中石油職稱英語(yǔ)考試模擬試題(答案)

中石天2007年職稱英語(yǔ)考試模擬試題

命題：張福華2007年4月6日星期5

I.Vocabulary（20分）

1.Toensureglobalenergy,itisimportanttostrengthendialogueand

cooperationbetweenenergyexportersandconsumersandamongmajorenergy

consumers.A.securityB.secretaryC.separationD.safety

2.Inlearning,theworkofadiligentfooldoublesofalazywit.

A.thisB.oneC.itD.that

3.Alreadywehaveseenadvancesintheuseofnuclearenergyforpeaceful

purposes.A.tremendouslyB.greatlyC.largelyD.tremendous

4.Fourth,thedefinitionacknowledgesthatplaceorisjustpartofthemarketing

mix.A.contributionB.combustionC.distributionD.distribute

5.Theyalsospendmorethan$1,000,000ayearonfish,tanks,plants,sand,shells,food

andforheatingandcleaningaquariums.

A.budgetsB.dodgesC.padresD.gadgets

6.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy,awayfrom

lonelinessand.A.criteriaB.normC.solitudeD.normal

7.Thisorganiscalled.Thisspiralshapedorgancontainsthemaculaitself.

A.cockleB.cockadeC.cochleaD.cochleae

8.Throughthe3-inch-squarechaff,Icouldseetheenemyshellsexplodingjust

belowus.A.chutB.chatC.chateauD.chute

9.funitistojumpintoapoolorgoswimminginariverinsummer!

A.HowB.WhatC.WhenD.Which

10.TheAmericanconceptofloveandbeginswithdating.

A.romanceB.romancerC.romanticD.romantically

11.ThereisanoldEnglishsaying,"isthemotherofinvention".

A.SuccessB.SuccessfulC.NecessityD.Necessary

12.Ithasthesamechemicalashavetheearthandtherestofthesolarsystem.

A.componentB.componentsC.elementaryD.elements

13.Hebecomesmorepowerfulthananyothercard.

A.sometimesB.sometimesC.sometimeD.sometime

14.TheyaretheonwhichmywifeandIhavetriedtobringupourfamily.

A.principleB.principalC.principlesD.principals

15.After22yearsof,Fvediscoveredthesecrettokeepingloveandintimacy

aliveinmyrelationshipwithmywife.

A.mixtureB.marryC.mergenceD.marriage

16.InPhiladelphiadealerEugeneKleintobuythesheetfor$15,000,andfinally

didbuyit.A.arrangesB.planedC.arrangedD.plans

17.OnbehalfofallofyourAmericanguests,Iwishtothankyoufortheincomparable

forwhichtheChinesepeoplearejustlyfamousthroughouttheworld.

A.hospitalB.hospitalityC.hospitalitiesD.hospitium

18.Booksaretomankindwhatmemoryistothe.

A.individualB.individuallyC.individuationD.individuate

19.Effectivespeakersadjusttheirvoicestothelargeraudienceandworkatavoiding

distractingphysicalandverbalhabits.

A.manneristB.mannerC.mannerismD.manners

20.I'mwithcomputerprogramsthatcorrectspellingthroughtheuseofbuilt-in

dictionaries.A.familyB.familiarC.familiarlyD.familiarity

II.GrammaticalStructure（20分）

21.ButwhereasoutsidetheUSACoketendstobeayoungperson'sdrink,insidethe

USAanybodyofanyageorincomecandrinkitwithoutembarrassmentany

occasion.A.forB.inC.onD.of

22.Formostalsohadtoconvincetheseresellersotherproductsinthefreezers

andfreezerunitsatnighttosaveelectricity.

A.notstoring,notunpluggingB.nottostore,nottounplug

C.nottostore,notunpluggingD.notstoring,nottounplug

23.somestrangereason,about75percentofallpencilssoldforgeneraluse

finishedinyellow.A.For,areB.In,areC.For,isD.As,is

24.Since1939,numerousscientificstudieshavebeenconductedtodetermine

smokingisahealthhazard.A.whetherB.weatherC.thatD.which

25.Arefereefearedanangrycrowdafteramatch,sohedressedhimselfa

catholicpriestandtriedtoescapetoAthensbyship.

