2010年北京市东城区公务员外语人才库第二次入库考试笔试须知

2010年北京市东城区公务员外语人才库
第二次入库考试笔试须知
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2010年北京市东城区公务员外语人才库第二次入库考试试题
Section I Use of English
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that
best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the
Answer Sheet.
注意：每题1分，请将答案写在答题卡上
1.If I were in the drama, then it would be about time that I ________ my head in
my hands for a cry.
A. bury
B. am burying
C. buried
D. would bury
2.Equipment not ________ official safety standards has all been removed from the
workshop.
A. conforming to
B. consistent with
C. predominant over
D. providing for
3.There was no sign that Mr. Steven, who keeps a firm control on the company
despite ________ from leadership of it, would intervene personally.
A. being resigned
B. having resigned
C. going to resign
D. resign
4.Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just ________
and needs proving.
A. spontaneous
B. hypothetical
C. intuitive
D. empirical
5.Jane stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though ________ out of the
office.
A. went
B. gone
C. to go
D. would go
6.The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, ________ an
outburst of interest.
A. flared
B. glittered
C. sparked
D. flashed
7.Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago
had they even thought of a divorce, let alone ________ one.
A. getting
B. to get
C. gotten
D. get
8.Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony, I was unable to attend
________ such short notice.
A. to
B. in
C. with
D. on
9.Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion
about economic recovery ________ just around the corner was untrue.
A. would be
B. to be
C. was
D. being
10.Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss ________ the
bread-winner’s death.
A. at the cost of
B. on the verge of
C. as a result of
D. for the sake of
11.John’s wife tried hard to convince him to ________ from his intention to invest
his savings in stock market.
A. pull out
B. give up
C. draw in
D. back down
12.Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the ________ in the financial
system will drag down the economy.
A. shallowness
B. shakiness
C. scantiness
D. stiffness
13.________ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would
not be so thriving as it is.
A. Had it not been
B. Were it not
C. Be it not
D. Should it not be
14.All the soldiers were in high spirits as they read ________ letters from their
families.
A. sentimental
B. affectionate
C. intimate
D. sensitive
15.________ can help but be fascinated by the world into which he is taken by the
science fiction.
A. Everybody
B. Anybody
C. Somebody
D. Nobody
Section II Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You
should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the
corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.
注意：每题1分，请将答案写在答题卡上。

Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U.S. economy 16 during the’ 90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology 17 . But how? In the late’ 90s, the answer schemed obvious: Indians. 18 all, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three Silicon Valley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would 19 Indians to Germany just as America does: by 20 green cards. Officials created something called the German Green Card and 21 that they would issue 20,000 in the first year. 22 , the Germans expected that tens of thousands more Indians would soon be begging to come, and perhaps the 23 would have to be increased. But the program was a failure. A year later 24 half of the 20,000 cards had been issued. After a few extensions, the program was 25
I told the German official at the time that I was sure the 26 would fail. It’s not that I had any particular expertise in immigration policy, 27 I understood
something about green cards, because I had one (the American 28 ). The German Green Card was misnamed, I argued, 29 it never, under any circumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S. green card, by contrast, is an almost 30 path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record). The official 31 my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer these people citi zenship. “We need young tech workers,” he said. “That’s what this program is all 32 .” So Germany was asking bright young 33 to leave their country, culture and families, move thousands of miles away, learn a new language and work in a strange land—but without any 34 of ever being part of their new home. Germany was sending a signal, one that was 35 received in India and other countries, and also by Germany’s own immigrant community.
16.A) soar B) hover C) amplify D) intensify
17.A) circuit B) strategy C) trait D) route
18.A) Of B) After C) In D) At
19.A) import B) kidnap C) convey D) lure
20.A) offering B) installing C) evacuating D) formulating
21.A) conferred B) inferred C) announced D) verified
22.A) Specially B) Naturally C) Particularly D) Consistently
23.A) quotas B) digits C) measures D) scales
24.A) invariably B) literally C) barely D) solely
25.A) repelled B) deleted C) combated D) abolished
26.A) adventure B) response C) initiative D) impulse
27.A) and B) but C) so D) or
28.A) heritage B) revision C) notion D) version
29.A) because B) unless C) if D) while
30.A) aggressive B) automatic C) vulnerable D) voluntary
31.A) overtook B) fascinated C) submitted D) dismissed
32.A) towards B) round C) about D) over
33.A) dwellers B) citizens C) professionals D) amateurs
34.A) prospect B) suspicion C) outcome D) destination
35.A) partially B) clearly C) brightly D) vividly
Section III Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1
注意：每题1分，请将答案写在答题卡1上。

