最新高校英语应用能力考试B级模拟题及答案
高校英语应用能力考试B级模拟题及答案
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Part n Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your mastery of the usage of vocabulary and grammar. There are 3 sec tions in it.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test the use of vocabulary. There are 10 incomplete sentences in it. You are required to complete each one by choosing the most appropriate word or phrase from the 4 choic es marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wi th a single line through the centre.
16.He has got the habit of ___________ D ____ a little money in case of emergency.
A)taking in
B)adding up to
C)summing up
D)putting aside
17.An increasing number of people can now __________________ D ____ to eat outside, thanks to the economic reforms.
A)approve
B)approach
C)affect
D)afford
18.You should fill in the application form A before sending it in.
A)properly
C)regularly
D)simply
numbe 19.The American and the British not only speak the same language but also ____________________________ C ____ a large r
of social customs.
A)represent
B)preserve
C)share
D)bear
20.When Rabbit was driving down to the office he __C ______________________ Eathorn's car.
A)overturned
B)overlooked
C)overtook
D)overthrew
21.The foreign minister _________ C ____ his country at the conference.
A)presented
B)replaced
C)represented
D)stood
22.__B ______ how effective the original layout (安排)is, changes are sure to happen.
A)Except for
B)Regardless of
D)According to
23.In Britain the father is more involved with ______________ B ___ children, often because the mother goes out to work.
A)bringing out
B)bringing up
C)bringing forth
D)bringing about
24.Neil __B _______ that he broke the window, but I'm sure he did.
A)defines
B)denies
C)depends
D)relies
25.The town lacks _C _____________ facilities such as a swimming pool or a bowling alley.
A)pleasure
B)measure
C)leisure
D)treasure
Section B
Directions: This section is to test the use of grammar. There are 10 incomplete sentences in hould fill in each blank with
it. You s the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word s in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
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36. A series of cultural programmes (hold) ________________ have been held
in Shanghai to celebrate this largest national sports meeting in history.
37.It's much (easy) __________ easier
to talk about your problems than it is to solve them.
38.When the courses (complete) __________________ have been completed
the trainers are tested to find out what they have learned.
39.The soldier's (brave) __________ bravery _____________ was fully demonstrated when he jumped into the icy water to save the drowning child.
40.We find it hard to stand him any longer; he behaves so (change) ____________________________ changeably ______________ .
41.(believe) ________ Unbelievably _____________ , the little boy can speak three foreign languages.
42.As people are excited about new space technology, they enjoy (see) ______________________________ seeing
movies about adventures in space.
43.Unless he (tell) __________ tells
us who he is, we won't let him in.
44.Could you help me to understand what it is about her (complain) ____________________________ complaints
that upset you?
45.I'd like to go with you, but with so much work to do today I'm (able ) __________________________ unable
to.
Part 皿Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the given materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, num bered 46 through 50. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). Y ou should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a singl e line through the centre.
We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures (手势) can be understood in different ways .It is true that a smile means the same thing in
any language. So does laughter or crying. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese a nd in English literature, a phrase like 'he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is ei ther very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, 'he opened his eyes wide' is used to s uggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like 'they stretched out their tongues!' Sticki ng out your tongue in English is an insulting (侮辱) gesture or expresses strong dislike.Even in the s
ame culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America h ave shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people' faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand b ody language than younger people do.
46.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A
A)It is difficult to tell what people's words or gestures really mean.
B)Gestures can be understood by most people but words can not.
C)Words can be better understood by older people.
D)We can easily understand what people's gestures mean.
47.People's facial expressions may be misunderstood because __________________________ C _________ .
A)people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently
B)people speaking different languages have different facial expressions
C)people from different cultures use different facial expressions
D)people of different ages may have different interpretations
48.In the same culture, people _______________ D _________ .
A)hardly fail to understand each other's ideas and feelings
B)are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds
C)almost have the same understanding of the same thing
D)may have different abilities to understand and express feelings
49.From the passage, we can conclude that A _______________________________ .
A)words and gestures can both be used to express feelings
B)gestures are more effectively used than words
C)words are often more difficult to understand than gestures
D)words are used as frequently as gestures
50.The best title for this passage can be ____________________ B ______ .
A)Gestures and Feelings
B)Words, Gestures and Feelings
C)Words and Feelings
D)Culture and Understanding
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered
51 through 55.