A.upB.asC.forD.in

26.Theyareestablishingsystemstomonitorourentireplanetcontinuously,the

outerfringesoftheatmospheretothedeepestseabed.

A.inthatB.onC.fromthatD.from

27.AlbertaislocatedthewesternpartofCanadaandisthewesternmostamong

thePrairieProvinces.A.forB.toC.onD.in

28.Butneithereveryettrulygreatifitrelieduponmaterialprosperityalone.

A.anynationwasB.wasanationC.wasanynationD.anationwas

29.Asageneralguide,S$1shouldbebaggage-luggingservice.Taxidrivers

don'texpectgratuity.A.adequatetoB.adequateforC.equaltoD.equalfor

30.SpeakingEnglishfluentlyandaccurately__agoalofmanypeopleEnglishin

China.A.is,studyingB.are,studyingC.is,.tostudyD.are,tostudy

31.UnfortunatelywarbroketheMiddleEastOctober6,1973.

A.outin,onB.outon,inC.offin,atD.offon,of

32.In1982,asuccessfuloilfinderfromMidland,Texas,admittedtogeologists

becausewhenhiscompetitorshiredthem,allitdidwastoincreasetheircostsper

barrelofoil.

A.notuse,foundB.notusing,foundC.notusing,foundedD.nottouse,founded

33.youknowsomeofthesignsofacounterfeitbill,whataboutthepictures?

A.ThereforeB.YetC.NowthatD.Nowthen

34.ThelegislationcreatingtheDepartmentofEnergywastoallowhimto

achievethedesiredeffectiveintegration.

A.broadlyenoughB.enoughbroadC.enoughbroadD.broadenough

35.Associetybecomesmoreinformation-rich,itwillbetofindusesfor

discardedmaterials.A.easyB.easierC.theeasiestD.theeasier

36.Whatcausestheseterribleshakesoftheverygroundwelive?

A.onthatB.forwhichC.inwhichD.onwhich

37.Refiningpetroleumisacomplexofstepswhichtheoriginalcrude

materialisconvertedsalableproductswiththedesiredqualities.

A.series,in,intoB.series,by,intoC.set,by,ontoD.set,for,to

38.Ifchildrendiscoverthebeautyofnaturetheyareyoung,theywillrespect

natureandtrytopreserveittheyareolder

A.while,whenB.when,while,C.as,whileD.as,when

39.Whentheboyswerebroadjumping,Lincolnwouldwaituntileveryonehis

best,thenbeatthemallwithasingleeffort.

A.diddoB.haddoneC.hasdoneD.did

40.Fromprotectionenemiestosocialsecuritysonicbooms,insurancehas

comealongway.A.for,toB.for,fromC.against,toD.from,for

III.ReadingComprehension(30分)

(A).Questions41to43:

Nonetheless,thedefinitiondoesofferseveraladvantages.Itcloselyresemblesthe

AMA'swidelyandeasilyunderstooddefinition.Inseveralways,itcarefullydescribes

theessentialcharacteristicsofinternationalmarketing.First,itmakesitclearwhatisto

beexchangedisnotrestrictedtotangibleproducts,butcanincludeconceptsandservices

aswell.WhentheUnitedNationspromotessuchconceptsasbirthcontrolandbreast

feeding,thisshouldbeviewedasinternationalmarketing.Tables1-1and1-2showhow

twoorganizationspromotetheconceptofpreservationoftropicalforests.Likewise,

servicesorintangibleproductsarejustasrelevanttothedefinition,becauseairline

flights,financialservices,advertisingservices,managementconsulting,marketing

research,andsoonallplayaverysignificantroleinimprovingthetradebalanceofthe

UnitedStates.

