2013年中石油系统职称英语考试试题及答案(07号)

　　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 fast he responded B. he responded more fast

　　C. he responded faster D. the faster he responded

　　40. Some of the world’s best mountain scenery __ available near the Southern Alps.

　　A. is B. are C. maybe D. has been