高职高专英语应用能力B级-4
(总分100,考试时间90分钟)
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
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 centre.
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1. A. Really? B. Oh, is it true? C. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. D. Oh, I don't think so.
2. A. Sure, thank you. B. Thank you. C. Yes, I remember. D. I do.
3. A. Yes, you may. B. No, please don't. C. Peter Jones. D. You'd better not.
4. A. Don't mention it, thank you. B. How do you know that? C. You are wrong. D. I've got a headache.
5. A. Yes, but I'm not sure. B. Sorry, I've got an appointment. C. Don't you know that I don't like movies? D. I have no time, have I?
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. The dialogues and 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 centre.
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1. A. Two. B. Five. C. Three. D. Four.
2. A. In a clinic. B. In the students' room. C. In the classroom. D. In the test room.
3. A. He can't find the tickets. B. He doesn't want to sit close to the
stage. C. He would rather stand than sit down. D. He expects the hall to be crowded.
4. A. The woman was once married. B. The woman has kept a diary. C. The woman has a diary of her marriage.D. The woman doesn't write a diary now.
5. A. To do some shopping in a supermarket. B. To go to work in a supermarket. C. To go to a bank to withdraw some money. D. To ask the way to the bank.
Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are requested to put the missing words or phrases according to what 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.
Thirty years ago, when I was a small child, my father arranged for me to 1 two summer vacations at a farm in South Dakota. He thought it would be 2 for me, and he was right. It taught me a great deal about the 3 of independence. The people who lived there were practically self-sufficient. They 4 sheep for wool, wove it into cloth, and built their cabins from wood. The place was so isolated that the owner's daughter, who must
have been in her 5 twenties, said that she had never been away from home or seen a train.
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Part Ⅱ Vocabulary ﹠ Structure
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It contains 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 and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. I ______ that I was being watched when I was walking along the street.A. tried B. asked C. felt D. looked
2. There was a proposal to change the exam system, but ______ it was rejected.A. unfortunatelyB. generally C. usually D. especially
3. I want to speak to the person ______ deals with my account.A. who B. whom C. what D. whose
4. Please ______ all these pieces of paper.A. put up B. get up C. bring up D. pick up
5. I find ______ amazing that anyone should want to listen to such rubbish.A. that B. it C. what D. this
6. He always says that that tune makes him ______ to dance.A. want B. to want C. wanting D. wanted
7. The elevators in this building are always ______, so you should have it repaired.A. bringing in B. getting off C. keeping off D. breaking down
8. Protestor went on hunger strike to demand that all political prisoners ______.A. be freed B. freed C. will free D. will be freed
9. A lot of the people we talked to had had the same ______.A. expense B. excuse C. expression D. experiences
10. The work seemed easy at first but it ______ to be quite difficult.A. turned out B. broke out C. set out D. worked out
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 the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Exercise can be fun, and being (health) ______ feels great.
2. (Walk) ______ through the park, we saw a lot of visitors.
3. They are holding a party to celebrate the (achieve) ______ of their first year's goals.
4. The survey shows that green food is becoming (popular) ______ than traditional food.
5. We (successful) ______ attracted many top quality corporations to our area.
6. Angela (live) ______ here for ten years since she settled in Chicago.
7. After graduation, she found (employ) ______ with a local **pany.
8. The painting of St Basil's Cathedral (highly praise) ______ during the
expo.
9. There are a lot of students (learn) ______ to speak English in the English Corner.
10. Professor Black as well as his assistants (be) ______ present at the opening ceremony yesterday.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
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.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or Unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 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 centre.
\"Thank you\" is the **mon expression of gratitude, which means that you recognize that someone has done something for you.
We thank people even for the smallest, most ordinary things. If someone gives
you directions in the street, you say \"Thank you\". If a waiter brings the food you offered, you say \"Thank you\". If someone invites you to dinner, you say, \"Yes, thank you. I'd love to come.\"
If someone says to you, \"That's a beautiful dress you're wearing.\" You shouldn't answer, \"Oh, no, I've had this ugly old thing for years.\" The correct response should be \"Thank you. My friend bought it for me several years ago.\"
However, excessive expressions of gratitude will make others uncomfortable. For example, if one of your classmates spends some of his time helping you with your study, you can say \"Thank you. I really appreciate your help.\" That's enough. If you go on and on with statements about his kindness, the person will feel not thanked but annoyed, and maybe he will not be anxious to help you again.
1. According to this passage, \"Thank you\" means ______.A. someone has done something for you. B. you appreciate what others has done for you C. you want someone to do something for you D. you are kind-hearted
2. We thank people ______.A. when they have done a great deal for us B. when they have done very important things for us C. even when they have done the smallest, most ordinary things D. all the above
3. If someone **pliments to you, the correct response should be \"______.\"A. You are so kind B. Oh, no. Don't say that C. What a shame D. Thank you
4. Excessive expressions of gratitude will make others ______.A. very happy B. very angry C. **fortable D. comfortable
5. In which of the following situations should you say \"Thank you\"?A. You want to ask the way to the post office. B. A waiter brings a cup of coffee to you in a restaurant. C. You wear a beautiful dress. D. Someone asks you to help him with his study.
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
Honeybees can do three kinds of jobs.
The honeybee is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their work. Each bee has a certain job to do.
The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build a nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a **b from wax. They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anything—even people- to keep their hive safe.
Another kind of bee is the drone. Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly
with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drone away. The drones then starve to death.
The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2,000 eggs a day.
