2021年英语应用能力考试B级及答案

Task1

OnlineadvertisingisthemeansofsellingaproductontheInternet.Withthearrivalofthe

Internet,thebusinessworldhasbecomedigitalized(数字化)andpeoplepreferbuyingthings

online,whichiseasierandfaster.Onlineadvertisingisalsoknownase-advertising.Itoffersa

greatvarietyofservices,whichcannotbeofferedbyanyotherwayofadvertising.

Onemajorbenefitofonlineadvertisingistheimmediatespreadofinformationthatisnot

limitedbygeographyortime.Onlineadvertisingcanbevieweddayandnightthroughoutthe

world.Besides,itreducesthecostandincreasestheprofitofthecompany.

Smallbusinessesespeciallyfindonlineadvertisingcheapandeffective.Theycanfocuson

theiridealcustomersandpayverylittlefortheadvertisements.

Inaword,onlineadvertisingisacheapandeffectivewayofadvertising,whosesuccess

hassofarfullyproveditsgreatpotential(潜力).

1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,buyingthingsonlineismoreA.

A)convenientB)fashionableC)traditionalD)reliable

2.Comparedwithanyotherwayofadvertising,onlineadvertisingC.

A)attractsmorecustomersB)displaysmoresamples

C)offersmoreservicesD)makesmoreprofits

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEofonlineadvertising?_D_

A)Ithastakentheplaceoftraditionaladvertising.

B)ItwillmaketheInternettechnologymoreefficient.

C)Itcanhelpsellthelatestmodelsofdigitalizedproducts.

D)Itcanspreadinformationwithoutbeinglimitedbytime.

4.Whocanespeciallybenefitfromonlineadvertising?_B_

A)Localcompanies.B)Smallbusinesses.

C)Governmentdepartments.D)Internationalorganizations.

5.Thispassageismainlyabout_D_.

A)thefunctionandtheuseoftheInternetB)theapplicationofdigitaltechnology

C)thedevelopmentofsmallbusinessesD)theadvantagesofonlineadvertising

Task2

Duringourmorethan60-yearhistory,withourvastknowledgeandexperience,Trafalgar

hascreatedperfectlydesignedtravelexperiencesandmemories.

Exceptionalvalue

TravelingwithTrafalgarcansaveyouupto40%whencomparedwithtraveling

independently.Wecanfindyoutherighthotels,restaurants,andourchargesincludeentrance

fees,tolls(道路通行费),etC)Becausewe9rethelargesttouringcompanywithgreatbuying

power,wecanpassonoursavingstoyou.

Fast-trackentrance

Travelingwithusmeansnostandinginline(排队)atmajorsights.Trafalgartakescareofall

thelittledetails,whichmeansyouarealwaysatthefrontoftheline.

Travelwithlike-mindedfriends

Becausewetrulyareglobal,youwilltravelwithEnglish-speakingpeoplefromaroundthe

world,andthatleadstolife-longfriendships.

Greatsavings

Weprovidemanygreatwaystosavemoney,includingEarlyPaymentDiscount(折扣)，

FrequentTravelerSavingsandmore.

Fastcheck-in

Onceyourbookinghasbeenmade,youareadvisedtocheckinonlineatourwebsiteand

meetyourfellowtravelersbeforeyouleave.

6.Becauseofitsgreatbuyingpower,Trafalgar_B_.

A)canfindthecheapestrestaurantsB)canpassonitssavinastotourists

C)takestouriststoanywhereintheworldD)allowstouriststotravelindependently

7.TravelingwithTrafalgar,touristsdonothaveto_C_.

A)bringtheirpassportswiththemB)payfortheirhotelsandmeals

C)standinlineatmaiorsiohtsD)taketheirluggagewiththem

8.TravelingwithTrafalgar,touristsmay_B_.

A)meettourguidesfromdifferentcountriesB)mak。newfriendsfromaround

thAwnrld

C)winaspecialprizeofferedbythecompanyD)haveagoodchancetolearnforeign

languages

9.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasawaytoearnadiscount?A

A)Eaiivpayment.B)Grouppayment.C)Officebooking.D)Online

booking.

10.Afterhavingmadebooking,touristsareadvisedtocheckin_D_.

A)atthehotelsB)attheairportC)bytelephoneD)onthewebsite

Task3

ThankyouforyourinterestinCalibreCassette(盒式录音带)library.Thislettertellsyou

aboutourservice.Withitwearesendingyouanapplicationform,sothatyoucanjoinifyou

wouldliketotryit.

