大学英语应用能力考试试题

1、大学英语应用能力考试一试题及答案大学英语应用能力考试一试题及答案大学英语应用能力考试一试题及答案PartIClozeTestDirections:Thispart,numbered1to15,istotestyourgrammarandvocabularyability.Eachoftheblanks(N0.1toNo.15)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Adarkhorsei

2、sonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedandcomesinfirst,1theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.Inpolitics,an2candidate(候选人)forofficewho3anomination(提名)orelectioniscalledadarkhorse.BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,TheYoungDuke,publishedin1831,Disraeldescr

3、ibedahorseraceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,whileadarkhorsewhichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand(看台)inasweepingtriumph.Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,6forthe“darkfirsthorse”timeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.ThedarkhorsewasJamesKnoxPolkwhobecamethellt

4、hPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8.Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofgettingthen

5、omination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenomination.Thecon

6、gressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetorunadarkhorse,14whocouldunitetheparty.Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.Afterthe1844congress,thedarkho

7、rsecandidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,Theinventionofthedarkhorsewasinitselfaremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics.Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyrepresentednothingandhaddevelopedfewenemies.1.A.

8、soB.eventhoughC.sothatD.asif2.A.unknownB.famousC.popularD.known3.A.acceptsB.looksforwardtoC.refusesD.wins4.A.beB.beingC.beenD.havebeen5.A.aboutB.behindC.asleepD.back6.A.happenedB.appearedC.usedD.wascomeabout7.A.aswellB.eitherC.alsoD.too8.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.anybodyD.nobody9.A.difficultlyB.success

9、fullyC.surprisinglyD.easily10.A.PresidentB.aPresidentC.thePresidentD.thegovernor11.A.forB.againstC.infavorofD.infavorwith12.A.wonB.receivedC.lostD.wasted13.A.votesB.helpC.effortsD.money14.A.ahorseB.amanC.ananimalD.anorganization15.A.laughedB.succeededC.wonD.unitedDirections:Thispartistotestyourabili

10、tytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldmarkthecorrespondingletteron

11、theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Pleasekeepadetailed_oftheworkthatyouhavedone.A)paperB)ideaC)exerciseD)record17._ourgreatsurprise,thenewsecretarycanspeakfourforeignlanguages.A)OfB)InC)ToD)For18.Thedepartmentmanager_anewplantopromotesalesatthemeeting.A)tookawayB)putforwardC)lookedafte

12、rD)goton19.Whathetoldmetodowas_Ishouldgetfullypreparedbeforetheinterview.A)whatB)ifC)whichD)that20.Whendealingwitha_task,Alicealwaysasksforhelpfrompeoplearoundher.A)difficultB)wonderfulC)funnyD)simple21.Locationisthefirstthingcustomersconsiderwhen_tobuyahouse.A)planningB)plannedC)toplanD)havingplann

13、ed22.Softdrinksalesinthiscityhave_by8%comparedwithlastyear.A)pickedB)movedC)increasedD)pushed23.IfIhadntattendedanimportantmeetingyesterday,I_toseeyou.A)willhavecomeB)wouldhavecomeC)havecomeD)hadcome24.Toobtainavisatoenterthatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapply_.A)inpartB)inpersonC)inturnD)inplace

14、Thenewmodelofthecarwasputintoproductionin2007,_helpedtoprovideanother1400jobs.A)thatB)whenC)whatD)whichSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Myimpressionis

15、thatthesalesofthiscompanyhave(great)_increasedthisyear.Thispicture(take)_byayoungreporterinBeijinglastmonth.Tomhasmadethe(decide)_toapplyforajobinthecompany.Noreaderisallowed(take)_anyreferencebookoutofthereadingroom.Althoughyoumaynot(success)_inthebeginning,youshouldkeepontrying.Becauselighttravels

16、(fast)_thansound,lightningisseenbeforethunder(雷)isheard.ThedoctorrecommendedthatMary(start)_thehealthprogramassoonaspossible.Ittookmeseveralweekstogetusedto(drive)_ontheleftsideoftheroadinLondon.Thismedicineishighly(effect)_intreatingskincancerifitisappliedearlyenough.Nowthenumberofpeoplewhoareworki

17、ngathomeontheInternet(be)_stillverysmall.PartIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedst

18、atements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlivesafelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fall

19、sarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafewsuggestions:Marktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-riskaccidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespotseasiertosee.