Text 1
The Greek word “systema”means union, and scientists use the word “system”to describe a collection of several components that are linked to one another by functional relationships. Everything outside the system is known as the surroundings. Most scientific literature is a description of the components of a system, their relationships with one another, and their relationships with other systems. Although each science has its own systems with their own subject matter and networks of
relationships, the formal characteristics of systems are similar for all sciences. The scientific called general systems theory formulates principles that are valid for systems in general, no matter the elements involved and the relations or forces among them.
Systems can be divided into two types: closed systems and open systems. A closed system receives no supply of energy from outside and transfers no energy outwards. An open system receives energy from its surroundings and transfers it out again.
A closed system is isolated from its surroundings. The energy supply of a closed system is limited and is progressively used up by the processes operating within the system. The ability of the system to function decreases as the available energy is exhausted. Without any additional energy supplied from the outside, the system’s processes stop altogether and no further change is possible in the system. A mill wheel supplied with water from a non-refillable container is a closed system. Once the container of water is empty, the wheel no longer turns because there is no water to turn it. In a truly closed system, the water would have to be collected below the mill wheel in a second container to ensure that the system did not supply any energy to the outside.
Some scientists argue that there are few truly closed systems in nature, and many define closed systems more broadly as those allowing energy but not mass to cross the system boundary. By this definition, the Earth system as a whole is a closed system. The boundary of the Earth system is the outer edge of the atmosphere, and except for the occasional meteorite, virtually no mass is exchanged between the Earth system and the rest of the universe. However, energy in the form of solar radiation passes from the sun, through the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface, which in turn radiates energy back out to space across the system boundary. Hence, energy passes across the Earth’s system boundary, but mass does not, making it a closed system.
In an open system, energy and mass can be transferred between the system and its surroundings. Living organisms are open systems. They absorb light energy or chemical energy in the form of organic molecules and release heat and metabolic waste products, such as carbon dioxide, to the surrounding. Generally, relationships exist between the components of a system and its surroundings, that is, other systems. Each open system is part of a larger system that receives and gives off energy. In an open system, the energy is continually resupplied from sources outside the system. In the example of the mill wheel, if the no-refillable water container is replaced by a reservoir fed continuously by a stream, it becomes an open system because the energy supply is renewed from the outside.
The natural environment is made up of open systems. These can behave as closed systems temporarily if the energy supply is halted for a period. If, for example, the stream to the reservoir supplying the mill dries up for a long period, the energy
consumption of the mill wheel cannot be balanced by new energy supply. The water in the reservoir is used up, and if the dry period is long enough, the mill wheel stops turning. Eventually, the stream may flow again, filling the reservoir and turning the mill wheel again. This occurs because the stream-reservoir-mill system is itself a part of the Earth’s much larger systems of water circulation and water budget, which include condensation, precipitation, run-off, and evaporation. The water systems receive their energy supply from the Earth’s heat budget, which in turn receives its energy supply from the sun’s radiation.
36.According to the passage, the concept of systems involves all of the following
EXCEPT
A.the components of a collection
B.the functional relationships among parts
C.the links between different systems
D.the origin of the scientific method
37.Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in paragraph 1? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A.Every science has a unique set of systems with characteristics and
relationships that do not exist in any other science.
B.The subject matter of systems is the same for all sciences, but the structure of
system relationships can vary.
C.System components and relationships differ for each science, yet systems in
all sciences share similar properties.
D.It is difficult to distinguish one system from another because all systems in
all sciences have similar characteristics.
38.In paragraph 3, the author discusses the example of a mill wheel to illustrate what
point about closed systems?
A.The energy supply of a closed system is limited.
B.Closed systems are rare in the natural environment.
C.The Earth system as whole is a closed system.
D.Closed systems get energy from their surroundings.
39.It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that living organisms____________
A.are part of a system that receives and gives off energy
B.can transfer energy but not mass across the system boundary
C.do not have functional relationships with their surroundings
D.can survive in a closed system only if there is a water supply
40.Which of the following statements can be inferred from paragraph 6?
A.If a mill wheel stops turning, it will not start again until the following year.
B.The mill wheel is temporarily a closed system during long dry periods.
C.Condensation, precipitation, run-off, and evaporation act as closed systems.
D.The Earth’s heat budget is a closed system because its energy supply is
limited.
Text 2
