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石油人 第五届(2013年)中石油职称英语网络培训《通用选读》 第31-40课练习题
Lesson 311. Today three out of four Americans _____ towns, cities or suburbs.A. live through经历过B. live in住在C. live up to做到，符合D. live on以…为主食，以…为生2. Washington was __ by French architect Pierre L'Enfant in the late 18th century.A. laid downB. laid outC. laid asideD. laid offlay down 放下, 放弃；lay out 设计，安排；lay aside 搁置, 积蓄；lay off 解雇, 停止工作；3. America's early were attracted by the fertile land and varied climates it offered for farming.A. settlers移民B. inherents固有的，内在的C. residents居民D. lodgers租住者4.Many live in Hawaii, more than ____of whose people boast 【自夸】 on Asian or Polynesian heritage.A. two thirdB. two-thirdC. two-thirdsD. twos thirds5.Underground,a wealth of_____ provides a solid base【基础】for American industry.A. mines 开采B. miners矿工C. ministry 部长D. minerals6. American _____awes【敬畏】 the viewer with both its variety 【多样化】 and size.A. scene【景色】B. scheme 计划，安排C. science科学D. screen屏幕7. The entire【全部的】 nation (all 50 states) covers an area of 9 million square kilometers and has a ____of 220 million people.A.population【人口】B. pollution 污染C. portion 一部分D. position位置8. The melting pot has also _____nearly 600,000 Japanese, halfa million Chinese and 340,000 Filipinos.A. abundant大量的B. accomplish ed完成，实现C. absorbed【吸收】D. accelerate d加速，促进9.Two-thirds of all families live in _____households【家庭】,and 65 percent own their homes.A. separatelyB. separationC. separatingD. separate单独的，各自的（a.v.）Lesson 321.He was a very big Mako shark built【体格】to swim __the fastest fish in the sea.A. as faster asB. as fastly asC. as fast asD. as more fastly as2. When the old man saw him ___he knew that this was a shark.A. comeB. cameC. comingD. comes3. That was the _____of the brain and the old man hit it.A. location 位置B. situation 情况C. address 地址D. place 地方4. The old man saw his eye was not____.A. living 活的，健在的B. live活的，有生命的（动物）C. lively活泼的D. alive有生气的5. I wish that I_____ the fish and was alone in bed on the newspapers.A. have never hookedB. did not hookC. do not hookD.had never hooked6.They sailed【航行】 well and the old man _____ his hands in the salt water and tried to keep his head clear.A. soaped用肥皂洗B. soaked【浸，泡】C. sobbed哭泣D. solved解决7. The old man's head was clear and good now and he was full of______.A. solution解决B. resolution【决心】C. restriction限制，约束D. routine日常事务，惯例8. When the fish had been hit it was ____ he himself were hit.A. even though即使B. thoughC. althoughD. as thoughLesson 331. Geologists, __ some nongeologists, believe that knowledge of the concepts of geology can help to find petroleum.A. in reply to答复B. in contrast to与…形成对比C. in proportion to与...成比例D. in relation to与…有关2.In 1982 a successful oil finder admitted to not ___geologists.A. usingB. useC. to useD. used3. Then present exploration methods would need __modification 【修改】.A. intensive加强的B. extensive大量的C. expensive昂贵的D. successive连续的anic【有机的】 chemistry ___the analysis【分析】 of oil and gas.A. is fit for 适用于B. is absorbed in全神贯注于C. is made up of由…组成D. is involved in涉及5. Petroleum geology is the application【应用】 of geology to the ___for and production【生产】 of oil and gas.A. explosion爆炸B. explanation 解释C. expectation期望D. exploration勘探6.They are now increasingly physical and chemical, andtherefore【因此】 more_______.A. objective【客观的】B. objection反对C. observation观察D. occasional偶然的7.Detailed【详细的】 knowledge of the mineralogical【矿物学的】_____ of rocks is important at many levels【方面】.A. concentration集中B. conclusion结论C. composition【构成】D. competition竞争8.Nor ______be evaluated【评价】 effectively【有效地】 without geophysical wireline【电缆】 well logs【测井】 to measure【测量】the lithology【岩性】.A. could any findsB. any finds couldC. could some findsD. some finds could9.If the petroleum geologists' view of oil_____ and migration 【迁移】 are not accepted.A. geography地理学B. generation产生C. geology地质学D. glorious光荣的10. These examples are not_____ cases.A. obligation【责任】B. sophisticated【复杂的】，C. isolate孤立，隔离D. isolated【孤立的】11.（37.）Ecology, _____ the relationships between organisms and their environments, is also important in petroleum geology.【32课】同位语A. the study ofB. it studyC. that studyD. studying翻译：生态学，即研究生物与其环境之间关系的科学，在石油地质中也很重要。
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35.Trends for 21st Century 21世纪的趋势1. What problems will our world encounter【遇到】in the next 1,000 years? Social scientists and economists, farming experts【专家】 and environmentalists pose【提出】 this question and examine data and information from surveys.1、在今后的1000年里,我们的世界会面临哪些问题呢？社会科学家、经济学家、农业专家和环境保护主义者提出了这个问题，并对调查所得的数据和信息进行了研究。
2. In every field, experts examine【检查】changes to understand the state【状况】 of the field. To understand a country’s economy, economists【经济学家】 check growth【增长】 in an industry such as steel【钢】.各个领域的专家都通过对变化的研究来了解该领域的状况。
为了了解一个国家的经济状况，经济学家对某个行业——如钢铁业——的增长情况进行调查。
To understand the state of business, they may look at the number of building permits【许可证】 for new houses. The information learned shows increases【增加】 or decreases【减少】. Important trends【趋势】emerge in【出现】 each field.为了了解行业的状况，他们可能会调查新房建造许可证的发放数量。
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37.Radiation and Human Health辐射与人体健康1．Radioactivity【辐射能】 occurs naturally. The main sources are in space, rocks, soil, water and even the human body itself.辐射在自然界中普遍存在。
主要的辐射源存在于空间、岩石、土壤、水、甚至是人体之中。
This is called background【背景】 radiation and levels vary 【变化】 from place to place, though the average【平均的】 dose 【剂量】 is fairly constant【永恒的】. 这叫做背景辐射。
辐射强度会因地点而异，但平均辐射量实则大致相同。
The radiation which is of most concern is artificial【人工的】 radiation which results from【产生于】 human activities.最令人担忧的是人类活动造成的人工辐射。
Sources of this include the medical use of radioactive【放射性的】 materials, fallout【沉降物】 and contamination【污染】 from nuclear industry, and the storage【贮存】 and dumping 【倾倒】 of radioactive waste.辐射源包括医用放射性材料、核工业的放射性沉降物和污染物，以及辐射废弃物的积存和倾倒。
2.While artificial radiation accounts for【占】a small proportion【比例】of the total, its effects can be disproportionate【不成比例的】. 虽然人工辐射只占辐射总量的一小部分，其后果却很严重。
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36.You Bet【打赌】 Your Life 以命相赌 07版,2010版1. Life insurance【保险】is not really betting although it can be compare d to it. You pay the money just in case【以防万一】.生命保险不是真正意义上的赌博，虽然它能与赌博相比较，你花了钱以防意外。
语法：pare to：与…比较，把…比作compare with：与…比较In this day and age, we think of insurance as a natural thing. If we scrape【擦伤】 a fender【防卫物，挡泥板】 or injure 【损害，伤害】 ourselves at work, we know that there is some sort of【某种】 payment that we can get through insurance. 在今天和这个时代，我们认为保险是一件很自然的事。
如果我们划破了汽车的挡泥板或者在工作中伤着了自己，我们知道通过保险我们能获得某种赔款。
语法：2.injure:(车祸等)受伤，wound:(战斗)负伤，hurt:尤指精神上和感情上的伤害，harm, damage:损失，损害(不表示伤痛)；Of course, we don't get it for nothing; we make payments to the companies. If we don't use the insurance, the companies keep the money.当然，我们不是无功受禄，我们给保险公司付了钱。
