中石化校园招聘考试英语A

第一部分：词汇选项

Heorfatherwasaquietmanwith_graceful_manners.［1分］

oAbad

oBpolite

oCsimilar

Dusual

2.Paotriciastaredattheothergirlswithresentment.［1分］

oAlove

oDxurprixe

oCdoubt

Danger

3.Yourdogneedsatleast20minutesofvigorous_exerciseeveryday.［1分］

oAenergentic

oBcphysical

oD

4.oaggrangementswerethrownintocomplete_turmoil_.〔:分］

oAfailure

oBconfusion

oCdoubt

Drelief

5.Stoeepstairscanpresentaparticularhazardtoolderpeople.11分］

oevidence

odanger

ocase

picture

6.Ioenjoyedtheplay-ithadacleverplotandvery_funnydialogues.［1分］

oAlong

oBoriginal

oChumorous

Dboring

7Heodemolished_myargumentsinminutes.11分］

oAdisproved

oBdisputed

oCaccepted

Dsupported

otwobankshaveecnnouncedplanstomergenextyeir,［1分］

ocombine

osell

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9.Roegularvisitsfromts«cielworkerctnbeof_immense_valuetooldpeoplelivingalone.11分）

oAimmediate

oBgreat

oCequal

Dmoderate

10.Iwanttoprovideayboyswitha_decent_education.[1分]

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11.Lowertaxeswould_spur_investmentandhelpeconomicgrsth.[1分]

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reduce

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projectrequiredtenyearsof_diligent_research.[1力]

Ahardworking

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oAunclear

oBbright

oCbad

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第二部分：阅读判断

TheWriting'sontheWall?

Isitartorisitjustvandalism（野蛮行为）?Well,it'sstillacrime,butgraffiti（涂鸦）has

changedsincethedaysofsprayingyournameonawalltomarkyourterritory.Streetarthasbee

muchmoresophisticatedsincea17yearoldcalledDemetriusstartedsprayinghis"tag",TAKI183,

allovertheNewYorkundergroundin1971,andhiphopculturewasborn.Hiphopisamixture

ofart,musicanddancing,poetry,languageandfashion.Itcamefromyounginnercitypeople

whofellleftoutbytheirricherclassmatesandwhoweredesperatetoexpressthemselvesinany

waytheycould.

AnexperimenttocontrolthespreadofgraffitiinRochdale,GreaterManchester,hasbeen

sosuccessfulthatplanshavebeenmadebylocalstreetartistsforaninternationalconventionin

June."We'replanningtogetpeopletogetherfromdifferentcountrieslikeFranceandGermany

foraweek,"saysLiam,oneoftheorganizers.Thescherrestartedin2000,andhasattracted

peopleofallagegroupsandbothsexes."Weallshareameninterestandgetonreallywellwith

eachother."Thefirstsitetobechosenwasasubway."Beforewebegan,peoplewereafraidto

usethesubway.Wehaditcleanedupandnow,withalltheartistshangingoutdownthere,

peopleareusingitagain.Peoplecanrelatetograffitimuchmorenow."Byprovidingplacesto

displaytheirtalentslegally,therehasbeenafallintheamountof"tagging"onpeople'sprivate

property.

StreetartistsTemperdevelopedhisdrawingskillsatayoungage.Inartclassesatschoolhe

wasreallyfrustratedbecausetheArtteacherdidn'tspendtimewithhim.Theythoughthewas

alreadyverygoodatartandsospendmoretimewithotherstudents.So,at12yearsold,Temper

startedpaintingwithalltheseguyshe'dhookedupwithwhowereabout22yearsold.Helooked

uptothemandlovedwhattheyweredoingonthestreetsofWolvehampicn,England."The

wholehiphopscenewasbuiltupofdifferentthingsandIdidabitofeverything.Butitwas

alwaysthegraffitiIwasbestat."hesays.

16.DemetriuswasateenagerbominNewYork.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

17.ThegraffitischemeinRochodalewasforteenagersonly.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

18.Peopledidnotlikeusingthesubwaybeforeanorganizedgroupofgraffitiaritistscame.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

19.Sincetheschemestarted,newwallinthetownweresprayedwithgraffiti.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

20.MostoftheothergraffitiartistsinEnglandwereabouttenyearsolderthanTemper.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

21.TempeGastreetartist,isnowheadofgraffiticlubinEngland.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

22.Temperisinvolvedinmanydifferentaspectsofhiphopculture.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

第三部分：概括大意与完成句子

WasteNot,WantNot

1BobandClaraDarlington,whoownandrunafarmintheNorthofEngland,have

alwayslookedfornewwaysofmakingmoneyoutoftheproducetheygrow.Theirsuccessbegan

whentheyestablishedashopontheirfarm,sothatpeoplecouldeandbuyfreshvegetables

directlyfromthem.