Communication technology influences the ways in which we think about the world. It changes the things we think about, the symbols we use to form and communicate ideas, and the arenas in which our thoughts develop. In the history of communication, there have been many revolutionary technologies, among them the printing press in the fifteenth century and electronic media in the nineteenth century.
The development of writing was a major advancement in the ability to communicate over distances and to preserve information accurately. Writing conveyed knowledge of the arts and sciences, which provided foundations for other areas of investigation. However, before books and the printing press, written language was limited to a few clay tablets and parchment scrolls. It was not until books became available that writing made a major impact. For centuries, books were rare and expensive because each one was handwritten, a process that took several months. The printing press with movable type made it possible to produce hundreds of copies of a book in a single day.
The invention of the printing press in 1450 launched a new era in the technology of communication. The printing press opened to large groups of people a body of information that had previously been confined to the educated few. The printing press brought books to the common people, increasing the ranks of the literate. Rapid expansion of the arts and sciences and the use of printed materials required a higher level of education. Education became a formalized institution, and children earned adulthood by achieving literacy. The proliferation of books and reading changed how people thought and what they thought about. Reading entailed the linear organization of ideas, stimulating abstract thought and reasoning. The ability to read required a significant increase in a person’s attention span, resulting in a higher degree of intellectual discipline. Higher rates of literacy led society to a broader, more global perspective.
Another significant revolution in communication technology began in the nineteenth century with the advent of electronic media. The invention of the telegraph in 1843 signaled a new ear in communication technology, the electronic ear------so called because the telegraph used electrical signals to carry information along an electrical wire. The telegraph fed society’s growing appetite for immediate access to information, and it provided a foundation for successive technologies: the telephone in 1876, the phonograph in 1878, film and movies in the 1890s, radio in 1919, and television in 1925.
As with the earliest handwritten books, radio technology was at first restricted to the educated few, scientists and researchers, but later spread to the greater society. By the 1930s, the middle classes were listening to news, drama, comedy, and musical performances from thousands of miles away. Radio was the first mass broadcast medium and, together with television a few decades later, its was responsible for
altering both the pattern and volume of information that flowed into people’s homes. The invention of electronic media changed communication more than any other technological event since the development of writing. The spread of electronic media occurred with a speed never seen before, thus intensifying commercial and social interaction. There was a tremendous shift in how people received the information that contributed to their understanding of the world. V oices or pictures could create ideas that appeared authentic ------ more so than ideas conveyed by the printed word. The graphic, intensely human nature of electronic media enhanced the belief that if it was on the air, it had to be true.
41. Which of the following statements can be inferred from paragraph 1 about history of communication?
A.Certain advances in technology have greatly changed communication.
B.People have both loved and feared new developments in technology.
C.We do not know what people thought about before modern technology
D.The history of modern communication began in the fifteenth century.
42. According to the passage, at what point did writing begin to have a major effect on communication?
A.When alphabets were developed
B.When books became available
C.When education was formalized
D.When the telegraph was invented
43. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A.Numerous people had access to books and education because of the printing
press.
B.It took several people to operate a printing press, so the number of skilled
workers grew rapidly.
C.Previously forbidden books became available to people that could afford a
private education
D.The printing press made it possible for books to include more information than
ever before.
44. According to the passage, how did the electronic era get its name?
A.Electronics became a standard subject taught in schools.
B.The discovery of electrons occurred during the period.
C.Writers of the period predicted the invention of computers.
D.The technology sent electrical signals along electrical wires.
45. Why does the author compare books with radio technology in paragraph5?
A.To describe the influence of handwritten books on radio.
B.To explain how both changed patterns of information flow
C.To show that both were initially confined to a few users.
D.To complain about the social restrictions imposed on radio.
Text 3
Taken together, income, occupation, and education are good measures of people’s social standing. Using a layered model of stratification, most sociologists describe the class system in the United States as divided into several classes: upper, upper middle, middle, lower middle, and lower class. Each class is defined by characteristics such as income, occupational prestige, and educational attainment. The different groups are arrayed along a continuum with those with the most money, education, and prestige at the top and those with the least at the bottom.
In the United States, the upper class owns the major share of corporate and personal wealth; it includes those who have held wealth for generations as well as those who have recently become rich. Only a very small proportion of people actually constitute the upper class, but they control vast amounts of wealth and power in the United States. They exercise enormous control throughout society. Most of their wealth is inherited.
