中国银行总行招聘考试笔试试题及答案
第一部分:英语能力测试
一、阅读理解
Passage 1
The angry woman stood on the station platform月台).
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“The railway should
pa y m e £ 14, ” she s ai d t o To ny Jenk s, th e ma n i n th e boo k ing o ffi ce. “My
ticket was for June 26th, and there was no ship from Jersey that night. My
daughter a
Ih
t nds
i a had
I co
mtay£14.” nT
w
onyotel.
w
asH t
ost
orried.
e
remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into
madam,” h s
p e
“aidj
c olitely.
t
J
t I’ll
ust
f J
heck
2
he
ersey
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as
Tony soon discovered. There was no ship sailing on June 26th. How had he
m a d e s u c h a c a re l e s s m i s t a ke ? N o t k n o w i n g w h a t t o d o , h e s m i l e d a t t h e
child. “You look sunburned
晒黑的
( ),” he sa id to her. “Did y ou ha ve a nice
holiday in Jersey?” “Yes,” she nswered
a
shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I
could swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Tony. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet.
Of course, she’s only three……” “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll soon
b e f o u r a n d a h a l f. ” To n y t u r n e d t o t h e m o t h e r. “ I r e m e m b e r y o u r t i c k e t ,
madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?” “Er,
well……” the woman looked at the child, “I mean — she hasn’t star
s c h o o l y e t . S h e ’ s o n l y f o u r. ” “A f o u r - y e a r - o l d c h i l d m u s t h a v
madam. A child’s retu rn ticket to Jersey costs — let me see —
£15.50. So if
yo u w an t t he r ai l wa y to pa
£1
y 4 fo r yo ur ho tel , y ou w il l ha ve t o pa y t he
railway £15.50 first. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine……”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
1. A return ticket is a ticket that __________.
A. allows a passenger to travel to a place
B. one buys when one returns
C. must be returned if one wants to get his money back
D. allows a passenger to travel to a place and return later
2 . T h e m a n i n t h e b o o k i n g o ffi c e m e n t i o n e d t h e c h i l d ’ s t i c k e t i n o r d e r t o
__________.
A. send the woman away
B. get back £15.50
C. say sorry to the woman
D. make clear the importance of the law
3. According to the railway law, a child __________.
A. must have a ticket just like a grown-up
B. can not travel without a ticket
C. below the age of four can travel without a ticket
D. can travel with grown-ups without a ticket
4. At last the woman got __________ from the railway booking office.
A. £15.50
B. £1.50
C. £14
D. nothing
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A A.
cfter
t hecking
t
T
f he t imetable
w as
f
Jony
June 26th.
B. Tony said sorry to the woman and paid her £14.
o
ound
here
C. The woman did not travel at all to Jersey with her daughter to spend
her holiday.
D. It was clear that the woman was not honest.
答案:D A C D D
Passage 2
Throughout history, people had dreamed about joining England and France
t o g e t h e r. E v e n N a p o l e o n h a d a p l a n t o 隧
d道
i g) aa nt u
d n rneeal c (h
England. O
o t ne
fi
p
f whe t
rst
t d a teople u
t hoC
ried
o
ig
was a French engineer called Albert Mathieu. His tunnel failed.
In 1881, Colonel Beamont and Captain English from Britain also tried to
dig a tunnel. Their tunnel went six kilometers into the Channel.
Victoria stopped them and said it was dangerous to connect with France. It
was a very good tunnel, and it is still there today.
The new tunnel (ready in 1993) is, in fact, three tunnels-two for trains
and a “
service
t
f f
unnel”
a t g i a orf m resh
w
t
irc
oo t o
n
nd
t u n n e l s . T h e t u n n e l s a r e fi f t y k i l o m e t e r s l o n g , f o r t y m e t e r s u n d e r w
Fo r t y k i l o m e t e r s o f t u n n e l a r e u n d e r t h e s e a i t s e l f. T h e y a r e t h e l o n g
u n d e r s e a t u n n e l s i n t h e w o r l d . Tr a i n s t r a v e l t h r o u g h t h e t u n n e l s
km/h. People drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through
th e tun ne l. Ea ch t rain ta kes 1, 5 00 pe op le an d th ere a re t rain s ev ery te n
minutes.
A special radio station called Channel Channel has started, because it is
i m p o s s i b l e t o re c e i v e n o rm a l r a d i o s i g信n号
a l)s w( h e n y o u a re u n d e r t h e
s e a . T h e s t a t i o n s e n d s n e w s t o k e e p p e o p l e u p - t“w
o -odral tde w i t h t h e
outside” while they are in the tunnel.
6. What was people’s dream about England and France?
A. Napoleon could reach England.
B. Napoleon could dig a tunnel for
them.
C. Albert Mathieu would succeed.
D. England and France could be
joined together.
