1、高职高专英语应用能力 B 级-13 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSection A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two
2、 times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1). A. Im sorry. B. Its my pleasure. C. Yes, I
3、am. D. Yes, I do.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Not yet. B. Most of the time. C. Yes, I know. D. Please do.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Yes, Id love to. B. At half past eight. C. Eight hours. D. Its early.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Its terrible. B. No, thank you. C. Nothing serious. D. Yes, I have.（分数：1.00）A.B.
4、C.D.(5). A. No, not yet. B. No thanks. C. Yes, I do. D. Yes, I often do.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues
5、 and the questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1). A. Co
6、ld. B. Warm. C. Wet. D. Hot.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Buy a book. B. Go to Beijing. C. Meet him tomorrow. D. Book a ticket.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Hes kind. B. Hes careless. C. Hes serious. D. Hes polite.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. They wont go to the party. B. They wont be late. C. They will be late.
7、D. They will stay at home.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. She wants to ask for help. B. She doesnt like the man. C. She wants to work for the man. D. He doesnt need his help.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is prin
8、ted on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are requested to put the missing words or phrases according to what you hear on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks. The third reading is for you to check
9、your writing. Now the passage will begin.The world population today is about 6 billion. But only about 11 percent of the worlds land is suitable for farming. However, the area of farmland is becoming smaller and smaller U U 1 /U /U. So it will be difficult to feed so many mouths. There are several r
10、easons why farmland is being U U 2 /U /UFirst, a lot of the land is being used for the U U 3 /U /Uof the houses. Secondly, some of the land has become wasteland because wind and U U 4 /U /Uhave removed the top soil. Thirdly, some of the land has become too salty to U U 5 /U /UTherefore, a big proble
11、m that we face today is hunger. （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、BPart Vocabula(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BSection A/B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.How much does it _ to take the online training course? A. cost B. pay C. give D. spend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.If you need more information, please contact us _ telep
12、hone or email. A. in B. on C. by D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Mr. Smith used to smoke _ but he has given it up recently. A. immediately B. heavily C. roughly D. completely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.He was speaking so fast _ we could hardly follow him. A. what B. but C. as D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Please call m
13、e back _ you see this message. A. as well as B. as far as C. as early as D. as soon as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.We havent enough rooms for everyone, so some of you will have to _ a room. A. share B. spare C. stay D. live（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Before _ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
14、A. apply B. applied C. applying D. to apply（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.If you want to join the club, youll have to _ this form first. A. put up B. fill in C. try out D. set up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9._ the rain stops before 12 oclock, we will have to cancel the game. A. As B. While C. Since D. Unless（分数：1.00）A.B.C
15、.D.10.As the price of oil keeps _, people have to pay more for driving a car. A. to go up B. gone up C. going up D. go up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)11.What a (wonder) 1 party it was! I enjoyed every minute of it.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_12.The film turned out to be (successful) 1 than we
16、 had expected.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_13.Readers are not allowed (bring) 1 food and drinks into the library at any time.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_14.The manager has promised that she will deal with the matter (immediate) 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_15.We are looking forward to (work) 1 with you in the future.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_16
17、.Today email has become an important means of (communicate) 1 in daily life.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_17.The visitors were (disappoint) 1 to find the museum closed when they rushed there.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_18.Because of the (improve) 1 in the road conditions, there have been fewer accidents recently.（分数：1.00）填空项
18、 1:_19.When you arrive tomorrow, my secretary (meet) 1 you at the airport.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_20.John has worked as a sales manager since he (join) 1 this company in 2002.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_八、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、BTask 1/B(总题数：1，分数：7.50)Directions: After reading the following passage, you will fi
19、nd 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Thank you for your interest in Cali
20、bre Cassette (盒式录音带) library. This letter tells you about our service. With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it.Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We
21、 currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge.When we receive your application,
22、we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and
23、we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录).（分数：7.50）(1).According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can _. A. read ordinary books B. or
24、der cassette players C. buy Calibre cassettes D. use the library service（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(2).Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from _. A. hearing difficulties B. mental illnesses C. sight problems D. heart troubles（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(3).The service of sending and returning
25、books by post is _. A. not available to children B. paid by the users C. free of charge D. not provided（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(4).The easy way to use the library service is to _. A. inform the library of your name and address B. tell the library the sorts of books you like C. buy the catalogues of the lib
26、rary D. ask the library to buy the books（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(5).The main purpose of this letter is to _. A. introduce the librarys service to readers B. recommend new books to the readers C. send a few catalogues to readers D. express thanks to the readers（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.十、BTask 2/B(总题数：1，分数：7.50)Dire
27、ctions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.People in some countries cannot use their native language for web addresses. Neither can Chinese speakers, who have to rely on pinyin. But last Friday, ICANN, the webs governing body, approved the
28、 use of up to 16 languages for the new system. More will follow in the coming years.The Internet is about to start using the 16 languages of the world. People will soon be able to use addresses in characters (字符) other than those of the Roman alphabet (字母表). The change will also allow the suffix (后缀
29、) to be expressed in 16 other alphabets, including traditional and simplified Chinese characters.But there are still some problems to work out. Experts have discussed what to do with characters that have several different meanings. This is particularly true of Chinese.Most experts doubt the change w
30、ill have a major effect on how the Internet is used. “There will be some competition between companies to obtain popular words for addresses.“（分数：7.50）(1).For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use _. A. pinyin B. signs C. numbers D. characters（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(2).The approval of the use of
31、 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to _. A. change their email address B. email their messages in characters C. have the chance to learn other languages D. use addresses in their own language（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(3).The new system will allow the suffix of a web address to be expressed by _. A.
