2024年英语B级考试真题及答案

高等学校英语应用能力考试〔B级〕PRACTICALENGLISHTESTFORCOLLEGES2024年12月PartIListeningComprehension〔15minutes〕Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread: A)I’mnotsure. B)You’re right.C)Yes,certainly. D)That’sinteresting.Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C)Yes,certainlyisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheet.〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕Nowthetestwillbegin.1. A)Coffee,please. B)I’msorrytosayso.C)Hereitis. D)Seeyounexttime.2. A)That’sfine. B)It’soverthere.C)Thisway,please. D)Takeiteasy.3. A)Verygood. B)It’sfaraway.C)That’snice.D)Notyet.4. A)Takeyourtime. B)Nevermind.C)Yes,hereyouare.D)That’stoolarge.5. A)That’simportant. B)Yes,verymuch.C)Noproblem.D)No,thanks.SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.6.A)Buyanewspaper.B)Bookaticket.C)Takeataxi.D)Getoffthebus.7.A)Itisfaraway.B)Itiscomfortble.C)Itislarge.D)Itisexpensive.8.A)Helptheman.B)Sellaproduct.C)Writeareport.D)Makeaplan.9.A)Hehaslosthiskey.B)He’llrepairthebicycle.C)Thewomanshouldreturnthekey.D)Thewomancanusethebicycle.10．A〕Stayfordinner.B)Stayathome.C)Gotoaparty.D)Goshopping.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.Hi,I’mBrianSmith.NowI’ll11someideaswithyouforusingakindofnewsoftware.Thesoftwareisdesignedandmadebyourcompany.Itcanhelpyouto12theaveragesalaryforyourjobtype.Thesoftwarecanbefoundonline.Whetheryou13anewjob,ormovingtoanotherarea,itcanbea14tooltogetthenecessaryinformation.Ihopeyouwillfindthesoftwarehelpfulwhenyoucheckoutyoursalary.Formoreinformation,15tocheckusoutonlineoremailus.PartIIVocabulary&Structure(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.Itwasonceadifficulttime,butintheendeverything________allright.A)turnedoutB)putupC)carriedawayD)gavein17.YoucanflytoLondonthisevening________youdon’tmindchangingtheflightinParis.A)untilB)ifC)whereD)before18.Food,clothingandshelterarethe________needsforallofus.A)carefulB)attractiveC)strangeD)basic19Ifeelitismyresponsibility________youofourdecision.A)informB)toinformC)informingD)informed20.Thestaffmemberswereaskedtoarriveafewminutesearlierbeforethemeeting________.A)willstartB)startsC)startedD)wouldstart21.Thinkoverourproposalandletmeknowwhetheryouagree_______it.A)forB)inC)withD)at22.Couldyouplease________whyyoucan’tcometoattendthemeeting?A)explainB)understandC)giveD)discussionItisafact mostdeathsfromlungcancerarecausedbysmoking.A)that B)how C)what D)whichThemanager'sreply thathewasnotreallyinterestedintheproject.A)offered B)showed C)advised D)describedShedidn'ttellthereason shewasabsentfromtheimportantlecture.A)what B)which C)how D)whySectionBDirections：Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Theyarenowlookingforanewwayof(treat) theraredisease.Iwas(deep) movedbywhatmybosshaddoneforme.Ifyouwanttoachieveyourgoal,youhavetowork(hard) thaneverbefore.Ourcompanyhasboughttwopiecesof(equip) forthelab.Uptillnow,he(work) onsoftwaredesignfor10years.They'relookingforan(experience) managertofurtherimprovetheoverseasbusiness.Thetourguidemarkedsomeplacesofinterestonthemapforus(visit) Iwonderwhetherthereisany(different) betweenthesetwoprojects.Theydidn'tfollowthenewrules(make)bythecompany.Awaterpowerstation(build) intheareaseveralyearsago.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ThingsyoushouldknowaboutyourlibrarycardLibrarycardsCardsarefreetoalllibraryusers.Cardsarerenewedannually.• Yourlibrarycardenablesyoutoregisteratotherpubliclibrariesacrossthecity.ResponsibilityUsersareresponsibleforreturningallmaterialsborrowedontheircardbythedatedue(到期的)andforanychargesonitemsthatareoverdue,lostordamaged.Pleasereportyourlostcardimmediately.Itemsborrowedonthecardarestillyourresponsibility.Chargesforlostordamagedmaterialsarebasedonthecostandincludehandlingfees.Renewals(续借)Mostitemscanberenewedtwiceunlesssomeonehasrequestedthem.TherearenorenewalsonDVDs,videos,orCD-Roms.FinesBorrowingisfreeifmaterialsarereturnedbytheduedate.Ifyourmaterialsarereturnedlate,fines(罚款)arecharged：—30centsperdayformostadultitems—10centsperdayformostjuniormaterials—$1perdayforadultDVDs—50centsforjuniorDVDs.Accordingtothepassage,thelibrarycardcanberegisteredat .A)thelibraryonlyinyourneighborhood B)otherpubliclibrariesinthecityC)collegelibrariesonly D)allonlinelibrariesUsersarerequiredtopaychargesonitemsthatare .A)due B)renewed C)damaged D)borrowedIfyouhavelostyourlibrarycard,you .arestillresponsiblefortheitemsborrowedonthatcardhaveonlytopaythecostoftheitemsborrowedcannotgetanewcardfromthesamelibrarydon'tneedtopaythehandlingfeesAccordingtothepassage,youcanrenewmostoftheitemsyouborrowed .A)onceonly B)threetimesC)twiceatmost D)asoftenasyoulikeIfyoudon'treturnthematerialsbytheduedateyouwillbe .A)chargedonedollarperday B)requestedtoreturnthecardC)informedbyanemail D)chargedafineTask2Directions：ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.So,youlovetheInternet.It'sagreatplacetofindinformationorgoshopping.It'sfun,butdoyouspendalotoftimeonline?Expertssay6%ofInternetusersareInternetaddicts(上瘾的人)——theyarealwaysonline."Internetaddictsareoftenyoungpeople,"saysoneexpert,"andtheyusuallyhaveproblemswithfamily,friends,work,andschool."Gothroughthefollowingchecklist.Ifyouansweryestoallthesequestions,maybeyouareanInternetaddict.DoyouspendalotoftimeontheInternet? □Yes□NoDoyouthinkortalkabouttheInternetallthetime? □Yes□NoAreallyourfriends"Internetfriends"? □Yes□NoIstheInternetyouronlyhobby? □Yes□NoDoyouevermissappointments(^J^)becauseyouareonline? □Yes□No

