某銀行筆試英語閱讀真題

1、中國銀行筆試英英語閱讀真題題閱讀下面的短文文。每篇短文文的后面有五五個(gè)問題，每每個(gè)問題有四四個(gè)備選答案案。請(qǐng)根據(jù)短短文的內(nèi)容選選擇最佳答案案。每個(gè)試題題計(jì)3分,共共計(jì)15分A Talle of Scotttish RRural Life Lewwis Grrassicc Gibbbons Sunseet Sonng (19932) wwas vooted “tthe beest Sccottissh novvel off all time”bby Scoottishhs reeadingg publlic inn 200551 Oncce connsiderred shhockinng for

2、r its frankk desccriptiion off aspeects oof thee livees of Scotllandss poorr ruraal farrmers，iit hass beenn adappted ffor sttage，ffilm，TTV andd radiio in recennt deccades. Thhe novvel iss set on thhe ficctionaal esttate oof Kinnraddiie，in the ffarminng couuntry of thhe Scoottishh nortthwestt in tthe

3、 yeears uup to and bbeyondd Worlld Warr I.Att its heartt is tthe sttory oof Chrris，whho is both part of thhe commmunitty andd a liittle outsiide itt. GGrassiic Gibbbon ggives us thhe mosst dettailedd and intimmate aaccounnt of the llife oof hiss herooine.WWe wattch heer groow thrrough a chiildhoood

4、domminateed by her ccruel but hhard-wworkinng fatther；eexperiience trageedy (hher moothers suiicide and mmurderr of hher twwin chhildreen)；annd leaarn abbout hher feeelinggs as she ggrows into womann.We ssee heer marrry，loose heer hussband，tthen mmarry againn.Chriis hass seemmed soo convvincinng a f

5、figuree to ssome ffemalee readders tthat tthey ccannott beliieve tthat sshe iss the creattion oof a mman2. Butt it wwould be miisleadding tto sugggest that this book is juust abbout CChris.It iss trully a nnovel of a placee and its ppeoplee.Its openiing seectionn tellls of Kinraaddies lonng hisstory

6、，iin a llanguaage thhat immitatees thee placces cchangiing paatternns of speecch andd writting. Thee storry itsself iis amaazinglly fulll of charaacterss and inciddents.It iss toldd fromm Chriis pooint oof vieew butt alsoo fromm thatt of tthe goossipiing coommuniity，a commuunity wheree everrybodyy k

7、nowws eveeryboddy elsses bbusineess annd notthing is evver foorgottten. Sunsset Soong haas a ssociall themme tooo.It iis conncerneed witth whaat Graassic Gibboon perrceivees as the ddestruuctionn of ttradittionall Scotttish rurall lifee firsst by moderrnizattion aand thhen byy Worlld Warr 1.Giibbon

8、triedd hardd to sshow hhow ceertainn charracterrs ressist tthe waar.Desspite this，tthe waar takkes thhe youung meenawayy，a nuumber of thhem too theiir deaaths.IIn parrticullar，itt takees awaay Chrris hhusbannd，Ewaan Tavvendalle.Thee war finallly kiills EEwan，bbut noot in the wway hiis widdow iss tol

9、dd.In ffact，tthe Geermanss arennt reesponssible for hhis deeath，bbut hiis ownn sidee.He iis shoot beccause he iss saidd to hhave rrun awway frrom a battlle. If thhe novvel iss abouut thee end of onne wayy of llife iit alsso loooks ahhead.IIt is a “Suunset Song”bbut iss conccernedd too with the nnew

10、Kiinradddie，inndeed of thhe neww Euroopean worldd.Grasssic GGibbonn wentt on tto pubblish two oother novells aboout thhe plaace thhat coontinuue itss storry.練習(xí)： 1.Whatt is SSunsett Songg mainnly abbout? A)TThe Fiirst WWorld War. B)TThe beeauty of thhe sunnset. C)TThe neew Eurropeann worlld. D)Thee l

