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试卷第 PAGE 1 页共 NUMPAGES 1 页 银行招聘考试(综合知识)单选集试卷（银行招聘考试(综合知识)） 姓名:_____________ 年级:____________ 学号:______________ 题型 选择题 填空题 解答题 判断题 计算题 附加题 总分 得分 评卷人 得分 1、{{*HTML*}}第1篇 Centers of the Great European Cities ? ?The centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan atmosphere. ? ?Squares, plazas(广场)and arcades(拱廊) form the heart of Europe’s cities. ? ?Venice in Italy has the Plazza San Marco, a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and’ cafes. In Barcelona, Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. London’s Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats(杂技演员)and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop (背景) to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames. ? ?These vibrant(有活力的) hearts are the product of centuries of evolution, social historian Joel Garreau told US News and World Report recently. “The reason people think Venice is so great today is you don’t see all the mistakes , “said Garreau, “Those have all been removed. “ Most European cities were laid out before the invention of the car, so bars, restaurants and cafes were near to people’s homes. Today, the focus of many Europeans’ life has moved away from the centers. They live in the suburbs and outskirts, driving to supermarkets to get their supplies. But on a continent where people treasure convention, there are still those who hold onto traditional ways, living and shopping locally. These people together with tourists, provide the city centers with the reason for existence. ? ?Coffee culture plays a part in keeping these city centers flourishing. This is particularly true of Paris whose citizens are famou