When the early settlers, especially the English, arrived in the New World, the hardships, and dangers awaiting them were totally unexpected. Had it not been for some friendly Indians, the colonists never would have survived the terrible winters. They knew nothing about planting crops, hunting animals, buil ding solid houses, or making clothing from animal skins. Life in England had been much simpler, and t his new life was not like what the Spanish explorers had reported.The settlers did introduce iron tools, muskets(步枪)for hunting , domesticated animals, and political way to the Indians. In exchange, the s ettlers learned to build canoes(独木舟)for water transportation and snowshoes for winter traveling. The
Indians also taught them to penetrate through the forest, to hunt large animals and trap smaller ones, and to catch fish in the lakes and streams.The natives also introduced to the settlers typical loc al food. Everything possible was done in order to make their new settlement resemble the homes they had left behind.
51.Which of the following did the new settlers teach the Indians?D
A)New means of water travel .
B)How to trap animals.
C)New methods of fishing .
D)New political ways.
52.What can we learn about some local foods in the new land from the passage?B
A)They were preferred to eat raw.
B)They were soon exported to England by the settlers.
C) They were the main foods for Indians.
D) They were also common in England.
53. The Indians mainly taught the settlers to _________________ A _________ .
A) survive on the new land
B) change their former habits
C) cooperate with them
D) live a better life
54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?C
had difficulty making friends with the Indians.
ite them in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
A) The settlers B) The settlers soon became accustomed to the new world.
C) The settlers evidently found the winters severe.
D) The settlers were well prepared to encounter hardships.
55. From the last sentence of the passage we can learn that
A) the settlers hated to live in the new land
B) the settlers had a deep love for their old homes
C) the settlers would like to forget their old life
D) the settlers made every effort to improve their new life
Task 3
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) to it.
You should give brief answers to these questions.
The answers should be no more than 8 words. Wr
Investment is a key way for business to grow and for investors to make money. Numerous studies ha ve shown that, on average, high-risk investors make more than low-risk ones. Over time the stock mar ket rewards them for taking a risk, sometimes makes them suffer from heavy losses. Even during the 1980s, the decade of the stock market crash, one study shows that over the whole of the ten years s hares profited higher than lower-risk fixed interest and property investments.This brings us to the first b
asic rule relating to risk: high risk equals high return. If you want to maximise your savings, take some
risk with at least some of your money.Keep in mind, though, the second rule relating to risk: diversity,
or spread your eggs around lots of baskets. This is partly so you won't be hurt too badly if one com
pany fails.Research also shows that you won't be rewarded with high returns for the all-eggs-in-one-ba
sket type of risk. In short, you're mad not to spread your money around.
56. What is the possible title of this passage?
Investments
57. What disadvantage may high-risk investors have?
High-risk investors may ___________________________ suffer from heavier losses
than low-risk ones.
58. What is the first basic principle about risk?
High risk equals high return
59. Which word has a meaning close to "spreading your money around'?
Diversity
60. What does the author think is the best way of making investment?
Spread your money around
Task 4
Directions: After reading the following passage, you are required to complete the outline below it (No.
61 through No. 65). You should write your answers briefly on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Antarctica is for the most part a vast, icy emptiness, some 14 million square kilometres of which is al most completely covered by an ice sheet with an average thickness of over 2,000 meters.Only about
2% of the land mass is ice-free, and about half of this is in the Ross Dependency comprised of land, ice-shelf and islands between 160 degrees east and 150 degrees west.The largest single ice-free area lies in South Victoria Land, about 100 kilometres from Ne w Zealand's scientific research station, Scott Base on Ross Island.The United States also has a large base at the South Pole, known as the Amundsen-Scott Base and named after two of the most importa nt early 20th century explorers who helped bring world attention to the continent.Only a very small proportion of the coast is easily accessible, mo stly along the coast of Victoria Land and Ross Island.
61.
62. _____________________________________________
63. _____________________________________________
64. _____________________________________________
65. _____________________________________________
61.The average thickness of the ice sheet
62.2% of the land mass
63.Between 160 degrees east and 150 degrees west
64.Amundsen and Scott
65. Along the coast of Victoria and Ross Island
Task 5
Directions: Here you will find 6 sentences （marked A, B, C, D, E and F） and an incomplete short pas sage following them. Read them carefully and insert （插入）5 of the sentences into the passage so th at it will become a meaningful
complete one. One sentence will have to the dropped. Write the letter to the selected sentence in the corresponding brackets on the Answer Sheet.
A: During the first months, I was immersed （沉浸）in happiness and curiosity.
B: My mind was like a floating cloud, moving swiftly all the time.
C: At the beginning, most of the local people thought I was too young to be a doctor.
D: Then there, I felt terribly homesick.
E: A few months later, I found everything seemed to have changed.
F: Like a transplanted tree, I was facing the challenge of surviving in new surroundings.
