2005-2010中石油职称英语考试真题完形汇编

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Cloze (10 points)

Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They ______ that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the _______ man. But they insisted that its ______ results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the _______of the English population. _______ contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650-1750, when England was still a _______ agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.

This view, _____ , is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists _______ history and economics, have ______ two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was _______ by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace (平民).

61. a. admitted b. believed c. claimed d. predicted

62 a. plain b. average c. mean d. normal

63. momentary b. prompt c. instant d. immediate

64. bulk b. host c. gross d. magnitude

65. In b. With c. For d. By

66. a. broadly b. thoroughly c. generally d. completely

67. a. however b. meanwhile c. therefore d. moreover

68. a. at b. in c. about d. for

69. a. manifested b. approved c. shown d. speculated

70. a. noted b. impressed c. labeled d. marked

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Section B

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Foreign visitors to England often ask 61 for a good restaurant but when their hosts suggest one to them, it is usually Italian or French or Indian - in short, 62 English. The truth is that English people enjoy their own cooking at home but are often ashamed of it in public. Even the experts who write articles on food 63 to use the French word “cuisine”, which suggests that “cooking” is inferior.

In fact, English cooking is not 64 as people think. The trouble with it, in my opinion, is that the most appetizing typical dishes do not go with wine. At home, English people usually drink either water or beer or even (strange as it may seem) tea with their meals; in restaurants they sometimes think they had better order wine for the 65 of appearances.

66 a number of exclusive restaurants in Britain are trying to develop a “national cuisine”. But their main criterion 67 appears to be to search 68 in ancient cookery books and give the results names like “Mutton Winchester”- it’s amazing how snobbery survives in the imitation French name, with the objective after the noun. Why couldn’t they have called it “Winchester Mutton”? At 69 of the

scale, there are restaurants in London where you can have regional working-class specialties. Personally I would rather avoid the two extremes and go to a pub. Most pubs serve food that goes well with beer and, 70, who could ask for anything better?

61. A. advices to people B. advices people

C. people for advice

D. people advices

62. A. anything not B. anything but

C. nothing except

D. nothing but

63. A. like better B. are in favour

C. would rather

D. prefer

64. A. so much bad B. worse

C. the worst

D. nearly so bad

65. A. good B. reason

C. need

D. sake

66. A. In this moment B. In this time

C. Presently

D. At present

67. A. at doing that B. by doing like this

C. on doing thus

D. in doing so

68. A. recipes B. receipts

C. for receipts

D. for recipes

69. A. another end B. another side

C. the other end

D. the other side

70. A. being English beer what it is

B. English beer being what is it

C. being English beer what is it

D. English beer being what it is

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Section B

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

“Cambridge" has been described as the loveliest city in England. It is the seat of one of the two oldest universities of the British Isles. The first 6l came in 1209 from Oxford, but it was not 62 1284 that the first college, Peterhouse, was founded. 63 colleges founded in the14th, 15th and 16th 64 . Then no more were founded until the 19th century 65 new colleges 66 two for women. The 20th century has 67 more new colleges, and some of the old ones have become 68 (that is, they admit men and women).

Perhaps the finest single building in the city is King's College Chapel built between 1446 and 1515 in "late perpendicular" style. Also not to be missed are the Backs, the loveliest grounds next to the River Cam, behind some of the colleges. Cambridge people, who are often a bit 69 that Oxford is 70 more ancient, sometimes say "the backs at Cambridge are better than the fronts of Oxford!"

61. A. scholars B. university C. name D. family

62. A. during B. before C. in D. until

63. A. More B. Less C. Some D. Other

64. A. decades B. centuries C. tents D. anniversary

65. A. then B. some C. and D. when

答案为：B 这个地方本人有疑问，看上去并非一个整个句子。

66. A. took B. concluded C. included D. excluded

67. A. witnessed B. see C. build D. founded

68. A. constitutional B. ultimate C. frivolous D. co-educational

69. A. interested B. embarrassed C. dismayed D. annoyed

70. A. measurably B. slightly C. little D. bit

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Section B

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.