So,whatdoyoudoifyouthinkyouareanaddict?Gotoanadviceservice.Whereisit?OntheInternet,ofcourse！Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peoplefindtheInternetagreatplaceto .A)becomeaddicted B)getinformationC)makemoney D)doofficeworkThosewhoarealwaysonlinearecalled .A)Internetusers B)InternetexpertsC)Internetaddicts D)InternetprovidersAccordingtooneexpert,Internetaddictsareoftenyoungpeoplewhousually .enjoyalotofhobbiessufferfrompoorhealthhaveproblemswithlifeandworktakethoroughmedicalexaminationsIfyouwanttofindoutwhetheryouareanInternetaddict,youareadvisedto .gothroughthechecklistprovidedtakeaspecialtrainingcourseaskafriendaboutitgotoseeadoctorThispassageismainlyabout .theuseoftheInternetthetypesofInternetaddictstheadvantagesoftheInternetthesignsofanInternetaddictTask3Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46to50(innomorethanthreewords)inthetablebelow.Thelate-nightbusisback！BeginningThursday,September30,late-nighttrafficserviceisback!Availabletoallcommunitymembers,thethreelate-nightbuslinesprovideservicetomostofthecommunity.Thissafe,lowcostandconvenienttrafficservicecanprovideridestoandfromwork,movies,shopping,orforeveningpastimes(娱乐消遣).ServiceoperatesonThursday,Friday,andSaturdaynightsfrom8：45p.m.to2：45a.m.fromSeptember30toJune11,2024,exceptforOregonStateUniversitywinterholiday.Thelastbusesleavedowntownstartingat1：45a.m.Comeonboard!Getcurrentinformationontraffic-relatedeventsatourwebsite(网址)orcall541—766—6998.Pickupthemapandscheduleonallbuses,atCorvallisandPhilomathCityHalls,thepublicLibrary,theOregonStateUniversityBookstore,andSnellHall.Late-nightBusServiceLate-nightBusServiceTotalnumberofbuslinesprovided：46Featuresoftheservice：safe,47,andconvenientTimeofserviceoperation：Thursday,Fridayand48nights,fromSeptember30toJune11,2024Timeoflastbusesleavingdowntown:at49Wayofcontact：visitthewebsiteorcall50Task4Directions：ThefollowingisalistofwordsusedinHolidaysRequisitionForm(事、病假记录表).Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与…等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A—Position B—DepartmentC—TypeofLeave D—SickLeaveE—PrivateAffairLeave F—ReasonforLeaveG—AttachMedicalRecord H—NoMedicalRecordI—PaidHoliday J—AnnualLeaveK—LeavingTime L—SignatureofEmployeeM—CheckingResult N—Agree0—Deny P—ApprovedbyQ—RemarkExamples：(Q)备注(G)附病例51.()同意 ()带薪假期51.()同意 ()带薪假期52.()请假事由 ()审核结果53.()部门 ()请假时间54.()职位 ()请假类别55.()病假 ()年假Task5Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Youcangetfree,fairandexpertadviceaboutmakingyourhomemoreenergyefficientfromyourlocalEnergySavingTrustadvicecentre.Astheyareexpertsinenergysaving,theywillbeabletoadviseyouonwhichenergysavingmeasuresaremostsuitabletoyourhome.Ourexperts;Havegoodknowledgeofyourareaandunderstandthelocalhousingconditions forexample,theycanhelpyoufindoutwhetherornotyourhousehascavitywalls(空心墙)Canadviseyouonanygrants(拨款)andoffersthatmaybeavailabletohelptowardsthe

