高等学校英语应用能力考试（B级）历年真题 PRACTICAL ENGLISH TEST FOR COLLEGES ―― Level B ―― 2007年12月
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.矚慫润厲钐瘗睞枥庑赖賃軔。 Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. 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 center.聞創沟燴鐺險爱氇谴净祸測。 Example: You will hear: Mr. Smith is not in. Could you please give him a message?残骛楼諍锩瀨濟溆塹籟婭骒。 You will read: A) I’m not sure. B) You’re right. C) Yes, certainly. D) That’s interesting.
From the question we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave a message. Therefore, C) “Yes, certainly.” is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet. Now the test will begin.酽锕极額閉镇桧猪訣锥顧荭。 1. A) Yes, it is. B) No, thanks. C) Never mind. D) Certainly.彈贸摄尔霁毙攬砖卤庑诒尔。 2. A) Thank you.
荞抟箧飆鐸怼类蒋薔點鉍。 B) Sorry, he is not here. C) I’m sorry.
D) My name is Jack.謀D) No problem.厦礴恳蹒D) Yes, I will.茕桢广鳓鯡D) Not bad.鹅娅尽損鹌惨3. A) After December 24. B) It’s too hot in June. C) My pleasure.
骈時盡继價骚卺癩。 4. A) Yes, please.
选块网羈泪镀齐。 B) For two months. C) Every day.
5. A) Nice to meet you. B) Thanks anyway.
歷茏鴛賴縈诘。 C) Very interesting.
Section B
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. Both the dialogues 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 center.籟丛妈羥为贍偾蛏练淨槠挞。 6. A) Snowy. B) Cloudy. 7. A) By car. B) By train. 8. A) Calling the police. C) Giving the information. 9. A) Patient and doctor.
C) Windy. D) Rainy. C) By plane. D) By ship.預頌圣鉉儐歲龈讶骅籴買闥。 B) Booking a ticket. D) Asking the way. B) Husband and wife.
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C) Teacher and student. D) Manager and secretary.渗釤呛俨匀谔鱉调硯錦鋇絨。 10. A) Buy a new phone. B) Use her phone. C) Have the phone repaired. D) Try the phone again.铙誅卧泻噦圣骋贶頂廡缝勵。 Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing.擁締凤袜备訊顎轮烂蔷報赢。 Now the passage will begin.
Welcome to the Public Bus System. Its bus network operates 365 days of the year and has 11that can take you to your destination(目的地) quickly and easily.贓熱俣阃歲匱阊邺镓騷鯛汉。 You can travel round the city for just $12 a day with Type-A bus tickets. Type-B bus tickets are even 13 . You can get on and off as many times 14 , so you can tour the city at your own pace.坛摶乡囂忏蒌鍥铃氈淚跻馱。 You can buy tickets at most newspaper stands.
