中石油職稱英語(yǔ)考試大綱模擬試題四

1、模擬試題四I. Vocabulary Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 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.I. Im afraid taking a part time job might _ my time f

2、or study.A. cut offB. cut intoC. cut downD. cut away2.1several interesting facts about Mexico in that book.A. came toB. came into C. came over D. came across3. You cant see through a telescope unless it iscorrectly to your sight.A. adaptedB. adopted C. adjustedD. accustomed4. Our company decided tot

3、he contract because a number of the conditions in it had notbeen met.A. destroyB. refuse C. assumeD. cancel5. The father lost hisjust because his son failed again in the final exam.A. mindB. moodC. passionD. temper6. He has never felt himself so powerfullyto the scientific ideal.A. interested B. abs

4、orbed C. confident D. attracted7. Craing assured his boss that he wouldall his energies in doing this new job.A. call forthB. call atC. call onD. call off8. Who ispersonnel at present?A. in the charge ofB. under charge ofC. under the charge ofD. in charge of9. Safety devicesin preventing accidents i

5、n the workshop.A. assistB. assureC. assembleD. contribute10. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one isloud continuous noise.A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached toSection BDirections: There are 10 sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four

6、other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, mark your answer on the answer sheet.11. Todays class has already been called off.A. revisedB. canceledC. com

7、pletedD. announced12. Robert was regarded as a profound thinker by his friends.A. a deepB. a lazyC. a carefulD. an original13. Diana Spencer consented to many Prince Charles in 1981.A. vowedB. agreedC. engagedD. betokened14. The Hope Diamond has a beautiful blue color, and is completely without flaw

8、s.A. mistakesB. defectsC. dotsD. trademarks15. The ultimate goal for all mountain climbers is to scale the summit of Mr. Everest.A. greatestB. potentialC. ambitiousD. distant16. The old woman is too feeble to cross the street without her nephews help.A. tiredB. weakC. timidD. blind17. There is no al

9、ternative: the President must approve the bill if Congress passes it.A. chance of agreement B. doubt C. other choiceD. mistake18. The horse finally came to a halt on the very rim of the cliff.A. topB. edgeC. sloptD. base19. His face was flushed because he had run all the way from the dormitory.A. re

10、dB. shakingC. paleD. wet20. The versatility function of a computer is limited only by human imagination.A. multipleB. artificialC. mechanicalD. automaticII Grammatical StructureSection ADirections: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,

11、C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.21. It was urgent that heher immediately.A. callsB. calledC. callD. would call22. The medical record shows that it was the drug, not the disease, _ killed him several years ago.A. the effects of

12、whichB. the effects of itC. finallyD. that23 .，it is quite easy to drill a hole in it with a eraser.A. Hard a diamond isB. Hard as a diamond isC. As a diamond is hardD. How hard is a diamond24. In order to be a good scientist,A. mathematics is vitalB. one must master mathematicsC. mathematics is imp

13、ortant to understand D. one to understand mathematics25. Like the old,respected in our country.A. the female isB. a female isC. the female areD. female is26 .bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hardness in a kiln.A. MadeB. To makeC. Being made D. The making of27 .on

14、 a clear day far from the city crowds, the mountains give him a sense of infinite peaceA. WalkingB. When one is walkingC. If walkingD. When walking28. When youthe test, check your papers before you hand them in.A. will finishB. are finishingC. will have finishedD. have finished29. This candidate has

15、 far more chances of winning the election than _ recommended by the organizer.A. thatB. the oneC. whomD. one30. If you _ my advice， youyour failure now. Youyour victory.A. took . wouldn't cry over. would celebrateB. had taken . wouldn't have cried over. would have celebratedC. had taken . ar

16、en't crying over. are celebratingD. had taken . wouldn't be crying over. would be celebratingSection BDirections: In questions 31-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases, marked A, B C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which is incorrect and must be changed to make the sent

17、ence correct. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet.31. Alaskas vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the outdoors.ABCD32. If you have just recently purchased a home or are considering to refinance your home, takeABCadvantage of our low rates.D33. The most popular sugge