In1772, Goethe went as a young lawyer to Wetzlar, where he fell in love with the fiancte of his close friend Kestner. 61 he returned to Frankfurt and later discovered that Kestner had killed himself. These events formed the 62 of his beautiful novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, which is the most important literary work of the early romantic period.

In 1786, Goethe 63 Italy, and this had a strong 64 on his work, 65 him to 66 his earlier romantic style with the classic ideas to Greece and Rome.

His masterpiece, “Faust”, published in 1831, was the67 of 50 years of work. It is the greatest dramatic poem in the German language.

Goethe died at Weimar in 1832. These days, his 68 as one of Europe's most famous poets is stronger than 69 . And the town Frankfurt is always 70 with his name throughout the world.

61. A. Mournfully B. Happily C. Deceived D. Broken-hearted

62. A. greatness B. condition C. basis D. reasons

63. A. went B. arrived C. toured D. came

64. A. resultant B. gear C. modify D. influence

65. A. permitted B. allowing C. making D. convincing

66. A. associate B. connect C. combine D. develop

67. A. result B. consequence C. ending D. product

68. A. reproach B. remainder C. reputation D. latter

69. A. forehead B. ever C. usual D. others

70. A. associated B. joined C. resulted D. connected

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Section B

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words_ 61_ which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the _62_ of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use _63_ we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock-in-trade(惯用言辞) of all who _64_ the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people _65_ and are not the exclusive possession of a limited class.

On the other hand, our language includes a multitude of words which are comparatively_66_

used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little _67_ to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first acquaintance with them comes not from out mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, _68_ from books that we read, lectures that we hear, or the more formal conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular _69 _in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the _70_ between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

61. A. at B. through C. with D. by

62. A. relatives B. members C. mates D. fellows

63. A. in spite of B. even C. despite D. even if

64. A. say B. practice C. apply D. speak

65. A. in public B. at most C. at best D. at large

66. A. frequently B. seldom C. irregularly D. much

67. A. occasion B. prospect C. way D. reason

68. A. besides B. but C. and D. or

69. A. theme B. problem C. topic D. question

70. a. comparison B. contrast C. distinction D. similarity

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Section B

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Land pollution involves many kinds of wastes. For many years, all wastes were dumped 61 sanitary (卫生的) landfills. Sanitary landfills are large pits where garbage is buried under layers of dirt. When hazardous wastes are put in these landfills, toxic (有毒的) substances can seep into the groundwater and enter the food chain. Hazardous wastes are those kinds of wastes that are 62 or dangerous to the environment. They can be poisonous, corrosive (腐蚀性的), flammable, explosive, or radioactive (放射性的). They can pollute the air or 63 fires or explosions. These wastes can also cause 64 problems for humans and animals. For these reasons, it is important to dispose 65 hazardous wastes in secured landfills where they cannot leak. A secured landfill is located on clay ground, and the pits are lined with plastic and nylon sheets to 66 the hazardous wastes in the pit.

One kind of hazardous wastes, radioactive waste, involves a special disposal problem. Radioactive waste is created by industries and nuclear power plants 67 use radioactive materials. Radioactive materials 68 off energy as their atoms change. This energy is invisible, but very powerful. It can harm 69 tissues in plants and animals. Radioactive waste can remain hazardous for over 100 years. They must be stored in containers that can hold them without leakage for at least 70 amount of time.

61. A. by B. with C. of D. into

62. A. destructive B. smelly C. poisonous D. healthy

63. A. make B. lead C. cause D. take

64. A. lung B. living C. health D. water

65. A. of B. by C. to D. with

66. A. help B. remain C. keep D. guard

67. A. those B. who C. that D. what

68. A. come B. give C. take D. put

69. A. living B. live C. lively D. alive

70. A. an B. one C. that D. these