英语考试B级真题及答案

英语考试B级真题及答案集团文件发布号：（9816-UATWW-MWUB-WUNN-INNUL-DQQTY-2009年12月英语三级考试B级真题及答案Section ADirections: 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). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. How much does it ________ to take the online training courseA) cost B) give C) pay D) spend17. If you need more information, please contact us________ telephone or email.A) in B) by C) on D) for18. Mr. Smith used to smoke ________ but he has given it up recently.A) immediately B) roughly C) heavily D) completely19. He was speaking so fast ________ we could hardly follow him.A) what B) as C) but D) that20. Please call me back ________ you see this message.A) as well as B) as early as C) as far as D) as soon as21. We haven’t enough rooms for everyone, so some of you will have to ________ a room.A) share B) stay C) spare D) live22. Before ________ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.A) apply B) applying C) applied D) to apply23. If you , you’ll have to ________ this form first.A) put up B) try out C) fill in D) set up24. ________ the rain stops before 12 o’clock, we willhave to cancel the game.A) As B) Since C) While D) Unless25. As the price of oil keeps ________, people have to pay more for driving a car.A) to go up B) going up C) gone up D) go upSection BDirections: 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.26. What a (wonder) ________ party it was! I of it.27. The film turned out to be (successful) ________ than we had expected.28. Readers are not allowed (bring) ________ food and drinks into the Library at any time.29. The manager has promised that she will deal with the matter (immediate) ________.30. We are looking forward to (work) ________ with you in the future.31. Today email has become an important means of (communicate) ________ in daily life.32. The visitors were (disappoint) ________ to find the museum closed when they rushed there.33. Because of the (improve) ________ in the road conditions, accidents recently.34. When you arrive tomorrow, my secretary (meet) ________ you at the airport.35. John has worked as a sales manager since he (join)________ this company in 2002.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read thereading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you willfind 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 make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录音带) library. This letter tells you about our service. With it weare sending you an application form, so that you can join ifyou would like to try it.Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children.All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge.When we receive your application, we will send you a bookand an information tape. They will explain how to use theservice. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录).36. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can ________.A) read ordinary books B) order cassette playersC) buy Calibre cassettes D) use the library service37. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from ________.A) hearing difficulties B) mental illnessesC) sight problems D) heart troubles38. The service of sending and returning books by post is________.A) not available to children B) paid by the usersC) free of charge D) not provided39. The easy way to use the library service is to ________.A) inform the library of your name and addressB) tell the library the sorts of books you likeC) buy the catalogues of the libraryD) ask the library to buy the books40. The main purpose of this letter is to ________.A) introduce the library’s service to readersB) recommend new books to the readersC) send a few catalogues to readersD) express thanks to the readersTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.People in some countries cannot use their native languagefor Web addresses. Neither can Chinese speakers, who have torely on pinyin. But last Friday, ICANN, the Web’s governing body, approved the use of up to 16 languages for the new system. More will follow in the coming years.The Internet is about to start using the 16 languages ofthe world. People will soon be able to use addresses in characters (字符) other than those of the Roman alphabet (字母表). The change will also allow the suffix (后缀) to be expressed in 16 other alphabets, including traditional and simplified Chinese characters.But there are still some proplems to work out. Experts have discussed what to do with characters that have severaldifferent meanings. This is particularly true of Chinese.Most experts doubt the change will have a major effect on how the Inte rnet is used. “There will be some competition between companies to obtain popular words for addresses.”41. For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use________.A) pinyin B) signs C) numbers D) characters42. The approval of the use of 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to ________.A) change their email address B) email their messages in charactersC) have the chance to learn other languages D) use addresses in their own language43. The new system will allow the suffix of a Web address to be expressed by ________.A) any native language B) figures and numbersC) Chinese characters D) symbols and signs44. Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new systemA) Certain characters have several different meanings.B) Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn.C) People find it difficult to type their address in characters.D) Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters.45. Many experts do not believe that ________.A) there are still some proplems to work outB) there will be competition to get popular addressesC) companies are willing to change their web addressesD) the change will affect the use of the Internet greatlyTask 3Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 to 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below.Hard Work, Good MoneyWe need:Staff (员工) to work in a busy operations center.You to be working in Hangzhou.We are:A rapidly expanding international IT company.Based in the UK and USA, with 500 employees worldwide.We want to:Recruit (招聘) staff for our office in Hangzhou.Recruit 30 staff members in the first year.You should be:Chinese;A college graduate, majoring in Computer Science;Flexible, efficient, active;Willing to work in Hangzhou;Able to work unusual hours, e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.You should have:Good basic English language skills, holding Level-A Certificate of PracticalEnglish Test for Colleges (PRETCO).Keyboard skills.Way to contact us:A Job AdvertisementRecruitment: staff to work in an operations center Work place: -46-Qualifications (资格):Education: college graduate majoring in -47-Foreign language: English, with Level-A Certificate of PRETCOPersonal qualities: flexible, -48- , activeWorking hours: -49- , e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.Way to get details about the job: visit the website: -50- Task 4Directions: The following is a list of terms related to employment. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.A --------------- annual bonusB --------------- basic salaryC --------------- benefitD --------------- commissionE --------------- head hunterF --------------- health insuranceG --------------- housing fund H --------------- job center I --------------- job fairJ --------------- job offer K --------------- labor market L --------------- labor contractM --------------- minimum wage N --------------- retirement insuranceO --------------- trial periodP --------------- unemployment insurance Q --------------- welfareExamples: (A) 年终奖 (O) 试用期51. ( ) 招聘会 ( ) 最低工资52. ( ) 劳动合同 ( ) 福利53. ( ) 养老保险 ( ) 住房基金54. ( ) 猎头 ( ) 基本工资55. ( ) 劳务市场 ( ) 失业保险答案：51. I, M 52. L, Q 53. N, G 54. E, B 55. K, PTask 5Directions: Here are two letters. After reading them, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions (No.56 to No.60). You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.Letter 1December 1, 2009Dear Mr. John Campbell,Yours sincerely,Robert LoftusMarketing ManagerLetter 2December 4, 2009Dear Mr. Robert Loftus,Thank you for your letter of December 1st inquiring about our latest model of mountain bikes. We are pleased to send you the catalogue (产品目录) and price list you asked for. You will find our quotation reasonable with attractive terms of sales. We are looking forward to receiving your order at the earliest time.Very truly yours,John CampbellSales Manager56. What product is inquired about in the first letterThe latest model of ___________________________________.57. What information of the product does Mr. Robert Loftus ask forFurther details of the prices and_________________________.58. What is enclosed with the second letterThe catalogue and ____________________________________.59. Who writes the second letterJohn Campbell, ________________________________ manager.60. What does Mr. John Campbell say about the quotation of the productHe says it is __________________ with attractive terms of sales.Part IV Translation -- English into Chinese (25 minutes) Directions: This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences (No.61 to No.64) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A), B), C) and D). Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.65) in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet.61. Not until this week were they aware of the problemswith the air-conditioning units in the hotel rooms.A) 这个星期旅馆里的空调间出问题了，他们没有意识到。