中石化职称英语考试试卷

中石化职称英语考试试卷（中级）

I.Vocabulary

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceand

markyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

1.Itispossibletopredicthowmuchenergyandwaterabuildingwillconsume,howmuch

willbeneeded.

A.matter

B.things

C.material

D.substance

2.Theyfoundthatthepositivethinkerssold37percentmoreinsurancethandidthe

thinkers.

A.negative

B.positive

C.active

D.passive

3.Inlabsaroundtheworld,badbugsareundergoingtheultimaterehabilitation,being

fromlife-threateningvirusesandbacteriaintolifesavingtherapeutic

agents.

A.translated

B.transported

C.transformed

D.transmitted

4.Thefreshairissometimeshumidfromtherainfallofthisarea.

A.numerous

B.abundant

C.plenty

D.substantive

5.Weknowthatmanyanimalsthedeepseasatpressuresof15,000poundspersquare

inch.

A.liveon

B.livein

C.livethrough

D.liveupto

6.SpeakersandwritersoftheGermaniclanguagesforagreatdealoftheworld'soutput

ineverythingfromeconomicstoliteraturetomilitarytoscienceandtechnology.

A.account

B.allow

C.apply

D.arrange

7.ofthegreatstateofIllinois,letmeexpressmydeepestgratitudefortheprivilegeof

addressingthisconvention.

A.Onaccount

B.Inhonor

C.Inplace

D.Onbehalf

8.Thecompaniesthatarefindingwaystohangontotheirolderworkersfroman

intangiblecommodity:wisdom.

A.obtain

B.earn

C.develop

D.benefit

9.1racedtoJill.

A.keepon

B.keepupwith

C.comeupwith

D.comeupto

10.Managersneedtomonitorinflationtrendssotheycanmakegood.

A.decisive

B.decisions

C.decide

D.decided

11.Fluencycanbedefinedas"beingabletocommunicateideaswithouthavingtostop

andthinktoomuchaboutwhatoneissaying."

A.simple

B.simply

C.similar

D.simplify

12.Thenumberofvehicleshasbeensteadilyincreasing.,morethan100citiesinthe

UnitedStatesstillhavelevelsofcarbonmonoxidethatexceedlegallyestablishedlimits.

A.Continuously

B.Consequently

C.Constantly

D.Consistently

13.A(An)isbetterthanthetextandmaymakethepointclear.

A.interpretation

B.representation

C.illustration

D.draw

14.Someoftheworld'sbestmountainisavailablewithinthe500-kilometerlongchain

oftheSouthernAlps.

A.scene

B.scenery

C.scarce

D.scare

15.Afterathroughresearch,thepolice_mostofthemissingjewels.

A.retreated

B.refreshed

C.recovered

D.reminded

16.Agold-ratedbuildingisestimatedtohavereduceditsenvironmentalimpactby50%

comparedwitha(an)_conventionalbuilding.

A.equivalent

B.alike

C.uniform

D.likely

17.Whenpessimists_intheirfirstattempt,theyusuallysay,"Ican'tdothis."

A.feel

B.fail

C.defeat

D.lost

18.Sixyears_beforeshegotanothernotefromTeddy.

A.wentinto

B.wentaround

C.wentby

D.wenton

19.Thecompanyownsalargenumberofstores.

A.export

B.bargain

C.retail

D.trade

20.Thecostofself-educationhasfallenwiththemultitudeofsourcesofknowledgeand

informationonCD-ROMsandtheInternet.

A.preferable

B.ready

C.available

D.considerable

II.GrammaticalStructure

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceand

markyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

21.Putthingsbackyoufoundthem.

A.where

B.that

C.which

D.since

22.-Areyougoingtothefootballgame?

-No,theticketsareforme.

A.terribleexpensive

B.somuchexpensive

C.fartooexpensive

D.highlyexpensive

23.Theresidents,_hadbeendamagedbytheflood,weregivenhelpbytheRedCross.

A.allofwhosehomes

B.alloftheirhomes

C.alltheirhomes

D.allthathomes

24.Insomecountriesiscalled"equality"doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforall

people.

