中国银行英语阅读理解精选五篇Word文档格式.docx
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tusecreditcardsverywell,"
ourschoolbankwillgivethepupilssomepracticeinusingcreditcards."
Pupilswillbeabletobuyschoolmealsandbookswiththecreditcards.
1.Theschoolbankopensonceaweek.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn'
tsay
2.Mr.Bassettisabankcashier.
B.Wrong
3.Carinasuggestedopeningtheschoolbank.
4.Thepupilsaretrainedtotakecareoftheirmoney.
5.Thepupils'
parentsarehappywiththebank'
screditcardplan.
参考答案:
1.A2.B3.B4.A5.C
阅读理解二
Youhavetohavelivedinthe1950sand1960stohaveexperiencedagoodeconomy.Intheperiodbetween1950and1970itwastherule—ratherthantheexception—thatanordinaryfamily,withouthighereducation,couldsustainitselfdecentlyontheincomeofasinglebreadwinner(养家糊口的人).In1955,whenIwas19andlivinginBrooklyn,N.Y.,myfather,whohadasixth-gradeeducation,maintainedourfamilyoffiveonawageof$82aweekasabookbinder.Mymothertaughtusfairnessandcompassion;
myfather,disciplineandenterprise.2TheU.S.economyinthoseyearswasgood.Thenwheredidthisgoodeconomygo?
Itwasinflatedaway.Thepriceofgold,whichItakeasproxyforthepricesofallgoods,was$35anounceinthoseyears.Itisatroughlytentimesthatpricetoday.3Thereisanotheranswer,though:
inflationcausedtheentireworkforcetobemovedintohighertaxgroups,thusreducingafter-taxpurchasingpower.Thatis,myfather‟sbinderyjobin1954paid$82aweek,with$80afterdeductions;
today,at$820perweekthenetwouldbe$662.4Toordinarypeople,theeconomydoesn‟tlookverygoodatall.After-taxincomescontinuetodecreaseinpurchasingpower.Thejobsofferedintheemploymentadspayonlyalittlemorethantheminimumwage,maybe$5anhour,which,afterpayrolldeductions,yields$4anhour.Comparethatwithminimum-wagejobsoftheearly1950s,when75centswasworthtoday‟s$7.50beforeandaftertaxes.Notes
1Brooklyn:
adistrictofNewYorkcity
2inflate:
通货膨胀
3proxy:
theauthoritytoactforanother
4payroll:
alistofemployeesandthewagesduetoeach
ReadingComprehension
6Intheauthor‟sopinion,agoodeconomy,toordinarypeoplecanbeexpressedintermsof______
A.theamountofwageb.after-taxincome
B.after-taxincome
C.theactualpurchasingpower
D.theminimumwageperhour
7Intheperiodbetween1950and1970,_______
A.therewasnotmuchdifferenceinthelivingstandardsbetweenpeopleofhigherandlowereducation
B.anordinaryfamilyoffivewithoutexceptioncouldliveononepersonincomeC.theincomeofanordinaryfamilywasmorethanenoughforbuyingfood
D.foranaveragefamilytheincomewassufficienttosupportallthemembers
8Todayabookbinder‟swageistentimesthatofthe1950‟sbutitsincometaxratehasincreased______
A.50times
B.60times
C.70times
D.80times
9.Theworseningofabookbinder‟slivelihoodresultsfrom_____
A.hisloweducationandtheamountofwage
B.thehigh-taxationandtheincomedeductions
C.thehightaxationandcostofliving
D.thelowwageandhigherprices
10.Thepassageimpliesthatwhilethecostoflivingisgettinghigher______
A.thevalueoflaboractuallyisshrinking
B.theminimumwagelevelisincreasinglikewise
C.theincometaxrateisrisingalong
D.theemploymentadsnaturallyofferahigherminimumwage
11.Theauthor‟stoneinwritingthearticleis_____
A.ironicalB.subjectiveC.high-soundingD.convincing
12.thearticleaimsto_________.
