英语应用能力等级考试B级模拟试卷1

英语应用能力等级考试B级模拟试卷1

Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.

Section A

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 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.

Example: You will hear:

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 message. Therefore, C) Yes, certainly is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet. Now the test will begin.

1. A) Yes, world you please help me with the bag?

B) Help me find my key, please.

C) Yes, give me a hand please.

D) I’m looking for the Children Park.

2. A) He is old now B) He is very well now.

C) He is tall. D) No, you should.

3. A) Yes, of course you may. B) Yes, you should.

C) No, my bicycle is a new one. D) No, you shouldn’t.

4. A) You must stay here. B) Go and see a doctor please.

C) Take it easy. D) You’d better have a rest.

5. A) It’s me. B) I’m Mr. Wang.

C) Do you know me? D) May I come in?

Section B

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 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.

6. A) Monday. B) Tuesday. C) Wednesday. D) Thursday.

7. A) Not buy a new bike. B) Buy a new bike.

C) Not buy a new book. D) Buy a new book.

8. A) She wants to go the cinema. B) She doesn’t want to go to the cinema.

C) She wants to go out to dinner. D) She doesn’t want to go out to dinner.

9. A) Robert Teller was busy now.

B) The man got a wrong number.

C) Robert Teller was out at that moment.

D) Robert Teller didn’t want to answer the phone.

10. A) It’s raining. B) It’s snowing. C) It’s sunny. D) It’s cloudy.

Section B

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 words or phrases that you hear on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.

Most people in the United States speak English. There are over 2000 languages 11 throughout the world. You know every language has its own 12. If you want to 13 a foreign language, you learn its words. You must know what the words 14, and you must say them in the right way. Words are made up of sounds and different languages have different sounds. There are thousands of 15. When you speak English, you are using only about fifty percent of them.

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PartⅡ Structure (15 minutes)

Directions:This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here, each with a blank. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16. Everyone must be responsible _____ his own actions.

A) with B) for C) of D) to

17. It was simply for some reason _____ he gave up his job there.

A) why B) which C) so D) that

18. The two cheats had the lamp _____ all night long, pretending to be working hard.

A) burn B) burning C) burnt D) to burnt

19. I remembered _____ to Talian when I was young.

A) to be taken B) to take C) taking D) being taken

20. _____computer has become more and more important in our life is clear to us all.

A) That B) Which C) As D) What

21. The old man has two sons, both of ______are engineers.

A) them B) who C) which D) whom

22. There are flowers and trees on ________side of the street in the city.

A) both B) either C) all D) any

23. My glasses are broken. I have to buy _____

A) a new pair B) a new one C) some new D) some new pair

24. I think this film is ______ that one we saw yesterday.

A) as good or better than B) as good as or better than

C) good as or better than D) so good or better as

25. Henry would rather that his girl friend _____ in the same department as he does.

A) works B) has worked C) worked D) has been working

Section B

Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper forms of the word or words given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

26. Xiao Li’s (fail) _______in the final exam resulted from his carelessness.

27. He (come) _______to the exhibition tonight if the doctor gives him permission.

28. Many a man (think) _______life is meaningless without a purpose.

29. The bear can live in (poison) _______atmosphere for a long time without any ill effects.

30. What do you think of the (serve) ______in that hotel?

31. If only I (know) _______the answer, I would have told you.

32. (see)_______that nobody was very interested in it, they decided to cancel the trip.

33. The sudden (appear) ______of the only child caused great sadness to the Turners.

34. He was wounded so badly that is would take a long time for him to recover his full (strong) _______.

35. The librarian wants all books (borrow) ________to be returned before the end of this mouth.

PartⅢ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the passages carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find five questions or incomplete statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label:“Store in the refrigeration”. In my fridge-less Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher(肉商), the baker , and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus(剩余的)bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.

The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed -- natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, and bottling. What refrigeration did promote was marketing -- marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drink, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.

Consequently, most of the world’s fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum(发出嗡嗡声)away, continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house -- while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.

The fridge’s effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don’t believe me , try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers (汉堡包), but at least you’ll get rid of that terrible hum.

