高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)

高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare7recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)I'mnotsure.B)You'reright.

C)Yes,certainly.D)That'sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C)Yes,certainlyisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

[A][B][C][D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

_1.

A)Mindyourhead.

B)Yes,Iam.

C)Sure.

D)Nohurry.

2.__

A)Yes,please.

B)You’rewelcome.

C)Seeyouthen.

D)Let’sgonow.

3.__

A)No,thanks.

B)Yeah,letmeshowyou.

C)Mypleasure.

D)Hereyouare.

4.__

A)Thisway,please.

B)Haveaniceday.

C)Sorryforthat.

D)Notrightnow,thanks.

5._

A)Noproblem.

B)Soundsgood.

C)Haveagoodtime.

D)Takeiteasy.

6._

C)A)5hours.

B)55dollars.

C)45pages.

D)8miles.

7._

A)Hereitis.

B)Holdtheline，please.

C)Ofcoursenot.

D)Afteryou，please.

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare7recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentothedialogues.

8._

A)Tofindsomethinginteresting.

B)Toworkinanewenvironment.

C)Toadvancehiscareer.

D)Tohavemoretimewithhisfamily.

9._

A)Themanager'soffice.

B)Theshowroom.

C)Theinformationcenter.

D)Thelanguagelab.

10._

A)Hisappointment.

B)Hispresentation.

C)Hisorder.

D)Hisholiday.

11.

A)Inahospital.

B)Inabank.

C)Inarestaurant.

D)Inastore.

12._

A)Askingfordirections.

B)Bookingatable.

C)Buyingacinematicket.

D)Confirminganorder.

13._

A)Thewoman'scompany.

B)Theman'sholidayplan.

C)Theman'sjobsearch.

D)Thewoman'sboss.

14._

A)Asmartphone.

B)Acomputer.

C)ATVset.

D)Asuitcase.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,thereare2recordedconversations.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversations.

Conversation1

15.

A)Asalesplan.

B)Anewproject.

C)Anannualreport.

D)Amonthlybudget.

16.

A)Lackoffunds.

B)Shortofhands.

C)Softwareproblems.

D)Housingproblems.

17.

A)Todiscusstheprojectplan.

B)Tojointheman'sparty.

C)Tointroduceanewapp.

D)Toupdatethesoftware.

Conversation2_

18._

A)ToteachkidsEnglish.

B)Tosellbooksonline.

C)Totravelaroundtheworld.

D)Tofurtherhereducation.

19.

A)Acollegedegree.

B)Awebsite.

C)Adriver'slicense.

D)Anoffice.

SectionD

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

20.Whatshouldyoudowhenaguestmakeacomplaint?First,takeyourtimeandlistenwith20___.Aftertheguestexpresseshiscomplaint,youcan21___toshowyouarelisteningtohimandreplyinawaylike"Iunderstandyourproblem."or"Thanksalotforbringingupthemattertous."Thiswillgivetheguestthe22___thatyouaresupportinghim.Ifyouarethepersontosolvetheproblem,then23___tosolveit.Ifyoucannothandleit,then24___therightpersonwhocansolveit.

PartⅡVocabulary&Structure(10minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructcorrectandmeaningfulsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

25.Bydoingyourbusinessonlineyoucan________customersadifferentexperience.

A)make

B)conduct

C)do

D)offer

26.We________youtoourpartyifwehadknownyouwerethere.

A)wouldhaveinvited

B)haveinvited

C)willinvite

D)hadinvited

27.Iguessthesejobsarelesslikelytobe________byrobots.

A)regarded

B)replaced

C)presented

D)involved

28.RobotshavebeenbroughtintoahospitalinWuhantohelp________patients.

A)lookafter

B)turnon

C)takeoff

D)bringup

29.Accordingtothesurvey,about40percentofdriversare________favorofself-drivingcars.

A)with

B)in

C)for

D)on

30.________globalhiringbecomespopular,videointerviewsareapartofthehiringprocess.

A)Although

B)Unless

C)As

D)While

31.Duringthe1990s,there________asignificantgrowthinthenumberofsmallbusinessinthe

country.

A)was

B)is

C)hasbeen

D)willbe

32.Someconsumerswouldtrytosolvetheirissuesonlinebefore________ourcustomerservice.

A)tocontact

B)contact

C)contacted

D)contacting

33.Smartwatchesofferpeoplethewayin________theycanmonitortheirhealth.

A)who

B)which

C)whom

D)that

34.Somepeoplebelieve________smarttheserobotsare,theyarenothuman.

A)however

B)wherever

C)whatever

D)whenever

SectionB

Directions:Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

31.35.Yesterday,theboss(invite)________toanswerquestionsfromhisemployees.

32.36.Onlineshoppinghasitsownlimitations,andsometimescanbeeven(expensive)___________thanbuyinginastore.

theycanmonitortheirhealth.

33.37.Whetheryouareworkingfromhomeorinanoffice,itisimportanttofeel(comfort)________atyourworkspace.

34.38.Doyou(normal)________stayatthesamehotelwhenyoutraveltothesamecity?

35.39.Accordingtotheschedule,wemustgetourproject(finish)________byFriday.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered40to44.Foreachquestionorstatement,thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Busdriversmusthaveacommercial(商业的)driver'slicense(CDL).Thiscansometimesbeearnedduringon-the-jobtraining.Theymustpossessacleandrivingrecordandmayberequiredtopassabackgroundcheck.Theyalsomustmeetphysical,hearingandvision(视力)requirements.Inaddition,busdriversoftenneedahighschooldiplomaortheequivalent.

BusDriverTraining

Busdriverstypicallygothrough1to3monthsoftraining,butthosewhoalreadypossessaCDLmayhaveashortertrainingperiod.Partofthetrainingisspentonadrivingcourse,wheredriverspracticevariousskillswithabus.Theythenbegintodriveinlighttrafficandfinallymakepracticerunsonthetypeofroutethattheyexpecttodrive.Newdriversmakeregularlyscheduledtripswithpassengersandareaccompanied(陪伴)byanexperienceddriverwhogiveshelpfultips,answersquestions,andgradesthenewdriver'sperformance.

Somedrivers'trainingisalsospentintheclassroom.Theylearntheircompany'srulesandregulations,trafficlaws,andsafedrivingpractices.Driversalsolearnaboutschedulesandbusroutes,fares,andhowtocommunicatewithpassengers.

40.Whatisamusttobecomeabusdriver?

A)Areferenceletter.

B)Ahighschooldiploma.

C)Acleandrivingrecord.

D)2years'drivingexperience.

41.Thetrainingperiodmaybeshorterforthosewho________.

A)haveaCDL

B)enjoysoundhealth

C)liketodrivebuses

D)meetvisionrequirements

42.Whenaccompanyingnewdriversintheirscheduledtrips,theexperienceddrivercan________.

A)helpthemtocollectbusfares

B)judgetheirperformance

C)selectasuitablerouteforthem

D)decideontheirsalarylevel

43.Onethingnewdriverslearnintheclassroomis__.

A)trafficlaws

B)busdrivers'benefits

C)thebuscompany'shistory

D)theimportanceofbeingabusdriver

44.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto____.

A)getadriver's