2016年銀行校園招聘考試英語專項深度練習——閱讀理解(一)The“standardofliving”ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson‘sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry’sstandardofliving，therefore，dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth.“Wealth”inthissenseisnotmoney，forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy：“goods”suchasfoodandclothing，and“services”suchastransportandentertainment.Acountry‘scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors，mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry’snaturalresources，suchascoal，gold，andotherminerals，watersupplyandsoon.Someregionsoftheworldarewellsuppliedwithcoalandminerals，andhaveafertilesoilandafavorableclimate;otherregionspossessperhapsonlyoneofthesethings，andsomeregionspossessnoneofthem.TheU.S.Aisoneofthewealthiestregionsoftheworldbecauseshehasvastnaturalresourceswithinherborders，hersoilisfertile，andherclimateisvaried.TheSaharaDesert，ontheotherhand，isoneoftheleastwealthy.Nexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.ChinaisperhapsaswelloffastheU.S.A.innaturalresources，butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars，andforthisandotherreasonswas.unabletodevelopherresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions，andfreedomfromforeigninvasion，enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily，andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry‘speople.Oldcountriesthathave，throughmanycenturies，trainedupnumerousskilledcraftsmenandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.Wealthalsoproduceswealth.Asacountrybecomeswealthier，itspeoplehavealargemarginforsaving，andcanputtheirsavingsintofactoriesandmachineswhichwillhelpworkerstoturnoutmoregoodsintheirworkingday.1.Acountry’swealthdependsupon______.，A.itsstandardoflivingB.itsmoneyC.itsabilitytoprovidegoodsandservicesD.itsabilitytoprovidetransportandentertainment2.Theword“foremost”means______.A.mostimportantlyB.firstlyC.largelyD.forthemostpart3.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphisthat______.A.acountry‘swealthdependsonmanyfactorsB.theU.S.A.isoneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworldC.theSaharaDesertisaverypoorregionD.naturalresourcesareanimportantfactorinthewealthorpovertyofacountry4.Thethirdparagraphmentionssomeoftheadvantageswhichonecountrymayhaveoveranotherinmakinguseofitsresources.Howmanysuchadvantagesarementionedinthisparagraph？A.2B.3C.4D.55.Thesecondsentence.inParagraph3is______.A.themainideaoftheparagraphB.anexamplesupportingthemainideaoftheparagraphC.theconclusionoftheparagraphD.notrelatedtotheparagraph答案：1.C2.A3.A4.B5.BTheproductivityofAmericansemployedinprivatebusinesseshasdeclined.TheproductivityofworkersincountriessuchasJapanandGermanyisincreasing.Americanmachinetools，onaverage，areold，relativelyinefficient，andrapidlybecomingobsolete，whereasthoseofourcompetitorsoverseas，incomparison，arenewerandmoreefficient.Wearenolongerthemostproductiveworkersintheworld.Wearenolongertheleadersinindustrialinnovation（革新）。Weareanimmenselywealthynationofeducatedmenandwomenwhoseemtohavelostsightofthefactthateverything—fromthesimplestnecessitiestothefinestluxuries—mustbeproducedthroughourowncollectivehardwork.Wehavecometoexpectautomaticincreasesinourcollectivestandardofliving，butweseemtohaveforgottenthattheseincreasesarepossibleonlywhenourproductivitycontinuestogrow.Onethingthatmustchangeistherateatwhichwesubstitutecapitalequipmentforhumanlabor.Simplyput，ourlaborforcehasincreasedatafargreaterratethanhasourstockofcapitalinvestment.Weseemtohaveforgottenthatourpastproductivitygains，toalargeextent，wererealizedfromsubstitutionsofcapitalforhumanlabor.Today，3timesasmanyrobotsarelistedascapitalassetsbyJapanesefirmsasbyUnitedStatesfirms.ThereisnodoubtthatrobotswillbecomeacommonsightinAmericanfactories.Representinganewgenerationoftechnology，robotswillreplacefactorylabormuchasthefarmtractorreplacedthehorse.Robottechnologyhasmuchtooffer.Itoffershigherlevelsofproductivityandqualityatlowercosts;inpromisestofreemenandwomenfromthedull，repetitioustoilofthefactory，itislikelytohaveanimpactonsocietycomparabletothatmadebythegrowthofcomputertechnology.1.Theword“obsolete”（Para.1）mostprobablymeans_______.A.weakB.oldC.newD.outofdate2.Theauthorisanxiousabout_______.A.hispeoplenolongertakingtheleadinindustrialinnovationB.hiscountrynolongerbeingawealthynationC.hispeopleforgettingtoraisetheirproductivityD.hiscountryfallingbehindotherindustrialnations3.Accordingtotheauthor，inhiscountry_______.。A.theproportionoflaborforcetocapitalinvestmentisquitelowB.thegrowthrateoflaborforceshouldbegreaterthanthatofcapitalinvestmentC.theproductivityincreasesshouldbeachievedbytheincreasesoflaborforceD.capitalinvestmentshouldhaveincreasedmorerapidlythanlaborforce4.Sofarastheinfluenceonsocietyisconcerned，_______.A.robottechnologyseemstobemuchmorepromisingthancomputertechnologyB.computertechnologyhaslesstoofferthanrobottechnologyC.robottechnologycanbecomparedwithcomputertechnologyD.robottechnologycannotbecomparedwithcomputertechnology5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageistoshowthat_______.A.robotswillhelpincreaselaborproductivityB.robotswillruleAmericanfactoriesC.robotsarecheaperthanhumanlaborersD.robotswillfinallyreplacehumansinfactories答案：1.D2.C3.D4.C5.ASugarissomuchapartofourmodernlifethatweonlyreallythinkaboutitwhen，forsome___1___，wecannotobtainit.Ithasbeenknowntomanforatleast3，000years，buthas___2___intocommonuseonlyin___3___times.Untilquiterecentlyitwasconsideredasamedicineandasaluxuryfortheveryrichonly.Sugaris，then，___4___toourcivilization.Butwhat___5___isit？Ofcourse，mostofusrecognizesugarimmediatelyasthesweetmaterialwhichweputincoffeeorcakes.Thiscommonformofsugarisderivedfromtwoplants：thesugarcane（atypeofgrasswhichgrowstoaheightoftwentyfeet）andthesugarbeet（whichgrowsunderground）。Butthereareinfactmanytypesofsugar，andthechemistrecognizeshundredsofdifferent___6___，eachcomingfromadifferentsource.About90%ofthesugarisproducedasfood.Only10%isusedinindustryfor___7___otherthanfoodproduction.Yetsugarhasgreatpossibilitiesforuseasthebasisofchemicals.Itcanevenbeusedformakingplastics.Inthefuturethesepotentialuseswillcertainlybedevelopedmorethaninthepast.Therearemanyreasonswhyweshould___8___theproductionofsugar.Mostimportantisthatitisoneofthemosthighlyconcentratedofenergyfoods.Thussugarcaneandbeetproduceanaverageof7，000，000caloriesperacre.Inthiswaytheyhavetheadvantageoverpotatoeswhichgiveonly4，000，000，whilethe___9___forwheatandbeansis2，000，000each.Sothreeacresoflandgrowingwheat，beansandpotatoesgiveonly___10__moreenergythanoneacreofsugar.A.slightlyB.intentionC.reasonD.modernE.stronglyF.figureG.comeH.significantI.exactlyJ.increaseK.proposalsL.turnM.purposesN.varietiesO.serious答案：I.C2.G3.D4.H5.I6.N7.M8.J9.F10.AMorethan60percentofallhighschoolgraduatescontinuetheirformaleducationaftergraduation.Manyattendcollegesthatofferfour-yearprogramsleadingtoabachelor‘sdegree.Collegestudentsarecalledundergraduates，andtheirfouryearsofstudyaredividedintothefreshman，sophomore，junior，andsenioryears.Inmostcollegesthefirsttwoyearsaredesignedtoprovideabroadgeneraleducation，andduringthistimethecollegestudentisusuallyrequiredtotakecoursesingeneralareasofstudy，suchasEnglish，science，foreignlanguages，andsocialscience.Bythejunioryearthestudentbeginstomajorinoneparticularfieldofstudy，ordiscipline.Someinstitutionsofhigherlearningofferonlythefour-yearcollegeprogram.Auniversityoffersgraduateorpost-collegeprograms，aswell.GraduatedegreesinfieldssuchasEnglishliterature，chemistry，andhistoryaregrantedbygraduateschoolsofartsandsciences.Theseschoolsmayofferone-ortwo-yearprogramsleadingtoamaster’sdegree（M.A.），andprogramslastingthreeyearsormorethatleadtothedegreeofdoctorofPhilosophy（Ph.D.）