2023年高职高专英语应用能力考试B级试题

高等学校英语应用能力考试（B级）PRACTICALENGLISHTESTFORCOLLEGES考生注意事项将校名，姓名，学校代号，准考证号和试卷代号填写在答题纸上。所有答案均应做在答题纸上，写在试卷上一律无效。客观题必须用2B铅笔填写；主观题可以用钢笔或圆珠笔填写。注意保持答题纸卷面整洁，清晰。多选题每题只能选一种答案，多选作答错处理。选定答案后，在对应字母旳中间划一条横线。划线旳浓度要盖过字母旳底色。考试时间为120分钟。考试结束时，把试卷，答题纸和翻译/作文纸放在桌面上。监考人员收卷后考生才可离开考场。…………………………答题提醒本试卷是严格按照最新修订旳高职高专教育英语课程教学基本规定和考试大纲，由全国高等英语教学命题研究组审核，程信舜，刑怡主编。该试卷针对性强，预测，解析权威性高，是考前模拟。强化训练之精品。本套试卷共11套试题，提议考生每周做1套。自测时间可安排在上午或下午，不间断地进行120分钟，自主做题，不看参照答案。将心态调整到临战状态，与进考场无异。结束后，请认真对照原则答案，自己评分并填好下表。然后找出自己旳微弱环节，在后来旳复习中进行重点突破。总得分听力理解词汇阅读理解翻译写作卷面分值1001515352015测评分失分2023年12月试卷(PRETCO)PartDirections:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionA (1×5=5分)Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperanswerstoquestions.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestionthereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Mr.Smithisnotin,couldyoupleasegivehimamessage? Youwillhear: A)I’mnotsure. B)You’reright. C)Yes,certainly. D)That’sinteresting. Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C)Yes,certainlyisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheet. A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕 Nowthetestwillbegin.1. A)Heleavesforschoolat7o’clock. C)He’sdoingverywell. B)He’sstudyinginParis. D)Helikeshisschool.2. A)Hecametoourcompanylastyear. C)HewasinLondon5yearsago. B)Ithinkheisaniceperson. D)Ihavemethimsomewherebefore.3. A)It’sagoodone. C)Youareright. B)It’sagoodidea. D)Tomorrowmorning.4. A)Alsocoffee. C)Thankyouverymuch. B)Tea,please. D)That’sallright.5. A)Holdon,please. C)Don’tgoaway. B)Whomdoyouwant? D)Well,youcan’t.SectionB (1×5=5分)Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6. A)Inahotel. C)Atameeting. B)Inabank. D)Atapostoffice.7. A)Arecorder. C)Acomputer. B)Aheater. D)Amotorbike.8. A)Shedidwellonthetest. B)Shefoundthetestdifficult. C)Sheneededmoretimetofinishthetest.D)Shecouldanswermostofthequestions.9. A)Totheseaside. C)Tothecountryside. B)Tothecitycenter. D)Tothenewbridge.10. A)Sheissad. C)Sheisnervous. B)Sheisupset. D)Sheisill.SectionC (1×5=5分)Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthewordsorphrasesthatyouhearontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedbanks.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.Jimismybrother-in-law.Hewas11atoothachelastweek.Buthedidn’twanttoseeadoctor.Finally,12,mymother-in-lawdecidedthatshewouldgoandseethedoctorherself.Shecarefully13thatalthoughhersonhadalotofpain,hewasrefusingtogettreatment.Hersonwas14doctors.Thenursetoldherthattheywereusedtodealingwiththis15fearandwouldbeabletofitJiminrightaway.:Howoldisyourlittleboy?”sheasked.Mymother-in-lawreplied,“He’s40yearsold.PartII Vocabulary&Structure (15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionA (0.5×10=5分)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere,eachwithablank.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16. Howmanycomputerswillthecompany________thisyear? A)turnup C)turnon B)turnout D)turnover17. HetoldmethatI________bepresentattheceremony. A)could C)should B)would D)might18. ________,hecanquicklyfindoutwhat’swrongwiththemachine. A)Havingbeenwelltrained C)Tobewelltrained B)Havingwelltrained D)Tohavebeenwelltrained19. Inthatcountry,thecostofliving________quicklyafterthewarbrokeout. A)raced C)arose B)raised D)rose20. Itwasinthatsmallvillage________ourpresidentwasborn. A)which C)that B)when D)as21. Hisgrandmotherbroughthimup,becausehisparents________whenhewasonlyoneyearold. A)passedaway C)passedoff B)passedout D)passedover22. Helookedupandsawthatthemoonwas________thetreesintheeast. A)in C)on B)above D)among23. Sincetheintroductionofthenewtechnique,theproductioncost________greatly. A)reduces C)isreducing B)isreduced D)reduced24. Breakfastis________inthedining-roomfrom6:30a.m.to8:30a.m.atthishotel. A)served C)eaten B)made D)cooked25. Ihopethey________thisroadbythetimewecomebacknextsummer. A)haverepaired C)aretorepair B)willrepair D)willhaverepairedSectionB (1×10=10分)Directions:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Thechairmanemphasizedhisideasbyspeakingmore(loud)________.Therehasbeenalarge(grow)________oflightindustriesduringtheseyears.Themanageraskedthesecretaryto(short)________thereportto600words.Livinginthecountryisless(expense)________thanlivinginthecity.ThechildrenfromtheU.S.gotusedto(eat)________Chinesefoodquitesoon.Ifthemedicine(take)________intime,itwillbequiteeffective.Isawtheman(knock)________downbyacarinthestreet.Theystopped(search)________forthemissingplaneastheweatherwasveryrough.Intwomonths’timehe(finish)________histrainingandstartwork.Hetalkedasifhe(do)________alltheworkhimself,butinfactTomandIdidmostofit.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1 (2×5=10分)Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Anthropology(人类学)isthestudyofhowpeoplelive.Itincludestheirfamilylife,religion,art,lawsandlanguage.ThetermanthropologycomesfromtwoGreekwords:“anthropos”means:“humanbeing”and“logy”means“thescienceof”.Anthropologycanbedividedintotwoareas.Thesetwomaindivisionsareculturalanthropologyandphysicalanthropology.Cultureincludesmanythings,suchasartreligion,laws,andevenfurnitureandmovies.Anthropologistsdefinehumanprogressinthreemainsteps.Steponebeginswiththefirsthumanbeingandcontinuesuntilthelastofthepeoplewhohuntedanimalsjusttosurvive.Steptwoincludespeoplewhogrewfood.Inthisstep,therewasprogressininventionandreligion.Thethirdstepdealswiththefirstcivilizations(文明),suchasthoseinEgyptandpartsofAsia.Anthropologistsalwaysseeknewinformationaboutpeople.Forinstance,recentevidencefoundinEthiopiaandKenyashowshumansearlierinhistorythanitwaspreviouslybelieved.Accordingtothepassage,anthropologymainlydealswith________.A)familylife,religionandart C)thestudyofancientpeopleB)differencesbetweenhumanraces D)thestudyofdifferentcultures37.Whichofthefollowingbelongstothesecondstepofhumanprogress?Manyreligionsandinventionsweremade.Peoplehuntedanimalsjusttosurvive.Theearliercivilizationscameintobeing.Peoplestartedtolearnscienceandart.38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE? A)Furnitureandmoviesbelongtophysicalanthropology. B)Anthropologistsarestilltryingtogetnewfindingsaboutpeople. C)ThestudyofhumanbeingsbeganinGreektimes. D)ThefirstcivilizationsappearedonlyinEgyptandpartsofAsia.39.Whathaveanthropologistsrecentlyfound? A)Thereareculturalanthropologyandphysicalanthropology. B)Therearethreestepsintheprogressofhumanbeings. C)ThereweremorecivilizationsinEgyptthaninpartsofAsia. D)Thereisalongerhistoryofhumanbeingsthanitwasthoughtbefore.40.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A)WhatIsAnthropology C)TheWorkofAnthropologistsTask2 (2×5=10分)Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.InSpaininsummertherearemanyvillageswithalotoftourists.Thetouristsgotothevillageswiththeirfamilies,wheretherearefestivals.Peoplelivingaroundthevillagesalsogotothesefestivals.Tobeginthefestivalstheythrowbigfireworksandthemayor(市长)makesaspeech.Whenhefinishes,peopleapplaudandpartiesbegin.Inthemorningofthefirstdaypeopleorganizechocolatepartiesandclowns(小丑)forthechildren.Intheafternoonthereisafestivalforthegrandparentswithmusic,drinksandfood.Andatnightabigpartyisheldforeverybody.Attheparty,peopledanceandsing.Theyfeelveryhappyinthefestivalsandgotobedverylate.Nextmorningtheygetupmuchlaterthanusual;thentheygotoaplacewheretherearepoetry(诗歌)competitions,squares(纵横字谜),etc.Laterthepeoplegotoaceremonyinthechurchtovisitdeadfamilymembers.Intheafternoonthereisafairandeverybodygoestoittobuythingsortogoforawalk.Atnightafamouspopmusicgroupgoestothevillageandholdsaconcertandat12or1o’clockthegroupplaystraditionalsongs.Thethirddayisthelastday,peoplearestillveryhappy.Toendthefestivalstheythrowalotofartificialfire.Peoplewillhavetowaittillthenextyearforsuchfestivals.41.Howlongdothevillagefestivalsusuallylast? A)Twodays. C)Fourdays. B)Threedays. D)Thewholesummer.42.Thefestivalbeginswith________. A)aconcertanddance C)aspeechbytheorganizer B)children’sparties D)adisplayoffireworks43.Duringthefirstdayofthefestival,thepeople________. A)gotoafairandvisitthechurch B)haveaconcertandcompetitions