12月高等學校英語應用能力考試b級

2013年12月高等學校英語應用能力考試（B級）（后附答案）PartIListeningComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)No,thankyou.B)Yes.Thiswayplease.C)Mypleasure.D)You1.A)No,thankyou.B)Yes.Thiswayplease.C)Mypleasure.D)Youreright.C)Whynot?D)Nevermind.4.A)Youaresonice.B)Nicetomeetyou.tmatter.sgo.C)I’C)Whynot?D)Nevermind.4.A)Youaresonice.B)Nicetomeetyou.tmatter.sgo.C)I’dloveto.D)Itsgreat.A)OK,thankyou.B)ItdoesnC)Itsoverthere.D)Noway.A)Hereyouare.B)Let5.A)Noproblem.B)Notatall.C)Isittrue?D)Isitright?SectionBDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbe

A)Haveadrink.C)Meetafriend.A)Haveadrink.C)Meetafriend.A)Ontelevision.C)Fromanewspaper.A)Itsnowedheavily.C)Itrainedhard.A)Inthecitycenter.C)Closetoheroffice.A)ThemandoesnB)Visitacompany.D)Writeareport.B)ThroughtheInternet.D)Overtheradio.B)Thewindwasstrong.D)Thewindwasstrong.B)Awayfromthehighway.D)Nearthetrainstation.tlikethemobilephone.Themanhasboughtanewmobilephone.Themobilephonehasalreadybeensoldout.Themobilephoneistooexpensivefortheman.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.ThereareaboutmillionbusinessesintheUK.About75%ofBritishjobsarein(11)industriesjobsarein(11)industries—hotels,restaurants,travelandshopping.Thesearethefastest(12))businessesandemployovertwentymillionpeople.MostBritishpeopleworkafive-dayweek.Theworkingweekis,(13),thelongestofanycountryinEurope.In1998anewlaw(14).Thelawsaysthatworkersdonothavetoworkmorethan48hoursaweekiftheydon'twantto.Accordingtothelaw,Britishemployersmustgivetheirworkers(15)of24daysayear.PartnVocabulary$StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasecorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.IintouchwithyouassoonasIreceivemoredetailsfromthemanager.A)amB)wasC)willbeD)havebeenTravelingacrossthecountrycostsalotofmoney,butJohncanit.A)spendB)giveC)buildD)affordItwasnotuntil3:00pmthesecretaryfoundthemissingreport.A)whereB)thatC)asD)whileThepolicehavenotthesearchevenifithaslastedforaweek.A)givenupB)takenawayC)brokeninD)broughtaboutIdecidedtoasawaiterinarestaurantduringmysummervacation.A)serveB)turnC)takeD)makeI'mafraidwedon'thavethatbookinstock,wecanorderitforyou.A)asB)butC)sinceD)forInthismuseumaguidedtourforyouatnocharge.A)beingprovidedB)toprovideC)isprovidedD)provides23.Generallyspeaking,alotofpatienceistolookafterasickpatient.A)regardedB)decidedC)agreedD)requiredHoldthemoneyinyourbankaccountyouuseitforcollegecourses.A)althoughB)asifC)unlessD)whereverthepriceoftheproduct,youwillhavetopayforshipping.A)IntermsofB)InadditiontoC)InrelationtoD)InspiteofSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswersSheet.Thefactoryisgoingtomakeanewmodelofbicycle,designed(special)forwomen.Itisnouse(try)toadvertisesomuchifyoudon'tknowtheusers'needs.WEareinformedthatthecompanymeetingwill(hold)nextSaturdayafternoon.Youshouldremember(lock)thedoorwhenleavingtheoffice.Thereisno(possible)forustogettheproductsbeforetheSpringFestival.(Realize)thathehadleftanimportantdocumentintheoffice,Harryranbackforit.Theirexcellentperformancehasleftadeep(impress)ontheaudience.LastmonthIwenttoGermanyand(take)partintheWorldSkillsCompetition.Theinterviewisvery(success),soyouwillgetachancetoworkforthefamoussoftwarecompany.(Compare)withthoseproducts,oursaremorereasonableinpriceandbetterinquality.PartmReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatement,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Companiessometimesreceivehundredsofapplicationsforasinglejob,anditisbecomingmorecommonformanagerstoconductscreening(篩選)interviewsoverthephone.Thissavesthemconsiderabletimeandmoneysespeciallyifacandidatelivesoutoftown.Donttaketheseinterviewslightly.Itisimportanttoprepareforatelephoneinterviewjustasyouwoulddofoearegularinterview.Theemployerwillnormallycallore-mailyouinadvancetosetupaninterviewtime.Ifpossible,arrangefortheinterviewtobeheldoveralandlinephone(座機)，asitismorereliablethanamobilephone.Makesurethatchildren,petsandothersourcesofinterruptionwillbeoutoftheroom.Keepaglassofwaternearby.Phoneinterviewscanoftenlastahalf-hourtoanhourandbesuretohaveyourresumeinfrontofyou.Doyourbesttobepersonal,butdon'toverdoitby,say,tryingtotellajoke.ScreeninginterviewsoverthephoneisbecomingmorecommonbecauseA)ItissimpleandfairB)itiseasiertoprepareC)itseemsmorefriendlyD)itsavestimeandmoneyAnemployerusuallyarrangesthetimefortheinterviewbypayingyouapersonalvisitfirstcallingore-mailingyouinadvanceannouncingthedateinthenewspaperaskingyoutovisitthecompany’swebsiteAlandlinephoneispreferredfortheinterviewbecauseitismoreA)reliableB)economicalC)efficientD)practicalWhatshouldyoudowithyourresumeduringaphoneinterview?A)Keepitinfrontofyou.B)Readitoutifrequired.C)Postituponline.D)Senditbye-mail.Inthelastsentence,bysaying“…butdon'toverdoit…”,theauthormeans"don'tbetoo”.A)nervousB)proudC)personalD)formalTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.Ifyou'relookingforwaystoimproveyourproductsorservices,customerscanbeoneofyourmostvaluablesourcesofinformationandmarketresearch.Sowhynottakeitastepfurtherandvisitsomeofthem?Ideally,youwanttodothisinperson,soyoumayneedtoofferyoucustomerssomethingfortheirtime.Theymaybepleasedthatyoutaketheiropinionseriously,andtheymayalsoenjoygettingachancetohelpinfluenceyourproductsorservices.Ifyoucustomersareindifferentplaces,youcouldmakesuchvisitspartofyourbusinesstraveltogetawiderrangeofresponses.Oneexpertrecommendsthatyoumakeyourcustomersfeelcomfortableduringthevisits.You’renottryingtosellanythingthroughthesemeetings,soplantospend80percentofyourtimelistening.Donttrytoleadyourcustomertogiveresponsesthatyoureallywanttohear.Instead,askquestionsthatfocusonthecustomer'sexperience,suchaswhethertheygotwhattheywerehopingforandwhattheyfounddifficultorenjoyable.Accordingtothepassage,yourcustomerscanbeveryhelpfulinA)expandingyourbusinessB)reducingyourproductioncostC)sellingyourproductsorservicesD)improvingyourproductsorservicesInthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggested.A)payingavisittosomecustomersB)findingoutsourcesofinformationC)advertisingyourproductsorservicesD)carryingoutvariousmarketresearchesYourcustomersmayfeelhappyifyou.A)takethemasyourgoodfriendsB)treattheiropinionsseriouslyC)offerquickresponsesD)visitthemregularlyAccordingtotheexpert,thewaytomakeyourcustomerscomfortableduringthevisitis.topromisethemthebestpricetoexplainyoursalesplantothemtospendmostofyourtimelisteningtotellthemtheadvantagesofyourproductsThefocusofyourquestionsduringthevisitshouldbeon.A)thedevelopmentoyourbusinessB)responsesthatyouwanttohearD)yourfuturesalesplanC)thecustomer'sexperienceD)yourfuturesalesplanTask3Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46to50(innomorethan3words)inthetablebelow.Thisreminder(提示)isintendedtoofferguidanceforusinge-mail.Thisisnota“how-to“document,butitisratheradocumentthatoffersadvicetopreventyoufrombeingcheatedortroubledbye-mails.Studiesshowthatknowledgeworkersspendabout20hoursaweekdoinge-mailandone-thirdofthate-mailisuseless.Stillworse,70%ofthise-mailgetshandledwithinsixminutesofarrivalandtheaverageworkerisinterruptedeverythreeminutes.Asaconsequence,thereisacosttoourorganizations.Whilewecan'tcontrolwhatwereceivefromtheoutside,wecanmakesomeprogressfromtheinside.Pleasereadthispaperandtakeactionbyfollowingitsinstructions.ManythanksgotoEarlHacker(CIO.WBBConsulting,Inc.)forprovidingsomeofthisinformationfromaninternetsite.ReminderofUsingE-mailPurpose:topreventtheuserfrombeing(46)bye-mailsProblemswithe-mailing:knowledgeworkersspendabout20hours(47)doinge-mailone-thirdofthate-mailisuseless70%ofthise-mailgetshandledwithinsixminutesof(48)theaverageworkerisinterruptedeverythreeminutesConsequence:beinga(49)toorganizationsWhate-mailusersareadvisedtodo:Readthispaperand(50)accordingtotheinstructions

