中国建设银行招聘考试英语历年真题精编试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、中国建设银行招聘考试英语历年真题中国建设银行招聘考试英语历年真题精编精编试卷试卷及及答案答案解析解析一、一、PartPart ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehensionDirections:Directions: ThereThere areare 4 4 readingreading passagespassages inin thisthis part.part. EachEach passagepassage isis followedfollowedbybysomesome questionsquestions oror unfinishedun

2、finished statements.statements. ForFor eacheach ofof themthem therethere areare fourfour choiceschoicesmarkedmarked A.,A., B.,B., C.C. andand D.D. YouYou shouldshould decidedecide onon thethe bestbest choicechoice andand markmark thethecorrespondingcorresponding letterletter onon thethe AnswerAnswer

3、 SheetSheet withwith a a singlesingle lineline throughthrough thethe center.center.A.A.Today television is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the home.Some people in places where television reception is good may think that televisionhas taken the place of the radio. Television, howeve

4、r, is actually a kind of radio.It uses special equipment for sending and receiving pictures. The television sounduses the same type of equipment that is used in other forms of radio. Exchangingmessages with ships at sea was one of the first uses of radio. Modern radio is stillused for this purpose a

5、nd for communication across oceans. On land too, radioprovides a means of instant communication even with moving vehicles such as taxicabsor service trucks. Police forces use two-way radio to get information from and toofficers in squad cars and on motorcycles. Small portable set makes it possible t

6、ocommunicate with a central exchange while walking or riding in a city or over acountryside. Observers in airplanes can report traffic accidents and traffic jamsby radio to the police officers on the ground. Radiotelephones are used in many places.Connection with the regular telephone service can be

7、 provided for boats, trains,and cars. Isolated places in deserts, forests, and mountainous regions are linkedby radiotelephone in many parts of the world. Thus by means of radio people cancommunicate with others wherever service is provided.(1).According to the passage, television( ).A.has taken the

8、 place of radioB.is no longer popular in the homeC.can be regarded as a kind of radio D.has nothing in common with radio(2).In paragraph 2, this purpose refers to( ).A.exchanging messages with ships at sea B.communication across oceansC.sending and receiving the pictureD.instant communication with m

9、oving vehicles(3).Modern radio is used in many ways. Which of the following is NOT mentioned inthe passage?A.at seaB.on landC.in the airD.underground (4).The word isolated in the last paragraph means( ).A.sandy and mountainousB.clean and not pollutedC.without any living thingsD.separated or distant

10、(5).The best title for this passage is( ).A.television and radio B.radio and its usesC.radio and radio-telephonesD.modern communicationB.B.When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China,we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture

11、.One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, thisrule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time jobas a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-agedcouple, the wife asked me how the food could b

12、e served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respectthe elderly.As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happenedto hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitiveAmericans are and ho

13、w they dislike the description old. I then walked back to thetable and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understoodthat the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were nolonger angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old.Not so m

14、any people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an agehave the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older peoplebecause they know they can learn from their rich experience.However, in the UnitedStates, people think growing old is a problem since old shows tha

15、t a person isgoing to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercisesor jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couplein the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this

16、 causedthem to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didntwant to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is notthat I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show myfeelings through words. By Jack(1).Jack brought the

17、 couple their food very fast because( ).A.the manager asked him to do soB.he respected the elderly C.the couple wanted him to do soD.he wanted more pay【解析】根据第二段中的“ I told her that I had made sure they got their food quicklybecause I always respect the elderly ”可知答案。(2).When Jack called the couple el

18、derly, they became( ).A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappy D.excited【解析】 根据第二段中的 “ As soon as I said that ， her face showed great displeasure ”可知，他们听到Jack 称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。(3).In Jacks hometown,( ).A.people dislike being called oldB.people are proud of being old C.many people reach the age of seventy or eigh

19、tyD.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants【解析】根据第三段中的“ In my village in China ，people are proud of being old ”可知答案。(4).After this experience, Jack( ).A.lost his job in the restaurantB.made friends with the coupleC.no longer respected the elderlyD.changed his way with older people 【解析】根

