高等学校英语应用能力考试新全真模拟试题集A级

高等学校英语应用能力考试新全真模拟试题集A级答案详解TEST 1Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: Whats in that big bag over there?W: I bought some apples, peaches, pears, and grapes.Q: What did the woman buy?【B】2. W: Harry had the highest grade in the class on the Physics test.M: For him it was probably easy.Q: What does the man imply about Harry?【D】3. M: Is it still raining outside?W: No, but the wind is still blowing.Q: What can we know from this conversation?【B】4. W: I want to ask the Smiths to the party. Do you know their address?M: No, but I think their friend Tom can give you their address.Q: What is the woman going to do?【A】5. W: Its so hot today that I cant work. I wish there were a fan in the library.M: So do I. Ill fall asleep if I dont get out of this stuffy room soon.Q: What are these people complaining about?【B】Section BConversation 1M: Jane, what would you like to do tonight?W: Do you often go to movies?M: Of course, I often go to see a movie.W: Well, David, lets go to the movie tonight.M: Theres a movie near here, “Summer in Maine” I heard its a very good movie.W: Lets find out what time it starts.M: Lets look at the newspaper. Movie programs are usually on page nine.W: Here it is.“Summer in Maine” starts at 8 oclock this evening.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the conversation youve just heard.6. What are they going to do tonight?【C】7. When will the movie begin? 【B】Conversation 2W: Can you play tennis with me today?M: No, I cant. Im sorry. I have to help my mother. Were going to move tomorrow.W: Wheres the new house? Is it far from here?M: No, its not far. Its near our old house.W: Can I help you pack?M: Sure. Thanks.W: What can I do?M: Take the magazines out of the bookcase. Put them in this box.W: All right.M: Jane! Pack them. Dont read them.W: These magazines are interesting. May I borrow one?M: Of course.W: Thanks, John.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?【A】9. What is the man going to do tomorrow?【C】10. What is the woman interested in?【A】Section C Mothers frequently tell their children: “Dont eat too many sweets they are not good for you.” Most of us know that too much sugar is bad for our teeth or can make us fat. Now, two doctors have found another reason not to eat many sweets. They may cause skin problems. Conditions such as acne and itchiness may be made worse by eating white flour, sugar, and white rice. Its worse to eat these foods on an empty stomach because that is when they will have the strongest effect on the skin. The doctors recommend that other foods such as potatoes, brown rice and fresh fruit be eaten instead of sweets.11. too much sugar 12. reason 13. Conditions 14. the strongest effect 15. instead ofSection DMost people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age twelve or thirteen we lose the ability to learn language well. Is it true that children learn a foreign language more easily than adults? One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, showed that the teenagers learn more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed that the ability to learn a language increases as the age increases, from children to adulthood. There are several possible explanations for these results. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meaning more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical thinking to help themselves in learning a new language. Finally, adults have more self-control than children. Therefore, it seems that the common belief that children are better learners than adults may not be true.16. learn more easily 17. the younger children18. the age increases 19. Several 20. truePart StructureSection A21. B including可作介词，意为“包括在内。”又如： The band played many songs, including some of my favourites。22 A rather than而不是， other than除之外， except除之外， besides除之外（还有）。 根据句子意思，应选A。23. D by name意为“用名字”，“凭名字”。又如：I know him only by name.24. B Rather than +动词原型25. D 表示动作或状态在过去的某一时刻或某一动作之前已经完成用过去完成时。26. A 根据句义选择表示“除非，如果不”的单词。27. C with在这里是“因为，由于某事物”的意思。28. B that从句作同位语，但因主句谓语较短，与其同位的名词evidence分开了。