C. list D. table
解析：【原文：35.You Bet Your Life 以命相赌：Now insurance companies are near the top of the list of the biggest business in the United States.】选C
20. Sales-promotion methods, to be effective, should be with local preference. A. consistent B. continuous C. considerate D. continual
解析：【原文51.Sales Promotion 产品促销：Much like many other marketing aspects,sales-promotion methods may have to be modified. The techniques employed,to be effective,should be consistent with local preference.】选A
II. Grammatical Structure Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see Jbur choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. The old man soaked his hands in the cold water and __ to keep his head clear. A. tried B. trying C. being tried D. was tried
解析：【原文31. The Old Man and the Sea (Excerpt) 参考译文：老人与海(节选)：They sailed well and the old man soaked his hands in the salt water and tried to keep his head clear.】选A
22. Smith was very busy last week. Otherwise he to see you.
A. came B. would come C. had come D. would have come
解析：选D，otherwise有连词词性，意为“否则，不然”
23. With all the things she needed ----- she would leave the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour. A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to have bought
解析：【选B；这个部分中she needed为定语从句，修饰前面的all the things．with的结构是后加宾语all the things再加宾语补足语bought，故而buy用什么形式就取决于宾语和它的补足语的关系．东西与买是被动关系，所以用过去分词bought这个形式．如果宾语和其补语为主动关系，就用现在分词了】
24. I appreciated __ the opportunity to work abroad three years ago. A. having been given B. having given C. to have been given D. to have given
解析：【选A；appreciate doing机会是被给的，所以用动名词的被动形式；另外，机会是已经被给的，所以用动名词的被动形式的完成时having been given】
25. He has won the first place, __ is clear from the expressions on his face.
A. that B. as C. what D. when
解析：【模拟题三；选B；他得了第一名，他脸上的表情清楚地表明了这一切。此句是定语从句，关系代词代的是前面整个句子，即“He has won the 1st place.”四个选项中C、D都不是关系代词，选项A虽是关系代词，但不引导非限制性关系分句】 26. Only later what a terrible thing had happened. A. they have realized B. did they realize C. they realized D. they realize 解析：选B，倒装句
27. __ planes in flight between airports, air traffic controllers rely on radar. A. Tracked B. To track C. Being tracked D. The tracking of
解析：【选B；考点是状语成分.逗号后面是主句,前面是状语.不定式做目的状语】 28. I wish Bob would drive us to the airport but he has __ to take us all. A. very small a car B. too small a car
C. a too small car D. such a small car
解析：【选B；too .. to 结构】 29. He is taller than A. any other boy in the class B. any boy in the class C. all boys in the class
D. you and me as well as the class
解析：【选A。B包括了他自己，C、D要用做高级】选A 30. Physics as well as other subjects __ a science. A. was B. is C. are D. belong to
解析：【选B；由as well as 连接的复合主语并不影响谓语动词的数】 31. \
\you __ to leave 15 percent for a waiter or waitress. Taxi drivers expect 10 or 15 percent, too.\ A. ought B. should C. might D. can
解析:【选A；ought to 应当，应该】
32.millions of galaxies exist in the vast space outside the Milky Way. A. It is estimated that B. An estimate that C. That is estimated D. That the estimate
解析：【选A，强调句it is?that】
33. As resident of Texas, Dennis __ to the House of Representatives in 1930 and to the Senate in 1938. A. when elected B. elected C. who was elected D. was elected
解析：【选D；House of Representatives是众议院的意思】
34. The instructions are too clear on the bottle: These tablets __ they are able to make about twenty different sounds. A. will be kept B. are to be kept C. shall keep D. shall have kept 解析：选B
35. Green have the power to make food from substances found in the air and soil.
2012年中石油职称英语考试真题及答案试卷一