20、据最后一段中的“ After that ，I changed the way I had been with olderpeople ”可知答案。(5).Which of the following is TRUE?A.The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple gotB.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experienceC.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the coupleD.Fro

21、m this experience, Jack learned more about American culture 【解析】根据第二段最后一句“ After the couple heard my reason ， they understoodthat the problemwas caused by cultural differences ，so they laughed and were nolonger angry ”可知A 选项不对。根据文章最后一句“ but now I don t show my feelingsthrough words ”可知B 选项不对。根据第二段中的

22、“ I then waked back to thetable andapologized to the wife ”可知C 选项也不对。故正确答案为D。C.C.The leaders of Detroits struggling Big Three automakers are appearing before theSenate today, where prospects of ￥25 billion in emergency loans to the industryappear to be stalling. Amid GOP cries of corporate welfare,

23、Senate Majority LeaderReid introduced a bill yesterday to let the automakers and component suppliers tapinto some of the money Congress allotted in the ￥700 billion financial bailout.Reid, launching a lame-duck session, warned of a potential meltdown in the industrywith devastating consequences. He

24、said 355,000 people are employed by the industryand 4.5 million more work in related industries. An additional 1 million people,retirees and their relatives, are covered by retirement and medical plants withinthe industry, he said. The Big Three-General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler-have beenwhipsawed

25、by the faltering economy and credit crunch. But the odds do not look goodfor Detroit. At the heart of the debate is whether automakers are deserving -as alinchpin of the U.S. economy -or are, in the words of one high-profile critic,Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, an innovation-averse dino

26、saur.Shelby, appearing Sunday on Meet the Press, said Get rid of the management. Getrid of the boards-the people who brought them to where they are today. This is adead end. Its a road to nowhere, and its a big burden on the American taxpayer.Republicans attacked the measure on several fronts. Some

27、questioned the rush tojudgment, others warned that other industries would soon line up for help. And somecharged that the firms brought on their troubles by agreeing to union contracts withwages and benefits costing an average of ￥73 an hour, compared with ￥28 an hourfor the average private firm. GO

28、P Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said the ￥700billion rescue was the No. 1 issued when he toured the state recently. Candidly,the temperature of my constituents was boiling, 212 degrees Fahrenheit, and thethermometer was broken, he said. Someopponents prefer that the automakers pursue Chapter 11

29、 reorganizations instead ofhitting up Uncle Sam. Democrats argue that the ￥25 billion is only 4 percent ofthe bigger bailout. Reids spokesman, Jim Manley, said the bill has robust languageon corporate oversight, taxpayer protections, and executive compensation limits.A compromise could be struck if

30、Democrats bowed to GOP pressure and, instead of newloans, rewrote the rules for ￥25 billion in loans granted to automakers to helpthem retool factories to build fuel-efficient vehicles. Its mind boggling, oneRepublican said of Democrats intransigence. If I were them, Id want to get thisoff my plate

31、before Obama becomes president. The automotive executives, AlanMulatly, Fords president and CEO, RobertNardelli, Chrysler s chairman and CEO, and Rick Wagoner, GM s chairman and CEO,are to appear before the Senate Banking Committee. Shelby is the top Republican onthe panel. The post-election lame-du

32、ck session is the last chance to sign off onthe measure during this Congress. The bill probably can pass the House, but prospectsare iffy in the Senate, where Democrats need 60 votes to block an expected filibuster.If nothing passes, it could be taken up in January by the next Congress, which willha

33、ve a broader Democratic majority.(1).Harry Reid proposed a bill for the automakers because( ).A.GOP called for corporate welfareB.the leaders of the Big Three came to Senate to stall the loansC.the breakdown of American auto industry will affect millions of peoples life D. ￥700 billion emergency loa

