中石化校园招聘考试英语C3

2008年职称英语等级考试试题综合C试卷编号：105035录入者　：backplay试卷总分：100答题时间：120分钟第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每题1分，共15分）下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题，每题l分，共7分）下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。PetitionsPetitions（请愿书）havelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister'shouseinLondon.TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM'Sofficials.Whathappensthen?Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.That'swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits“e-petition”siteinNovember2006.Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures,allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite,andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto“stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingsomuch”.Anotherwantedtoexpel（驱逐）ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandintheWorldCup.OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.OtherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.SomewantedtosendmoretroopstoIraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.Somewantedtoadopttheeuro（欧元）.Otherswantedtokeepthepound.Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious,otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaroundl.8millionsignatures.Inresponsetothat,arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing.Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain,soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetojustshutupforawhile.16.Apetitionneedstobesigned.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17.ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18.ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister'shouseinLondon.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19.PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20.Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21.Allpetitionsareserious.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22.ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions.[1分]ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题l分，共8分）下面的短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23－26题从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段选择1个最佳标题；（2）第27－30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。WaystoReduceExposuretoAirPollution1Areportpublishedrecentlybringsbadnewsaboutairpollution.Itsuggeststhatitcouldbeasdamagingtoourhealthasexposuretotheradiationfromthel986Ukrainenuclearpowerplantdisaster.ThereportwaspublishedbytheUK'SRoyalCommission　onEnvironmentalPollution.Butwhatcancitypeopledotoreduceexposuretoairpollution?Quitealot,itturnsout.2Avoidwalkinginbusystreets.Choosesidestreetsandparksinstead.Pollutionlevelscanfallaconsiderableamountjustbymovingafewmetersawayfromthemainpollutionsource-exhaustfumes（废气）.Alsodon'twalkbehindsmokers.Walkonthewindward（顶风的）sideofthestreetwhereexposureofpollutants（污染物）canbe50percentlessthanonthedownwind（顺风的）side.3Sittingonthedriver'ssideofabuscanincreaseyourexposurebyl0percent,comparedwithsittingonthesidenearestthepavement.Sittingupstairsonadouble-decker（双层电车）canreduceexposure.Itisdifficulttosaywhethertravelingonanundergroundtrainisbetterorworsethantakingthebus.Airpollutiononundergroundtrainstendstobelesstoxic（有毒的）thanthatatstreetlevel,becauseundergroundpollutionismostlymadeupoftinyironparticles（粒子）thrownupbywheelshittingtherails,whilediesel（柴油机）andpetrolfumeshaveamixtureofpollutants.4Whenyouarecrossingaroad,standwellbackfromthecurb（路缘）whileyouwaitforthelighttochange.Everymeterreallydoescountwhenyouareclosetotraffic.Asthetrafficbeginstomove,fumescanbereducedinjustafewseconds.Soholdingyourbreathforjustamomentcanmakeadifference,eventhoughitmightsoundsilly.5Therearelargesuddenpollutionincreasesduringrushhours.Pollutionlevelsfallduringnighttime.Thetimeofyearalsomakesabigdifference.Pollutionlevelstendtobeattheirlowestduringspringandautumnwhenwindsarefreshest.Extremecoldorhotweatherhasatrappingeffectandtendstocauseabuild-upofpollutants.A.WhereyoustandwhilewaitingtocrossB.WhereyouwalkC.WhereyousitonabusandhowyouD.WhenyougotobedE.WhenpollutionlevelsriseandF.Whenyougetup23.Paragraph2[1分]ABCDEF24.Paragraph3__________[1分]ABCDEF25.Paragraph4__________[1分]ABCDEF26.Paragraph5__________[1分]ABCDEFA.duringrushhoursB.inspringandautumnC.totoxicairD.betweenautumnandwinterE.asexposuretonuclearradiationF.onthedownwindside27.Airpollutioncanbeasharmfultoone'shealth.