2013年中石油職稱英語考試試題及答案3(word版)

　　III. Reading Comprehension

　　Section A

　　Directions: There are 5passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 4questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You shouM decide on the best choice and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage:

　　The clean-energy business is turning into the next big investment boom, in which risks are lightly ignored. Until recently, recalls Charlie Gay, a 30-year veteran of the solar power business, venture capitalists were far too busy catering to captains of the information-technology industry to waste time on "hippy-dippy tree-huggers"like himself. But now the tree-huggers are in the ascendant and the IT barons are busy investing in clean-energy technology.

　　Investors are falling over themselves to finance start-ups in clean technology,especially in energy. Venture Business Research reckons that investment in the field by venture capitalists and private-equity firms has quadrupled in the past two years,from some $500 m in 2004 to almost $2 billion so far this year. The share of venture capital going into clean energy is rising rapidly.

　　Clean-energy fever is being fuelled by three things: high oil prices, fears over energy security and a growing concern about global warming. The provision of energy, the industry’s cheerleaders say, will change radically over the coming decades. Polluting coal and gas-fired power stations will give way to cleaner alternatives such as solar and wind; fuels derived from plants and waste will replace petrol and diesel; and small, local forms of electricity generation will replace big power stations feeding far-flung grids. Eventually, it is hoped, fuel cells running on hydrogen will take the place of the internal combustion engine which is available everywhere. It is a bold vision, but even if it happens very slowly, or only to a limited extent, supporters argue that it will still prompt tremendous growth for firms in the business.

　　Analysts confidently predict the clean-energy business will grow by 20 %-30 a year for a decade. Jefferies, an investment bank that organized a recent conference on the industry in London, asked participants how soon solar power would become competitive with old-fashioned generation technologies: in 2010, 2015 or 2020.About three-quarters of those present, one visitor happily observed, were"check-writers". This "megatrend", the keynote speaker advocated, "may be the biggest job and wealth-creation opportunity of the 21 st century."

　　Such exaggeration might remind people of the dotcom bubble. But clean-energy advocates insist growth is sustainable because of the likes Of Mr. Schwarzenegger.The Governor is a hero in green circles because of his enthusiasm for environmental regulation. He easily won reelection partly because he seized on global warming as a concern and signed into law--America’s first wide-ranging scheme to cap greenhouse-gas emissions.

　　41. According to the first two paragraphs we can learn that __

　　A. Clean energy business is booming while the risks are totally overlooked

　　B. Venture capitalists have wasted much money on "hippy-dippy tree hungers"

　　C. Clean energy business is surging and changes the venture capital market

　　D. The IT barons are disinterested in clean-energy technology

　　42. Which of the following is true of Para.3?

　　A. Clean energy fever is fuelled mainly by human psychological weakness.

　　B. The energy provision for the coming decades will change slowly.

　　C. Hydrogen as a new energy will replace traditional energy forms like coal and gas.

　　D. Supporters of clean energy business are pretty optimistic about its future.

　　43. The word "check-writers" (Line 6, Para.4) is closest in meaning to __

　　A. tycoons

　　B. donators

　　C. investors

　　D. celebrities

　　44. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that __

　　A. Clean energy industry and the dotcom industry have the same business model

　　B. The dotcom industry might have undergone a rapid but unsustainable development

　　C. Schwarzenegger insisted that growth in clean energy business isn’t sustainable

　　D. Global warming has become a popular and decisive issue in political elections all over the world

　　Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage:

　　Development of the Kelly’s Hero restaurant chain in the Latin America region is going strong as the chain announces the opening of its 50th location in Mexico,

　　doubling the number of its operating locations there in 12 months.

　　Kelly’s Hero’s presence in Mexico dates back to 1999, and now the market is the Philadelphia-based company’s third largest in the world.

