大学英语应用能力考试试题及答案

大学英语应用能力考试试

题及答案

Preparedon21November2021

PartIClozeTest

Directions:Thispart,numbered1to15,istotestyourgrammarandvocabulary

ability.Eachoftheblankstoisfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggested

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Makethebestchoiceandwritethe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Everyyear,almost2millionAmericansareinjuredwhilethey,re

1work.Everyday,240arekilledonthejob.The2Jobiscutting

downtrees.Beingapolicemanissaferthanmanyjobs,including

drivingatruck,collectinggarbageand3airplanes.Oneofthe

safestjobsisbeingalibrarian.

Thegovernmentinspects(检查)mostfactoriesandoffices._4

haveto5finesiftheirfactoriesorofficesareunsafe.Tn

California,employersoftengotoprisonifoneoftheirworkersis

6becauseafactorydidn't7safetymeasures.ButPresidentBush

cutdownthenumberofgovernmentinspectors815percent.Many

peoplesayworkingislesssafe9

Forwomenworkers,thegreatestdangersofarismurder.Forty-

twopercentofal110whodieatworkwerekilled.Manyofthem

work11c1erksinstores12theyarebythemselvesatnight.

Expertssaytheycanprotectthemselvesbyputtingthecashdeskin

full13ofthestreet.

Thenumbersofdeathsandaccidentsatworkdon'ttakeinto14

peoplewhobecomesickfrom15thattheyareexposedtoatwork.

Doctorsdon'tknowifsomechemicalscauseillness.

Therearenogovernmentrulesformanynewchemicals.

Inspectorssayemployersturntheirbacksonsafetyproblems

becausetheydon,twanttopaythebillforfixingthem.Theyalsosay

someworkersdon,twanttocomplainaboutdangersbecausetheymay

losetheirjobs.

Thegovernmentshouldforcebusinesstoimprovesafety.There,s

noexcuseforworkersdyingorbeinginjuredinanaccidentthatcould

havebeenprevented*

1.A.inB.atC.onD.during

2.A.safestB.mostdangerousC.easiestD.most

tiring

3.A.flyingB.makingC.drivingD.riding

4.A.OfficersB.WorkersC.EmployersD.

Employees

5.A.giveB.offerC.payD.buy

6.A.savedB.hitC.shotD.killed

7.A.useB.makeC.obeyD.take

8.A.toB.byC.fromD.at

9.A.asaresultB.thoughC.atlastD.

therefore

10.A.adultsB.youthsC.menD.women

11.A.forB.asC.likeD.to

12.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.why

13.A.viewB.lookC.sceneD.

scenery

14.A.thoughtB.mindC.thinkingD.

consideration

15.A.machinesB.chemicalsC.airD.work

PartIIVocabulary&Structure

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewardsandphrasescorrectly

toconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2

sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredto

25.Asthepriceofoilkeepspeoplehavetopaymorefordrivinga

car.

A)togoupB)goingupC)goneupD)

goup

SectionB

Directions:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillin

eachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.Writethewordor

wordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

26.Whata(wonder)partyitwas!Ienjoyedeveryminuteofit.

27.Thefilmturnedouttobe(successful)_______thanwehadexpected.

28.Readersarenotallowed(bring)foodanddrinksintotheLibraryat

anytime.

29.Themanagerhaspromisedthatshewilldealwiththematter(immediate)

30.Wearelookingforwardto(work)_______withyouinthefuture.

31.Todayemailhasbecomeanimportantmeansof(communicate)______indaily

life.

32.Thevisitorswere(disappoint)_______tofindthemuseumclosedwhenthey

rushedthere.

33.Becauseofthe(improve)intheroadconditions,therehavebeen

feweraccidentsrecently.

34.Whenyouarrivetomorrow,mysecretary(meet)youattheairport.

35.Johnhasworkedasasalesmanagersincehe(join)________thiscompanyin

2002.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyou

tofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksas

youareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsor

unfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthere

are4choicesmarkedA),8),C)andD).Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

ThankyouforyourinterestinCalibreCassette(盒式录音带)library.This

lettertellsyouaboutourservice.Withitwearesendingyouanapplication

form,sothatyoucanjoinifyouwould1iketotryit.

Calibrelibraryaimstoprovidethepleasureofreadingtoanyonewhocannot

readordinaryprintbooksbecauseofsightproblems.Wecurrentlyhaveover

7,000booksavailableforreadingforpleasure,including1,000speciallyfor

children.Allourbooksarerecordedcover-to-covercnordinarycassettesand

canbeplayedonanycassetteplayer.Theyaresentandreturnedbypost,free

ofcharge.

Whenwereceiveyourapplication,wewillsendyouabookandaninformation

tape.Theywillexplainhowtousetheservice.TheeasywaytouseCalibre

libraryistotelluswhatsortsofbooksyoulike,andwewillkeepyou

suppliedwithbookswethinkyouwillenjoy.Oryoucansendusalistofbooks

youwouldliketoread,andwewillthensendyoubooksfromthislistwhenever

possible.Inthatcaseyotwillneedtouseourwebsite,orbuyoneormoreof

ourcatalogues(目录).

