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中石化英语职称考试历年真题

2012年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:

Therearesomeincompletesentencesinthispart.Beneatheach

sentenceyouwillseefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer

thatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

1.German,spokenbyjustover100millionpeople,isoneoftheworld's

ten-largestlanguages__population.

A.inplaceofB.bymeansofC.intermsofD.bywayof

2.Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathers__onthiscontinentanewnation.

A.broughtoutB.broughtforthC.broughtaboutD.broughtup

3.Thetaxihadtobecausethetrafficlighthadturnedred.

A.setupB.catchupC.shutupD.pullup

4.TherearenoextremesoftemperatureonSouthIsland.Summersarewarm,not

hot,andwintersarebrisk__freezing.

A.inspiteofB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.regardlessof

5.Afterwehadbeeninthevillageforafewmonths,wesolikeditthatwedecided

tosettlethere

A.inturnB.forgoodC.asusualD.atmost

6.Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewould__considerablebenefitsfor

thecountry'shealth,wealthandsecurity.

A.resultfromB.lieinC.leadtoD.figureout

7.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookany__ofwhatIsaid.

A.noticeB.warningC.observationD.attention

8.Ourcompanydecidedto__thecontractbecauseanumberoftheconditions

inithadnotbeenmet.

A.destroyB.forbiddenC.assumeD.cancel

9.We'llvisitAustralianextyear__wehaveenoughmoney.

A.providedB.unlessC.untilD.lest

10.Scientistsareabouttheformationofcoal.

A.confidentialB.conferC.confidentD.conform

11.WilliamPenn,thefounderofPennsylvania,defendedtherightofevery

citizentofreedomofchoiceinreligion.

A.peculiarlyB.indifferentlyC.vigorouslyD.inevitably

12.TheGreatWallisafamoustourist,drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.

A.attentionB.attractionC.appointmentD.arrangement

13.Purchasingthenewproductionlinewillbea__dealforthecorporation.

A.profitableB.tremendousC.forcefulD.favorite

14.Hefeltabitbecauseherlifeseemedcompletelyoutofbalance.

A.depressedB.suppressC.thoughtfulD.weakness

15.Somepeoplewaitfor__tocomeknocking.Somepeoplesoughtitout.

A.necessityB.opportunityC.realityD.probability

16.Someyoungerworkersassumeolderworkerscan'tkeep__with

fast-changingtechnologyandbusinesspressures.

A.paceB.stepC.progressD.touch

17.Ifthingsaregoingbadly,theoptimistactsquickly,lookingfor__and

forminganewplanofaction.

A.resultB.solutionsC.responseD.settlement

18.Theleadpencilisthesimplest,mostandleastexpensiveofallwriting

instruments.

A.adaptableB.comfortableC.convenientD.standard

19.Nowinsurancecompaniesarenearthetopofthe__ofthebiggestbusinessin

theUnitedStates.

A.chartB.formC.listD.table

20.Sales-promotionmethods,tobeeffective,shouldbewithlocalpreference.

A.consistentB.continuousC.considerateD.continual

II.GrammaticalStructure

Directions:

Therearesomeincompletesentencesinthispart.Beneatheach

sentenceyouwillseeJburchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer

thatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

21.Theoldmansoakedhishandsinthecoldwaterand__tokeephisheadclear.

A.triedB.tryingC.beingtriedD.wastried

22.Smithwasverybusylastweek.Otherwisehetoseeyou.

A.cameB.wouldcomeC.hadcomeD.wouldhavecome

23.Withallthethingssheneeded~shewouldleavethemarketforthestreets

ofthetowntospendanotherhour.

A.buyB.boughtC.buyingD.tohavebought

24.Iappreciated__theopportunitytoworkabroadthreeyearsago.

A.havingbeengivenB.havinggiven

C.tohavebeengivenD.tohavegiven

25.Hehaswonthefirstplace,__isclearfromtheexpressionsonhisface.

A.thatB.asC.whatD.when

26.Onlylaterwhataterriblethinghadhappened.

A.theyhaverealizedB.didtheyrealize

C.theyrealizedD.theyrealize

27.__planesinflightbetweenairports,airtrafficcontrollersrelyonradar.

A.TrackedB.TotrackC.BeingtrackedD.Thetrackingof

28.IwishBobwoulddriveustotheairportbuthehas__totakeusall.

A.verysmallacarB.toosmallacar

C.atoosmallcarD.suchasmallcar

29.Heistallerthan

A.anyotherboyintheclassB.anyboyintheclass

C.allboysintheclassD.youandmeaswellastheclass

30.Physicsaswellasothersubjects__ascience.

A.wasB.isC.areD.belongto

31."Ialwaysgetconfusedabouttippinginthiscountry."

"Usuallyyou__toleave15percentforawaiterorwaitress.Taxidrivers

expect10or15percent,too."

A.oughtB.shouldC.mightD.can

32.millionsofgalaxiesexistinthevastspaceoutsidetheMilkyWay.

