银行系统招聘考试（阅读理解）模拟试卷8
阅读理解
Melanie Roberts
Communications officer
Center for Media Freedom Foundation
Dear Ms．Roberts，
I received an invitation from your good office last week stating your upcoming seminar on Conflict Journalism．This is to confirm my attendance on the said event．
I believe that．training and seminar is a perfect venue for me to learn more in this industry．I also want to meet more people in the media industry．I would like to thank your office for including me as one of the chosen few attendees．I have also the details on the seminar program and venue．Should there be any changes on the details you have earlier sent me，please call me at my mobile phone number 195-785-425 so I can adjust to the changes．
Thank you and I look forward to meeting you in the seminar．
Best Regards，
Marrah Walker
1.The main purpose of this letter is to_____．(B)
A. apologize for not attending a seminar
B. confirm the participation of a meeting
C. get some courses information
D. ask about some details of a seminar
解析：主旨题。本文第一段便提到了写信是为了确定出席会议的。
2.What is the seminar probably about？(C)
A. Culture．
B. Sales．
C. Media．
D. Revenue．
解析：推断题。根据最后一段的表述，可知写信者认为能够通过会议认识传媒行业的人，故此次会议最有可能是关于传媒的。
Renewed concerns over the stability。European banks sent gold prices up Thursday．
News that one European financial firm missed a payment hit stock market in Europe，raising worries about the region’s banks．Traders shifted money into U．S Treasuries and gold in search of safe hiding spots．
Gold for August delivery rose $14．90，or 1．1 percent to settle ＄1,339．20 an ounce Thursday．Silver for September jumped 44 cents or 2．1 percent，to $21·51．
Phil Streible，senior commodity broker，said traders often move into gold in anticipation of a crisis．“People move out of the market they perceive culd get hit the most．”he said，“They park their cash in Treasuries or in gold until they get their bearings straight．”
Industrial metals ended higher Thursday．Copper for September delivery added 2 cents to ＄3．27 a pound．Platinum for October rose $10．10 to $1，517 an ounce．while palladium for September gained 90 cents to ＄873．60．
In other commodity trading，wheat dropped to ＄5．49 a bushel．Corn fell 5cents to ＄3．93 a bushel．While soybeans slipped 11 cents to $10．93．
Elsewhere，benchmark crude oil rose 64 cents to settle at ＄102．93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange．
3.Why did the price of gold rise according to the passage？(A)
A. People got worried about the stability of European banks．
B. A European financial firm went bankrupt．
C. Traders became more interested in treasuries and gold．
D. European stock markets got hit by the huge unpaid debt．
解析：细节题。从文章第一句话可知：人们近来担心欧洲银行稳定性，金价由此被推高。
4.Which of the following is true about gold？(C)
A. The value of U．S．Treasuries equals that of gold．
B. Gold for September delivery declined a little bit．
C. Many traders would shift money into gold when they sense a crisis．
D. Gold is better choice for traders anticipating more returns．
解析：细节题。4个选项均是有关贵金属金的描述。A选项明显常识性错误，债券价格与金价的关系没有固定的联系，B项文中只是在第三段提到8月份的金价交割价上涨，没有提到9月份的情况，而且基于全文，金价应该是上涨而非B项所提及的下降。C项是文中第四段有提到“traders often move into gold in anticipation of a cri
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