。AcandidateforaPh.D.mustmeetcertaincourserequirementsinhisfield，passwrittenandoralexaminations，andpresentawrittenthesisbasedonoriginalresearch.SomeuniversitiesofferpostdoctoralprogramsthatextendstudyandresearchbeyondthePh.D.Manyuniversitiesalsohavewhatarecalledprofessionalschoolsforstudyinsuchfieldsaslaw，medicine，engineering，architecture，socialwork，business，libraryscience，andeducation.Professionalschoolsdifferwidelyintheirrequirementsforadmissionandthelengthsoftheirprograms.Medicalstudents，forexample，mustcompleteatleastthreeyearsofpremedicalstudiesatanundergraduateschoolbeforetheycanenterthethree-orfour-yearprogramatamedicalschool.Engineeringandarchitecturestudents，ontheotherhand，canenterafour-orfive-yearprofessionalschoolimmediatelyuponcompletionofsecondaryschool.Thevariousdisciplines，orfieldsofstudy，areorganizedbydepartment.Thesedepartmentsarestaffedbyfacultymembersrangingfromfullprofessorstoinstructors.Afullprofessorhastenure，whichispermanentappointmentwithguaranteedemploymentattheinstitutionuntilhisretirement.Rankingbelowthefullprofessorsaretheassociateprofessors，whomayormaynothavetenure，dependingonthepolicyoftheparticularcollegeoruniversity.Nextaretheassistantprofessors，whodonothavetenure.Atthebottomofthisacademicladderaretheinstructors.Theyareusuallyyoungteacherswhohavejustreceivedtheirdoctoratesorwillreceivethemshortly.Sometimesgraduatestudentsareemployedaspart-timeteachingassistantswhiletheyarecompletingtheirgraduatework.Todayalmost5millionmenandmorethan3millionwomenattendmorethan2500collegesanduniversities.Approximately85percentoftheseschoolsarecoeducational，whichmeansthatbothmenandwomenareenrolledinthesameinstitutions.Collegesrangeinsizefromafewhundredstudentstomanythousands.Severaluniversitieshavemorethan20，000undergraduateandgraduatestudentsononecampus.Anumberoflargestateinstitutionsmaintainbranchesonseveraldifferentcampusesthroughoutthestate.Classesvaryfromseminars，orsmalldiscussiongroups，offewerthantwentytolargelecturecoursesforhundredsofstudents.Approximatelyone-fourthofallcollegeanduniversitystudentsattendprivateinstitutions.Thereststudyatstateormunicipal，publiclyfinancedcollegesanduniversities.Everystatehasatleastonepublicuniversity，andinadditionthereareseveralhundredstateandlocallysupportedcolleges.Theacademicprogramsoftheseprivateandpublicinstitutionsareverysimilar.Indeed，thereareonlyafewimportantdifferencesbetweenpublicandprivatecolleges.Privatecollegesareprivatelyorganizedandprivatelyrun;publicinstitutionsareoperatedunderthecontrolofstateorlocalofficials.Theotherdifferencesinvolveadmissionspoliciesandthemethodsbywhichpublicandprivateinstitutionsarefinanced.Admissiontoastateuniversityisusuallyopentoallmenandwomenwhohavegraduatedfromhighschoolsofthestateandwhohavesatisfactoryhighschoolrecords.Manystateuniversitiesrequirestudentstoearnhighscoresonachievementandaptitudeexaminations，buttheunderlyingphilosophyisthatallstudentswhowantaneducationandarequalifiedshouldhavetheopportunitytocontinuetheireducationatpublicinstitutions.Tuitionratesarelow，comparedtoprivate-collegecosts，andscholarshipaidandloansarefrequentlyavailable.Afewnonresidentsareadmittedtostateschools，buttheymustpaymuchhighertuitionfeesthanresidentsofthestate.Admissiontosomeprivatecollegesismoreselectiveandrigidthanadmissiontosomepublicinstitutions，andfrequentlythestudentbodyissmaller.Highschoolapplicantstosomeprivatecollegesmustsubmitdetailedapplicationforms，andtheymusttakescholasticaptitudeandachievementexaminations.Collegeadmissionscommitteesdecidewhichstudentstoaccept，basingtheirjudgmentontheseapplications，theresultsoftheexaminations，highschoolrecords，andotherfactorssuchaspersonalinterviewswiththeapplicantsandlettersofrecommendationfromhighschoolteachers.Forcertaincolleges，suchasHarvard，Yale，Princeton，Stanford，andColumbia，applicationsusuallyfarexceedthenumberofstudentswhoareaccepted.In1975，forexample，Harvardreceived7620applicationsfor1500availableplaces.Theaverageprivatecollegetuitionintheearly1970swas$2161ayear.Thisfigurewasapproximatelyfourtimesgreaterthantheaveragepublic-collegetuition.AtHarvard，tuitioncost$3200in1973-1974.TheUniversityofMassachusetts，apubliclysupportedinstitutioninthesamestate，charged$300forastateresident.Thesetuitionfiguresdonotincludethecostsofroom，food，andothereverydaylivingexpenses.Somestudentsreceivescholarshipassistanceandloanstohelppayforthecostoftheireducation.Manystudentsatprivateandpubliccollegesworkwhiletheyareattendingschool，inordertopaytheirexpenses.Almost1500Americancollegesanduniversitiesareprivatelyorganizedandfinanced.Morethanhalftheincomeoftheseinstitutionscomesfromstudenttuitionpayments.Therestcomesfromprivategifts，endowmentearnings，andsomefederalresearchgrants，Becauseofsteadilyrisingcosts，manyprivateinstitutionshavehadtoraisetuitionrates，reducescholarshipaid，andlimitsomeacademicprograms.Thepoorfinancialconditionofmostprivateinstitutionsisaveryseriousproblemintheworldofhighereducationtoday.Studentfeesaccountforonly15percentoftheincomeofpubliccollegesanduniversities.Therestcomesfrommunicipalorstateandsomefederalgovernmentsources.Althoughpublicinstitutionshavealsoexperiencedtheproblemofrisingcosts，theyhaveoftenbeenabletodependonstatelegislatorsforfinancialsupport.Inlargepartthissupportmaybeexplainedbythelegislators‘response*othewishesofthepeoplewhoelectedthemandtogeneralacceptanceoftheAmericantraditionthateveryonewhoisqualifiedshouldhavetheopportunitytocontinuehisclimbuptheeducationalladderatpubliclyfinancedinstitutions.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatallhighschoolgraduateswhowantaneducationandarequalifiedwillhavetheopportunityforfurthereducationineitherpublicorprivateuniversities.2.Accordingtothepassage，aboutthreefourthsofcollegeanduniversitystudentsarestudyinginthepublicinstitutions.3.Privateinstitutions.enjoyhigherreputationofgoodteachingquality，althoughtheyhavesimilaracademicprogramswithpublicinstitutions.4.Studentscanstudyforamaster’sdegreeorthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyinanyinstitutionsaslongastheycanmeetalltherequirements.5.Theassistantprofessorsarerightnexttothefullprofessorsintheacademicladder.6.Theaveragetuitionofprivatecollegeswasaboutfourtimesmorethanthatofpubliccollegesintheearly1970s，whichaccountedforhalfofthetotalincome.7.Themajorityofthestudentswhograduatefromhighschoolsgoonwiththeireducationintheinstitutionsofhigherlearning.8.Acollegeseniorissupposedtofocushisstudyon______.9.Thattheoperationofthecollegesanduniversitiesrestswithstateorlocalgovernmentisthecharacteristicof______.10.Theadmissionscommitteesofprivatecollegesareresponsiblefor______.答案：I.Y2.Y3.NG4.N5.N6.N7.Y8.hismajor9.publicinstitutions10.decidingwhichstudentstoaccept2016年銀行校園招聘考試英語專項深度練習——閱讀理解(二)Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis，someobvious，someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce，andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill—onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind，andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage，whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent，tendtoneglect，intheirpracticalteaching，thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis，andshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So，thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish，suchasgrammarorspelling，areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation，therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher：thefirst，knowledge;thesecond，technique.Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech，andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages，betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose，say，ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture，anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents‘pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse，andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.26.Whatdoesthewriteractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages？A.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.B.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskill.C.Therearen’tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygood.D.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient.27.ThewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayisA.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectlyB.afundamentalconsequenceofnotspeakingwellC.aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectlyD.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly28.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage，hesuggests，isby_______.A.pickingitupnaturallyasachildB.learningfromanativespeakerC.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuchD.undertakingsystematicwork29.Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabitsdependsupon_______.A.howcloselyheattendstothematterB.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaughtC.histeacher‘sapproachtopronunciationD.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling30.Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime？A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.B.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponpronunciation.C.Bynotusingbooksonphoneticsintheclassroom.D.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetweensounds.答案：26.C27.C28.D29.CAnindustrialsociety，especiallyoneascentralizedandconcentratedasthatofBritain，isheavilydependantoncertainessentialservices：forinstance，electricitysupply，water，railandroadtransport，theharbors.Theareaofdependencyhaswidenedtoincluderemovingrubbish，hospitalandambulanceservices，and，astheeconomydevelops，centralcomputerandinformationservicesaswell.Ifanyoftheseservicesceasestooperate，thewholeeconomicsystemisindanger.Itisthisinterdependencyoftheeconomicsystemthatmakesthepoweroftradeunionssuchanimportantissue.Singletradeunionshavetheabilitytocutoffmanyeconomicbloodsupplies.ThiscanhappenmoreeasilyinBritainthaninsomeothercountries，inpartbecausethelaborforceishighlyorganized.About55percentofBritishworkersbelongtounions，comparedtounderaquarterintheUnitedStates.Forhistoricalreasons，Britain’sunionshavetendedtodevelopalongtradeandoccupationallines，ratherthanonanindustry-by-industrybasis，whichmakeswagepolicy，democracyinindustryandtheimprovementofproceduresforfixingwagelevelsdifficulttoachieve.Thereareconsiderablestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement，someofthemarisingfromtheiroutdatedandinefficientstructure.Someunionshavelostmanymembersbecauseofindustrialchanges.Othersareinvolvedinargumentsaboutwhoshouldrepresentworkersinnewtrades.Unionsforskilledtradesareseparatefromgeneralunions，whichmeansthatdifferentlevelsofwagesforcertainjobsareoftenasourceofbadfeelingbetweenunions.Intraditionaltradeswhicharebeingpushedoutofexistencebyadvancingtechnologies，unionscanfightfortheirmembers‘disappearingjobstothepointwherethejobsofotherunion’smembersarethreatenedordestroyed.TheprintingofnewspapersbothintheUnitedStatesandinBritainhasfrequentlybeenhaltedbytheeffortsofprinterstoholdontotheirtraditionalhighly-paidjobs.1.WhyisthequestionoftradeunionpowerimportantinBritain？