Second,thedefinitionremovestheimplicationthatinternationalmarketingapplies

onlytomarketorbusinesstransactions.Internationalnonprofitmarketing,whichhas

receivedonlyscantattention,shouldnotbeoverlooked.Themarketingofstate

governmentsandofreligionunderscoresthispoint.Stategovernmentsareveryactivein

marketinginordertoattractforeigninvestment.Religionisalsoabigbusiness,though

mostpeopleprefernottoviewitthatway.Religionhasbeenmarketedinternationally

forcenturies.Well-knownexportersofreligionhaveincludedBillyGrahamandJimmy

Swaggart.Theirtelevisionprogramshavebeenshowninmanycountries.Overseastrips

bysuchfigurescangenerateagreatdealofpublicityathomeandabroad.

Third,thedefinitionrecognizesthatitisimproperforafirmtocreateaproductfirst

andthenlookforaplacetosellit.Ratherthanseekingconsumersforafirm'sexisting

product,itisoftenmorelogicaltodetermineconsumerneedsbeforecreatingaproduct

tosatisfythoseneeds.Foroverseasmarkets,theprocessmaycallforamodifiedproduct.

Insomecases,followingthisapproachmayresultinforeignneedsbeingsatisfiedina

newway,i.e.,abrandnewproductiscreatedspecificallyforoverseasmarkets.

Fourth,thedefinitionacknowledgesthatplaceordistributionisjustpartofthe

marketingmixandthatthedistancebetweenmarketsmakesitneithermorenorless

importantthanotherpartsofthemix.Place,product,promotion,andprice,the4Psof

marketing,mustbeintegratedandcoordinatedinordertobringaboutthemosteffective

marketingmix.

41.Whichispropertodoifafirmistomakemoremoney?

A.Todonoeffortstomeetpeople'sneeds.

B.Todetermineconsumerneedsbeforecreatingaproducttosatisfythoseneeds.

C.Tocreateaproductfirstandthenlookforaplacetosellit.

D.Tocreateaproductbeforelookingforaplacetosellit.

42.Whymustthe4Psofmarketingbeintegratedandcoordinated?

A.Tobringaboutthemosteffectivemarketingmix.

B.Inordertobringabouttheleasteffectivemarketingmix.

C.Becausethedistancebetweenmarketsmakesitneithermorenorlessimportant.

D.Becausethedistancebetweenmarketsmakesitbothimportantandnecessary.

43.WhatplaysaverysignificantroleinimprovingthetradebalanceoftheUnited

States?

A.Airlineflightsandfinancialservices.

B.Advertisingservicesandmanagementconsulting.

C.MarketingresearchandITservicesD.AandBandC

(B).Questions44to47:

Antsdon'tcarrycalendarsaroundwiththemanymorethanfiddlercrabspossess

realwristwatches.Butantsshowamazingaccuracyastothedayoftheyear.Eachyear,

anantnestsendsoutwinged,youngqueensonmatingflights.Hundredsofthemmayfly

outofasinglenestinthesoil.Lastsummer,atthecrestofmymountain,Iwatchedan

antcitypreparetosendforthitsyoungqueens.Attheprecisemomentthattheytook

wing,acolonyofthesamespeciesthatmywifewaswatchingnearthebottomofthe

mountain,alsosentitsqueenonaweddingflight.Therewas,ofcourse,nowaycould

thetwocolonieshavecheckedtake-offtimewitheachother.

EntomologistAlbroT.Gauloncejotteddowninhisnotebookthataparticular

speciesofantinnorthernMassachusettsbeganitsweddingflightatacertaindayand

time.HelaterlearnedthatanotherentomologistinNewJersey,260milesaway,

observedaweddingflightbythesamespeciesofant,onthesameday,andatexactlythe

sametime!Thissplit-secondtimingisnotalwaystherule.However,mostflightstake

placewithinadefiniteperiodoftime.