我们如果没有使用这项保险，保险公司就赚了这笔钱。
2."Insurance" is the term【术语】 that we understand today.Some companies are beginning to use the term "assurance【保证】”. “保险”是我们今天可以理解的一个词语。
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32. The Old Man and the Sea (Excerpt) 参考译文：老人与海(节选) 2010版1.They sailed【航行】well and the old man soaked【浸，泡】his hands in the salt water and tried to keep his head clear.他们航行得很好，老人把手浸在盐水里，努力保持头脑清醒。
There were high cumulus【积云】 clouds and enough cirrus【卷云】 above them so that the old man knew the breeze【微风】would last【持续】 all night.积云堆聚得很高，上空还有相当多的卷云，因此老人看出这风将刮上整整一夜。
The old man looked at the fish constantly【不断地，经常地】to make sure 【确信】it was true. It was an hour before the first shark【鲨鱼】 hit him.老人时常对鱼望望，好确定真有这么回事。
这时候是第一条鲨鱼袭击他的前一个钟点。
2. The shark was not an accident. He had come up【上来，出现】from deep down in the water as the dark cloud of blood had settled and dispersed【分散】 in the mile deep sea. 这条鲨鱼的出现不是偶然的。
当那一大片暗红的血朝一英里深的海里下沉并扩散的时候，它从水底深处上来了。
He had come up so fast and absolutely【完全地】 without caution 【警告】that he broke the surface【水面，表面】 of the blue water and was in the sun. 它窜上来得那么快，全然不顾一切，竟然冲破了蓝色的水面，来到了阳光里。
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18.The Principles of International Trade国际贸易原理1. International trade is the exchange【交换】 of goods【商品】and services produced in one country for goods and services produced in another country. There are several reasons why international trade exists【存在】.1、国际贸易是一个国家所生产的商品和服务和另一个国家所生产的商品和服务之间的交换。
这样做的原因是多方面的。
2. The distribution【分布】 of natural resources【自然资源】around the world is somewhat【稍微】 haphazard【随意的】: some nations possess【拥有】 natural deposits【储蓄，矿藏】in excess of【超出，多于】 their own requirements【需要】 while other nations have none. 世界自然资源的分布是带有随意性的。
有些国家所拥有的天然资源超过了本身的需要，而别的国家则没有。
For example, Britain has large reserves【储量】 of coal but lacks【缺乏】 many minerals【矿物质】such as nickel【镍】, copper【铜】, aluminum【铝】, etc.，例如，英国煤的储藏量很丰富，但是很多矿藏，如镍、铜和铝等都很缺乏；whereas the Arab states have vast【巨大的】 oil deposits but little else.阿拉伯国家拥有巨大的石油矿藏，但是其他资源则很少。
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34.What Do Parents Owe【欠】Their Children 父母欠子女什么？ 2010版1.If I had to select【挑选】 a word that best describes【描述】 the majority【大多数】 of American parents, that word would be guilt-ridden【内疚】. 如果我必须挑选取一个词，来描述美国的大多数父母，这个词便是“内疚”。
How sad it is to see parents become the willing【愿意的】victims【牺牲者】 of the "give-me game”,only to discover that, no matter what they do, it isn't enough. 目睹父母们甘愿做“给我游戏”的牺牲者是很令人伤心的。
但我们发现无论他们怎么做，都还是不够。
In the end, they are despised【蔑视】for their lack of firmness 【坚定】 and blamed when their spoiled【宠坏的】 children get in trouble【惹上麻烦】. 到最后，父母们都会因自己的软弱而受到蔑视，因他们宠坏的孩子惹出事端而受到责备。
With this in mind, I shall first answer this question:" What do parents owe their children?" and I shall start with what they don't owe them.认识到这些，我们应该首先回答这个问题：“父母欠子女些什么？”而我首先要从他们不欠子女什么谈起。
2.Parents don't owe their children every minute of their day and every ounce【盎司】 of their energy【精力，能量】. 父母不必把分分钞钞，点点滴滴的精力都花在孩子们身上。
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23.A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy 【欢乐】矶鹞带来快乐 2010版She was six years old when I first met her on the beach near where I live.I drive to this beach,a distance【距离】of three or four miles,whenever the world begins to close in on【包围】 me.She was building a sandcastle or something and looked up,her eyes as blue as the sea.我第一次和她在那个海滩上相遇时，她整六岁。