A.which

B.what

C.that

D.one

25.Gorillasarequietanimals,theyareabletomakeabouttwentydifferentsounds.

A.how

B.inspiteof

C.eventhough

D.becauseof

26.thesizeandnatureofabusiness,itsmaingoalistoearnaprofit.

A.Whatever

B.Whichever

C.Whereas

D.Because

27.HenryandTom_tothepartiesattheTradeUnioneverySaturday.

A.usedtogo

B.wereusedtogo

C.areusedtogo

D.usetogo

28.Thecrewmanswitchedonportableflashlightsastheengineer_thescene.

A.hassurveyed

B.surveys

C.wassurveying

D.issurveying

29.WAPtechnology,peoplecandotheirworkanywhereanytime.

A.Use

B.Using

C.Beingused

D.Used

30.Thenewsheardeverywhere.

A.had

B.havebeen

C.was

D.aregoingtobe

31.You_yourselfaboutmoney.

A.neednotworry

B.haveworry

C.arenotbeingworried

D.needn'tbeworried

32.Thecoursenormallyattracts20studentsperyear,_uptohalfwillbefromoverseas.

A.inwhich

B.forwhom

C.withwhich

D.ofwhom

33.hewasaregularcustomer,thebossallowed10%discountoffthepricesofthe

goods.

A.Giving

B.Givingthat

C.Giventhat

D.Togivethat

34.Itseemsoilfromthispipeforsometime.We'llhavetotakemachineaparttoputit

right.

A.hadleaked

B.isleaking

C.leaked

D.hasbeenleaking

35._nothingmoretodiscuss,theCEOgottohisfeet,saidgoodbyeandleftthemeetingroom.

A.Therewas

B.Being

C.Therebeing

D.Astherebeing

36.GreatasNewtonwas,manyofhisideas_todayandarebeingmodifiedbytheworkof

scientistsofourtime.

A.aretochallenge

B.havebeenchallenged

C.maybechallenged

D.arechallenging

37.Sheapologizedfor_themeeting.

A.herbeingablenottoattend

B.herbeingnotabletoattend

C.notherbeingabletoattend

D.hernotbeingabletoattend

38.1wishtohaveawordwithyou,?

A.mustI

B.wouldn'tI

C.mayI

D.shouldn*tI

39._rightnow,shewouldgetthereonSunday.

A.Wouldsheleave

B.Ifsheleave

C.Wereshetoleave

D.Ifshehadleft

40.1wishI_longerthismorning,butIhadtogetupandcometoclass.

A.couldhaveslept

B.slept

C.mighthaveslept

D.haveslept

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby4questionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Questions41to44arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Bydirectobservationsandmanyexperiments,biologistshavediscoveredthatpracticallyall

animalshavesomesense

ofhearingorvibration.Earthwormsfeelvibrationsinthesoil,fishcanbetrainedtorespondto

certaintones,malemosquitoesareattractedbythesoundofthefemale,andfrogswillrespond

toataperecordingoftheirownvoices.

Theinnereariscomposedofdelicatemembraneswhichbeardensepatchesofspecializedcells

calledmaculae.Eachofthesecollectionsofcellscancarryamessagetothebrain.Whatmessage

iscarriedbyamaculadependsuponhowitisaffected.Themessagewhichiscarriedisnot,

however,alwaysconnectedwiththehearingsense.Forinstance,acertainkindoftadpolecantell

thedepthofthewateritisswimminginbythepitchofatonewhichisproducedbyitsown

lungs.

Inthehumanandallothermammals,themaculahasdevelopedintoanorganwhichcaneasily

beseen.Thisorganiscalledthecochlea.Thisspiralshapedorgancontainsthemaculaitselfandit

iscalled"organofCorti"afteritsdiscoverer.Ifyouhaveeverseenasnailshell,youknowhowa

cochlealooks.