Birdsalsohavebuilt-intimepieceswhichsendthemoffonfallandspring

migrations.Whatthebirdsreallyhaveisaclock-likemechanismwhichallowsthemto

timehoursofdarknessorlightineachday.Butwhatsendsbirdsnorthwardagaininthe

spring?NewresearchbyDr.AlbertWolfsonofNorthwesternUniversityseemsto

indicatethatthetimingofreturnflightisextraordinarilycomplex.Inthefalloftheyear

theshortdaysandlongnightscausethe“clocks”inmigratorybirdstoundergoakindof

“winding”inpreparationfortheirspringreturnandbreeding.Thenduringthelatefall

andwinterastheclock“ticks"，certainphysiologicalchangesoccurinthebird.The

lengthofeachdayduringthewinterdetermineshowfasttheclockwillrun,andhence

whenthe“alarm”willringforthespringmigration.Theclockcontinuestorunthrough

breedingtime,thenstops——tobere-woundagainthenextfall.

Scientistsarenowlearningthatmanyoftheclocksofnaturecanbereset,speeded

uporsloweddown-allforourbenefit.PioneeringexperimentsattheU.S.Department

ofAgriculture'sresearchcenterinBeltsville,Maryland,haveshownthatplantscanbe

helpedtodevelopfasterinlesstime.Byincreasingorlesseningthehoursofdarknessin

eachday,thescientistshavebeenabletoturnplantgrowthoffandonlikeanelectric

switch.Newknowledgeaboutnature'slivingclockshaspracticalapplications.Forman,

too,seemstofollowdailyrhythms.Theamountofsugarinourbloodstreamvarieswith

thetimeofday,asdoesourtemperature.Moreofthecellsinourskinandmuscles

divideduringthenighthoursthanduringtheday.Bytinkeringwiththeclocksofplants

andanimals,scientistsmaylearnmoreaboutthefascinatingwayourbodieswork.

44.Newknowledgeaboutnature'slivingclockscanhelpmanto.

A.controlhismovementsandactivities

B.tinkerwiththeclocksofplantsandanimalstotelltime

C.learnmoreaboutthefascinatingwayhisbodyworks

D.makebetteruseofnatureandkeepwildlifehealthy

45.Theunderlinedword“they"inthe5thlinerefersto.

A.theworkingantsB.theflightsC.theyoungantqueensD.thebees

46.Howfastthebird'sclockwillrunisdeterminedby.

A.aclock-likemechanismB.thelengthofeachday

C.thesplit-secondtimingD.thebird'sbreedingtime

47.Manyoftheclocksofnaturecanbe.

A.setanewB.renewC.resettingD.puttogether

(C).Questions48to52:

Agoodwayofriddingyourselfofcertainkindsofdogmatismistobecomeaware

ofopinionsheldinsocialcirclesdifferentfromyourown.WhenIwasyoung,Ilived

muchoutsidemyowncountry—inFrance,Germany,Italy,andtheUnitedStates.I

foundthisveryprofitableindiminishingtheintensityofinsularprejudice.Ifyoucannot

travel,seekoutpeoplewithwhomyoudisagree,andreadanewspaperbelongingtoa

partythatisnotyours.Ifthepeopleandthenewspaperseemmad,perverse,andwicked,

remindyourselfthatyouseemsotothem.

Forthosewhohaveenoughpsychologicalimagination,itisagoodplantoimagine

anargumentwithapersonhavingdifferentbias.Thishasoneadvantage,andonlyone,

ascomparedwithactualconversationwithopponents;thisoneadvantageisthatthe

methodisnotsubjecttothesamelimitationsoftimeandspace.Ihavesometimesbeen

ledactuallytochangemymindasaresultofthiskindofimaginarydialogue,and,short

ofthis,Ihavefrequentlyfoundmyselfgrowinglessdogmaticandcocksurethrough

realizingthepossiblereasonablenessofahypotheticalopponent.

Beverywaryofopinionsthatflatteryourself-esteem.Bothmenandwomen,nine

timesoutoften,arefirmlyconvincedofthesuperiorexcellenceoftheirownsex.There

isabundantevidenceonbothsides.Ifyouareaman,youcanpointoutthatmostpoets

andmenofsciencearemale;ifyouareawoman,youcanresortthatsoaremost

criminals.Thequestionisinherentlyinsoluble,butself-esteemconcealsthisfrommost

people.Weareall,whateverpartoftheworldwecomefrom,persuadedthatourown

nationissuperiortoallothers.Seeingthateachnationhasitscharacteristicmeritsand

demerits,weadjustourstandardofvaluessoastomakeoutthatthemeritspossessedby

ournationarethereallyimportantones,whileitsdemeritsarecomparativelytrivial.