这个海滩离我的住处约有三、四英里。
每当我心情压抑，感到烦恼时，就驱车上哪儿去。
当时她正在用沙子堆积一个城堡似的东西。
看到我来，她抬起头来望着我，那双眼睛像大海般深邃、湛蓝。
语法：1.look up:向上看，查找 look forward to期望look down upon轻视 look after照顾“Hello,”she said.I answered with a nod,not really in the mood【心情】 to bother【打扰，费脑筋】 with a small child. “您好！”她说。
我点了点头作为回答，说实在的，我没有心思跟一个小女孩费神。
“I'm building,” she said.“我在盖房子呢！”她又说。
“I see that.What is it?” I asked, not caring.“我看见了。
这盖的是什么房子呢？”我心不在焉地问道。
“Oh,I don't know,I just like the feel【感觉】of sand.”“噢，我不知道，我就是喜欢摸沙子的感觉。
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43. What's Your Best Time of Day?何时是你一天中最佳的时间？1.Biological rhythms【节奏】 make us a different person at 9 a. m. than we are at 3 p. m. Here's a guide to when you work better, feel better, think better.1、生物节奏使我们在早上九点和下午三点判若两人。
本文指导你何时工作效率较高，何时自我感觉较好，何时思维活动较佳。
2.Every fall, Jane, a young mother and part-time librarian 【图书管理员】, begins to eat more and often feels sleepy.简是一位年轻的妈妈和兼职的图书馆管理员。
每年一到秋天，她就开始食欲增强，而且常常昏昏欲睡。
Her mood is also darker, especially when she awakens【醒来】in the morning; it takes all her energy just to drag herself out of bed. 她的情绪也比较消沉，尤其是早上一觉醒来之际，几乎要鼓起全身精力才能勉强挣扎下床。
These symptoms【症状】persist【坚持】until April, when warmer weather and longer days seem to lighten her mood and alleviate【减轻】 her cravings【渴望】for food and sleep.这些症状要持续到翌年四月，那时候，较暖的气候和较长的白昼仿佛使她的心情轻松起来，也不那么嘴馋和嗜睡了。
3.Joseph, a 48-year-old engineer for a Midwestern computer company, feels cranky【古怪的】early in the morning. But as the day progresses, he becomes friendlier and more accommodating【随和的】.3、48岁的约瑟夫是中西部一家计算机公司的工程师。
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41.The Subject of Smiling微笑问题1.In the spring of this year, a Beijing television channel 【频道】 produced a program called, "Smile." It televised 【实况播送】 the reaction【反应】 of people on the street when confronted with【使面对】 a smile from an unknown person, chosen at random【随便的】. 这一年春天，北京电视台以《微笑》为题作了一档街头调查节目：请一些人在街道上对着遇到的行人微笑，以观察行人的反应。
Most people were either surprised or seemed a little worried.A few more enthusiastic【热情的，狂热的】 people even muttered 【轻声低语】that the person who smiled was "crazy". The number of people who actually returned the smile could be counted on one hand.结果多数人现出惊讶或紧张的表情，更激烈些的则骂一声“神经病”。
回报以微笑的路人屈指可数。
2.It seems Chinese people don't really like to smile and that's the impression they convey to【把...传达给】 the world.中国人不太爱笑，这差不多是个国际印象。
3.What is not understood by outsiders is that smiling in China is a very meaningful【有意义】 and subtle【微妙的】 thing. 外国人不明白，笑在中国是一件内涵颇深的事情。
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28.The Magic【魔力，魔术】 of Energy 能的魔力 07,2010版 07年阅读1.We talk about energy all the time-"Zilch【微不足道的事物】,the energy food," "energy crisis【危机】," and so on.我们时时刻刻讨论着能：“能量食物”，“能源危机”，等等。
If asked to define【定义】 it,however,we'd probably respond 【回答】 with something like "Well,it's-uh-well,youknow-electricity【电】."如果要我们去给能下个定义，答案很可能是一些模棱两可的话：“哦，能量是，嗯，你知道，电。
”2.True;electricity is one kind of energy.However,energy comes in many forms【形式】.确实，电是能量中的一种。
但是，能量可以来自多种形式。
You cannot see or smell or taste energy,but it's always there,and one of the most fascinating【迷人的】 things about it is its ability【能力】 to change from one form to another-like magic【魔术】.你看不见、闻不到、也品尝不了能，但是，它始终存在着，关于能量，最吸引人的就是，它具有从一种形式转换成另外一种形式的能力，简直如同魔术。
This principle【原理】 of change is what keep s everything-and everyone-going in this world of ours.这些转化的原理是维持我们这个世界每一样事物、每一个人的运动。