29. A do you suppose 为句子的插入成分。30. C How close parents are to their children 这一部分为句子的主语，我们应选一个单数谓语形式。Section B31. achievements32. sensitive 33. Finding34. quicken 35. drawnPart Reading ComprehensionTask 1:36.C 文章介绍了发现磁铁的特性，发明了指南针并用于航海，并非专业人员或科学家的理论探讨，但小孩难以明白其原理。因此读者为普通人群。37. D 答案根据文章第二段。38. A第4段第一句即为答案。39. B文章第4段：About the end of the eleventh century the Chinese began to use the compass in navigation. This early seagoing compass was in use on Chinese ships up to the seventeenth century. 显然，答案应为six centuries。40. DThe Worlds First Compass 可概括全文内容，最适合于作文章标题。Task 2:41. B见文章第一句“ but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.”人们对话语和手势有时会有不同的理解，即人们并非总是对他人用语言和手势所表达的含义有把握。42.B见文章第二段，作者举例说“他睁大了双眼”在英语中表示愤怒而在中文中则表示吃惊，说明在不同的文化背景中，同样的面部表情表达了不同的感情，因此有时可能会造成误解。43. A见第三段第一句。“Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings.”即使在相同的文化背景中，人们理解和表达感情的能力也不同。44. C文章一开篇就指出：“We use both words and gestures to express our feelings.”我们既用语言也用手势表达感情。45. C文章一开始提到人们既用语言也用手势表达感情，但整篇文章谈的却主要是手势和其他体态语言的问题。Task 3: 46. 45% 47. 35% 48. 25% 49. 4 50. $3Task 4: 51. C G 52. M K 53.I J 54.N B 55. R FTask 5: 56. farewell party 57. cheap wine58. international understanding 59. leave his school60. proposes a toast Part Translation61. B 62. C 63. A 64.C65. 现在有些人主要在家里工作，向外面的市场出售自己的技术。不管他们从事的是市场策划、销售、广告、新闻、秘书、银行、饮食还是高科技等行业，越来越多的人发现，拥有一种可以出售的一技之长，就可以单干，就可以自由地安排自己的生活而不受传统法人团体的控制。Part WritingDear Mr. Scattergood,Further to your letter of 12 November, I am more than pleased to provide a reference for Ms. Townsend, who has worked at this company as my Personal Assistant since she graduated in 2000.I can recommend Ms. Townsend to you without the slightest hesitation. I have always found her to be a totally dependable person who can be left to work unattended. She is extremely loyal, and is never indiscreet. On more than one occasion, her coolness and efficiency have helped us avoid potentially embarrassing situations. If you were to appoint Ms. Townsend, we should find it very difficult to replace her. However, we appreciate that, in her own interest. It may be time for Ms Townsend to move on.Yours sincerely,David Sanders TEST 2Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: I think its starting to rain.W: Starting to rain? The grounds already wet.Q: What does the woman mean?【D】2. W: Mike, I heard you went skiing last weekend, what happened?M: I had a bad cold and broke my leg.Q: What happened to Mike?【C】3. M: Jane, how long will your sister be staying with you?W: Just a week or so.Q: What does Jane mean?【C】4. W: Would you like to try on that jacket, sir?M: Thank you, but I think Ill look further. That color doesnt suit me.Q: What will the customer do next?【C】5. W: Would you mind if I visit your class this evening, Prof. Johnson?M: You are welcome to my class, but the students will take an exam tonight. Perhaps you can come next Monday.Q: What did the professor suggest ?【D】Section BConversation 1M: Mom, they offered me a job at the restaurant, but it doesnt sound very interesting.W: How much will they pay you?M: $175.00 a week.W: Id take it if I were you. Youve been looking for a job for two months, and this is the first one youve found.M: But it isnt interesting.W: Maybe not. But you need a job, dont you? If I were you, Id consider trying it.M: But I might find a better job somewhere!W: Its possible. But it might take a long time. In the meantime, I dont think you can afford to miss a job opportunity like this one. I advise you to take it. Then, later, you can always move to another one if you dont like this job.M: I dont know. Ill think about it.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.6. What does the man think about the job?【C】7. How long has he been looking for a job?【B】Conversation 2M: May I help you?W: Yes, my nephew is graduating from college next week and Id like to get him a nice gift.M: What price range are you interested in? Well need to know that before we begin looking.W: Well, I usually spend about twenty dollars for a gift. Do you have anything nice for that price?M: How about a pen and pencil?W: No, my brother gave him that for his birthday last year.M: Well, then, would he enjoy a chess set?W: No, he isnt interested in chess, but he is quite athletic.M: Then you could get him a handball set.W: Thats a good idea. Ill take it.