1、高职高专英语应用能力考试-12 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: In this part you will hear 5 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. The dialogue and the question will be spoken only once. After ea
2、ch question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer, then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：5.00）(1). A. She has got a bad cough. B. She has
3、got a headache. C. She worked the whole night. D. She slept very well yesterday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Attend a meeting. B. Clean the office. C. Have a rest. D. Hold a party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. He has no idea. B. He has no preference. C. Hed rather have the party on Monday morning. D. Hed rat
4、her have the party on Tuesday afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Its close to a bank. B. Its on the right of the street. C. Its to the left of the speakers. D. Its opposite to the Bank of China.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. Japanese. B. Chinese. C. Spanish D. Arabic.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B(总题数：2，
5、分数：5.00)Directions: In this section you will hear 2 conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. The conversation will be spoken twice. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and
6、 D and decide which is the best answer, then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：2.00）(1). A. A one-way trip of first class. B. A one-way trip of economy class. C. A round trip of first class. D. A round trip of economy class.（分数：1.0
7、0）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Flight number 414. B. Flight number 441. C. Flight number 126. D. Flight number 216.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1). A. In the womans office. B. In the managers office. C. In the main building. D. In the office building.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. At 9:00. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Right
8、now. D. Not sure.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. A big problem. B. The complaints of managers. C. The complaints of customers. D. Sales promotion of the next season.（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 short passage. The passage is printed on the test pa
9、per, but with some words missing. The passage will be read twice. The first reading is for you to get the general idea. During the second reading, you are required to choose the best words marked A, B, C and D according to what you hear, then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sh
10、eet with a single line through the center.The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow and full of mistakes U U 1 /U /U. Thats what people say when they talk about computers. For more than a U U 2 /U /Uof a century, engineers have been making better and better computers
11、. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely U U 3 /U /Uin factories, hospitals, banks, schools and homes. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “U U 4 /U /U“ like a man. With the
12、help of a person a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voice, translate languages, etc. Perhaps the computer will one day really think and feel. Dont you think people will be afraid when they find out the computer is too clever to listen to and U U 5 /U /
13、Uthe people? （分数：5.00）(1). A. sometimes B. sometime C. some time D. some times（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. quite B. quiet C. quarter D. quarterly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. using B. used C. use D. uses（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. thank B. thinks C. thought D. think（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. serve B. save C. serv
14、ice D. servant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPart Vocabula(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1._ of the villagers knew the news because it was kept secret. A. Each B. Anyone C. No one D. None（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.No sooner had he reached the top of the hill _ he sat down to rest. A. then B. than C. until D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.
15、Mary is the only person I have ever known who does not mind _. A. laughed B. laughing at C. being laughed at D. being laughed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.All _ is a continuous supply of fuel oil and food to the earthquake area. A. what is needed B. that is needed C. is needed D. which is needed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
16、D.5.There is _ sugar at home. You neednt go to buy any. A. a large number of B. plenty C. a great many D. plenty of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.There are always lots of students _ in the reading-room of the library at weekends. A. reading B. read C. to read D. who does reading（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Since there is
17、 not much time left, Ill tell you about it _. A. in detail B. in brief C. in short D. in all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.To our delight, she quickly adapted herself _ the new environment. A. with B. of C. into D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9._ by her husband, she entered a supermarket to buy a new dress. A. Accompany
18、ing B. Accompanied C. Having been accompanying D. Having accompanied（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Tom watched her _ to the door, her slim figure (身材) moving gracefully between the tables. A. walks B. to walk C. walking D. walked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The number of the girls who will attend this course _ thirty.
19、A. is B. are C. have D. has（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12._ that his son had fallen from a tree and broken his leg, he hurried back home. A. Having been told B. Having told C. Telling D. To be told（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.She has no idea of what the novel is about. She _ the novel. A. mustnt have read B. neednt hav
20、e read C. couldnt have read D. wouldnt have read（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Human beings are different from animals _ they can use language as a tool to communicate. A. lest B. for that C. in which D. in that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The question of _ they are old or young is not important. A. which B. whether C.
21、 how D. if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.People in the West have made _ a rule to buy Christmas presents for their relatives and friends. A. that B. this C. it D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The farm is not far from their school; its only a _. A. ten-minute walk B. ten-minutes walk C. ten minutes walk D. ten-minutes
22、 walk（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.No one thought that this problem was worth _. A. considering B. to be considered C. to consider D. being considered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.She _ on this essay for ten minutes but she has written nothing. A. will be working B. is working C. worked D. has been working（分数：1.00）A.B.
