中石油职称英语模拟试题二.doc

模拟试题二
I. Vocabulary
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 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. 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
2. I am easily hurt because my feelings are very __
     A. sensible       B. sensational     C. sensitive           D. sentimental
3. A large sum of money has been raised for the __ of the poorly educated children in the
  mountainous districts.
    A. profit         B. favor          C. advantage          D. benefit
4. High speed aircraft is made of metals that can __ both high temperature and pressure.
    A. stand by       B. put up with     C. withhold           D. withstand
5. He failed again in the driving test. I don't know why __ he was so nervous.
    A. in the earth     B. on the earth    C. in earth            D. on earth
6. No one can behave __., completely regardless of social conventions.
    A. at will         B. at random      C. on purpose         D. on easy
7. The attack on Pearl Harbor __ the indignation of the whole nation.
    A. raised         B. rose           C. aroused            D. arose
8. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U.S. to __ the centennial ( --~qz )
  of Einstein's birth.
    A. congratulate    B. applaud        C. celebrate           D. participate
9. With the winter here you can __ these skirts till you need them again next summer.
    A. do away with   B. put away       C. get rid of           D. give away
10. In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to __ despite the shortage of food.
    A. live           B. survive        C. bear               D, endure
11. She was a simple, __ and hard-working woman.
    A. practicable     B. favorable      C. feasible            D. practical
12. It is __ practice to bring a present to the hostess when one is invited to dinner.
    A. general        B. usual          C. ordinary           D. common
13. Mother hopes her son will __ doing anything rash.
    A. keep from      B. avoid from     C. ask from           D. protect from
14. The Johnsons __ the house before they decided to buy it.
    A. looked out     B. looked over    C. looked after        D. looked on
15. It was a long time before the cut on my hand __ completely.
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   A. healed         B. recovered      C. improved          D. cured
16. They remained full of hope and determination __ their repeated failures.
    A. instead of      B. in search of    C. because of     D. in spite of
17. I mistook you ~ your brother.
    A. for           B. as            C. to be          D. by
18.     to secret document is denied to all but few.
    A. Access        B. Approach      C. Contact        D. Touch
19. On Christmas Eve, we had several guests, who were    . friends of our daughter.
    A. almost        B. mostly         C. most          D. nearly
20. He has to make a living by himself because he doesn't have parents to __
    A. keep on        B. depend with    C. rely on        D. go to
II. Grammatical Structure
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 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.
21. So forcefully __ that we were all convinced.
     A. he did speak                     B. he spoke
     C. did he speak                     D. that he spoke
22. It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age    one's country was strong and respected.
     A. when          B. provided       C. as            D. unless
23."     them an inch, and they will ask for a mile." is just one of the wise sayings in the
     English language.
      A. Giving        B. Given         C, Give          D. To give
24. Isn't it lovely to think that I __ myself on the sunny beach tomorrow at this time.
      A. will enjoy                       B. am enjoying
      C. will be enjoying                  D. shall enjoy
 25. He always dreams of __ a chance for him to bring into full play his potential.
      A. there being     B. there to be     C. there is            D. being
 26. I'd just as soon remind ~ those important documents with you.
      A. that you won't take               B. your not taking
      C. please don't take                 D. you didn't take
 27. The only thing .__ really matters to the children is how soon they can return to their aunt
     and uncle's farm.
       A. that          B. what          C. which             D. this
  28.    _, the book has many mistakes.
     - A. Having not been written carefully   B. Not writing carefully
       C. Having written not carefully       D. Not having been written carefully
  29. I guess Jones didn't have a chance to win the election. __ the people in the city voted for his
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opponent.
    A. Most all of     B. Most of all     C. Almost all of   D. Almost the whole of
30. Susan must __ quite well on the exam since she seems so confident of passing.
    A. do                             B. have been doing
    C. be done                         D. have done
31. The ancient Egyptians believed all illnesses were related to __ was eaten.
    A. which        B. it           C. what         D that
32. How many times have I told you __ football on the street?
    A. do not play                      B. not to have played
    C. not to play                      D. not your playing
33. Never before that night     the extent of my own power.
    A. had I felt      B. I had felt      C. did I feel      D. I did felt
34. The newly developing science of artificial intelligence aims at programming the computer to
   think, reason and react    people do.
    A. by the same way as               B. in much the same way that
    C. with the same way as             D. as much as the same way that
35. Your hair needed    ; I am glad you had it cut.
    A. cut            B. cutting        C. to cut         D. being cut
36. I wish that he __ to the movies with me yesterday.
    A. went          B. could go       C. was gone      D. could have gone
37. __ at the railway station when it began to rain.