If you want to get 15 , call the office of the Public Bus System.蜡變黲癟報伥铉锚鈰赘籜葦。 Part II Vocabulary & Structure (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.買鲷鴯譖昙膚遙闫撷凄届嬌。 Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate 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 center.綾镝鯛駕櫬鹕踪韦辚糴飙钪。 16. It suddenly occurred to me that we could the police for help.驅踬髏彦浃绥譎饴憂锦諑琼。 A) ask B) look C) tell D) meet
17. Many companies provide their employees free lunch during the weekdays.猫虿驢绘燈鮒诛髅貺庑献鵬。 A) by B) with C) to D) for
18. Life is more enjoyable to people are open to new ideas.锹籁饗迳琐筆襖鸥娅薔嗚訝。 A) whose B) whom C) who D) which
19. I my former manager when I was on a flight to Beijing.構氽頑黉碩饨荠龈话骛門戲。 A) ran into B) took away C) put on D) shut down輒峄陽檉簖疖網儂號泶蛴镧。 20. It has been quite a long time the two companies established a business relationship.尧侧閆繭絳闕绚勵蜆贅瀝纰。 21. 22. A) although B) because C) if D) since
The house was sold for $ 60000, which was far more than its .识饒鎂錕缢灩筧嚌俨淒侬减。 A) money B) payment C) value D) profit
Customers consider location as the first factor when a decision about buying a house.凍鈹鋨劳臘锴痫婦胫籴铍賄。 A) make B) made C) to make D) making
23. The work seemed easy at first but it to be quite difficult.恥諤銪灭萦欢煬鞏鹜錦聰櫻。 A) broke out B) turned out C) worked out D) set out鯊腎鑰诎褳鉀沩懼統庫摇2 / 9
饬。 24. The small company is to handle this large order.硕癘鄴颃诌攆檸攜驤蔹鸶胶。 A) able B) probable C) reasonable D) possible
25. If I that your business was growing so rapidly, I wouldn’t have been worried about it.阌擻輳嬪諫迁择楨秘騖輛埙。 A) know B) knew C) had known D) have known Section B Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.氬嚕躑竄贸恳彈瀘颔澩纷釓。 26. David will go on holiday as soon as he (finish) the project.釷鹆資贏車贖孙滅獅赘慶獷。 27. Although the small town has been changing slowly, it looks quite (difference) from what it was.怂阐譜鯪迳導嘯畫長凉馴鸨。 28. My father is a sports fan and he enjoys (swim) very much.谚辞調担鈧谄动禪泻類谨觋。 29. The small village has become (wide) known in recent years for its silk exports.嘰觐詿缧铴嗫偽純铪锩癱恳。 30. The fast (develop) of the local economy has caused serious water pollution in this region.熒绐譏钲鏌觶鷹緇機库圆鍰。 31. Thank you for your letter of April 15, (tell) us about Mr. John Brown’s visit to our company on May 10.鶼渍螻偉阅劍鲰腎邏蘞阕簣。 32. The (late) model of the racing car will be on display at the exhibition this week.纣忧蔣氳頑莶驅藥悯骛覲僨。 33. Miss Li was (luck) enough to get the opportunity to work in that world-famous company.颖刍莖蛺饽亿顿裊赔泷涨负。 34. Last year, customers (buy) a total of 90 million iPods and 2 billion songs from the iTunes store.濫驂膽閉驟羥闈詔寢賻減栖。 35. Yesterday, the secretary (give) the Task to make arrangements for the annual meeting.銚銻縵哜鳗鸿锓謎諏涼鏗穎。 Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 Tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the Tasks as you are instructed.挤貼綬电麥结鈺贖哓类芈罷。 Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.赔荊紳谘侖驟辽輩袜錈極嚕。 Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.塤礙籟馐决穩賽釙冊庫麩适。 It’s always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you’re in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard (滑板) and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won’t. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.裊樣祕廬廂颤谚鍘羋蔺递灿。 Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a
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stone, the egg won’t go flying. It will stay safely on the skateboard.仓嫗盤紲嘱珑詁鍬齊驁絛鯛。 Volvo, a famous Swedish carmaker, was the first to use seat belts in 1949. Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn’t enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them.绽萬璉轆娛閬蛏鬮绾瀧恒蟬。 Most newer cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its airbags, its airbags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe.骁顾燁鶚巯瀆蕪領鲡赙骠弒。 36. We have to be careful in driving a car mainly because it could be .瑣钋濺暧惲锟缟馭篩凉貿锕。 A) little fun B) a pleasure C) a lot of trouble D) a great danger鎦诗涇艳损楼紲鯗餳類碍穑。 37. The example of an egg on a skateboard is used to show that .栉缏歐锄棗鈕种鵑瑶锬奧伛。 eggs break easily on a moving skateboard cars should not be stopped suddenly seat belts are important to safety driving is dangerous act
38. which of the following statements is true?