A.helpcontroltherapidlyincreasingprices
B.givesomeadvicetothepolicy-makers
C.impresstheyoungergenerationwithsomebasicfacts
D.calluponthesocietysattentionagainstinflation
6.C7.B8.D9.C10.A11.D12.C
阅读理解三
"
Hightech"
and"
stateoftheart"
aretwoexpressionsthatdescribethemoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightechnology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemofdevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?
Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturingsystemissurelyhightech.HightechbecameapopularexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearly1980'
s.Becauseofimprovementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwaveovens,etC.
Stateoftheart"
issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis"
isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemodernestelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.
Stateoftheart"
isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970'
s.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere"
stateoftheart"
.
Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression"
stateoftheart"
becameascommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe"
13.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage
A.Totellhow"
hightech"
havedeveloped.
B.Togiveexamplesof"
C.Totellwhat"
stateoftheart"
are.
D.Todescribeverymoderntechnology.
14.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstopeople.
B.Hightechdescribesatechnologythatisnottraditional.
C."
isnotaspopularas"
D.Amodernploughpulledbyoxenis"
15.Allthefollowingexamplesarehightechexcept______.
A.amicrowaveoven
B.ahomecomputer
C.ahandpump
D.asatellite
16.Whichofthefol1owingstatementsisnottrue?
A.Sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateofart"
hasbecomepopular.
B."
meanssomethingthatisthebestonecanbuy.
C.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputer,"
computermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.
D.Allkindsofproductsare"
nowadays.
17.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________.
A.ComputerTechnology
B.HighTechandStateoftheArt
C.MostAdvancedTechnology
D.TwoNewExpressions
参考答案:
13.C14.A15.C16.D17.B
阅读理解四
Tworelatedparadoxesalsoemergefromthesamebasicconceptionoftheaestheticexperience.ThefirstwasgivenextendedconsiderationbyHegel,whoarguedroughlyasfollows:
oursensuousattentionandthatgivestotheworkofartitspeculiarindividuality.Becauseitaddressesitselftooursensoryappreciation,theworkofartisessentiallyconcrete,tobeunderstoodbyanactofperceptionratherthanbyaprocessofdiscursivethought.Atthesametime,ourunderstandingoftheworkofartisinpartintellectual;
weseekinitaconceptualcontent,whichitpresentstousintheformofanidea.Onepurposeofcriticalinterpretationistoexpoundthisideaindiscursiveform—togivetheequivalentofthecontentoftheworkofartinanother,nonsensuousidiom.Butcriticismcanneversucceedinthistask,for,byseparatingthecontentfromtheparticularform,itabolishesitsindividuality.Thecontentpresentedthenceasestobetheexactcontentofthatworkofart.Inlosingitsindividuality,thecontentlosesitsaestheticreality;
itthusceasestobeareasonforattendingtotheparticularworkandthatfirstattractedourcriticalattention.Itcannotbethisthatwesawintheoriginalworkandthatexplaineditspoweroverus.Forthiscontent,displayedinthediscursiveidiomofthecriticalintellect,isnomorethanahusk,adiscardedrelicofameaningthateludedusintheactofseizingit.Ifthecontentistobethetrueobjectofaestheticinterest,itmustremainweddedtoitsindividuality:
itcannotbedetachedfromits“sensuousembodiment”withoutbeingdetachedfromitself.Contentis,therefore,inseparablefromformandforminturninseparablefromcontent.(Itistheformthatitisonlybyvirtueofthecontentthatitembodies.)Hegel’sargumentisthearchetypeofmany,allaimedatshowingthatitisbothnecessarytodistinguishformfromcontentandalsoimpossibletodoso.Thisparadoxmayberesolvedbyrejectingeitherofitspremises,but,aswithKant’santinomy,neitherpremiseseemsdispensable.Tosupposethatcontentandformareinseparableis,ineffect,todismissbothideasasillusory,sincenotwoworks
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