　　"The development pace for Kelly’s Hero in Mexico that we projected in 2004 is at full speed. And by gaining more than 25 new locations during one year, we’re telling the competition and investors that we’re hitting our targets and really mean business," says Kelly’s Hero’s Latin America regional director, Francis Mendes. "Everyone is proud of this accomplishment. It shows that anything is possible when a great team works together. And we expect the strong growth to continue."

　　The milestone sandwich shop opened in the Mexico City district of Polanco and it is owned and operated by Kelly’s Hero franchisees Maura and Lucas Hendricks,who now own two Kelly’s Hero restaurants and have another under construction.The Hendricks chose to open a Kelly’s Hero restaurant because they frequented the chain while traveling and liked the food.

　　The Kelly’s Hero restaurant chain, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is the world’s fourth largest sandwich franchise, with more than 1,900 locations in 75 countries. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and has regional offices in Brussels, Melbourne, Atlanta, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo.

　　45. What is learned about the store that has recently opened in Mexico?

　　A. It is the company’s largest store there.

　　B. Its menu is different from the rest of the company’s stores.

　　C. Its sales are lower than expected.

　　D. It is the company’s 50th store there.

　　46. When did Kelly’s Hero first open in Mexico?

　　A. In 1985

　　B. In 1999

　　C. In 2004

　　D. In 2005

　　47. How can Francis Mendez’s statements best be described?

　　A. As nervous

　　B. As confident

　　C. As disappointed

　　D. As helpful

　　48. Which of the following cities is NOT home to a Kelly’s Hero regional headquarters?

　　A. Melbourne

　　B. Mexico City

　　c. Tokyo

　　D. Atlanta

　　Questions 49 to 52 are based on the following passage:

　　One of the earliest and most influential proponents of the idea of continental drift was a German astronomer, meteorologist, and explorer named Alfred Wegener.In 1912 he advanced good arguments to support the idea that at one time there was no Atlantic Ocean. The Americas and Greenland were welded with Europe, Africa, Australia and Antarctica into one large continent, Pangaea.

　　His strongest argument seemed to be the remarkable similarity of the continental margins on opposite sides of the Atlantic. But he also looked at similarities in ancient geologic structures, fossil records, and ancient climates to support his hypothesis. He pointed out that some unique geological structures in the Americas terminate abruptly in the Atlantic Ocean and then continue again on the other side of the Atlantic, as if the structures had formed when the continents were together and then were cleaved as the continents tore apart. He showed that the fossil records on both sides of the Atlantic were similar up to about a hundred million years ago and then showed divergence, indicating that the continents had become isolated from each other at that time. Finally, by using fossils and sediments, he was able to demonstrate that ancient climates on both sides of the Atlantic were similar,although they were quite different from those presently found in the respective regions.

　　Wegener’s interesting ideas were too revolutionary to be easily accepted or seriously considered at the time. He died in 1930, more than two decades before further evidence forced reconsideration and eventual acceptance of his revolutionary way of looking at our world.

　　49. Wegener’s ideas about continental drift are properly termed a "hypothesis" (line9) because

　　A. his written records state it as such.

　　B. absolute proof did not exist in his day.

　　C. he was just beginning a scientific study of the topic.

　　D. that is what all scientific theories are called.

　　50. Which of the following best describe the organization of this passage?

　　A. a typical biographical sketch focusing on a person’s main achievement

　　B. thesis, supporting statements, conclusion

　　C. general material first, followed by specific points

　　D. problem statement broken down into separate components

　　51. Wegener advanced all of the following in support of his theory EXCEPT

　　A. continental edge lands on either side of the Atlantic.

　　B. ancient earth and land structures.

　　C. ancient data and recorded history.

　　D. ancient climates on both sides of the Atlantic.

　　52. Based on information in the passage, we can see that acceptance of Wegener’s 1912 theory was hindered by

　　A. failure of the media to present his theory.

　　B. his failure to document similarities on either side of the Atlantic.

　　C. its own revolution in scientific thought.

　　D. utter lack of interest from colleagues

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