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1、2014年中國工商銀行校園招聘考試英語專項PartWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.一些“洋”節(jié)日在中國越來越流行2.一些中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日反倒無人問津3.你如何看待這種現(xiàn)象        

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6、ndScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions14,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinform

7、ationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions510,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400

8、,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation.TheRiseofChinasEconomyMonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParisSixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:“Iand

9、mycolleagueswitnessedthecountrysamazingdevelopmentwhenweattendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup.”SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurricula

10、of132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFranceslargestChineseteachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyears,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.Frenchju

11、niorstudentBeidaistotallyfluentinChinese.“ImlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,”heexplains.YoungFrenchentrepreneurPatricPeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences

12、.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijingsUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe“Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement”trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChine

13、sebusinessoperates.GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployeesassignedworkinChina.“Englishisntenough,”saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,“Weneedtoequipours

14、taffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage.”InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillformpartofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstuden

15、tscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.CulturalEchoesChinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHanculturalcircles

16、inAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheROK,Singapore,JapanandVietnam.“SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,”saysoneSingaporeanstuden

17、t,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:“Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChineseiftheywanttokeeptheirjobs.”IntheROK,ahighHSK(HanyuShuipingKaoshitheChineseLanguageProfic

18、iencyTesttakenbynonnativespeakers)actsasaspringboardforjobsandpromotionsinlargecorporations.ThenumberofcollegesofferingChineselanguagecoursesintheROKatpresentstandsat347,comparedto20inthe1980s.Bytheyear2007,Chinesecourseswillbetaughtinprimaryandhighschools,accordingtotheROKministerofEducation.Inthec

19、ourseofChinaseconomicboomoverthepasttwodecades,alargenumberofKoreanshaveimmigratedtoChina.Manynowhavetheirownbusinesses,whichwouldhavebeenimpossiblewithoutaformalgroundinginChinese.InThailand,ChinesehaseclipsedJapanesetobecomethesecondmostcommonsecondlanguage.“PublicinteresthasmovedfromJapanesetoChi

20、nese,”theJapaneseSankeiShimbunrecentlyreported,“thenumberofpeoplelearningChineseinThailandnowistenfoldthatoftenyearsago.”IndonesianPresidentSuhartosresignationin1998providedtheopportunityforacloserrelationshipbetweenthetwonationsandfortheIndonesianChinesepopulationtolearnChineselanguageaswellasChine

21、setraditions.Inthebeliefthat“ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese”IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschoolsofferingChinesecoursessothattheymightunderstandChineseculturaltraditionsaswellasspeakthelanguage.Enrollmentatsuchschoolssoonskyrocketed,andparentsoftenqueuedupallnightinordertobesecurea

22、dmissionfortheirchildren.WhyChinese?“PeoplearoundtheworldarerushingtolearnChinese.ThisinterestcanbeattributedtoChinaseconomicopportunitiesanditstellingeffectonthefuture”sostatedthearticleChinaEmbracingtheWorldpublishedintheMayissueofTheHindu.InviewoftheinternationaldemandforChineselanguagelearning,t

23、heChinesegovernmentplanstosetup100ConfuciusInstitutesaroundtheworld.TheConfuciusInstituteisanonprofitorganizationwhoseaimistopromotetheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetoron-campusnon-degreecourses.ThefirstinstitutewasestablishedinSeoul,ROKinNovember2004.Sincethenbrancheshavebeensetupi

24、nmanyothercountries,includingtheU.S.,Sweden,FranceandUzbekistan.GreathopeshavebeenlaidonChengo(ChineseandEnglishontheGo),anE-languagelearningsystembasedonpinyinratherthanChinesecharactersdevelopedby12expertsfromChinaandtheU.S.,asameanstohelpchildrenlearnChinese.Thissoftwarecaptureschildrensattention

25、withstories,gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics.Inordertoensurethattherearesufficientteacherstomeetthecurrentdemand,theChinesegovernmenthassetuptrainingcenterswhereoverseasteachersofChinesecanattendlectures.Ithasalsolaunchedoverseastrainingcourses.InadditiontodispatchingChineseteachersabroadtot