    A. Hardly had he arrived             B. Hardly he had arrived
    C. No sooner did he arrive           D. No sooner arrived he
38. __ the number of paid holidays enjoyed by most employees in the company, three weeks of
  vacation seems generous.
    A. Compared with                  B. Compared
    C. Comparing with                  D. Comparing
39. He is younger 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
40. You __ me because I didn't say that.
    A. must misunderstand              B. must be misunderstanding
    C. must have misunderstood          D. had to misunderstand
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: There are 5 passages 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.
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Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage:
    According to the dictionary definition of "create", ordinary people are creative every day. To
create means "to bring into being, to cause to exist"--something each of us does daily.
     We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this
involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sense to become aware of
our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we
plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.
     A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the
expression, "There is nothing new under the sun," the creativity is remaking or recombining the
old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a
better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and
filters to create an unusual photograph.
     A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply
them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work
is another.
     These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also
involved in many of our day to day activities.
41. The author holds that
     A. creativity is of highly demand
     B. creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent
     C. creativity is to create something new and concrete
     D. to practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one's creativity
42. "There is nothing new under the sun." (Par. 3) really implies that __
     A. we can seldom create new things
     B. a new thing is only a tale
      C. a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things
     D. we can scarcely see really new things in the world
43. What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put
    into practice?
      A. It's more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.
      B. To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.
      C. One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.
      D. A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.
44. The best title for this passage is _
      A. How to Cultivate One's Creativity
      B. What is Creativity
      C. The Importance of Creativity
      D. Creativity--a Not Farway Thing
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Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage:
     Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the
household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person
possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was
transformed into the myth of Amherst. Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room,
sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white--a habit that
added to her reputation as an eccentric.
    In their determination to read Dickinson's life in terms of a traditional romantic plot,
biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life--her struggle to create a female life not yet
imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and
emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William
Luce's 1976 play, the Belle of Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the
1850's transformed her house into a kind of magical realm in which she was free to engage her
poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affair, but rather a part of a more
general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self sovereignty, carried on an
argument with the puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine,
their stem patriarchal God, and their rigid notions of "true womanhood".
45. What's the author's main purpose in the passage?
    A. To interpret Emily Dickinson's eccentric behavior.
    B. To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson.
    C. To discuss Emily Dickinson's failed love affair.
    D. To describe the religious climate in Emily Dickinson's time.
46. Which of the following is not mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson's eccentricities?
    A. Refusing to eat.
    B. Wearing only white.
    C. Avoiding visitors.
    D. Staying in her room.
47. The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson's seclusion to __
    A. physical illness
    B. a failed love affair
    C. religious fervor
    D. her dislike of people
48. It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was
   characterized by __
    A. strong Puritan beliefs
    B. equality of men and women
    C. the encouragement of nonconformity
    D. the appreciation of poetic creativity
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Questions 49 to 52 are based on the following passage:
    The Carnegie Foundation report says that many colleges have tried to be "all things to all
people". In doing so, they have increasingly catered to a narrow minded careerism while failing to
cultivate a global vision among their students. The current crisis, it contends, does not derive from
a legitimate desire to put learning to productive ends. The problem is that in too many academic
fields, the work has no context; skills, rather than being means, have become ends. Students are
offered a variety of options and allowed to pick their way to a degree. In short, driven by
careerism, "the nations colleges and universities are more successful in providing credentials (文
凭) than in providing a quality education for their students." The report concludes that the special
challenge confronting the undergraduate college is one of shaping an "integrated core" of
common learning. Such a core would introduce students "to essential knowledge, to connections
across the disciplines, and in the end, to application of knowledge to life beyond the campus."
     Although the key to a good college is a high quality faculty, the Carnegie study found that
most colleges do very little to encourage good teaching. In fact, they do much to undermine it. As
one professor observed: "Teaching is important, we are told, and yet faculty know that research
and publication matter most." Not surprisingly, over the last twenty years colleges and universities
have failed to graduate half of their four year degree candidates. Faculty members who dedicate
themselves to teaching soon discover that they will not be granted tenure (终身任职), promotion,
or substantial salary increases. Yet 70 percent of all faculties say their interests lie more in
teaching than in research. Additionally, a frequent complaint among young scholars is that "There
is pressure to publish, although there is virtually no interest among ad