Here,again,therationalmanwilladmitthatthequestionisonetowhichthereisno

demonstrablyrightanswer.Itismoredifficulttodealwiththeself-esteemofmanas

man,becausewecannotargueoutthematterwithsomenon-humanmind.Theonlyway

Iknowofdealingwiththisgeneralhumanconceitistoremindourselvesthatmanisa

briefepisodeinthelifeofasmallplanetinalittlecomeroftheuniverse,andthatfor

aughtweknow,otherpartsofthecosmosmaycontainbeingsassuperiortoourselvesas

wearetojelly-fish.

48.Agoodwayofriddingyourselfofcertainkindsofdogmatismistobecomeawareof

opinionsheldinsocialcirclesyourown.

A.indifferentfromB.similartoC.thesameasD.differentfrom

49.Inthesentence“Beverywaryofopinionsthatflatteryourself-esteem.,“that”

means.

A.verywaryofopinionsB.yourself-esteemC.opinionsD.verywaryof

50.Theunderlinedword“dogmatism”refersto.

A.教條主義B.教育信仰C.理想主義D.宗教信仰

51.Toimagineanargumentwithapersonhavingdifferentbiashasoneadvantage,

whichisthesamelimitationsoftimeandspace.

A.subjecttoB.notsubjecttoC.necessaryforD.worth

52.TheonlywayIknowofdealingwiththisgeneralhumanconceitis.

A.toforgetourselvesthatmanisabriefepisodeinthelifeofasmallplanet

B.totellourselvesthatmanisabriefepisodeinthelifeofasmallplanet

C.toremindourselvesthatmanisalongepisodeinthelifeofasmallplanet

D.toremindourselvesthatmanisnotassuperiorasjelly-fish

(D).Questions53to57:

Onethingiscertain:asubstantialreductioninIran'senergyoutputwouldhavea

significantimpactonglobaloilprices.Iranisthefourth-largestoilexporterintheworld,

behindonlySaudiArabia,Russia,andNorway.Itsellsmorethan2.5Millionbarrelsa

dayandisbelievedtohaveabout10percentoftheworld'sprovenreserves.Many

analystssayasupplycutcouldcombinewithothermarketpressurestoquicklydrive

pricesupto$80to$100abarrel.

Iseithersidebluffing?Iran'sthreattopulloiloffthemarketisnotanemptyone,

Iran'sleaders,whowanttovisiblyasserttheirdefianceoftheWest,needdomestic

supportfortheregime,anddivideinternationalopinion,haveonlythecountry'senergy

exportswithwhichtoinfluencetheoutcomeofthediplomaticconflict.

Ofcourse,wereIrantocompletelycutoffitsoilsupply,itwouldbadlydamageits

owneconomy.Inaddition,atotalshutdownwouldharmmanyofIran'sfriends,though

itwouldalsoincreaseoilincomeforthosewhoarenetexportersofoil,suchasRussia

andotherOPECmembers.ButthereareanumberofincrementalstepsIrancantakethat

wouldrattlethosewhodependonaffordableenergywithoutsinkingitsowneconomy.If

Irancut200,000to300,000barrelsaday,oilmarketswouldreactnotonlytothefallin

supplybutalsotofearsofwhatTehranmightdonext.

53.WhatdoIran'sleadersneed?Theyneedinternationalopinion.

A.Americansupportfortheregimeanddivide

B.domesticsupportfortheregimeanddivide

C.foreignsupportfortheregimeanddivide

D.domesticsupportfortheregimeandresist

54.Whoisbelievedtohaveabout10percentoftheworld'sprovenreserves?