26、eachChinese,thegovernmenthasalsosentover1,000professionallyqualifiedvolunteerstocountriesinAsia,Europe,AmericaandAfrica.SinceChinesebecamesopopularintheinternationalcommunity,thenumberofforeignstudentsapplyingtotaketheChineseLanguageProficiencyTest(HSK)hassurgedfrom21,000in1996to100,000in2004.Itisno

27、wpossibletotaketheHSKexam,knowntocandidatesasthe“ChineseTOEFL”,at151localuniversitiesorcollegesin34countries.TheParis-basedChinesenewspaperEuropeanTimes,whichhasthehighestcirculationamongChinese-languagenewspapersinEurope,releasedacommentearlythisyearentitled“DevelopasRapidlyastheChineseEconomyBooms

28、”thatanalyzedwhysomanypeoplearerushingtolearnChineseandstudyinChina.ItsconclusionswerethatChinasincreasingeconomiccompetitivenessandthebrilliantfuturecareeritoffersisapowerfulluretomasteringChinese.ButitalsopointedoutthatlearningChineseisthekeytoChineseculturaltraditions.Afterall,whatpointisthereinl

29、earningaforeignlanguageifyoucantuseittoexpressknowledgeoftheculturefromwhichitsprang!1.ThisarticlemainlydiscussesaboutthepopularityofChineseinwesterncountries.2.MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.3.ManyGerman

30、internationalcorporationsholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployeesassignedworkinChinabecausetheywanttheirstaffbecomeinterestedinChina.4.InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.5.Singaporeansbelievethatalackof        -speakingskillsisadisadvantagei

31、nthe21stcentury.6.AftertheresignationofIndonesianPresidentin1998,IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschooloffering          inthebeliefthat“ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese”.7.Chinaseconomicopportunitiesandits     

32、    onthefuturecontributestopeoplesinterestinlearningChinese.8.TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor                courses.9.AnE-languagelearningsystemcalled

33、ChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures          withstories,gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics.10.ThepopularityofChineseintheworldmakesthe“ChineseTOFEL”,the          exam,possibl

34、e.PartReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Many

35、oftheworkerswhoservedattheWorldTradeCenteraftertheSeptembereleventhattacksbecamesick.Theybreathedaharmfulmixofdust,smokeandchemicalsintheruinsoftheTwinTowersandathirdbuildingthatfell.Somewentdayswithoutgoodprotectionfortheirlungs.Fiveyearslater,manyofthethousandswhoworkedatGroundZerointheearlydaysaf

36、tertheattacksstillhavehealthproblems.DoctorsatMountSinaiMedicalCenterinNewYorkCityhaveannouncedtheresultsofthelargeststudyyetoftheseworkers.Thestudyconfirmedhighratesofbreathingproblemsinmembersofthebuildingtrades,firefighters,policeofficersandotherworkers.Almostseventypercentoftheworkersinthestudyh

37、adaneworworsenedbreathingproblem.Theseproblemsdevelopedduringoraftertheirtimeworkinginthemountainofwreckage.Aboutsixtypercentstillhadbreathingproblemsatthetimeoftheirexamination.Theresearcherssaytheydecidedtostudytheeffectsonbreathingfirstbecauseotherdisordersmightbeslowertoappear.MountSinaisaysitte

38、stedalmosttwelvethousandpeoplebetweentwothousandtwoandtwothousandfour.Eightoutoftenofthemagreedtohavetheirresultsusedinthereport.ThenewresultsaddedstrengthtoaMountSinaistudyreleasedintwothousandfour.Thatstudywasbasedononlyaboutonethousandworkers.Somelawmakershavesharplycriticizedcityandstateofficial

39、sforlettingworkerslaboratGroundZerowithoutsatisfactoryequipment.Officialshavealsobeencriticizedforsayingtheairwasrelativelysafe.Stateandfederalofficialshavepromisedmorethanfiftymilliondollarstopayfortreatmentoftheworkers.DoctorRobinHerbertisoneofthedirectorsoftheMountSinaitestingprogram.Shesayspeopl

