中石化英语分级测试笔试样题

1、 附件1英语分级测试笔试试题（样题）SECTIONONELISTENINGTEST(40minutes)Inthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytounderstandconversationsandtalksinEnglish.Thereare3partstothissectionwithspecialdirectionsforeachpart.Answerallthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedbythespeakersinthist

2、est.PartA-InpartA,youwillhear30shortconversationsbetweentwopeople.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestionabouttheconversationTheconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswerThen,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberoftheq

3、uestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosenNowyouhave90secondstoreadthroughthequestions(A)Eachpersonwillbeallowedtobuyonlyoneticket.Theticketswillselloutquickly.Therockconcertwillprobablyberescheduled.Therewillbeextraticketsattherockconcert.2.PartBInPartB,youwillhearlongconversationsAftereachco

4、nversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Nowyouhave90secondstoreadthroughtheques

5、tions.(A)Relaxingattheseashore.Visitingherparents.Sailingonaboat.Preparingforarace.(A)Shewasinvitedonlyfortheweekend.Theweatherwastoohot.Shehadanappointment.Shehadschoolworktodo.(A)Shehadtogohome.Shewastootiredtocontinue.Shehadtofinishherschoolwork.Shewasthirsty.(A)Shedoesntknowhowtoswim.Thewaterwas

6、toodeep.Thewaterwastoocold.Shedidnthaveenoughtime.PartC-InPartC,youwillhearseveralshorttalks.Aftereachtalk,youwillhearsomequestions.Thetalksandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberoftheques

7、tionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Nowyouhave90secondstoreadthroughthequestions.(A)Sheworksforamuseum.ShesaLincolnscholar.Shedoesitasahobby.Sheteachesacourseoncurrencyexchange.(A)Theyidentifythecitywherethepennywasminted.Theyaretheinitialsofafamouscoincollector.Theystandforthegovernmentag

8、encythatmintscoins.Theyaretheinitialsofthepersonwhocreatedthepennysdesign.(A)Allofherfriendscollectedthem.Pennieswerecheaptocollect.Someonegaveherararepenny.Sheneededthemoney.(A)Tradecoinswithclubmembers.Showtheaudiencehercoins.Explainhowthepennyisminted.DiscussthelifeofLincoln. SECTIONTWOREADINGTES

9、T(55minutes)Inthissectionofthetest,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyanumberofquestionsaboutit.Forquestion1-50,youaretochoosetheonebestanswer,(A),(B),(C),or(D),toeachquestion.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Questions1一10AsPhilade

10、lphiagrewfromasmalltownintoacityinthefirsthalfoftheeighteenthcentury,itbecameanincreasinglyimportantmarketingcenterforavastandgrowingagriculturalhinterland.Marketdayssawthecrowdedcityevenmorecrowded,asfarmersfromwithinaradiusof24ormorekilometersbroughttheirsheep,cows,pigs,vegetables,cider,andotherpr

11、oductsfordirectsaletothetownspeople.TheHighStreetMarketwascontinuouslyenlargedthroughouttheperioduntil1736,whenitreachedfromFrontStreettoThird.By1745NewMarketwasopenedonSecondStreetbetweenPineandCedar.ThenextyeartheCallowhillMarketbeganoperation.Alongwithmarketdays,theinstitutionoftwice-yearlyfairsp

12、ersistedinPhiladelphiaevenaftersimilartradingdayshadbeendiscontinuedinothercolonialcities.Thefairsprovidedameansofbringinghandmadegoodsfromoutlyingplacestowould-bebuyersinthecity.LinensandstockingsfromGermantown,forexample,werepopularitems.Auctionswereanotherpopularformofoccasionaltrade.Becauseofthe

13、competition,retailmerchantsopposedtheseaswellasthefairs.Althoughgovernmentalattemptstoeradicatefairsandauctionswerelessthansuccessful,theordinarycourseofeconomicdevelopmentwasonthemerchantsside,asincreasingbusinessspecializationbecametheorderoftheday.Exportmerchantsbecamedifferentiatedfromtheirimpor