costofre-structuringmeasures.Knowyourlocallabourmarketandsocanrecommendsuitablequalifiedworkers.Haveexperienceofhelpingpeoplelikeyoutakeeffectiveenergysavingactions,fromthestartoftheprocesstotheend.WhatadviceisgivenbytheEnergySavingTrustadvicecentre?Expertadviceaboutmakingourhome .Whatmeasurescantheexpertsinthecentrepropose?Themeasuresthatare toyourhome.Whatelsecantheexpertsdoforyou?

Giveadviceonthegrantsandofferstowardsthecostof.Whycantheexpertsrecommendsuitablequalifiedworkers?

Becausetheyarefamiliarwithyourlocal.Whatexperiencehavetheexpertsgot?

Helpingpeopletakeeffective.PartIVTranslation—EnglishintoChinese(25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(No.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.Theimprovementofenergy-efficiencyinarestaurantwillnotonlysavemoney,butprotectvaluablenaturalresources,too.提高餐厅的效益不仅能够赚钱，而且能够保持珍贵的自然资源。提高餐厅的能源效率不仅能省钱，而且能保护珍贵的自然资源。减少餐厅的能耗只能少花钱，但却不利于保护稀缺的自然资源。减少餐厅的消费虽然省不了多少钱，但能减少自然资源的浪费。Asfarasqualityisconcerned,thisproductisamongthetopthreeintheEuropeanmarket.该产品质量跟欧洲市场前三位的产品一样好。本产品的质量远胜于欧洲市场上前三位产品。谈到质量，该产品在欧洲市场始终位居第三。就质量而言，该产品在欧洲市场上位列前三。Thistrainingprogramprovidescompanieswiththeknowledgeandskillswhichareneededfortheirsuccess.本培训课程为各公司提供取得成功的必要知识和技能。公司要取得成功，需要此培训课程提供的知识和技能。此项培训方案成功地为公司提供了必须的知识和技能。公司的知识和技能是成熟的，因此本次培训获得成功。CustomersfromvariouscountriesarewarmlywelcometoestablishanddevelopbusinesscontactsinChina.在各国的中国客商都能适应当地的风俗习惯。不同国家的风俗在中国都受到了热烈的欢迎。热烈欢迎各国客商在华建立和开展业务联系。各国的客商在中国经商都会受到热烈的欢迎。65. Fromtheageof15,youngpeoplecanbecomeBritishRedCrossvolunteers(英国红十字会志愿者)—butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tstartearlier.Wehavesetupthisagerideformanyreasons.Butthefactisthatwe'dloveyoutolearnmoreaboutourworkattheRedCrossrightnow—andperhapsstartpreparingforyourfuturevolunteeringrole.Wehavelotsoffunactivitiestokeepyouinvolvedrightnow.PartVWriting(25minutes)Directions：Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtofillintheResume(简历)accordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.说明：将所给信息填入下面的简历中。王晓华，男，生于1992年6月15日。家住东方市滨海路56号，联系电话电子邮箱wangxiaohua@163.com。从2024年9月至2024年7月就读东方市第一中学。自2024年9月至2024年7月在东方职业技术学院学习，专业为电气技术。曾获得2024年、2024年度奖学金，并于2024年通过计算机考试，获得证书。2024年1月至4月在ABC公司实习。个人的兴趣爱好是阅读和旅游。Wordsforreference东方职业技术学院DongfangVocationalCollege电气技术electricaltechnology证书certificate奖学金scholarship实习internshipResumeResumeName：(1)Sex：(2)DateofBirth:(3)Adrress:56BinhaiRoad,DongfangMobilephone:(4)E-mail:(5)EducationalBackgroudWorkExperience