2Thebusinesswasanimmediatesuccess,andsoonscoredtopmarksinapetitionsetup

bytheFarmRetailAssociationtofindthebestfarmshopinthecountry.TheAssocia:ion's

inspectorsfoundtheDarlingtons'shopofferedexcellentserviceandvalueformoneyaswellas

qualityfruitandvegetable.

3ClaraDarlingtonisatrainedchefand,inadditiontoarangeofhomegrownfoodsand

otherlocalproduce,shebeganofferingavarietyofpreparedmealswhichshehadmadeherself

inthefarmhousekitchen.Asmallcafealongsidethefarmshopwassoonadded,witheverything

thatvisitorscouldtasteonthemenualsobeingforsaleintheshop.

4Claraadmitsthatstartingthebusinesswasexpensive,andshehasworkedveryhard,but

maintainsthatiftheproductisgood,thepublicrecognizethisandbuyit."Iaimtoofferthe

highestqualitytoourcustomers,whethertheyeinforaloafofbread,ortakeawhole

dinnerpartymenu.Itakeitasapliment（恭维）ifpeopletakehomeoneofmydishestoserveto

theirfamilyandfriendsandgetawaywithpretendingtheymadeitthemselves."

5Soitwasthatthecouplerealizedthattheyhadasurplusofmisshapenordarraged

vegetablesgrownonthefarmwhichwereunsuitableforselingintheshop.Clara,notwishingto

seethemgetthrownaway,decidedtoturnthemintosoup.

6ThesoupmetwititheimmediateapprovalofcustomerstotheshopandClaranow

producestendifferentvarieties.Shespentmuchofthesummertravelingupanddov/nto

Londonbyrail,doingpresentationsofthesoups.Asaresult,theyarenowservedinfirsxlass

railwayrestaurantcarsbelongingtothreepaniesaswellasbeingstockedbyanumberof

highclassLondonstores.

A.Professionalrecognitionisobtained

B.Ensuringthatnothinggetswasted

C.Anecessaryalternativetofarming

D.Timewellspentisrewarded

E.Continuinginvestmentisnecessaryalternativetofarminginhighstand9rds

F.Professionalskillsareexploited

23.Paragraph2.

A

B

C

D

E

F

24.Paragraph3.

A

B

c

D

E

F

25.Paragraph4.

A

B

C

D

E

F

26.Paragraph5.

A

B

C

D

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A.sellfreshvegetables

B.turnthemintosoup

C.sellasmuchaspossible

D.promotehersoups

E.fillagapinthemarket

F.offeravarietyofpreparedmeals

27.BobandClaraDarlingtonestablishedashopto

A

B

C

D

E

F

28.Apartfromqualityfruitandvegetables,thecouple.

A

B

C

D

E

F

29.Insteadofthrowingthedamagedvegetablesaway,thecouple

A

B

C

D

E

F

30.ClaraspentmuchofthesummergoingtoLondonto

A

B

C

D

F

第四部分：阅读理解

第1篇

TheIceman

OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclirrbingthemountainsbetweenAustria

andItaly.Highuponamcuntainpass,theyfoundthebodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthat

height（10,499feet,or3,200meters）,theiceisusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenan

especiallywarmyear.Themountainicehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadetothe

surface.

Itwaslyingfacedownward.Theskeleton（骨架）wasinperfectcondition,exceptforawound

inthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsomeclothes.Thehandswere

stillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeettherewereverysimpleleatherandcloth

boots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmadeoftreebark（树皮）andaholderforarrows.

Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhadadifferentanswertothese

questions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthiscentury,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwho

diedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiershadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswoman

believeditmightbeherfather,whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhose

bodyhadneverbeenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwas

probablymucholder,maybeevenathousandyearsold.