20、Putgrabbars(扶手)inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisisunfortunate(不幸的)becauseitseasytomaketheareasafefromaccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthebathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegetsintrouble.Withthepushofabutto

21、n,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgetssomeonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.36.Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathome,oldpeople_.A)arefreefromhomeaccidentsB)canimprovetheirhealthC)arelikelytolivelongerD)canlivemoresafely37.Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare_.A)notpainted

22、inadifferentcolorB)notmarkedwithbrighttapesC)fixedwithgrabbarsD)verybrightlylit38.Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfortunatebecause_.grabbarsdonothelptopreventfallsbathroomaccidentsaredifficulttopreventApersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto_.A)detectsafetyconditionsathomeB)avoidfallsinthebathroo

23、mC)sendoutsignalsforhelpD)makephonecallseasilyThepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethat_.mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathomeuptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedfallsathomecanbeavoidedbytakingsomesimplemeasuresprotectionofoldpeopleshouldbethefirstconcernforthepublicTask2Directions:Thistaskisthesam

24、easTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumberedto45.Wehavecreatedaspecialratethatwillletyoutravelactuallythousandsofmilesonyourvacationatnoextracost.InmostofourUSandCanadianoffices,wellrentyoucarsofhighqualityforsevendaysfor$99.Youcandriveasfarasyoulikewithoutpayingusapennyoverthe$99aslongas

25、youreturnthecartothecityfromwhichyourentedit.Insurance(保险)isincluded,gasisnot.IfyourentthecarinFloridaorinCalifornia,therateisthesame,butyoucanreturnthecartoanycityinthestate.Ifyoudlikesomesuggestionsonwhattodowiththecaronceyouvegotit,wehavedrivingandtouringguidesforalmosteverypartofthecountry.Nomat

26、terwhichrateyouchoose,thecompanycomesatnoextracost.Youdontjustrentacar.Yourentny!acompa41.Accordingtotheadvertisement,$99istherateofferedfor_.A)travelingalimiteddistanceB)rentingacarforsevendaysC)hiringadrivingguideD)drivingwithinastateWhichofthefollowingisincludedinthecar-rentingrate?Gasused.B)Carr

27、epairs.C)Thehotelcharge.D)Insurancefee.Thecar-rentingrateremains$99ifyou_.A)returnthecartowhereyourentitB)drivewithinthesamecityC)buytheinsuranceD)payforthegas44.Thelastsentenceofthepassage“Yourentacompany”meansthat_.youhavetoberesponsibleforthecompanyyoushouldobeytherulessetbythecompanyyoucanenjoya

28、ll-roundservicesofthiscompanyyoumaychoosethebestcarfromthecompanyThepurposeofthepassageistoadvertise_.A)car-rentingservicesintheUSB)aspecialrateofcar-rentingC)theadvantagesofcar-rentingD)aUScar-rentingcompanyTask3Directions:Thefollowingisajobapplicationletter.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinfor

29、mationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50innomorethan3wordsinthetablebelow.DearMs.Rennick:ProfessorSaulWilder,anadvisertoyourfirm,hasinformedmethatyourcompanyislookingforsomeonewithexcellentcommunicationskills,organizationalexperience,andleadershipbackgroundforamanagementposition.Ibelievethatmyenc

30、losedrsumwillshowthatIhavethequalifications(资历)andexperienceyouseek.Inaddition,Idliketomentionhowmyworkexperienceasasalesmanagerlastsummermakesmeaparticularlystrongcandidatefortheposition.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucanoffermeanopportunityforaninterviewwithyou.Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactmeat(317)555-0

31、118anytimebefore11:00a.m.,orfeelfreetoleaveamessage.Ilookforwardtomeetingwithyoutodiscussthewaysmyskillsmaybestserveyourcompany.excellent47organizationalexperience48backgroundWorkexperience(lastsummer):as49Contactnumber:50Enclosure:rsumTask4Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsusedinthewaybill(详情单)o

32、ftheExpressMailService.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A-originalofficeB-accepteddateC-postingstampD-deliverystampE-companynameF-sendersaddressG-cus

