银行系统招聘考试英语（中国银行）模拟试卷10
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Have you ever read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? It was written by Lewis Carroll．He was an English writer，poet，scientist，photographer，and priest．His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson，and Lewis Carroll was his pen name．He was born in 1832 and died in 1898．
He is most famous for writing two children’s fantasy books about a young girl called Alice．They were titled Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland(1865) and Through the Looking-Glass(1872)．
He also wrote two famous poems called“The Hunting of the Snark”and“The Jabberwocky”．What is important about these poems is that he made up many new words to use in them．He was an expert at“word play”and used words in many different ways．Some of these ways were quite new．And this has influenced members of the literary elite who are well educated about English．Many people still study his work and his life today．
Although they seem to have been written for children，Lewis Carroll’s books and poems have been enjoyed by people of all ages．If you have not read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland，which is also referred to by the short title“Alice in Wonderland”，you should read it soon．No matter how old you are，you will find it exciting and enjoyable．
1.Who wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?(A)
A. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson．
B. Santa Claus．
C. Diana Thimble．
D. Jane Fleeb．
解析：细节题。根据第一段中的“Have you ever read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? It was written by Lewis Carroll… His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson…”可知，A项正确。
2.How many famous poems did lewis Carroll write?(B)
A. One．
B. Two．
C. Three．
D. Four．
解析：细节题。根据第三段中的“He also wrote two famous poems called ‘The Hunting of the Snark’and‘The Jabberwocky’”可判断，作家Lewis Carroll写了两首名诗。
3.From the passage，we know ________ like reading Alice in Wonderland．(D)
A. only children
B. young people
C. only adults
D. people of all ages
解析：细节题。根据第四段中的“Although they seem to have heen written for children，Lewis Carroll’s books and poems have been enjoyed hy people of all ages”可知，各个年龄段的人都喜欢读Lewis的作品。
My parents were born in Vancouver—dad in 1909，mom in 1911—and married during the Great Depression．It was a difficult time that shaped their values and outlook，which they taught my sisters and me again and again．“Save some for tomorrow．”“Live within your means．”Their most important was，“Don’t run after money as if having fancy clothes or big cars make you a better or more important person．”I often think of my parents during the craze of Christmas shopping．
When we moved to Ontario after the Second World War，we were destitute and purchasing me a new coat for winter was a big expense for my family．As I quickly outgrew the coat，it was passed on to my twin sister．When she also outgrew it，it was given to our younger sister．How many children would accept hand-me-downs from siblings in today’s world?
How did“throw-away”become part of product design and marketing? It was deliberate．In a sense，wars are effective at getting economies moving，and the Second World War pulled America out of the Great Depression．However，as the engine of the economy，consumption has been made into our way of life．We need things consumed，worn out，replaced and discarded at an ever-increasing rate．Now，we are no longer defined by our
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