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英语部分专项练习三

招聘考试英语部分专项练习（三）

PartIReadingComprehension

Directions：

Therearefourpassagesinthispart．Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

MoreattentionwaspaidtothequalityofproductioninFranceatthetimeofReneCoty．CharlesDeschanelwasthenthefinancialminister．Hestressedthatworkmanshipandqualityweremoreimportantthanquantityforindustrialproduction．Itwouldbenecessarytoproducequalitygoodsfortheinternationalmarkettocompetewiththoseproducedinothercountries．TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarkettobalanceitsimportandexporttrade．

Frenchindustrialandagriculturalproductionwasstillinadequatetomeettheimmediateneedsofthepeople，letalonelong-rangeddevelopments．Essentialimportshadstretchedthenationalcredittothebreakingpoint．Rentsweretightlycontrolled，buttheextremeinflationaffectedgeneralpopulationmostseverelythroughthecostoffood．Foodcoststookasmuchas80percentoftheworkers'income．Wages，itistrue，hadrisen．Extensivefamilyallowancesandbenefitswerepaidbythestate，andtherewasfull-timeandovertimeemployment．Takentogether，thesefactorsenabledtheworkingclasstoexistbutallowedthemnosenseofsecurity．Inthisprecarious（不稳定的）anddiscouragingsituation，workmenwerewillingtoworkoverseasforhigherwages．

Thegovernmentwasreluctanttoletworkersleavethecountry．Itwasfearedthisimmigrationofworkerswoulddepletethelaborforce．Thelackofqualifiedworkersmighthindertheimprovementinthequalityofindustrialproductsproduced．Qualifiedworkersemployedabroadwouldonlyincreasethequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinforeigncountries．AlsothequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinFrancewouldnotbeabletoincreaseaspartofitsqualifiedlaborforcemovedtoothercountries．

1．Accordingtothepassage，theFrenchworkerswere________．

A）betterpaidthantheworkersinanyotherEuropeancountries

B）abletosavemoremoneywiththeincreaseintheirwages

C）anxioustoworkabroad

D）oftenunabletofindworkinFrance

2．ReneCotyandCharlesDeschanelwerebothinterestedin________．

A）betterqualityinproduction

B）increasingquantityinproduction<

C）havingthegovernmentraisetariffsonforeignimports

D）eliminatingunionsinFrance

3．TheFrenchgovernmentwasreluctanttolettheworkersleave

thecountrybecause________．

A）itwouldenlargetheworkingforce

B）itwouldhindertheimprovementofqualityinindustrial

production

C）itwouldhindertheincreaseinquantityofexports

D）itwoulddamagetheimports

4．RentsinFrance________．

A）wereextremelyhigh

B）wereextremelycontrolled

C）tookasmuchas80percentoftheworkers'income

D）haddoubledintwoyears

5．Accordingtothepassage，theFrenchgovernment________．

A）prohibitedFrenchtoworkabroad

B）reducedtaxestofightinflation

C）paidfamilyallowancesandbenefits

D）prohibitedtheFrenchworkerstojoinlaborunions

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Foodcanbedividedintotwobasiccategories：

realfoodandpleasurefood．Realfoodisfuelforthebody'sneeds，whilepleasurefood，whichishighinfatandsugar，isprimarilyfortastesatisfaction．Thecategoriesareprettyobvious．Broccoliisrealfood．Cookiesareinthepleasuregroup．

Whenyouarehungry，youarefacedwithchoices．Ifyouaren'tsufferingfromexcessivehunger，youcanberationalaboutthem．Gototherefrigerator．Whatlooksgood？

Ifyouhavechosenarealfood，say，aturkeysandwich，youcanbecertainyourbodycanuseitforfuel．Eatitandenjoy．

Twohourslateryouarehungryagain．Backtotherefrigerator．Whatlooksgood？

Icecream．Stop！

Employyourwillpowerjustalittle．Icecreamisnotwhatyourbodyneeds．Doessomethingelselookgood？

Yes，apieceoftoastwithpeanutbutterandaglassofmilksoundgoodtoo．Okay，goahead，rememberingthathigh-fatrealfoodsshouldbeeateninmoderation．

Onetrickistoeliminatepleasurefoodsfromyourkitchen．Instead，keepavarietyofhigh-qualityfoodsavailableatalltimes．Inshort，buylotsofdeliciousrealfood，foodyoureallylike，andgetridofthejunk．

Butwhatifyouhaveicecreamonhandandnothingsoundsgood？

Althoughyoudon'twant

toeatpleasurefoodswhenevertheurgestrikes，thereisalegitimateplacefortheminyourdiet．Ifyouhaveanalyzedyourfeelingsandtherearenootherneedsimitatinghunger，eattheicecream．Youhavenotfailed．Onthecontrary，youhaveacceptedyournaturalappetite，butnotblindly．

