银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项训练(四)SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.AllSumeriancitiesrecognizedanumberofgodsincommon,includingtheskygod,thelordofstorms,andthemorningandeveningstar.__1__theSumerianworshippedthegoddessoffertility,love,andwar,shewasevidentlylower__2__statusthanthemalegods,indicatingthatinamoreurbanizedsocietythe__3__thatthepeoplesofprevioustimeshadpaidtotheearthmothergoddesshad__4__.Thegodsseemedhopelesslyviolentand__5__,andone’slifeaperiodofslaveryattheireasywill.TheepicpoemTheCreationemphasizesthat__6__werecreatedtoenablethegodsto__7__upworking.Eachcitymoreoverhaditsowngod,whowasconsideredto__8__thetempleliterallyandwhowasintheorytheownerofallpropertywithinthecity.__9__thepriestswhointerpretedthewillofthegodandcontrolledthe__10__oftheeconomicproduceofthecitywerefavored__11__theirsupernaturalandmaterialfunctions__12__.When,after3,000B.C.,growingwarfareamongthecitiesmademilitaryleadership__13__,theheadofthearmywhobecamekingassumeda(n)__14__positionbetweenthegod,whoseagenthewas,andthepriestlyclass,whomhehadbothtouseandto__15__.Thuskingandpriestsrepresentedtheupperclassinahierarchicalsociety.__16__themwerethescribes,thesecularattendantsofthetemple,who__17__everyaspectofthecity’seconomiclifeandwhodevelopedaroughjudicialsystem.__18__thetempleofficials,societywasdividedamonganeliteor__19__groupoflargelandownersandmilitaryleaders;amixedgroupofmerchants,artisans,andcraftsmen,freepeasantswho__20__themajorityofthepopulation;andslaves.1.[A]Unless[B]As[C]Lest[D]Although2.[A]on[B]in[C]with[D]about3.[A]worship[B]reverence[C]admiration[D]gratitude4.[A]vanished[B]recovered[C]declined[D]attained5.[A]unpredictable[B]unforgivable[C]unlimited[D]unlikely6.[A]creatures[B]animals[C]men[D]mortals7.[A]use[B]turn[C]give[D]back8.[A]inhabit[B]live[C]reside[D]lodge9.[A]Hence[B]Thereafter[C]Somehow[D]Incidentally10.[A]introduction[B]transaction[C]distribution[D]provision11.[A]as[B]for[C]under[D]of12.[A]along[B]anyway[C]afterwards[D]alike13.[A]additional[B]vital[C]singular[D]exceptional14.[A]alternative[B]secondary[C]intermediate[D]fundamental15.[A]pacify[B]tempt[C]suppress[D]manipulate16.[A]Beside[B]Beyond[C]Below[D]Before17.[A]supervised[B]held[C]managed[D]presided18.[A]Around[B]Under[C]Above[D]Outside19.[A]leading[B]noble[C]controlling[D]principal20.[A]consist[B]compose[C]compile[D]consumeSectionⅡReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Itwasthebiggestscientificgrudgematchsincethespacerace.TheGenomeWarshadeverything:twogroupswithappealingleadersreadytofightinascientificdeadheat,pushingthelimitsoftechnologyandrhetoricastheybattledtobecomethefirsttoreadeverylastoneofthe3billionDNA“letters”inthehumanbody.Thescientificimportanceoftheworkisunquestionable.ThecompletedDNAsequenceisexpectedtogivescientistsunprecedentedinsightsintotheworkingsofthehumanbody,revolutionizingmedicineandbiology.Buttheraceitself,betweenthegovernment’sHumanGenomeProjectandRockville,Md.,biotechnologycompanyCeleraGenomics,wasatleastpartlysymbolic,thepublic/privateconflictplayedoutinageneticlab.Nowtheraceisover.Afteryearsofpublicattacksandseveralfailedattemptsatreconciliation,thetwosidesaretakingasteptowardaperiodofcalm.HGPheadFrancisCollins(andAriPatrinosoftheDepartmentofEnergy,animportantallyonthegovernmentside)andCraigVenter,thefounderofCelera,agreedtoholdajointpressconferenceinWashingtonthisMondaytodeclarethattheracewasover(sortof),thatbothsideshadwon(kindof)andthatthehostilitieswereresolved(forthetimebeing).Nooneisexactlysurehowthingswillbedifferentnow.Neithersidewillbeturningoffitssequencingmachinesanytimesoon—the“finishlines”eachhascrossedarelargelyarbitrarypoints,“firstdrafts”ratherthanthedefinitiveversion.AndwhilethejointannouncementbringstheformerGenomeWarriorsclosertogetherthanthey’rebeeninyears,insiderssaythatfutureagreementsaremorelikelytotaketheformofcoordination,ratherthanoutrightcollaboration.Theconflictblewup,thisFebruarywhenBritain’sWellcomeTrust,anHGPparticipant,releasedaconfidentiallettertoCeleraoutliningtheHGP’scomplaints.Ventercalledthemove“alowlifethingtodo.”Butbyspring,therewerethefirstsignsofathaw.“Theattacksandnastinessarebadforscienceandourinvestors,”VentertoldNewsweekinMarch,“andfightingbackisprobablynothelpful.”Atacancermeetingearlierthismonth,VenterandCollinspraisedeachother’sapproaches,andexpressedhopethatallofthescientistsinvolvedinsequencingthehumangenomewouldbeabletosharethecredit.Bylatelastweek,thathopewasbecomingarealityasdetailsforMonday’sjointannouncementwerehammeredout.Scientistsinbothcampswelcomedanendtothehostilities.“Ifthisendsthehorserace,sciencewins.”Withtheirdifferencebehindthem,oratleastsetaside,thescientistsshouldnowbeabletogetdowntotheinterestingstuff:figuringhowtomakeuseofallthatdata.1.TherecentGenomeWarsweresymbolicof_____.[A]theenthusiasminscientificresearch[B]thesignificanceofthespacerace[C]thepublicversusprivateconflict[D]theprospec