银行系统招聘考试（英语）历年真题试卷汇编4及答案解析.doc

1、银行系统招聘考试（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 4及答案解析(总分：78.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：3，分数：26.00)The smuggler in many ways is just another international businessman and his turnover would do credit to many international corporationsHis business happens to be illegal and risky，but look at the stakes involved：$5 billion worth o

2、f heroin smuggled into the United States each year，and$15 billion in gold passing annually along smuggling pipelines to India and Indonesia，to France and Morocco，to Brazil and TurkeyPerhaps half of all the watches made in Switzerland reach their eventual wearers by some back doorMost of this illicit

3、 trade is carried on with all the efficiency of any multinational companyEntirely legitimate businessessuch as a travel bureau or an import-export agency，are also often fronts for smuggling organizationsOne of the worlds largest gold smugglers also owned and operated the franchise for a leading make

4、 of British cars in a small Middle Eastern countryHe made a good profit from both activities A smuggling syndicate operates much like any other businessThe boss is really a chief executiveHe makes all the plans，establishes international contacts，and thinks up the smuggling routes and method but rema

5、ins aloof from actual operationsHe is aided by a handful of managers looking after such specialties as financing，travel(one reason why many smuggling syndicates find it handy to have their own travel agency)，the bribing of airline or customs officials，and recruitment of couriersor mules as they are

6、calledThere may also be someone in charge of local arrangements in the countries to which the smuggled goods is going Another similarity between legitimate business and its illegal counterpart is price fluctuationJust as the prices of products traded legally vary with quality and market conditions s

7、uch as supply and demand，so do the prices of goods go up and down in the smuggling tradeConsider the price of drugsHeroin and cannabis。in whatever form or by whatever name，cone in several grades，each with a going priceThe wholesale price at which big dealers sell to big dealers is less than the stre

8、et priceWhen the authorities are successful in reducing the supply buy seizures，the price of all grades rises（分数：8.00）(1).The main idea for this passage is_（分数：2.00）A.the comparison between legitimate business and its illegal counterpartB.the similarities between legitimate business and smugglingC.s

9、mugglers may make great profit from both activitiesD.the boss in smuggling syndicate is a chief executive(2).When is the price going down?（分数：2.00）A.The quality of the foods and market condition are not very wellB.The quality of goods and market condition varyC.Unbalance between supply and demandD.T

10、he price of other goods fluctuat es(3).It can be inferred that a smuggler_（分数：2.00）A.may make plan and establish international contactsB.is a real bossC.may make money in different waysD.may sell other goods(4).One of the best ways smugglers usually take is_（分数：2.00）A.to set up multinational compani

11、esB.to engage in illegal businesses onlyC.to make legitimate businesses as fronts for smuggling organizationsD.to make good profits from both activitiesLike a ticking time bomb，the falling dollar has grabbed the attention of Japan and West Germany，forcing them to consider adopting economic polices t

12、he United States advocatesThe USgovernment wants the dollar to fall because as the dollar declines in value against the yen and Deutsche mark，USgoods becomes cheaperUScompanies then sell more at home and abroad，and UStrade deficit declinesCries for trade protection abate，and the global free-trade sy

13、stem is preserved Then，the cheaper dollar makes it cheaper for many foreign investors to snap up USstocksThat prompts heavy buying from abroad-especially from JapanAlso，if the trade picture is improving，that means UScompanies eventually will be more competitiveConsequently，many investors are buying

14、shares of export-oriented UScompanies in anticipation of better profits in the next year or soBut that is a rather faddish notion right now；if corporate earnings are disappointing in interest rates，the stock market rally could stallImproving UScompetitiveness means a decline in anothers competitiven

15、ess Japan and West Germany are verging on recessionTheir export-oriented economies are facing major problemsJapan is worried about the damage the strong yen will do to Japanese tradeWest Germany is also worriedShare prices in Frankfurt plummeted this past weekBonn is thought to be considering a cut

16、in interest rates to boost its economy Could the falling dollar get out of hand? If the dollar falls too far，investors might lose confidence in USinvestmentsespecially the government bond marketThe money to finance the Federal budget and trade deficits could migrate elsewhereInflation could flare up

17、，too，since Japanese and German manufacturers will eventually pass along price hikesand UScompanies might follow suit to increase their profit marginsThe USFederal Reserve then might need to step in and stabilize the dollar by raising interest ratesAnd higher interest rates could cause the USeconomy

18、to slow down and end the Wall Street Rally Worried about these side effects，Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcher has said the dollar has fallen far enoughWhat is the equilibrium level? Probably near where it is or slightly lowerIt all depends on when the UStrade deficit turns around or if investors

