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英语部分专项练习七

银行校园招聘考试英语部分专项练习（七）

PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-4,mark

　　Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoForWork

　　Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

　　ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

　　Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct——makethatdeconstruct——thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic“90%in10years”prediction.

　　FIRSTThedestructivenatureofthecurrentflavorofcompetition,dotcomcompany.

　　Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!

—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

　　SECONDEnterprisesoftware.

　　It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnardsinternalorgans——personnel,production,sales,accounting——andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe“family”ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

　　Theyareyournightmare,these“white-collarrobots.”ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?

Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

　　Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

　　THIRDOutsourcing

　　M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:

$20,000.

　　FOURTHTheWeb.

　　Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products（andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'suppliers'products）.Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-shopworld.Thisisthewhite-hotworldofB2B（businesstobusiness）electroniccommerce,whichwillsoonencompasstrillionsofdollarsintransactions.

　　FIFTHTimecompression.

　　Ittook37yearsfortheradiotogetto50millionhomes.TheWebgotthereinfour.Hencemybeliefthatwhileittookaboutacenturytorevolutionizeblue-collarjobpractices,thisbravenewwhite-collarsocialsystemwillbemostlyinstalledinatenthofthattime——10years.

　　Eachofthesefiveforcesisfact,notimage.Eachinfluencestheothersmultiplicatively.ThereforeIamunwillingtowithdrawmypredictionsaboutthepowerofthewhite-collarstormbearingdownonus.Upsettingmadnessisinprocess.Theseforcesareliberating.Blue-collarrobotsworkoutoffactoryandwarehouse.Thesamewillhappentowhite-collarwork.Mydaddiditfor41yearsatthe　BaltimoreGas&ElectricCo.Hewas,sadtosay,awhite-collarindenturedservant（契约佣工）.

　　Theworldisgoingthroughmorefundamentalchangethanithasinhundreds,perhapsthousandsofyears.TheheadeconomistSandiaNationalLaboratories,ArnoldBaker,saidit'sthe“biggestchangesincethecavemenbeganbartering.”Doyouwanttobeplayer,afull-scaleparticipantwhoembraceschange?

Hereistheopportunitytoparticipateinthelovely,messyplaygroundcalled“Let'sreinventtheworld.”

　　Here'sanewrolemodelIcallIconWoman:

　　Sheisturnedonbyherwork!

　　Theworkiscool!

　　Sheisanadventurer!

　　SheistheCEOofherlife!

　　MyIconWoman,ofcourse,embracesandexploitstheWeb.

　　ShesubmitsherresumeontheWebandkeepsitperpetuallyactivethere.

　　SheisrecruitedandnegotiatesandishiredontheWeb.

　　SheistrainedontheWeb.

　　ShecreatesandconductsbrilliantprojectsontheWebviaafar-flung“virtual”stableofteammates（mostofwhomshe'snevermet）.

　　ShemanageshercareerontheWeb.Andshehasapersonalwebsite!

　　Inapproximately2010,shewillbeathome,working——forthenextseveralmonths——forFordonacrueldifficultengineeringproblem.Her79-memberprojectteam,onlyoneofwhomshe'smetface-to-face（sheconsidersface-to-faceasaquaintidea）,comesfrom14nations.Herfullywiredhomeishercastle.

　　Youmaybedisprove.Isthis“bewildandcrazyandWebbyandCEOofyourownlife”picture—anythingotherthanNewAge/neweconomy?

　　Ithinkitisrelevantandrealratherthanwildandcrazy——onatleasttwoimportantscores.

　　Oneisthatthoughmy“house”isinVermont,I'vehungmyprofessionallicenseinPaloAltosince1981.Allisbreakingloose“outthere/here.”Thesefolksmaysoundweird,buttheymayalsoberedefiningtheworld.

　　Twoisbacktothefuture!

Iconstantlyremindmymiddle-agedseminarparticipantsthatthequintessentialAmericansarechanging……Whoare?

BenFranklin（thefatherofself-helpliterature）.RalphWaldoEmerson（self-reliancewashistrait）.WaltWhitman,motivationalleaderTonyRobbins,andBentonville,Arkansas'SamWalton……andBillGates.

　　Twoisbacktothefuture!

Iconstantlyremindmymiddle-agedseminarparticipantsthatthequintessentialAmericansarechanging……Whoare?

BenFranklin（thefatherofself-helpliterature）.RalphWaldoEmerson（self-reliancewashistrait）.WaltWhitman,motivationalleaderTonyRobbins,andBentonville,Arkansas'SamWalton……andBillGates.

　　WHATIF?

　　Maybethewildnew-economyAmericaistheoldAmerica.Truertoourselves.Wecameheretobreakfree,tomakeourrecordsinourawkwardways.

　　LikeGrandpa,Iamfacingextinction,onlybythisnewsetofpowerfulforces.Imakemostofmylivinggivingliveseminarsandtrainingprogramsandasamanagementconsultant.It'sallgravitatingtotheWeb——gravitating.It'smovingatthespeedoflight.Iamscramblingtoreinventmyself,tonotjust“cope”buttoexploitthenewcommunicationandconnectionmedia.

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

　　1.InU.S.,the90%ofthejobsarewhite-collarjobsasfinance,humanresourceandengineering.

　　2.Containerizationmakesa98.5%reductioninman-daysonunloadingtheship.

　　3.AmazonwantstodeveloptheHealtheon/webMDtosavehundredsofbillionsofdollars.

　　4.Themanagementofficialwon'twelcometheblue-collarrobotsthattheunionsrevoltagainst.

　　5.TheprofessorMichaelDertouzosguessedthatIndiacouldincreaseGDPbyatrilliondollarsintheflowingfewyearsbywayof_____________.

　　6.ThecombinationofFord,GMandDaimlerChrysleraimstocompresswastefrom_____________.

　　7.Accordingtotheauthor,itwilltakeabout__________toreconstructnewwhite-collarworld.

　　8.TheheadeconomistArnoldBakerbelievedthattheworldisgoingthroughthemostfundamentalchangesince__________.

　　9.ThenewrolemodelIconWomandealswitheverythingaboutworkon_____________.

　　10.Theauthorischanginghimselftotakefulladvantageof_________________.

PartIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.

　　Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

　　Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Chinaisinthemidstofoneofthemostremarkableexpansionsofhighereducationeverattempted.AndalthoughYunYing,aprofessorofphysicseducationatSoutheastUniversityinNanjing,maybeonlyabitplayer,she'spassionateaboutreformingscienceeducation.

　　Yunisleadingherownminirevolution.Herintroductoryphysicscourseaddressesanationalpriority,namely,tofostereconomicgrowthbyproducingnotjustmore,butmorecreative,scientistsandengineers.

　　Thosetwoprinciplesunderlieher“BilingualPhysicsWithMultimedia”textandCD-ROM,afreshmancourseshehasbeendevelopingsincethemid-1980sthathasbeenadoptedby10Chineseuniversities.Thecoursenotonlyteaches