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. Choosethe ONEanswer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.I. I m afraid taking a part time job might _ my time f

2、or study.A. cut offB. cut intoC. cut downD. cut away several 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 itiscorrectly to your sight.A. adaptedB. adopted C. adjustedD. accustomed4. Our company decided to the

3、 contractbecausea numberof the conditionsin ithad 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. absorbed C

4、. confident D. attracted7. Craing assured his boss that he wouldallhis energies in doing thisnewjob.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 in the work

5、shop.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 other word

6、s 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 onthe answer sheet.11. Todays class has already beencalled off.A. revisedB. canceledC. completedD. ann

7、ounced12. 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 flaws.A. mistake

8、sB. 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 womanis too feeble to cross the streetwithouther nephews help.A. tiredB. weakC. timidD. blind17. There is no alternative: the P

9、resident 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. redB. shakingC. pa

10、leD. wet20. Theversatilityfunctionofacomputerislimitedonlybyhuman imagination.A. multipleB. artificialC. mechanicalD. automaticII ? Grammatical Structure Section ADirections:There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For eachsentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe ONEansw

11、er thatbest 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 medicalrecordshows thatitwas the drug,not the disease,killed him several years ago.A. the effects of whichB. the effects of itC. finallyD.

12、 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 important to understand D. one to unde

13、rstand mathematics25. Like the old,respected in our country.A. the female isB. a female isC. the female areD. female is26 .bricks,workerspress clayintoblocksand bake them to the requisite hardness in a kiln.A. MadeB. To makeC. Being made D. The making of27 .on a clearday farfrom the citycrowds,the m

14、ountainsgive 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 far more chances of winning the election tha

15、n recommended by the organizer.A. thatB. the oneC. whomD. one30. If youmy advice， youyour failure now. You your victory.A. took . wouldn't cry over. would celebrateB. had taken . wouldn't have cried over. would have celebratedC. had taken . aren't crying over. are celebratingD. had taken

16、 . 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. Choosethe one word or phrase which is incorrect and must be changed to make the sentence correct. Then mark your answer on the answer s

17、heet.31. Alaska s vast areas of untamed wildernessattractsmany people who enjoy the outdoors.Engineers and scientists have had no trouble finding high-level, high-paying positionsexcellent reasons for takingProfessor Morrels course.DIII. Cloze TestDirections:There are 10 blanks in the following pass

18、age. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONEthatbest fitsintothe passage. Then mark your answer on the answer sheetShoppinghabitsinthe UnitedStateshave changed greatlyinthelast quarter of the 20thcentury.41inthe 1900s most American towns and citieshad a

19、Main Street.Main Street wasalways inthe heartof a town.Thisstreetwas linedon both sides withmany various businesses.Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture,hardware, groceries. .42 , some shops offered services. These shops included drugstores,resta

20、urants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a changebegan to43. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parkingplaces were44shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look withinterest at the open spaces 45the city limit

21、s. 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,46as a collection of small new stores away from crowded citycentres.47 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from

22、 downtownareas to outlying malls. And the growing48of shopping centres led in turn to the buildingof bigger and better stocked stores.49the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almostdeveloped into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the50 of one stop shopping,malls were transformed int

23、o landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoorentertainment.41. A. As early asB. EarlyC. Early asD. Earlier42. A. Apart fromB. HoweverC. In additionD. As well43. A. be taking placeB. take placeC. be taken placeD. have taken place44. A. available forB. available toC. used byD. ready for45.

24、A. overB. fromC. out ofD. outside46. A. startedB. foundedC. set upD. organized47. A. AttractedB. SurprisedC. DelightedD. Enjoyed48. A. distinctionB. fameC. popularityD. liking49. A. ByB. DuringC. InD. Towards50. A. cheapnessB. readinessC. convenienceD. handinessIV. Reading ComprehensionSection ADire

25、ctions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 4 questions orunfinishedstatements.For each of them there are fourchoices marked A, B, C andD. 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

26、:Itis simple enoughto say thatsince 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 give us. Most commonlywe cometo books with blurred anddivided minds, asking of fiction tha

27、t it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biographythatitshallbe flattering,of historythatitshallenforce our ownprejudices.If we could banish allsuch preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to yourauthor; try to become him. Be his fellow worker

28、 and accomplice (同謀).If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from gettingthe fullestpossiblevalue from what you read. But ifyou open your mind as widely as possible,then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess (委婉之處 ), from the twist and turn of the f

29、irstsentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other.Steep yourself inthis,acquaint yourselfwith this,and soon you willfindthat your author is giving you, orattempting to give you, something far more definite. The thirty two chapters of a novel-if weconsider how to read

30、a novel first-are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled asa buildingbut words are more impalpable than bricks,reading isa longer and more complicatedprocess than seeing.Perhaps the quickestway to understand the elements of what a novelist isdoing is not to read, but to write; to make

31、 your own experiment with the dangers and difficultiesof words. Recall,then, someevent thathas lefta distinctimpression on you-how at the corner ofthe street,perhaps, you passed two people talking.A tree shook; an electriclight danced; the toneof the talkwascomic, but also tragic;a whole vision,an e