33、tomercodeH-documentI-parcelJ-nameofcontentsK-insuranceamountL-senderssignatureM-postalcodeN-insurancefeeO-totalchargeP-receiverssignatureQ-remarkExamples:(D)送到日戳(L)交寄人签字()花销总计()收寄日期()文件资料()邮政编码()用户代码()收件人签字()内件品名()发件人地址()收寄日戳()单位名称Task5Directions:Thefollowingisasetofinstructionsabouthowtousewashingm

34、achines.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswersinnomorethan3wordsonthecorrespondingAnswerSheet.Toeffectivelyusethiswashingmachine,youmustcompletefourstepscarefully:loading(装载)theclothes,pouringinthedetergent(冲洗剂),adjustingthe

35、watertemperature,andputtinginthecoins.First,throwclothesofsimilarcolorintothemachine;forexample,whites,coloredclothes,andtowelsshouldbewashedseparately.Whilecompletingthisstep,youmustbecarefulnottooverloadthemachine.Second,youshouldreadthedirectionsonyourdetergentboxtofindoutthecorrectamountforyourp

36、articularload.Next,selectoneofthreepossiblewatertemperatures:hot,warm,orcold.Generally,hottemperatureisusedforwhiteclothes,warmtemperatureforlightcoloredclothes,andcoldtemperaturefordarkorbrightlycoloredclothes.Finally,afterclosingthedoorofthewashingmachine,putintheproperamountofmoney.Insummary,byfo

37、llowingthesesimpledirections,thewasherwillgiveyouacleanloadofwetclothes.Whyshouldyoufollowthedirectionscarefullywhenusingthemachine?Tousethewashingmachine_.Whatisthefirststepforusingthemachinetowashyourclothes?Wherecanyoufindthecorrectamountofthedetergenttobeused?On_.Whattemperatureisrecommendedforw

38、ashinglightcoloredclothes?_.Whenshouldyouputinthemoney?After_ofthewashingmachine.PartIVTranslation-EnglishintoChineseDirections:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(N0.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD

39、).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.Twoassistantswillberequiredtocheckreportersnameswhentheyarriveatthepressconference.两位助手要求记者在到达新闻宣布会时通知他们的姓名。两位助手到达新闻宣布会时被记者要求通知他们的姓名。有两位

40、助手检查记者的姓名并通知他们新闻宣布会的时间。要有两位助手在记者到达新闻宣布会时核对他们的姓名。62.Aguestpayingfullfarecaninviteanotherguesttojointhetourathalfprice.支付全额花销的客人，每位可以再带一位客人参加旅游，按半价付费。支付全额花销的客人，每位需要再邀请一位客人参加旅游，按半价收费。每位按半价付费参加旅游的客人，必定再找到一位全额付费的客人参加。支付全额花销的客人，如邀请别的一位客人参加旅游，可退还一半花销。CongratulationsonpurchasingfromourcompanytheC800CoffeeMa

41、ker,whichissuitableforhomeuse.我公司浩大推出C800型家用咖啡壶，欢迎各界人士光临。您从我公司购买了最新款的C800型家用咖啡壶，值得庆贺。恭贺您购买本公司C800型咖啡壶，此款咖啡壶适合居家使用。您购买的咖啡壶是我公司最新产品C800家用型，特此致谢。LastmonthIbookedadoubleroominthenameofMr.Brownforaweekfromthe14th,January.A)上个月我以布朗先生名义预约了一间双人房，为期一周，从1月14日起算。B）上个月14日我为布朗先生预约了一间房间，到现在已有一周时间了。C）上个月我为布朗先生预约了一

42、个双人间，到1月14日止恰巧为期一周。D）上个月，布朗先生为我预约了两个房间，到1月14日为止，共一周时间。65.ThankyouforchoosingourrestaurantduringyourvisittoLondon.Servicestoguestsoftherestaurantarealargepartofourtasks,andwearegratefulfortheopportunitytoserveyou.Wewouldliketoinviteyourcommentsonourperformanceandtolearnfromyourexperiences.Pleasetakeafewmomentstocompleteourcustomerresponseformsothatwemayserveyoubetterinthefuture.PartVWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtowriteanoteaskingfors