中油职称英语2013年试卷（07号）
　　I. Vocabulary

　　Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see 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. Plants use the carbon, along with sunlight, for growth, and ~ oxygen into the atmosphere in a process known as photosynthesis.

　　A. release B. retain C. relieve D. relate

　　2. When you’ve finished reading a book, and the pages are filled with your notes in the, you know you read actively.

　　A. intervals B. borders C. margins D. edges

　　3. Charles is my all-weather friend. When I honestly need his , he is on myside.

　　A. permission B. comprehension C. support D. debates

　　4. Many Chinese restaurants pride themselves __ their cooking and service.

　　A. with B. about C. on D. of

　　5. The artist __ his trip to Paris because he was ill.

　　A. put up B. went off C. called off D. closed down

　　6. The fast development of the world economy will __ many new problems.

　　A. bring about B. bring around C. bring out D. bring up

　　7. A global firm’s profits can __ dramatically depending on the strength of its home currency and the currencies of the countries in which it operates.

　　A.convert B.vary C. change D. alter

　　8. Sometimes even the smallest thing will upset an __ person.

　　A. annoyed B. irritated C. irritable D. angry

　　9. The CEO needs an assistant that he can __ to take care of problems in his absence.

　　A. count up B. count on C. count out D. count in

　　10. The Beijing government has finally decided to cut subway __ by about 30 percent to boost public transport.

　　A. fees B. fares C. payments D. costs

　　11. None of the waiters were when Mr. Smith wanted to order dishes in the restaurant.

　　A. approachable B. applicable C. available D. attainable

　　12. After the neutral warm-up, US negotiating partners quickly the point.

　　A. see to B. get to C. leave out D. go by

　　13. A complete refining installation must include waste __ and water-treating equipment.

　　A. range B. dismissal C. survival D. disposal

　　14. In a given month, Friday is the 21 st day of the month. What day of the week was the 5th of the month?

　　A. Monday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Wednesday

　　15. We all gather facts and ~ conclusions, but we have very different styles of thinking.

　　A.take B. receive C. pull D. draw

　　16. Alberta __ fourth in population among Canadian provinces.

　　A. ranks B. occupies C. arranges D. classifies

　　17. Methanol-fueled vehicles would __ an immediate lessening of urban air pollution.

　　A. attend to B. contribute to C. devote to D. attribute to

　　18. Love can __ imperfection.

　　A. resist B. sustain C. undergo D. tolerate

　　19. A veteran employee can ~ his knowledge and skills to the next generation.

　　A. transfer B. transport C. transform D. translate

　　20. ~ his high rank and position, the President takes social leadership almost over everyone else.

　　A. By right of B. By virtue of C. By name of D. By chance of
II. Grammatical Structure
　　Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see 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. In 1864 Nevada entered the United States as __ thirty-sixth state.

　　A. a B. the C. that D. an

　　22. Certain layers of the atmosphere have special names __

　　A. whose characteristic properties are indicating

　　B. what characterize their indicated properties

　　C. that indicate their characteristic properties

　　D. which indicated their character properties

　　23. I wonder how long ago this school __

　　A. has begun B. begins C. began D. has started

　　24. Because of my poor English, I’m afraid I can’t make myself

　　A. understand B. understood C. to understand D. understanding

　　25. __, he had to leave school.

　　A. Since his father’s unemployment

　　B. Since his father was unemployed

　　C.His father unemployment

　　D.Because of his father was unemployed

　　26. __ astrology and alchemy may be regarded as fundamental aspects of thought is indicated by their apparent universality.

　　A. What both B.Both C. That both D. Both are

　　27. He failed his exam, __ proved that he wasn’t working hard enough.

　　A. what B. which C. this D. of which

　　28. At fourteen __ at a district school near her home, and when she was sixteen,she saw her first article in print.

　　A. the first teaching position that Marian Barrett had

　　B. the teaching position was Marian Barrett’s first

　　C. Marian Barrett had her first teaching position

　　D. when Marian Barrett had her first teaching position

　　29. The grape is the, juicy fruit of a woody wine.

　　A. smooth-skinned B. skinned is smooth

　　C. skin, which is smooth D. smooth skin

　　30. __ the radio, he began to go over his lessons.

　　A. Having turned off B. Turning off c. Turned off D. Turn off

　　31. The central purpose of management is __ every action or decision helpachieve a carefully chosen goal.

　　A. for making B. of making C. to make D. being maken

　　32. It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age __ one’s country was strong and respected.

　　A. provided B. as C. unless D. when

　　33. I need __ more volunteers to help clean the classroom.

　　A. none B. any C. few D. some

　　34. This is an old clock that is not only very beautiful but __

　　A. also it tells time accurately B. it too tells time accurately

　　C. it accurately tells time also D. also accurate

　　35. If only we __ then the disease was curable.

　　A. could know B. had known C. would have known D. knew

　　36. Alice __ my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now.

　　A. ought to have received B. haven’t received

　　C. has been received D. couldn’t have received

　　37. The bookcase __ when we were moving it.

　　A. damaged B. has damaged

　　C. was being damaged D. got damaged

　　38. Not until the year of 1962 __ made the capital of this country.

　　A. was the city B. when the city was

　　C. the city was D. was when the city

　　39. The more he encouraged the boy, __

　　A. the more fas