32、ntireconception,seemed contained inthat moment.51. What does the author meanby saying "Yet few people ask from books what books can give us"?A. The author means that lots of people read few books.B. The author thinks that readers have only absorbed part of knowledge in books.C. The author

33、holds that few people have a proper idea about what content some kind ofbooks should include.D. The author considers that readers can scarcely understand most of the books.52. According to the passage, which of the following statement is right?A. A reader should find some mistakes when he is reading

34、.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 writer when he is reading.53. What is the possible meaning of "impalpable" (Paragraph 2) in the passage?A. Clear.B. Elusive.C. D

35、elicate.D. Precise.54. What's the main idea of this passage?A. The importance of reading.B. The proper way to read.C.Howto get most from one book.D. The charactersof a good book.Questions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage:Itisn'toften thatan entireindustryis symbolized in the figur

36、eof a single human being, andsuch isthe case with Canadian aviationand the aircraftindustry.The manis the Hon. John A. D.McCurdy, and the lifestoryof thisstillvigorous,distinguishedCanadian isat once and at thesame time the thrilling history of aviation's progress in Canada.Itallbegan one cold F

37、ebruary day in 1909 at Baddeck, NovaScotia,whenJohn McCurdyconfounded the criticsby flyingthe SilverDart, an aircraftdesigned by himself, for half a mileover the ice of Bras deor Lakes. This was the first powered flight in Canada and the first by aBritishsubjectin the Commonwealth.McCurdygave proof

38、of his flyingability-andof thedevelopment and the use of the aileron-by being the first man in the world to execute a figureeight in the air.He becamethe firstto pilota flyingboat,takingofffrom Long Island Sound. Heflew the firstairplaneto Mexico. In 1911 he had madethe longest flightto date, and th

39、at overopen sea 90 miles from Key West to Havana. He won the first cross country race in Canada 40miles 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

40、 the government in various senior positions. Following WorldWar11, McCurdywas honored by being madelieutenantgovernor of NovaScotia 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

41、the followingstatements is NOTtrueabout McCurdy?A. He was a Canadian.B. He isregarded as the symbol of Canadian aviationand aircraftindustry.C. He is the first man to finish a figure eight in the air.D. He now lives in Baddeck.56. The "Silver Dart" isA. the name of a weaponB. a plane bough

42、t by McCurdyC. the nickname of a famous Canadian pilotD. a plane designed by McCurdy57. McCurdy is NOT the first one to A. fly in CanadaB. pilot a flying boatC. fly from Key West to TorontoD. fly to Mexico58. Nowadays, McCurdy A. lives in Montreal in summerB. is the lieutenant governor of Nova Scoti

43、aC. is still very active and energeticD. is the government's counselorQuestions 59 to 62 are based on the following passage:The. birthratebeganto declinein the middle 1950's,resultingin a smaller college agepopulationstartingin the middle 1970's. S4 Somethingelse happenedin the 1970'

44、s: the price ofoil increasedtremendously,drivingup the price of almost everythingand making Americansaware that theirlarge automobiles used a lotof gasoline.At the sametime, foreigncarmanufacturers had begun to produce small fuelefficientcars inlargequantities for the exportmarket. Suddenly, the lar

45、ge,gas guzzlingAmerican cars were no longer attractive to Americanbuyers, who began buying foreign cars by the thousands. The American automobile industry wentintoa recession.Thousandsof automotive workers were laidoff,as were thousands of people inindustries indirectly connected with the auto indus

46、try. People who are laid off tend to keep whatmoneythey have fornecessities,likefood 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 recessionthey cannot findjobs.High unemploymentmeansthatmore

47、statefunds must be usedfor social service-unemployment benefits and to aid dependent children, for example-thanduring more prosperous times.Italso means, thatthe stateshave fewer funds than usual, becausepeople are paying fewer taxes.Institutionsof higher education dependon two major sources ofincom

48、e to keep them functioning:tuitionfrom 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 pri

49、ce drove up the price of everything.B. There were manyreasons whyhigher education wasin troublein 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 followi

50、ng?A. Poor.B. Got rid of.C. Removed.D. Unemployed.61. American cars were not popular in their domestic markets because they wereA. smallB. gas consumingC. fuelefficientD. not attractive62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT A. Young people couldn't afford their own tuition in the 19

51、70'sB. It's difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970'sC. Fewer parents could afford to send their children to college because of the recession in1970'sD. Birthrate dropped in the 1970's because of the recessionQuestions 63 to 66 are based on the following p

52、assage:Itis difficultto imagine what lifewould be likewithout memory.Themeanings 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.Memorycan be defined

53、as the capacityto keep informationavailablefor later use. It includesnot only "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change inthe way an animal typicallybehaves. Memoryisinvolvedwhena ratgives up eating grainbecause he has sniffed (嗅出) something sus

54、picious in the grain pile.Memoryexistsnot only in humansand animals but also in somephysicalobjects andmachines. Computers, for example, contain devices forstoringdata forlateruse.It is interestingto compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being.The instantaccess memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words"-string of alphabetic ornumerical characters-ready for