A.IranB.SaudiArabiaC.RussiaD.Norway

55.IfIrancut200,000to300,000barrelsaday,oilmarketswouldreact.

A.notonlytotheriseinsupplybutalsotofearsofwhatTehranmightdonext

B.bothtothefallinsupplyandtofearsofwhatTehranmightdonext.

C.towinthesupportofthepeople

D.tocontrolmoredevelopingcountries

56.IfIranweretocompletelycutoffitsoilsupply,itwouldbadlydamage.

A.itsowneconomyB.manyofIran'sfriends

C.bothAandBD.neitherAnorB

57.Whatwouldhaveasignificantimpactonglobaloilprices?Asubstantial.

A.increaseinIran'senergyoutputB.increaseinAmerica'senergyoutput

C.reductioninAmerica'senergyoutputD.reductioninIran'senergyoutput

(E).Questions58to62:

Modempetroleumexplorationisunthinkablewithouttheaidofmagnetism,gravity,

andseismicsurveysinfindingpotentialpetroleumtraps.Norcouldanyfindsbe

evaluatedeffectivelywithoutgeophysicalwirelinewelllogstomeasurethelithology,

porosity,andpetroleumcontentofareservoir.

Biologyisappliedtogeologyinseveralways,notablythroughthestudyoffossils

(paleontology),andisespeciallysignificantinestablishingbiostratigraphiczonesfor

regionalstratigraphicalcorrelation.Theshiftinemphasisfromtheuseofmacrofossilsto

microfossilsforzonation,causedbyoilexploration,hasalreadybeennoted.Ecology,

thestudyoftherelationshipbetweenlivingorganismsandtheirenvironment,isalso

importantinpetroleumgeology.Carbonatesediments,ingeneral,andreefs,inparticular,

canonlybestudiedprofitablywiththeaidofadetailedknowledgeoftheecologyof

modemmarinefaunaandflora.Biology,andespeciallybiochemistry,isimportantin

studyingthetransformationofplantandanimaltissuesintokerogenduringburialand

thegenerationofoilorgasthatmaybecausedbythistransformation.

Geologists,incontrasttosomenongeologists,believethatknowledgeofthe

conceptsofgeologycanhelptofindpetroleumand,furthermore,oftenthinkthat

petroleumgeologyandpetroleumexplorationaresynonyms,whichtheyarenot.

Theoriesthatpetroleumisnotformedbythetransformationoforganicmatterin

sedimentshavealreadybeennotedandareexaminedinmoredetail.Ifthepetroleum

geologists'viewofoilgenerationandmigrationarenotaccepted,thenpresent

explorationmethodswouldneedextensivemodification.

58.Whatisunthinkablewithouttheaidofmagnetism,gravity,andseismicsurveys?

A.ModemspaceexplorationB.Modembiologyexploration

C.ModempetroleumexplorationD.Modemecologyexploration

59.Forthecountlessbillionsofminuteseacreaturesandplantstobecomeoil,itwas

essentialforthemtobeimprisonedbetweenlayersofrockfor.

A.anenormouslengthoftimeB.longagesC.millionsofyearsD.Allareright

60.Whomorebelievethatknowledgeoftheconceptsofgeologycanhelptofind

petroleum?

A.NongeologistsB.SpacescientistsC.OntologistsD.Geologists

61.Ofthefollowingpetroleumproductswhichistheleastvolatile?

A.ParaffinorkeroseneB.Petrolorgasoline

C.GasoilordieselD.Lubricatingoilorlubricant

62.Whydopeoplecollectandexaminethesamplesofsoilfromunderground?

A.TogrowdifferentcropsB.Fortracesofinsects

C.ToprospectforcrudeoilD.Tofindrefinedoil

(F).Questions63to66:

WheatneverusedtogetCharlieGoldsackexcited.He'sgotfieldsofthestuffdown

onhisfarm,butasacashcroptherewasonebigproblem:itdidn'tgeneratemuchcash.

Rockbottompricessawtothat.Butnow,thefarmerhopeshiswheatmightliterally

becomethedrivingforceofhis1,400-acreFriarMainefarminsouthernEngland.

