中国银行英语阅读理解精选五篇.docx

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中国银行英语阅读理解精选五篇

2017中国银行英语阅读理解精选五篇

阅读理解一

　阅读下面短文，从A.（Right）、B.（Wrong）、C.（Doesn’tsay）三个判断中选择一个正确选项

EveryTuesday,Carinagoestoworkinabank.Sheknowsallhercustomers（顾客）verywell,becausetheyareherclassmates.Infact,Carinaandhercustomersareall10yearsold.

Carina'sbankisinaschoolinChicago.Thebankisabranch（分支）ofanational（国家的）bank,butthe"childrenrunitthemselves.Itisopenfor30minutesaweek.EveryTuesdaymorning,Carinaopensthebank.Herclassmatesputtheirmoneyinortaketheirmoneyout.Thebankpaysinteresttothem.

Theideaforaschoolbankcamefromtheirteacher,Mr.HarryBassett.Mr.Bassetttookhisideatothenationalbank.Thebankagreedtohisplan."Wewanttogivethechildrenachancetolearnaboutmoney,"saidMr.Bassett."Wearetrainingthemtolookaftertheirmoneycarefully."

Thenextplanfortheschoolbankisacreditcard."ManypeopleintheUSAdon'tusecreditcardsverywell,"saidMr.Bassett."ourschoolbankwillgivethepupilssomepracticeinusingcreditcards."Pupilswillbeabletobuyschoolmealsandbookswiththecreditcards.

1.Theschoolbankopensonceaweek.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

2.Mr.Bassettisabankcashier.

A.Right

B.Wrong　

C.Doesn'tsay

3.Carinasuggestedopeningtheschoolbank.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

4.Thepupilsaretrainedtotakecareoftheirmoney.

A.Right

B.Wrong　

C.Doesn'tsay

5.Thepupils'parentsarehappywiththebank'screditcardplan.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

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

参考答案：

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"stateoftheart"isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemodernestelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.

"Stateoftheart"isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970's.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere"stateoftheart".

Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression"stateoftheart"becameascommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe"stateoftheart".

13．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage

A．Totellhow"hightech"and"stateoftheart"havedeveloped．

B．Togiveexamplesof"hightech".

C．Totellwhat"hightech"and"stateoftheart"are.

D．Todescribeverymoderntechnology.

14．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstopeople.

B．Hightechdescribesatechnologythatisnottraditional.

C．"Stateoftheart"isnotaspopularas"hightech".

D．Amodernploughpulledbyoxenis"stateoftheart".

15．Allthefollowingexamplesarehightechexcept______.

A．amicrowaveoven

B．ahomecomputer

C．ahandpump

D．asatellite

16．Whichofthefol1owingstatementsisnottrue?

A．Sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateofart"hasbecomepopular.

B．"Stateoftheart"meanssomethingthatisthebestonecanbuy.

C．Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputer,"stateoftheart"computermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.

D．Allkindsofproductsare"stateoftheart"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,sincenotwowo