Whensoundwavesenterthecochlea,whichisreallyatubecoiledaround,theysetamembrane

intoabackandforthmotionandcauseanewwave.Thisissomethinglikethewayinwhichhigh

andlowsoundsareproducedbyafluteorwhistle.Thehighsoundsareproducedwhentheairis

preventedbytheholesfromgoingthrough,whilethelowsoundsareproducedbyallowingmore

oftheairtopass.Allthisiswhatproducesthedifferencesbetweenhighandlowsounds.The

loudnessofasoundisevidentlyproducedbyhowmuchthemembraneiscausetomove.

Whetherornothearingisreallyproducedinallanimalsbytheeffectofpressureisnotdefinitely

knownbyscientistsasyet.Wedoknow,however,thatnaturehassetupsomeverydelicate

hearingmechanismsforitscreatures.Scientistsmustexploremuchfurtherformoreknowledge

abouthowanimalsusetheirears.

41.Accordingtothearticlepracticallyallanimalshavesomesenseof

A.direction

B.hearing

C.vibration

D.bothBandC

42.Thecochleaisfound

A.infish

B.onlyinhumans

C.inallanimals

D.inallmammals

43.Scientistsknow

A.thatallanimalshaveacochlea

B.verylittleabouthearinginanimals

C.thatmosquitoescannothearsounds

D.thathearingisproducedbyairpressureinmammals.

44.Thearticleismostlyabout_

A.howsoundisproduced

B.learningbyobserving

C.theworkingsoftheinnerear

D.outerearformationinvariousanimals

Questions45to48arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

DearMs.Answers,

I'vebeenofferedajobpromotionthatwouldrequiremetorelocateabroadtoParisfromChicago.Thesalaryformynew

positionwouldbemuchhigherthanwhatTmgettingnow,andl*vealwayswantedtoworkintheFrenchbranchofourcompany,but

I'mworriedthatlivinginPariscouldbemoreexpensivethanwhereIlivenow.Ifthisisthecase,perhapstheincreaseinsalary

won'tmakeabigdifference.CanyoutellmeanythingaboutthecostoflivinginParis?

Thankyou,

RaphaelDaniels

DearMr.Daniels,

Congratulationsonreceivingsuchawonderfulemploymentopportunity.Livingandworkinginaforeigncountryisnot

somethingthatmanypeoplegettodo.Althoughitcanbeaveryrewardingexperience,itcanalsobeveryexpensiveifyour

financesarenotmanagedproperty.

Inthesamewaythatyouwillneedtoadjusttoadifferentlanguage,customs,andculture,youwillalsoneedtodevelopnew

dailyroutinesandspendinghabits.Thisaspectoflivingabroadcanbedifficultforsomepeoplewhomaybetemptedtolivetheir

dailylivesasiftheyareonvacation:eatinginfancyrestaurants,buyingexpensivesouvenirs,andgoingsightseeing.

Itisnaturaltolivelikeyouareonvacationwhenmovingtoaforeignenvironment,butitisimportantnottogetcarriedaway.

Establishingaweeklyandmonthlybudgetforyourselfisthebestwaytotakecontrolofyournewfinancialsituation.Itmaybe

helpfultokeeptrackofyourspendinghabitsforthefirstweeksafteryourarnvalandestablishabudgetbasedonthat.

Aslongasyoumanageyourfinancesasyouwouldifyouwereathome,livinginParisshouldnotbeanymoreexpensivethan

livingwhereyouarenow.Inmyresearch,theonlytwothingsIfoundthatweresignificantlymoreexpensiveinParisthaninChicago

weretaxifaresandhigh-speedtrains.Fortunately.Parishasanexcellent,ratherinexpensivesubwaysystem.

ToviewalistofcommonFrenchitemsandtheirequivalentpricesinAmericandollars,visit/pans.

Sincerely,

Ms.Answers

AskAway.com

45.AccordingtoMr.Daniel"se-mail,whatisheconcernedabout?

A.Livingexpenses

B.Hissalary

C.Commutingtowork

D.Hisvacationdays

46.WhatdoesMs.AnswerssuggestMr.Danielsdo?

