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2012中石油职称英语试卷 校对版2012中石油职称英语试卷 试卷一I. VocabularyDirections: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see 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.German, spoken by just over 100 million people, is one of the worlds ten-largest languages population. A. in place of B. by means of C. by way of D. in terms of 2. Four score and seven years ago our fathers _ on this continent a new nation.A. brought out B. brought forth C. brought aboutD. brought up3. The taxi had to _because the traffic light had turned red.A. shut up B. pull up C. set up D. catch up4. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _of what I said.A. warning B. observation C. attention D. notice5. Well visit Australia next year _we have enough money.A. lest B. provided C. unless D. until 6. Scientists are _about the formation of coal.A. conform B. confidential C. confer D. confident7. The lead pencil is the simplest, most _and least expensive of all writing instruments.A. comfortable B. convenient C. standard D. adaptable 8. Some younger workers assume older workers cant keep _ with fast-changing technology and business pressures. A. pace B. step C. progress D. touch9. The Great Wall is a famous tourist _, drawing millions of visitors every year.A. attraction B. appointment C. arrangement D. attention 10. Now insurance companies are near the top of the _of the biggest business in the United States.A. chart B. form C. list D. table11. Some people wait for_ to come knocking. Some people sought it out.A. probability B. necessity C. opportunity D. reality 12. Purchasing the new production line will be a _deal for the corporation.A. forceful B. favorite C. profitable D. tremendous 13. He felt a bit _because her life seemed completely out of balance.A. weakness B. depressed C. suppress D. thoughtful 14. Generous public funding of basic science would_ considerable benefits for the countrys health, wealth and security.A. lead to B. figure out C. result from D. lie in 15. Our company decided to _the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.A. assume B. cancel C. destroy D. forbidden 16. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, _ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion. A. indifferently B. vigorously C. inevitably D. peculiarly 17. 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 of18. After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided to settle there . A. at most B. in turn C. for good D. as usual 19. 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. settlement20. Sales-promotion methods, to be effective, should be _ with local preference. A. continuous B. considerate C. continual D. consistent II. Grammatical StructureDirections: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see 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. The old man soaked his hands in the cold water and _ to keep his head clear.A. trying B. being tried C. was tried D. tried22. Smith was very busy last week. Otherwise he _to see you. A. had come B. would have come C .came D. would come 23. I appreciated _ the opportunity to work abroad three years ago. A. to have been given B. to have givenC. having been given D. having given24. Only later _what a terrible thing had happened. A. they have realized B. did they realizeC. they realized D. they realize25. _ planes in flight between airports, air traffic controllers rely on radar. A. The tracking of B. Tracked C. To track D. Being tracked 26. With all the things she needed ， she would leave the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour. A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to have bought27. China and America are separated by _. A. the Pacific Ocean B. Pacific Oceans C. Pacific Ocean D. a Pacific Ocean28. 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 not29. He is taller than_. A. all boys in the class B. you and me as well as the class C. any other boy in the class D. any boy in the class30. The instructions are too clear on the bottle: These tablets _ they are able to make about twenty different sounds. A. shall keep B. shall have kept C. will be kept D. are to be kept31. It is the earths 40 mile deep crust with _ we are concerned when we seek the cause of earthquake.A. what B. which C. whom D. that32. Physics as well as other subjects _ a science.A. was B. is C. are D. belong to33. 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. can B. ought C. should D. might 34. 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-three35. 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 carC. a too small car D. such a small car36. _ I go on holiday, I always seem to be unlucky with the weather.A. Where B. How C. Whenever D. While37. He has won the first place, _ is clear from the expressions on his face.A. that B. as C. what D. when38. _ millions of galaxies exist in the vast space outside the Milky Way. A. It is estimated that B. An estimate that C. That is estimated D. That the estimate39. As resident of Texas, Dennis _ to the House of Representatives in 1930 and to the Senate in 1938. A. who was elected B. was electedC. when elected D. elected40. Green _have the power to make food from substances found in the air and soil. A. only plants B. plants alone C. the only plants D. plants are aloneIII. