中石油职称英语真题的答案.docx

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中石油职称英语真题的答案

2012年真题

I.Vocabulary

Directions:

Therearesomeincompletesentencesinthispart.BeneatheachsentenceyouwillseefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

1.German,spokenbyjustover100millionpeople,isoneoftheworld's

ten-largestlanguages__population.

A.inplaceofB.bymeansofC.intermsofD.bywayof

2.Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathers__onthiscontinentanewnation.

A.broughtoutB.broughtforthC.broughtaboutD.broughtup

3.Thetaxihadto______becausethetrafficlighthadturnedred.

A.setupB.catchupC.shutupD.pullup

4.TherearenoextremesoftemperatureonSouthIsland.Summersarewarm,nothot,andwintersarebrisk__freezing.

A.inspiteofB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.regardlessof

5.Afterwehadbeeninthevillageforafewmonths,wesolikeditthatwedecidedtosettlethere_____.

A.inturnB.forgoodC.asusualD.atmost

6.Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewould__considerablebenefitsforthecountry'shealth,wealthandsecurity.

A.resultfromB.lieinC.leadtoD.figureout

7.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookany__ofwhatIsaid.

A.noticeB.warningC.observationD.attention

8.Ourcompanydecidedto__thecontractbecauseanumberoftheconditionsinithadnotbeenmet.

A.destroyB.forbiddenC.assumeD.cancel

9.We'llvisitAustralianextyear__wehaveenoughmoney.

A.providedB.unlessC.untilD.lest

10.Scientistsare_____abouttheformationofcoal.

A.confidentialB.conferC.confidentD.conform

11.WilliamPenn,thefounderofPennsylvania,______defendedtherightofeverycitizentofreedomofchoiceinreligion.

A.peculiarlyB.indifferentlyC.vigorouslyD.inevitably

12.TheGreatWallisafamoustourist_____,drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.

A.attentionB.attractionC.appointmentD.arrangement

13.Purchasingthenewproductionlinewillbea__dealforthecorporation.

A.profitableB.tremendousC.forcefulD.favorite

14.Hefeltabit____becauseherlifeseemedcompletelyoutofbalance.

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,most_____andleastexpensiveofallwritinginstruments.

A.adaptableB.comfortableC.convenientD.standard

19.Nowinsurancecompaniesarenearthetopofthe__ofthebiggestbusinessintheUnitedStates.

A.chartB.formC.listD.table

20.Sales-promotionmethods,tobeeffective,shouldbe_____withlocalpreference.

A.consistentB.continuousC.considerateD.continual

II.GrammaticalStructure

Directions:

Therearesomeincompletesentencesinthispart.BeneatheachsentenceyouwillseefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

21.Theoldmansoakedhishandsinthecoldwaterand__tokeephisheadclear.

A.triedB.tryingC.beingtriedD.wastried

22.Smithwasverybusylastweek.Otherwisehetoseeyou.

A.cameB.wouldcomeC.hadcomeD.wouldhavecome

23.Withallthethingssheneeded____shewouldleavethemarketforthestreetsofthetowntospendanotherhour.

A.buyB.boughtC.buyingD.tohavebought

24.Iappreciated__theopportunitytoworkabroadthreeyearsago.

A.havingbeengivenB.havinggiven

C.tohavebeengivenD.tohavegiven

25.Hehaswonthefirstplace,__isclearfromtheexpressionsonhisface.

A.thatB.asC.whatD.when

26.Onlylater_____whataterriblethinghadhappened.

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.Taxidriversexpect10or15percent,too."

A.oughtB.shouldC.mightD.can

32.____millionsofgalaxiesexistinthevastspaceoutsidetheMilkyWay.

A.ItisestimatedthatB.Anestimatethat

C.ThatisestimatedD.Thattheestimate

33.AsresidentofTexas,Dennis__totheHouseofRepresentativesin1930andtotheSenatein1938.

A.whenelectedB.elected

C.whowaselectedD.waselected

34.Theinstructionsaretooclearonthebottle:

Thesetablets__theyareabletomakeabouttwentydifferentsounds.

A.willbekeptB.aretobekept

C.shallkeepD.shallhavekept

35.Green_____havethepowertomakefoodfromsubstancesfoundintheairandsoil.

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__weareconcernedwhenweseekthecauseofearthquake.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.whom

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare5passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby4questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Questions41to44arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Scientistsnowbelievethatmany,ifnotall,livingthingsarebornwithsometypeofhiddenclock.Theseclocksaresometimessetbythenumberofhoursoflightordarknessinaday,bytherhythmofthetidesorbytheseasons.

Oneofthemostremarkableofnature'slivingclocksbelongstothefiddlercrab,thatfamiliarbeach-dwellerwiththeovergrownclaw.Biologistshavelongknownthatthecrab'sshellisdarkestduringtheday,growspaleinlateafternoon,thenbeginstodarkenagainatdaybreak.Thisdaytimedarkeningisvaluableforprotectionagainstenemiesandsunlight,andformanyyearsitwasthoughttobeasimpleresponsebythecrabtothesun--justasifweweretogetatanduringthedayandloseitatnight.

Butwhenanenterprisingscientistplacedafiddlercrabindarkness,hewasamazedtofindthatthecolorofthecrab'sshellkepttickingoffthetimewiththesameaccuracy.

Yetanotherstartlingfactwasrevealed:

thecrab'sshellreachedthedarkestcolorabout50minuteslatereachday.Therewasasecondclockinsidethecrab,forthetidesalsooccur50minuteslaterfromdaytoday.Moreover,evenwhenthecrabsweretakenfromthebeachandputbackinthedark,theycontinuedtheirtidalrhythm.MoreresearchdisclosedthatacrabfromCapeCod,Massachusetts,reacheditsdarkestcolorfourhoursearlierthantheonetakenfromabeachonaneighboringisland.ThetidesonthenearbyislandwerefoundtobeexactlyfourhourslaterthantheCapeCodtides.

Birdsalsohavebuilt-intimepieceswhichsendthemoffonfallandspringmigrations.Whatthebirdsreallyhaveisaclock-likemechanismwhichallowsthemtotimehoursofdarknessorlightineachday.

Butwhatsendsbirdsnorthwardagaininthespring?

NewresearchbyDr.AlbertWolfsonofNorthwesternUniversityseemstoindicatethatthetimingofreturnflightisextraordinarilycomplex.Inthefalloftheyeartheshortdaysandlongnightscausethe"clocks"inmigratorybirdstoundergoakindof"winding"inpreparationfortheirspringreturnandbreeding.Thenduringthelatefallandwinterastheclock"ticks",certainphysiologicalchangesoccurinthebird.Thelengthofeachdayduringthewinterdetermineshowfasttheclockwillrun,andhencewhenthe

"alarm"willringforthespringmigration.Theclockcontinuestorunthroughbreedingtime,thenstops--tobere-woundagainthenextfall.

Scientistsarenowlearningthatmanyoftheclocksofnaturecanbereset,speededuporsloweddown--allforourbenefit.PioneeringexperimentsattheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture'sresearchcenterinBeltsville,Maryland,haveshownthatplantscanbehelpedtodevelopfasterinlesstime.Byincreasingorlesseningthehoursofdarknessineachday,thescientistshavebeenabletoturnplantgrowthoffandonlikeanelectricswitch.

Newknowledgeaboutnature'slivingclockshaspracticalapplications.Forman,too,seemstofollowdailyrhythms.Theamountofsugarinourbloodstreamvarieswiththetimeofday,asdoesourtemperature.Moreofthecellsinourskinandmusclesdivideduringthenighthoursthanduringtheday.Bytink