A.Establishabudget

B.Speakwithhisboss

C.Lookattrainfares

D.Consultaguidebook

47.InMs.Answers，e-mail,theword"track"inparagraph3,line4,is

closestinmeaningto

A.footstep

B.cover

C.record

D.roadway

48.WhatdoesMs.Answerssayaboutthesubway?

A.Itisnew.

B.Itisdirty.

C.Itisinefficient.

D.Itisinexpensive.

Questions49to52arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OstrumGE,thesecondlargestpowercompanyintheNordiccountries,

officiallyopeneditsfirstHydrogenEnergyStation(HES),with

technologyproductsprovidedbyGredlerEnergySystemsCorporation.The

newstationwillsupplycleanhydrogenfueltothreefuelcellbusesas

partoftheprestigiousGreenEuropeAdvancedTransport(GREAT)program.

Stockholm(斯德哥尔摩)isoneoffourGREATcitiesthatwillbeusing

GredlerEnergyhydrogeninfrastructureproducts.

Mr.PeterRussell,ChiefOperatingOfficerofGredlerEnergy,wasin

Stockholmforthestationopeningandcommented,“Theopeningofthis

stationrepresentsthefirststepintheintroductionofahydrogen

infrastructureintheCityofStockholm.OstrumandtheCityofStockholm

havetakenanessentialsteptowardscreatingapathwaytoenvironmentally

sustainableurbantransportationsolutionsandweare

delightedtobepartofthisimportantmovement.，z

TheStockholmHESiscomprisedoffourmodules:pressurizedwater

electrolysis-basedhydrogengeneration,compression,high-pressure

storageandhydrogenfueldispenser.Thestationiscapableofproducing

approximately120kgperdayofhigh-purity,high-pressurehydrogenusing

GredlerEnergy，sproprietarytechnology.Eachfuelcellbuscarries

approximately40kgofhydrogenat350bar(5,OOOpsi).

GredlerEnergySystemsCorporationistheworldleadingdeveloperand

supplierofintegratedhydrogensolutions,allusingthecompany，s

proprietaryhydrogengenerationwaterelectrolysistechnologyalongwith

productsfromcorporatepartners.

49.Whowillbeinchargeofthenewhydrogenenergystation7

A.OredlerEnergySystems

B.OstrumGE

C.TheGREATProgram

D.TheCityofStockholm

50.Howmuchhydrogenwillthenewstationproduceeachday?

A.40kg

B.120kg

C.350bar

D.5,OOOpsi

51.Theword"sustainable"inparagraph2,line5isclosestinmeaning

to

A.livable

B.deliverable

C.maintainable

D.combustible

52.WhatistrueabouttheGREATprogram?

A.Itoperatesinfourcountries.

B.ItisoperatedbytheGredlerCorporation.

C.Itpromotestheuseofnon-pollutingfuels.

D.Itstudiestheeffectsofhydrogenontheatmosphere.

Questions53to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theriseofmultinationalcorporations,globalmarketing,new

communicationtechnologies,andshrinkingculturaldifferenceshaveled

toanunparalleledincreaseinglobalpublicrelationsorPR.

Surprisingly,sincemodernPRwaslargelyanAmericaninvention,theU.S.

leadershipinpublicrelationsisbeingthreatenedbyPReffortsinother

countries.Twentyyearsago,forexample,theworld'stopfivepublic

relationsagencieswereAmerican-owned.In2003,onlyonewas.TheBritish

inparticulararebecomingmoresophisticatedandcreative.Arecent

surveyfoundthatmorethanhalfofallBritishcompaniesincludePRas

partoftheircorporateplanningactivities,comparedtoaboutonethird

ofU.S.companies.ItmaynotbelongbeforeLondonreplacesNewYorkas

thecapitalofPR.

WhyisAmericalaggingbehindintheglobalPRrace?First,Americansas

awholetendtobefairlyprovincialandtakemoreofaninterestinlocal

affairs.Knowledgeofworldgeography,forexample,hasneverbeenstrong

inthiscountry.Secondly,AmericanslagbehindtheirEuropeanandAsian

counterpartsinknowingasecondlanguage.Lessthan5percentof

Burson-MarshallJsU.S.employeesknowtwolanguages.OgilvyandMather

hasaboutthesamepercentage.Conversely,someEuropeanfirmshavehalf

ofmoreoftheiremployeesfluentinasecondlanguage.Finally,people

involvedinPRabroadtendtokeepaclosereyeoninternationalaffairs.

