中石油2016年职称英语考题及参考答案

中石油职称英语考试2016年真题及参考答案解析
I. Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: There are some sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four 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.
1、In most countries, the crime of murder carries harsh penalties.
A. unconscious
B. thrive
C. severe
D. prudent
【参考答案】C
【释义】harsh adj.残酷的；严酷的；严厉的；恶劣的
unconscious adj.无知觉的；昏迷的；不省人事的；无意识的
thrive v.繁荣；茁壮成长；蓬勃发展；兴旺发达
severe adj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的；严厉的；苛刻的
prudent adj.谨慎的；慎重的；精明的
2、I tell my mother about my trials at work and brag about the kids.
A. lie
B. boast
C. secretive
D. feel awkward
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第28课That "Other Woman" in My Life第8段。

【释义】brag v.吹嘘；自吹自擂
lie v.躺；说谎；撒谎；在于
boast v.自夸；自吹自擂；有（值得自豪的东西）
secretive adj.（思想、情感等）不外露的；惯于掩藏自己的；有城府的
feel awkward 为难；作难；犯难
3、The employee had to break off the conversation in order to wait on his manger.
A. continue
B. hurry
C. begin
D. discontinue
【参考答案】D
【出处】MBA联考大纲英语词组。

原题：The employee had to break off the conversation in order to wait on his manager. (discontinue)
【释义】break off v.断绝；折取；把…折断；使脱落
continue v.持续；延伸；继续存在；不断发生
hurry v.赶快；（朝某方向）迅速移动；催促（某人）；迅速处理
begin v.开始；启动；起始；开始存在（或进行）
discontinue v.停止；终止；中断；终止（生产）
4、There is an extensive glacier system, endless forests, and innumerable lakes throughout this highland area.
A. expansive
B. broad d. deep D. intense
【参考答案】A
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第24课The Delights of South Island第3段
【释义】extensive adj.广阔的；广大的；大量的；广泛的
expansive adj.广阔的；辽阔的；浩瀚的；广泛的
broad adj.宽阔的；广阔的；…宽（用于表示距离的量度之后）
deep adj.深陷；全神贯注；专心；深的
intense adj.很大的；十分强烈的；严肃紧张的；激烈的
5、Scientists are trying to develop computers that will simulate the human thought process.
A. project
B. reflect
C. substitute
D. assume
【参考答案】B
【出处】2015版大纲模拟试题一第13题
【释义】simulate v.模仿；假装；冒充；装作
project v.计划；规划；投影；投射
reflect v.反映；映出（影像）；反射（声、光、热等）；显示
substitute v.取代；（以…）代替
assume v.假设；假定；认为；假装
6、The two drivers were injured in the collision.
A. fight
B. accident
C. critic
D. crash
【参考答案】D
【出处】同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语试题
【解释】collision n.抵触；碰撞（或相撞）事故
fight n.斗争；打架；打斗；搏斗
accident n.意外；（交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件
critic n.评论家；反对者；批评者
crash n.崩溃；坠毁；撞击；速成
7、Visiting in a humid climate will cause the traveler’s clothing to become saturated with sweat.
A. stained
B. heated
C. drenched
D. trapped
【参考答案】C
【出处】大学六级试题
【释义】saturated adj.浸透；湿透；（溶液）饱和的；深的
stained adj.(被血或污物)染污的；有瑕疵或污点的；(因罪行)败坏名声的；染色的
heated adj.愤怒的；激烈的；十分激动的；（用加热器）加热了的
drenched adj.湿透的；含太多液体的；充满(液体)的
trap v.诱捕；设计诱陷；安防臭瓣；发射(泥鸽)
8、In the heart of the continent of Antarctica it is almost as high as the summits of the Alps.
A. tops
B. trails
C. apexes
D. sites
【参考答案】C
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第60课Why Antarctica Is Being Explored第8段
【释义】summit n.峰会；山顶；顶点；最高点
top n.顶；上衣；陀螺；上面
trails n.小路；长长地拖垂后头的东西；(流星等的)尾；衣裙
apex n.顶点；最高点
site n.网站；站点；现场；位置
9、Now some scientists have revised their way of thinking.
A. rejected
B. unclear
C. amended
D. distasteful
【参考答案】C
【出处】新视野大学英语3课文1-6单元sectionB原文
【释义】revise v.修订；修正；校阅；再检查
reject v.拒绝；驳回；丢弃；不接受
unclear adj.不清楚的；不确定的；难以掌握的；不完全明白
amend v.改良；订正；改变(行为等)；改过
distasteful adj.使人不愉快的；令人反感的；讨厌的
10、It has been argued that oil may better be found by random drilling than by the appliance of scientific principles.
A.foolish
B. unplanned
C. unavoidable
D. wise
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第31课Petroleum Geology and Other Sciences第8段
【释义】random adj.随机的
foolish adj.愚蠢的；傻的；感到荒谬；出丑
unplanned adj.未计划（或筹划）的；意外的
unavoidable adj.无法避免的；难以预防的
wise adj.充满智慧的；明智的；英明的；明察善断的
Section B
Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this section. 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.
11、Our overseas branch office is ____ to open in Dubai next month.
A. advanced
B. informed
C. maintained
D. scheduled
【参考答案】D
【出处】托业考试（TOEIC）模拟试题
【释义】advance v.提前；进步；促进；预付
inform v.通知；通告；知会；了解
maintain v.维护；保持；坚持；抚养
schedule v.安排；预定；为…安排时间
12、Dear, do send the children to bed. I can't ____ their noise any longer.
A. put up with
B. put out
C. put off
D. put away
【参考答案】A
【出处】专升本英语考前复习试题
【释义】put up with na. 忍住；忍耐
put out v.扑灭；熄灭；放出；伸出
put off na. 延期；辩解
put away v.把…收起来；储存
13、Sales promotion ____ those promotional activities other than advertising, personal selling, and publicity.
A. is consisted of
B. consists of
C. is composed from
D. composes from
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第52课Sales Promotion第1段
【释义】is consisted of 被动语态，由……组成的
consists of v.由…构成；由…组成；由…组成
14、These fuels____ heat when they burn.
A. give up
B. give off
C. give away
D. give in
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第26课The Magic of Energy第13段
【释义】give up na.放弃；断绝；投降；自首
give off na.放出；发出；释放；散发出
give away na.赠送；分发；放弃；露马脚
give in na.让步；屈服；投降；上交
15、I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right __ life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
A. by
B. to c. at D. over
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第7课Our Family Creed第5段
16、Wherever you go in the world, try to show respect for the values of the country you are in, ____ you do not necessarily agree with them.
A. whatever
B. even if
C. as if
D. provided
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第46课Cultural Taboos第6段
【释义】whatever pron.[连接代词]无论；什么都；〈俚〉究竟…什么
even if na.即使…也
as if 仿佛；好像；俨然；似乎；就跟…一样
provided conj.如果；假如；在…条件下
17、Mainframe Software Company ____ its clients complete satisfaction with all its products.
A. requests
B. admits
C. agrees
D. guarantees
【参考答案】D
【出处】托业考试（TOEIC）试题
【释义】这里要选择谓语动词。