32、any native language B. figures and numbers C. Chinese characters D. symbols and signs（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new system? A. Certain characters have several different meanings. B. Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn. C. People find it
33、 difficult to type their address in characters. D. Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters.（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(5).Many experts do not believe that _. A. there are still some problems to work out B. there will be competition to get popular addresses C. companies are willing to cha
34、nge their web addresses D. the change will affect the use of the Internet greatly（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.十一、BTask 3/B(总题数：1，分数：7.50)Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in no more than 3 words in t
35、he table below.Hard Work, Good MoneyWe need:Staff (员工) to work in a busy operations centre.You to be working in Hangzhou.We are:A rapidly expanding international IT company.Based in the UK and USA, with 500 employees worldwide.We want to:Recruit (招聘) staff for our office in Hangzhou.Recruit 30 staff
36、 members in the first year.You should be:Chinese.A college graduate, majoring in Computer Science.Flexible, efficient, active.Willing to work in Hangzhou.Able to work unusual hours, e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.You should have:Good basic English language skills, holding Level-A Certificate of Practical Engl
37、ish Test for Colleges (PRETCO).Keyboard skills.Way to contact us:0571-88044066For more details about the job, please visit our website: .A Job AdvertisementRecruitment: staff to work in an operations centreWork place: U U 1 /U /U.Qualifications (资格):Education: college graduate majoring in U U 2 /U /
38、U.Foreign language: English, with Level-A Certificate of PRETCO.Personal qualities: flexible, U U 3 /U /U, active.Working hours: U U 4 /U /U., e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.mWay to get details about the job: visit the website: U U 5 /U /U.（分数：7.50）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十二、BTask 4/B(总题数：1，分数：7.50)D
39、irections: The following is a list of terms related to employment. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与 等同 ) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.A. annual
40、 bonusB. basic salaryC. benefitD. commissionE. head hunterF. health insuranceG. housing fundH. job centreI. job fairJ. job offerK. labor marketL. labor contractM. minimum wageN. retirement insuranceO. trial periodP. unemployment insuranceQ. welfare（分数：7.50）(1)._招聘会 _最低工资（分数：1.50）填空项 1:_(2)._劳动合同 _福利
41、（分数：1.50）填空项 1:_(3)._养老保险 _住房基金（分数：1.50）填空项 1:_(4)._猎头 _基本工资（分数：1.50）填空项 1:_(5)._劳务市场 _失业保险（分数：1.50）填空项 1:_十三、BTask 5/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Directions: Here are two letters. After reading them, you are required to complete the statements that follow the questions (No.56 through No.60). You should write yo
42、ur answers in no more than 3 words on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.Letter 1December 1, 2009Dear Mr. John Campbell,We have received your letter of November 20, 2009 about your latest model of mountain bikes, in which we are very much interested. We believe that they will sell well here in the U.S
43、.A. Please send us further details of your prices and terms of sales. Your favorable quotation (报价) will be appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you soon.Yours sincerely,Robert LoftusMarketing ManagerLetter 2December 4, 2009Dear Mr. Robert Loftus,Thank you for your letter of December 1st inq
44、uiring about our latest model of mountain bikes. We are pleased to send you the catalogue (产品目录) and price list you asked for. You will find our quotation reasonable with attractive terms of sales. We are looking forward to receiving your order at the earliest time.Very truly yours,John CampbellSale
45、s Manager（分数：5.00）(1).What product is inquired about in the first letter? The latest model of _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What information of the product does Mr. Robert Loftus ask for? Further details of the prices and _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What is enclosed with the second letter? The catalogue and _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Who writes the second letter? John Campbell, _ manager.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What does Mr. John Campbell say about the quotation of the product? He says it is _ with attractive terms of sales.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_十四、BPart Translat(总题数：5，分数：20.00)21.Not until this week were they awa