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21.How Americans Eat and Drink 美国人的饮食 07版,2010版1.Coca-Cola is the best-selling【最畅销的】soft【软的】(non-alcoholic) drink in the world. 165 million "Cokes" are sold every day, from the equator【赤道】to the Arctic【北极】. 可口可乐是全世界销路最好的软饮料(不含酒精的饮料)。
从赤道到北极，可口可乐每天的销售量为1、65亿瓶。
But whereas【但是，而】 outside the USA Coke tends to【趋向】be a young person's drink, inside the USA anybody of any age or income【收入】 can drink it without embarrass ment【尴尬，难堪】 on any occasion.【场合，时刻】【2011年考题】在美国，任何人，不论年龄大小、收入多少，都可以在任何场合饮用可口可乐而不至于有任何不自在的感觉。
但在美国之外，可口可乐往往是青年人的饮料。
2. Coke is not the only "cola" drink. Pepsi Cola is a well-known rival【竞争对手】 and has its devotees【热爱者】,for it is not as sweet as Coke. 可口可乐不是唯一的可乐饮料。
百事可乐是它的著名竞争对手并拥有自己的爱好者，因为它不像可口可乐那么甜。
语法：1.not as...as=not so...as:不如...2.as well as:也，又 as good as:和...一样as long as:只要 as soon as:一...就Cola drinks contain caffeine【咖啡因】 from the kola nut【可乐果】 and are the only soft drinks which are stimulating 【有刺激性的】as well as refreshing.【提神的，清凉的】可乐饮料含有从可拉果中提取的咖啡因，并且是唯一的既可提神又有刺激性的软饮料。
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13. Does Exercise【运动】 Have Unexpected【想不到的】 Benefits【利益，好处】? 运动有奇效吗?1. Just as【正如】 exercise strengthens【加强】the heart and lungs, bones and muscles, it may also power up【加电】the brain. 正如运动能强心、健肺、固骨、壮肌，运动也能健脑。
A succession of【一连串】 scientific studies of animals suggests【表明，建议】that physical【身体的】 activity has a positive effect on【对…有影响】mental【精神的】functioning.对动物的一系列科学研究表明，体育活动对智力的发挥有积极作用。
2.“It’s clear that the brain benefits from【通过…获益】exercise，” says brain scientist William Greenough of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.伊利诺伊大学香槟分校的脑科学家威廉•格里诺说，“很明显，运动使大脑受益。
”His studies with rats have demonstrated【证明】 two primary effects of activity: vigorous【精力充沛的】physical exercise 【体育运动】provide s the brain with more fuel, 他对老鼠的研究已经表明运动具有两大功效：运动量大的体育运动给大脑提供更多的动力，and skill-based exercise increases the formation【结构】of connections【连接】in the brain, which, according to theproposals【建议】of some scientists，may make the brain better able to process【处理】 information.而技巧性的运动则增强大脑神经的联结。
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work Security 网络安全1.As more Americans do more things online【在线】, Internet identity【身份】theft【失窃】is a growing—and very costly 【昂贵的】—problem. 随着美国网民不断增多，互联网使用越来越频繁，互联网身份失窃成了一个日益严重且代价昂贵的问题。
Consider the following ten aspects【方面】 and learn the best ways to protect【保护】 yourself. 阅读以下十条建议，学会保护自己隐私的最佳方式。
2. Guard【保卫】 Your Personal【个人的】 Information. Never respond to【对…作出反应】 requests【请求】 for personal or account【账户】 information online (or over the phone). 保护个人信息。
绝不在网上（或通过电话)回复任何索取个人信息或账户信息的请求。
When your social security【社会保障】 number is requested as an identifier【编号，识别符】, ask if you can provide alternate 【代替的】 information.当网络运营商要求你输入社会保障号码作为确认标识时,询问是否能够提供其他信息代替社会保障代号。
Watch out【当心，警惕】 for convincing【令人相信的】 imitations 【模仿】 of banks, card companies, charities and government agencies【机构】. 小心警惕那些伪装成银行、信用卡公司、慈善组织和政府机构的网站，它们总是伪装得很逼真。
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30. That "Other Woman" in My Life 我生命中的“另一个女人”07版,2010版1. After 22 years of marriage【婚姻】,I've discovered【发现】 the secret【秘密】 to keep ing love and intimacy【亲密】alive【存在的】 in my relationship【关系】 with my wife,Peggy:I started dating another woman.1、经历22年的婚姻，我发现如何同妻子佩吉保持爱恋和亲密关系的秘密：去约会另一个女人。