Despite social myths to the contrary, the best predictor of future wealth is the family into which you are born. Each year, the business magazine Forbes publishes a list of the “Forbes 400” --- the four hundred wealthiest families and individuals in the country. Of all the wealth represented on the Forbes 400 list, more than half is inherited. Those on the list who could be called “self-made”were not typically of modest origins; most inherited significant assets (Forbes, 1997; Sklar and Collins,1997). Those in the upper class with newly acquired wealth are known as the nouveau riche. Although they may have vast amounts of money, they are often not accepted into “old rich” circles.
The upper middle class includes those with high incomes and high social prestige. They tend to be well-educated professionals or business executives. Their earnings can be quite high indeed --- successful business executives can earn millions of dollars a year. It is difficult to estimate exactly how many people fall into this group because of the difficulty of drawing lines between the upper, upper middle, and middle class. Indeed, the upper middle class is often thought of as “middle class”because of their lifestyle sets the standard to which many aspire, but this lifestyle is simply beyond the means of a majority of people in the United States.
The middle class is hard to define; in part, being “middle class”is more than just economic position. By far the majority of Americans identify themselves as middle class even though they vary widely in lifestyle and in resources at their disposal. But the idea that the United States is an open-class system leads many to think that the majority have a middle-class lifestyle because, in general, people tend not to want to recognize class distinctions in the United States. Thus, the middle class becomes the ubiquitous norm even though many who call themselves middle class have a tenuous hold on this class position.
In the hierarchy of social class, the lower middle class includes workers in the skilled trades and low-income bureaucratic workers, many of whom may actually define themselves as middle class. Examples are blue-collar workers (those in skilled trades who do manual labor) and many service workers, such as secretaries, hairdressers, waitresses, police, and firefighters. Medium to low income, education, and occupational prestige define the lower middle class relative to the class groups above it. The term “lower”in this class designation refers to the relative position of the group in the stratification system, but it has a pejorative sound to many people, especially to people who are members of this class.
The lower class is composed primarily of the displaced and poor. People in this class have little formal education and are often unemployed or working in minimum-wage jobs. Forty percent of the poor work; 10 percent work year-round and full time --- a proportion that has generally increased over time. Recently, the concept of the underclass has been left behind by contemporary economic developments. Rejected from the economic system, those in the underclass may become dependent on public assistance or illegal activities.
46. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A.Although it is not generally accepted, your family provides the best prediction
of your future wealth.
B.You can achieve great future wealth in spite of the family in which you may
have been born.
C.It is not true that your family will restrict the acquisition of your future wealth
and level of social status.
D.Social myths are contrary to the facts about the future wealth and social status
of your family.
47. In paragraph 4, the author states that business and professional people with
educational advantages are most often members of the_____________
A.lower middle class
B.upper middle class
C.nouveau riche
D.upper class
48. According to paragraph 5, why do most people identify themselves as middle
class in the United States?
A.They have about the same lifestyle as everyone else in the country.
B.They prefer not to admit that there are class distinctions in the United States.
C.They don’t really know how to define their status because it is unclear.
D.They identify themselves with the majority who have normal lifestyles.
49. What can you inferred about poor people in the United States?
A.They are not able to find entry-level jobs.
B.They work in jobs that require little education.
C.They are service workers and manual laborers
D.They do not try to find employment
50. According to paragraph 7, why has the underclass emerged?
A.The new term was necessary because the lower class enjoyed a higher lifestyle
than it had previously.
B.The increase in crime has supported a new class of people who live by
engaging in illegal activities.
C.Changes in the economy have caused an entire class of people to survive by
welfare or crime.
D.Minimum-wage jobs no longer support a class of people at a standard level in
the economic system.
Section IV Translation
Directions: Translate the Chinese sentences given into English. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
注意：共15分，请将答案写在答题卡2上。

1.经济全球化在带来发展机遇的同时，也增加了国际经济环境的不确定性，
增加了本地区内发展中经济体结构调整的难度和遭遇外部冲击的风险。

2.通过促进商贸业、制造业、农业、技术产业和银行之间更为密切的合作，
我们能够为国际市场提供更多、更好的出口产品。

3.农村劳动力在非国有部门就业具有一定的竞争优势，但他们的低工资水
平在一定程度上是与低劳动权益保障联系在一起的。

4.科学研究的方法不过是人类思维活动的必要表达方式，也就是对一切现
象进行思索并给以精确而严谨解释的表达方式。

5.如果中国在30多年前没有开始改革开放，如今的中国只会是缓慢发展的
经济体而不是新兴经济体的代表。

Section V Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition based on the materials given. You should write at least 250 words. Please write the
article on Answer Sheet 3.
注意：共35分，请将答案写在答题卡3上。

An IBM Commuter Pain Study in 20 cities around the world, released in late June 2010, found most commuters -- 67 percent -- said traffic has got worse in the past three years. Beijing has come top in this global poll of the worst driving commutes in the world.How do you comment on this? What should we do to change the situation?。