1、银行系统招聘考试英语（中国建设银行）历年真题试卷汇编 6及答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：40.00)In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city
2、often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 ki
3、lowattsenough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss(or gain)through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain on
4、heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and
5、affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city s sanitation facilities, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each yearas much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has
6、a population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, 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 Boston Common. Still, people continue to build skyscrapers
7、 for all the reasons that they have always built thempersonal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space.（分数：10.00）(1).The main purpose of the passage is to_.（分数：2.00）A.discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapersB.compare skyscra
8、pers with other modern structuresC.describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environmentD.illustrate various architectural(2).According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls?（分数：2.00）A.The exterior surrounding air is heated.B.The building materials are v
9、ery expensive.C.Construction time is increased.D.Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.(3).According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers was some residents of Boston concerned with in the late 1960s?（分数：2.00）A.The poor reception of radio and TV signals.B.The removal of trees and grass f
10、rom building sites.C.The harmful effects on the citys plants.D.The obstruction of air traffic.(4).Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue most concern?（分数：2.00）A.ElectriciansB.EnvironmentalistsC.City plannersD.Television viewers(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the
11、 passage?（分数：2.00）A.Skyscrapers provide more usable space than other buildings.B.The skyscrapers first appeared in the late 1960s.C.Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poor.D.The two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers.Social change is more likely to occur in societies where t
12、here is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups an
13、d organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fe
14、wer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed. Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the
15、 material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than
16、in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements. Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dif
17、ference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is mainly discussing_.（分数：2.00）A.certain factors that determ
18、ine the ease with which social changes occurB.certain factors that promote social changeC.the necessity of social changeD.two different societies(2).One of the factors that tend to promote social change is_.（分数：2.00）A.joint interestB.different points of viewC.less emotional peopleD.advanced technolo
19、gy(3).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.B.Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.C.Social change is more likely to occur in the ma
20、terial aspect of society.D.Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.(4).The expression “greater tolerance“(Para. 1)refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.greater willingness to accept social changeB.quicker adaptation to changing circumstancesC.more respect for different beli
21、efs and behaviorD.greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas(5).Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because_.（分数：2.00）A.people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to changeB.pe
22、ople there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficultyC.people there are easy to pleaseD.people there are less disputedAdvertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for s
23、elf-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. “Its iniquitous,“ they say, “that this entirely unproductive industry(if we can call it that)should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why dont they stop advertisin
24、g and reduce the price of their goods? After all, its the consumer who pays .“ The poor old consumer! He d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong ide
25、a if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of o
26、nes we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possi
27、ble not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway bye-laws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printe
28、d columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television
29、companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustnt
30、 forget is the “small ads.“ which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or deat
31、h in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch“ column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony“ column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It s the best advertisement for advertising t
32、here is!（分数：10.00）(1).What is the main idea of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Advertisement.B.The benefits of advertisement.C.Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.D.The costs of advertisement.(2).The attitude of the author toward advertisers is_.（分数：2.00）A.appreciativeB.trustworthyC.critical
33、D.dissatisfactory(3).Why do the critics criticize advertisers?（分数：2.00）A.Because advertisers often bragB.Because critics think advertisement is a “waste of money“C.Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessaryD.Because customers pay more(4).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A
34、.Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everythingB.We can buy what we wantC.Good quality products dont need to be advertisedD.Advertisement makes our life colorful(5).The passage is_.（分数：2.00）A.NarrationB.ExpositionC.CriticismD.ArgumentationThe men who race the cars are gen
35、erally small, with a tight, nervous look. They range from the early 20s to the middle 40s, and it is usually their nerves that go first. Fear is the drivers constant companion, and tragedy can be just a step behind. Scarcely a man in the 500 does not carry the scars of ancient crashes. The mark of t
36、he plastic surgeon is everywhere, and burned skin is common. Sometimes a drivers scars are invisible, part of his heritage. Two young drivers, Billy Vukovich and Gary Bettenhausen, raced in their first 500 in 1968. Less than 20 years before, their fathers also competed against one another on the Ind
37、y track and died there. All this the drivers accept. Over the years, they have learned to trust their own techniques, reflexes, and courage. They depend, too, on a trusted servant-scientific engineering. Though they may not have had a great deal of schooling(an exception is New Zealands Bruce McLare
38、n, who has an engineering degree), many drivers are gifted mechanics, with a feeling for their engines that amount to kinship. A few top drivers have become extremely wealthy, with six-figure incomes from prize money, endorsements, and jobs with auto-product manufacturers. Some have businesses of th
39、eir own. McLaren designs racing chassis(底盘). Dan Gurneys California factory manufactured the chassis of three of the first four ears in the 1968 Indy 500, including his own second place car. Yet money is not the only reason why men race cars. Perhaps it isnt even the major reason. Three-time Indy wi
40、nner(1961, 1964, 1967)A. J. Foyt, for example, can frequently be found competing on dirty tracks in minor-league races, where money, crowds and safety features are limited, and only the danger is not. Why does he do it? Sometimes Foyt answers, “Its in my blood.“ Other times he says, “It is good prac
41、tice.“ Now and then he replies, “Dont ask dumb questions.“（分数：10.00）(1).The statement “it is usually their nerves that go first“ means_.（分数：2.00）A.at first they all have a nervous lookB.they often find they cant bear the tension even if they are in good conditionC.someday they find they cant make re
42、sponses to any riskD.they can continue their career at most until the middle 40s(2).It can be inferred that a car accident is often coupled with_.（分数：2.00）A.a plastic surgeonB.a companionC.a riskD.a fire(3).The invisible scars of the drivers mentioned in the second paragraph refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.th
43、e regrets left by their fathersB.the fears left by their fathersC.the cars left by their fathersD.the heritage left by their fathers(4).Bruce McLaren is different from most of the drivers in that_.（分数：2.00）A.he himself designs chassisB.he has an engineering degreeC.he manufactures chassisD.he is a g
44、ifted mechanic(5).A.J. Foyt often takes part in minor-league races for_.（分数：2.00）A.prize moneyB.blood testC.cheers from the crowdD.enjoyment银行系统招聘考试英语（中国建设银行）历年真题试卷汇编 6答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：40.00)In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environment
45、al problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, th
46、e addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowattsenough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss(or gain)through a wall
47、 of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gol
48、d mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city s sanitation facilities, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New
49、 York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each yearas much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, 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 Boston Common. Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built thempersonal ambitio
