1、高职高专英语应用能力 B 级-8 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. What a pleasure. B. Im very pleased. B.
3、Its my pleasure. D. Pleased to meet you.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. No, I cant help you. B. Yes, here it is. C. Sorry, I am a stranger here. D. Id like to go there.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. It matters a lot. B. I feel rather tired. C. I dont like it. D. It doesnt matter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Yes, ple
4、ase. B. Beer, please. C. No, I like beer. D. Thats right.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. Thats all right. Come in and join us. B. Dont worry about it. C. Im awfully sorry. D. Thats fine. Ill forget it.（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 understa
5、nd short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues 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 Th
6、en you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1). A. His room is quite small. B. His room is quite large. C. It is his turn to clean the dormitory room. D. Its hard to find a room in the dormitory.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Its about a
7、terrible train collision. B. Its about a terrible ship crash. C. Its about a terrible storm. D. Its about a terrible accident.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. 3.50dollars. B. 50 dollars. C. 3 dollars. D. 6 dollars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. She knows where it is. B. She wants to go to the park. C. He should g
8、et help in finding the way. D. She cant see the map very well.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. She enjoyed the exhibit, too. B. She has read about the exhibit. C. She knows many local artists. D. She needs to finish her reading first.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Directions: In this section
9、you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed 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
10、the numbered blanks. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.There was an old U U 1 /U /Uat the back of the university where Pierre Curie had been working. Its walls and roof were made of wood and glass. It was not U U 2 /U /Uthan a shed and no one else seemed
11、to want it. The Curies moved in and set up their laboratory and workshops. Here for four very difficult years they worked every moment that they could U U 3 /U /U, weighing and boiling and U U 4 /U /Uand calculating and thinking. They believed that radium was hidden somewhere in the mass of mineral
12、dirt U U 5 /U /Uwas sent to them from far away. （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.Im not sure where you can get a good mechanic. Youd better _ the police for help. A. meet B. tell C. look D. ask（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Many companie
13、s provide free lunch during the weekdays _ their employees. A. for B. to C. with D. by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Life is not enjoyable to a family _ quarrel, among themselves. A. which B. who C. whose D. whom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.If you visit the studio, you may well _ someone you recognize from the cinema. A.
14、 take away B. run into C. put on D. shut down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.It is already three years _ he was a bandmaster in New York City. A. since B. although C. because D. if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The dollar dropped in _ on the foreign exchange market last week. A. money B. value C. payment D. profit（分数：1.00）A
15、.B.C.D.7.When (write) _ a business letter you should pay attention to its layout. A. writing B. wrote C. to write D. write（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.The man we met _ to be Marias second cousin. A. set out B. worked out C. turned out D. broke out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Despite his enormous workload the President
16、still seems _ to find time to go fishing. A. reasonable B. able C. possible D. probable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.If he _ a little earlier, he would have caught the last train. A. left B. have left C. had left D. leave（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)11.Angela will call me as soon as she (ge
17、t) 1 home from work.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_12.American English is slightly (difference) 1 to British English.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_13.Young children enjoy (help) 1 with household tasks.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_14.The quality of the applicants varies (wide) 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_15.There have been significant computer (develo
18、p) 1 during the last decade.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_16.The force (hold) 1 the solar system together is called gravitation.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_17.The (late) 1 computer software will be on display at the exhibition.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_18.John was (luck) 1 enough to be selected for the team.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_19.Last yea
19、r he (buy) 1 me a nice house in central London at vast expense.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_20.There are tax advantages if the house (give) 1 to your children before you die.（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 find 5 q
20、uestions 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.An application letterthe letter you write
21、 to apply for a jobwill probably be the most important kind of letter you will ever write. Very likely, it is a letter that you will write several times, as most people change employers several times during their business careers. Your first job, as well as each of Uthose/U that follow, is almost ce
22、rtain to involve some writing- and most employers look upon an application letter as an excellent indicator (标志) of an applicants (应聘者) writing and other communication skills.The purpose of your application letter, which should go together with your resume, is to get you an in-person interview with
23、the employer. If the letter is a good one, it most likely will achieve its objective.The general plan of an application letter closely matches that of a sales letter. For an application letter, the “product“ you are selling consists of your knowledge, your skills, your personality (个性)everything abo
24、ut you that will enable you to perform the job to the satisfaction of the employer. As a result, you must understand the employers needs, know the specific requirements of the job you are seeking, and know what you have to “sell“.（分数：7.50）(1).The word “those“ (underlined) refers to _. A. the jobs B.
