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中石油职称英语考试真题及部分参考答案

2005年中石油职称英语考试真题及参考答案

.Vocabulary（20points）

1.Withindayshebecameparalyzed,andpeoplefearedthathemightdie.Buthe_________.

a.absorbedb.dissolvedc.discoveredd.recovered

2.Tilden,theotherpresidential______,actuallyreceivedmorevotes.

a.advocateb.candidatec.sponsord.opponent

3.AnOlympicrunnerwinsa_______.

a.medalb.modelc.modled.modest

4.Tofindouthowthebeesmanagedtotelltime,anunusualexperimentwas_______fouryearsago.

a.carriedonb.carriedawayc.carriedoutd.carriedout

5.Everysocietyhasitsownpeculiarcustomand_____ofacting.

a.waysb.behaviorc.attituded.means

6.They______theirknowledgeintheexplodingworldofideas.

a.modernizeb.supplyc.updated.upgrade

7.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableand______inaquietneighborhood.

a.allinallb.aboveallc.afteralldoverall

8.It’sdifficulttodivinewhatconstitutesan______tipinanycountry.

a.appropriateb.thoughtfulc.considerabled.sufficient

9.Shipbuilderswouldnot_____theirmoneyunlesstheyknewthattheycouldmakeaprofit.

a.investb.inventd.involved.invite

10.Attheendoffouryears,thesesixextrahoursofeachyear____twenty-fourhours,oronefullday.

a.adduptob.makeupforc.comeupwithd.putupwith

11.Don’t______thisnewstothepublicuntilwegiveyouthego-head.

a.releaseb.relievec.related.retain

12.Earthisoneofnineplanetswhich______aroundthesun.

a.spinb.rollc.rotated.revolve

13.“Nosenseinyougettingusbothkilled!

”Iyelled_____him.

a.atb.withc.tod.out

14.Whatyouhavedoneis______doctor’sorders.

a.attachedtob.responsibletoc.resistanttod.contraryto

15.Iwanttoexpressthe_____ofallofus,forthiswonderfullywarmwelcome.

a.appreciationb.enjoymentd.evaluationd.reputation

16.Wehireand______peoplemainlyfortheirabilitytodobusiness.

a.proceedb.progressc.promised.promote

17.AccordingtogovernmentmandateintheLionCity,tippingisnot______.

a.admittedb.remittedc.permittedd.emitted

18.Theenvironmentalcostswereregardedmoreastemporaryinconveniencesthanas_____liability.

a.imaginativeb.peculiarc.persistentd.original

19.Scientistspredictthattheworld’sknownoilresourceswill_____earlyinthenextcentury.

a.runoffb.runoutc.runupd.runover

20.Nowapersonworksforacertainamountofmoney_____hecanpayforfoodandclothing.

a.incaseb.sothatc.astod.suchas

.Grammar（20points）

21.Thebasicrockmaterialisreferredto______.

a.asthematrixb.bethematrixc.byscientisttobethematrixd.asbeingthematrix

22.TheoilindustryofIndia______twoWorldWarsandwithstoodtheeconomic,socialandpoliticalupheavalsofaparticularlytroubledcentury.

a.survivedb.hassurvivedc.wassurvivedtod.hasbeensurviving

23.Althoughbaleenwhalemayweigh______twentyelephants,itfeedsonseaplantsandanimals.

a.somuchtob.asmuchtoc.somuchasd.asmuchas

24.Manusestheenergyforeverythingfromflyingtothemoonto______aboutit.

a.thinkb.thoughtc.thinkingd.willthink

25._______hisarmsoverhishead,Lincolndeclaredhewasthe“bigbuckofthelick.”

a.Waveb.Wavingc.Wavedd.Beenwaved

26.______retirearestillabletoreceivepensionthattheyhavepaidintothesocialsecuritysystemduringtheirworkingdays.

a.Mostpeopleb.sincemostpeoplec.Mostpeopleared.Mostpeoplewho

27.Therewardwasnotalwaysgiventoeveryone,nor_____tothosewhodeserveditmost.

a.itwasnotgivenb.wasgivenc.itwasnotgivennord.wasnotitgiven

28.Between1890and1970themonetarycostsofsupplyingenergy_____moreorlessconstantordeclined.

a.tostayb.wasstayedc.stayedd.hasstayed

29.Thewater________ManhattanhasbeenveryimportanttoNewYork.

a.surroundb.issurroundedc.surroundingd.surrounded

30.Theassumption_____humancloningrestsisthatallgeneticcellscontainexactcopiesoftheoriginalseto9fgeneticinstructions.

a.onwhichb.onthatc.atwhichd.which

31.Forthecreaturestobecomeoil,itwasnecessarythatthey______betweenlayersofrockforanenormouslengthoftime.

a.beenimprisonedb.shallbeimprisonc.shouldbeimprisond.willbeimprisoned

32.Thegas-oilcontactorgas-watercontact_____thelowerlimitofproduciblegas.

a.isb.arec.wered.hasbeen

33.Thereisalsoaninterestinseahorse,puffersandothersaltytypeswithshapes____andcolors____thaneventheshowiestoffresh-waterfish.

a.morestrange…morebrightb.stranger….brighter

c.stranger…morebrighterd.morestrange…brighter

34._______wasaplantedsaplingoftheAmericanredwoodtree.