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage:Supervisors Quarterly MeetingOctober 258:32 - VP Hamilton begins the meeting and notes that six people are present.8:35 - Hamilton gives quarterly performance briefing by department. Human Resources: The number of employee complaints this quarter was very low. Employee satisfaction events have been very successful. Accounting: Both company and customer paperwork was completed very slowly this quarter. The new Q-Form system does not work very well. Sales: Sales were down this quarter. Many new customers opened contracts with the company; however, several larger old accounts were lost. Design: Several new employees were hired this quarter and they have produced very good work. However, the rate of production needs to increase.8:58-The meeting is opened for discussion. Sales Supervisor James suggests that Sales could design a program of benefits for loyal customers.9:02 - Accounting Supervisor Thomas says that Accounting has a program for keeping track of customer satisfaction and offers assistance.9:12- James thanks Thomas for the offer and suggests that they meet to discuss it.9:15- Hamilton asks if there is any more discussion.9:17 - Hamilton adjourns the meeting.41. How long did the meeting last? A. Three quarters of an hour. B. Forty minutes.C. An hour. D. A quarter of an hour. 42. How many different people spoke at the meeting? A. Three. B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.43. Which department did not receive any criticism during the briefing? A. Sales. B. Design. C. Human Resources. D. Accounting.44. What problem will James try to solve before the next quarterly meeting? A. More new employees need to be hired. B. Loyal customers are not being satisfied.C. Work is not being produced fast enough. D. Paperwork is being done too slowly.Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage: There are several ways of listening that net us nothing but trouble, according to Dr. Ralph Nichols of the University of Minnesota. If we recognize and try to conquer them, we can step up our listening ability by about twenty-five percent and thereby greatly increase our chances for success in our daily lives. Unless you are very unusual indeed, says Dr. Nichols, you must plead guilty to several of the following bad listening habits:Shut-Ear Listening: Maybe you feel you already know what the speaker is going to say. Or his subject couldnt interest you less. You turn off your cars-and who knows what you may be missing or when a little knowledge on that subject may come in mighty handy? Anyway, why take the risk? Over-My-Head Listening: You are convinced that the subject is beyond you, so you depart, at least in spirit. You may be right. And then again you may be wrong. If you let the words enter your mind, you may be surprised to discover that they make sense. But even if they are as strange as Greek to you, you should try to listen and understand. Otherwise you may find some day that you must attempt to grasp an over-your-head idea and be totally unable even to try. Memory Test Listening: Some people think that trying to memorize a series of facts is good listening. They are wrong. For instance, you are getting a story for your school paper on an assembly speaker. He makes a series of points. You try to memorize them. But while you are busy planting facts A, B, and C in your mind, repeating them over and over, you are losing out on facts D and E. Better to look for main ideas. You will find them more useful and easier to recall later. Take-It-All-Down Listening: When you try to get too many of the speakers words on paper, part of your mind must be concerned with your note-taking. You are unable to concentrate fully on what he is saying. You risk losing valuable points. Where note-taking is necessary-and you may be surprised to find out how often it isnt if you concentrate fully on listening-try to jot down only a memory-jogging word or two. Or put the main ideas on paper after the speaker has finished. The more complete attention you give the speaker, the easier it will be to recall his ideas later. Personality Listening: You become so concerned with the way the speaker looks or how he talks that what he says fails to penetrate. Perhaps unconsciously you decide that a person who dresses or speaks like that cant have much to say. That could be a very false conclusion. Who knows what you may be missing? Its the old story: you cant judge a gift by the package. Better to judge him after you have heard him out. So there are the forces-some within ourselves, some outside-that work against us in our efforts to listen. But