InthefinancialPRarea,forinstance,mostAmericansreadtheWallStreet

Journal.Overseas,theircounterpartsreadtheJournalaswellasthe

FinancialTimesofLondonandTheEconomist,publicationsnotoftenread

inthiscountry.

PerhapsthePRindustrymighttakealessonfromTedTurnerofCNN.Turner

recentlyannouncedthattheword"foreign"wouldnolongerbeusedonCNN

newsbroadcast.AccordingtoTurner,globalcommunicationshavemadethe

nationsoftheworldsointerdependentthatthereisnolongeranysuch

thingasforeign.

53.Accordingtothepassage,U.S.leadershipinpublicrelationsisbeing

threatenedbecauseof

A.anunparalleledincreaseinthenumberofpublicrelationscompanies

B.increasedeffortsofothercountriesinpublicrelations

C.shrinkingculturaldifferencesandnewcommunicationstechnologies

D.thedecreasingnumberofmultinationalcorporationsintheU.S.

54.Theword"provincial”(Line2,Para.3)mostprobablymeans_

A.limitedinoutlook

B.likepeoplefromtheprovinces

C.rigidinthinking

D.interestedinworldfinancialaffairs

55.WelearnfromthethirdparagraphthatemployeesintheAmericanPR

industry

A.speakatleastoneforeignlanguagefluently

B.arenotassophisticatedastheirEuropeancounterparts

C.areignorantaboutworldgeography

D.enjoyreadingagreatvarietyofEnglishbusinesspublications

56.WhatlessonmightthePRindustrytakefromTedTurnerofCNN?

A.AmericanPRcompaniesshouldbemoreinternationally-minded.

B.TheAmericanPRindustryshoulddevelopglobalcommunication

technologies.

C.PeopleworkinginPRshouldbemorefluentinforeignlanguage.

D.PeopleinvolvedinPRshouldavoidusingtheword"foreign”

Questions57to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnthenightofAugust17,1959,atabout20minutesbeforemidnight,the

groundinthevicinityofYellowstoneNationalParkbeganshaking

violently.Atthetimetherewasarumblingsound,somethinglikeahuge

truckwouldmake.Boththeheavingofthegroundandthenoisewerevery

frighteningbutlastednotquite45seconds.

ThisearthquakenearYellowstoneParkwasjustoneofnearlyamillion

thathappeneveryyearallovertheworld.Andasbadasthisquakewas,

manyhavebeenworse.EarthquakeexpertssaythattheYellowstonequake

of1959wasaboutasbadastheonewhichhitSanFranciscoin1906.But

theSanFranciscoquakecausedmoredamagebecauseitstruckinaplace

wherethereweresomanypeopleliving.InSanFrancisco700personslost

theirlives.AnearthquakeinJapanin1923took160,000lives.InChina

in1920anearthquaketook200,000lives.Itiseasytounderstandwhy

earthquakesaresofeared.

Whatcausestheseterribleshakesoftheverygroundonwhichwelive?

Toanswerthatquestionwemustfirstunderstandsomethingsaboutthe

earthitself.Fortymilesdeepintheearthistheedgeoftheoutercrust

oftheearth,andthereitissohotthatinsteadofhardrockthereis

materialmuchlikethehotlavathatavolcanoerupts.Itistheearth's

40-miledeepcrustwithwhichweareconcernedwhenweseekthecauseof

earthquakes.Theearth'scrustisformedofmanydifferentlayersofrocks.

Thelayersofrocksarenotlaidevenly,asabricklayerwouldbuilda

wall.Instead,theearth，scrustismadeofrocklayersthatareoften

unevenandnotperfectlybalanced.Becauseofthegreatweightpressing

downonthem,theselayerstendtofolddownwardatweakspots,andthis

finallycausesanactualbreakinthecrust.Whenthisbreakoccurs,or

whenthesidesofanoldbreakslip,theearthquakes,orshakes,while

thecrustissettlingintoanewposition.