在空格之后是动词的双宾语its clients和complete satisfaction。

选项当中可以接直接宾语和间接宾语的只有guarantee。

guarantee+人+物“向某人保证某事”。

(A)request“要求”和(B)admit“同意”只能接一个宾语。

(C)agree“同意”。

18、Organic chemistry is ____ both in the analysis of oil and gas and in the study of the diagenesis of the plant and animal tissues in sediments.
A. involved
B. evolution
C. revolved
D. evolved
【参考答案】A
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第31课Petroleum Geology and Other Sciences第3段
【释义】be involved in na.被包入；被卷入漩涡；参与；涉及；介入
19、Managers need to monitor inflation ____ so they can make good decisions.
A. emergency
B. trend
C. pace
D. schedule
【参考答案】B
【出处】2016版《通用选读》第47课Managing In a Global Environment第10段
【释义】emergency n.突发事件；紧急情况
trend n.趋势；动向；趋向；动态
pace n.步伐；节奏；步速；（移动的）速度
schedule n.日程安排；明细表；工作计划
20、He failed again in the driving test. I don’t know why ____ he was so nervous.
A. in the earth
B. on the earth
C. in earth
D. on earth
【参考答案】D
【出处】2016年中石油职称英语考试模拟试题二
【释义】in the earth 在泥土里；在地下；在地里
on the earth 在地球上
in earth 在土壤中
on earth adv. 究竟，到底，固定搭配，为程度副词。