语法：1.keep + a.2.start+ to do /doing2. The "other woman" my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother,a 72-year-old widow【寡妇】 who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago.我妻子鼓励我去约会的“另一个女人”就是我的母亲，一位72岁的寡妇。
20年前父亲去世后，她一直独居至今。
Right after his death【死亡】,I moved 2500 miles away to California and started my own family and career【事业】.就在父亲去世后，我搬到了2500英里以外的加利福尼亚，成家立业。
When I moved back near my hometown six years ago,I promis ed 【承诺】 myself that I would spend more time with Mom. 6年前我迁回到靠近老家的地方，那时，我曾承诺要花些时间同妈妈在一起。
2013新版中石油职称英语《通用英语选读》篇目分析
2013新版选读目录（20篇新课文，考过大题的已标出）1, The Value of Time 时间的价值（新）2, English is a Crazy Language 英语是一种疯狂的语言3, All I Learned in Kindergarten 幼儿园所学的......4, How to Negotiate with Americans 如何与美国人谈判（新）5, Network Security 网络安全（新）6, Carbon-based Alternative 碳基替代燃料7, Automatic Auto: a Car That Drives Itself 无人驾驶汽车（新）8, Our Family Creed 家族的信条9, The Art of Public Speaking 公共演讲的艺术（06年阅读题）10, Sweep a Fuel Craft Invest Fever 清洁能源行业投资热潮（新）11, Smoking and Cancer 吸烟和癌（11年阅读题）12, The Positive Meanings of Love 爱的真谛（新）13, Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?运动有奇效吗？(新）14, Taking chances,Making chances 抓住机遇，制造机遇15, The Province of Alberta 阿尔伯达省16, The American Way: Family 美国人的家庭观（新）17, Computers Give Big Boosts to Productivity 计算机技术极大提高生产效率(新）18, The Principles of International Trade国际贸易原理（新）19, A World without Oil假如世界上没有石油20, The Germanic Languages日耳曼语系21, How Americans Eat and Drink美国人的饮食22, The Delights of South Island南岛之乐23, A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy矶鹞带来快乐24, An Introduction to Distillation蒸馏概述25, Hints to Improve Spoken English提高英语口语须知26, The Moon---Riddle from the Past月球---来自远古之谜（08年阅读题）27, The Delight of Books书之乐趣28, The Magic of Energy能的魔力（07年阅读题）29, How to Reduce Employee Turnover如何减少员工流失（新）30, That "Other Woman" in My Life我生命中的“另一个女人”31, Geography of USA美国地理概况32, The Old Man and the Sea(Excerpt)老人与海（节选）33, Petroleum Geology and Other Sciences石油地质学与其他科学(12年翻译题）34, What do Parents Owe Their Children父母欠子女什么？35, Trends for 21st Century21世纪的趋势（新）36, You Bet Your Life以命相赌37, Radiation and Human Health辐射与人体健康（新）38, To Be Content with One's Lot乐天知命（新）39, I Didn't Know How to Teach until I Met You直到遇到你我才知道怎么教学40, An Introduction to Petrochemicals石油化工产品概述（05年翻译题）41, The Subject of Smiling微笑问题（新）42, A $210,000 Wallet价值21万美元的钱包43, What's Your Best Time of Day?何时是你一天中最佳的时间？（新）44, Fundamental Techniques in Handling People处理人际关系的基本技巧45, Happiness Index幸福指数（新）44, The Versatile Lead Pencil(07版，07年阅读题）46, Becoming Wealthy: It's Up to You致富取决于你自己（04年翻译题）47, Oil 油（06年阅读题）48, Ocean Plant Life in Decline海洋植物数量锐减（新）49, Cultural Taboos文化禁忌（新）50, Managing in a Global Environment在全球环境中进行管理51, Not Quite Ready to Retire退休为时尚早52, Sales Promotion产品促销53, Another Happiness另一种快乐54, Why to Mark a Book为什么要在书上做标记55, Earth's Last Frontier: the Sea海洋，地球最后的待开发疆域56, Why Antarctica is Being Explored为什么要勘探南极洲(11年阅读题）57, Listening Faults聆听的误区(12年阅读题）58, Your are What You Think你认为自己是什么样的人，就是什么样的人（10年翻译题）59, The Audacity of Hope有希望则无所畏惧60, Future of Energy能源的未来（新）。
石油人第五届（2013年）中石油职称英语网络培训《通用选读》第21-30课练习题