1. The bee's nest is called a ______.A. drone B. **b C. hive D. wax
2. Wax is used to make the ______.A. nest B. **b C. fan D. hive
3. Which jobs do workers do?A. They lay as many as 2,000 eggs each day and build a nest. B. They mate with the queen bee and then starve. C. They clean the hive and keep it cool. D. They attack the queen bee.
4. According to the story, bees ______.A. are very dangerous insects B. will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary C. are like any other insect that flies D. eat each other as food
5. The drones is driven away when its job is finished, because ______.A. it attacks the workers B. it is no longer needed in the hive C. the queen bee has died D. it eats the queen bee
Task 3
Directions: The following is an advertisement of villas for rent. After reading it, you **plete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in no more than 3 words in the table below.
Long Beach Villas
Single-person suites available for occupancy. With Weekend programs for your entertainment. Long Beach Villas offer you **fort and pleasure.
Long Beach Villas—a paradise for children and active adults with facilities for roller skating, baseball, tennis, football, basketball, and swimming—take your choice.
The new houses in Long Beach Villas have spacious, flexible layouts to satisfy a wide variety of tastes and needs.
Minimum rental term: 3 months
Rent: US $300 / month
Contact: Mr. Parker Smith
Long Beach Villas
Facilities provided for: 1
Sports programs: 2
Least rent per month: 3
Shortest stay required: 4
To be rented by: 5
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Task 4
Directions: The following is a list of terms **puter. 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. centre processor unit
B. mainboard
C. floppy disk
D. office automation
E. operation system
F. plug and play
G. uniterruptable power supply
H. data base management system
I. computer language
J. print preview
K. world wide web
L. distributed file system
M. random access memory
N. destination folder
O. graphical user interfaces
P. internet explorer
Q. search engine
R. multimedia
1. ______中央处理单元 ______软盘
2. ______即插即用 ______数据库管理系统
3. ______分布式文件系统 ______随机存储器
4. ______目的文件夹 ______微软公司的网络浏览器
5. ______多媒体 ______不间断电源
Task 5
Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you are required to complete the statements that follow the questions (No.56 to No. 60). You should write your answer in no more than 3 words on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
How hard is it to get beautiful hair?
Beautiful hair cannot be taken for granted. Environmental factors, chemical treatments and the mechanical damage done by combs, brushes and blow dryers all have a bad effect on the hair in the long run. The hair parts into thin pieces, loses its brightness, becomes hard and easily broken and develops split ends.
Our Heated Scissors, a new approach to pretty hair, is a modern technological device available in most cities now.
No hairdresser needs to be told how crucial the quality of a pair of scissors is. But all the same, few have imagined a cutting tool as sharp as razors. What's more, the heating element is located in the interior of the edges, with the best possible heat transference to the cutting edges. Heated cutting edges with individually adjustable temperatures seal the cuts instantly. The cut end of the hair is closed up smoothly and neatly.
Right from the very first cut, the hair takes on a new look with a brilliant shine.
1. What kind of product is advertised in the passage?
2. Where can you buy such a tool? It is sold in ______.
3. Where is the heating element fixed in the scissors? It is fixed in the ______ of the edges.
4. what is the special function of the new device? It will ______ the cuts
instantly.
5. How will the hair look after being cut with the new device? It will have a look with ______.
Part Ⅳ Translation—English into Chinese
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.
1. We must do whatever we can to free some parts of the country from poverty.A.我们必须做任何事情，我们就可以使贫困的国家部分免费。 B.我们必须竭尽所能，使贫困的国家部分免费。 C.我们必须竭尽所能消除国内某些地区的贫困。 D.我们必须竭尽所能使贫困国家的部分地区消除贫困。
2. It is only more recently that the value of advertising has become increasingly understood.A.只是在最近，人们才逐渐了解做广告的价值。 B.广告在最近才逐渐被人们所了解。 C.它在最近才体现出对广告价值的理解。 D.它使广告更加简单易懂。
3. He went to the supermarket only to discover that price of the goods was
high.A.他到超级市场只是为了发现商品的价格很高。 B.他到超级市场去，结果却发现那里商品的价格很高。 C.他到超级市场去，发现那里商品的价格很高。 D.他到超级市场仅仅发现了那里的价格很高。
4. Both China and Western countries will benefit from an improved and further developed relationship.A.中国和西方国家都将受益于一种改进了的和发展得更深远的关系。 B.中国和西方国家都将从改善了的和进一步发展的关系中获益。 C.中国和西方国家关系改进和进一步发展会使两国获得利润。 D.中国和谋取更多利益的西方国家进一步发展关系双方都是愿意的。
5. Dear Mr. Jefferson, I beg to report that I shall be absent from school from the 12th to 17th inst. (本月的) in order to return home to see my grandfather, who has been suffering from cancer since last year and is now in critical condition. I would be very much obliged (感激的) if you would grant me my leave. As for the lessons to be missed during my absence, I will do my best to make up for them as soon as I come back.
Part Ⅴ Writing
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an E-mail (电子邮件) according to the instructions given in Chinese below. Remember to write your E-mail on the Translation / Composition Sheet.
1. 说明：根据下列内容写一份电子邮件。 1．收件人：XX 2．发件人：
johnsmith456@vip. 3．发邮件时间：2008年10月8日 4．事由：因行程变更，取消9月30日以John Smith的名义预订的10月18日到10月20日的三个单人房间。 5．表示歉意并询问是否需要支付违约金，要求确认。 Words for reference: 违约金 cancellation penalty 以……的名义 in the name of 确认 confirmation
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