银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练(三).doc

-! 银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练（三） Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd., one of the six companies, created out of the privatized national railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth__1__, its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations__2__is drawing interest. In a plan called “Station Renaissance” that it__3__in November, JR East said that it would__4__using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants, extending them to__5__more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pick-up__6__for such goods as books, flowers and groceries__7__over the Internet. In a country where city__8__depend heavily on trains__9__commuting, about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway, the company __10__. So, picking up commodities at train stations__11__consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries. JR East already has been using its station__12__stores for this purpose, but it plans to create__13__spaces for the delivery of Internet goods. The company also plans to introduce __14__cards—known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for__15__information__16__ train tickets and commuter passes__17__the magnetic ones used today, integrating them into a/an __18__pass. This will save the company money, because__19__for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also__20__the space needed for ticket vending. 1.［A］perspectives ［B］outlooks ［C］prospects ［D］spectacles 2.［A］creatively ［B］originally ［C］authentically ［D］initially 3.［A］displayed ［B］demonstrated ［C］embarked ［D］unveiled 4.［A］go beyond ［B］set out ［C］come around ［D］spread over 5.［A］applications ［B］enterprises ［C］functions ［D］performances 6.［A］districts ［B］vicinities ［C］resorts ［D］locations 7.［A］acquired ［B］purchased ［C］presided ［D］attained 8.［A］lodgers ［B］tenants ［C］dwellers ［D］boarders 9.［A］for ［B］in ［C］of ［D］as 10.［A］figures ［B］exhibits ［C］convinces ［D］speculates 11.［A］deprives ［B］retrieves ［C］spares ［D］exempts 12.［A］conjunction ［B］convenience ［C］department ［D］ornament 13.［A］delegated ［B］designated ［C］devoted ［D］dedicated 14.［A］clever ［B］smart ［C］ingenious ［D］intelligent 15.［A］checking ［B］gathering ［C］holding ［D］accommodating 16.［A］as ［B］for ［C］with ［D］of 17.［A］but for ［B］as well as ［C］instead of ［D］more than 18.［A］unique ［B］single ［C］unitary ［D］only 19.［A］devices ［B］instruments ［C］readers ［D］examiners 20.［A］reduce ［B］narrow ［C］dwarf ［D］shrink Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text 1 “I’ve never met a human worth cloning,” says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from the cramped confines of his lab at Texas A&M University. “It’s a stupid endeavor.” That’s an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two calves and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy later this year—or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of man’s best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science. Westhusin’s experience with cloning animals leaves him vexed by all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Missyplicity project, using hundreds upon hundreds of canine eggs, the A&M team has produced only a dozen or so embryos carrying Missy’s DNA. None have survived the transfer to a surrogate mother. The wastage of eggs and the many spontaneously aborted fetuses may be acceptable when you’re dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. “Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous,” he says. Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin’s phone at A&M College of Veterinary Medicine has been ringing busily. Cost is no obstacle for customers like Missy’s mysterious owner, who wishes to remain unknown to protect his privacy. He’s plopped down $3.7 million so far to fund the research because he wants a twin to carry on Missy’s fine qualities after she dies. But he knows her clone may not have her temperament. In a statement of purpose, Missy’s owners and the A&M team say they are “both looking forward to studying the ways that her clone differs from Missy.” The fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusin’s work. He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems. “Why would you ever want to clone humans,” Westhusin asks, “when we’re not even close to getting it worked out in animals yet?” 1. Which of the following best represents Mr. Westhusin’s attitude toward cloning? ［A］ Animal cloning is a stupid attempt. ［B］ Human cloning is not yet close to getting it worked out. ［C］ Cloning is too inefficient and should be stopped. ［D］ Animals cloning yes, and human cloning at least not now. 2. The Missyplicity project does not seem very successful probably because _____. ［A］ there isn’t enough fund to support the research ［B］ cloning dogs is more complicated than cloning cats and bulls ［C］ Mr. Westhusin is too busy taking care of the business ［D］ the owner is asking for an exact copy of his pet 3. When Mr. Westhusin says “... cloning is dangerous,” he implies that _____. ［A］ lab technicians may be affected by chemicals ［B］ cats and dogs in the lab may die of diseases ［C］ experiments may waste lots of lives ［D］ cloned animals could outlive the natural ones 4. We can infer from the third paragraph that _____. ［A］ rich people are more interested in cloning humans than animals ［B］ cloning of animal pets is becoming a prosperous industry ［C］ there is no distinction between a cloned and a natural dog ［D］ Missy’s master pays a lot in a hope to revive the dog 5. We may conclude from the text that _____. ［A］ human cloning will not succeed unless the technique is more efficient ［B］ scientists are optimistic about cloning technique ［C］ many people are against the idea of human cloning ［D］ cloned animals are more favored by owners even if they are weaker Text 2 For more than two decades, U.S. courts have been limiting affirmative-action programs in universities and other areas. The legal rationale is that racial preferences are unconstitutional, even those intended to compensate for racism or intolerance. For many colleges, this means students can be admitted only on merit, not on their race or ethnicity. It has been a divisive issue across the U.S., as educators blame the prolonged reaction to affirmative-action for declines in minority admissions. Meanwhile, activists continue to battle race preferences in courts from Michigan to North Carolina. Now, chief executives of about two dozen companies have decided to plunge headfirst into this politically unsettled debate. They, together with 36 universities and 7 nonprofitable organizations, formed a forum that set forth an action plan essentially designed to help colleges circumvent court-imposed restrictions on affirmative action. The CEOs’ motive: “Our audience is growing more diverse, so the communities we serve benefit if our employees are racially and ethnically diverse as well”, says one CEO of a compang that owns nine television stations. Among the steps