18、stion with the office workers is that all smokers could go outsideABCto smoke.D34. Book where visitors sign in is kept at the front desk.ABCD'35. The director felt more positive steps should be taken before last nights meeting to ensureABCjob security.D36. The idea that experience was worth more

19、 then education was not unanimously accepted.ABCD37. Mrs. Pham wanted to know when was the last staff meeting so she could plan the next one.ABCD38. Engineers and scientists have had no trouble finding high-level, high-paying positionsABCwho have experience.D39. We can supplement our own ideas with

20、information and data gathering from our reading,AB Cour observation, and so forth.D40. To read Tolstoy and being introduced to the nineteenth-century Russian literature are twoABCexcellent reasons for taking Professor Morrels course.DIII. Cloze TestDirections: There are 10 blanks in the following pa

21、ssage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20thcentury. 41 in the 1900s most American town

22、s and cities had a Main Street. Main Street wasalways in the heart of a town. This street was lined on both sides with many various businesses.Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture,hardware, groceries. .42 , some shops offered services. These shop

23、s included drugstores,restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a changebegan to 43 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parkingplaces were 44 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look withinterest at t

24、he open spaces 45 the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customersneeded. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shoppingcentres, or rather malls, 46 as a collection of small new stores away from crowded citycentres. 47 by hundreds of free parking sp

25、ace, customers were drawn away from downtownareas to outlying malls. And the growing 48 of shopping centres led in turn to the buildingof bigger and better stocked stores. 49 the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almostdeveloped into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 50 of one

26、stop shopping,malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment. 41. A. As early as B. Early C. Early as D. Earlier 42. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well 43. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place 44. A.

27、available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for 45. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside 46. A. started B. founded C. set up D. organized 47. A. Attracted B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Enjoyed 48. A. distinction B. fame C. popularity D. liking 49. A. By B. During C. In D. Towards50. A. cheapnes

28、s B. readiness C. convenience D. handinessIV. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 4 questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark y

29、our answer on the Answer Sheet.Questions 51 to 54 are based on the following passage: It is simple enough to say that since books have classes fiction, biography, poetry-weshould separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few peopleask from books what books can g

30、ive us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred anddivided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biographythat it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish allsuch preconception when we read, that w

31、ould be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to yourauthor; try to become him. Be his fellow worker and accomplice (同謀). If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from gettingthe fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely

32、as possible,then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess (委婉之處), from the twist and turn of the firstsentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself inthis, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, oratte

33、mpting to give you, something far more definite. The thirty two chapters of a novel-if weconsider how to read a novel first-are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled asa building but words are more impalpable than bricks, reading is a longer and more complicatedprocess than seeing. P

34、erhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist isdoing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficultiesof words. Recall, then, some event that has left a distinct impression on you-how at the corner ofthe street, perhaps, you passed t

35、wo people talking. A tree shook; an electric light danced; the toneof the talk was comic, but also tragic; a whole vision, an entire conception, seemed contained inthat moment.51. What does the author mean by saying "Yet few people ask from books what books can give us"? A. The author mean

36、s that lots of people read few books. B. The author thinks that readers have only absorbed part of knowledge in books. C. The author holds that few people have a proper idea about what content some kind of books should include. D. The author considers that readers can scarcely understand most of the

37、 books.52. According to the passage, which of the following statement is right? A. A reader should find some mistakes when he is reading. B. The more difficult a book is, the more you can get from it. C. To read something is easier than to watch something. D. One should be in the same track with the

38、 writer when he is reading.53. What is the possible meaning of "impalpable" (Paragraph 2) in the passage? A. Clear. B. Elusive. C. Delicate. D. Precise.54. What's the main idea of this passage? A. The importance of reading. B. The proper way to read. C. How to get most from one book. D

39、. The characters of a good book.Questions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage: It isn't often that an entire industry is symbolized in the figure of a single human being, andsuch is the case with Canadian aviation and the aircraft industry. The man is the Hon. John A. D.McCurdy, and the

