheirparents.

StanfordRappaportheldthreejobsinSanFrancisco,includinghigh-techandteachingpositions.Whenhewaslaidofffromthehigh-techjoblastyear,heknewitmightbealongslogbeforehecouldgetanotherpostlikeitintheBayArea.“Iwasabletodothemath,”saysMr.Rappaport,46.“Thenumberofpeoplelaidoff:huge;andthenumberofavailablejobs:miniscule.Atthetime,Ithoughtitmightbetwoorthreeyearsbeforethetechindustryrecovered.”

Mr.Rappaport’sremainingjob,apart-timefacultypositionwithCityCollegeofSanFrancisco,didn’tpayenoughtosupporthim.Afteracoupleofmonthsofsearchingwithnoresults,hedecidedtoescapetheNorthernCaliforniajobsmeltdown.“Myplan,”hesays,“wastogetoutofanexpensivelivingsituation,andeitherseekworkinanothersectionoftheU.S.oroverseas,forthosetwoyears.”Mr.Rappaport,whospeaksfivelanguages,hadworkedoverseasbefore.

Beforehefoundanassignment,hisArkansas-basedmotherwasdiagnosedwithaseriouschronicillness,andhewascalledintodutyasason.Mr.RappaportwasabletohelphismothergetheraffairsinordernottointerrupthissearchbyusingaSanFranciscomaildropandcellphone.“IcontinuedtolookforworkinCaliforniawhileIwasinFayetteville,Ark.,helpingmymotherthroughthiscrisis.”

Hetookhismothertomedicalappointments,maderepairsonherhouse,boughtherabettercar,andstraightenedoutherlegalandfinancialaffairs.“Ievengottogothroughmyfather’seffects,whichinthefiveyearssincehehaddiedweresimplypiledinboxesinhisoffice,”hesays.

Mr.Rappaport’sstayinArkansaslastedsixmonths.“It’samazingthatatthisstageIhadtheopportunitytospendasignificantamountoftimewithmymotherandimproveherlifeandgetalotofthingsdoneforher.Mostpeopleneverhavethatopportunity.I’mverythankfulthatIhadthechance.Itwasabsolutelyworthit,”hesays.

Oneoftheunexpectedbenefitswasthehugeboostinconfidencehegainedfromhisroleascaregiver.He’dbeenfeelingdepressedanddefeatedwhenheleftCalifornia,butafterreturning,hefeltrenewed.HelandedajobwithaformeremployerafterreturningtoSanFranciscoandremainsapart-timefacultymember.

DiscoveryandExploration

Insteadofspendingtimeofflamentingyourunemployedstatus,askyourself:“IstheresomethingI’vealwayswantedtodobuthaven’tbecauseofthedemandsofmyjob?”

FeliceFisk,a29yearoldinSeattle,recentlyleftanaccount-managerpositionatacontract-furniturecompany.Duringsevenmonthsofunemployment,shetookaninterestinfine-artpaintingandcompleted18piecesbeforereturningtowork.“Ifoundtheartwork,orsomekindofcreativeoutlet,tobereallybeneficial,”shesays.She’snowaninteriordesignerforaninterior-designfirm.

MichaelRoss,42,aformerITadministratorinElCerrito,Calif.,recentlyspenthis10monthsofunemploymentplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusiness.“After18yearsatmyformeremployerandhowhardIhadworked,IknewIhadtorecover,togetrestored,”hesays.“Ilookedatthisasanopportunity,ratherthanapenalty.Thiswasverymuchaboutclearingspaceforme.”

Attheexecutivelevel,evenaveryefficientandsuccessfuljobsearchmaybequitelengthy.Itmakessensetospendthattimeinanenrichingandproductivemanner.Thesejobseekerspursuedservice,continuingeducationandshoringupfamilybonds.Howyou’lllookbackonaperiodofunemploymentdependsonwhatyoudowithit.

1.Thispassagemainlytellsthatbeingunemployedisnotallbad.

2.LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.

3.LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.

4.Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

5.Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavingany

time.

6.Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet

people.

7.Mr.Bellavancecashedouthispension,soldhishouseandunloadedthingshedidn’tneedatgarageafterlosinghisjobinordertochangehisfinancesinto

mode.

8.Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunityto

familymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.

9.Theroleascaregiverbroughtaboutahugeboostin

toMr.Rappaport.AfterreturningfromCalifornia,hefeltrenewed.

10.MichaelRossresignedandspenthisunemploymenttimeplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusinessforhelookedatthisasan

,ratherthanapenalty.

PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger,wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.AtfirstheprosperedbysellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionofearlyU.S.autographs.Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection,hesenthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsaleandcirculation.Forgershaveahardtimesellingtheirproducts.Aforgercan’tapproacharespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbookstouseagedpaperofthetitlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemical.InSpring’stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,Britainwasstillfondofthesouthernstates,soSpringinventedarespectablemaidenladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscriptsbelongingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringfromdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.

47.WhatwasinagreatdemandinBritainaftertheCivilWar?

48.WhatwasRobertSpring’sprofessionduringtheyearsinPhiladelphia?

49.Aforgermustsellhisworktopeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefieldinsteadof

.

50.WhowasMissFannyJackson?

51.Springmadeitdifficultforsharp-eyedexpertstoseparatehisforgeriesfrom

.