A.ItisestimatedthatB.Anestimatethat

C.ThatisestimatedD.Thattheestimate

33.AsresidentofTexas,Dennis__totheHouseofRepresentativesin1930and

totheSenatein1938.

A.whenelectedB.elected

C.whowaselectedD.waselected

34.Theinstructionsaretooclearonthebottle:

Thesetablets__theyareableto

makeabouttwentydifferentsounds.

A.willbekeptB.aretobekept

C.shallkeepD.shallhavekept

35.Greenhavethepowertomakefoodfromsubstancesfoundintheairand

soil.

A.onlyplantsB.plantsalone

C.theonlyplantsD.plantsarealone

36.ChinaandAmericaareseparatedby__

A.PacificOceanB.aPacificOcean

C.thePacificOceanD.PacificOceans

37."Idon'tlikeyourattitude.""Idon'tcare__

A.ifornotyoulikeitB.whetheryoulikeitornot

C.doyoulikeitornotD.youlikeitornot

38.__Igoonholiday,Ialwaysseemtobeunluckywiththeweather.

A.WhereB.HowC.WheneverD.While

39.ManyliveinHawaii,morethan__ofwhosepeopleboastonAsianor

Polynesianheritage.

A.two-thirdsB.two-thirdC.second-thirdD.two-three

40.Itistheearth's40miledeepcrustwith__weareconcernedwhenweseek

thecauseofearthquake.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.whom

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare5passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby4

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkyouransweronthe

AnswerSheet.

Questions41to44arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Scientistsnowbelievethatmany,ifnotall,livingthingsarebornwithsome

typeofhiddenclock.Theseclocksaresometimessetbythenumberofhoursoflight

ordarknessinaday,bytherhythmofthetidesorbytheseasons.

Oneofthemostremarkableofnature'slivingclocksbelongstothefiddlercrab,

thatfamiliarbeach-dwellerwiththeovergrownclaw.Biologistshavelongknown

thatthecrab'sshellisdarkestduringtheday,growspaleinlateafternoon,then

beginstodarkenagainatdaybreak.Thisdaytimedarkeningisvaluablefor

protectionagainstenemiesandsunlight,andformanyyearsitwasthoughttobea

simpleresponsebythecrabtothesun--justasifweweretogetatanduringtheday

andloseitatnight.

Butwhenanenterprisingscientistplacedafiddlercrabindarkness,hewas

amazedtofindthatthecolorofthecrab'sshellkepttickingoffthetimewiththe

sameaccuracy.

Yetanotherstartlingfactwasrevealed:

thecrab'sshellreachedthedarkestcolor

about50minuteslatereachday.Therewasasecondclockinsidethecrab,forthe

tidesalsooccur50minuteslaterfromdaytoday.Moreover,evenwhenthecrabs

weretakenfromthebeachandputbackinthedark,theycontinuedtheirtidal

rhythm.MoreresearchdisclosedthatacrabfromCapeCod,Massachusetts,reached

itsdarkestcolorfourhoursearlierthantheonetakenfromabeachonaneighboring

island.Thetidesonthenearbyislandwerefoundtobeexactlyfourhourslaterthan

theCapeCodtides.

Birdsalsohavebuilt-intimepieceswhichsendthemoffonfallandspring

migrations.Whatthebirdsreallyhaveisaclock-likemechanismwhichallowsthem

totimehoursofdarknessorlightineachday.

Butwhatsendsbirdsnorthwardagaininthespring?

NewresearchbyDr.Albert

WolfsonofNorthwesternUniversityseemstoindicatethatthetimingofreturnflight

isextraordinarilycomplex.Inthefalloftheyeartheshortdaysandlongnights

causethe"clocks"inmigratorybirdstoundergoakindof"winding"inpreparation

fortheirspringreturnandbreeding.Thenduringthelatefallandwinterastheclock

"ticks",certainphysiologicalchangesoccurinthebird.Thelengthofeachday

duringthewinterdetermineshowfasttheclockwillrun,andhencewhenthe

"alarm"willringforthespringmigration.Theclockcontinuestorunthrough

breedingtime,thenstops--tobere-woundagainthenextfall.

Scientistsarenowlearningthatmanyoftheclocksofnaturecanbereset,

speededuporsloweddown--allforourbenefit.PioneeringexperimentsattheU.S.

DepartmentofAgriculture'sresearchcenterinBeltsville,Maryland,haveshown

thatplantscanbehelpedtodevelopfasterinlesstime.Byincreasingorlessening

thehoursofdarknessineachday,thescientistshavebeenabletommplantgrowth

offandonlikeanelectricswitch.

Newknowledgeaboutnature'slivingclockshaspracticalapplications.Forman,

too,seemstofollowdailyrhythms.Theamountofsugarinourbloodstreamvaries

withthetimeofday,asdoesourtemperature.Moreofthecellsinourskinand

musclesdivideduringthenighthoursthanduringtheday.Bytinkeringwiththe

clocksofplantsan