14、tingcounterparts,andspecialtyshopsbegantoappearinadditiontogeneralstoressellingavarietyofgoods.OneofthereasonsPhiladelphiasmerchantsgenerallyprosperedwasbecausethesurroundingareawasundergoingtremendouseconomicanddemographicgrowth.Theydidtheirbusiness,afterall,inthecapitalcityoftheprovince.Notonlydid

15、theycatertothegovernorandhiscircle,butcitizensfromalloverthecolonycametothecapitalforlegislativesessionsoftheassemblyandcouncilandthemeetingsofthecourtsofjustice.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?PhiladelphiasagricultureimportancePhiladelphiasdevelopmentasamarketingcenterThesaleofimportedgoodsinPhilad

16、elphiaTheadministrationofthecityofPhiladelphiaItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatnewmarketsopenedinPhiladelphiabecausetheyprovidedmoremodernfacilitiesthanoldermarketstheHighStreetMarketwasforcedtocloseexistingmarketswereunabletoservethegrowingpopulationfarmerswantedmarketsthatwereclosertothefarms.Thew

17、ordhinterlandinline3isclosestinmeaningtotraditionassociationproduceregionTheworditinline6referstothecrowdedcityaradiustheHighStreetMarkettheperiodThewordpersistedinline9isclosestinmeaningtoreturnedstarteddeclinedcontinuedAccordingtothepassage,fairsinPhiladelphiawereheldonthesamedayasmarketsaysasofte

18、naspossibleacoupleoftimesayearwheneverthegovernmentalloweditItcanbeinferredthattheauthormentionsLinensandstockingsinline11toshowthattheywereitemsthatretailmerchantswerenotwillingtosellwerenotavailableinthestoresinPhiladelphiaweremorepopularinGermantownmaninPhiladelphiacouldeasilybetransportedTheword

19、eradicateinline15isclosestinmeaningtoeliminateexploitorganizeoperateWhatdoestheauthormeanbystatinginline16thateconomicdevelopmentwasonthemerchantsside?Merchantshadastrongimpactoneconomicexpansion.Economicforcesallowedmerchantstoprosper.MerchantshadtoworktogethertoachieveeconomicindependenceSpecialty

20、shopsnearlargemarketsweremorelikelytobeeconomicallysuccessful.Thewordundergoinginline21isclosestinmeaningtorequestingexperiencingrepeatingincluding SECTIONTHREEWRITINGTEST(55minutes)Inthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytotranslateandwriteinEnglish.Thereare2partstoth

21、issectionwithspecialdirectionsforeachpart.PartATranslationDirections:InpartA,youaregoingtotranslatetwoparagraphs.1.RequiredTranslation(必译题):TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.Thecompanystartedbysellingrawchocolatetootherchocolatemanufacturers.Thesemanufacturersthenusedittomaketheirownproducts

22、.Thecompanyexpandedfast.Itnowhasalmost300employees,75company-ownedshops,andaturnoverof90million.However,inthelasttwoyears,salesgrowthhassloweddownandcostshaverisen.Thishascausedafallinprofits.OptionalTranslations(二选一题):ForthisquestionyoushouldtranslateoneparagraphintoEnglishfromthefollowingtwoparagr

23、aphs.Write“Topic1”or“Topic2”aboveyourtranslationoftheparagraph.Topic1:近年来，许多公司都将业务扩展到世界各地。它们的扩张主要是通过并购(M&A)、合资和与外国公司合作等方式来实现。正是由于这种全球化趋势，越来越多的员工开始走上海外管理岗位或成为跨文化团队中的一员。Topic2:石油产品是现代工业的动力源和润滑剂(1ubricant)。石油不是一种纯的物质。事实上，石油的组成不仅随着油田的位置和形成年代而变化，而且每口油井的深度不同，石油的组成也不一样。虽然全球石油储量仍较为充足，但油量紧缺的时日终会到来。 PartBWritingDirections:InpartB,youaregoingtowr