36.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thelibrarysendstheapplicationformto

thereaderssothattheycan.

A)readordinarybooksB)ordercassetteplayers

C)buyCalibrecassettesD)usethelibraryservice

37.Calibre1ibraryprovidesservicemainlyforpeoplewhosufferfrom.

A)hearingdifficultiesB)mentalillnesses

C)sightproblemsD)hearttroubles

38.Theserviceofsendingandreturningbooksbypostis.

A)notavailabletochildrenB)paidbytheusers

C)freeofchargeD)notprovided

39.Theeasywaytousetho1ibraryserviceisto.

A)informthelibraryofyournameandaddress

B)tellthelibrarythesortsofbooksyoulike

C)buythecataloguesofthelibrary

D)askthelibrarytobuythebooks

40.Themainpurposeofthisletteristo.

A)introducethelibrary,sservicetoreaders

B)recommendnewbookstothereaders

C)sendafewcataloguesloreaders

D)expressthankstothereaders

Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinished

statementsarenumbered41to45.

PeopleinsomecountriescannotusetheirnativelanguageforWebaddresses.

NeithercanChinesespeakers,whohavetorelyonpinyin.ButlastFriday,ICANN,

theWeb'sgoverningbody,approvedtheuseofupto16languagesforthenew

system.Morewi11followinthecomingyeai's.

TheInleinetisaboutLosLaiIusingLlie1GlanguagebiofLhewoiId.Peoplewill

soonbeabletouseaddressesincharacters(字符)otherthanthoseoftheRoman

alphabet(字母表).Thechangewillalsoallowthesuffix(后缀)tobeexpressed

in16otheralphabets,iincludingtraditionalandsimplifiedChinesecharacters.

Buttherearcstillsomeproblemstoworkout.Expertshavediscussedwhattodo

withcharactersthathaveseveraldifferentmeanings.Thisisparticularlytrue

ofChinese.

MostexpertsdoubtthechangewillhaveamajoreffectonhowtheInternetis

used."Therewillbosomecompetitionbetweencompaniostoobtainpopularwords

foraddresses.M

41.ForWebaddresses,Chinesespeakersnowhavetouse.

A)pinyinB)signsC)numbersD)

characters

42.Theapprovaloftheuseof16languagesbyICANNwillallowwebusersto

A)changetheiremailaddressB)emailtheirmessagesin

characters

C)havethechancetolearnotherlanguagesD)useaddressesintheirown

language

43.ThenewsystemwillallowthesuffixofaWebaddresstobeexpressedby

A)anynativelanguageB)figuresandnumbers

C)ChinesecharactersD)symbolsandsigns

44.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheproblemsinusingthenewsystem

A)Certaincharactershaveseveraldifferentmeanings.

B)Chineseisatrulydifficultlanguagetolearn.

C)Peoplefinditdifficulttotypetheiraddressincharacters.

D)SomeexpertsthinkitisimpossibletouseChinesecharacters.

45.Manyexpertsdonotbclievethat.

A)therearcstillsomeproblemstoworkout

B)therewillbecompetitiontogetpopularaddresses

C)companiesarewi1lingtochangetheirwebaddresses

D)thechangewillaffecttheuseoftheInternetgreatly

Task3

Directions:Thefollowingisanadvertisement.Afterreadingit,youshould

completetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46to50(innomore

than3words)inthetablebelow.

HardWork,GoodMoneyWeneed:

Staff(员工)toworkinabusyoperationscenter.

YoutobeworkinginHangzhou.

Weare:

ArapidlyexpandinginternationalITcompany.

BasedintheUKandUSA,with500employeesworldwide.

Wewantto:

Recruit(招聘)staffforourofficeinHangzhou.

Recruit30staffmembersinthefirstyear.

Youshouldbe:

Chinese;

Acollegegraduate,majoringinComputerScience;

Flexible,efficient,active;

WillingtoworkinHangzhou;

Abletoworkunusualhours,.7.to3.

Youshouldhave:

GoodbasicEnglishlanguageskills,holdingLevel-ACertificateofPractical

EnglishTestforColleges(PRETCO).

Keyboardskills.

Waytocontactus:6

Formoredetailsaboutthejob,pleasevisitourwebsite:

AJobAdvertisement

Recruitment:stafftoworkinanoperationscenter

Workplace:46

Qualifications（资格）：

Education:collegegraduatemajoringin47

Foreignlanguage:English,withLevel-ACertificateofPRETCO

Personalqualities:flexible,48,active

Workinghours:49,.7.to3.

