中信英语部分专项练习六.docx
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中信英语部分专项练习六
中信银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项练习(六)
PartIReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Thegreatbulkofexpertopinionisthatowingagununderminesratherthanincreasessafety:
thefunctionofdiscouragingburglarsorothercriminalsismorethanoffsetbyotherfactors.Firstcomethesuicides:
in1986,18,153peopleshotthemselvestodeath.Nooneonknowshowmanymighthavelivediftheyhadbeenunabletopickupagunandhowmanymighthavemerelychosenothermeanstoendtheirlives.Butsurelythepresenceofaloadedguninabureaudrawermusthavetemptedmany,particularteens,toyieldtoablackdepressionthatmighthaveliftedhadthemeanstocarryoutthedarkwishnotbeensoreadilyavailable.
Thencometheaccidentalshootings,manybyfoolishguyswhoneverbothertolearnhowtohandletheirweapons.Moreheartbreakingarethefrequentincidentsofchildrenpickinguptheirparents’gunsandfindingoutinthemostdisastrouswaythattheyarenottoys;forexample,aneight-year-oldboywhoshothissix-year-oldsisterdeadlastweekinFairfax.Thentherearethequarrelsbetweenspouses,betweenparentsandtheirchildren,betweenneighborsandfriendsthatsuddenlyturnfatalbecauseoneorbothcanpickupagun.Policecommonlyestimatethatifahouseholdguniseverusedatall,itissixtimesaslikelytobefiredatamemberofthefamilyorafriendasatanintruder.(Itisevenmorelikely,saysDr.CarlBell,aChicagopsychiatrist,thatthegunwillbestolen;gunareprimetargetsforburglarsbecausetheycanbeeasilyandprofitablysoldtoothercriminals.)Andfinally,intherelativelyrareshoot-outsbetweenhouseholdersandburglarsthatdooccur,itmighteasilybetheburglarwhoprovesmoreskilledinhandlinghisgunsandthehouseholderwhowindsupinmorgue(停尸房).
Addingalltypesofdeathstogether,MercyandHouk,researchersfromtheAtlanta-basedCentersforDiseaseControl,pointoutthat“duringthelasttwoyears,thenumberofpeoplewhodiedofinjuriesinflictedbyfirearmsintheUnitedStatesexceededthenumberofcasualtiesduringtheentire8.5-yearVietNamconflict.”MercyandHoukjudgedthat“injuryfromfirearmsisapublic-healthproblemwhosetollisunacceptable.”
AnothergroupofresearcherspresentedevidencethatlaxU.S.gunlawsmightbetoblame.Theteam,headedbyemergencyroomsurgeonJohnHenrySloan,studiedapairofcitiesjust140milesapart:
SeattleandVancouver.Thetwocitieshadsimilarunemploymentrates,householdincomes,law-enforcementpoliciesandevenfavoriteTVshows.Twodifferences:
inCanada,handgunownershipistightlyrestricted;inWashingtonState,gunsaremoreeasilypurchased.Andbetween1980and1986Seattlehad388homicides,vs.204Vancouver.
1.Accordingtomostexperts,possessingagun________.
A)cannotguaranteeyoursafety
B)doesmorethanassureyousafety
C)leadstomoresuicides
D)canonlyfrightenthieves
2.“Tocarryoutthedarkwish”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphmeans_________.
A)killingoneself
B)shootingothers
C)yieldingtodepression
D)pickingupagun
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)Manychildrenbecomethevictimsofplayingguns
B)Ahouseholdgunismorelikelytoaimatafamiliarperson
C)Accidentalshootingsoftenhappenwhenpeoplearequarrelling
D)Agunathomeisverylikelytobetakenawaybyburglars
4.Theword“lax”inthefirstsentenceofthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.
A)different
B)unrestricted
C)funny
D)notstrict
5.Theauthorcitesthetwocitiesasanexampletodemonstratethat________.
A)whatmattersistocarryoutthegunlaws
B)allstatesmusthavethesamegunlaws
C)gunownershipmustbestrictlyrestricted
D)gunlawshavelittleeffect
Passage2
EversinceDarwin’stheoryofevolution,biologistshaveassumedthatenvironmentsteemingwithcomplexformsoflifeservedasthenurseriesofevolution.ButtworecentpapersinSciencemagazinehaveturnedthatnotiononitshead.Lastmonthsomebiologistsreportedthatintheoceanitistherelativelybarrenareasthatserveas“evolutionarycrucibles(熔炉),”notregionswithgreatdiversityofspecies.OtherresearchersannouncedthissummerthattheArctic,nottherainforest,spawnedmanyplantsandanimalsthatlatermigratedtoNorthAmerica.SaysJohnSepkoskioftheUniversityofChicago,“Harshenvironmentsmaybeproducingthemajorchangesinthehistoryoflife.”
These“changes”donotresultmerelyinalongertailorabiggerclawforanexistingspeciesbut,rather,in
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