19、 defect from USTreasury Bonds“It requires a good deal of political patience on the part of the USCongress，”says DrCline，“And there must be an expectation of patience on the part of private investorsThe chance are relatively good that we will avoid an investor break or panic”（分数：8.00）(1).What is the

20、main idea of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.The impression of the falling USdollarB.The result of the USfalling dollarC.The side effect of USfalling dollarD.Japan and West Germany are worried about USfalling dollar(2).What does the word“rally”mean?（分数：2.00）A.prosperityB.declineC.richnessD.import(3).Why are

21、 Japan and West Germany worried about the falling dollar?（分数：2.00）A.Because the falling dollar may cause inflation in their countriesB.Because it may force them to sell a lot of US，stocksC.Because it may do damage to their tradeD.Because it may make Japanese company less competitive(4).If dollar-fal

22、ling got out of hand，and the USFederal Reserve might step in，what would happen?（分数：2.00）A.The prosperity of the USeconomy would disappearB.The USeconomy might face serious problemsC.Investors might lose confidence in USinvestmentsD.Inflation could flare upProponents of different jazz styles have alw

23、ays argued that their predecessors musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazzThus，1940s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950s who were themselves attacked by free jazzers of the 1960sThe neoboppers of the 1980s and 1990s attacked almost everybody elseThe

24、 titanic figure of Black saxophonist John Coltrane has complicated the arguments made by proponents of styles from bebop through neobop because in his own musical journey he drew from all those stylesHis influence on all types of jazz was immeasurableAt the height of his popularity，Coltrane largely

25、abandoned playing bebop，the style that had brought him fame，to explore the outer reaches of jazz Coltrane himself probably believed that the only essential characteristic of jazz was improvisation，the one constant in his journey from bebop to open-ended improvisations on modal，Indian，and African mel

26、odiesOn the other hand，this dogged student and prodigious technicianwho insisted on spending hours each day practicing scales from theory bookswas never able to jettison completely the influence of bebop，with its fast and elaborate chains of notes and ornaments on melody Two stylistic characteristic

27、s shaped the way Coltrane played the tenor saxophone：he favored playingfast runs of notes built on a melody and depended on heavy，regularly accented beatsThe first led Coltrane to sheets of sound where he raced faster and faster，pile-driving notes into each other to suggest stacked harmoniesThe seco

28、nd meant that his sense of rhythm was almost as close to rock as to bebop Three recordings illustrated Coltranes energizing explorationsRecording Kind of Blue with Miles Davis，Coltrane found himself outside bop，exploring modal melodiesHere he played surging。Lengthy solos built largely around repeate

29、d motifsan organizing principle unlike that of free jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman，who modulated or altered melodies in his solosOn Giant Steps，Coltrane debuted as leader，introducing his own compositionsHere the sheets of sound，downbeat accents，repetitionsand great speed are part of each solo

30、，and the variety of the shapes of his phrases is uniqueColtranes searching explorations produced solid achievementMy Favorite Things was another kind of watershed Here Coltrane played the soprano saxophone，an instrument seldom used by jazz musiciansMusically，the results were astoundingWith the sopra

31、nos piping sound，ideas that had sounded dark and brooding acquired a feeling of giddy fantasy When Coltrane began recording for the Impulse! Label，he was still searchingHis music became raucous。physicalHis influence on rockers was enormous，including Jimi Hendrix，the rock guitarist，who，following Colt

32、rane，raised the extended guitar solo using repeated motifs to a kind of rock art form（分数：10.00）(1).The primary purpose of the text is to_（分数：2.00）A.discuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorationsB.examine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisation

33、al jazzC.analyze the musical sources of Coltranes style and their influence on his workD.acknowledge the influence of Coltranes music on rock music and rock musicians(2).Which of the following best describes the organization of the fourth paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.A thesis referred to earlier in the text

34、 is mentioned and illustrated with three specific examplesB.A thesis is stated and three examples are given each suggesting that a correction needs to be made to a thesis referred to earlier in the textC.A thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentionedand three examples are presented and ranked

35、 in order of their support of the thesisD.A thesis is stated，three seemingly opposing examples are presented，and their underlying correspondence is explained(3).According to the text，John Coltrane did all of the following during his career except_（分数：2.00）A.improvise on melodies from a number of dif

36、ferent culturesB.perform as leader as well as soloistC.spend time improving his technical skillsD.eliminate the influence of bebop on his own music(4).According to the text a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was the_（分数：2.00）A.degree to which Coltranes music encompassed all

