2010中石油职称英语考试大纲模拟题 六

模拟试题六I. V ocabularyDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence andmark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of C. emergency2. No one could tell how the magician was able to produce a rabbit from his hat until h e B. threw light on his tricks.3. More than two hundred years ago, the United States C. broke away from the British Empire and becamean independent country.4. Everybody looked C. in the direction of the explosion.5. The flood the townspeople D. cut...off from the rest of the world.6. During the strike, the electricity was cut off for hours, so we had to A. manage with candles for lighting.7. I don't think I know the girl with long hair although she D. reminds me of someone I know.8. They remained full of hope and determination D. in spite of their repeated failures.9. All the information we have collected in relation to that case very little. D. hold up10. The rainbow is one of the most beautiful B. phenomena in nature.11. Sometimes even the smallest thing will upset an C. irritable person.12. All the participants in the meeting B. let out a loud laugh when the lecturer began his speech with a joke.13. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably D. late spring.14. They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been D. behind schedule15. The roar of the crowd finally B. diminished to a murmur.16. This singer is always very D. sensitive to the reaction of the audience when she gives a performance.17. If you don't put the food in the refrigerator, it may A. go off18. You'll have to buy some new shoes as these are D. worn out19. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually C. restored to its original splendour.20. The seeing eye dog was the blind man's C. constant companion.II. Grammatical StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence andmark your answer on the Answer Sheet.21. If this university A. didn't have such a good reputation, I would not have come here.22. If only we C. had known then the disease was curable.23. An Olympic Marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards, approximately A. the distance from Marathon to Athens.24. You are supposed C. to have got everything ready by now.25. It's high time that something B. was done to prohibit selling fake commodities.26. A cold is nothing to you C. so long as it is merely a cold; but it sometimes becomes a danger.27. Sally's score on the exam is the lowest in the class. She A. should have studied hard.28. All flights C. having been canceled because of the heavy storm, we decided to take the train.29. David's mother seldom does her homework on Sunday. B. Nor does my mother30. his youth and inexperience, he is not suitable for the job. A. Seeing31. I am interested in D. all that you have told me.32. The world's supplies of petroleum D. are being gradually exhausted33. He B. can't have finished writing the paper now. He hadn't written a single word when 1 left h im ten minutes ago.34. Your hair wants C. cutting . You'd better have it done tomorrow.35. The impact of this well known book might not have been so far reaching B. had it not been for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.36. Studying hard is more rewarding B. than being lazy37. A. The more complex a subject becomes , the more necessary it is to break it up into a number of parts which the readers can38. Mr. Brown advised us to withdraw A. so as not to get involved39. The suspicion that the servant is dishonest has proved C. much too true.40. Either of these young ladies C. is perfectly qualified to teach Greek, Latin and French.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: There are 5 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 shoulddecide on the best choice and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage:At dawn on September 5th, 1972 a band of "Black September" Arab guerrillas broke into theIsraeli building in the Olympic village near Munich where 10,000 athletes were staying. Over 250plain clothes police had been brought into the village, following a tip off of trouble ahead, butnone of them saw the Arabs scale the fence. They burst into the Israeli building with submachineguns blazing at 5:10 am. Some Israeli athletes escaped through the windows and side doors. Ninewere taken hostage. The guerrillas demanded the release of 200 Palestinians held in Israeli jailsand a safe passage out of Germany. Within hours the Olympic village was surrounded by 13000police. The Olympic Games were suspended. After some negotiations, the terrorists were toldthey would be flown with their hostages to an Arab country. They were taken by helicopter to theFurstenfield military airport 25 miles from Munich. Just before midnight the guerrillas and theirhostages began to walk across the tarmac to a waiting Boeing 727 aircraft. Suddenly all the airportlights were turned out and German police sharp shooters opened fire. The rescue attempt failedtragically. In the gun battle all nine hostages were killed, as well as four Arabs and one policeman.Three Arabs were captured and one escaped into the nearby woods. On the 8th, Israeli planesbombed ten guerilla bases in revenge for Munich massacre.41. The most possible reason for Israeli athletes being attacked and kidnapped is that __A. they had a conflict with the Arab guerrillasB. the Arab guerrillas wanted to save the Palestinians held in Israeli jailsC. the German Government hated IsraelD. the Arab guerrillas hoped to get a large sum of money42. When the trouble took place, the Olympic Games __A. were completedB. were going onC. were to be finishedD. were to take place43. How many Arabs were there as terrorists?A. Seven.B. Eight.C. Nine.D. It wasn't mentioned.44. What do you think Palestine and Israel would act next?A. They would begin another conflict.B. They would begin to negotiate.C. They would try to improve each other's relation.D. They would turn to UN.Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage:Increasingly, over the past ten years, people-especially young people-have become aware of the need to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat, particularly processed foods, is not good for health. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in natural foods: foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers widely used in farming today.Natural foods, for example, are vegetables, fruit and grain which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter. In simple terms, this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers, the main purpose of which is to increase the amount but not the quality of foods grown in commercial farming areas.Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures. Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry: there are battery farms, for example, where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish. Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food; but also produce eggs which lack important vitamins.There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be additive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals and no fiber.It is significant that nowadays fiber is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example, the fiber has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of whole meal bread and more vegetables by modem experts on "healthy eating".45. Which statement best expresses the main idea of this article?A. People should eat any food to keep themselves healthy and strong.B. People should eat natural foods to keep themselves healthy and strong.C. People should eat fiber foods to keep themselves healthy and strong.D. People should eat vegetables to keep themselves healthy and strong.46. "Particularly processed foods" meansA. foods which are particularly processed by adding chemical additivesB. foods which are particularly made by commercial farmsC. foods which are specially produced by commercial factoriesD. foods which are not specially made by adding anything47. Natural foods meansA. foods good for healthB. foods not good for healthC. foods such as vegetables, fruit and grain from rich organic matters soilD. crops from rich organic matters soil and meats of animals from healthy pastures48. "Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories." It meansA. processed food provides us with energyB. natural food furnishes us with vitamins and mineralsC. sugar gives us enough energy in the form of caloriesD. fiber helps us to digest foodQuestions 49 to 52 are based on the following passage:Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home--the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. "It's typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty."The Salvation Army's Investigation Department has a 70 percent success rate in tracking missing people down. According to Lt. Co. Bramwell Pratt, head of the department, men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of communication is often the biggest motive. "The things that disturb a man's personality are problems like being tied up in debt. Or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they've been treated."49. When her husband left home, Eileen DoyleA. could not forgive him for taking the childrenB. had been expecting it to happen for some timeC. could not understand whyD. blamed herself for what had happened50. The man or woman left behind usually __A. demits responsibility for the situationB. wishes the person who has left were deadC. feels embarrassed and useless comes back within a yearD. will have no legal marriage life for seven years51. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances asA. an act of despairB. an act of selfishnessC. the result of a sudden decisionD. the result of the enormous sense of guilt52. The Salvation Army believes that __A. most men run away because of the impossible demands of their wivesB. men's reasons are more understandable than women'sC. some women never give their men another chanceD. women are often afraid to start marriage againQuestions 53 to 56 are based on the following passage:Investment in the public sector, such as electricity, irrigation, public services and transport (excluding vehicles, ships and planes) increased by about 10%, although the emphasis moved to the transport and away from the other sectors mentioned. Trade and services recorded a 16% to 17% investment growth, including a 30%increase in investment in business premises. Industrial investment is estimated to have risen by 8%. Although the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy continued to decline, investment grew by 9% in absolute terms, largely spurred on by a 23% expansion of investment in agricultural equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increased demand, as to fears of new taxes and limitation of building.Total consumption in real terms rose by close on 11% during 1964, and per capital personal consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remained unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the economy. Once again consumption patterns indicated a swift advance in the standard of living. Expenditure on food declined in significance, although consumption of fruit increased. Spending on furniture and household equipment, health, education and recreation continued to increase. The greatest proof of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964. The progressive wealth of large sectors of the public was demonstrated by the changing composition of durable goods purchased. Saturation (饱和) point was rapidly being approached for items such as the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators, whereas increasing purchases of automobiles and television sets were registered.53. The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was "undesirable"becauseA. people saved lessB. people were wealthyC. people consumed lessD. expenditures on luxuries increased54. It can be inferred form the increase of fruit consumption thatA. people had to spend more on transportation and furnitureB. people were more health consciousC. people were more money consciousD. the price of fruit dropped dramatically55. The word "registered" in the last line most probably means __A. markedB. approachedC. listedD. booked56. From this passage, we learn that the people __A. spent more money than they earnedB. saved more money than previouslyC. spent their money wiselyD. invested and consumed at an accelerated pace Questions 57 to 60 are based on the following passage:Online courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council, about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the Web. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and require similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class participation. Generally speaking, students congregate (使聚集) online throughout each week to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur "asynchronously (不同时发生地)" rather than in real time. (You read others' comments and post your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you email in your work periodically, and you're required to take a proctored exam in order to receive degree credit. Career boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you'll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign language study. While you still can't get an Ivy League degree on line, a growing number of elite (卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York University are beginning to offer on line courses.The benefits for busy people are obvious. "I always get a front row seat," says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network. "I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven't missed a thing." On the other hand, some students miss the face to face interaction that often sparks interest and involvement.57. Generally speaking, on line education costs __A. more than the traditional oneB. less than the traditional oneC. as much as the traditional oneD. the author hasn't mentioned58. The major way to hand out assignments of online students is __A. to hand out them in personB. to post themC. to email in themD. to let the teacher enter into their personal main pages59. The closest meaning of "Ivy League" (Par. 1)A. famous universities in USAB. famous business colleges in USAC. famous companies in USAD. universities with a long history60. It is implied that in USA __A. online education will take the place of the traditional one soonB. there are only a few online programs until nowC. one need not take part in the exam in order to receive a diploma by way of online educationD. one can not receive a degree certificate of New York University through distant learning Section BDirections: 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.In every cultivated language, there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 61 which we become acquaintedin daily conversation, which we learn ,that is to say, from the members of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 62 we should know and use even if we could not read or write. They 63 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who use the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people 64 and are not the exclusive share of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 65 a multitude of words which are comparatively 66 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 67 acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of ourschool-mates, 68 from books that we read, lectures that we attend, or the more 69 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual extent of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the 70 between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.61. A. at B. with C. by D. through62. A. which B. that C. those D. ones63. A. mind B. concern C. care D. involve64. A. in public B. at most C. at large D. at best65. A. consists B. comprises C. constitutes D. composes66. A. seldom B. much C. never D. often67. A. primary B. first C. principal D. prior68. A. besides B. and C. or D. but69. A. former B. formula C. formal D. formative70. A. diversion B. distinction C. diversity D. similarityIV. TranslationDirections: There is 1 passage in this part of the test. You are to translate the passages into Chinese on your Answer Sheet.71.in fact, a refinery is essentially a group of manufacturing plants that vary in number with the variety of products produced; refinery processes must be selected and products manufactured to give a balanced operation: that is, crude oil must be converted into products according to the rate of sale of each. For example, the manufacture of products from the lower boiling portion of petroleum automatically produces a certain amount of higher boiling components. If the latter cannot be sold as, say, heavy fuel oil, they accumulate until refinery storage facilities are full. To prevent the occurrence of such a situation, the refinery must be flexible and able to change operations as needed. This usually means more processes-a cracking process to change an excess of heavy fuel oil into more gasoline with coke as the residual product or a vacuum distillation process to separate the heavy oil into lubricating oil stocks and asphalt-to accommodate theever-changing demands of the market.。