Calibrelibraryaimstoprovidethepleasureofreadingtoanyonewhocannotreadordinary

printbooksbecauseofsightproblems.Wecurrentlyhaveover7,000booksavailableforreading

forpleasure,including1,000speciallyforchildren.Allourbooksarerecordedcover-to-coveron

ordinarycassettesandcanbeplayedonanycassetteplayer.Theyaresentandreturnedbypost,

freeofcharge.

Whenwereceiveyourapplication,wewillsendyouabookandaninformationtape.They

willexplainhowtousetheservice.TheeasywaytouseCalibrelibraryistotelluswhatsortsof

booksyoulike,andwewillkeepyousuppliedwithbookswethinkyouwillenjoy.Oryoucan

sendusalistofbooksyouwouldliketoread,andwewillthensendyoubooksfromthislist

wheneverpossible.Inthatcaseyouwillneedtouseourwebsite,orbuyoneormoreofour

catalogues(目录).

11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thelibrarysendstheapplicationformtothereaderssothat

theycan___D.

A)readordinarybooksB)ordercassetteplayers

C)buyCalibrecassettesD)usethelibraryservice

12.CalibrelibraryprovidesservicemainlyforpeoplewhosufferfromC.

A)hearingdifficultiesB)mentalillnesses

C)siahtproblemsD)hearttroubles

13.TheserviceofsendingandreturningbooksbypostisC

A)notavailabletochildrenB)paidbytheusers

C)freeofcharaeD)notprovided

14.Theeasywaytousethelibraryserviceisto_B.

A)informthelibraryofyournameandaddressB)tellthelibrarythesortsofbooksvou

like

C)buythecataloguesofthelibraryD)askthelibrarytobuythebooks

15.ThemainpurposeofthisletteristoA

A)introducethelibrary'sservicetoreaders)recommendnewbookstothereaders

C)sendafewcataloguestoreadersD)expressthankstothereaders

Task4

PeopleinsomecountriescannotusetheirnativelanguageforWebaddresses.Neithercan

Chinesespeakers,whohavetorelyonpinyin.ButlastFriday,ICANN,theWeb'sgoverning

body,approvedtheuseofupto16languagesforthenewsystem.Morewillfollowinthecoming

years.

TheInternetisabouttostartusingthe16languagesoftheworld.Peoplewillsoonbeableto

useaddressesincharacters(字符)otherthanthoseoftheRomanalphabet(字母表).Thechange

willalsoallowthesuffix(后缀)tobeexpressedin16otheralphabets,includingtraditionaland

simplifiedChinesecharacters.

Buttherearestillsomeproblemstoworkout.Expertshavediscussedwhattodowith

charactersthathaveseveraldifferentmeanings.ThisisparticularlytrueofChinese.

MostexpertsdoubtthechangewillhaveamajoreffectonhowtheInternetisused.'There

willbesomecompetitionbetweencompaniestoobtainpopularwordsfbraddresses.

16.ForWebaddresses,ChinesespeakersnowhavetouseA

A)DinvinB)signsC)numbersD)characters

17.Theapprovaloftheuseof16languagesbyICANNwillallowwebusersto_D.

A)changetheiremailaddressB)emailtheirmessagesincharacters

C)havethechancetolearnotherlanguagesD)useaddressesintheirownlanauaae

18.ThenewsystemwillallowthesuffixofaWebaddresstobeexpressedbyC

A)anynativelanguageB)figuresandnumbers

C)ChinesecharactersD)symbolsandsigns

19.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheproblemsinusingthenewsystem?A

A)Certaincharactershaveseveraldifferentmeaninas.

B)Chineseisatrulydifficultlanguagetolearn.

C)Peoplefinditdifficulttotypetheiraddressincharacters.

D)SomeexpertsthinkitisimpossibletouseChinesecharacters.

20.Manyexpertsdonotbelievethat__D.

A)therearestillout

B)therewillbecompetitiontogetpopularaddresses

C)companiesarewillingtochangetheirwebaddresses

D)thechanaewillaffecttheuseoftheInternetQreatlv

Task5

Subwaysareundergroundtrains,whichusuallyoperate24hoursaday.Theyarefoundin

largercitiesandusuallyrunbetweenthesuburbsandthedowntownarea.Mapsandschedulesare

availablefromtheticketofrice,ifyoutakethesubwayoften,youcansavemoneybypurchasing

amonthlypass(月票).

