中石化英语分级测试笔试样题

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英语分级测试笔试试题（样题）

SECTION ONE LISTENING TEST (40 minutes)

In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate

your ability to understand conversations and talks

in English. There are 3

parts

to

this

section

with

special

directions

for

each

part.

Answer

all

the

questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers in this test.

Part A

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In part A, you will hear 30 short conversations between two people. After each

conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation.

The conversations

and questions will not be repeated.

-

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your testbook and

choose

the

best

answer.

Then,

on

your

answer

sheet,

find

the

number

of

the

question and write the letter of the answer you have chosen.

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Now you have 90 seconds to read through the questions.

1. (A) Each person will be allowed to buy only one ticket.

(B) The tickets will sell out quickly.

(C) The rock concert will probably be rescheduled.

(D) There will be extra tickets at the rock concert.

2.

…

Part B

-

In

Part

B,

you

will

hear

long

conversations.

After

each

conversation,

you

will

hear several questions.

The conversations and questions will not be repeated.

-

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your testbook and

choose

the

best

answer.

Then,

on

your

answer

sheet,

find

the

number

of

the

question and write the letter of the answer you have chosen.

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Now you have 90 seconds to read through the questions.

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31. (A) Relaxing at the seashore.

(B) Visiting her parents.

(C) Sailing on a boat.

(D) Preparing for a race.

32. (A) She was invited only for the weekend.

(B) The weather was too hot.

(C) She had an appointment.

(D) She had schoolwork to do.

33. (A) She had to go home.

(B) She was too tired to continue.

(C) She had to finish her schoolwork.

(D) She was thirsty.

34. (A) She doesn't know how to swim.

(B) The water was too deep.

(C) The water was too cold.

(D) She didn't have enough time.

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Part C

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In Part C, you will hear several short talks. After each talk, you will hear some

questions.

The talks and questions will not be repeated.

-

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your testbook and

choose

the

best

answer.

Then,

on

your

answer

sheet,

find

the

number

of

the

question and write the letter of the answer you have chosen.

-

Now you have 90 seconds to read through the questions.

39. (A) She works for a museum.

(B) She's a Lincoln scholar.

(C) She does it as a hobby.

(D) She teaches a course on currency exchange.

40. (A) They identify the city where the penny was minted.

(B) They are the initials of a famous coin collector.

(C) They stand for the government agency that mints coins.

(D) They are the initials of the person who created the penny's design.

41. (A) All of her friends collected them.

(B) Pennies were cheap to collect.

(C) Someone gave her a rare penny.

(D) She needed the money.

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42. (A) Trade coins with club members.

(B) Show the audience her coins.

(C) Explain how the penny is minted.

(D) Discuss the life of Lincoln.

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SECTION TWO READING TEST (55 minutes)

In

this

section

of

the

test,

you

will

read

several

passages.

Each

one

is

followed by a number of questions about it. For question 1

–

50, you are to

choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question. Then, on

your answer sheet, find the number of the question and write the letter of the

answer you have chosen.

Questions 1

–

10

As Philadelphia grew from a small town into a city in the first half of the eighteenth

century,

it

became

an

increasingly

important

marketing

center

for

a

vast

and

growing

agricultural

hinterland

. Market days saw the crowded city even more crowded, as farmers

from within a radius of 24 or more kilometers brought their sheep, cows, pigs, vegetables,

cider, and other products for direct sale to the townspeople. The High Street Market was

continuously

enlarged

throughout

the

period

until

1736,

when

it

reached

from

Front

Street

to

Third.

By

1745

New

Market

was

opened

on

Second

Street

between

Pine

and

Cedar. The next year the Callowhill Market began operation. Along with market days, the

institution of twice-yearly fairs

persisted

in Philadelphia even after similar trading days

had

been

discontinued

in

other

colonial

cities.

The

fairs

provided

a

means

of

bringing

handmade

goods

from

outlying

places

to

would- be

buyers

in

the

city.

Linens

and

stockings

from Germantown, for example, were popular items.

Auctions were another popular form of occasional trade. Because of the competition,

retail

merchants

opposed these as

well as

the fairs. Although governmental attempts to

eradicate

fairs and auctions were less than successful, the ordinary course of

economic

development was on the merchants' side

, as increasing business specialization became the

order

of

the

day.

Export

merchants

became

differentiated

from

their

importing

counterparts, and specialty shops began to appear in addition to general stores selling a

variety of goods.

One

of

the

reasons

Philadelphia's

merchants

generally

prospered

was

because

the

surrounding area was

undergoing

tremendous economic and demographic growth. They

did their business, after all, in the capital city of the province. Not only did they cater to

the governor and his circle, but citizens from all over the colony came to the capital for

legislative sessions of the assembly and council and the meetings of the courts of justice.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) Philadelphia's agriculture importance

(B) Philadelphia's development as a marketing center

(C) The sale of imported goods in Philadelphia

(D) The administration of the city of Philadelphia

2. It can be inferred from

the passage that new markets opened in Philadelphia because

(A) they provided more modern facilities than older markets

(B) the High Street Market was forced to close

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(C) existing markets were unable to serve the growing population

(D) farmers wanted markets that were closer to the farms.

3. The word

(A) tradition

(B) association

(C) produce

(D) region

4. The word

(A) the crowded city

(B) a radius

(C) the High Street Market

(D) the period

5. The word

(A) returned

(B) started

(C) declined

(D) continued

6. According to the passage, fairs in Philadelphia were held

(A) on the same day as market says

(B) as often as possible

(C) a couple of times a year

(D) whenever the government allowed it

7. It can be inferred that the author mentions

that they were items that

(A) retail merchants were not willing to sell

(B) were not available in the stores in Philadelphia

(C) were more popular in Germantown man in Philadelphia

(D) could easily be transported

8. The word

(A) eliminate

(B) exploit

(C) organize

(D) operate

9. What does the author mean by stating in line 16 that

the merchants' side

(A) Merchants had a strong impact on economic expansion.

(B) Economic forces allowed merchants to prosper.

(C) Merchants had to work together to achieve economic independence

(D) Specialty shops near large markets were more likely to be economically successful.

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