Withmoderndatingtechniques,thescientistssoonlearnedthattheIcemanwasabout

5,300yearsold.BomB.C.about3300B.C.,helivedduringtheBronzeAgeinEurope.Atfirst

scientiststhoughthewasprobablyahunterwhohaddiedfromanaccidentinthehigh

mountains.Morerecentevdence,however,tellsadifferentstory.AnewkindofXrayshowsan

arrowheadstillstuckinhisshoulder.Itleftonlyatinyholeinhisskin,butitcausedinternal

damageandbleeding.Healmostcertainlydiedfromthiswound,andnotfromthewoundonthe

backofhishead.Thismeansthathewasprobablyinsomekindofabattle.Itmayhavebeenpart

ofalargerwar;orhemayhavebeenfightingbandits.Hemsyevenhavebeenabandithimself.

Bystudyinghisclothesandtools,scientistshavealreadylearnedagreatdealfromthe

Icemanaboutthetimeshelivedin.wemayneverknowthefullstoryofhowhedied,buthehas

giveusimportantcluestothehistoryofthosedistanttimes.

31.ThebodyoftheIcemanwasfoundinthemountainsmainlybecause.

Ahewaslyingontheice

Bhewasjustonamountainpass

CtwoGermanswereclimbingthemountains

Dthemeltedicemadehirrvisible

32.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

ATheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

BTheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

CTheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

DTheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

33.AllthefollowingareassumptionsoncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT

AhewasasoldierinWorlcWarI

BhewasaSwisswoman'slonglostfather

ChecamefromItaly

Dhewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

34.ThescientistsmadethedeductionthattheIceman

Ahadgotawoundonthebackofhishead

Bhadatinyholeinhisskincausinghisdeath

Cwashitintheshoulderbyanarrowhead

Dwasprobablyinsomekindofabattle

35.Theword"bandits"inparagraph4couldbebestreplacedby

Asoldiers

Bhunters

Crobbers

Dshooters

第2篇

TheBestWaytoReduceYourWeight

Youhearthis:"Nowonderyouarefat.Allyoueverdoiseat."Youfeelsad:"lskipmy

breakfastandsupper.Iruneverymorningandevening.WhatelsecanIdo?"Basicallyyoucando

nothing.Yourgenes,notyourlifehabits,determineyourweightandyourbodyconstantlytriesto

maintainit.

AlbertStunkardoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniafoundfromexperimentsthat,"80percent

ofthechildrenoftwoobese（月巴胖的）parentsbeeobese,asparedwithnomorethan14percent

oftheoffspringoftwoparentsofnormalweight."

Howcanobesepeoplebeenormaloreventhinthroughdieting?Well,dietingcanbe

effective,butthehealthcostsaretremendous.JulesHirscn,aresearchphysicianatRockefeller

University,didastudyofeightfatpeople.Theyweregivenaliquidformulaproviding600caories

aday.Aftermorethan10weeks,thesubjectslost45kaonaverage.Butafterleavingthe

hospital,theyallregainedweight.Theresultsweresurprising:bymetabolic（新陈代谢的）

measurement,fatpeoplewholostlargeamountsofweightseemedliketheywerestarving.They

hadpsychiatricproblems.~heydreamedoffoodorbreakingtheirdiet.Theywereanxiousand

depressed;someweresuicidal.Theyhidfoodintheirrooms.Researcherswarnthatitispossible

thatweightreductiondoesn'tresultInnormalweight,butinanabnormalstateresemblingthat

ofstarvednonobesepeople.

Thinpeople,however,sufferfromtheopposite:Theyhavetomakeagreatefforttcgain

weight.EthanSims,oftheUniversityofVermont,gotprisonerstovolunteertogainweignt.In

fourtosixmonths,theyateasmuchastheycould.Theysucceededinincreasingtheirweightby

20tO25percent.Butmonthsafterthestudyendedtheywerebacktonormalweightands:ayed

there.

Thisdidnotmeanthatpeoplearepletelywithout"hopeincontrollingtheirweight.Itmeans

thatthosewhotendtobe:atwillhavetoconstantlybattletheirgeneticinheritanceiftheywant

tosignificantlylowertheirweight.Thefindingsalsoprovideevidenceforsomethingscientists

thoughtwastrueeachpersonhasafortableweightrange.Therangemightbeasmuchas9kg.

Someonemightweigh6069kgwithouttoomucheffort.Butgoingaboveorbelowthenatural

weightrangeisdifficult.Thebodyresistsbyfeelinghungryorfullandchangingthemetabolism

topusbtheweightbackto:herangeitseeks.

36.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatourweightisdeterminedeby.

AOureatinghabit

BOurlifestyle

COurworkhabit

DOurgenes

37.lnJulesHirsch'sstudy,thesubjects.