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Whom is the woman buying the gift for?【C】9. How much does the woman want to spend on the gift?【B】10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?【B】Section CThe word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the worlds first steam engine. He had no way to tell people exactly how powerful the engine was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight ten feet into the air in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.11. had no way 12. find out 13. discovered 14. into the air 15. calledSection DThanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is the most traditional of American holidays. We always go to my grandmothers house on Thanksgiving Day. All our relatives gather for a family homecoming. We always invite friends to join us. Everyone is glad to see each other. The women soon disappear into the kitchen to help my grandmother prepare the dinner. The men settle down to watch a football game on television or to discuss business or politics. If the weather permits, some of them go outside to play ball games with the children. At about four oclock we all sit down to dinner. My grandfather gives thanks for the blessings we have received and then he starts to cut the turkey. We all enjoy the dinner so much. After dinner, we all sit around and talk until it is time to go home. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when the entire family get together.16. the fourth Thursday 17. grandmothers house18. prepare the dinner 19. four oclock20. entire familyPart StructureSection A21. C 此处用对等连接词but，使前后文有对照性的关系。22. B attempt后接动词不定式，意为“试图尝试”。又如：He failed in his attempt to win first prize.23. A which引出的定语从句修饰全句。which以整个主句作为其先行词，代表了主句整个意思。24. D 主从句主语不一致，从句的主语不能省略。25. D so little位于句首要倒装且时态为一般过去时。26. B 根据句义选择 27. C no sooner than 一就28. Bhardly, scarcely表示几乎不，rarely表示不常见的，不经常发生的，根据句义选rarely。29. Drecommend后的宾语从句用虚拟语气30. Crather than而不Section B31. spending 32. information33. unable34. survival 35. known Part Reading ComprehensionTask 1:36. B 根据短文第五句 “Some animals certainly seem ”可得此答案。37. A 从短文中可直接找出答案: “The monkey can use a human language system.”38. C 根据本文倒数第二句，可得出此答案: “Monkeys are clearly able to combine ”.39. D在短文中可找到A、B、C选项的相关信息，D项未在文中提到。40. D作者认为动物是否也有语言，这要看我们如何来给语言下定义。Task 2:41. C 见第一段第一句。42. A 第二段第一、二句“Television signals do not follow the curve （曲线） of the earth. They travel in straight lines in all directions. Signals from a TV station move toward the horizon （水平线）and then go into space.”43. B 最后一段指出，现在城市使用有线电视，因为“It brings in extra programs that city viewers with regular antennas cannot see.” 即能使收看者们看到使用普通天线看不到的节目。44. D 文章主旨题，第一段介绍了什么是CATV，第二至第四段说明了它的工作原理，即如何发送和传播信号以及它所带来的好处，最后一段则提到了它的使用。综合全文，答案应为D。45. A 文章最后说到“ It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country.”它已被用于全国各地的教室里面，因此可以推断出电视已被使用于教学当中。Task 3: 46. Drilite batteries 47. 5 per cent/5% 48. the finest chemicals49. 1,000 pounds/1,000 50. January 1/Jan. 1Task 4: 51. A M 52. Q N 53. C R 54. B L 55. H ITask 5: 56. wash and brush 57. best hair style 58. with care59. completely clean 60. dont have toPart Translation61.C 62.C 63.A 64.B65. 聊天室因所聊话题以及谈话级别的不同而有所不同。通常某一聊天室的名字标明了它里面所涉及的话题。许多聊天系统都有预先设定好的或用户自己创建的聊天室。当连接到某一聊天系统后，人们便可选择加入他认为有兴趣或有用的聊天室。Part WritingDear Examinee: As you know, due to unfortunate circumstances, ETS was forced to cancel the scores of the October 2006 TOEFL administration in the Peoples Republic of China. At that time, you were notified that you would be able to take another TOEFL without charge up through the October 2006 administration. You should be aware that the TOEFL program has a long standing policy of not refunding test fees when administrations are cancelled.We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause to you.Russell WebsterExecutive DirectorTOEFL ProgramEducational Testing ServiceTEST 3Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. W: You seem to have a lot of work at your office. Youre always staying late and working overtime.M: Thats true, but it doesnt matter. The work is interesting and fun. I dont mind the extra hours at all.Q: How does the man feel about his job?