A) People with seat belts tied will always be safe in cars.辔烨棟剛殓攬瑤丽阄应頁諳。 B) Volvo was the first carmaker to use seat belts in cars.峴扬斕滾澗辐滠兴渙藺诈機。 C) Air bags will come out before the cars hit something.詩叁撻訥烬忧毀厉鋨骜靈韬。 D) All cars have air bags in front of the seats.
39. According to the passage, air bags are another device that____.则鯤愜韋瘓賈晖园栋泷华缙。 A) adds safety to car driving B) is going to replace seat belts C) comes out slowly to function
D) prevents cars from running too fast 40.The best title for this passage is ____. A) Buy a Volvo with Airbags B) Make a Car Safe Insides C) Fasten Your Seat Belts D) Add Air Bags to Car Task 2
Directions: This Task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.胀鏝彈奥秘孫戶孪钇賻锵咏。 The Museum of Contemporary(当代的） Art has started a new series of programs, known as “Art Makes Good Business”. It id designed to educate company managers about why art makes good business and how to take full advantage of it.鳃躋峽祷紉诵帮废掃減萵輳。 The event is open to new and current corporate(企业法人的) members of MOCA. An understanding and appreciation of art is becoming a must in today’s business world. Art can be a valuable tool for seeking new ways to communication with customers and raising public awareness of your company’s role in the community.稟虛嬪赈维哜妝扩踴粜椤灣。 During the coming months the series will look into the relationship between art, business and community. The series will cover how to understand modern art and how art can help improve a company’s image. Art Makes Good Business speaks will include leaders from the business and art
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worlds. Booking are required. Space is limited. For more information call 305-893-6211 or visit www.momanomi.org.陽簍埡鲑罷規呜旧岿錟麗鲍。 41. The purpose of the museum’s new program is to show___.沩氣嘮戇苌鑿鑿槠谔應釵蔼。 A) the management of business by artists B) the role of art in improving business C) the education of modern artists. D) the way to design art programs
42. The Art Makes Good Business program is intended for.钡嵐縣緱虜荣产涛團蔺缔嵛。 A). the general public B). modern art lovers
C) corporate members of MOCA D) people involved in art business
43. MOCA members who take part in the programs can learn .懨俠劑鈍触乐鹇烬觶騮揚銥。 A) to become leaders in business and art worlds B) to co-operate with other members of MOCA C) the new ways of communication between people
D) about the relationship between art, business and community謾饱兗争詣繚鮐癞别瀘鯽礎。 44. Those who want to attend lectures by Art Makes Good Business speakers must呙铉們欤谦鸪饺竞荡赚趱為。 A) make a booking B) pay additional fees C) understand modern art D) be successful managers 45. This advertisement aims to
A) improve the relationship between companies B) stress the importance role of art in education C) attract MOCA members to the programs D) arise funds for museums of modern art Task 3
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 the table below.莹谐龌蕲賞组靄绉嚴减籩诹。 Make our tourist InformationCenter your first call when planning your visit to Cheltenham. Our friendly team can provide a wide range of services to make your stay enjoy and unforgettable. We can book your accommodation (住宿) , from a homely bed and breakfast to a fore-star hotel.麸肃鹏镟轿騍镣缚縟糶尔摊。 We can provide tickets for local events and we are booking agents(代理商) for National Express and other local coach companies.納畴鳗吶鄖禎銣腻鰲锬颤階。 In summer we organize our own various programs of Coach Tours of the Cotswolds, plus regular walking tours around Cheltenham, all guided by qualified guides. We also stock a wide range of maps and guidebooks plus quality gifts and souvenirs(纪念品). We can help you with advice on what to see, where to go and how to get there.風撵鲔貓铁频钙蓟纠庙誑繃。 We look forward to seeing you in Cheltenham.
灭嗳骇諗鋅猎輛觏馊藹狰廚。 Tours of Cheltenham Tour Services Provider: 46 Services Offered: 1. booking accommodation 2. providing tickets for 47 5 / 9
高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)历年真题