Insteadofheadingtothebakery,Goldsack'sharvestwillnowgotoanearbyplantfor

conversionintobioethanol,partofacceleratingBritisheffortstointroducecleanercar

fuel."Foralotoffarms,itwasbarelyeconomictogrowwheatanymore,“hesays.

“Thisisjustwhatweneed—anewmarket.Hopefullyitcansoakupallthesurplus

wheatandraiseprices.^^Thesimplearithmeticlookscompelling.Goldsack'sroughly

250acrescouldyieldenoughwheattoproduceamillionmiles,ofcarfuel.Extrapolate

thatacrossallofBritain'sfarmlandandyougetenoughbioethanoltoaccountfor5

percentofallfuelusedannuallybyBritishmotorists—atargetthegovernmentwants

hitby2010.Inapleasingsymmetry,theamountofwheatrequiredwouldbearound3

milliontons,roughlyequaltotheexcessproducedeachyearthatisunwantedbythe

domesticmarket.uIfthissoaksupthatsurplus,thenitcouldaddeightorninepoundsto

thepriceofwheat,“enthusesGoldsack,estimatingthatthiswouldbeworthabout

10,000pounds($17,445)ayeartohisinvestment-starvedfarm.

63.Howmuchcoulditaddtothepriceofwheatiftheplansoaksupthatsurpluswheat?

A.eightandninepoundsB.eightorninepounds

C.lessthanninepoundsD.morethanninepounds

64.WhyusedGoldsacknevergetsoexcited?Becausehisharvestwillnow.

A.gotoanearbyplantforconversionintobioethanol

B.earnmorecashC.BothAandBD.NeitherAnorB

65.ExtrapolatethatacrossallofBritain'sfarmlandandyougetenoughbioethanolto

accountforofallfuelusedannuallybyBritishmotorists.

A.two-fifthsB.50%C.aquarterD.one-twentieth

66.Goldsack'sroughlyacrescouldyieldenoughwheattoproduceamillion

miles'ofcarfuel.

A.twothousandandfiftyB.twomillionandfifty

C.modemmachinesandhi-techD.twohundredandfifty

G).Questions67to70:

ButfortheimmediatefuturethegreatvalueofAntarcticamaylieinotherlinesof

research—fromthecommoncoldtoproblemsofouterspace.Theformerisunder

scrutinyatabiologicallaboratoryatMcMurdoSound,wherecluestocertainvirusesare

beingsoughtinthestudyofepidemicsamongtheutterlyisolatedmembersofscientific

parties.Investigationsoftheweather'soriginsandpatternsarebeingpressed.Thereis

noquestionthatAntarcticaplaysanimportantroleintheweatherthataffectsthe

destiniesofthoselivingsouthoftheequator;somebelieveitseffectsarefeltinthenorth

aswell.Astospaceresearch,thereisnoplaceonearthbettersuitedthantheSouthPole

forcertainkindsofobservation.Hereisafirmlyfixedpoint,incontrasttothedrifting

floesthatcovertheNorthPole;fromitalldirectionsarenorth,andduringthesix

monthsofdarknessthestarscirclearoundapointdirectlyoverhead.TheUnitedStates

establishedanobservatorytherein1957fortheI.G.Y.andhasmaintainediteversince.

Nowitisanidealspacetrackingstation.Anyvehicleonamissioninthesouthernhalf

oftheheavensremainscontinuously“visible”toanantennaatthepole.Suchastationis

alsoabletoplayauniqueroleininterrogatingearthsatellitesinorbitoverbothpoles.

Suchsatellites—maintainingtheirsteadysweepsastheearthrevolvesbeneaththem一

coverallpartsoftheglobeandhenceareidealforweatherobservation,communications

andothertasks.TheSouthPolewouldbethecheckpointoneachcircuit,snatchingthe

datafromspace,processingthemincomputerswithinsecondsandrelayingthemtothe

restoftheworld.

67.arebeingsoughtinthestudyofepidemics