37、 of jazzB.repetition of motifs that Coltrane used in his solosC.number of his own compositions that Coltrane recordedD.indifference Coltrane maintained to musical technique(5).In terms of its tone and form，the text can best be characterized as_（分数：2.00）A.dogmatic explanationB.indignant denialC.enthu

38、siastic praiseD.speculative study二、英语翻译(总题数：8，分数：12.00)1.英译汉_2.Even 15 years after the program was implemented minority business receipts were not quite two percent of the national economys total receipts（分数：2.00）_3.Recently federal policy makers have adopted an approach intended to accelerate devel

39、opment of the supporting large，growth oriented minority firms through intermediary companies（分数：2.00）_4.The MESBIC then provides capital and guidance to minority businesses that have potential to become future suppliers or customers of the sponsoring company（分数：2.00）_5.汉译英_6.自从 1939年以来，人们做的大量科学研究表明烟

40、草对人体健康危害极大。急需立法来禁止各种烟草产品的广告宣传。因为这种广告总是劝人们吸更多的烟，因而在很大程度上广告应对那些健康状况恶化或由肺癌致死的人们负责。（分数：2.00）_7.虽然有些经济学家进行了悲观的预测，但事实上中国加入世界贸易组织不会给国有企业带来剧烈的冲击。国际金融新闻报的一篇评论认为，中国加入世贸组织的消极影响会是有限的，而其为国营企业带来的实质性好处则是显而易见的，比如说它能够更多地引进外国技术。（分数：2.00）_8.过去 50年其实并不是发明创新的黄金时期。从 1900年到 1950年，改变人类生活的发明有汽车、飞机、电话、收音机、电视机当然还有核武器和计算机。而近 5

41、0年来，只有为数不多的发明。难道发明的源泉已经枯竭了吗?答案并非如此。事实上，发明的新时代刚刚开始。（分数：2.00）_三、完形填空(总题数：1，分数：40.00)The rocket engine，with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm，is an impressive symbol of the new space ageRocket engines have【B1】_powerful enough to shoot astronauts【B2】_the earths gravitational pul

42、l and【B3】_them on the moonWe have now become【B4】_space Impressive and complex【B5】_it may appear。the rocket。which was【B6】_in China over 800 years【B7】_，is a relatively simple deviceFuel that is【B8】_in the rocket engine changes【B9】_gasThe hot and rapidly【B10】_gas must escape，but it can do so only【B11】_

43、an opening that【B12】_backwardAs the gas is【B13】_with great force，it 【B14】_ the rocket in the【B15】_directionLike the kick of a gun 【B16】_ it is fired，it 【B17】_the laws of nature 【B18】_ by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that“ 【B19】_every actionThere is【B20】_equal and opposite reaction”（分数：40.00）(

44、1).【B1】（分数：2.00）A.shownB.beenC.appearedD.proved(2).【B2】（分数：2.00）A.againstB.despiteC.beyondD.from(3).【B3】（分数：2.00）A.sendB.1andC.takeD.carry(4).【B4】（分数：2.00）A.travelersB.astronautsC.researchersD.explorers(5).【B5】（分数：2.00）A.thatB.soC.asD.sometimes(6).【B6】（分数：2.00）A.madeB.discoveredC.developedD.invented

45、(7).【B7】（分数：2.00）A.in advanceB.beforeC.earlierD.ago(8).【B8】（分数：2.00）A.roundB.containedC.storedD.burned(9).【B9】（分数：2.00）A.asB.intoC.forD.the(10).【B10】（分数：2.00）A.heatingB.escapingC.expandingD.conducting(11).【B11】（分数：2.00）A.inB.atC.byD.through(12).【B12】（分数：2.00）A.turnsB.goesC.facesD.directs(13).【B13】（分

46、数：2.00）A.transmittedB.dispersedC.erectedD.radiated(14).【B14】（分数：2.00）A.attractsB.1eadsC.pullsD.pushes(15).【B15】（分数：2.00）A.sameB.otherC.oppositeD.wrong(16).【B16】（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whenC.ifD.although(17).【B17】（分数：2.00）A.statesB.provesC.followsD.breaks(18).【B18】（分数：2.00）A.describedB.discussedC.consideredD.made(19).【B19】（分数：2.00）A.likeB.asC.withD.for(20).【B20】（分数：2.00）A.n0B.anC.anotherD.the银行系统招聘考试（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 4答案解析(总分：78.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：3，分数：26.00)The smuggler in many w