12月高等学校英语应用能力考试b级

2013年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试（B级）（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(筛选)interviewsoverthephone.Thissavesthemconsiderabletimeandmoneysespeciallyifacandidatelivesoutoftown.Donttaketheseinterviewslightly.Itisimportanttoprepareforatelephoneinterviewjustasyouwoulddofoearegularinterview.Theemployerwillnormallycallore-mailyouinadvancetosetupaninterviewtime.Ifpossible,arrangefortheinterviewtobeheldoveralandlinephone(座机)，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(进出境自用物品中请表).Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinbracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A-Applicant'sNameBTOC\o"1-5"\h\zC-DateofBirthDE-PassportNo.FG-DepartureCountryHI-Entry/ExitPortJK-PortofLoadingLIVHBillofLadingNO-PortofDeliveryPQ-RemarksExamples:(F)物品批文号(M)—Nationality—Address—PermitNo.ofArticles—Telephone—DestinationCountry—MeansofTransport—Nationality—Address—PermitNo.ofArticles—Telephone—DestinationCountry—MeansofTransport—numberofPiece(s)—GrossWeight提货单.()毛重()运输方式.()装货港()联系电话.()住址()出生日期.()运抵国()护照号码Task5Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.DearMr.Harrison,Itwasapleasurespeakingwithyouonthephonethisafternoon.IamveryhappytoacceptthepositionofProjectManagerwithHarrisonConsultants（哈里森咨询公司）.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)在决定采购我们的产品时，你应该核算交货时间。B)在计划订购我们的产品时，你应该考虑交货时间。C)在检验我们的产品前，你必须明确告知具体时间。D)在收到我们的产品前，你应该知道具体发货时间。Partlybecauseoftheincreasingdemand,thepricesofseafoodinthisregionhavealmostdoubledrecently.A)人们越来越认识到海产品的价值，因此都涌到这个地区争相抢购海鲜。B)由于海产品很受人喜爱，消费量翻番，使得这个地区海鲜的价格猛涨。C)这个地区海产品价格再次翻了一番，是因为人们对海产品有更大需求。D)这个地区海产品的价格近来几乎翻了一番，部分原因是需求日益增加。Ourcustomerserviceworkerswillcontactyouwithin14workingdaysofreceivingyourcomplaintabouttheproduct.A）我们的客服部门一收到你的意见，就会在第14个工作日给您一个满意答复。B）我们的客服部门将在14个工作日之后，发函征询你对我们产品的反馈意见。C）在收到你对产品的投诉之后，我们的客服人员将在14个工作日内和你联系。D）一旦你投诉我们的产品，我们的客服人员将在14个工作日后和你取得联系。Nowadaysitisawell-knownfactthatsecondhandsmokingdoesevenmoreharmtohumanhealth.A）二手烟对人类健康危害十分巨大，这在今天已经是无可争辩的事实。B）二手烟对人类健康的危害甚至更大，这在今天已是众所周知的事实。C）今天大家都知道这样一个事实，二手烟对人类的危害已是不容置疑。D）今天广为传播的说法已被证实，二手烟对人类的危害并非有意夸大。It'sourresponsibilitytoprovideourstaffwiththebesttechnicalsupportservices.Weareworkinghardtogiveclearinformationabouteachoftheservicesweprovide.Andwealsoaimtoachievethehighestservicestandards.However,pleaserememberthatthingscansometimesgowrong.Ifthishappens,pleaseletusknowrightawaybycalling01782294443.Wewilldoeverythingwecantoputthingsright.PartVWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtofillintheApplicationFormaccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.说明：请根据下列内容填写一份求职申请表。申请人：王军申请日期：2013年12月22日联系地址：海东市东方路450号联系电话：电子邮件申请职位：机械工程师可开始工作日期：2014年1月1日预期工资：不低于人民币5000元/月个人经历：2003年毕业于东方