全国银行招聘考试全真模拟英语测试卷

　　第一部分英语测试

　　Section Ⅰ Use of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on Answer Sheet 1.

　　Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 1 only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, 2 embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to 3 the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner. Hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.

　　4 , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, 5 broken, makes the offender immediately the object of 6 .

　　It has been known as a fact that the British has a 7 for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 8 . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom 9 forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and 10 to everyone. This may be so. 11 a British cannot have much 12 in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong 13 a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate-or as inaccurate-as the weathermen in his 14 .

　　Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 15 weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are 16 by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it?" "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" 17 the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. 18 he wants to start a conversation with a British but is 19 to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will 20 an answer from even the most reserved of the British.

　　1. [A] relaxed [B] frustrated [C] amused [D] exhausted

　　2. [A] yet [B] otherwise [C] even [D] so

　　3. [A] experience [B] witness [C] watch [D] undergo

　　4. [A] Deliberately [B] Consequently [C] Frequently [D] Apparently

　　5. [A] unless [B] once [C] while [D] as

　答案：1. [答案] A形容词辨析。 )relaxed意为 "放松的，不受拘束的";B)frustrated意为"失败的";C)amused意为"开心的";D)exhausted意为"疲惫的"。只有A是正确的选项，表明英国人只有和认识的人在一起才会不受拘束。

2. [答案] C副词辨析。此句意思是： "当有陌生人在场时，他会紧张，甚至局促不安。"根据句意应选C。

3. [答案] B动词辨析。A)experience意为 "经历";B)witness意为"目击";C)watch意为"观看";D)undergo意为"经历，遭受"。只有witness 能与the truth of this搭配。

4. [答案] D副词辨析。空格后的句子显然是对前面的内容进行总结，故选D，意为 "显然"。A)Deliberately意为"故意地";B)Consequently意为"因此";C)Frequently意为"经常地"。

5. [答案] B连词辨析。此句的意思为： "(行为准则)一旦打破"。故B正确。