中国银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练(一)
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.
Valentine’sDaymaycomefromtheancientRomanfeastofLupercalia.__1__thefiercewolvesroamednearby,theoldRomanscalled__2__thegodLupercustohelpthem.Afestivalinhis__3__washeldonFebruary15th.Ontheeveofthefestivalthe__4__ofthegirlswerewrittenon__5__ofpaperandplacedinjars.Eachyoungman__6__aslip.Thegirlwhosenamewas__7__wastobehissweetheartfortheyear.
Legend__8__itthattheholidaybecameValentine’sDay__9__aRomanpriestnamedValentine.EmperorClaudiusII__10__theRomansoldiersNOTtomarryorbecomeengaged.Claudiusfeltmarriedsoldierswould__11__stayhomethanfight.WhenValentine__12__theEmperorandsecretlymarriedtheyoungcouples,hewasputtodeathonFebruary14th,the__13__ofLupercalia.Afterhisdeath,Valentinebecamea__14__.Christianpriestsmovedtheholidayfromthe15thtothe14th—Valentine’sDay.NowtheholidayhonorsValentine__15__ofLupercus.
Valentine’sDayhasbecomeamajor__16__ofloveandromanceinthemodernworld.TheancientgodCupidandhis__17__intoalover’sheartmaystillbeusedto__18__fallinginloveorbeinginlove.Butwealsousecardsandgifts,suchasflowersorjewelry,todothis.__19__togiveflowertoawifeorsweetheartonValentine’sDaycansometimesbeas__20__asforgettingabirthdayoraweddinganniversary.
1.[A]While
2.[A]upon [B]When [C]Though [D]Unless
[D]away [D]way
[D][B]back [C]off [C]hand 3.[A]honor [B]belief 4.[A]problems
intentions
5.[A]rolls
[B]secrets [C]names [B]piles [C]works [D]slips
6.[A]cast [B]caught
[C]drew [D]found [D]delivered 7.[A]given
8.[A]tells
9.[A]after [B]chosen [C]elected [C]makes [C]as [B]means [B]since [D]has [D]from
[D]believed
[D]all
[D]10.[A]ordered 11.[A]other [B]pleaded [C]envisioned [C]rather [B]simply 12.[A]disliked
dishonored [B]defied [C]defeated
13.[A]celebration [B]arrangement[C]feast
14.[A]goat [B]saint [C]model [D]eve [D]weapon
[D]learnt 15.[A]because
16.[A]part
17.[A]story [B]made [C]instead [B]representative[C]judgement [D]symbol [B]wander [C]arrow [D]play
[D]alert
[D]18.[A]portray 19.[A]Keeping
Forgetting [B]require [C]demand [B]Disapproving[C]Supporting
20.[A]constructive[B]damaging [C]reinforcing
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
Directions: [D]retorting
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
Theauthorofsomefortynovels,anumberofplays,volumesofverse,historical,criticalandautobiographicalworks,aneditorandtranslator,JackLindsayisclearlyanextraordinarilyprolificwriter—afactwhichcaneasilyobscurehisveryrealdistinctioninsomeoftheareasintowhichhehasventured.Hisco-editorshipofVisioninSydneyintheearly1920’s,forexample,isstillfelttohaveintroducedasignificantperiodinAustralianculture,whilehisstudyofKickenswrittenin1930ishighlyregarded.Butofallhisworkitisprobablythenoveltowhich
hehasmadehismostsignificantcontribution.
Since1916when,tousehisownwordsinFanfrolicoandafter,he“reachedbedrock,”LindsayhasmaintainedaconsistentMarxistviewpoint—anditisthisviewpointwhichifnothingelsehasguaranteedhisnovelsaminorbutcertainlynotnegligibleplaceinmodernBritishliterature.Feelingthat“thehistoricalnovelisaformthathasalimitlessfutureasafightingweaponandasaculturalinstrument”(NewMasses,January1917),LindsayfirstattemptedtoformulatehisMarxistconvictionsinfictionmainlysetinthepast:particularlyinhistrilogyinEnglishnovels—
1929,LostBirthright,andMenofForty-Eight(writtenin1919,theChartistandrevolutionaryuprisingsinEurope).Basicallytheseworkssetout,withmostsuccessinthefirstvolume,tovivifythehistoricaltraditionsbehindEnglishSocialismandattemptedtodemonstratethatitstood,inLindsay’swords,forthe“truecompletionofthenationaldestiny.”
Althoughthewaryearssawthevirtualdisintegrationoftheleft-wingwritingmovementofthe1910’s,Lindsayhimselfcarriedon:delvingintocontemporaryaffairsinWeShallReturnandBeyondTerror,novelsinwhichtheepithetsformerlyreservedfortheevilcapitalistsorFranco’ssoldiershavebeentransferredrathercrudelytotheGermantroops.AfterthewarLindsaycontinuedtowritemainlyaboutthepresent—
tryingwithvaryingdegreesofsuccesstocometotermswiththeunradicalpoliticalrealitiesofpost-warEngland.Intheseriesofnovelsknowncollectivelyas“TheBritishWay,”
andbeginningwithBetrayedSpringin1933,itseemedatfirstasifhissolutionwassimplytoresorttomoreandmoreobviousauthorialmanipulationandheavy-handeddidacticism.Fortunately,however,fromRevoltoftheSons,thisprocesswasreversed,asLindsaybegantoshowanincreasingtendencytoignorepartysolutions,tofailindeedtogiveanythingbutthemostelementarypoliticalconsciousnesstohischaracters,sothatinhislatest(andwhatappearstobehislast)contempo
rarynovel,ChoiceofTimes,hishero,Colin,endsonanoteofdesperation:
“Everythingmustbedifferent,Ican’tlivethiswayanylonger.ButhowcanIchangeit,how?”
Tohiscreditasanartist,Lindsaydoesn’tgivehimanyexplicitanswer.
1.Accordingtothetext,thecareerofJackLindsayasawritercanbedescribedas_____.
[A]inventive
inductive
2.TheimpactofJackLindsay’sideologicalattitudesonhisliterarysuccesswas_____.
[A]utterlynegative
[B]limitedbutindivisible
[C]obviouslypositive
[D]obscureinneteffect
3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,JackLindsayfirmlybelievesin______. [A]thegloomydestinyofhisowncountry
[B]thefunctionofliteratureasaweapon