II. Grammatical Structure
Section A
Directions: 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、If you don’t agree to our plan, ____.
A. either they will
B. neither will they
C. so don’t they
D. so they won’t neither
【参考答案】B
【解析】句意：如果你不同意我们的计划，他们也不同意。

表示某人也不怎么样，用neither/nor+助动词/情态动词/系动词+主语。

所以选B。

22、He speaks English, but not ____ his sister does.
A. as well like
B. so well as
C. like good as
D. as good as
【参考答案】B
【出处】2011年中石油职称英语考试真题
【解析】句意：他会说英语，但不好他的姐姐说的好。

23、You are supposed ____ everything ready by now.
A. to get
B. getting
C. to have got
D. having got
【参考答案】C
【解析】句意：到目前为止你应该把一切都准备好了。

此题考动词搭配。

be supposed后要接不定式，即be supposed to do sth. 表示“应该……”。

此句中“by now”表示动作应已完成，所以不定式要用完成时态，故C为正确答案。

24、The committee recommends that the matter ____ at the next meeting.
A. be discussed
B. may be discussed
C. would be discussed
D. will be discussed
【参考答案】A
【解析】recommends 出现，应用虚拟语气，完整的为should be discussed ,should省略了。

当主句的谓语动词为suggest, propose, advise, insist, order, demand, require, request, desire等表示“建议”、“命令”、“请求”和“要求”的动词时，其后的宾语从句中要用虚拟语气“should+动词原形”（在美国英语中should省略）。

25、The University of Michigan，____ in 1817, is located m Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A. which was found
B. which was founded
C. founding
D. that was found
【参考答案】B
【解析】be founded 成立；被建立；被发现
26、Before ____ the envelope, please be sure you have enclosed all of the documents listed in your orientation packet.
A. sealing
B. is sealed
C. was sealed
D. seal
【参考答案】A
【解析】考察分词结构，当两句相连时，如果两句的主语相同，可以省略一个主语。

但是动词如果是主动式则改为现在分词，若动词如果是被动式，则保留过去分词。

本题原本应该是「Before you seal the envelope」，但因为连接的两句主词都是you，所以将「before you seal the envelope」改为分词结构的「before sealing the envelope」。

27、To protect the camera lens, be sure to reattach the lens cover ____ returning the camera to its case.
A. when
B. what
C. whether
D. why
【参考答案】A
28、You __ her in the office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.
A. must have seen
B. can’t have seen
C. needn’t have seen
D. might have seen
【参考答案】B
【解析】考查情态动词的完成式。

整句意思：你上周五不可能在她办公室看到她了，她出城已经有两个星期了。

must have done过去一定做了，can’t have done过去不可能做了，needn’t have done过去本不必做而做了，might have done过去可能做了。

29、As a general rule, snakes ____ unless offended.
A. have not bitten
B. do not bite
C. will not be biting
D. are not biting
【参考答案】B
【解析】本题指的是通常状态下，所以要用一般现在时。

句意：一般情况下蛇不会咬人，除非被冒犯。

offended v.冒犯; 得罪; 触怒(offend的过去式和过去分词); 使反感令人不适。

30、I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election.____ the people in the city voted for his opponent.
A.Most of all
B. Almost all of
C. Most all of
D. Almost the whole of
【参考答案】B
【出处】2015大纲模拟题二第26题。

【解析】句意：我猜想琼斯是不可能在选举中获胜了，几乎所有的市民都投了他的对手的票。

此题考查词的搭配。

most of all大多数；almost all of the people几乎全部人们；C项搭配不正确；D项的whole一般不指代人。

Section B
Directions: 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 sentence correct. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet.
31、One of the much discussing questions today has to do with whether or not the teaching of
A B C
reading should start in the kindergarten.
D
【参考答案】A。

改为：much discussed questions
32、When a severe ankle injury forced herself to give up reporting in 1926，Margaret Mitchell
A B C
began writing her novel Gone with the wind.
D
【参考答案】C。

改为：her
33、The bigger of all nine planets in the solar system is Jupiter.
A B C D
【参考答案】A。

改为：biggest
34、There are vineyards in California that product some of the best wine in the world.
A B C D
【参考答案】B。