Ashowednohealthproblem

Bgainedweightrapidly

Cwereallveryshort

Dlivedonlyonliquidfood

38.Afterleavingthehospital,theeightfatpeople.

Aattemptedsuicide

Bwerebacktonormalweight

Cwentmad

□followedtheadviceofHirsch's

39.InEthanSimsstudy,thesubjectswereaskedto.

Astayinprison

Beatasmuchastheycould

Cbattletheirgeneticinheritance

Dlowertheirweight

4O.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

AEachpersonwantstoeattohisheart'scontent.

BEach.personhasaweightrangeof9kg.

CEachpersonhasanaturalweightrange.

DEachpersonwantstocontrolhisweight.

第3篇

FoodforLearning

InEritrea,asmallcountryinnortheastAfrica,approximately80percentofthepopulationis

illiterate.Thatpercentageisevenhigherinwoman.Asinmanydevelopingcountries,many

Eritreanshavetraditionalideasabouttheroleofwomen.Theybelievethatwomenshouldstay

homeandtakecareofthefamilyandshouldnotgetaneducationorlookforajob.

ThesebeliefsareoneofthefactorsthatpreventEritrieaandotherdevelopingcountries

fromimprovingtheireconomicsituation.Experienceinmanydevelopingcountneshasshown

thateducatedwomenhavefewerchildrenandhavemoreopportunitiesforimprovingtheirlives

andthelivesoftheirfamilies.InEritrea,infact,thereisgreatneedforimprovement.Itisoneof

thepoorestcountriesintheworld.FormanyEritreanfamilies,gettingenoughfoodisadaily

problem.

Todealwiththeseproblems,theEritreangovernmenttogetherwiththeWorldFood

Program,hasanewprogramthatoffersfoodasarewardforlearning.Inprimaryschools,allthe

childrenreceivefoodpackagestotakehometotheirfamilies.However,withthenewprogram,

thegirlsreceivemorefoodthantheboys.Thisway,parentsareencouragedtosendtheir

daughtertoschoolratherthankeepingthemathome.

AnothergovernmentprogramthataimstoeducatewomenisFoodforTraining.Managedby

theNationalUnionofEritreanWomen,thisprogramofferfoodrewards(alsofromWorldFood

Organization)towomenandeldergirlswhoarewillingtojointheprogram.Becauseofthewar

with[Ethiopia,manywomenarebringinguptheirfamiliesontheirown.Theyoftenliveinrefugee

camps,withnolandoftheirownandnowaytoearnmoney.Mostofthesewomenareilliterate

andhavenoskillstofindaob.Theyspendmostoftheirdaylookingforfoodandpreparingitfor

theirfamilies.

TheFoodforTrainingprogramhelpsthetennagersandwomenchangetheirlives.Ifthey

agreetojointheprogram,theyreceivealargepackageoffoodeachmonth.Inreturn,the

womenarerequiredtoattendfreeliterateclassesfortwohourseveryday.WhenFoodfor

TrainingclassesintworegionsofEritrea,5000girlsandwomenjoinedinthefirsttwomonths.It

isespeciallypopularwithteenagegirls,agedfourteentosixteen,whohaveneverhadachance

togotoschoolbefore.

TheorganizersofFoocforTraingalsoplanstoofferotherkindsofcoursesforwomen,using

thesamesystemoffoodrewards.Inthesecourses,theywillteachwomenjobskillsandcrafts

suchasbasketweaving.Thesewomenwillnotonlylearntoreadandwrite.Theywillbeeaware

ofwhatisgoingonintheircountry.

41.Accordingtothepassage,traditionalideasaboutwomen.

Aarerejectedbyyoungergeneration

Bhelpimprovetheeconomy

Chindereconomicdevelopment'

Dhavelittleimpactoneconomicdevelopment

42.TheEritreangovernmentisofferingextrafoodtogirlsinschoolinorderto.

Aencouragetokeepgirlsathome

Bchangetraditionalattitudestowardswomen

Chelpgirlsfeedtheirfamilies

DcreatmorejobsforEritreanteachers

43.WiththeFoodforLearningprogram,womengetalargepackageoffoodaslong

as.

Atheyattendfreeliteracyclasseseveryday

Btheyhavenolandoftheirown

Ctheybringuptheirfamiliesontheirown

Dtheyliveinrefugeecamps

44.Thenewliteracyprogramsareanexampleof.

Atheworkof5,000womenandteenagegirls

Btheproblemswiththeaidofinternationalorganizations

Clocalandinternationalorganizationsworkingtogether

DtheEritreangovernmentworkingtokeepitspower

45.Accordingtothepassage,FoodforTrainingwill.