石油人第五届（2013年）中石油职称英语网络培训《通用选读》第21-30课练习题石油人第五届职称英语班培训材料Lesson 211.I nside the USA anybody of any age or income can drink itwithout embarrassment on any ____.A. occasional偶然的B. occupation职业C. occurrence事件，发生D. occasion场合，时机2. Cola drinks contain caffeine from the kola nut and are the only soft drinks which are stimulating ____refreshing.A. as long as只要B. as well as也，又C. as good as和…一样D. as soon as 一…就3. Americans __ a lot of alcohol in the form of cocktails.A. consume消耗，消费B. swallow吞，咽C. dispose处理，处置D. exhaust用尽，耗尽4. While he was in the office, he preferred __ something __nothing.A. to do, to doB. to do, doingC. doing, to doD. doing, to doing5.Service in restaurants and coffee shops is _____and friendly.A. efficiency效率B. effect作用，结果C. effective有效的D. efficient效率高的6.Many American families pride themselves ____ their cooking, and have deep freezers, where they store【储藏】 food.。
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1.The Value【价值】 of Time时间的价值1."Time" says the proverb【谚语】 "is money". This means【意味着，打算，卑鄙的】that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets. 谚语说：“时间就是金钱。
”这句话的意思是，一时片刻只要用得有效，都会让我们的口袋增添一些钱。
语法：1.mean to do:打算做某事 mean doing:意味着mean that从句If our time is usefully employed, it will either produce【生产】 some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to【增加】 our experience and increase our capacities【能力，才能】 so as to【为了】 enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity【机会】 comes. 如果我们的时间使用得当，就能生产出有用的、重要的产品，在市场上卖得一定的价钱；就能充实经验，增长才干，等到适当的时机来临时，我们就能挣得金钱。
There can thus be no doubt that【毫无疑问】 time is convertible 【可兑换的，可转换的】 into money. Let those who think nothing of【不重视】 wasting time remember this; 因此，毫无疑问，时间可以转化为金钱。
让那些对浪费时间满不在乎的人记住这一点。
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33.Petroleum Geology【地质学】 and Other Sciences石油地质学与其它科学 07版,2010版（2012年第7.8段翻译）1. Petroleum geology is the application【应用】 of geology (the study of rocks) to the exploration【勘探】 for and production【生产】 of oil and gas.石油地质学是地质学(岩石研究)在油气勘探开发和生产中的应用。
Geology itself is firmly【牢牢地】based on【建立在…基础上】chemistry,physics,and biology,involving【包括】 the application of essentially【基本地】 abstract【抽象的】concepts to observed【观察的】 data【资料】.地质学本身是以化学、物理和生物学为基础，应用其基本的抽象理论概念来解释观察到的资料。
In the past these data were basically【基本上】 observation 【观察】 and subjective【主观的】,but they are now increasingly physical and chemical,and therefore【因此】 more objective 【客观的】.在过去，这些资料主要凭主观观察获取。
现在借助物理和化学手段，因而更具客观性。
Geology,in general【总的来说】,and petroleum geology,in particular【特别，尤其】,still rely on【依赖】 value【价值】judgements【判断】based on experience and an assessment【评估】 of validity【有效性】 among the data presented. 总的还说，地质学尤其是石油地质学，仍然依赖于基于经验的数值判断和对现有资料的有效性评估。
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31.Geography地理 of USA 美国地理概况 07版 2010版1. The vast expanse【广阔的区域】 of the United States of America stretch es【延伸】 from the heavily industrialized 【工业化的】,metropolitan【大城市的】 Atlantic【大西洋的】seaboard【海岸】across the rich flat【平坦的】 farms of the central plains【平原】,美利坚合众国的辽阔地域，从高度工业化、遍布大都市的大西洋沿岸，延伸至中部平原肥沃平坦的农场，over【越过】 the Rocky Mountains to the fertile【肥沃的】 west coast【海岸】,then halfway across the Pacific【太平洋】 to the balmy【温和的】 island-state of Hawaii.越过洛矶山脉，到达富饶的西海岸，然后横跨半个太平洋到达气候温和的由群岛组成的夏威夷州。
The American scene【景色】 awes【敬畏】 the viewer with both its variety【多样化】 and size.来美国观光的人无不赞叹这块土地幅员广阔、多姿多彩。
The continental【大陆的】 United States (not counting【计算】outlying【边远的】 Alaska and Hawaii) measures【测量】,4,500 kilometers from its Atlantic to Pacific coasts,2,575 kilometers from Canada to Mexico.美国大陆(不包括远离本土的阿拉斯加和夏威夷)从大西洋沿岸到太平洋海岸的距离为4500公里，从加拿大到墨西哥的距离为2575公里。
The entire【全部的】 nation (all 50 states)cover s an area of 【面积】 9 million square kilometers and has a population 【人口】 of 220 million people.全国50个州的总面积为900万平方公里，人口为2、2亿。