11、ivees of rurall Scotttish farmeers. 2.WWhich stateement is NOOT truue of Chriss? AA)She is thhe herroine of Suunset Song. B)She hhad a miserrable childdhood. C)She iis thee creaation of a man. D)SShe maarriedd onlyy oncee. 33.Whaat is the oopeninng secction of thhe novvel maainly conceerned with? A)

12、The cclimatte of Kinraaddie. B)The hhistorry of Kinraaddie. C)The ggeograaphy oof Kinnraddiie. D)Thee langguage spokeen in Kinraaddie. 4.Who are rresponnsiblee for Evans deaath，acccordiing too Chriis? A)Thee Germmans. B)TThe Frrench army. C)The BBritissh trooops. D)TThe Ruussiann solddiers. 5.The wo

13、rd sunseet occcurrinng in the ttitle of thhe novvel moost prrobablly meaans A)thee end of thhe herroines liffe. B)thee end of onnes llife. C)tthe ennd of tradiitionaal liffe. D)thee end of thhe dayy.答案與題題解： 1.D 問題問的是是日落歌主主要講的是什什么?選項(xiàng)AA說的是：第第一次世界大大戰(zhàn)。選項(xiàng)BB說的是：日日落之美。選選項(xiàng)C說的是是：新歐洲世世界。選項(xiàng)DD說的是：蘇蘇格蘭農(nóng)夫的的生活。選項(xiàng)項(xiàng)

14、D是正確的的，相關(guān)的信信息可在第一一段中找到。 2.D 問題問：哪個(gè)陳述對(duì)Chris是不符的?選項(xiàng)A說的是：她是日落歌中的女主人公。選項(xiàng)B說的是：她的童年很苦。選項(xiàng)C說的是：她是由一個(gè)男人創(chuàng)作出來的。選項(xiàng)D說的是：她只結(jié)過一次婚。D不對(duì)。第三段有這么一句話：We see her malty，lose her husband，then marry again.我們看見她結(jié)婚，失去丈夫，后來又結(jié)婚。 3.B 問題問的是：小說的開頭部分主要說了些什么?選項(xiàng)A說的是：Kinraddie的氣候。選項(xiàng)B說的是：Kinraddie的歷史。選項(xiàng)C說的是：Kinraddie的地理。選項(xiàng)D說的是：Kinraddi

15、e說的語言?？纯聪旅孢@句話：Its opening section tells of Kinraddies long history，in a language that imitates the places changing patterns of speech and writing.小說的開頭部分講述了Kinraddie的悠久歷史，講述時(shí)模仿了該地方變化著的口頭語和書面語的表達(dá)方式。可以看出，B是對(duì)的。 4.A 問題問的是：根據(jù)Chris，誰殺死了Evan?選項(xiàng)A說的是：德國人。選項(xiàng)B說的是：法國軍隊(duì)。選項(xiàng)C說的是：英國部隊(duì)。選項(xiàng)D說的是：俄羅斯士兵。B是正確的。倒數(shù)第二段有這么兩句話

16、：The war finally kills Ewan，but not in the way his widow is told.In fact，the Germans arent responsible for his death，but his own side.戰(zhàn)爭最后殺死了Ewan，但不是他的寡婦說的那樣。事實(shí)上，德國人沒有殺他，是他自己一邊的人殺的。 5.C 問題問的是：小說題目中sunset這個(gè)詞的意思很町能是哪一個(gè)意思?選項(xiàng)A說的是：女主人公生命的結(jié)束。選項(xiàng)B說的是：一個(gè)人生命的結(jié)束。選項(xiàng)C說的是：傳統(tǒng)生活方式的結(jié)束。選項(xiàng)D說的是：一天的結(jié)束。正確答案是C。最后一段的第一句話是這

17、么說的：If the novel is about the end of one way of life it also looks ahead.如果小說是關(guān)于一種生活方式的結(jié)束，那么它同時(shí)也是朝前看的。閱讀下面的短短文。每篇短短文的后面有有五個(gè)問題，每每個(gè)問題有四四個(gè)備選答案案。請(qǐng)根據(jù)短短文的內(nèi)容選選擇最佳答案案。每個(gè)試題題計(jì)3分,共共計(jì)15分Who WWants to Liive Fooreverr? IIf youur docctor ccould give you aa drugg thatt woulld lett you live a heaalthy life for ttwic