once we learn what they are and how to fight them, we are well on our way to getting rid of wasteful listening habits.45. The author suggests that it is a serious mistake _. A. to look away from the speaker B. to do anything physical while listening C. to ignore a speaker whose subject seems to be beyond you D. to stop listening when the speakers voice is not clear 46. The author advises against _. A. listening too intently B. reviewing the material after the speech is finishedC. taking notes D. trying to remember details rather than main ideas47. Although this article is directed to the listener， a speaker could conclude from it that . A. he should speak as quickly as possible B. humor is a necessary part of a good speech C. his manner, actions, voice, and appearance should not attract unfavorable attention D. he should never choose a controversial topic48. A person with several bad listening habits would be considered _ _by Dr.Nichols. A. lazyB. hopeless C. normal D. a difficult caseQuestions 49 to 52 are based on the following passage: Only one generation ago, Mauritanias capital city was many days walk from the Sahara. Today it is in the Sahara. The sand blows through the city streets and piles up against walls and fences. The desert stretches out as far as the eye can see. In some parts of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, all the trees have been cut down. The earth lies bare and dry in the hot sun. Nothing grows there anymore. Over vast areas of every continent, the rainfall and vegetation necessary for life are disappearing. Already more than 40 percent of the earths land is desert or desert-like. About 628 million people-one out of seven-live in these dry regions. In the past, they have managed to survive, but with difficulty. Now, largely through problems caused by modem life, their existence is threatened by the slow, steady spread of the earths deserts. Many countries are experiencing similar problems. Poor land is farmed until it is worn out, and trees are cut for firewood, leaving the soil unprotected against wind and rain. In Peru, Chile, and Brazil, some areas that once were covered with forests now look like the moon. In India, some land has been so badly damaged by farming and tree cutting that mud now slides into the Indus and Ganges rivers. Cattle, sheep, and goats add to the problem by eating grass and other plants faster than they can grow back. In the United States, some highly populated areas (such as Los Angeles) are really deserts. Water must be piped in from hundreds of miles away-and this affects the water supply of other California communities. Scientists still do not understand all the complex problems of the desert, but there have been many ideas for saving the land. Saudi Arabia has planted 10 million trees to help keep the sand from taking over fertile areas. The Israelis are again using some of the water collection systems left by the ancient peoples in the Negev desert. They plan to water their orchards with the extra water. Some Sahel farmers still raise cattle on their poor farm land, but before the cattle are sold, they are taken to greener lands in the south to get fat.49. According to paragraph 1，what has happened in Mauritania? A. Nothing has happened B. It takes many days to walk through the Sahara. C. Mauritania has moved its capital city into the Sahara.D. The Sahara has spread until it has reached Mauritania capital.50. In paragraph 3, one out of seven refers to . A. the number of people who live in dry regions. B. the percentage of the earths land that is desert-like. C. more than a third of the lands earth D. both A and C.51. Paragraph 4 says trees are cut for firewood. This is an example of _. A. Perus problems. B. Indias problems. C. Californias problems. D. both A and B. 52. In paragraph 5 they are taken to the greener lands in the south ”. They refer to _. A. the Sahel farm land. B. the farmers. C. the cattle. D. both B and C. Questions 53 to 56 are based on the following passage:Scientists now believe that many, if not all, living things are born with some type of hidden clock. These clocks are sometimes set by the number of hours of light or darkness in a day, by the rhythm of the tides or by the seasons. One of the most remarkable of natures living clocks belongs to the fiddler crab（招潮蟹）, that familiar beach-dweller with the overgrown claw. Biologists have long known that the crabs shell is darkest during the day, grows pale（失色，变黯淡） in late afternoon, then begins to darken again at daybreak. This daytime darkening is valuable for protection against enemies and sunlight, and for many years it was thought to be a simple response by the crab to the sun-just as if we were to get a tan during the day and lose it at night.But when an enterprising scientist placed a fiddler crab in darkness, he was amazed to find that the color of the crabs shell kept ticking off the time with the same accuracy.Yet another startling fact was revealed: the crabs shell reached