2011商务英语中级考试阅读指点(5)

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　　练习3. Banks and Banking ： Other Bank Services 　　A modern bank provides many services other than checking accounts. ____1____
　　If you went to a bank to open a savings account， you would go through almost the same procedures followed in applying for a checking account.
  ~2 @; `$ s7 }/ I: i  Q' S* [　　____2____ Then you would be given a passbook in which your initial deposit would be recorded. All deposits and withdrawals from your account are entered into your passbook. ____3____ With a regular passbook savings account， you would be able to withdraw money wherever you needed it. All you would have to do is fill out a withdrawal order and present it， along with your passbook to the teller.
4 ]0 |0 B! w# F. f# p　　All banks pay interest on savings accounts. ____4____ Banks also pay interest at different times. ____5____ Suppose， for example， that on January 1， you deposited $ 1，000 in a bank that paid 4 1/2 percent interest semiannually. By July 1，you would have earned $ 22.50 interest. This interest would automatically be credited to your account; and of you left it in the bank， along with your original deposit， you would receive interest on $ 1，022.50 for the next six-month period. That is， your interest would be compounded.
; ]' b3 V8 {3 p　　A. But the majority of them pay semiannually， that is， every six months.
　　B. The interest rate varies from bank to bank， but the general range is from 4 1/2 to 6 percent.
　　C. This means that passbook contains an actual record of all transactions made and that you know the exact amount of savings you have at any one time.
5 e' Z, J5 n" H# s- E2 F4 I2 S　　D. One of these is checking accounts.
2 [# Q& ?+ w* D3 m7 K　　E. First you would be asked to fill out a signature card.
( ~- F9 s% X0 k6 [　　F. But most banks pay interest at the end of a year.
' f4 j1 ]* n4 S6 F/ l2 o9 G+ A8 {　　G. One of the most important of these is regular passbook savings.
# E7 R) [: z6 ]8 `　　H. One can withdraw money whenever necessary.
　　答案：1.G;2. ;3. ;4. B;5. A试题 11