Surprisingly，whenyouknowyoucaneatanythingyouwant，andthatyouneverhaveto

putupwithunsatisfiedhungeragain，ittakesalotofpressureoff．Youwillbegintowanttoeatwhatyourbodyneeds，andyourbodywillbegintoneedfoodsthatwilllead

toslimness．

6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue？

A）Theauthorisagainstgettingridofpleasurefoodaltogether．

B）Onecaneatthehigh-fatrealfoodsheartilysinceitisfuelforthebody．

C）Makesuretokeeppleasurefoodsuchasicecreaminyourdiet．

D）Ofcourseyoucansometimeshaveicecreamifyoureallywantto．

7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage？

A）RealFoodAndPleasureFood

B）ReducingWeight

C）LimitYourConsumptionOfPleasureFood

D）HowToChooseFoodWhenYouAreHungry

8．Whatcanyouassumefromthelastparagraph？

A）Beingabletoeatanythingdoesn'tnecessarilyimplypleasure．

B）Realfoodsmayleadtoslimness．

C）Eatonlywhatyourbodyneeds．

D）Besuretosatisfyyourhungerwheneveritstrikesyou．

9．Whatcanbroccolibeexcept________．

A）icecream

B）cauliflower

C）aturkeysandwich

D）apieceoftoast

10．Judgingfromthefourthparagraph，whatdoes"junk"mean？

A）Foodlikeicecream．

B）Foodyoudonotlike．

C）Pleasurefoods．

D）Low-qualityfoods．

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Cloning，manipulatingacellfromananimalsothatitgrowsintoanexactcopyofthatanimal，istheforbiddenfruitofbiotechnology．Somescientistsweresosureitcouldnotbedone

that，inthe1970s，theydiscouragedmoralists（伦理学家）fromdiscussingitsmoralimplications．Yetatthesametimeotherscientists，secretly，inout-of-the-waylabs，weregettingeverclosertomakingclones．Fortenyears，scientistshavebeencloningsheepandcowsfromembryo（胚胎）cells．ButsofarDollyistheonlyanimalclonedfromanadultcell，notfromanembryo．Sheislivingproofthatscientistshavesolvedoneofthemostchallengingproblems

ofcellbiology．

Thequestionnowishowsoonwillscientistsclonehumans．"Nature"，thescientificjournalthatpublishedtheDollypaper，commented，"Cloninghumansfromadultstissuesislikelytobeachievableanytimefromonetotenyearsfromnow．"Mostscientistsagreethereisnoinsurmountableobstacleinhumancloning．Butahumanclone，eventhoughitmightresembletheindividualfromwhomitwasmade，woulddifferdramaticallyinpersonalityandcharacter，intelligenceandtalents．"Youwillneverget100percentidentity，"sayspsychologistJeromeKaganofHarvard，"becauseofchancefactorsandbecauseenvironmentsareneverexactlythesame．"

That，however，issmallcomforttomanypeople．ShortlyafterDolly'sbirthannouncement，PresidentClintonorderedagroupofexpertstocomeupwithproposalsforgovernmentaction．Withthecloningofhumanswithinreach，whetheritistobebannedorregulatedisnowonthenation'smoralagenda（议事日程）．Someregardthecloningofhumansasinherentlyevil，

amorallyunjustifiableintrusionintohumanlife．Theymeasurethemoralityofanyactbytheintentionbehindit；stillothersareconcernedprimarilywithconsequencesforsocietyaswellasforindividuals．

Forthemomentitseemsthatthelatestachievementinthebiotechfieldhasprovidedeveryonewithfoodforthought．

11．InwhatwayisDollydifferentfromearlierclones？

A）Itisclonedfromhumanembryo．

B）Itisclonedfromahumancell．

C）Itisclonedfromanadultcell．

D）Itisclonedfromanadultembryo．

12．Whatistheprospect，accordingtomostscientists，ofmakingclonesfromadulthumantissues？

A）Suchcloneswillbeexactlyliketheonefromwhomitwasmade．

B）Itwouldbepossiblewithinthedecade．

C）Therestillexistsometechnicalproblems．

D）Itisimpossibletomakesuchclonesinonetotenyearsfromnow．

13．WhydidClintonorderagroupofexpertstomakeproposalsforgovernmentaction？

A）Hewantstoquickenthepaceofcloningresearch．

B）Thesuccessofcloninginvolvesseriousmoralevaluationproblems．

C）Hewantstobanthehumancloningresearch．

D）Heisworriedaboutthefundingofthefurtherresearch．

14．"Foodforthought"inthelastparagraphmeans________．

A）worryforfood

B）increasedfoodtobeexpected

C）somethingworthyofconsideration

D）reasonsfordeepunderstanding

15．Thebesttitlefortheselectioncanbe________．

A）BiotechnologicalSuccessAndItsPossibleConsequences

B）DollyIsOnlyTheBeginning

C）TheDefinitionOfCloning

D）CloningHumansFromAdults'Tissues

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Failureisprobablythemostfatiguingexperienceapersoneverhas．Thereisnothingmoreexhaustingthannotsucceeding，beingblocked，notmovingahead．Itisanevilcircle．Failurebreedsfatigue，andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork，whichaddstothefatigueWeexperiencethistirednessintwomainways，asstart-upfati