36. The statement “In my fridge-less Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily.”Suggests that __________.

A) the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties

B) the author was not accustomed to using fridge even in his fifties

C) there was no fridge in the author’s home in the 1950s

D)the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s

37. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?

A) People would not buy more food than was necessary.

B) Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.

C) Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.

D) People had effective ways to preserve their food.

38. Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?

A) Inventors. B) Consumers

C) Manufacturers D) Traveling salesmen

39. Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge’s negative effect on the environment?

A) “Hum away continuously.”

B) “Climatically almost unnecessary.”

C) “Artificially-cooled space.”

D) “With mild temperatures.”

40. What is the author’s overall attitude toward fridges?

A) Neutral (中立的). B) Critical (批评、谴责的).

C) Objective. D) Compromising (妥协的)

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45

The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball. In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching(投掷) stones was a favorite children’s game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.

At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines(藤). Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and stuffed(塞满) with feathers or hay.

Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

41. The ball was probably invented because _________.

A) throwing stones often caused injuries.

B) throwing stones was not fun.

C) games with stones did not have rules.

D) rocks were too heavy to throw.

42. The first balls were probably made of _______.

A) animal skins stuffed with rocks.

B) twists of hay

C) hides(兽皮)stuffed with hay or feathers.

D) grass and leaves tied with vines.

43. This selection says that the Egyptians played _________.

A) many different games with balls.

B) many different kinds of games

C) only one ball game

D) different games with similar rules

44. The Egyptians thought that ball playing was __________.

A)childish B)difficult

C)not enjoyable D)worthwhile

45. The best title for this selection is ___________.

A) The First Ball Games

B) How Egyptian Children Played Games

C) Egyptian Sports

D) The Beginning of Sports

Task 3

Directions: The following is an advertisement by China Daily. After reading it , you should fill in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in the table below.

Order Now!

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China Daily and Edelman China have jointly published the New 2000 Government Organization Chart of the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese-English chart, based on the latest institutional and personnel changes since May 15, 2000, outlines the government structure in China. ·With photos, addresses, phone/fax numbers;

·Price: RMB350(US$45);

·Wooden frame for the chart at RMB200 yuan;

·RMB50 yuan for domestic delivery outside Beijing and US$30 for overseas clients.

Sales Hotline:

Tel: (10)64941107

Fax: (10)64941125

E-mail: chart@https://www.360docs.net/doc/1a9241052.html,

Task 4

Directions:The following is a list of different shops. After reading it,

you are required to find the Chinese equivalents in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.

A — shoemaker’s shop

B — tailor’s shop

C — baker’s shop

D — fruit shop

E — florist’s shop

F — hardware shop

G — rice-dealer shop

H — optician’s shop

I — jewelry shop

J — china shop

K — curio shop

L — drugstore

M — candy store

N — greengrocer’s shop

O — toy shop

Example: (H) 眼镜行 (O) 玩具店

Task 5

Directions:The following is a specification. After reading it you should give brief answers to the 5 question (No.56 through No.60) following it. The answers should correspondingly be written on the Answer Sheet.

“Swallow” CKT-3A window-type air conditioner is an air-cooled air conditioning equipment that automatically regulates room temperatures within an ideal range. It is reliable in use and works smoothly and always gives you quiet comfort.

Equipped with a four-way reversion valve (四通换向阀) a dual air flow system and fresh air damper, “Swallow”CKT-3A windows-type air conditioner ensures comfortable temperatures in all seasons, supplies fresh air with a ventilator (通风装置), filters（过渡）dust and absorbs humidity. It creates ideal environments for living and working. With its sealed compressor (密封压缩机) designed and manufactured in China, it is elegant, compact, efficient, almost noiseless, reliable and easy to operate.

Suitable for use in guest houses, restaurants, hospitals, nurseries,

homes, laboratories, shops and department stores. It creates a comfortable environment with ideal temperatures.

56. What is “Swllow”CJT-3A window-type air conditioner?

It is air-cooled ____________________________________________. 57. What function does the air conditioner perform according to this specification?

It adjusts(调整)___________________________________________.

58. How does the air conditioner supply fresh air?

With___________________________________________________.

59. Where is the sealed compressor made?

It is made _________________________________________________.

60. What does the air conditioner provide people with?

With_____________________________________________________.

