中石化英语职称考试历年真题.docx

1、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. VocabularyDirections: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath eachsentence you will see four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answerthat best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. German, spoke

2、n by just over 100 million people, is one of the worlds ten-largest languages _ population. A. in place of B. by means of C. in terms of D. by way of2. 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 up3. The ta

3、xi had to because the traffic light had turned red. A. set up B. catch up C. shut up D. pull up4. 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 of5. After we had been in the

4、 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 most6. Generous public funding of basic science would _ considerable benefits for the countrys health, wealth and security. A. result from B. lie in C. lead to D. figure out7. Although

5、I spoke to him many times, he never took any _ of what I said. A. notice B. warning C. observation D. attention8. 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. cancel9. Well visit Australia next year _ we have en

6、ough money. A. provided B. unless C. until D. lest10. Scientists are about the formation of coal. A. confidential B. confer C. confident D. conform11. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion. A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vi

7、gorously D. inevitably12. The Great Wall is a famous tourist , drawing millions of visitors every year. A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement13. Purchasing the new production line will be a _ deal for the corporation. A. profitable B. tremendous C. forceful D. favorite14. He felt

8、a bit because her life seemed completely out of balance. A. depressed B. suppress C. thoughtful D. weakness15. Some people wait for_ to come knocking. Some people sought it out. A. necessity B. opportunity C. reality D. probability16. Some younger workers assume older workers cant keep _ with fast-c

9、hanging technology and business pressures. A. pace B. step C. progress D. touch17. 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. settlement18. The lead pencil is the simplest, most and least expensive of al

10、l writing instruments. A. adaptable B. comfortable C. convenient D. standard19. Now insurance companies are near the top of the _ of the biggest business in the United States. A. chart B. form C. list D. table20. Sales-promotion methods, to be effective, should be with local preference. A. consisten

11、t B. continuous C. considerate D. continualII. Grammatical StructureDirections: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath eachsentence you will see Jbur choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answerthat best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.21. Th

12、e old man soaked his hands in the cold water and _ to keep his head clear. A. tried B. trying C. being tried D. was tried22. Smith was very busy last week. Otherwise he to see you. A. came B. would come C. had come D. would have come23. With all the things she needed she would leave the market for t

13、he streets of the town to spend another hour. A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to have bought24. 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 given25. He has won the first place, _ is clear from the expressions on

14、his face. A. that B. as C. what D. when26. Only later what a terrible thing had happened. A. they have realized B. did they realize C. they realized D. they realize27. _ planes in flight between airports, air traffic controllers rely on radar. A. Tracked B. To track C. Being tracked D. The tracking

15、of28. 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 car29. 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 class30. Physics

16、as well as other subjects _ a science. A. was B. is C. are D. belong to31. 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

17、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 instr

18、uctions 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 pla

19、nts 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 dont like your attitude. I dont 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 not38. _ I go on

20、holiday, I always seem to be unlucky with the weather. A. Where B. How C. Whenever D. While39. 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-three40. It is the earths 40 mile deep crust with _ we are concerne

21、d when we seek the cause of earthquake. A. that B. what C. which D. whomIII. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: There are 5passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 4questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should decide

22、on the best choice and mark your answer on theAnswer Sheet.Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage: Scientists now believe that many, if not all, living things are born with sometype of hidden clock. These clocks are sometimes set by the number of hours of lightor darkness in a day, by

23、 the rhythm of the tides or by the seasons. One of the most remarkable of natures living clocks belongs to the fiddler crab,that familiar beach-dweller with the overgrown claw. Biologists have long knownthat the crabs shell is darkest during the day, grows pale in late afternoon, thenbegins to darke

24、n again at daybreak. This daytime darkening is valuable forprotection against enemies and sunlight, and for many years it was thought to be asimple response by the crab to the sun-just as if we were to get a tan during the dayand lose it at night. But when an enterprising scientist placed a fiddler

25、crab in darkness, he wasamazed to find that the color of the crabs shell kept ticking off the time with thesame accuracy. Yet another startling fact was revealed: the crabs shell reached the darkest colorabout 50 minutes later each day. There was a second clock inside the crab, for thetides also occ

26、ur 50 minutes later from day to day. Moreover, even when the crabswere taken from the beach and put back in the dark, they continued their tidalrhythm. More research disclosed that a crab from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, reachedits darkest color four hours earlier than the one taken from a beach on a n

27、eighboringisland. The tides on the nearby island were found to be exactly four hours later thanthe Cape Cod tides. Birds also have built-in timepieces which send them off on fall and springmigrations. What the birds really have is a clock-like mechanism which allows themto time hours of darkness or

28、light in each day. But what sends birds northward again in the spring? New research by Dr. AlbertWolfson of Northwestern University seems to indicate that the timing of return flightis extraordinarily complex. In the fall of the year the short days and long nightscause the clocks in migratory birds

29、to undergo a kind of winding in preparationfor their spring return and breeding. Then during the late fall and winter as the clockticks, certain physiological changes occur in the bird. The length of each dayduring the winter determines how fast the clock will run, and hence when thealarm will ring

30、for the spring migration. The clock continues to run throughbreeding 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 Agricul

31、tures research center in Beltsville, Maryland, have shownthat plants can be helped to develop faster in less time. By increasing or lesseningthe hours of darkness in each day, the scientists have been able to mm plant growthoff and on like an electric switch. New knowledge about natures living clock

32、s has practical applications. For man,too, seems to follow daily rhythms. The amount of sugar in our blood stream varieswith 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 an