18、e as loong，woould yyou taake itt? TThe goood neews iss thatt we mmay bee drawwing nnear tto thaat datte.Sciientissts haave allreadyy exteended the llives of fllies，wworms and mmice iin labboratoories.Many now tthink that usingg geneetic ttreatmments we wiill sooon bee ablee to eextendd humaan liffe

19、to at leeast 1140 yeears. Thiis seeems a greatt ideaa.Thinnk of how mmuch mmore ttime wwe couuld sppend cchasinng ourr dreaams，sppendinng timme witth ourr loveed onees，wattchingg our famillies ggrow aand haave faamiliees of theirr own. “LLongerr lifee woulld givve us a chaance tto reccover from ourm

20、iistakees andd prommote llong tterm tthinkiing，”ssays DDr Greegory Stockk of tthe Unniverssity oof Callifornnia Scchool of Puublic Healtth.“Itt woulld alsso raiise prroducttivityy by aaddingg to tthe yeear wee can work.” LLongerr livees donnt juust afffect the ppeoplee who live them.They also affecc

21、t socciety as a wholee.“We have war，ppovertty，alll sortts of issuees aroound，aand I dontt thinnk anyy of tthem wwould be att all helpeed by havinng peoople llive llongerr，”sayys US bioetthicisst Danniel CCallahhan.“TThe quuestioon is Whatt willl we gget ass a soocietyy? I suspeect itt wont be a bett

22、ter ssocietty.” It wwould certaainly be a very diffeerent socieety.Peeople are aalreaddy finnding it moore diifficuult too stayy marrried.DDivorcce rattes arre rissing.WWhat wwould to maarriagge in a socciety wheree peopple liived ffor 1440 yeaars?Annd whaat wouuld haappen to faamily life if niine o

23、rr 10 ggeneraationss of tthe saame faamily were all aalive at thhe samme timme? Reseaarch iinto aageingg may enablle wommen too remaain feertilee for longeer.Andd thatt raisses thhe proospectt of hhavingg 100-year-old pparentts，or brothhers aand siisterss bom 50 yeears aapart.We tthink of ann eideer

24、 sibbling as soomeonee who can pprotecct us and ooffer help and aadvicee.Thatt woulld be hard to doo if tthat ssiblinng camme froom a ccompleetely diffeerent generrationn. WWorkinng liffe wouuld allso bee affeected，eespeciially if thhe rettiremeent agge wass liftted.Moore peeople wouldd stayy in wwo

25、rk ffor loonger.That wouldd givee us tthe beenefitts of age-sskill，wwisdomm and good judgeement. Onn the otherr handd，moree peopple woorkingg for longeer wouuld crreate greatter coompetiition for jjobs.IIt wouuld maake itt moree diffficultt for youngger peeople to fiind a job.TTop poosts wwould be d

26、oominatted byy the same few iindiviidualss，makiing caareer progrress mmore ddifficcult.AAnd hoow eassily wwould a 25-year-old eemployyee bee ablee to ccommunnicatee withh a 1225-yeaar-oldd bosss? YYoung peoplle wouuld bee a smmallerr partt of aa sociiety iin whiich peeople livedd to 1140.Itt may be

27、thhat suuch a socieety woould pplace less imporrtancee on gguidinng andd educcatingg younng peoople，aand moore onn makiing liife coomforttable for tthe olld. And ssocietty wouuld feeel veery diiffereent iff moree of iits meemberss weree oldeer.Theere woould bbe morre wissdom，bbut leess ennergy.Young

28、g peopple liike too movee abouut.Oldd peopple liike too sit stilll.Younng peoople ttend tto actt withhout tthinkiing.Olld peoople ttend tto thiink wiithoutt actiing.Yooung ppeoplee are curioous annd likke to experriencee diffferentt thinngs.Olld peoople aare leess ennthusiiasticc abouut chaange.IIn