Task4Directions:ThefollowingisalistoftermsusedinanApplicationFormforImport/ExportofArticlesforPersonalUse(進出境自用物品中請表).Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(與等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinbracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A-Applicant'sNameBTOC\o"1-5"\h\zC-DateofBirthDE-PassportNo.FG-DepartureCountryHI-Entry/ExitPortJK-PortofLoadingLIVHBillofLadingNO-PortofDeliveryPQ-RemarksExamples:(F)物品批文號(M)—Nationality—Address—PermitNo.ofArticles—Telephone—DestinationCountry—MeansofTransport—Nationality—Address—PermitNo.ofArticles—Telephone—DestinationCountry—MeansofTransport—numberofPiece(s)—GrossWeight提貨單.()毛重()運輸方式.()裝貨港()聯(lián)系電話.()住址()出生日期.()運抵國()護照號碼Task5Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.DearMr.Harrison,Itwasapleasurespeakingwithyouonthephonethisafternoon.IamveryhappytoacceptthepositionofProjectManagerwithHarrisonConsultants（哈里森咨詢公司）.Thankyouverymuchfortheopportunitytojoinyourteam.Iamexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesforthisposition,andIameagertoworkwithyourteam.Aswediscussedinourconversation,mystartingyearlysalarywillbe$50000.Iunderstandthatafterbeingemployedfor30days,Iwillreceivehealthandlifeinsurancebenefits.AfterworkingforHarrisonConsultantsforsixmonths,Iwillreceiveoneweek'spaidvacation.IampreparedtostartworkonJanuary1,2014,asyourequested.IfthereisanypaperworkIneedtocompletebeforeIstartwork,orifyouneedanyadditionalinformation,pleasecontactmeat（732）294-5103.Iappreciatethehelpyourassociate（合作伙伴）Mr.KenKnoxprovidedbyrecommendingmeforthisposition.Thankyou.EvelynWausonWhatpositionistheletterwritergoingtoaccept?Thepositionof.Whatisthestartingyearlysalaryfortheposition?Itis.Whatbenefitswilltheletterwriterreceiveafterworkingfor30days?Healthandbenefits.Whenwilltheletterwriterbeabletohaveaone-weekpaidvacation?Afterworkingforthecompanyfor.Whorecommendedtheletterwriterforthisposition?Mr..PartIVTranslation—EnglishintoChineseDirections:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(No.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.Youshouldtakeintoaccountthedeliverytimewhenyouplantoorderourproducts.A)在決定采購我們的產品時，你應該核算交貨時間。B)在計劃訂購我們的產品時，你應該考慮交貨時間。C)在檢驗我們的產品前，你必須明確告知具體時間。D)在收到我們的產品前，你應該知道具體發(fā)貨時間。Partlybecauseoftheincreasingdemand,thepricesofseafoodinthisregionhavealmostdoubledrecently.A)人們越來越認識到海產品的價值，因此都涌到這個地區(qū)爭相搶購海鮮。B)由于海產品很受人喜愛，消費量翻番，使得這個地區(qū)海鮮的價格猛漲。C)這個地區(qū)海產品價格再次翻了一番，是因為人們對海產品有更大需求。D)這個地區(qū)海產品的價格近來幾乎翻了一番，部分原因是需求日益增加。Ourcustomerserviceworkerswillcontactyouwithin14workingdaysofreceivingyourcomplaintabouttheproduct.A）我們的客服部門一收到你的意見，就會在第14個工作日給您一個滿意答復。B）我們的客服部門將在14個工作日之后，發(fā)函征詢你對我們產品的反饋意見。C）在收到你對產品的投訴之后，我們的客服人員將在14個工作日內和你聯(lián)系。D）一旦你投訴我們的產品，我們的客服人員將在14個工作日后和你取得聯(lián)系。Nowadaysitisawell-knownfactthatsecondhandsmokingdoesevenmoreharmtohumanhealth.A）二手煙對人類健康危害十分巨大，這在今天已經是無可爭辯的事實。B）二手煙對人類健康的危害甚至更大，這在今天已是眾所周知的事實。C）今天大家都知道這樣一個事實，二手煙對人類的危害已是不容置疑。D）今天廣為傳播的說法已被證實，二手煙對人類的危害并非有意夸大。It'sourresponsibilitytoprovideourstaffwiththebesttechnicalsupportservices.Weareworkinghardtogiveclearinformationabouteachoftheservicesweprovide.Andwealsoaimtoachievethehighestservicestandards.However,pleaserememberthatthingscansometimesgowrong.Ifthishappens,pleaseletusknowrightawaybycalling01782294443.Wewilldoeverythingwecantoputthingsright.PartVWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtofillintheApplicationFormaccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.說明：請根據(jù)下列內容填寫一份求職申請表。申請人：王軍申請日期：2013年12月22日聯(lián)系地址：海東市東方路450號聯(lián)系電話：電子郵件申請職位：機械工程師可開始工作日期：2014年1月1日預期工資：不低于人民幣5000元/月個人經歷：2003年畢業(yè)于東方