City-operatedbusesrunonvariousroutes(线路)andaredesignedtobeatcertainplacesat

certaintimes.Mapsandschedulesmaybepostedatcertainstops，ortheymaybeavailableat

localbanks,libraries,thestudentunion,orfromthebusdrivers.Busesrunmainlyduringthe

day.Fareispaidbyexactchangeincoins,orbymonthlypasses.

TaxisaregenerallymoreexpensiveintheUnitedStatesthaninothercountries.Ifyouusea

taxi,besureyouasktheamountofthefarebeforeyouagreetoride.Thedriverusuallyexpectsa

tip(小费)of15percentofthefare.

21.Accordingtothepassage,subwaysasundergroundtrains,whichusuallyrun_D_.

A)withindowntownareasB)awayfromcitycenters

C)inoroutsidebigmoderncitiesD)betweensuburbsandcitycenters

22.YoucangetthemapsandschedulesofthesubwaysD

A)atbusstationsB)atlocalbanksC)inanybookstoresD)fromtheticket

cffines

23.FromthepassagewelearnthatC

A)busesarealwaysavailablein24hoursB)busridershavetobuymonthlypasses

C)busfareispaidbvexactchanaeincoinsD)busesarethebestmeansof

transportation

24.Whenyoutakeataxi,you'dbetter_B.

A)buyamonthlypassB)askaboutthefarefirst

C)agreeontheamountofthetipD)paybytheexactchangeincoins

25.ThepassagemainlytellsusaboutC

A)thebusandtrainfaresintheUSB)thewaysofpayingtaxiintheUS

C)thepublictransportationintheUSD)theadvantageofsubwaysintheUS

Task6

Letter1

DearAnn,

Iamgoingtogiveadinnerpartynextmonth.Iwantmygueststoenjoythemselvesandtofeel

comfortable.Whatisthesecretofgivingasuccessfulparty?

Letter2

DearMary,

Cooksomethingthatwouldletyouspendtimewithyourguests,Ifaguestofferstohelpyouin

thekitchen,accepttheoffer.Itoftenmakespeoplefeelmorecomfortablewhentheycanhelp.

Beforeservingdinner,whileyourguestsmakesmalltalksinthelivingroom,offerthemdrinks.

Someguestsmaylikewine,butmakesuretoprovidesoftdrinksforpeoplewhodon't

Atthedinnertable,letyourguestsservethemselves.Offerthemasecondservingafterthey

finish,butdon'taskmorethanonce.Mostguestswilltakemoreiftheywant.

Perhapsthemostimportantruleofallistobenatural.Treatyourguestsasyouwantthemtotreat

youwhenyou'reintheirhome—thatis,actnaturallytowardthem,anddon'ttrytoohardtobe

polite.Haveagoodtimeinapleasantatmosphere.

26.FromthefirstletterwelearnthatMaryA.

A)isaskingforadviceongivingadinnerpartyB)knowsthesecretofgivingapleasant

party

C)isgoingtoattendadinnerpartyD)hassuccessfullyheldaparty

27.Ann'sfirstpieceofadviceisthatMaryshould_D.

A)getthefoodreadybeforetheguestsarriveB)keeptheguestsawayfromthekitchen

C)spendsometimewiththeguestsD)accepttheguests'offertohelp

28.AnnsuggeststhatMaryofferdrinksA.

A)whiletheguestsarehavingsmalltalksB)whenalltheguestshavearrived

C)aftertheguestsfinishsmalltalksD)afterthedinnercomestoanend

29.Whenhavingdinner,theguestsareexpectedto_D.

A)eattheirfoodslowlyB)helpthehostservefood

C)serveeachotheratthetableD)helpthemselvestomorefood

30.ThemostimportantruleforMarytofollowintreatingherguestsistoB.

A)beaspoliteasshecanB)letthemfeelathome

C)preparedeliciousfoodD)createaformalatmosphere

Task7

EachtimeweproduceanewEnglishdictionary,ouraimisalwaysthesame：whatcanwe

dotomakethedictionarymorehelpfulforstudentsofEnglish?Asaresultofourresearchwith

studentsanddiscussionswithteachers,wedecidedtofocusonprovidingmoreexamplesforthis

Englishdictionary.

