2013年中石油系统职称英语考试试题及答案(word版)

　　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. Certain layers of the atmosphere have special names __

　　A. which indicated their character properties

　　B. whose characteristic properties are indicating

　　C. what characterize their indicated properties

　　D. that indicate their characteristic properties

　　22. __, he had to leave school.

　　A. Since his father’s unemployment

　　B. Since his father was unemployed

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

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

　　24. I wonder how long ago this school __

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

　　25. In 1864 Nevada entered the United States as __ thirty-sixth state.

　　A. a B. the C. that D. an

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

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

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

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

　　28. The central purpose of management is __ every action or decision help achieve a carefully chosen goal.

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

　　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. 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

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

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

　　32. The bookcase __ when we were moving it.

　　A. damaged B. has damaged

　　C. was being damaged D. got damaged

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

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

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

　　A. when B. provided C. as D. unless

　　35. 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

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

　　A. the city was B. when the city was

　　C. was the city D. was when the city

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

　　A. none B. any C. few D. some

　　38. The more he encouraged the boy, __

　　A. the more fast he responded B. he responded more fast

　　C. the faster he responded D. he responded faster

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

　　A. is B. are C. maybe D. has been

　　40. 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. when Marian Barrett had her first teaching position

　　D. Marian Barrett had her first teaching position