2012年中石油职称英语真题试卷08及答案.doc

类型 08 试卷一 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. German, spoken by just over 100 million people, is one of the worlds ten-largest languages __ population. A. in place of B. by means of C. in terms of D. by way of 2. Four score and seven years ago our fathers __ on this continent a new nation. A. brought out B. brought forth C. brought about D. brought up 3. The taxi had to because the traffic light had turned red. A. set up B. catch up C. shut up D. pull up 4. There are no extremes of temperature on South Island. Summers are warm, not hot, and winters are brisk __ freezing. A. in spite of B. other than C. rather than D. regardless of 5. After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided to settle there A. in turn B. for good C. as usual D. at most 6. Generous public funding of basic science would __ considerable benefits for the countrys health, wealth and security. A. result from B. lie in C. lead to D. figure out 7. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any __ of what I said. A. notice B. warning C. observation D. attention 8. Our company decided to __ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met. A. destroy B. forbidden C. assume D. cancel 9. Well visit Australia next year __ we have enough money. A. provided B. unless C. until D. lest 10. Scientists are about the formation of coal. A. confidential B. confer C. confident D. conform 11. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion. A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vi