Exampleshelpstudentstorememberthewordtheyhavelookedupinthedictionarybecause

itiseasierbothtorememberandtounderstandawordwithinacontext(上下文).Theexamples

alsoshowthatwordsareoftenusedinmanydifferentcontexts.Forthesereasons,wehave

included40percentmoreexamplesinthisnewbook.

Weeditalltheexamplestoremovedifficultwordsandtomakesuretheyareeasierto

understand.

WeverymuchhopethisnewbookwillbeofusenotonlytothestudentsofEnglishbutalso

totheteachers.

31.Theaimoftheauthorinproducingthisnewdictionaryisto__B.

A)correctmistakesintheolddictionaryB)makeitmorehelpfulforstudents

C)increasethenumberofwordsD)addpicturesandphotos

32.AwordiseasiertorememberandunderstandifitisD.

A)includedinawordlistB)pronouncedcorrectly

C)explainedinEnglishD)usedinacontext

33.Whatisspecialaboutthisnewdictionary?C

A)Itissmallandcheap.B)Ithasalargervocabulary.

C)Ithas40%moreexamples.D)Itisdesignedforstudentsandteachers.

34.ThepurposeofremovingdifficultwordsintheexamplesistoA.

A)makethemeasiertounderstandB)providemoreusefulwords

C)introducemorecontextsD)includemoreexamples

35.ThepassageismostprobablytakenfromC

A)alettertotheeditorB)acommentonanovel

C)anintroductiontoadictionaryD)anews-reportinthenewspaper

Task8

Whatisthebetterwayofstayingawayfromthecoldwinterdays?ComeouttoourHall

Marketsinthebeautifulcountryside,fullofcolor,fun,musicanddeliciousfood!Withover

350stalls(摊位)sellingwonderfulhome-madeandhome-growngoods，thiswillsurelybea

greatdayout.

TheHallMarketsareheldonthefirstSundayofeachmonthfrom10:00amto3:00pmat

HallVillage.TheyareoperatedbyHartleyLifecareCo.Ltd.Alltheincomewillgotohelpand

supportserviceforpeoplewithdisabilities(残疾).

Volunteers(志愿者)playanimportantpartinthesuccessandpleasantatmosphereattheHall

Markets.HartleyLifecareisalwaysgratefultohaveyouserveasvolunteerswiththeHallMarkets.

Ifyouareinterestedinbeingoneofourvolunteersandspendingafewhourswithuseach

month,pleasecontactusduringbusinesshourson62605555.

36.Accordingtothepassage,theHallMarketsareheldA

A)inthecountrysideB)toattractvolunteers

C)topromotewintersalesD)bypeoplewithdisabilities

37.Thereareover350stallsintheHallMarketsthatC

A)areoperatedbythedisabledB)offerfreefoodtovolunteers

C)sellhome-madegoodsD)areopendayandnight

38.TheincomemadebytheHallMarketsgoesto_B.

A)expandHartleyLifecareCo.Ltd.B)supportserviceforthedisabled

C)createmorefunforcustomersD)developlocaleconomy

39.WhenaretheHallMarketsopen?A

A)ThefirstSundayofeachmonth.B)Everydayfrom10amto3pm.

C)Thefirstdayofeachmonth.D)Everyweekendinwinter.

40.ThispassageiswrittenforthepurposeofinvitingD

A)touristsB)villagersC)businessmenD)volunteers

Task9

Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlive

safelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fallsarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Upto

halfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafew

suggestions:

Marktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-risk

accidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespots

easiertosee.

Putgrabbars(扶手)inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisis

unfortunate(不幸)becauseit'seasytomaketheareasafefromaccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthe

bathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.

Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegets

introuble.Withthepushofabutton,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgets

someonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.

41.Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathome,oldpeopleA

A)arefreefromhomeaccidentsB)canimprovetheirhealth

C)arelikelytolivelongerD)canlivemoresafely

42.Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyareB.

A)notpaintedinadifferentcolorB)notmarkedwithbrighttapes

C)fixedwithgrabbarsD)verybrightlylit

43.FallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfortunatebecauseA

A)theycaneasilybeavoidedB)oldpeopleseldomfallinbathrooms

C)grabbarsdonothelptopreventfallsD)bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent

44.Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto___C.

A)detectsafetyconditionsathomeB)avoidfallsinthebathroom

C)sendoutsignalsforhelpD)makephonecallseasily

45.ThepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethatC

A)mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathome

B)uptoha