英语部分专项练习(四)

-1-商业银行招聘考试英语部分专项练习（四）PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inafewweeks,highschoolstudentsfacetheprospectoftakingthemuch-publicizednewSATReasoningTest,whichforthefirsttimewillrequirethemtowriteatimedessay.Yetcollegescontinuetosendconfusingsignalsaboutwhetherstudentsapplyinginthefalltoattendcollegemusttakethenewexam.Someschools,includingHarvard,saytheywillacceptscoresfromeitherthenewtestortheoldSATI,whichwasadministeredforthelasttimeinJanuaryanddidnotcontainawritingsection.TheUniversityofCentralFlorida,forexample,willrequirethenewtest,whichwillbegivenforthefirsttimeonMarch12.Stillothers,suchastheUniversityofVirginia,stronglyrecommendthatprospectiveapplicantstakethenewtestbutundersomecircumstancesalsowillaccepttheoldSAT.Anumberofcollegesaredelayingadecision.TheCollegeBoard,whichadministerstheSAT,surveyedmorethan1,900four-yearschoolsandhasheardbackfromslightlymorethan500.Ofthose,81%saytheywillrequirethenewtest,includingschoolssuchasHarvardthataregivingstudentsachoiceinwhatwillbeayearoftransition.Anythingnewgoesthroughaspeciallensofevaluation,saysLeeStetson,admissionsdeanattheUniversityofPennsylvania,whichjudiciouslywilluseresultsfromthenewwritingsectionuntilofficialshaveachancetostudytherevisedSAT'spredictivevalidity.-2-Anumberofadmissionsdeansareskepticalthatthenewexamwillbeanimprovement.CharlesDeacon,deanofundergraduateadmissionsatGeorgetownUniversity,saysaddingtheessaywillcreatemorebarrierstopoorkidswhoarelesswell-prepared.ThetestwasrushedtomarketbecausetheUniversityofCaliforniasystem,amajorCollegeBoardcustomer,threatenedtostoprequiringtheSAT,hesays.Thetestwasdevelopedandmarketedforallthewrongreasons.Deacon,whosayshehasbeenbadgeredbytheCollegeBoardtoendorsethenewexam,hasrefusedtodoso.Someschools,includingGeorgetown,Iowa'sGrinnellCollegeandPennsylvania'sFranklinandMarshallCollege,saythatatleastfornow,theywillnotevenlookatscoresfromthewritingsectionwhenmakingadmissiondecisions.Wehaveadoptedawait-and-seeattitude,saysDennisTrotterofFranklinandMarshall.CollegeBoardofficialscounterthatbasedonextensivefieldtests,theyareconfidentthetestisasreliableapredictoroffreshman-yearperformanceastheoldSAT.Moreover,theysay,well-trainedscorers,manyofthemhighschoolEnglishteachers,willgradetheessays,whichstudenthave25minutestowrite.Amidstalltheconfusion,whatshouldstudentsdo?Admissionsdeansandschoolcounselorssaytobesuretocheckwitheachcollegeforrequirements.1.IfastudenttooktheSATinOctoberlastyear,hehastotakeanothertestifheappliesfor.A)UniversityofVirginiaB)GeorgetownUniversityC)theUniversityofCentralFloridaD)HarvardUniversity2.WhatdoesthearticletellusaboutHarvardUniversity?A)ItwillonlyacceptthenewSATthisfall.B)IthasnotmadeadecisiononwhethertoaccepttheoldSATthisfall.-3-C)Itwillrequirescoresfromthewritingsectionthisfall.D)Itwillaskallapplicantstotakethenewtestayearlater.3.Animportantreasonfornegativeattitudestowardsthenewwritingexaminationisthat.A)theexaminationwilladdtothedifficultyforthosestudentsfromfinanciallyunderprivilegedfamiliesB)theexaminationwasmarketedmuchtooquicklywithoutcarefulconsiderationC)theexaminationwillcauseshort-termconfusionandleadtonolong-termbenefitsD)theexaminationwasaproductoftheCollegeBoardandvariousuniversities4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldstudentsdoatthemoment?A)Studentsshouldmakeclearwhichtestisacceptable.B)Studentsshouldcontacttheuniversityforthearrangementofthetest.C)StudentsshouldasktheCollegeBoardforthelatestinformationabouttheprogram.D)Studentsshouldgetpreparedforthenewexaminationinlessthatayear.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutthetest?A)Studentswhohavetakentheoldtestarestronglyadvisednottotakethenewtest.B)Ascomparedwiththeoldtest,thenewonerequiresthestudenttowriteanessayinashorterperiodoftime.C)TheCollegeBoardhasdecidedtoinviteuniversityteacherstogradetheessays.D)TheCollegeBoardhasappealedtomanyuniversitiestosupportthenewexamination.-4-PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WouldGeorgeW.Bushhavebeenreelectedpresidentifthepublicunderstoodhowmuchresponsibilityhisadministrationbearsforallowingthe9/11attackstosucceed?Theanswerisunknowableand,atthisdate,meaningless.YetitwasappallingtolearnthattheWhiteHousesuppresseduntilaftertheelectionareportthatexposestheadministrationaswoefullyincompetentifnotcriminallynegligent.Belatedlydeclassifiedexcerptsfromthe9/11commissionreport,whichfocusonthefailureoftheFederalAviationAdministrationtoheedmultiplewarningsthatAlQaeda(基地组织)terroristswereplanningtohijackplanesassuicideweapons,makeclearthatthistragedycouldhavebeenavoided.Forthelastthreeyears,administrationapologistshavetriedtomaketheFAAthescapegoatforthe9/11attacks.Butitisthepresidentwhoultimatelyisresponsiblefornationalsecurity.Theterriblefactisthattheadministrationtooknoneofthestepsthatwouldhaveputthe