the forum is pushing: finding creative yet legal ways to boost minority enrollment through new admissions policies; promoting admissions decisions that look at more than test scores; and encouraging universities to step up their minority outreach and financial aid. And to counter accusations by critics to challenge these tactics in court, the group says it will give legal assistance to colleges sued for trying them. “Diversity diminished by the court must be made up for in other legitimate, legal ways,” says, a forum member. One of the more controversial methods advocated is the so-called 10% rule. The idea is for public universities—which educate three-quarters of all U.S. undergraduates—to admit students who are in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. Doing so allows colleges to take minorities who excel in average urban schools, even if they wouldn’t have made the cut under the current statewide ranking many universities use. 1. U.S. court restrictions on affirmative action signifies that______. ［A］minorities no longer hold the once favored status ［B］the quality of American colleges has improved ［C］racial preferences has replaced racial prejudice ［D］the minority is on an equal footing with the majority 2. What has been a divisive issue across the United States? ［A］Whether affirmative action should continue to exist. ［B］Whether this law is helping minorities or the white majority. ［C］Whether racism exists in American college admission. ［D］Whether racial intolerance should be punished. 3. CEOs of big companies decided to help colleges enroll more minority students because they_____. ［A］think it wrong to deprive the minorities of their rights to receive education ［B］want to conserve the fine characteristics of American nation ［C］want a workforce that reflects the diversity of their customers ［D］think it their duty to help develop education of the country 4. The major tactic the forum uses is to_____. ［A］battle the racial preferences in court ［B］support colleges involved in lawsuits of racism ［C］strive to settle this political debate nationwide ［D］find legally viable ways to ensure minority admissions 5. If the 10% rule is applied, ______. ［A］the best white high school students can get into colleges ［B］public universities can get excellent students ［C］students from poor rural families can go to colleges ［D］good minority students can get into public universities Text 3 Positive surprises from government reports on retail sales, industrial production, and housing in the past few months are leading economists to revise their real gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts upward supporting the notion that the recession ended in December or January. Bear in mind: This recovery won’t have the vitality normally associated with an upturn. Economists now expect real GDP growth of about 1.5 in the first quarter. That’s better than the 0.4 the consensus projected in December, but much of the additional growth will come from a slower pace of inventory drawdowns, not from surging demand. Moreover, the economy won’t grow fast enough to help the labor markets much. The only good news there is that jobless claims have fallen back from their spike after September 11 and that their current level suggests the pace of layoffs is easing. The recovery also does not mean the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon. The January price indexes show that inflation remains tame. Consequently, the Fed can take its time shifting monetary policy from extreme accommodation to relative neutrality. Perhaps the best news from the latest economic reports was the January data on industrial production. Total output fell only 0.1, its best showing since July. Factory output was flat, also the best performance in six months. Those numbers may not sound encouraging, but manufacturers have been in recession since late 2000. The data suggest that the factory sector is finding a bottom from which to start its recovery. Production of consumer goods, for instance, is almost back up to where it was a year ago. That’s because consumer demand for motor vehicles and other goods and the housing industry remained healthy during the recession, and they are still growing in early 2002. Besides, both the monthly homebuilding starts number and the housing market index for the past two months are running above the averages for all of 2001, suggesting that home-building is off to a good start and probably won’t be big drag on GDP growth this year. Equally important to the outlook is how the solid housing market will help demand for home-related goods and services. Traditionally, consumers buy the bulk of their furniture, electronics, and textiles within a year of purchasing their homes. Thus, spending on such items will do well this year, even as car sales slip now that incentives are less attractive. Look for the output of consumer goods to top year-ago level in coming months. Even the business equipment sector seems to have bottomed out. Its output rose 0.4% in January, led by a 0.6% jump computer gear. A pickup in orders for capital goods in the fourth quarter suggests that production will keep increasing—although at a relaxed pace—in coming months. 1. American economists are surprised to see that______. ［A］they have to revise the GDP forecasts so often ［B］their government is announcing the end of a recession ［C］US economy is showing some signs of an upturn ［D］GDP growth reflects stronger domestic demand 2. The most encouraging fact about the US economy is that_____ . ［A］employment rates have risen faster than expected ［B］the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon ［C］industrial production is reaching its lowest point ［D］some economic sectors have become leading industries 3. Of which of the following did the author provide a guardedly optimistic view? ［A］GDP growth. ［B］The number of layoffs. ［C］Price indexes. ［D］Output of consumer goods. 4. Which of the following is the guarantee of a better future for US economy? ［A］Motor vehicles. ［B］Housing market. ［C］Business equipment. ［D］Computer gear. 5. Which of the following best summarizes the U. S. economic situation today? ［A］American economists are painting a gloomy picture. ［B］It is slowly warming up with moderate growth. ［C］Recession may come back anytime in the coming months. ［D］Most sectors are picking up at a surprisingly fast pace. Text 4 Timothy Berners-Lee might be giving Bill Gates a run for the money, but he passed up his shot at fabulous wealth—intentionally—in 1990. That’s when he decided not to patent the technology used to create the most important software innovation in the final decade of the 20th century: the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee wanted to make the world a richer place, not a mass personal wealth. So he gave his brainchild to us all. Berners-Lee regards today’s Web as a rebellious adolescent that can never fulfill his original expectations. By 2005, he hopes to begin replacing it with the Semantic Web—a smart network that will finally understand h