40、earestillcomingtothehospitalfortreatmentofproblemsthatwerecausedbythedustatGroundZero.Inherwords:“Myworryisthatmoneywillbegoneinayear,andwhathappensthen?”47.WhatcausedthehealthproblemstoworkersaftertheSeptembereleventhattacksaccordingtothispassage?48Whosufferthebreathingproblemsmostaccordingtothelat

41、eststudy?49Theresearchersdecidedtostudytheeffectsonbreathingfirstbecause           mightappearinalaterperiodoftime.50.         aresharplycriticizedbysomelawmakersbecausetheyletworkerslaboratGroundZerowithoutsat

42、isfactoryequipment.51.Whatmeasureshavetheofficialspromisedtotaketodealwiththehealthproblem?SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespo

43、ndingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Withtheprospectofcoalandpetroleumsuppliesrunningoutandwithairpollutionbecominganincreasingconcern,themajorcountriesoftheworldareseekingalternatesourcesofenergy.Ifameanstoobtainenergyfromwa

44、ter,especiallyfromtheocean,canbeeffectedeconomically,itwouldprovideaneverendingsupplyofenergy,since70%oftheearthssurfaceisoceanandanother10%isfreshwaterinriversandlakes.Fromthebeginningoftimemanhasusedwaterpowerasasourceofworkingenergywaterfallsanddamsbutthesearefreshwatersourcesandarelandlocked.The

45、seashavecontributedlittleornothinginthewayofpower.Theuseoftemperaturevariationbetweencurrentsisoneareaofexploration.Oceanwaterisheatedbythesunneartheequatoranddrawnbytherotationoftheearthtowardthepoles,whereitcoolsanddropstowardtheoceanfloorandstartsitsjourneybacktowardtheequator.Thedifferentialbetw

46、eenthetwocurrentsis1and7.Touseit,thescientistsmustfindtheplaceswheretheyrunnearlandandarenottoofarawayfromeachother.America,thegreatestconsumerofenergy,hasbeenworkingonanotherkindofthermalseaenergyproposal.Oneplanwouldsomewhatresembletheoperationofarefrigeratoronavastscale.Warmwaterwouldbetheheatsou

47、rce,coldwatertheheatsink.Acomponentsuchasfogwouldbeliquidatacoldtemperatureandturntogasasitwarmed.Oceansalsoofferwavepower,tidesandthechemicalreactionofsaltwateraspotentialsourcesofenergy.Alltheseusesaretheoreticallypossible.Britainisinterestedinwavepower,usingastringof“teardrop”devicesthatdependonv

48、eryactivewaveareasat100feetdepths.Inadditiontothis,theBritishareworkingonamethodthattheJapanesehavealreadyputintopracticaluseonasmallscaleforpoweringtheirnavigationalboats.Thismethodiscalledanoscillating(振蕩)watercolumnandridesthewaveswithaseriesofcylinders(氣缸)havingonewayairvalves.Wavemovementproduc

49、esairunderpressurethathasonlyoneescaperoutetoaturbine(渦輪)thatpowersagenerator.52.Theuseofwaterreferredinthispassageis         .A)anewconceptcomparedwithotherwaysofnaturalresourcesB)lessexpensivethanpetroleumandothermeansofenergiesC)nowbeingusedmorefromtheocean

50、thanfromriversandlakesD)beingdevelopedtosupplementothersourcesofenergy53.Inthematterofdevelopingenergyfromoceanwater,Britainis         .A)workingonanoldJapanesemethodB)themostadvancedcountryinthefieldC)followingtheleadoftheUnitedstatesD)consolidatingtheirworkw

51、ithoperations54.ThedevelopmentofoceanicwaterpowerisimportanttoAmericabecause         .A)thereisasevereshortageofcoalandpetroleumB)itisthecheapestmethodofproducingenergyC)petroleumsuppliesarebeingsteadilydrainedD)obtainingenergyfromoceanwateraresimpler55.Gettin

52、genergyfromtheoceanisimportantto         .A)RussiabecauseofitslimitedcoalandpetroleumresourcesonlandB)AmericabecauseitisthegreatestconsumerofenergyintheworldC)AsiabecausemostofAsiancountrieslackothersourcesofenergyD)SouthAmericabecauseagreatpartofthepopulation