A.Theeconomyisverymuchinterdependent.B.Unionshavebeenestablishedalongtime.C.TherearemoreunionsinBritainthanelsewhere.D.Therearemanyessentialservices.2.Becauseoftheirout-of-dateorganizationsomeunionsfinditdifficultto______.A.changeasindustrieschangeB.getnewmemberstojointhemC.learnnewtechnologiesD.bargainforhighenoughwages3.DisagreementsarisebetweenunionsbecausesomeofthemA.trytowinovermembersofotherunionsB.ignoreagreementsC.protecttheirownmembersattheexpenseofothersD.takeoverotherunion‘sjobs4.Itisdifficulttoimprovetheproceduresforfixingwagelevelsbecause______.A.someindustrieshavenounionsB.unionsarenotorganizedaccordingtoindustriesC.only55percentofworkersbelongtounionsD.someunionsaretoopowerful5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE？A.Therearestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement.B.Someunionshavelostmanymembers.C.Someunionsexistintheoutdatedstructure.D.AhigherpercentageofAmericanworkersbelongtounionsthanthatofBritishworkers.答案：1.A2.A3.C4.B5.DIhaveneverattendedalargecompany’sboardmeetinginmylife，butIfeelcertainthatthediscussionoftentakesthefollowinglines.The__1__ofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake8Opthedecentpriceforit，sowewillmarketitat￡l.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste（notspeciallygoodeither，butnotbad），andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;butthe__2__ofnoveltysoonfades，sosaleswill__3__。Whenthatstartstohappenwewillreducethepriceto￡l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit，whereuponpeoplewillrushtobuyiteventhoughitstillcostsaboutforty-threepercentmorethanits__4__price.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatashametoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderordogfoodorwhatever.Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult，buthedoesn‘t.Abargainmustnotbe__5__Tobeoffereda“gift”ofonepennyislikebeinginvitedtodinnerandofferedonesinglepea（tastilycooked），andnothingelse.Evenifitrepresenteda__6__reductionitwouldbeaninsult.Still，peoplesay，onehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.WhenIwasaboyinHungaryamanwas__7__ofmurderingsome?oneforthesakeofonepengo，theequivalentofashilling，andpleaded__8__Thejudgeshouted__9__：“Tokillamanforashilling！Whatcanyousayinyour__10__？”Themurdererreplied：“Ashillinghere.。.ashillingthere.。.”Andthat’swhattoday‘sshoppersays，too：“Apennyhere.。.apennythere.。.”A.missedB.defenseC.realD.costE.anxiouslyF.attractionG.fairH.expenseI.fallJ.angrilyK.dismissedL.accusedM.guiltyN.faultyO.security答案：I.D2.F3.I4.G5.A6.C7.L8.M9.JIt’sahotsummerday，andyou，yourfamily，andfriendsdecidetodrivetothebeachforacookout.Whenyougettothebeach，thesandandtherocksaresohotthattheyhurtyourbarefeet.Youputonsneakersinahurry.Thewaterissobrightandshininginthesunthatyoucanhardlylookatit.Whilethecharcoal（木炭）fireisstartingtoburninthecookoutstove，everyonegoesforaswim.Thewaterfeelsgood—warmatthetop，butcoolerdownaroundyourtoes.Alittlewindisblowingwhenyoucomeout.Thefireisn‘tquitereadyforcookingyet，soyouplaytag（兒童捉人游戲）orread.Forlunchtherearehotdog，corn，saladandrolls，sodas，fruit，andcoffeefortheadults.Bythetimethecoffeewaterboilsandthecornandhotdogsarecooked，allthebathingsuitsaredry.Soarethetowelsspreadoutontherocks，inthesun.Lunchisgood.Justasyouarefinishing，itstartstorainsoyoupackupandrun.Butnobodymindstherain.Itwillcoolthingsoff.Atthesametimeyouwerehavingfunatthebeach，workwasbeingdone.Energyfromthesunwasdoingwork.Energy，inoneformoranother，doesalltheworkintheworld.Heatenergyfromthesundriedthetowels.Itheatedthesandandtherocks，thewaterandtheair.Itevenmadetherainandthewind.Heatfromthesundoessmallworkandbigwork，allovertheearth.Lightenergyfromthesunwasworkingonthebeachtoo.Itsuppliedthedaylight.Itlittheearthandmadethesandbrigh