29、facct，theey aree lesss enthhusiasstic aabout everyythingg. TThe efffect of annti-aggeing technnologyy is ddeeperr thann we mmight thinkk.But as thhe sciience advannces，wwe neeed to thinkk abouut theese chhangess now. “IIf thiis couuld evver haappen，tthen wwed bbetterr ask what kind of soocietyy we w

30、want tto gett，”sayys Danniel CCallahhan.“WWe hadd bettter noot go anywhhere nnear iit2 unntil wwe havve figgure tthose probllems oout.”練習(xí)： 1.Whhich oof thee folllowingg is NNOT meentionned ass one of thhe thiings tthat llivingg longger miight eenablee an iindiviidual to doo? AA) Speendingg moree tim

31、ee withh his familly. B) Haaving more educaation. C) Reallizingg moree dreaams. D) WWorkinng lonnger. 2.Whichh of tthe foollowiing iss impllied iin thee sixtth parragrapph? A) Maarriagges inn the US tooday aare quuite uunstabble. B) MMore aand moore peeople in thhe US todayy wantt to gget maarriedd.

32、 CC) Livving llongerr woulld makke it easieer forr peopple too mainntain theirr mariital tties. D) If peeople live longeer，theey wouuld sttay inn marrriage longeer. 3.Alll of the ffollowwing aare poossiblle efffects livinng lonnger mmight have on woorkingg lifee EXCEEPT A) Coommuniicatioon bettween

33、emplooyers and eemployyees wwould be moore diifficuult. B) MMore mmoney wouldd be uused bby empployeees in paymeent off theiir empployeees. C) Thhe jobb markket woould bbe morre commpetittive. D) It woould bbe morre diffficullt forr younng peoople tto be promooted tto topp posiitionss. 44.An imporrt

34、ant featuure off a soocietyy in wwhich peoplle livve a llong llife iis thaat AA) it placees morre empphasiss on eeducatting tthe yooung. B) it iss bothh wisee and energgetic. C) it llacks the ccuriossity tto expperimeent whhat iss new. D) it wwelcmees chaanges. 5.Whicch of the ffollowwing bbest ddes

35、criibes CCallahhans attittude tto antti-ageeing ttechnoology? A) Optiimistiic. B) Peessimiistic. C) Reseerved. D) Negaative.答案與題題解： 1.B 長壽使個(gè)人人能做的事主主要在第3、44段里講到，作作者沒有提到到長壽可以讓讓人更多地接接受教育 2.AA 本題答案案以下面的這這兩句話為依依據(jù)：Psoople aare allreadyy findding iit morre diffficullt to stay marriied.Diivorcee ratees aree

36、 risiing.暗示示美國人目前前的婚姻關(guān)系系已經(jīng)十分脆脆弱。 3.B 文章的第99段講了壽命命延長、退休休推遲可能帶帶來的種種問問題，但作者者沒有提到雇雇傭者需要更更多的錢來支支付員工的工工資。 4.C 答案可以在在10、111這兩段里找找到。 5.C 本題的答案案依據(jù)可以在在最后一段里里找到。Caallahaan認(rèn)為在搞搞清楚長壽社社會(huì)會(huì)給我們們帶來哪些問問題之前，最最好不要急著著搞抗衰老的的技術(shù)?？梢娨娝麑?duì)抗衰老老技術(shù)的發(fā)展展是有保留的的。閱讀下面面的短文。每每篇短文的后后面有五個(gè)問問題，每個(gè)問問題有四個(gè)備備選答案。請(qǐng)請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的的內(nèi)容選擇最最佳答案。每每個(gè)試題計(jì)33分,共計(jì)115分T

37、he BBest WWay too Reduuce Yoour Weeight Youu hearr thiss：“No wondeer youu are fat.AAll yoou eveer do is eaat.”Yoou feeel sadd：“I sskip mmy breeakfasst andd suppper.I run eevery morniing annd eveening.What else can II do?”BBasicaally yyou caan do nothiing.Yoour geenes，nnot yoour liife haabits，ddeterm

