www.zuixu.com中国银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练（五）SectionUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonAnswerSheet1.Generallyspeaking,aBritishiswidelyregardedasaquiet,shyandconservativepersonwhois1onlyamongthosewithwhomheisacquainted.Whenastrangerisatpresent,heoftenseemsnervous,2embarrassed.Youhavetotakeacommutertrainanymorningoreveningto3thetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersordozinginacorner.Hardlyanybodytalks,sincetodosowouldbeconsideredquiteoffensive.4,thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviorwhich,5broken,makestheoffenderimmediatelytheobjectof6.IthasbeenknownasafactthattheBritishhasa7forthediscussionoftheirweatherandthat,ifgivenachance,hewilltalkaboutit8.SomepeoplearguethatitisbecausetheBritishweatherseldom9forecastandhencebecomesasourceofinterestand10toeveryone.Thismaybeso.11aBritishcannothavemuch12intheweathermen,who,afterpromisingfine,sunnyweatherforthefollowingday,areoftenprovedwrong13acloudovertheAtlanticbringsrainyweathertoalldistricts!Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurate-orasinaccurate-astheweathermeninhis14.Foreignersmaybesurprisedatthenumberofreferences15weatherthattheBritishmaketoeachotherinthecourseofasingleday.Veryoftenconversationalgreetingsare16bycommentsontheweather.“Niceday,isntit?“Beautiful!“maywellbwww.zuixu.comeheardinsteadof“Goodmorning,howareyou?“17theforeignermayconsiderthisexaggeratedandcomic,itisworthwhilepointingoutthatitcouldbeusedtohisadvantage.18hewantstostartaconversationwithaBritishbutis19toknowwheretobegin,hecoulddowelltomentionthestateoftheweather.Itisasafesubjectwhichwill20ananswerfromeventhemostreservedoftheBritish.1.ArelaxedBfrustratedCamusedDexhausted2.AyetBotherwiseCevenDso3.AexperienceBwitnessCwatchDundergo4.ADeliberatelyBConsequentlyCFrequentlyDApparently5.AunlessBonceCwhileDas6.AsuspicionBoppositionCcriticismDpraise7.AemotionBfancyClikelinessDjudgment8.AatlengthBtoagreatextentCfromhisheartDbyallmeans9.AfollowsBpredictsCdefiesDsupports10.AdedicationBcompassionCcontemplationDspeculation11.AStillBAlsoCCertainlyDFundamentally12.AfaithBrelianceChonorDcredit13.AifBonceCwhenDwhereas14.ApropositionsBpredictionsCapprovalDdefiance15.AaboutBonCinDto16.AstartedBconductedCreplacedDproposed17.ASinceBAlthoughCHoweverDOnlyif18.AEvenifBBecauseCIfDFor19.AatalossBatlastCingroupsDontheoccasion20.AstimulateBconstituteCfurnishDprovokeSectionReadingComprehensionwww.zuixu.comDirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet1.Text1ReadersofourChristmasissuewereinvitedtonominatethewisestfoolofthepast50years.Theyrespondedmagnificently,thoughoftenpredictably.Butthiswasnotapopularitycontest,oranunpopularityone.ExceptJackKennedy,everyeligiblepresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnominated,alongwitheveryimportantpoliticalleaderoftherestoftheworld.AlanGreenspanwasapopularchoice,butsurprisinglyfewbusinessmenwereproposed.DonaldTrump,KennethLay,SteveJobs,SirRichardBransonandLordConradBlackwerethosemostoftenmentioned.Evenfewerwomenwerenominated,thoughDiana,PrincessofWales,wasastrongcontender.PiersAllenofMaltanominatedRonaldReagan,explaining,“Ajoke-cracking,afternoon-napping,intellectuallightweightwhosememorycould,intimesofcrisis,alwaysbereliedupon,butonlytofail.Althoughfoolishenoughtoannounce,liveonradio,thathewouldbebombingRussiainfiveminutesandtakeadvicefromhiswifesastrologer(占星家),hewasalsowiseenoughtohavesurvivedunionleadershipandtwotermsasgovernorofCaliforniatoreachthepresidencyoftheUnitedStatesandendthecoldwarfavourablyfortheWest.AnyotherwisefoolsmakingittotheWhiteHousewillbehardpressedtofillhiscowboyboots.“RichardSpencer(addressnotsupplied)choseYasserArafat,whosefoolishnesswasin“nevermissinganopportunitytomissanopportunity“.“WhileappearingtohispeopleasastrongleaderwhocouldstanduptotheIsraelis,Arafatwasunableto(orsimplychosenotto)seizethehistoricalmomentandforgeacompromisesolutiwww.zuixu.comonthatwouldbenefitthelotofthePalestinians.HadhebeenwiseenoughtomakeadealwithIsraelwhenthegoingwasgood,helikelywouldhavebeenburiedasabonafide(真正的)worldleaderinasovereignstateofPalestine.“DenisPapathanasiouofHoboken,NewJersey,nominatedLawrencePeter“Yogi“Berra,baseballplayerfortheNewYorkYankees(1946-63).“MrBerrahardlyqualifiesasanintellectual:heisfamousforsuchremarksasYoudontlooksohotyourself(inresponsetoacommentthathelookedcoolinhissummersuit),What?Youmeanrightnow?(whenaskedforthetimeofday),andItakeatwo-hournap,fromoneoclocktofour.Onsecondglance,however,hisutterancesdepictacertainhonestZen-like（类似禅宗）wisdom:Ifyoudontknowwhereyouregoing,youllwindupsomewhereelse?Itwashardtohaveaconversationwithanyone-thereweresomanypeopletalking.Thosequalitieshaveinspiredaminiaturepopularcult(崇拜)ofbooksandseminars.Notbadforahumblebaseballplayerofmodesteducation.“MrPapathanasioutakesfirstprize.21.Denni