2016中石油职称英语考试大纲模拟试题二

模拟试题二

I • Vocabulary Section A

Directions: 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.

1.After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided to settle there ____

A. in turn

B. for good

C. as usual

D. at most

2.High speed aircraft is made of metals that can____ both high temperature and pressure.

A. stand by

B. put up with

C. withhold

D. withstand

3.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

4.No one can behave __ ，completely regardless of social conventions.

A. at will

B. at random

C. on purpose

D. on easy

5.With the winter here you can ____ these skirts till you need them again next summer.

A. do away with

B. put away

C. get rid of

D. give away

6.In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to despite the shortage of food.

A. live

B. survive

C. bear

D. endure

7.It is ___ practice to bring a present to the hostess when one is invited to dinner.

A. general

B. usual

C. ordinary

D. common

8.The Johnsons ___ t he house before they decided to buy it.

A. looked out

B. looked over

C. looked after

D. looked on

9.It was a long time before the cut on my hand _ ____ completely.

A. healed

B. recovered

C. improved

D. cured

10.H e has to make a living by himself because he doesn’t have parents to____.

A. keep on

B. depend with

C. rely on

D. go to

Section B

Directions: There are 10 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.

11.M any parental groups advocate against lower drinking ages.

A. recommend

B. protest

C. hurry

D. rebel

12.S upply side economic ideas have spread in popularity throughout the western world.

A. disseminated

B. grown

C. increased

D. enlarged

13.S ince I has been ill, my appetite has diminished.

A. desire for exercise

B. desire for visitors

C. desire for sleep

D. desire for food

14.H er husband is very competent: he will repair the roof himself.

A. capable

B. industrious

C. thrifty

D. careful

15.C ontrary to popular belief, Cleopatra, the famous Egyptian queen, was Greek, spoke six

language, and was a brilliant military strategist.

A. an intelligent

B. a known

C. a professional

D. a popular