SectionB

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

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Agripping,fast-pacedtaleofadventure,TheCalloftheWildfocusesonBuck,asheepdogstolenfromaCaliforniafarmandtransportedtothearctic.Buck’sstruggletosurviveonthearctictraildemonstratestheuncertainnatureoflifeinthewild.Althoughitisanengaginganimalstory,thereadercannothelpbutdrawparallelsbetweenBuck’sexperienceandthatofhumans.Thebooksuggeststhatenvironmentshapescharacter,andemphasizesthatprimitivecharacter—oftenhiddenbeneathalayerofcivilization—isneverlosttotheindividual.Providingafascinatingglimpseofawayoflifethathasalmostdisappeared,thenovelsuggeststhatcreaturessurvivebestwhentheyadapttothenaturalworld,ratherthantryingtoimposechangesontheirenvironment.

Thestorybeginsin1897,atthestartoftheGoldRush.ThediscoveryofgoldintheKlondike—aregioninnorthwesternCanada—promptedthousandsofgoldseekerstoheadforthefarnorth,allofthemdesperatelyinneedofdogstopullsledsacrosstheharsharctictrails.Buck,alargedogwhohasenjoyedaleisurelylifeonaCaliforniafarm,isstolenandshippedtotheYukon.Bucklearnstosurviveinthiscruelenvironment;hebeginstodiscovertheprimitiveknowledgeofhisancestors,andintimeherespondstothecallofthewild.BecausethebookfocusesuponBuck’sexperience,thehumancharactersareofsecondaryimportance.Buckisamagnificentdog,partshepherdandpartSt.Bernard.Hissuperiorstrengthenableshimtoadaptreadilytothenorthernclimateandtheharshdemandsofhislabors.Buthepossessesoneadditionalquality—imagination.Buckfightswithhisheadaswellashisstrength.Adaptabilityisadominantthemeinthisnovel.Inordertosurviveinthearctic,Buckmustlearn“thelawofclubandfang(牙齿)”.Buckisfirsttaughtthislawbytheclubwieldingsleddrivers,whoshowhimthatthestrongestindividualsaretheoneswhorule.Buckalsolearnsthisprimitivelawfromtheotherteamdogs,suchasDave,Solleks,andtheviciousteamleader,Spitz.Fromthem,Bucklearnsthathemusteitherbiteorbebitten,masterorbemastered.

52.Aboutthisnovel,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A)ThenovelfocusedupontheexperiencesofadognamedBuck.

B)Themainthemewastotellitsreadersthelifeinthearcticwild.

C)Thebookstressedtheinfluencesofenvironmentoncharacter.

D)Creatureshavetoadapttothechangesonenvironmenttosurvive.

53.Wecandrawfromthepassagethatthe“primitivecharacter”withinBuckrefersto

.

A)Buck’sadaptabilitytothecruelwildlife

B)thelearningofthelawofclubandfang

C)Buck’sabilitytofightwithheadandclaw

D)becomingthestrongestindividualtorule

54.Thestorywassetprimarilyin

.

A)KlondikeinCanadaB)afarminCalifornia

C)theYukonD)thewildinCalifornia

55.Bucklearnedtosurviveinthearcticby.

A)itsprimitivecharacterB)becomingthestrongest

C)thelawofclubandfangD)adaptitselftothecoldarctic

56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A)TheCalloftheWildisabouttherelationshipbetweenmenanddogsinthearctic.

B)TheCalloftheWildisastoryaboutthewildwestduringtheGoldRush.

C)Bucklearned“thelawofclubandfang”bydefeatingitsenemies.

D)Buckmanagedtosurviveandbecamealeader.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,isowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordinationandtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptableandnecessarilymultifacetedmembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialandpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.Thisnewviewofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinasurgeofinterestinchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeconferringontheproperwaytobringupchildren.Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson’schildbyspreadingthegospelofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchildrearing.ThesocializationofthecontemporarychildintheUnitedStatesisatwo-waytransactionbetweenparentandchildratherthanaone-way,parent-to-childtrainingprogram.Asaconsequence,socializingchildrenandlivingwiththemoveralongperiodtimeisforparentsamixtureofpleasure,satisfaction,andproblems.

57.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A)ThePlaceofChildreninUnitedStatesSociety

B)TheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerican

C)TheDevelopmentofCulturalValues

D)TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism

58.Accordingtotheauthor,childrenincolonialNorthAmericaweremainlyvaluedfortheir.

A)academicachievementsB)survivalinstincts

C)physicalcharacteristicsD)productiveroles

59.WhatcanbeinferredaboutformalschoolingincolonialNorthAmerica?

A)Itwasgenerallyrequiredbylaw.B)Itwasconsideredrelativelyunimportant.

C)Itwasimproperlyadministered.D)Itwashighlydisciplined.

60.WhichofthefollowingisapossiblecauseofchangesintheroleofthechildintheUnitedStates?

A)Anincreaseintechnology.

B)Thegrowingcomplexityofthechild’spsychologicalneeds.

C)Adecreaseinthechild’sintellectualcapacities.

D)Thegrowingnumberofsingleparentfamilies.

61.Accordingtothepassage,parentshavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin.

A)theirchildren’sfutureoccupations

B)havingsmallerfamilies

C)adoptionprogramsforchildlesscouples

D)child-rearingtechniques

PartⅤErrorCorrection(15minutes)

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

putaslash(／)intheblank.

Teachersbelievethatstudents’

responsibilitywith

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learningisnecessary.Ifalongreadingassignmentis

given,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththe

informationsinthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitin

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classorgiveanexamination.Theidealstudentis

consideredtobeonewhomotivatedtolearnforthesakeof

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learning,nottheonewhoisinterestedonlyingettinghigh

grades.Grade－consciousstudentsmaybefrustratedwith

teacherswhodonotbelieveitisnecessarytogradeevery

assignment.Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithbrief

writingcommentsbutwithoutagrade.Whenresearchis

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assigned,theprofessorexpectsthestudenttomakethe

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initiativeandcompletetheassignmentwithminimal

guid