40、life story of this still vigorous, distinguished Canadian is at once and at thesame time the thrilling history of aviation's progress in Canada. It all began one cold February day in 1909 at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, when John McCurdyconfounded the critics by flying the Silver Dart, an aircraft desi

41、gned by himself, for half a mileover the ice of Bras deor Lakes. This was the first powered flight in Canada and the first by aBritish subject in the Commonwealth. McCurdy gave proof of his flying ability-and of thedevelopment and the use of the aileron-by being the first man in the world to execute

42、 a figureeight in the air. He became the first to pilot a flying boat, taking off from Long Island Sound. Heflew the first airplane to Mexico. In 1911 he had made the longest flight to date, and that overopen sea 90 miles from Key West to Havana. He won the first cross country race in Canada 40miles

43、 from Hamilton to Toronto-and he transmitted the first radio message from aircraft. When World War I came, McCurdy took on board supervisory authority for Canadianaircraft production by serving with the government in various senior positions. Following WorldWar 11, McCurdy was honored by being made

44、lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia where hemade Canada's first historic flight. He now lives in Montreal with a summer home in Baddeck,site of his first flight.55. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true about McCurdy? A. He was a Canadian. B. He is regarded as th

45、e symbol of Canadian aviation and aircraft industry. C. He is the first man to finish a figure eight in the air. D. He now lives in Baddeck.56. The "Silver Dart" is A. the name of a weapon B. a plane bought by McCurdy C. the nickname of a famous Canadian pilot D. a plane designed by McCurd

46、y57. McCurdy is NOT the first one to _ A. fly in Canada B. pilot a flying boat C. fly from Key West to Toronto D. fly to Mexico58. Nowadays, McCurdy _ A. lives in Montreal in summer B. is the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia C. is still very active and energetic D. is the government's counselo

47、rQuestions 59 to 62 are based on the following passage: The U.S. birthrate began to decline in the middle 1950's, resulting in a smaller college agepopulation starting in the middle 1970's. S4 Something else happened in the 1970's: the price ofoil increased tremendously, driving up the p

48、rice of almost everything and making Americansaware that their large automobiles used a lot of gasoline. At the same time, foreign carmanufacturers had begun to produce small fuel efficient cars in large quantities for the exportmarket. Suddenly, the large, gas guzzling American cars were no longer

49、attractive to Americanbuyers, who began buying foreign cars by the thousands. The American automobile industry wentinto a recession. Thousands of automotive workers were laid off, as were thousands of people inindustries indirectly connected with the auto industry. People who are laid off tend to ke

50、ep whatmoney they have for necessities, like food and housing. They do not have the extra money neededto send their children to college. Their children cannot pay their own college costs, because duringa recession they cannot find jobs. High unemployment means that more state funds must be usedfor s

51、ocial service-unemployment benefits and to aid dependent children, for example-thanduring more prosperous times. It also means, that the states have fewer funds than usual, becausepeople are paying fewer taxes. Institutions of higher education depend on two major sources of income to keep them funct

52、ioning: tuition from students and funds from the states. At the presenttime, there are fewer students than in the past and fewer state funds available for higher education. The colleges and universities are in trouble. 59. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The rising of oil price drove up th

53、e price of everything. B. There were many reasons why higher education was in trouble in the 1970's. C. Birthrate began to decline in the USA in 1950's. D. High unemployment caused a lot of social problems. 60. The phrase "laid off' can best be replaced by which of the following? A.

54、 Poor. B. Got rid of. C. Removed. D. Unemployed. 61. American cars were not popular in their domestic markets because they were A. small B. gas consuming C. fuel efficient D. not attractive 62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _ A. Young people couldn't afford their own tuition in

55、 the 1970's B. It's difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970's C. Fewer parents could afford to send their children to college because of the recession in 1970's D. Birthrate dropped in the 1970's because of the recessionQuestions 63 to 66 are based on the

56、following passage: It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousandsof everyday perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skillsare to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory. Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includesnot only "remembering" th