Dreaming of a romantic life, looking forward to a better future, I arrived in Canada in spring 1996. 66.
____________________________________ 67. ____________________ This kind of enthusiasm was soon gone with the wind. 68. Besides language, there were other invisible cultural barriers, which, I
felt, were hard to conquer.69. ______________________________ Moreover, the cold weather was tough for me, a
student who was used to living in
a subtropical (亚热带) zone. I sensed I was unfit for life abroad. 70. _________________________________________ So I told m
y grandfather I wanted to go home. He did not criticize me at all, he just said: "Let's go and have a l ook at the Bethune Memorial Hall this morning."
66. ( ) 67. ( ) 68. ( ) 69. ( ) 70. ( ) 66. A 67. B 68. E 69. F 70. D
Part IV Translation —English into Chinese (20 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 4 sentences, nu mbered 71 through 74, and a short paragraph (No.75) in this part. Write your translation in the corresp onding space on the Answer Sheet.
71.Equal pay for equal work is still not necessarily a reality for some women.
___________________________ 对有些妇女来说(0.5分)，同工同酬仍然未必成为现实(1分)。(全句结构0.5分)
72.Other apartments in the same neighborhood and under the same management rent as high as $2
00.00 a month.
_____________________ 在同一街区由同一机构管理服务的其他公寓（0.5分），月租金高达200美元（1分）。（全
句结构0.5分）
https://www.360docs.net/doc/265119592.html,bor costs in Hong Kong are one fifth those of the United States.
_________________________ 香港的劳动力成本（0.5分）是美国的五分之一（1分）。（全句结构0.5分）（倍数）
74.The following qualifications are required from the candidates for the above position.
_________________________ 应聘以上职位（0.5分），需具备下列资格（1分）。（全句结构0.5分）
75.Financial management includes the search for adequate sources of capital and the management of the capital already invested. It requires estimating the amount of cash the company will need in its o perations, deciding whether to use short-term or long-term credit, choosing the right time to issue stock or sell bonds, etc.
________________________________ 财务管理包括募集充足的资金和管理好已投入的资本（2分），它要求对公司未来运营中所需的现金进行估算____ （2分），对使用短期还是长期贷款作出决断，选择适当的时机发行股票或出售债
券等（2分）。
Part V Writing （25 minutes）
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. Your writing should be based on the
following instruction.
You are required to put the following messages into English in the proper form. You sk in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
发信人：王强
收信人：美国Vesta公司Mr. John Granger
内容：本酒店在5月10日至15日期间可以提供10个双人房间，全部位于28层，价格为免费早餐。如果要求房价8折优惠，则不包括免费早餐。对你们的咨询表示感谢，欢迎光临。
答案：
Part n Vocabulary and Structure （16 ~ 35 题每题0.5 分，36 ~ 45 每题 1 分，共20 分）
16. D 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. C
36.have been held
37.easier
38.have been completed
39.bravery
40.changeably
41.Unbelievably
42.seeing
43.tells should do your ta 128美元/天，包括
45.unable
Part 皿Reading Comprehension （46 ?55 题每题 2 分，56 ?70 题每题 1 分，共35 分）
46. A 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. D 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B
56.Investments
57.suffer from heavier losses
58.High risk equals high return
59.Diversity
60.Spread your money around
61.The average thickness of the ice sheet
62.2% of the land mass
63.Between 160 degrees east and 150 degrees west
64.Amundsen and Scott
65.Along the coast of Victoria and Ross Island
66. A 67. B 68. E 69. F 70. D
Part IV Translation —English into Chinese （71 ~ 74 题每题 2 分，75 题7 分，共15 分）
71.对有些妇女来说（0.5分），同工同酬仍然未必成为现实（1分）。（全句结构0.5分）
（省略译）
72.在同一街区由同一机构管理服务的其他公寓（0.5分），月租金高达200美元（1分）。（全句结构0.5分）（比较句）
73.香港的劳动力成本（0.5分）是美国的五分之一（1分）。（全句结构0.5分）（倍数）
74.应聘以上职位（0.5 分），需具备下列资格（1分）。（全句结构0.5分）
75.财务管理包括募集充足的资金和管理好已投入的资本（2分），它要求对公司未来运营中所需的现金进行估算（2 分），对使用短期还是长期贷款作出决断，选择适当的时机发行股票或出售债券等（2分）。
（整段印象1分）
Part V Writing （15 分）
评分标准：
1.本题15分；
2.格式不当，酌扣1 ~ 3分；
3.关键词语译错每个扣1分；
4.各小段的文字表达不通顺，酌扣1分。