Part Ⅳ Translation (15 minutes)

61. Plastics materials are now replacing many other materials ill our dally life．

A）现在，塑料被日常生活中的许多别的材料取代。

B）现在塑料材料代替日常生活中许多其他的材料。

C）在我们的日常生活中，塑料材料现在正取代许多别的材料。

D）在日常生活中，塑料材料取代许多别的材料。

62. Running water has been a very important source of power for thousands of years．

A）自来水是力量的重要来源已有几千年的历史了。

B）流水作为动力的重要源泉已有好几千年了。

C）几千年来流水是动力的重要源泉。

D）运动的水作为动力的主要源泉已有好几千年了。

63. Electricity has been found world-wide application since it was discovered．

A）电自从被发现以来已经得到世界上的广泛申请。

B）发现电已在全世界范围内受到广泛请求。

C）电自从被发现以来已经得到世界范围的应用。

D）自从电被发明以来已在全世界范围使用。

64. If the computer has finished the computations，a signal will be given at once.

A）如果电子计算机一算完，它就会立即给出信号。

B）如果计算机完成运算，信号会被立即给出。

C）一旦计算机完成计算，计算机会发出信号。

D）一旦计算机被完成，人们会发出信号。

65. If you bring your family to the U．S，we require that you show proof to the US Consulate （领事馆）that you have financial resources for their support in the amount of 3000 U.S. dollars per year for your wife or husband and l500 U.S. dollars per year for each child．We also require that you buy health insurance（保险）for any dependents that join you in the U．S．for

the duration of their stay In the U.S..

_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________

Part Ⅴ Writing (15 minutes)

Directions:This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. Suppose you want to give up your present job and want to look for a new one. Now write a letter to apply for the job advertised in a newspaper. Your letter should include the following information given below. You should write no less than 60 English words on the Composition /Translation Sheet.

1．2001年3月10日在中国日报看到贵公司招聘翻译人员的广告。

2．申请人：张黎明，家住上海市大连西路45号，邮编：200083。

1998毕业于上海外国语大学，毕业后一直从事英语教学工作。业余时间做过翻译工作，自信胜任工作。

3．随信附上个人简历并期待回复。

英语应用能力等级考试B级模拟试卷1 答案

Part I Listening Comprehension（1—15，每题 1分，共 15分）

1．D 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．A 6．B 7．B 8．B 9．B 10．D

11． spoken 12．words 13．learn 14．mean 15．language sounds

Part Ⅱ Structure（16—25，每题0.5分，26—35，每1分，共15分）16．[B] responsible后要求用介词for．

17．[D] 这是一个强调句式，因此用引导词that．

18．[B] have后用现在分词作宾语补足语，表示动作持续的状态。

19．[D] remember后跟动名词，表示“记得做过某事”；跟不定式，表示“记着要做某事”。

20．[A]本句中要求填一个引导主语从句的连接词，而且在句中不作成分，因此选A。

21．[B]本句含有一个非限定性定语从句，要求填一个关系代词。因为关系代词在从句中作主语，因此填作主语的关系代词who．

22．[B]表示在两者中的任何一个时，用不定代词 either．表示两者以上的任何一个，用any．

23．[A] glasses作“眼镜”解时为复数名词，不能one来代替。但是，可以用a pair of来修饰，因此可以说 a new pair（of glasses）。