34、ns is to be tapped into【解析】第三段首句告诉我们产业崩溃会给人们的生活带来严重影响devastatingconsequences 。之后的两句分别从不同角度解释了以上观点。所以答案是C。(2).We may infer from the third paragraph that( ).A.the Big Three partly led to the bad economy and credit crunchB.people doubted the auto industry as the backbone of the economy C.the automakers

35、 lacked the spirit of innovation in the pastD.Richard Shelby, a high-profile critic, dislikes big animals like dinosaurs(3).Sen. Arlen Specter is quoted in Paragraph 8 to( ).A.reflect the reaction of the ordinary people to the bill B.illustrate peoples approval of passing the measureC.demonstrate th

36、e troubles caused by agreeing to union contractsD.show the devastating impact of auto industry on society(4).On which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?A.Democrats should reach an agreement in the face of Republican pressureB.Senator Reid should send the bill after Oba

37、ma becomes presidentC. ￥25 billion in loans should be solely used for updating factoriesD.The chance of passing the bill in January would be greater than now 【解析】 If nothing passes ，it could be taken up in January by the next Congress ，which will have abroader Democratic majority 这句话是本题的关键点。通过这句话可以推

38、断出答案是D。(5).The passage intends to tell us that( ).A.the gloomy prospects of passing Reid s bill on saving the auto industryB.the possibility of a compromise between two parties on bailing out auto industryC.the correlation between sescuing auto industry and two parties stance D.the great difference

39、between Democrats and Republics on rescuing in the Big Three【解析】讲给三大汽车制造业的政府注资扶持，共和党反对，民主党支持，所以答案是 C。D.D.In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention toenvironmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized.Ecologists pointed out that a cluster o

40、f tall buildings in a city often overburdenspublic transportation and parking lot capacities.Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In onerecent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space inNew York City raised the peak daily demand for el

41、ectricity by 120,000 kilowatts enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walledskyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss(or gain)through a wall ofhalf-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wallfilled with insulation board. To

42、lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioningequipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass,and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glareas well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature ofthe sur

43、rounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a severestrain on a city s sanitation facilities, too. If fully occupied, the two WorldTrade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons ofraw sewage each year as much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecti

44、cut, whichhasa population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also interfere with televisionreception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. In Boston in the late 1960s,some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on BostonCommon. Still, people continue to build s

45、kyscrapers for all the reasons that theyhave always built them personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of ownersto have the largest possible amount of rentable space.(1).The main purpose of the passage is to_.A.discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapersB.compare skyscrapers with

46、other modern structuresC.describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environment D.illustrate various architectural【解析】主旨题。本篇短文的主要目的是描述摩天大楼以及摩天大楼对环境造成的影响。文章的第一段是主题段(topic sentence) 。作者在这一段首先从整体上提出了摩天大楼对环境造成的影响，然后在下面的几段具体地从几个方面论述了对环境造成的影响。(2).According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of sky

47、scrapers that havemirrored walls?A.The exterior surrounding air is heated. B.The building materials are very expensive.C.Construction time is increased.D.Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.【解析】 细节理解题。文章的第三段最后一句谈到了这一点： “ However， mirror-walledskyscrapers raise the temperature of the surroundi

48、ng air and affect neighboringbuildings ”即The exterior surrounding air isheated ( 摩天大楼周围外部空气的温度升高了。)(3).According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers was some residents ofBoston concerned with in the late 1960s?A.The poor reception of radio and TV signals.B.The removal of trees and grass from

49、 building sites.C.The harmful effects on the citys plants. D.The obstruction of air traffic.【解析】细节理解题。文章倒数第二段的最后一句谈到了这一点： “ In Boston in the late1960s， some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grasson Boston Common ”波士顿有些居民害怕摩天大楼的阴影会杀死青草，即他们担心摩天大楼会对城市的植物造成有害的影响。(4).Which

50、of the following groups would the skyscraper issue most concern?A.ElectriciansB.Environmentalists C.City plannersD.Television viewers【解析】细节理解题。文章第一段第二句提到了这一点：“ Ecologists pointed out thata cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation andparking lot capacities ”这里ecolog