Sometimethesefaultsareverysmall,andwethenfeelonlyalittletremor.

Thetremormayevenbesolightthatonlythemostdelicatemachinewill

recordit.Mostearthquakesareofthisweakkind.Sometimesabreakin

theearth，scrustcomesabout,whichstartssuchalandslideasthatwhich

occurredinMadisonCanyon.Itthentakesnotone,butmanyshakesfor

theearthtohealthefaultandsettle.Thatiswhymanyafter-shocks

followamajorearthquake.Sometimesthesegoonforseveralyears.

57.TheYellowstoneearthquakewas

A.oneofthemoresevere

B.notsevere

C.theworstinU.S.history

D.averysmallone

58.TheSanFranciscoquakewasworsethantheoneinYellowstonebecause

A.itlastedlonger

B.itstruckwheresomanypeoplelived

C.thereweremountainsatYellowstone

D.therewasariveratYellowstone

59.Theearth，scrustismadeof

A.sand

B.mountains

C.manylayerofrock

D.lava

60.Sometimesaftershocksfollowanearthquakeforaslongas

A.days

B.months

C.years

D.centuries

SectionB

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONE

thatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Landpollutioninvolvesmanykindsofwastes.Formanyyears,allwastes

weredumped61sanitary（卫生的）landfills.Sanitarylandfillsarelarge

pitswheregarbageisburiedunderlayersofdirt.Whenhazardouswastes

areputintheselandfills,toxic（有毒的）substancescanseepintothe

groundwaterandenterthefoodchain.Hazardouswastesarethosekinds

ofwastesthatare62ordangeroustotheenvironment.Theycanbe

poisonous,corrosive（腐蚀性的），flammable,explosive,

orradioactive（放射性的）.Theycanpollutetheairor63firesor

explosions.Thesewastescanalsocause64problemsforhumansandanimals.

Forthesereasons,itisimportanttodispose65hazardouswastesin

securedlandfillswheretheycannotleak.Asecuredlandfillislocated

onclayground,andthepitsarelinedwithplasticandnylonsheetsto

66thehazardouswastesinthepit.

Onekindofhazardouswastes,radioactivewaste,involvesaspecial

disposalproblem.Radioactivewasteiscreatedbyindustriesandnuclear

powerplants67useradioactivematerials.Radioactivematerials68off

energyastheiratomschange.Thisenergyisinvisible,butverypowerful.

Itcanharm69tissuesinplantsandanimals.Radioactivewastecanremain

hazardousforover100years.Theymustbestoredincontainersthatcan

holdthemwithoutleakageforatleast70amountoftime.

61.A.byB.withC.ofD.into

62.A.destructiveB.smellyC.poisonousD.healthy

63.A.makeB.leadC.causeD.take

64.A.lungB.livingC.healthD.water

65.A.ofB.byC.toD.with

66.A.helpB.remainC.keepD.guard

67.A.thoseB.whoC.thatD.what

68.A.comeB.giveC.takeD.put

69.A.livingB.liveC.livelyD.alive

70.A.anB.oneC.thatD.these

IV.Translation

Directions:Therearesomepassagesinthispartofthetest.Youareto

translatethepassagesintoChineseonyourAnswerSheet.

A级

71.

Afast-growingbodyofresearchisprovingthatoptimismcanhelpyouto

behealthierandmoresuccessful.Pessimismleads,bycontrast,to

sicknessandfailure,andislinkedtodepressionandpainfulshyness.

〃Ifwecouldteachpeopletothinkmorepositively,z，sayspsychologist

MichaelofYaleUniversity,，zitwouldbelikeinoculating（接种疫苗）them

againstthesementalills.”

“Yourabilitiescount,〃explainspsychologistSmithofHarvardUniversity,

“butthebeliefthatyoucansucceedaffectswhetherornotyouwill.〃

Inpart,that'sbecauseoptimi