53、isverypoor56.Theoscillatingwatercolumnproducespowerfrom          .A)theturbinethatpowersthegeneratorB)thegeneratorthatproduceselectricityC)thecylindersthatdrivestheturbineD)theairthatescapesfromtheturbinePassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpass

54、age.Thecivilization(文化)oftheRenaissancewasthecreationofprosperouscitiesandofrulerswhodrewsubstantialincomefromtheirurbansubjectsintheItaliancitystatesandthecountriesofEnglandandFrance.ThecommercethatkeptcitiesalivealsoprovidedthecapitalandtheflowofideasthathelpedbuildRenaissanceculture.Duringtheearl

55、yMiddleAgesforeigntradehadvirtuallycometoahalt.Bythe11thcentury,however,populationgrowthandcontactwithotherculturesthroughmilitaryeffortssuchastheCrusades（十字軍東征）helpedrevivecommercialactivity.TradeslowlyincreasedwiththeexchangeofluxurygoodsintheMediterraneanregionandvariouscommoditiessuchasfish,furs

56、,andmetalsacrosstheNorthandBalticseas.Commercesoonmovedinland,bringingnewopulencetothecitizensoftownsalongmajortraderoutes.Astrafficalongtheseroutesincreased,existingsettlementsgrewandnewoneswereestablished.ThecitiesofItalywerelocatedbetweenwesternEuropeandtheareaalongtheeasternshoreoftheMediterrane

57、anSeaknownastheLevant.ItalysleadershipintheRenaissancewasdueinparttoitscentrallocationfortrade.Thecitiesbecameimportantandwealthycommercialcenters,andtherichescollectedbythemerchantsofVenice,Genoa,Milan,andahostofsmallercitiessupportedItalyspoliticalandculturalachievements.Importanttownsdevelopedbey

58、ondItalyaswell.Especiallywiththeexpansionoftrade,townsgrewalongtheDanubeandRhineriversofEurope;aroundtheNorthSeaandtheBalticSea;andintheLowCountriesofBelgium,LuxembourgandtheNetherlandswherenorthernandsoutherntraderoutesmet.Whereverthesetownswerelocated,theybecameauniqueelementinamedievalworldthatup

59、tothistimewasdominatedbyseignorialism(領(lǐng)主制),anagriculturalsysteminwhichtheprimaryeconomicandpoliticalrelationshipwasbetweenlandownersandtheirtenants.57.TheRenaissance         .A)wasanideologicalmovementthroughouttheworldB)tookplaceinItalyonlyC)wasoriginatedinIt

60、alyD)wasinfluentialinmostEuropeancountries58.Thecommerce         .A)wasanimportantelementinbuildingtheRenaissancecultureB)keptthepeopleincitiesalivewithfoodandclothesC)broughtabouttheexchangeofideasD)wasalwaysprosperousbetweencitystates59.Thelocationoftheimpor

61、tantcitiessharesasimilaritythat         .A)theyareallItaliancitiesB)theyarealllocatedbyimportantroutesC)theyareallprosperouswithcommerceD)theyarealllocatedbyseaside60.Themostprobablemeaningoftheword“opulence”(Line9,Para.1)maybe     

62、60;   .A)technologiesB)commercialmeansC)cultureD)prosperity61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)ItalywasmerelyanimportantculturalcenterduringtheRenaissance.B)DuringtheMiddleAges,foreigntradeoncewasstopped.C)Thedevelopmentofcitieshadgreatbearingstocommerce.D)Geographicall

63、ocationsweresignificantintheboomingofcities.PartErrorCorrection(15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeawo

64、rd,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark()intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash()intheblank.TheproblemswhichfacewithlearnersofEnglishcan62        bedividedintothree

65、categories:psychological,culture,63        andlinguistic.Thelargestcategoryseemstobelinguistic.WhenforeignlearnersfirsthavetheopportunitytospeaktoanativespeakerofEnglish,theymayhaveashock:theyoftenhavelittledifficultyinunderstandingspokenEnglish64        ofnativespeakers.Thereareanumberofreasonstothis.65        First,itseemstostudentsthatEnglishpeoplespeakvery66         quick