银行招聘部分金融及英语.docx
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银行招聘部分金融及英语
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ATaleofScottishRuralLife
LewisGrassicGibbon’sSunsetSong(1932)wasvoted“thebestScottishnovelofalltime”byScottish’sreadingpublicin20051OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotland’spoorruralfarmers,ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film,TVandradioinrecentdecades.
ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinraddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarI.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.
GrassicGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine.Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruelbuthard-workingfather;experiencetragedy(hermother’ssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren);andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintowoman.Weseehermarry,loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman2.
ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinraddie’slonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplace’schangingpatternsofspeechandwriting.
Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChris’pointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelse’sbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.
SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassicGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWar1.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmen
away,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular,ittakesawayChris’husband,EwanTavendale.ThewarfinallykillsEwan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold.Infact,theGermansaren’tresponsibleforhisdeath,buthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.
Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflifeitalsolooksahead.Itisa“SunsetSong”butisconcernedtoowiththenewKinraddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.
练习:
1. WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?
A)TheFirstWorldWar.
B)Thebeautyofthesunset.
C)ThenewEuropeanworld.
D)ThelivesofruralScottishfarmers.
2. WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?
A)SheistheheroineofSunsetSong.
B)Shehadamiserablechildhood.
C)Sheisthecreationofaman.
D)Shemarriedonlyonce.
3. Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?
A)TheclimateofKinraddie.
B)ThehistoryofKinraddie.
C)ThegeographyofKinraddie.
D)ThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.
4. WhoareresponsibleforEvan’sdeath,accordingtoChris?
A)TheGermans.
B)TheFrencharmy.
C)TheBritishtroops.
D)TheRussiansoldiers.
5. Thewordsunsetoccurringinthetitleofthenovelmostprobablymeans
A)theendoftheheroine’slife.
B)theendofone’slife.
C)theendoftraditionallife.
D)theendoftheday.
B
WhoWantstoLiveForever?
Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?
Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate.Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmiceinlaboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.
Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown.
“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesandpromotelongtermthinking,”saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityofCaliforniaSchoolofPublicHealth.“Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork.”
Longerlivesdon’tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietyasawhole.“Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon’tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,”saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan.“Thequestionis’Whatwillwegetasasociety?
’Isuspectitwon’tbeabettersociety.”
Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldtomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedfor140years?
Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?
Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothersandsistersbom50yearsapart~.Wethinkofaneidersiblingassomeonewhocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.
Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgement.
Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?
Youngpeoplewouldbeasmallerpartofasocietyinwhichpeoplelivedto140.Itmaybethatsuchasocietywouldplacelessimportanceonguidingandeducatingyoungpeople,andmoreonmakinglifecomfortablefortheold.
Andsocietywouldfeelverydifferentifmoreofitsmemberswereolder.Therewouldbemorewisdom,butlessenergy.Youngpeopleliketomoveabout.Oldpeopleliketositstill.Youngpeopletendtoactwithoutthinking.Oldpeopletendtothinkwithoutacting.Youngpeoplearecuriousandliketoexperiencedifferentthings.Oldpeoplearelessenthusiasticaboutchange.Infact,theyarelessenthusiasticabouteverything.
Theeffectofanti-ageingtechnologyisdeeperthanwemightthink.Butasthescienceadvances,weneedtothinkaboutthesechangesnow.
“Ifthiscouldeverhappen,thenwe’dbetteraskwhatkindofsocietywewanttoget,”saysDanielCallahan.“Wehadbetternotgoanywherenearit2untilwehavefigurethoseproblemsout.”
练习:
1. WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthethingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo?
A)Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.
B)Havingmoreeducation.
C)Realizingmoredreams.
D)Workinglonger.
2. Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthesixthparagraph?
A)MarriagesintheUStodayarequiteunstable.
B)MoreandmorepeopleintheUStodaywanttogetmarried.
C)Livinglongerwouldmakeiteasierforpeopletomaintaintheirmaritalties.
D)Ifpeoplelivelonger,theywouldstayinmarriagelonger.
3. AllofthefollowingarepossibleeffectslivinglongermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT
A)Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.
B)Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.
C)Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.
D)Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.
4. Animportantfeatureofasocietyinwhichpeoplelivealonglifeisthat
A)itplacesmoreemphasisoneducatingtheyoung.
B)itisbothwiseandenergetic.
C)itlacksthecuriositytoexperimentwhatisnew.
D)itwelcomeschanges.
5. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCallahan’sattitudetoanti-ageingtechnology?
A)Optimistic.
B)Pessimistic.
C)Reserved.
D)Negative.
C
TheBestWaytoReduceYourWeight
Youhearthis:
“Nowonderyouarefat.Allyoueverdoiseat.”Youfeelsad:
“Iskipmybreakfastandsupper.Iruneverymorningandevening.WhatelsecanIdo?
”Basicallyyoucandonothing.Yourgenes,notyourlifehabits,determineyourweightandyourbodyconstantlytriestomaintainit.
AlbertStunkardoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniafoundfromexperimentsthat,“80percentofthechildrenoftwoobeseparentsbecomeobese,ascomparedwithnomorethan14percentoftheoffspringoftwoparentsofnormalweight.”
Howcanobesepeoplebecomenormaloreventhinthroughdieting?
Well,dietingcanbeeffective,butthehealthcostsaretremendous.JulesHirsch,aresearchphysicianatRockefellerUniversity,didastudyofeightfatpeople.Theyweregivenaliquidformulaproviding600caloriesaday1.Aftermorethan10weeks,thesubjectslost45kgonaverage.Butafterleavingthehospital,theyallregained.Theresultsweresurprising:
bymetabolicmeasurement,fatpeoplewholostlargeamountsofweightseemedliketheywerestarving.Theyhadpsychiatricproblems.Theydreamedoffoodorbreakingtheirdiet2.Theywereanxiousanddepressed;someweresuicidal.Theyhidfoodintheirrooms.Researcherswarnthatitispossiblethatweightreductiondoesn’tresultinnormalweight,butinanabnormalstateresemblingthatofstarvednon-obesepeople.
Thinpeople,however,sufferfromtheopposite:
Theyhavetomakeagreatefforttogainweight.EthanSims,oftheUniversityofVermont,gotprisonerstovolunteertogainweight.Infourtosixmonths,theyateasmuchastheycould.Theysucceededinincreasingtheirweightby20to25percent.Butmonthsafterthestudyended,theywerebacktonormalweightandstayedther
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