24．[B] 这是一个比较级句型，前半句为同级比较的肯定形式，用 as good as，此处as不能省略。后面是优级比较，连接词用than．

25．[C] would rather后的宾语从句中用虚拟语气，其形式为相应的过去式。此处是表示现在的情况，因此用过去式。

26．failure本句需要一个名词在句中作主语。

27．will come本句要求用一般将来时。

28．thinks

当 many a修饰主语时，虽然它本身表示复数意义，但是谓语动词要用单数形式。29．poisonous本句中要求用形容词作定语。

30．service本句要求用名词作介词的宾语。

31．had known

在if only后面的句子中谓语动词通常用虚拟语气，其构成形式为相应的过去式。本句表示的是一个过去的情况，因此，用过去完成式。

32．Seeing本句要求用现在分词短语作原因状语。

33．disappearance

本句要求用名词作主语。根据句子的意思还要用其表示否定意义的词形。34．strength本句要求用名词作宾语。

35．borrowed此处要求填一个表示被动的过去分词作宾语补足语。

Part皿 Reading Comprehension（36-45，每题2分，46-60，每题1分，共35分）

36．[C]“…in my fridge Fifties childhood”的意思是“在50年代没有冰箱的我的童年时代”。因此，C符合题意。

37．[D]从第三段可以看出答案为D．

38．[B]本句问的是根据作者的观点，冰箱对谁来说受益最少。文章倒数第二段讲的是冰箱促进的是营销等，受益人中惟独没有消费者，故答案是B．39．[A]本句问的是冰箱的副作用是什么，只有A表示的是此意。

40．[B]纵观全文，可以看出作者对冰箱是持批评遣责态度的，故选B．41．[A]从第一段最后两句可以找到人们发明球的原因，故选A．

42．[D]从第二段第一句可以看出答案为D．

43．[A]从第三段前两句可以看出答案为A．

44．[D]“Perhaps they played balls more for instruction than for fun．”本句的意思是“也许他们玩球是为了训练，而不是为了娱乐”，因此，只有D符合此意。

45．[A]文章讲的是最早的球、球类运动等内容，它是体育的一部分，但不是讲埃及的整个体育运动，故选A．

46．China Dally在广告第一行中可以找到答案。

47．Edelman China在广告第一行中可以找到答案。

48．Chinese-English在广告第二行中可以找到答案。

49．May 15，2000从第一段最后一句话可以找到答案。

50．600 yuan

从广告中可知中华人民共和国组织机构图价格是350元。镶木框的费用为200元，邮费为50元，故费用总计为600元。

51．(G) (I) 52．(B) (K) 53．(C) (J) 54．(E) (A) 55．(F) (D)

L一药店 M一糖果店

56．air conditioning equipment从文中第一句可以找到答案。

57．Room temperatures从文中第一句可以找到答案。

58．a ventilator从第二段第三行可以找到答案。

59．in China从第二段最后一句话可以找到答案。

60．Ideal temperature从文中最后一句可以找到答案。

Part Ⅳ Translation（共20分）

61．A（0）译文与原文不符。

B（1）句中now不是作状语修饰全句的，而是修饰动词replace．

C（2）最佳答案。

D（1.5）贴近最佳答案，只是句中replace和in our daily life译得不够准确。62．A（0）译文与原文不符。

B（2）最佳译文。句中的running water在本句中应译成“流水”。

C（1．5）贴近最佳答案。

D（1）句中running water不能译成“运动的水”。

63．A（1）该句中world-wide application不能译成“世界的广泛申请”．而应译成“世界范围的应用”。

B（0）译文与原文不符。

C（2）最佳译文。关键词语has been found world-wide application翻译准确。D（1．5）接近最佳答案，只是将application译成“使用”。

64。A（2）最佳译文。a signal will be given at once翻译准确。

B（1．5）贴近最佳译文，只是将被动语态直接译出。

C（1）if引导的条件句翻译不准。at once短语在译文中没有体现出来。

D（0）译文与原文不符。

65．假如你携带家属进入美国，我们要求你向美国领事馆证明你有财务来源抚养他们，你的丈夫或妻子每年需3000美元，每一儿童每年需1500美元。我们还要求你为在美与你生活在一起的亲属购买在美逗留期间的健康保险。

注：1）show proof to 译为“向……提供证明”。

2）financial resources 译为“经济来源”。

3）health insurance 译为“健康保险。

4）dependent 译为“陪读”或“和…一起生活的人”。

Part Ⅴ Writing（共15分）

Dalian Road (W)

Shanghai, 200083

March 10, 2001

Dear Sir or Madam:

I would like to apply for the position of a translator in your company which was advertised in China Daily on March the 10th, 2001.

I graduated from Shanghai International Studies University in 1998.

I have been teaching since then. I have worked as a translator in my spare time. I trust that I am capable of doing the work well. I enclose a brief resume of my life history as you required. Just let me know if you want an interview.

I’II be looking forward to hearing from you and appreciate your consideration of my application.

Yours faithfully,

Liming Zhang