改为：produce
35、Rapidly fallen oil prices caused OPEC ministers to meet and plan a strategy.
A B C D
【参考答案】B。

【出处】2015大纲模拟试题二第37题
【解析】改为：B 应改为falling
36、It is a phenomenon known as temperature inversion what causes the worst smog in places
A B C
such as Los Angles.
D
【参考答案】B
【出处】2015大纲模拟试题五第32题
【解析】改为：B 应改为that。

此题考查强调句型。

本句为It 引导的强调句型，后面应用that，而不是what。

37、New shopping mall is being planned for the residential area where new homes are being built
A B C
at a rapid rate.
D
【参考答案】A
【出处】2015大纲模拟试题五第37题
【解析】A 应改为A new shopping。

此题考查冠词。

单数可数名词前必须有冠词。

38、The instructor had gone over the problems many times before the students will take the final
A B C D
examination.
【参考答案】D
【解析】D改为took。

主句为过去完成时，故before引导的从句为过去时。

39、I don’t know that you can recognize him from here, but the boy reading the newspaper is
A B C D
Tom.
【参考答案】A
【解析】改为whether
40、The test administrator ordered we not to open our books until he told us to do.
A B C D
【参考答案】B
【解析】B改为us。

III. Close Test
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. 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.
The weather often changes what people do and how they do it. It is very important in our
everyday live. Meteorologists are scientists who try to predict the weather. 41 do they find out this _42 _?
For 43 scientists tried to predict the weather by 44 it. This didn’t work very well. Even if a man stands on a very high mountain, he can only see a small part of the weather. Then, in 1820, a German scientist 45 that scientists could draw a map of the way weather moves. The weather tomorrow is _ 46 _ today. It may move as 47 as 30 miles an hour. It may move 725 miles in 24 hour.
_ 48 weather moves, the best way to predict 49 is to use maps. You can see a picture of the weather for large parts of the country on a map. Winter storms of rain and 50 will be 1,000 miles wide. Only on a map can meteorologists see a storm this big. In 1820，it was difficult to make such maps. Why was it difficult? The scientists needed weather reports to make the maps. It was not easy to get weather reports quickly. Today weather reports can be easily and quickly collected from everywhere.
41、A. Why B. When C. Where D. How
42、A. information B. news C. advice D. experience
43、A. ever B. a short while C. a long time D. the first time
44、A. listening to B. looking at C. believing in D. depending on
45、A. insisted B. expected C. showed D. agreed
46、A. far away from B. over there C. near here D. high up
47、A. fast B. soon C. far D. slow
48、A. If B. Unless C. Because D. Though
49、A. it B. this C. that D. one
50、A. cloud B. steam C. snow D. water
41.D【解析】上文已经提到气象学家，是研究天气变化的科学家并试图预测天气，那么这句意思，按逻辑关系应该谈及预测方法。