[1分]ABCDEF28.Travelingonanundergroundtraincanreduceexposure.[1分]ABCDEF29.Pollutionlevelsarelower.[1分]ABCDEF30.It'swisetostayawayfromheavytraffic.[1分]ABCDEF第4部分：阅读理解（第31～45题，每题3分，共45分）下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。第一篇StopEatingTooMuch“Cleanyourplate!”and“Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub!”JustabouteverykidintheUShashearthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it'saccompaniedbyanappeal:“Justthinkaboutthosestarvingorphans（孤儿）inAfrica!”Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffood.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofstaying“cleantheplate”perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies（肚子）.Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment,accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.Theyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittle.BarbaraRolls,anutrition（营养）professoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSATodaythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthel970s.thesametimethattheAmericanwaistline（腰围）begantoexpand.Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4.000peoplesurveyedbelievedrestaurantsservedportionsthatweretoolarge；23percenthadnoopinion；20percentdisagreed.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan'taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearningatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.It'snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon'twanttoeathealthy.It'sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaycheck（薪金支票）topaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear'sChristmaspresents.31.ParentsintheUnitedStatestendtoasktheirchildren[3分]Atosavefoodfortomorrow.Btowashthedishes.Cnottowastefood.Dnottoeattoomuch.32.WhydoAmericanrestaurantsservelargeportions?[3分]ABecauseAmericansassociatequantitywithvalue.BBecauseAmericanshavebigbellies.CBecauseAmericansaregoodeaters.DBecauseAmericansaretooweak.33.Whathappenedinthel970s?[3分]ATheUSgovernmentcalledonitspeopletoreducetheirweight.BHealthexpertspersuadedrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.CTheUnitedStatesproducedmoregrainthanneeded.DTheAmericanwaistlinestartedtoexpand.34.Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?[3分]AManylow-incomeAmericanswantlargeportions.BTwentypercentofAmericanswantsmallerportions.CFifty-sevenpercentofAmericanswantlargeportions.DForty-fivepercentofAmericanswantsmallerportions.35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofworkingclassAmericans?[3分]ATheyworklonghours.BTheylivefrompaychecktopaycheck.CTheydon'twanttobehealthyeaters.DTheywanttosavemoneyforpresents.第二篇A.NewImmigrationBillTheUSSenateisconsideringanewimmigrationbill.ItwillvaluetheeconomicpromiseofimmigrantsoverfamilytieswhenconsideringUSresidencyandcitizenship.Thelegislation,whichwasproposedbyPresidentBushandagroupofsenators,containsapointsystem.Theproposalaimstoincreasethenumberofimmigrantswithgraduatedegrees,earningsorjobskills.Theproposedpointsystemwoulduseal00-pointscale.Accordingtoadraftofthelaw,meritapplicantscouldearnupto47pointsforthingslikeoccupation,oryearofworkforaUSfirm.Theycouldearnupto28pointsfortheireducation,15pointsforEnglishandUScivics（公民学）,andl0pointsforfamilyties.Thesystemhasstirredupdebate.CriticsontheleftsayitopposesfamilyunityandAmericanvalues.Criticsontherightcomplainthatitdoesnotreflecttheneedsofhigh-techemployers.Thecurrentkinship（血缘关系）-basedsystemputspressureontheUS,asitattractslow-skillworkerswhoconsumemorepublicservicesthantheypaybackintaxes.ItallowsavarietyofuneducatedpeopleinfromMexicoandCentralAmerica.Theimmigrationbillwouldalloweightyearstoclearthecurrentbacklog（积压）ofapplicationforapermanentresidentcard,orgreencard.Afterthat,onlythechildrenandspouses（配偶）oflegalimmigrantswouldbeabletoapplyforfamilyvisas.Adultchildren,siblings（兄弟姐妹）,parents,andotherrelativeswouldhavetoapplyinthegeneralqueue（排队）.Undertheproposal,immigrantsfromAsian,countrieswouldlikelyfarewell（很有利）.Forinstance,overhalfofrecentimmigrantsfromChinaandIndiahaveabachelor's（学士的）orhigherdegree.ImmigrantsfromLatinAmericancountrieswouldlikelyfacemoredifficulties.ImmigrationpointsystemshavebeeninuseinCanada,AustraliaandNewZealandforyears.TheUKadoptedasimilarapproachin2001.OnethingthatCanadaandothernationshavediscoveredisthattheirsystemneedstofittheneedsoftheireconomy.Toooftentheyfindthattheyattracthighly-educatedpeoplewhoendupfindingworkthatdoesn’tusetheirskills.Someendupdrivingataxi.36.Oneofthereasonsforproposingthepointsystemis[3分]AtogiveprioritytoimmigrantsfromChina.BtoprotecttheUSfromterroristattacks.Ctoattractskilledimmigrants.Dtoincreasepopulation.37.Whatdocriticsontherightsayabouttheproposedpointsystem?[3分]AItopposesfamilyunity.BItisverydifficulttoapply.CItopposesAmericanvalues.DItdoesnotmeettheneedsofhigh—techemployers.38.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofthecurrentsystem?[3分]AItiskinship-based.BItputspressureontheUS.CItdraws　low-skilledworkers.DItattractshighly-educatedpeople.39.Whocanapplyforfamilyvisasinfuture?[3分]ATheunclesandauntsoflegalimmigrants.BThebrothersandsistersoflegalimmigrants.CThespousesandyoungchildrenoflegalimmigrants.DTheparentsandgrandparentsoflegalimmigrants.40.Whichcountryadoptedthepointsystemin2001?[3分]ATheUK.BTheUS.CCanada.DAustralia第三篇PoliticalSpinsLastweek,USWhiteHousespokesmanTonySnowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheirdictionaries.HecalledrecentcriticismbytheformerPresidentBillClinton“chutzpah”（大胆放肆）.Withjustonesentence,Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines,ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Interestingly,thisishowbattlesarefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-withcarefully-wordedone-liners（一行字幕新闻）madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstanceandclarity（清晰度）.“Theamountofinformationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith,apoliticalscienceprofessoratCedarvilleUniversity.Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment,Smithsaid.Inl968,theaverageTVorradiosoundbite（演讲中的句子或短语）was48seconds,accordingtoSmith.Inl996,theaveragesoundbitehadshrunk（缩短）to8seconds.Thus,politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible.Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-secondTVadsandclevercampaignslogans（口号）toboosttheirmessages.RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe“Straight-TalkExpress”.McCainhopesthenamewillconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth-whetherit'sinfashionornot.DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton,ontheotherhand,haschosenthecampaignslogan“Lettheconversationbegin”.Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen-mindedandfriendly.Butone-liners,TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient:somethingcommonlycalledpolitical-“spin”.BrooksJackson,aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon-partisan（无党派的）websiteFactCheck.org,callsspin“justapolitewordfordeception（欺骗）.”“Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin.”saidJackson.“Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency：Theyignoretheevidencethatwouldforcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong.”41.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone-1iners?[3分]ATheyareunclear.BTheycontainalotofinformation.CTheylacksubstance.DTheyarecarefullyconstructed.42.Whatchangedfroml968to1996？[3分]APublicity.BInformation.CCommunication.DTheaveragesoundbite.43.Thecampaignslogan“Straight-TalkExpress”aimsatconvincingvotersthatthepresidentialcandidateis[3分]Ahonest.Bfriendly.Copen-minded.Dwarm-hearted.44.AccordingtoBrooksJackson,allcampaignslogansare[3分]Aattractive.Bimpressive.Cdeceptive.Dinformative.45.Whichstatementbestdescribesstrongpartisans?[3分]ATheyareveryfunny.BTheyareveryhealthy.CTheyareveryaggressive.DTheyareverystubborn（顽固的）第5部分：补全短文（第46～50题，每题2分，共10分）下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌.BombExplosionsinThailandThenewyearcelebrationinThailandwasshatteredbyviolence,whenninebombsexplodedacrossBangkokaroundmidnight.ThreeThaicitizenswerekilledandmorethan30injured.Amongtheinjured,sixwereforeigners.NoChinesecasualtieswerereposed,theChineseEmbassyinBangkok,thecapital,saidonMonday.　　　　（46）ButotherembassieshaveadvisedtheircitizenstoavoidtravelingtoBangkok.“Thereisapossibilityoffurtherattacksincomingdays,”saidatraveladvisory（公告）fromAustralia.“AustraliansareurgedtoavoidunnecessarytravelinBangkok.”NoterroristgroupclaimedresponsibilityforthebombingsbyTuesday.　　　　（47）BombingsandshootingsoccuralmostdailyinThailand'sthreesouthernmostprovinces.Yala,NaarathiwatandPattanihaveadominantMuslimpopulationandhavelongcomplainedofneglect（忽视）anddiscrimination（歧视）inthelargelyBuddhist（佛教徒的）nation.TheyhaveaskedforindependenceandaseparateIslamic（伊斯兰的）state.Since2004,theinsurgents（叛乱者）havecarriedoutnumerousattacksinthesouthandmorethanl,900peoplehavebeenkilled.　　　　（48）ButThaiPrimeMinisterSurayudChulanontsaidonMondaythatdomesticpoliticsratherthantheMusliminsurgencywasbehindthebombings.“Itislikelyrelatedtopeoplewholosttheirpoliticalbenefits,”Surayudsaid,referringtoThaksinShinawatra.（49）Surayudwaslaterappointedinterim（临时的）primeminister.Thaksin,however,stillenjoyswidespreadsupport,especiallyinthecountryside.（50）Thaksin'slawyer,NoppadolPatama,deniedhisclient’sinvolvementinthebombings,accordingtoalocalwebsite.A.SomebelievetheexplosionsweretheworkofMuslimseparatists.B.SomebelievethatseveralseniorarmyofficersloyaltoThaksinplottedthebombingswithousted（赶下台）politicianstodiscredit（败坏名声）thegovernment.C.Thaksinwasoustedinamilitarycoup（政变）lastSeptember.D.TheThaiGovernmenthasbeenunabletocontroltheviolence,thoughthousandsoftroopshavebeensenttothesouth.E.Theembassyissuednotravelwarnings.F.Nobodyistoblame.46.[2分]ABCDEF47.[2分]ABCDEF48.[2分]ABCDEF49.[2分]ABCDEF50.[2分]ABCDEF第6部分：完形填空（第51～65题，每题1分，共15分）下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。UFOSSixtyyearsago,amannamedKennethArnoldsawsomethingthatwecanstill　　　　（51）today-somethingthatchangedpopularcultureforever.FlyinghisplaneovermountainsintheUSstateofWashington,hesawalineofstrangeobjects,eithercrescent-shaped（月牙形的）ordisc-like,flying　　　　（52）themotionofasaucer（碟）skimming（飞速掠过）onwater.Themediasoonpickeduponthestory-theFlyingSaucerswerehere!Wastheearthbeing　　　　　（53）bycreaturesfromanotherplanet?Soon,SomanysightingsweremadethattheUSmilitarybeganto　　　　（54）.1tcalledthesestrangeObjectsUFOs-UnidentifiedFlyingObjects,andthatishowtheyare　　　　（55）today.Militaryinvestigationsfoundnoevidenceofvisitorsfromouterspace.Butthatdidnotstopthetrue　　　　（56）.Themilitarywere　　　　（57）up,theysaid.Ormaybeitwasbecausethetravelersfromspacewereofsuchsuperiorintelligence　　　　（58）theycouldhidefrommilitaryanalysts（分析家）.Peoplehavealwaysseenstrangelightsinthesky.Inthepastthesewereexplainedin　　　　（59）ways.Inaworldwherereligionwaslessinfluentialandsciencefictionwaspopular,signsfromGodwerereplacedbyvisitorsfromother　　　　（60）.ThedateofthefirstUFOsightingswasalsosignificant.Inl947,WorldWarIIhadjustendedandthe　　　　（61）Warwasjustbeginning.Humanityseemedlockedinendlessconflicts.Likegenerationsbeforethem,peoplelooked　　　　（62）theskiesforhelp.ButinsteadofseekingGod,theylookedforhelpfromsuper-intelligentaliens（外星人）with　　　　（63）technology.BeliefinUFOsbecamethefirstreligionofscience.However,evenpeoplewhobelieveinUFOsarenotquitesurewhytheyvisittheearth.Theuniverseisabigplaceanditis　　　　（64）toassumethatthereislifesomewhereoutthere.Itispossiblethatalienshaveworkedouthowtotravelthroughspace.Yetsomepeoplereportthattheyhavebeentakenbyaliensandhavehadexperiments　　　　（65）onthem.WhywouldanyonetravelacrosshalftheuniversetoconductmedicalexperimentsonpeoplelivinginsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?51.[1分]AlookBseeCseekDfeel52.[1分]AbelowBbeforeCwithDunder53.[1分]AruledBbombedCcapturedDvisited54.[1分]AinvestigateBattackCshootDconfront55.[1分]AwrittenBsaidCknownDtold56.[1分]AbelieversBthinkersCfollowersDrunners57.[1分]AputtingBcoveringCcheatingDtricking58.[1分]AwhichBwhatCthisDthat59.[1分]AfunnyBcrudeCreligiousDfoolish60.[1分]AplanetsBcontinentsCcountriesDregions61.[1分]AcoolBnuclearCStarDCold62.[1分]AaboveBtoCatDup63.[1分]AtraditionalBbackwardCclassicalDadvanced64.[1分]AunthinkableBImpossibleCreasonableDunimaginable65.[1分]AperformedBstudiedCbroughtDtaken答案1.C2.A3.A4.D5.C6.B7.C8.B9.C10.C11.D12.A13.D14.A15.D16.A17.C18.B19.A20.C21.B22.A23.B24.C25.A26.E27.E28.C29.B30.A31.C32.A33.D34.A35.C36.C37.D38.D39.C40.A41.B42.D43.A44.C45.D46.E47.A48.D49.C50.B51.B52.C53.D54.A55.C56.A57.B58.D59.C60.A61.D62.B63.D64.C65.A