23、C.D.20.I still enjoy the work _ involving living alone in a completely strange culture for years. A. despite B. in case of C. regardless D. on account of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BTask 1/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinis
24、hed statements or questions. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, you should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.During the months of January and February the weather in most of India is cool and
25、dry. But as the earth continues to move slowly around the sun, the area gets more and more direct sunlight. Day after the day the sun shines, without clouds or rain. The sunlight heats the land, turning India into a furnace (熔炉). By late May average daily temperatures are at about 33. An afternoon t
26、emperature of 43 to 48 is not unusual. During the first two weeks of June, the dry, hot days seem almost endless and unbearable.Suddenly the weather pattern changes. Cooler, moist air from the Indian Ocean begins to blow in over the land. Rain falls heavily and continuously. It is the “wet monsoon.“
27、 People hold festivals to celebrate the coming of the monsoon.For about three months it rains nearly every day. One village near the mountains gets 1,142 centimeters of rainfall a year. Almost all of that rain falls within about 90 days. In other places the wet monsoon brings more wind than rain. Th
28、ere, drought (干旱) is always a danger.In September the northern part of the earth once more begins to turn away from the sun. The wet monsoon begins to die down. The air over the ocean has become warmer than the air over the land. Now a cold, dry wind springs up from the northeast. By the end of Dece
29、mber this wind the dry monsoon has ended the rainy season. The dry season settles in once again.（分数：10.00）(1).The climate in India _. A. varies with 4 shifting seasons B. is unbearably hot all the year round C. shifts between dry and rainy seasons D. can be extremely hot and severely cold（分数：2.00）A.
30、B.C.D.(2).The word “monsoon“ (Line 2, Para. 2) seems to be the name of _. A. a dry weather B. a seasonal wind C. a heavy rainfall D. a direct sunlight（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The weather pattern changes mainly because _. A. the temperature drops so suddenly B. the sun shines without clouds or rain C. th
31、e rain falls heavily and continuously D. the wind comes from the Indian Ocean（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It is implied that wet monson _. A. does not necessarily bring about heavy rain B. surely bring about cool and rainy weather C. always causes dangerous drought D. often blows from the northeast（分数：2.00）
32、A.B.C.D.(5).In the context, the phrase “spring up“ in the last paragraph means “_.“ A. to jump up B. to cool down C. to begin to blow D. to grow up quickly（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、BTask 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions.
33、For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, you should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Sometimes waiting around can be the biggest bore of all. For those of us who have no spare time, you can make al
34、l your travel arrangements by phone through STA Travels Telephone Sales.With their unique range of low priced airfares, STA Travel has come up with a way to save you even more time and money. Telephone Sales is like a specialized STA Travel branch at your fingertips just a phone call away. Through T
35、elephone Sales you can book, pay and arrange your holiday and even have the important documents delivered straight to your door. Now all you need is a phone, fax or computer and when youre ready, STA Travels Telephone Sales will take care of the rest.When booking a holiday you want practical informa
36、tion that makes sense. Whats the point in asking someone for advice who has no understanding of your destination? With more than 150 branches in cities around the globe, STA Travel has an extensive network of knowledge which means whoever is on the end of your phone knows what they are on about. Ver
37、y simple and best of all, its all free.Making your mind up is sometimes a hard task, so if you find that you want to change something, you just give STA Travels Telephone Sales a call and theyll happily make any necessary changes. All you need to do is to call the nearest STA Travel branch for some
38、helpful advice.（分数：10.00）(1).The Telephone Sale is a place where you can _. A. make travel arrangements by phone B. buy phones, fax machines and computers C. get air tickets at very low prices D. deposit your money easily（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The greatest advantage of STA Travels Telephone Sales is t
39、hat _. A. it is convenient and cheap B. it offers door-to-door services C. it sells office equipment on the phone D. it looks after homes for people on holiday（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred from the passage that every staff member of Telephone Sales _. A. is good at helping you make up your
40、 mind B. is curious about understanding customers needs C. is ready to provide free services to all customers D. is able to offer useful information for your holiday（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).If you want to change your travel plans with Telephone Sales, youll find to do so is _. A. a very hard task B. a p
41、retty easy job C. a happy experience D. a necessary procedure（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).STA Travels Telephone Sales functions as a _. A. bank branch B. travel agency C. ticket booking office D. telephone service company（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、BTask 3/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: After reading the following pas
42、sage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, you should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.To: Wang GangFrom: Lily SnowDate: March 22. 2007Subjec
43、t: Tuition RefundAs you requested in your memo of March 18, I checked with Feng Jun, Tuition Refund coordinator (协办员), about a tuition refund for the training course you plan to take this summer at Wuhan Technology Institute. To obtain approval for the course and to receive the actual refund, you sh
44、ould follow the procedure below.You must first gain the approval of your manager, Susan Baker, of the course you wish to take. If she approves, you must then meet with Mr. Feng in Personnel Resources. He will notify you within one week whether or not Personnel Resources has approved your course.If t
45、hey approve, you should then complete Sections I and II of the enclosed Form F-62 and submit the form to Personnel Resources. They will get Ms. Bakers signature, and Mr. Feng will send you a memo authorizing you to enroll in the course.Once the course is over, you should send Mr. Feng a copy of your
46、 grade report as evidence that you have completed it successfully. Mr. Feng will then complete Section III of Form F-62 and send it on to you with your tuition-refund check.I know that Mr. Feng will be happy to answer any specific questions you may have. His office is in the Grand Building on Yu Qua
47、n Road and his phone number is extension 899.Good luck in your course.（分数：10.00）(1).Who is supposed to take the training course? A. Feng Jun. B. Lily Snow. C. Susan Baker. D. Wang Gang.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the purpose of this memo? A. To apply for admission to a training course. B. To explain how to get the refund for a training course. C. To approve an application for entering a training course. D. To explain what to do with the Application Form F-62.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The applicant (申请人