42. A【解析】句中的词组find out意为“查出、找到”，选项中advice意为“建议”，experience 意为“经验、体验”，information意为“信息”。

43. C【解析】a long time 很长时间；很长一段时间。

44. B 【解析】believe in意为“信仰……”，depend on意为“依赖于……”，look at意为“看……”
45. C【解析】show意为“说明、证明”，agree意为“同意、赞同”，insist意为“坚持”。

此句意为：1820年，德国一科学家证明可用天气变化图预测天气。

并没有“同意”“坚持”的含义。

46. A【解析】far away from意为“远离……”，此句意为“明天的天气状况距离今天很遥远。

”
47. A【解析】本句意思为：气象变动速度很快，每小时“快”达30英里。

由下句可知这里指的是速度。

48. C【解析】这是一个表示原因的状语从句。

承接上下文，因为天气不断移动，所以最好的预测天气的办法是用图来表明。

49. A【解析】在表示时间、距离、天气等时，代词应用“it”。

50. C【解析】rain and snow雨雪
IV. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: There are 4 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 51 to 54 are based on the following passage:
Although recent years have seen substantial reductions in noxious pollutants from individual motor vehicles, the number of such vehicles has been steadily increasing. Consequently, more than 100 cities in the United States still have levels of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and ozone (generated by photochemical reactions with hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust) that exceed legally established limits. There is a growing realization that the only effective way to achieve further reductions in vehicle emissions—short of a massive shift away from the private automobile—is to replace conventional diesel fuel and gasoline with cleaner-burning fuels such as compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, ethanol, or methanol.
All of these alternatives are carbon-based fuels whose molecules are smaller and simpler than those of gasoline. These molecules bum more cleanly than gasoline, in part because they have fewer, if any, carbon-carbon bonds and the hydrocarbons they do emit are less likely to generate ozone. The combustion of larger molecules, which have multiple carbon-carbon bonds involves a more complex series of reactions. These reactions increase the probability of incomplete combustion and are more likely to release uncombusted and photochemically active hydrocarbon compounds into the atmosphere. On the other hand, alternative fuels do have drawbacks. Compressed natural gas would require that vehicles have set of heavy fuel tanks —a serious liability in terms of performance and fuel efficiency —and liquefied petroleum gas faces fundamental limits on supply.
Ethanol and methanol, on the other hand, have important advantages over other carbon-based alternative fuels: they have higher energy content per volume and would require minimal changes in the existing network for distributing motor fuel. Ethanol is commonly used as a gasoline supplement, but it is currently about twice as expensive as methanol, the low cost of which is one of its attractive features. Meth anol’s most attractive feature, however, is that it can reduce by about 90 percent the vehicle emissions that form ozone, the most serious urban air pollutant.
Like any alternative fuel, methanol has its critics. Yet much of the criticism is based on the use of “gasoline clone” vehicles that do not incorporate even the simplest design improvements that are made possible with the use of methanol. It is true, for example, that a given volume of methanol provides only about one-half of the energy that gasoline and diesel fuel do; other things being equal, the fuel tank would have to be somewhat larger and heavier. However, since methanol-fueled vehicles could be designed to be much more efficient than “gasoline clone” vehicles fueled with methanol they would need comparatively less fuel. Vehicles incorporating only the simplest of the engine improvements that methanol makes feasible would still contribute to an immediate lessening of urban air pollution.
51、According to the text, incomplete combustion is more likely to occur with gasoline than with an alternative fuel because
A. gasoline molecules have a simple molecular structure.
B. gasoline is composed of small molecules.
C. the combustion of gasoline releases photochemically active hydrocarbons.
D. the combustion of gasoline embraces an intricate set of reactions.
【原文出处】2016版通用选读第五课Carbon-based Alternative。

题目源自于考研、GRE等。

【参考答案】D
【解析】本题是一道指代词题型。

根据题干中的“incomplete combustion”可将本题的答案信息来源迅速确定在第二段的第四句，该句中的指代词“these”暗示本题的具体答案信息来源应该在第二段的第三句。

通过阅读和理解第二段的第三句可推导出本题的正确选项。

52、The text suggests which of the following about air pollution?
A. Few serious attempts have been made to reduce the amount of pollutants emitted by gasoline-fueled vehicles.
B. Pollutants emitted by gasoline-fueled vehicles are not the most critical source of urban air pollution.
C. Further attempts to reduce emissions from gasoline-fueled vehicles will not help lower urban air pollution levels.
D. Attempts to reduce the pollutants that an individual gasoline-fueled vehicle emits have been largely unsuccessful.
【参考答案】C
【解析】本题是一道审题定位题型。

通过题干中的“air pollution”可将本题的答案信息来源迅速确定在第一段，因为第一段首句中含有“noxious pollutants”，都在谈污染的问题。

通过阅读和理解第一段，尤其是第一段尾句即全文的中心主旨句，可推导出本题的正确选项。

这是一道比较难的题。

考生在解题时一定要具备审题定位能力，还要具备归纳和推导能力。

53、Which of the following most closely parallels the situation described in the first sentence of the text?
A. Although a town’s citizens reduce their individual use of water, the town’s water supplies continue to dwindle because of a steady increase in the total populating of the town.
B. Although a country attempts to increase the sale of domestic goods by adding a tax to the price of imported goods, the sale of imported goods within the country continues to increase.
C. Although a town reduces its public services in order to avoid a tax increase, the town’s tax rate exceeds that of other towns in the surrounding area.
D. Although a state passes strict laws to limit the type of toxic material that can be disposed of in public landfills, illegal dumping continues to increase.
【参考答案】A
【解析】这是一道类比题型，因为本题题干中含有“parallels”(与……相当，与……一样)一词。