C)haveparties,danceandsingD)visitthedeadandthrowartificialfires44.Accordingtothepassage,whotakesartinthefestival? A)Touristsaswellasthepeoplearoundthevillage. B)Touristsandtheirfamilies. C)Themayorandthevillagers. D)Thegrandparentsandtheirchildren.45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefestivals? A)MoretouristsvisitthevillagesthanthecitiesinSpain. B)Touristsusuallywatchtheperformancesinsteadoftakingpartinthem. C)Thelastdayofthefestivalisthehappiest. D)Thefestivalslasttillverylateinthenight.Task3 (1×5=5分)Directions:Thefollowingisanadvertisementbyatravelservice.Afterreadingit,youshouldfillintheblanksmarked46through50inthetablebelow.LastmonthDavewentonholidaytoFranceHecaughtthetrainfromLondontoDoverandthenwentbyboatacrosstheChannel.Hemetafriendontheboat,thentheycaughtthetraintoParisandstoppedinMilanHotel.WhilestayinginParis,hevisitedsomehistoricsites.AfterafewdayshewentbybustoLyon,andarrivedthereintheevening.Hestayedinasmallhotel.NextdayhevisitedLyonMuseumofNaturalHistory.Earlyonthethirdday,hetookabustoMonaco.HethoughtMonacowasanattractivecityandhestayedtherefornearlytwoweeksinAnchorHotelinthecentre.Hevisitedalotofmuseumsandartgalleries().InMonacohehiredacaranddrovesouthdownthecoasttoMarseille.HestayedinMoucherHotelwithsomefriendsforthreedays.Theyvisitedahistoricsitethere.FinallyhereturnedtoLyonandflewhome.CitystayedPlacesvisitedHotelLengthofstayParis46.MilanHotelAfewdays47.MuseumAsmallhotel48MonacoMuseumsandartgalleries49.NearlytwoweeksMarseilleAhistoricsiteMoucherHotel50.Task4 (0.5×10=5分)Directions:Thefollowingaresomeexpressionsforhotelservices.Afterreadingthem,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与…等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A----------InformationB----------RoomServiceC----------Check-inCounterD----------RecreationFacilitiesE----------Check-outCounterF----------BookingOfficeG----------LaundryServiceH----------MorningCallI-----------BankingServiceJ-----------ReservationK----------ReceptionL----------MedicalCareM---------TelecommunicationsN----------LockerExample: (M) 电信服务 (N)保管业务51． （）入住登记 （）娱乐设施52． （）票务服务 （）金融服务53． （）唤醒服务 （）医疗服务54． （）洗衣服务 （）送餐服务55． （）房间预订 （）退房结帐Task5 (1×5=5分)Directions:Readthefollowinglettercarefully.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).YoushouldwriteyouranswersbrieflyontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.TheLightIndustrialProductsImport&ExportCorporationStaffordStreetWolverhamptonWVI1SBTel:(01902)322479Fax:(01902)322739E-mail:le1968@wlv.ac.uk Aug.4,2023DearMr.Smith,Thankyouverymuchforyourletterof18July.Wehavealsoreceivedthecowsplitleatherandworkglovesamplesyousentus.Wearegladtoinformyouthatyourorderfortheworkgloveshasbeenputtowork.Aswecan’tseewhichoneisItemP79252andwhichoneisItemSUR100,pleasegiveusanexplanationassoonaspossible.Wehavepleasureininformingyouthatwehavegiventheabove-mentionedcowsplitleatherandyoursamplestoourfactoryforproducingsampleproducts.Whenwegetanyfurthernews,wewillcontactyourightaway.Wethankyouverymuchforthisfirstorder,andhopethatthistransaction(交易)willbethebeginningofalongandfriendlyconnectionwithyourfirm.Welookforwardtohearingfromyousoon. Yourstruly, PeterAnderson56.WhatdidPetergettogetherwiththeletterof18,Jul? _________________________andworkglovesamples.57.Whathasalreadybeenputintoproduction? The__________________________________intheorder.58.WhydidPeteraskforanexplanationaboutthetwoitemsmentioned? Becausehe_________________________thedifferencebetweenthem.59.WhenwillPetercontactMr.Smithagain? Whenhehas_____________________________________.60.ForwhatdidPeterthankMr.Smithattheendoftheletter? For_________________________________________________________.PartIV Translation---EnglishtoChinese (25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Aftereachsentenceofnumbers61to64,youwillreadfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslation.YoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Andwriteyourtranslationofnumber65inthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.(61-64:2×4=8分,65:12×1=12