38、mine yyour wweightt and your body consttantlyy triees to mainttain iit. Alberrt Stuunkardd of tthe Unniverssity oof Pennnsylvvania foundd fromm expeerimennts thhat，“880 perrcent of thhe chiildrenn of ttwo obbese pparentts beccome oobese，aas commparedd withh no mmore tthan 114 perrcent of thhe offfsp

39、rinng of two pparentts of normaal weiight.” How can obese people become normal or even thin through dieting?Well，dieting can be effective，but the health costs are tremendous.Jules Hirsch，a research physician at Rockefeller University，did a study of eight fat people.They were given a liquid formula p

40、roviding 600 calories a day1.After more than 10 weeks，the subjects lost 45kg on average.But after leaving the hospital，they all regained.The results were surprising：by metabolic measurement，fat people who lost large amounts of weight seemed like they were starving.They had psychiatric problems.They

41、dreamed of food or breaking their diet2.They were anxious and depressed；some were suicidal.They hid food in their rooms.Researchers warn that it is possible that weight reduction doesnt result in normal weight，but in an abnormal state resembling that of starved non-obese people. Thin people，however，

42、suffer from the opposite：They have to make a great effort to gain weight.Ethan Sims，of the University of Vermont，got prisoners to volunteer to gain weight.In four to six months，they ate as much as they could.They succeeded in increasing their weight by 20 to 25 percent.But months after the study end

43、ed，they were back to normal weight and stayed there. This did not mean that people are completely without hope in controlling their weight.It means that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly battle their genetic inheritance if they want to significantly lower their weight. The findings al

44、so provide evidence for something scientists thought was true-each person has a comfortable weight range3.The range might be as much as 9kg.Someone might weigh 60-69kg without too much effort.But going above or below the natural weight range is difficult.The body resists by feeling hungry or full an

45、d changing the metabolism to push the weight back to the range it seeks.練習(xí)： 1.What determines your weight? A)Your working manner. B)Your eating habit. C)Your life style. D)Your genes. 2.What did Jules Hirsch do in his study? A)He let the eight fat people skip supper. B)He let the eight fat people sk

46、ip breakfast. C) He let the eight fat people run every morning and evening. D)He gave the eight fat people a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day. 3.What happened to the eight fat people after they left the hospital? A)They went mad. B)They killed themselves. C) They were back to normal weigh

47、t. D)They attempted suicide. 4.What did Ethan Sims make his subjects do? A)Battle their genetic inheritance. B)Increase their weight. C)Stay at home. D)Lower their weight. 5.What did scientists think was true? A)Each person has a fixed weight range. B)Each person has a weight range of 9 kg. C)Each p

48、erson wants to control his weight. D)Each person wants to eat to his hearts content.答案與題解： 1.D 問題問的是：什么決定了你的體重?A說的是：你的工作方式。B說的是：你的吃飯習(xí)慣。C說的是：你的生活風(fēng)格。D說的是：你的基因。正確答案是D。第一段中有這么一句話：Your genes，not your life habits，determine your weight and your body constantly tries to maintain it.你的基因而不是你的生活習(xí)慣決定了你的體重，因此你的

49、身體總是試圖保持它。 2.D 問題問的是：Jules Hirsch在他的研究中做了什么?A說的是：他讓八個(gè)胖子不吃晚飯。B說的是：他讓八個(gè)胖子不吃早飯。C說的是：他讓八個(gè)胖子早晚都跑步。D說的是：他給八個(gè)胖子一種每天提供600熱卡的流食配方。D是正確的。第三段有這么一句話：They were given a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day.他們被給予一種流食配方，每天提供600熱卡。 3.C 問題問的是：八個(gè)胖子出院后怎么啦? A說的是：他們發(fā)瘋了。B說的是：他們自殺了。C說的是：他們又回到了原來的體重。D說的是：他們?cè)噲D自殺。C是正確的