25、 the letters C. the times D. the employers（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(2).Obviously, after you have presented your application letter, you will _. A. hand in a copy of your resume B. expect a face-to-face interview C. achieve your objective D. work for the employer（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage,
26、 your application letter is important because _. A. it means how experienced you are B. it indicates how hard you can work C. it shows how well you can communicate D. it tells how successful the interview will be（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(4).The writer of this passage compares an application letter to _. A.
27、a strong personality B. a satisfactory skill C. a new product D. a sales letter（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(5).To ensure that the letter can satisfy the employer, you must _. A. know his needs B. tell your requirements C. show your knowledge D. get familiar with his product（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.十、BTask 2/B(总题数：1，分数
28、：7.50)Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.Self-control“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,“ says Plato. Self-control is at the root of a
29、ll the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral (道德上的) freedom.A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are
30、conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.“ “Keep cool“, says Webster, “Anger is not argument.“ “Be calm in arguing“, says
31、 George Herbert, “for fury (狂怒) makes error a fault.“To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger“, says Pythagoras, “brings with folly (愚蠢) and ends with regret.“ You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of
32、 those which conquer him.Self-control is mans last and greatest victory.If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self
33、-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.（分数：7.50）(1).What does the reader learn from the first paragraph? A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself. B. Ones moral freedom is based on the control of himself. C. To control oneself is the most
34、 difficult in ones life. D. If a person holds his own, he will feel most shameful.（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.“? A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first. B. If you always lose your temper, you will soo
35、n be finished. C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy. D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(3).Concerning the remarks by those well-known people on self-control, which of the following is NOT true? A. It is better to keep calm, because anger does no
36、t mean truth. B. Not keeping cool in arguing will make a small mistake serious. C. Anger begins with folly and ends with regret. D. Anger begins with a storm, and ends with victory.（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(4).If a man is short of self-control, all of the following will take place except that _. A. he will
37、lack the very backbone and nerve of character B. he will lack patience and power to control himself C. he will lack strong feelings D. he will lack self-confidence（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.(5).The authors main purpose in writing this article is to _. A. explain that self-control is the key to success B. teac
38、h people how to control everything in order to make a great success C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for it D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends（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 a letter. After reading
39、 it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in no more than 3 words in the table below.Dear Sir,I am writing to inform you that I wish to move into a new room next term. I would prefer a single room, as I find the present sharing arrangement inconvenient.I
40、must explain that the reason for my dissatisfaction is my roommates inconsiderate behavior. For one thing, his friends are constantly visiting him; for another, he regularly holds noisy parties. In addition, he sometimes borrows my things without asking me. In these circumstances, I find it difficul
41、t to concentrate on my studies, and I am falling behind in my assignments.I am sure you will agree that the only solution is for me to move into a room of my own, where I will be free from such distractions. Therefore, I would be grateful if you could find a single room for me, preferably not in the
42、 same building but as near to the college campus as possible.Yours sincerely,Tom SmithTime to move: U U 1 /U /U.Reason to move: the U U 2 /U /U.Preference for a new room: U U 3 /U /U.Effect of sharing a room: I cant U U 4 /U /Umy studies and I am falling behind in my assignments. Location of the new
43、 room: the nearer to the campus, 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)Directions: The following are some expressions for hotel services. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与 等同 ) those given in Chinese in the table below.
44、 Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.A. food to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,“ says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and
45、 from that moment he gives up his moral (道德上的) freedom.A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back ri
46、sing anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.“ “Keep cool“, says Webster, “Anger is not argument.“ “Be calm in arguing“, says George Herbert, “for fury (狂怒) makes error a fault.“To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger“, says Pythagoras, “brings with folly (愚蠢) and ends with regret.“ You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.Sel
