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中国石油职称英语考试题及相应参考答案
类型 08
试卷一
I. Vocabulary
Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each
sentence you will see four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer
that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. German, spoken by just over 100 million people, is one of the world's
ten-largest languages __ population.
A. in place of B. by means of C. in terms of D. by way of
2. Four score and seven years ago our fathers __ on this continent a new nation.
A. brought out B. brought forth C. brought about D. brought up
3. The taxi had to because the traffic light had turned red.
A. set up B. catch up C. shut up D. pull up
4. There are no extremes of temperature on South Island. Summers are warm, not
hot, and winters are brisk __ freezing.
A. in spite of B. other than C. rather than D. regardless of
5. After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided
to settle there
A. in turn B. for good C. as usual D. at most
6. Generous public funding of basic science would __ considerable benefits for
the country's health, wealth and security.
A. result from B. lie in C. lead to D. figure out
7. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any __ of what I said.
A. notice B. warning C. observation D. attention
8. Our company decided to __ the contract because a number of the conditions
in it had not been met.
A. destroy B. forbidden C. assume D. cancel
9. We'll visit Australia next year __ we have enough money.
A. provided B. unless C. until D. lest
10. Scientists are about the formation of coal.
A. confidential B. confer C. confident D. conform
11. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, defended the right of every
citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vigorously D. inevitably
12. The Great Wall is a famous tourist , drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement
13. Purchasing the new production line will be a __ deal for the corporation.
A. profitable B. tremendous C. forceful D. favorite
14. He felt a bit because her life seemed completely out of balance.
A. depressed B. suppress C. thoughtful D. weakness
15. Some people wait for__ to come knocking. Some people sought it out.
A. necessity B. opportunity C. reality D. probability
16. Some younger workers assume older workers can't keep __ with
fast-changing technology and business pressures.
A. pace B. step C. progress D. touch
17. If things are going badly, the optimist acts quickly, looking for __ and
forming a new plan of action.
A. result B. solutions C. response D. settlement
18. The lead pencil is the simplest, most and least expensive of all writing
instruments.
A. adaptable B. comfortable C. convenient D. standard
19. Now insurance companies are near the top of the __ of the biggest business in
the United States.
A. chart B. form C. list D. table
20. Sales-promotion methods, to be effective, should be with local preference.
A. consistent B. continuous C. considerate D. continual
II. Grammatical Structure
Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each
sentence you will see Jbur choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer
that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. The old man soaked his hands in the cold water and __ to keep his head clear.
A. tried B. trying C. being tried D. was tried
22. Smith was very busy last week. Otherwise he to see you.
A. came B. would come C. had come D. would have come
23. With all the things she needed ~ she would leave the market for the streets
of the town to spend another hour.
A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to have bought
24. I appreciated __ the opportunity to work abroad three years ago.
A. having been given B. having given
C. to have been given D. to have given
25. He has won the first place, __ is clear from the expressions on his face.
A. that B. as C. what D. when
26. Only later what a terrible thing had happened.
A. they have realized B. did they realize
C. they realized D. they realize
27. __ planes in flight between airports, air traffic controllers rely on radar.
A. Tracked B. To track C. Being tracked D. The tracking of
28. I wish Bob would drive us to the airport but he has __ to take us all.
A. very small a car B. too small a car
C. a too small car D. such a small car
29. He is taller than
A. any other boy in the class B. any boy in the class
C. all boys in the class D. you and me as well as the class
30. Physics as well as other subjects __ a science.
A. was B. is C. are D. belong to
31. "I always get confused about tipping in this country."
"Usually you __ to leave 15 percent for a waiter or waitress. Taxi drivers
expect 10 or 15 percent, too."
A. ought B. should C. might D. can
32. millions of galaxies exist in the vast space outside the Milky Way.
A. It is estimated that B. An estimate that
C. That is estimated D. That the estimate
33. As resident of Texas, Dennis __ to the House of Representatives in 1930 and
to the Senate in 1938.
A. when elected B. elected
C. who was elected D. was elected
34. The instructions are too clear on the bottle: These tablets __ they are able to
make about twenty different sounds.
A. will be kept B. are to be kept
C. shall keep D. shall have kept
35. Green have the power to make food from substances found in the air and
soil.
A. only plants B. plants alone
C. the only plants D. plants are alone
36. China and America are separated by __
A. Pacific Ocean B. a Pacific Ocean
C. the Pacific Ocean D. Pacific Oceans
37. "I don't like your attitude." "I don't care __
A. if or not you like it B. whether you like it or not
C. do you like it or not D. you like it or not
38. __ I go on holiday, I always seem to be unlucky with the weather.
A. Where B. How C. Whenever D. While
39. Many live in Hawaii, more than __ of whose people boast on Asian or
Polynesian heritage.
A. two-thirds B. two-third C. second-third D. two-three
40. It is the earth's 40 mile deep crust with __ we are concerned when we seek
the cause of earthquake.
A. that B. what C. which D. whom
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: There are 5passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 4
questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked
A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark your answer on the
Answer Sheet.
Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage:
Scientists now believe that many, if not all, living things are born with some
type of hidden clock. These clocks are sometimes set by the number of hours of light
or darkness in a day, by the rhythm of the tides or by the seasons.
