2016中石油职称英语考试大纲模拟试题一.docx

模拟试題一
I. Vocabulary Section A
Directions: There are 10 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.
1. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't ____ what color it was.
A. make out B. look to C. look out D. take in
2. He mumbled something and blushed as though a secret had been____
A. imposed B. exposed C. composed D. opposed
3. You should these tables and buy new ones.
A. throw off B. throw down C. throw up D. throw away
4. ____ their suggestions， we will discuss them fully at the next meeting.
A. In regard for B. In regard to C. With regard of D. Regardless for
5. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with ____ eye.
A. naked B. bare C. flesh D. pure
6. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities B. necessities C. probabilities D. realities
7. I found myself completely ____ by his vivid performance.
A. carried out B. carried off C. carried away D. carried on
8. Although the examination he had passed was unimportant, his success ____ him in his later study.
A. persuaded B. promised C. urged D. encouraged
9. This is the first time you have been late.
A. under no circumstances B. on no account
C. by no means D. for no reason
10. The taxi had to because the traffic light had turned red.
A. set up B. catch up C. shut up D. pull up

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. The roof of the house was practically falling in and the front steps were rotting away.
A. almost B. essentially C. always D. conveniently
12. The greatest physical distinction between humans and apes is the hollow space humans have under their chins.
A. attraction B. danger C. comfort D. difference
13. Scientists are trying to develop computers that will simulate the human thought process.
A. substitute B. assume C. project D. reflect
14. Tenants do not own their own apartments, they merely occupy the dwellings.
A. intellectuals B. renters C. colonizers D. contractors
15. Buddhist monks claim to detach their minds from their bodies.
A. separate B. attach C. deliver D. detain
16. We encountered the Smiths before leaving the parking lot.
A. met B. saw C. helped D. surprised
17. Mr. Jones was taken in by that door to door salesman’s mooth talk. He paid almost $900.00 for a vacuum cleaner.
A. deceived B. incited C. implicated D. saturated
18. The chorale wanted to rehearse the song before the performance.
A. sing B. rewrite C. introduce D. practice
19. Prejudice towards minorities probable stems from fear of the unknown.
A. anger B. bias C. rudeness D. action
20. It is unwise to provoke strange animals.
A. feed B. touch C. anger D. chase
II. Grammatical Structure
Section A
Directions: There are 10 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.
21. So frightened in darkness that she did not dare to move an inch.
A. was the girl B. the girl was C. such a girl was D. that the girl was
22. ___you may be right, I can’t altogether agree.
A. As B. While C. If D. Since
23. —I must have eaten something wrong. I feel like ___.
—I told you not to eat at a restaurant. You’d better at home.
A. to throw up ... to cat B. throwing up ... eating
C. to throw up ... cat D. throwing up... cat
24. His response was that he didn’t say yes and he didn’t say no.
A. so B. which C. what D. such
25. I have not found my book yet. I’m not sure ____I could have done with it.
A. whether B. what C. why D. where
26. He is sure that there was a flying saucer over there. If he hadn't seen it himself, he ___ it.
A. never have believed B. never did believe
C. could never believe D. would never have believed
27. I wish Bill would drive us to the train station but he has ____ to take us all.
A. very small a car B. too small a car
C. a too small car D. such a small car
28. ___ the building for stolen goods, the police found twenty machine guns.
A. Searching B. Being searching
C. Searched D. To search
29. Close the door, ?
A. will you B. do you C. shall you D. don’t you
30. The storm ，they had to live in a cave.
A. has destroyed their hut B. to destroy their hut
C. having destroyed their hut D. being destroyed

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. Industrial management is the aspect of business management that was most prominent in the
A B C D
United States for the past eight years.
32. Members of a nation’s foreign service represent that country’s interests abroad and report on
A B C
the conditions, trends, and policies of the country which they arc stationed.
D
33. A mortgage enables a person to buy property without paying for it outright; thus more people
A B C
are able to enjoy to own a house.
D
34. Basal body temperature refers to the most lowest temperature of a healthy individual during
A B C D
waking hours.
35. After much discussion, the negotiators decided not making an offer until they had looked over
A BCD
the contract.
36. Employment benefits are given new employees have increased tremendously.
A B C D
37. The Board of Directors are in the process of dissolving the company.
A B CD
38. The doctor will be giving you a lot of information; if you have questions about them, let
A B C
us know.
D
39. The officers of Tiffany & Company decided that they can establish a new branch of their store
A B C
at Paris.
D
40. The director suggested that you and me report our findings to the team directly.
A B CD

III． Cloze 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.

If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths
and weaknesses. Success or 41 in your work would depend, to a great extent, 42 your
ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. Of the utmost importance is
your attitude. A person 43 begins a job convinced that lie isn't going to like it or is sure that he
is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a
person who is secure 44 his belief that he is probably as capable of doing the work as anyone
else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt by it possesses a certain strength of purpose.
The chances are that he will do well.
45 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously
a weakness. A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is
hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize 46 the strength and overcome the
47 that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must
first take stock of where you stand now. 48 we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing
in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49 skills. However, to
begin with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that
are critical to your success or failure in school: your 50 , your reading and communication
skills, and your study habits.
41. A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement
42. A. in B. on C. of D. to
43. A. who B. what C. that D. which
44. A. onto B. on C. off D. in
45. A. Have B. Had C. Having D. Had been
46. A. except B. but C. for D. on
47. A. idea B. weakness C. strength D. advantage
48. A. as B. till C. over D. out
49. A. learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn
50. A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness

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:
In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents divorce, A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children's emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent's own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.
51. To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses, the cost of living increases
because
A. children attend school for more years
B. children are better dressed
C. children spend more money on entertainment
D. all of the above
52. What problems would broken families bring to both children and parents?
A. Children grow up feeling unsettled and parents didn't pay much attention to children.
B. Children grow up feeling free and one parent is responsible for raising the children.
C. Children are moved back and forth between parents and the single parent is busy working
to make money to support himself/herself.
D. Children grow up feeling unsettled, and the parents have little time for his/her own
interests because one parent is too busy taking care of children.
53. According to the author, the situations of American families in the future may __
A. become worse B. remain the same
C. get better D. keep unchanged
54. The title of the article might be __
A. American Children B. American Families
C. American Mother D. American Parents

Questions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage:
When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese
students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the
professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as
aggressive as American students.
I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar (讨论会). The professor didn't act
as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a researcher looking for answers to questions
together with the students. One linguistic (语言的) feature of his interacting with his students was
that he used many modal (情态的) verbs--far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering
questions, he usually said, "This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong." or "You could be
right, but you might find this point of view also interesting." In China, authorities are always
supposed to give wise decisions and correct directions. Therefore, students always expect the
professor to give an answer to the question, i still remember how frustrated they were when
foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much
higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they were sure
about it.
Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught
in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students uniformly expressed the same
idea in their English composition. The examinations in America usually do not test a student's
ability to memorize the material but his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in
America is valued not only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing
critical thinking.
55. In the USA, when the students are in class, __
A. a Chinese student tends to be very active
B. an American student likes to make trouble
C. a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher
D. an American student tends to be vigorous
56. A teacher in the USA prefers to __ when he answers questions.
A. be very sincere B. be very direct
C. be very self-confident D. be very indifferent
57. What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teaching methods between
China and the USA?
A. He thinks that Chinese teaching methods can make students learn more.
B. He holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to improve students'
remembrance.
C. He thinks that American teaching is ability oriented.
D. He holds that American teachers hate to give a test.
58. The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the teacher is __
A. more intimate in China B. closer in China
C. looser in USA D. more harmonious in US