7. Which is TRUE about the tunnel building in 1881?
A. The tunnel went six kilometers from France.
B. Tunnel-building was a dangerous job.
C. The old tunnel is still under the sea.
D. The queen agreed to the digging plan.
8. What’s the traveling like in the tunnel?
A. Trains and cars can travel at 160 km/h.
B. People can travel by trains through two tunnels.
C. It takes ten minutes to go through the tunnel by train.
D. People can drive their cars or take trains through the tunnel.
9. Channel Channel has started to _________.
A. tell people what the date is
B. send news about people in the
tunnel
C. tell people news about the outside world
D. receive radio signals of
the outside world
10. The passage mainly tells us _________.
A t. h he
o istory
t
C
t f
he B t hannel
i
o unnel
t
C
tunnel
C. it’s hard work to dig an undersea tunnel D. the people who tried to dig
the Channel tunnel
答案:D C B C A
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Passage 3
Opportunities f r
wor b ewarding
f
f b
mork a
w ecomea
ewer
t h e y g r o w o l d e r . A f t e r a g e 4 0 , j o b h u n t i n g b e c o m e s e v e n m o r e d i ffi c
Many workers stay at jobs they are too old for rather than face possible
rej ect i on. Our y ou th- or i ent ed, throw -a w ay cul t ure sees l i tt l e va l ue i n ol der
people. In writer Lilian Hellman's words, they have "the wisdom that comes
with age that we can't make use of."
Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among older women,
especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national council
r e p o r t s t h e s e fi n d i n g s : T h o u g h u n e m p l o y e d l o n g e r w h e n s e e k
older women job-hunt harder, hold a job longer with less absenteeism (缺勤)
perform as well or better, are more reliable, and are more willing to learn
than m
o en
y
rw
ounger
Y m
o
omen.
w
e
p et p
a anyf
lder
o
a future of poverty in their retirement years. When "sexism meets ageism,
p o v et y
r is no longer on the doorstep - it moves in," according t
Sommers, director of a special study on older women for the
Organization for Women.
Yet a 1981 report on the White House Conference on Aging shows that as a
g r o u p , o l d e r A m e r i c a n s a r e t h e " w e a l t h i e s t , b e
healthiest, most self-reliant older population in our history." This statement
is small comfort to those living below the poverty line, but it does explode
some o t
of t he
ld
b
raditional
a
f
O
eliefs
f m
nd
i a
ears.
ppo
up in a large company may shrink but many older people begin successful
small b
usinesses,
v
i s
olunteer
a
a
s n a atisfying
f m
ctivities,
years. They have few role models because in previous generations the life
span was much shorter and expectations of life were fewer
ploughing new ground.
E m p l o y er s a re be g i nn i n g t o re c o g ni z e t ha t t h e m a t ure p er s o n c a n b r i n g a
great deal of stability and responsibility to a position. One does
ability and experience on the eve of one's 65th or 70th birthday any more
than one grows up instantly at age 21. ( 348 words )
11. After the age of 40, ______.
A. most workers are tired of their present jobs
B. many workers tend to stick to their present jobs
C. people find their jobs more rewarding than before
D. people still wish to hunt for more suitable jobs
12. From Hellman's remark, we can see that ______.
A. full use has been made of the wisdom of older people
B. the wisdom of older people is not valued by American society
C. older people are no less intelligent than young people
D. the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society
13. Tish Sommers argues that ______.
A. older women find it hard to escape poverty
B. older women usually perform better in their jobs
C. the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexism
D. more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism
1 4. Ac c o rd i n g t o t he t h i rd pa r a g r a p h , i t c a n b e s ee n t ha t o l de r Am er i ca ns
______.
A. have more job opportunities than young people
B. live below the poverty line
C. have new opportunities to remain active in society
D. no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement
15. It can be concluded from the passage that the writer ______.
A. calls attention to the living conditions of older Americans
B. believes that the value of older people is gaining increasing recognition
C. attempts to justify the youth-oriented, throw-away culture of the United
States
D. argues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70
答案:BBACB
二、完型填空
Mark T
(马克.吐温),
wain
af
amous__1__
w
l
t p riter,
j
o o iked
But once on him a joke was played. One day Mark Twain__ 2__ to give a talk
in a s
mall
t
A l own.h m aty unch
m
o
o
e h f et
T
young
o
lay
an,
man said that he had an uncle th
wi him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle
never l
aughed__
3 s
a
t __n
miled
a
4 w nda
t hat
m
h obody
nd_
uncle smile or laugh. “ You__ 5__ yo ur uncle to my talk t oni ght,” said Mar k
Twain, “I’m sure I can make him laugh.” That evening the young man and
h i s u n c l e s a t _ _ 6 _ _ . M a r k Tw a i n b e g a n t o s p e a k . H e t o l d s e v e r a l f u
stories. This made everyone in the hall laugh.__ 7__ the old man never ever
smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet.
Fi n a l l y M a r k Tw a i n s t o p p e d . H e w a s q u i t e _ _ 8 _ _ . S e v e r a l d a y s l a t e r , M a r k
Tw a i n t o l d a n o t h e r f r i e n d _ _ 9 _ _ h i s a b o u t w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d t h a t n i g h t .
“Oh,” said his friend, “I know about that old man. He__10__ deaf for years.”
(190)
1、
A. America
B. American
C. Americanism
D. Americana
2、
A. invited
B. were invited
C. was invited
D. had been invited
3、
A. and
B. so
C. but
D. or
4、
A. anything
B. nothing
C. something
D. everything
5、
A. take
B. fetch
C. bring
D. carry
6、
A. in a front
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