One of the most remarkable of nature's living clocks belongs to the fiddler crab,
that familiar beach-dweller with the overgrown claw. Biologists have long known
that the crab's shell is darkest during the day, grows pale in late afternoon, then
begins to darken again at daybreak. This daytime darkening is valuable for
protection against enemies and sunlight, and for many years it was thought to be a
simple response by the crab to the sun--just as if we were to get a tan during the day
and lose it at night.
But when an enterprising scientist placed a fiddler crab in darkness, he was
amazed to find that the color of the crab's shell kept ticking off the time with the
same accuracy.
Yet another startling fact was revealed: the crab's shell reached the darkest color
about 50 minutes later each day. There was a second clock inside the crab, for the
tides also occur 50 minutes later from day to day. Moreover, even when the crabs
were taken from the beach and put back in the dark, they continued their tidal
rhythm. More research disclosed that a crab from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, reached
its darkest color four hours earlier than the one taken from a beach on a neighboring
island. The tides on the nearby island were found to be exactly four hours later than
the Cape Cod tides.
Birds also have built-in timepieces which send them off on fall and spring
migrations. What the birds really have is a clock-like mechanism which allows them
to time hours of darkness or light in each day.
But what sends birds northward again in the spring? New research by Dr. Albert
Wolfson of Northwestern University seems to indicate that the timing of return flight
is extraordinarily complex. In the fall of the year the short days and long nights
cause the "clocks" in migratory birds to undergo a kind of "winding" in preparation
for their spring return and breeding. Then during the late fall and winter as the clock
"ticks", certain physiological changes occur in the bird. The length of each day
during the winter determines how fast the clock will run, and hence when the
"alarm" will ring for the spring migration. The clock continues to run through
breeding time, then stops--to be re-wound again the next fall.
Scientists are now learning that many of the clocks of nature can be reset,
speeded up or slowed down--all for our benefit. Pioneering experiments at the U. S.
Department of Agriculture's research center in Beltsville, Maryland, have shown
that plants can be helped to develop faster in less time. By increasing or lessening
the hours of darkness in each day, the scientists have been able to mm plant growth
off and on like an electric switch.
New knowledge about nature's living clocks has practical applications. For man,
too, seems to follow daily rhythms. The amount of sugar in our blood stream varies
with the time of day, as does our temperature. More of the cells in our skin and
muscles divide during the night hours than during the day. By tinkering with the
clocks of plants and animals, scientists may learn more about the fascinating way
our bodies work.
41. Although scientists know that the number of hours of daylight controls the
actions of some living things, they know that this is not the only factor because
A. the fiddler crab's shell reached the darkest color at the same time in Cape
Cod, Massachusetts and its neighboring island
B. the fiddler crab continued to change color in the dark
C. plants will not grow without sunlight
D. all of the above
42. From this article we conclude that these rhythms in nature occur most
spectacularly __
A. in the higher orders of living things
B. in the lower orders of living things
C. in birds and animals
D. in man
43. Scientists have learned to control to some extent the naturally rhythmical
activities of
A. migrating birds
B. growing plants
C. body cells
D. fiddler crabs
44. This article is basically __
A. informational
B. entertaining
C. inspirational
D. controversial
Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage:
There are several ways of listening that net us nothing but trouble, according to
Dr. Ralph Nichols of the University of Minnesota. If we recognize and try to
conquer them, we can step up our listening ability by about twenty-five percent and
thereby greatly increase our chances for success in our daily lives.
Unless you are very unusual indeed, says Dr. Nichols, you must plead guilty to
several of the following bad listening habits:
Shut-Ear Listening: Maybe you feel you already know what the speaker is
going to say. Or his subject couldn't interest you less. You mm off your ears--and
who knows what you may be missing or when a little knowledge on that subject
may come in mighty handy? Anyway, why take the risk?
Over-My-Head Listening: You are convinced that the subject is beyond you,
so you depart, at least in spirit. You may be right. And then again you may be wrong.
If you let the words enter your mind, you may be surprised to discover that they
make sense. But even if they are as strange as Greek to you, you should try to listen
and understand. Otherwise you may find some day that you must attempt to grasp an
over-your-head idea and be totally unable even to try.
Memory Test Listening: Some people think that trying to memorize a series of
facts is good listening. They are wrong. For instance, you are getting a story for your
school paper on an assembly speaker. He makes a series of points. You try to
memorize them. But while you are busy planting facts A, B, and C in your mind,
repeating them over and over, you are losing out on facts D and E. Better to look for
main ideas. You will find them more useful and easier to recall later.
Take-It-All-Down Listening: When you try to get too many of the speaker's
words on paper, part of your mind must be concerned with your note-taking. You are
unable to concentrate fully on what he is saying. You risk losing valuable points.
Where note-taking is necessary--and you may be surprised to find out how often it
isn't if you concentrate fully on listening--try to jot down only a memory-jogging
word or two. Or put the main ideas on paper after the speaker has finished. The more
complete attention you give the speaker, the easier it will be to recall his ideas later.
Personality Listening: You become so concerned with the way the speaker
looks or how he talks that what he says fails to penetrate. Perhaps unconsciously you
decide that a person who dresses or speaks like that can't have much to say. That
could be a very false conclusion. Who knows what you may be missing? It's the old
story: you can't judge a gift by the package. Better to judge him after you have heard
him out.
So there are the forces--some within ourselves, some outside--that work
against us in our efforts to listen. Bu