Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A),B), C)and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
In Shanghai, a growing number of foreign-funded banks are looking for local people to fill executive positions(行政主管的岗位) rather than people from their own countries as they did in the past. U. S.-based Citibank (花旗银行) put a job announcement in a local newspaper last week calling for executive trainees. It was part of Citibank' s business plan in China to draw local professionals (专业人员). Demand for personal banking services has been on the rise since China joined the World Trade Organization at the end of 2001. The move does not only happen to Citibank. Many other foreign-funded banks in the city have made similar decisions. The U. K. ' s Standard Chartered last year employed over 30 graduates from Chinese universities and colleges as executive trainess. They are expected to take up managerial positions at the bank's Shanghai branch after a two-year training program overseas.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has announced it will employ more new graduates in China in the coming year. Local people account for over 92 % of the office workers in its Shanghai operation.
36. Citibank used to look for executives for its operations ________.
A) in the U.S.
B) in Shanghai
C) in the U.K.
D) in some cities
37. The executive trainees (Line 4, Para. 1) are probably those who are
A) persons to train other people
B) persons to be trained
C) executives
D) leaders in the bank
38. Banks like Citibank look for local people to fill executive positions because ________.
A) there is an increasing demand for personal banking services
B) there are more and more local professionals
C) China has joined the World Trade Organization
D) China has more and more executive trainees
39. HSBC probably is the name of ________.
A) some executives
B) some local people
C) a city
D) a bank
40. According to the passage, after they have been employed the Chinese graduates would ________.
A) be trained for 2 years in Shanghai
B) be sent to overseas for training
C) do some work of executives in Shanghai
D) take up managerial positions at the branch
参考译文
在上海，越来越多的外资银行正在寻求中国人做行政主管，而不再像从前那样用自己国家的人做行政主管。上周美国的花旗银行在当地的一家报纸上刊登工作公告来招募高级见习管理人员。这是花旗银行在中国当地招募专业人员的商务计划之一。中国自2001年末加入世贸组织以来，对于私人银行服务的需求处于上升趋势。并非只有花旗银行采取了这一措施，上海许多外资银行都做出了同样的决定。英国的渣打银行去年从中国招募了30多名大学毕业生做高级见习管理人员。经过两年的海外培训后，他们有望在上海的分行做管理工作。
上海及香港银行公司已经宣布明年将在中国聘用更多的应届大学毕业生。其在上海的分公司中国人占据了全体员工的92%以上。
答案及精解
36.【答案精解】A。推理题。从文章第一句得知，过去外资银行用自己国家的人做行政主管，而花旗银行属于美国，所以我们可以推断过去花旗银行用美国人做行政主管。
37.【答案精解】B。释义题。本题考查名词trainees的含义。根据文章第一段最后一句They(承前指代executive trainees)are expected to take up managerial posifions at me bank's Shanghai branch after a two-year training program overseas得知。他们被招募来首先要经过培训，所以trainees的意思是“见习生，实习生”，故选B。