Waytogetdetailsaboutthejob:visitthewebsite:50

Task4

Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsusedinthewaybill（详情单）ofthe

ExpressMailService.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitems

equivalentto（与…等同）thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyou

shouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,

numbered51through55.

joboffer

K---------------labormarket

L---------------laborcontract

M---------------minimumwage

N---------------retirementinsurance

0---------------trialperiod

P---------------unemploymentinsurance

Q---------------welfare

Examples:(A)年终奖(0)试用期

51.()招聘会()最低工资

52.()劳动合同()福利

53.()养老保险()住房基金

54.()猎头()基本工资

55.()劳务市场()失业保险

Task5

Directions:Herearetwoletters.Afterreadingthem,youarerequiredto

completetheanswersthatfollowthequestionsto.Youshouldwriteyour

answers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespond!ngly.

Letter1

December1,2009

DearMr.JohnCampbell,

WehavereceivedyourletterofNovember20,2009aboutyourlatestmodelof

mountainbikes,inwhichweareverymuchinterested.Webelievethattheywi11

sellwe11hereinthePleasesendusfurtherdetaiIsofyourpricesandterms

of

sales.Yourfavorablequotation(报价)wi11beappreciated.Welookforwardto

hearingfromyousoon.

Yourssincerely,

RobertLoftus

MarketingManager

Letter2

December4,2009

DearMr.RobertLoftus,

ThankyouforyourletterofDecember1stinquiringaboutourlatestmodelof

mountainbikes.Wearepleasedtosendyouthecatalogue（产品目录）andprice

list

youaskedfor.Youwillfindourquotationreasonablewithattractivetermsof

sales.

Wearelookingforwardtoreceivingyourorderattheearliesttime.

Verytrulyyours,

JohnCampbell

SalesManager

56.Whatproductisinquiredaboutinthefirstletter

Thelatestmodelof.

57.WhatinformationoftheproductdoesMr.RobertLoftusaskfor

Furtherdetailsofthepricesand.

58.Whatisenclosedwiththesecondletter

Thecatalogueand.

59.Whowritesthesecondletter

JohnCampbell,manager.

60.WhatdoesMr.JohnCampbellsayaboutthequotationoftheproduct

Hesaysitiswithattractivetermsofsales.

PartIVTranslation-EnglishintoChinese

Directions:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslate

EnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentencestoisfollowedbyfourchoices

ofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Makethebestchoiceand

writethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.^r:iteyourtranslationof

theparagraphinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.

61.Notuntilthisweekweretheyawareoftheproblemswiththeair-

conditioningunitsinthehotelrooms.

A）这个星期旅馆里的空调间出问题了，他们没有意识到。

B）直到这个星期他们才意识到该修理旅馆房间里的空调了。

0直到这个星期他们才知道旅馆房间里的空调设备有问题。

D）他们查不出旅馆房间内空调的故障，这个星期会请人来检查。

62.Wesentane-mailtoyourSalesDepartmentaweekagoaskingaboutthegoods

wehadordered.

A）一周前你方销售部发来电子邮件，询问我方是否需要购买该产品。

B）一周前我们给你方销售部发了电子邮件，查询我们所订购的货物。

0一周前我们给你们销售部发了电子邮件，想核查我们要买的货物。

D）一周前你方的销售部派人来核实我们的订购货物的有关电子邮件。

63.Candidatesapplyingforthisjobareexpectedtobeskilledatusinga

computerandgoodatspokenEnglish.

A）申请该岗位的应聘者应熟练使用计算机并有良好的英语口语能力。

B）本项工作的申请人希望能提高使用计算机的能力和善于说英语。

0本工作的受聘人员在应聘前应受过使用计算机的训练并懂得英语。

D）申请人在应聘本岗位时有可能被要求使用计算机和说良好的英语。

64.Itiswidelyacceptedthattheculturalindustryhasbeenoneofthekey

industriesindevelopedcountries.

A）发达国家广泛接受，文化是支撑国家工业发展的关键事业。

B）发达国家已普遍接受，文化产业应看成一种美键性的事业。

0大家普遍接受，发达国家应把文化事业看成一种关键产业。

D）人们普遍认为，文化产业已成为发达国家的一个支柱产业。

65.JournalistWanted（招聘记者）

StudentNewspaperislookingforajournalist.Applicants（ER请人）shouldbe

studyingattheuniversitynow,andshouldhaveatleastoneyear'sexperience

inwritingnewsreports.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillbeexpectedtoreporton

thehappeningsinthecityandoncampus.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesend

yourapplicationtotheStudentNewspaperofficebeforetheendofJune.For

moreinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite.

PartVWriting

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youare

requiredtowriteanoteaskingforsickleavebasedonthefollowing

informationgiveninChinese.Remembertodoyourwritingonthe

Translation/CompositionSheet.

写信日期：2009年12月20日

邀请人:UST电子公司总经理MikeKennedy

被邀请人：张威

内容：

UST电子公司为庆祝公司创立三十周年，定于2009年12月29