a.Thereisoneofthegiftsb.Oneofthegiftsthatc.Thatoneofthegiftsd.Oneofthegifts

35.Anairship_______byenergyfromthesunhasbeensuggested.

a.poweringb.topowerc.ispoweredd.powered

36.Mostscientistsagree_______washotforatleastatime.

a.someofthemoonthatb.someofthemoonit

c.thatsomeofthemoond.whilesomeofthemoon

37.Agroupofscientistsdemandedthatthefederalgovernment____allthestudiesithasfoundedoncloning.

a.revealb.revealedc.isrevealingd.mustreveal

38._______hearingisreallyproducedinallanimalsbytheeffectofpressureisnotdefinitelyknownbyscientists.

a.Ifornotb.Whetherornotc.haveneverheardofd.hadneverheardof

39.Itwassomethingwe________.

a.neverhearofb.haveneverheardofc.neverheardofd.hadneverheardof

40.“CouldIborrowyourbike?

”

“Yes,you_________”.

a.canb.couldc.mayd.would

.Readingcomprehension（30points）

Question41-44

SaudiArabia,OPEC’scautiousgiant,understandsallthis.WhenBillClintonmetSaudiArabia’sCrownPrinceAbdullahthisweek,Mr.Clintonarguedforanoutputrisebigenoughtoputanendtothesepainfulprices.PrinceAbdullahhaspromisedto“makeeveryefforttoensureequilibriumintheoilmarketsandtostabiliseprices.”ThisweekherevealedthatSaudiArabiahasbeenquietlyleakinganextra600,000barrelsperday（bpd）ontothemarketsinceJulyinanefforttocoolprices.

.Ifthatistrue,itjustgoestoshowthatmanagingtheoilmarketsiseasiersaidthandone.DespiteseveralSaudi-inspiredoutputincreasesbythecartelinrecentmonths,thepricehasremainedstubbornlyhigh;thisweek,itsoaredtonearly$35abarrel,thehighestsincetheGulfwarin1990.Asthecartel’soilministersgatherinViennaonSeptember10thtohammeroutnewproductionquotas,theyareonceagainunderintensepressuretoreleasemoreoil,andfast.

TohearOPECmemberstalk,youmightthinkthatseriouspricereliefisontheway.Thereisdiscussionof“managing”pricesdownthroughanewishpricemechanism.Atthecartel’smeetinginMarch,ministersquietlyagreedagrandnewplantokeepoilwithinatargetbandof$22-28abarrel.IfthepriceofabasketofsevenOPECcrudesstaysbelow$22for20tradingdays,thecartelissupposedtocutproductionby500,000barrelsa0ay.Ifitstaysabove$28for20tradingdays,itwillautomaticallyraiseproductionbythesameamount.Thispricebandhasbecomethemaintopicofdiscussioninadvanceoftheupcominggatheringofministers.PrinceAbdullaheventalksofareturntoastablemarketwithinmonths.

Oiltradersandanalystsnotethatthe20-daylimitlookslikelytobetriggeredagainthisweek.AnewreportbyLehmanBrothers,aninvestmentbank,echoestheviewofmany:

“Ourexpectationisthatproductionwillbeincreasedby500,000bpd,eitherthroughthepricemechanismorthroughaseparateagreement.”Whenitreleasednewfiguressuggestingthatdomesticoil-stocklevelsarelowerthanpreviouslythought,theAmericangovernment’sEnergyInformationAdministrationaddedthatittooexpectsanincreaseofthatsize.AddingsupporttothistheoryaremumblingsfromOPECdelegatesinsupportofthemechanism.

Twodecadesago,intheyearofthecartel’s20thbirthdaycelebrations,ministersgatheredinIndonesiatohammeroutdetailsofaclevernewscheme:

amechanismwherebythepriceofoilwouldbefixed,andadjustedeveryquarterautomaticallyforsuchfactorsasinflationandcurrencyfluctuations.Membershadagreedontheambitiousplan,exceptforonecrucialdetail:

atwhatpricetostartthisprice-pegcrawling.ThecautiousSaudis,theself-proclaimedguardiansoftheoilmarket,wantedapricebelow$30abarrel;thehawksinthecartel,unconcernedaboutconsumers’pain,demandedamuchhigherprice.Theensuingbickeringensuredthattheschemecollapsed.

Historymaynowberepeatingitself.Whenthecurrentprice-stabilizationschemewasfirstunveiled,punterswithshortmemoriesplacedbigbetsthatthecartelwouldadheretoit.Bymid-June,thepricebaskethadsailedpastthe20-dayuppertrigger.ButOPECdidnot“automatically”release500,000barrels.Variousconfusedandcontradictoryexplanationssurfacedfromministers,butnottheoil.Onlyattheirnextofficiallyscheduledmeetingdidtheycomeupwithameagerquotaincrease.

41.Thepassageconfirmsthat

a.highoilpricescanbecontrolledifOPECincreaseoiloutput.

b.BillClintonaccomplishedhismissionforthevisittoPrinceAbdullah.

c.Abdullahmadeallhiseffortstocontroloilpricewithoutconsideringthebenefitsofhisowncountry.

d.managingtheoilmarketiseasiersaidthandone.

42.HowmanyoilpriceschemeswererecommendedbyOPECministersaccordingtothepassage?

a.Oneb.Twoc.Threed.Four

43.What’stheauthor’sop