2008在职联考英语9月12日每日一练
[size=14pt][font=Times New Roman] Dollars and cents are the basic units of American money. The back of all dollar bills are green (hence “greenbacks”). The commonly used coins are: one cent (penny), five cents (nickel), 10 cents(dime), and 25 cents (quarter). 50 pieces (half dollar) and silver dollars (not really silver anymore) are gaining in usage, while there has been talk of phasing out the penny that's inflation for you. “Always carry plenty of quarters when traveling. Very useful for phones, soda machines, laundry machines, etc.” [/font][/size][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman] It's useful always to carry small change for things like exact fare buses, but do not carry large sums of cash. Instead keep the bulk of your money in travellers' cheques which can be purchased both in the US and abroad and should be in dollar denominations. The best known cheques are those of American Express, so you will have the least difficulty cashing these, even in out of the way places. Thomas Cook travellers' cheques are also acceptable, especially as lost ones can be reclaimed at some car rental companies. Dollar denomination cheques can be used like regular money. There's no need to cash them at a bank: use them instead to pay for meals, supermarket purchases or whatever. Ten or twenty dollar cheques are accepted like this almost always and you' 11 be given change just as though you'd presented the cashier with dollar bills. Be prepared to show I.D. when you cash your cheques.[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]
Credit cards can be even more valuable than travellers' cheques, as they are often used to guarantee room reservations over the phone and are accepted in lieu of deposit when renting a car--indeed without a credit card you may be considered so untrustworthy that not only a deposit but your passport will be held as security too. The major credit cards are VISA, Master Charge and Access, Diners Club and American Express. If you hold a bank card, it could well be worthwhile
to increase your credit limit for travel purposes--you should ask your bank manager.[/font][/size]
[size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]1. Why is it useful to carry enough 25-cent coins with you?
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ A ] They can act as small change for the-exact bus fares.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ B ] There is- generally no problem in using them in Canada.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ C ] As a basic unit of money, they are gradually gaining in usage.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ D ] They may come in handy for pay phones or laundry machines.[/font][/size]
[size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]2. It is not necessary to carry cash instead of dollar travellers' cheques because the latter can be _ ____.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ A ] used for phones, bus fares and hotel reservations
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ B ] used to pay in restaurants and big stores
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ C ] used like credit cards, even in remote areas
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ D ] exchanged easily, even at car rental companies[/font][/size]
[size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]3. The phrase ‘in lieu of’ (line 2, paragraph 4) most probably means________.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ A ] on behalf of
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ B ] in line with
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ C ] with regard to
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ D ] instead of[/font][/size]
[size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ A ] Credit cards have more advantages than travellers' cheques.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ B ] Dollar bills are as convenient as credit cards.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ C ] One-cent coins have been withdrawn from circulation.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ D ] You can increase your credit limit as you like.[/font][/size]
[size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]5. This passage is most probably taken from
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ A ] a tourist guide
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ B ] a bank brochure
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ C ] a booklet about car rental
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt] [/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman][ D ] a handbook on U.S. currency[/font][/size]
2008在职联考英语9月12日每日一练参考答案
[align=left][align=left][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]1[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]D[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]【解析】细节题[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]这道题考查的是文中关于[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]25[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]美分硬币用途的说法，在文中第一段最后明确提出了[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]25[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]美分硬币有各种用途，包含在内的是[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]D[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]项[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]故选[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]D.[/font][/size][/align][/align][align=left][align=left][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]2[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]B[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]【解析】释义题[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]文章第三段倒数第三句说[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]“…use them instead to pay for meals[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]supermarket purchases or whatever[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]，其中[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]them [/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]指代[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]checks.[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]可知支票可以用于支付旅馆和商店的费用[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]. [/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]故选[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]B. [/font][/size][/align][/align][align=left][align=left][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]3[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]D[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]【解析】推理题[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]破折号后面的文章说如果没有信用卡出租公司会收取订金还会扣留护照，说明如果有信用卡的话公司就不会另收订金，所以信用卡的作用是代替订金，故选[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]D.[/font][/size][/align][/align][align=left][align=left][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]4[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]A[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]【解析】判断题[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].A[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]由文章最后一段第一句话[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]“Credit cards can be even more valuable than travellers’ cheques…”[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]，可知信用卡比旅行支票更具价值，这与[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]A[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]项表述一致[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][/align][/align][align=left][align=left][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]5[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]．[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]B[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]【解析】推理题[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]从整体来看，文章介绍了货币、支票和信用卡的用途，所以[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]A[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]、[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]c[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]只是断章取义的说法不合题意[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]而[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]D[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]强调的是货币，比较片面[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]只有[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman]B[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=14pt]符合文意[/size][/font][size=14pt][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/size][/align][/align] 阅读理解过，继续前进着:) 。页:
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