本题题干已将类比的参照对象确定在第一段的首句。

通过仔细阅读和理解第一段的首句，可推导出本题的正确选项，因为该选项涉及的增减关系的前提条件和原文一脉相承。

考生在破解这种题型时应对原文所表达的内容与关系有明确的认识和把握，不可以无根据地推导。

54、It can be inferred that the author of the text most likely regards the criticism of methanol as .
A. flawed because of the assumptions on which it is based.
B. inapplicable because of an inconsistency in the critics, arguments.
C. misguided because of its exclusively technological focus.
D. inaccurate because it ignores consumers, concerns.
【参考答案】A
【解析】这是一道细节推导题型。

本题题干中的“the criticism of methanol”把本题的答案信息来源确定在第四段的第一、二句。

通过阅读和理解这两句话，尤其是第二句话，就可推导出本题的正确选项。

考生在破解本题时一定要注意第二句话的第一个词“Yet”在语意上所起的作用。

考生在解题时一定要重视启承转合词的出现和功能。

Questions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage:
For many travelers there is nothing like a big city. The big cities of a nation offer things that are usually not found in other places. Outstanding museums, plays, music, and dance groups are examples. Shops that seem to sell everything under the sun, great buildings, famous businesses, and very fine restaurants also are common.
For many travelers, therefore, the city is the place to be. Yet, for some, the city has become a place to fear. They see the city as a place with too many people, too much traffic, and yes, too much crime.
Here are a few suggestions and safety rules which can help the visitor to have more fun and fewer worries. Keep them in mind the next time you travel to a large city so that you can make the most of your visit.
Choose a hotel which has a good reputation. Don’t choose just any place from a list of hotels and prices. Try to talk with someone who has been there.
When you get to your hotel, leave any large amounts of cash and anything else of value in the hotel safe. Take them out only as you need them. It is wise not to show a lot of jewelry anyway. If you must keep things of value in your room, at least lock them in a suitcase before you go out.
Keep young children with you at all times. Do not let them walk around without you.
Do most of your daytime and all of your nighttime sightseeing in the city’s main areas. G o to other areas only when you are sure they are safe. You can walk safely through most big-city streets from around 8 a.m. to early evening. Never go to parks and beaches after dark or very early in the morning. At night, walk on busy, well-lighted main streets. Do not walk alone. Use a taxi when there is any question of safety or distance.
Try to take a taxi owned by a major company. Be sure you can see the city number on the outside and the driver’s picture on the inside. If you are not sure of a taxi, a sk your hotel doorman or bell captain. In New York City it is advisable to travel only in Yellow Cabs.
If you have small children with you, give them, in writing, the name of your hotel，its phone number, and your room number. Tell them, if lost, to tell a policeman or call a telephone operator from a public place of business.
Remember that there are lots of people to help you. Policemen and people in hotels, restaurants, stores, and banks can give you directions and information.
Millions of people visit cities every year in perfect safety and have a great time. Follow these simple rules and you can too.
55、The author states that big cities .
A. are usually very safe
B. are more fun than small towns
C. are too dangerous for most visitors.
D. have a lot to offer
56、This article states that .
A. you should choose a hotel with a good reputation
B. children are safe if they have a dime and a phone number
C. a locked suitcase is the best place for money and jewelry
D. any area of a big city is safe at night
57、We can tell from statements made in this article that __
A. the driver should have his name written on his uniform
B. not everything that looks like a taxi is a proper safe taxi
C. only yellow taxis are safe to use
D. all taxi drivers should have their pictures showing in the front window
58、This article is mainly about .
A. choosing the right hotel
B. the care of money and other things of value
C. safety rules to follow
D. planning the trip
【原文出处】2016版通用选读第27课When You Travel to a Large City
【参考答案】DABD
55. D 【解析】“big cities”是关键词，短文第一段。

56. A 【解析】第四段首句。

一般来说，如果在文中没有出现带有“绝对”含义的词汇，如：B. ……are safe if……如果……就是安全的，C. ……the best……最佳……，D. any……任何……，不会是正确答案。