2. The sparsely【稀少的】settled【定居】,far-northern state of Alaska is the largest of America's 50 states (in many countries they would be called provinces). 人口稀少的阿拉斯加州位于美国的最北部，在全国50个州(在很多国家叫做省)中，它的面积最大，It is more than two and a half times the size of Sichuan province, Texas, in the southern part of the country, is second in size. Texas is half the size of Alaska. 比中国四川省的两倍半还大。
南部的得克萨斯州的面积占第二位，只有阿拉斯加州的一半大。
3. A land of heavy forests (311 million hectares【公顷】) and barren【贫瘠的】desert s, of high-peaked mountains (McKinley【麦金莱山】 rises to 6,300 meters) and deep canyons 【峡谷】,除许多森林(达3、11亿公顷)、荒芜的沙漠、多高峰的山脉(麦金莱山海拔6300米)和深深的峡谷以外，语法：desert:a.荒芜的 n.沙漠 v.遗弃,抛弃dessert：甜点America also enjoys bountiful【丰富的】 rivers and lakes. The broad【宽阔的】 Mississippi River system, famed【著名的】 in song and legend【传说】,美国还有很多河流和湖泊。
为很多民歌和传说所传颂的宽阔的密西西比河水系，meanders【蜿蜒】 6,400 kilometers from Canada to the Gulf 【海湾】 of Mexico the world's third longest river after the Nile【尼罗河】 and Amazon【亚马逊河】.从加拿大蜿蜒曲折6400公里，流入墨西哥湾，是除尼罗河、亚马孙河以外的世界第三大河。
A canal【运河】 in the north joins the Mississippi to the five Great Lakes-the world's largest inland【内陆的】 water transportation【运输】 route and the biggest body of fresh water【淡水】 in the world. 北部的一条运河将世界上最长的内河航线-密西西比河同世界上最大的淡水群-五大湖连接在一起。
4. America's early settler s【移民】 were attracted by the fertile land and varied【各种各样的】 climates it offered for farming.适于农业的肥沃土地和各种不同的气候吸引了早期来美洲的移民。
Today,with 121 million hectares【公顷】 under cultivation 【耕作】,American farmers plant spring wheat【小麦】 on the cold western plain【平原】;现在美国的耕地达1、21亿公顷。
美国农场主在寒冷的西部平原上种植春小麦，they raise corn【玉米】 and fine beef cattle【牛】 in the central plains,and rice in the damp【潮湿的】 heat of Louisiana.在中部平原上种植玉米、饲养良种肉牛，在气候湿热的路易斯安那州种植水稻。
Florida and California are famous for their citrus【柑橘】fruits and tropical【热带的】 avocados【鳄梨】; the cool rainy northeastern states for apples,pears,berries and vegetables. 佛罗里达州和加利福尼亚州以盛产柑橘和热带鳄梨闻名，凉爽多雨的东北各州则以苹果、梨、莓和蔬菜而著称。
语法：1.be famous for:因…而著名2.be famous as:作为…而著名5. Underground,a wealth of minerals【矿物】 provides a solid base【基础】for American industry.丰富的地下矿藏是美国工业的坚实基础。
语法：1.a wealth of：丰富的+复数或者不可数名词History has glamorized【赞美】the gold rushes to California and Alaska,and the silver finds in Nevada【内华达州】.美国历史虽然曾对加利福尼亚州和阿拉斯加州的淘金热以及内华达州银矿的发现作过动人的描绘，Yet America's yearly production of gold ($140 million) and silver ($150 million) is now valued far less than the oil($25,000 million),copper【铜】,iron【铁】,coal and other minerals it mines【开采】.然而美国当今的黄金年产值(1、4亿美元)和白银年产值(1、5亿美元)都大大低于石油(250亿美元)、铜、铁、煤及其他开采的金属。
Texas, a big oil-producer in the southwest, alone accounts for 【占】one-fifth the value of all U.S. mineral production. 德克萨斯州是西南部主要的产油州，仅该州的石油总产值就占美国矿产品产值的五分之一。
6. America has long been known as a "melting pot," for it is a nation of immigrants【移民】 from all over the world.美国历来以“熔炉(各种族融合的国家)”而著称，因为这个国家的人口是由世界各地来的移民所组成的。
The first to arrive-from Siberia【西伯利亚】,more than 10,000 years ago, it is believed-were the American Indians. 最早的移民是美洲印第安人，据信是一万余年前从西伯利亚来的。
Today they number nearly 850,000; half live on land set aside 【留出】for them in 31 states; the rest have "melted" in with the rest of America's nearly 220 million population. 现今印第安人约有85万，其中一半人居住在31个州内为他们专门划出的土地上，其余的人已“融入”全美国的近2、2亿人口中。
7. Europe, the major source【来源】of immigration, begansending colonists【殖民地开拓者】 to America in the early 17th century.欧洲这个移民的主要来源在17世纪初就开始输送殖民地开拓者来到美洲。
Tens of millions flooded【大量涌入】 to America's shores from Europe between 1880 and the First World War. 从1880年到第一次世界大战，有几千万人从欧洲涌上美洲海岸。