50、。第四段的最后一句話是這樣的：But months after the study ended，they were back to normal weight and stayed there.研究結(jié)束幾個(gè)月后，他們的體重又回到了原來的樣子并保持不變。 4.B 問題問的是：Ethan Sims讓他的調(diào)查對(duì)象干什么? A說的是：跟他們的基因遺傳物做斗爭。B說的是：增加他們的重量。C說的是：呆在家里。D說的是：減少體重。第四段有一個(gè)句子是這么說的：Ethan Sims，of the University of Vermont，got prisoners to volunteer to gain w

51、eight.Vermont大學(xué)的Ethan Sims讓犯人自愿增加體重?？梢夿是正確的答案。 5.A 問題問的是：科學(xué)家認(rèn)為什么是對(duì)的? A說的是：每個(gè)人的體重都有一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)姆取說的是：每個(gè)人的體重幅度是9公斤。C說的是：每個(gè)人都想控制自己的體重。D說的是：每個(gè)人都想吃得高興。正確答案是A。最后一段的第一句話是這么說的：The findings also provide evidence for something scientists thought was true-each person has acomfortable weight range.結(jié)論還證實(shí)了科學(xué)家認(rèn)為是正確的一點(diǎn)，

52、即每個(gè)人的體重有一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)姆取roponeents oof diffferennt jazzz styyles hhave aalwayss arguued thhat thheir ppredeccessorrs mmusicaal styyle diid nott incllude eessenttial ccharaccterisstics that definne jazzz as jazz. Thuss, 19440s swingg was belitttled by beeboppeers off the 1950s whho werre theemselvves atttac

53、keed by free jazzees of the 11960s. Thhe neooboppeers off the 1980s annd 19990s attaccked aalmostt everrybodyy elsee. Thee titaanic ffiguree of BBlack saxopphonisst Johhn Colltranee has compllicateed thee arguumentss madee by pproponnents of sttyles from bebopp throough nneobopp becaause iin hiss ow

54、n musiccal joourneyy he ddrew ffrom aall thhose sstyless. Hiss inflluencee on aall tyypes oof jazzz wass immeeasuraable. At thhe heiight oof hiss popuularitty, Cooltranne larrgely abanddoned playiing beebop, the sstyle that had bbroughht himm famee, to exploore thhe outter reeachess of jjazz.Colttra

55、ne himseelf prrobablly bellievedd thatt the only essenntial charaacteriistic of jaazz waas impprovissationn, thee one consttant iin hiss jourrney ffrom bbebop to oppen-ennded iimprovvisatiions oon moddal, IIndiann, andd Afriican mmelodiies. OOn thee otheer hannd, thhis doogged studeent annd proodigi

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57、d thhe wayy Colttrane playeed thee tenoor saxxophonne: hee favoored pplayinng fasst runns of notess buillt on a mellody aand deependeed on heavyy, reggularlly acccentedd beatts. Thhe firrst leed Colltranee to ssheetss of ssound” wheree he rraced fasteer andd fastter, ppile-ddrivinng nottes innto eaa

58、ch otther tto sugggest stackked haarmoniies. TThe seecond meantt thatt his sensee of rrhythmm was almosst as closee to rrock aas to bebopp.Thhree rrecorddings illusstratee Colttranes ennergizzing eexplorrationns. Reecordiing Kiind off Bluee withh Milees Davvis, CColtraane foound hhimsellf outtside b

59、op, explooring modall meloodies. Heree he pplayedd surgging, lengtthy soolos bbuilt largeely arround repeaated mmotifss ann orgaanizinng priinciplle unllike tthat oof freee jazzz saxxophonne plaayer OOrnettteColeeman, who mmodulaated oor alttered meloddies iin hiss soloos. Onn Giannt Steeps, CColtra

60、ane deebutedd as lleaderr, inttroduccing hhis owwn commposittions. Heree the sheetts of soundd, dowwnbeatt acceents, repettitionns, annd greeat sppeed aare paart off eachh soloo, andd the varieety off the shapees of his pphrasees is uniquue. Cooltrannes searcching explooratioons prroduceed sollid ac