57. B 【解析】与上一题相同的道理。

only只有……、all所有的……。

58. D 【解析】很明显，A、B只是短文的一部分内容，C、D容易被混淆。

从第3段第一句话发现，本文是要提出“suggestions and safety rules”，不仅仅是safety rules，因此排除C。

Questions 59 to 62 are based on the following passage:
Negotiation
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts.
Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation.
In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and
impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal purveyor of information and cash, an image that succeeds only in undermining the negotiation.
In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while subverting the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator.
Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding.
59、According to the author, what is the purpose of negotiation?
A. To undermine the other negotiator’s position
B. To communicate back and forth
C. To reach an agreement
D. To understand the culture of the negotiators
60、The word “undermining” in the last sentence of paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. making brief
B. making weak
C. making know
D. making clear
61、What does the author mean by the statement in paragraph 1: “Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterpa rts”.
A. Because their training is not as good, Americans are less successful as negotiators than their international counterparts.
B. Foreign businesspersons do not like to negotiate with Americans, who are not well trained.
C. Training is not available for Americans who must interact in international negotiations.
D. Foreign businesspersons negotiate less effectively than Americans because of their training.
62、The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses .
A. knowledge of foreign languages
B. relationships between negotiators
C. ways to increase cross-cultural understanding
D. traits that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding
【出处】原文为新概念优美背诵短文50篇：国际商业和跨文化交流
【参考答案】CBAC
【解析】
59. C 第二段首句，关键词：purpose
60. B undermine v. 冲蚀；削弱…的基础；用阴险手段毁损。

与下一段subvert同义
subvert v.颠覆；暗中破坏；使背叛；使变节
61. A 这句话比较长，把几个转接词、连接词however、consequently去掉就容易理解了。

62. C 最后一段的最后一句话。

【参考译文】
国际贸易和海外投资的增加产生了对具有外语知识和跨文化交流技巧的经理的需求。

然而，美国人在这两方面未得到良好的训练，因此没有在国际谈判中像他们的外国对手一样成功。

谈判是为了达成协议而反复交流的过程。

它包括说服和妥协。

但是为了去进行说服和妥协，谈判者必须懂得在谈判的文化中怎样说服人和怎样达成妥协。

在国外的国际商务谈判中，美国人被视为富有和不带个人情感。

在外国谈判者看来，似乎美国人代表着一个庞大的拥有数百万资财的大企业，不用进一步地讨价还价就能出得起价钱。

美国谈判者的角色变成了一个没有个人感情的信息及现金的供应者。

对在国外的美国谈判者的研究中，我们找出了损害谈判者能力的几个特点，或许证实这个已成定式的看法。

尤其引起跨文化误解的两个特点是美国谈判者的直截了当和缺乏耐心。

此外，美国谈判者经常坚持实现短期目标，而外国的谈判者会珍视建立谈判者之间的联系并愿意为长期利益投入时间。

为了巩固这种联系，他们会选择非直接的交流而不计较投入用于了解对方的时间。

明显地，价值观的不同和理解上的差异影响了谈判的结果和谈判者的成功与否。

美国人要在国际商务谈判中扮演更为有效的角色，他们就必须投入更多的努力提高跨文化的理解力。

Questions 63 to 66 are based on the following passage:
The Intel Science Talent Search, the most prestigious high school science contest in the nation, was launched to identify young scientific talent, and it has been doing so with remarkable precision since 1941. Every year, approximately 1,700 students from around the country polish off projects they have been working on for as long as two years, and send in a report to the contest officials. Simply entering the contest is an impressive achievement for a high school junior. It means that the student has spent hundreds of hours probing a scientific question or testing a theory about which he has written a scientific paper of near-professional quality. The top 300 students become semifinals, and from this group, 40 are selected to bring their projects to Washington. Ten projects are then selected as the best in the final round of judging. The 40 finalists get at least $7,500 for their efforts, and the top student receives a $100,000 scholarship. Most of the winners, from semifinals up, are guaranteed admission to the college of their choice.
From the start, this contest was different from traditional science fairs. Its goal was not simply to choose the best project but to locate the best potential scientists. The distinction is an important one. The contest has a number of features that test the mettle of the students as well as the projects. It endeavors to explore the nimbleness and originality of the minds behind the projects, rather than just rewarding the boldness of the experiment. The contest’s underlying philosophy is that students discover their scientific talents by working on science, not by listening。