【A】2. M: The room is filled with smoke, I can hardly breathe.W: I agree, smoking should not be permitted in this room at all.Q: What can be concluded from this conversation?【B】3. M: Where are you going on vacation this summer?W: Ive heard about a nice place called Garden Town. Its $18.00 a day or $115.00 a week.Q: How much would it cost to stay at Garden Town for a week?【B】4. M: Where can I find a battery for my radio at this time of night?W: Why dont you try the drugstore. Its open later.Q: What does the woman mean?【A】5. M: Would you please tell me the time?W: No, Im sorry, but I dont have a watch.Q: Why did the woman say sorry to the man?【C】Section BConversation 1M: Did you hear the thunder last night?W: Did I? It was really loud.M: I didnt see any lightning though. I thought that thunder and lightning always occur together.W: They do. Its not possible to have one without the other since thunder is a direct result of lightning.M: Really?W: Yes. Thunder is produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of highly heated air.M: In other words, lightning quickly heats the air and causes thunder. But if the lightning is there, why cant we see it?W: Because it sometimes occurs very high in the clouds.M: I wonder whether its possible to see the lightning and not to hear the thunder.W: Yes. Its possible if the lightning flashes far enough away. Sound doesnt travel as far as light.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.6. What is the main topic of the conversation?【C】7. Why is lightning sometimes not seen during a thunder storm?【D】Conversation 2W: What do you plan to order?M: I think Ive just had a salad and a cup of tea.W: Is that all?M: Yes, Im a diet, my doctor told me that I should lose some weight because Im too heavy and thats not healthy.W: How do you feel?M: I feel fine, in fact, Ive never felt better. Furthermore, some of my old clothes would fit me if I lost about 40 pounds.W: How long will that take you?M: Well, Ive just started my diet, so it may take me six months to get down to my proper weight.W: Do you plan to eat nothing but salad for six months?M: No, Ill be able to eat fruit and certain meats and dairy products, but, most importantly, I should never eat anything between meals and I should not eat anything containing sugar.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Where did this conversation probably take place?【D】9. Why does the man want to go on a diet?【A】10. According to the man, what kind of diet should he follow?【B】Section CSwitzerland is a small country with mountains, forests and blue lakes. In the winter the sun is bright, but the air is cold. People go to Switzerland for the winter sports. They wear warm clothes and sunglasses. They stay at hotels and guest houses. These are in the valleys or on the sides of the mountains. In the valleys, they skate on the icy lakes. Visitors go to Switzerland in the summer time, too. They can climb the rocky sides of the mountains or walk in the forests. They can swim in the warm lakes or they can sail and water-ski on them. People call Switzerland the playground of Europe.11. winter sports 12. stay at 13. Visitors 14. rocky sides 15. playgroundSection DThe Olympic Games were started in 1896.In the ancient world the Olympics were held every 4 years for 1,000 years. They were an important part of life. In the modern Games we try to copy their ideas. The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place at least, the finest “amateurs” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn any money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is true that Olympic athletes do not earn large amount of money like professional sportsmen.16. 1896 17. every 4 years18. copy the old ideas 19. earn any mone