Ahelpwomenbettertheirlives

Bencouragewomentoleavetheircountry

Cteachwomenaboutinternationalaid

Dallowwomentospendmoretimeathome

第五部分：补全短文

IKnowJustHowYouFeel

Doyoufeelsad?Happy?Angry?Youmaythinkthatthewayyoushowtheseemotionsis

unique.Well,thinkagain.Eventheexpressionofthemostpersonalfeelingscanbeclassified,

accordingtoMindReadingame,aDVDdisplayingeverypossiblehumanemotion.Itdemonstrates

412distinctwaysinwhichwefeelthefirstvisualdistionaryofthehumanheart.

Attemptstoclassifyexpressionsbeganinthemid1800s,whenDarwindividedtheerrtions

intosixtypesanger,feacsadness,disgust,surpriseandenjoyment.(46)Everyother

feelingwasthoughttoderivefromDarwin'ssmallgroup.Moreplexexpressionsofemctions

wereprobablylearnedancthereforemorespecifictoeachculture.Butnowitisbelievedthat

manymorefacialexpressionsaresharedworldwide.(47)TheMindReadingDVDisa

systematicvisualrecordoftheseexpressions.

TheprojectwasconceivedbyaCambridgeprofessorasanaidforpeoplewithautism(孤独

症)，whohavedifficultybothreadingandexpressingemotions.Butitquicklybecameapparent

thatithadbroaderuses.Actorsandteachers,forexample,needtounderstandawiderangeof

expressions.Theprofessorandhisresearchteamfirsthadtodefinean"emotion"(48)

Usingthisdefinition,1,512emotiontermswereidentifiedanddiscussed.Thislistwaseventually

reducedto412,from"afraid"to"wanting".

Oncetheseemotionsweredefinedandclassified,aDVDseemedtheclearestandmost

efficientwaytodisplaythem.InMindReading,eachexpressionisactedoutbysixdifferent

actorsinthreeseconds.(49)Theexplanationforthisissimple:wemayfinditdifficult

todescribeemotionsusingwords,butweinstantlyrecogniseonewhenweseeitonsomeone's

face."Itwasreallyclearwhentheactorshadgotitright,"saysCathyCollis,whodirectedthe

DVD."Althoughtheyweregivensomedirestion,"saysMsCollis,"theactorswerenottoldwhich

facialmusclestheyshouldmove."(50)Forexample,whensomeonefeelcontempt,

youcan'tsayforcertainthattheireyebrowsalwaysgodown.

SomeonewhohastriedtoestablishsuchrulesistheAmerican,ProfessorPaulEkman,who

hasbuiltadatabaseofhowthefacemovesforeveryemotion.Thefacecanmake43distinct

musclemovementscalled"actionunits".Thesecanbebinedintomorethan10,000visiblefacial

shapes.Ekmenhaswrittenoutapatternoffacialmuscularmovementstorepresenteach

emotion.

A.Hesaidthatthisexpressionoffeelingisuniversalandrecognizablebyanyonefromany

culture.

B.Anyothermethodofshowingthe412emotionswhouldhavebeenfarlesseffective.

C.Researchhasalsobeendonetofindoutwhichareaofbrainreadtheemotionalexpressions.

D.Theseparticularmusclesaredifficulttocontrol,andfewpeoplecandoit.

E.Theydecidedthatitwasamentalstatethatcouldbeprecededby"Ifeel""helooks"or"she

sounds".

F.Wethoughtoftryingtodescribeeachemotion,butitwhouldhavebeenalmostimpossibleto

makeclearrulesofthis.

46.

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B

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48.

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第六部分：完形填空

RacialPrejudice

insomecountrieswhereracialprejucideisacute,violencehasbeentakenforgrantedasa

meansofsolvingdifferences;andthisisnotevenquestioned.Therearecountries(51)

thewhitemanimposeshisrudebybrute(粗暴)force;therearecountrieswheretheblackman

protestsby_(52)firetocitiesandbylootingandpillaging(抢夺).Importantpeopleonbothsides,

whowouldinotherrespectsappeartobereasonablemen,getupandcalmlyargue

in(53)ofviolenceasifitwerealegitimate(合法的)solution,(54)anyother.

Whatisreallyfrightening,whatreally(55)youwithdespair,istherealizationthat

whenitestothecrunch(关键时亥ij),wehavemadenoactual(56)atall.