2023年12月高等學(xué)校英語應(yīng)用能力考試(B級(jí))

2023年12月高等學(xué)校英語應(yīng)用能力考試〔B級(jí)〕(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)You’reright.2.A)OK,thankyou.B)Itdoesn’tmatter.C)It’soverthere.D)Noway.3.A)Hereyouare.B)Let’sgo.C)Whynot?D)Nevermind.4.A)Youaresonice.B)Nicetomeetyou.C)I’dloveto.D)It’sgreat.5.A)Noproblem.B)Notatall.C)Isittrue?D)Isitright?SectionBDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6.A)Haveadrink.B)Visitacompany.C)Meetafriend.D)Writeareport.7.A)Ontelevision.B)ThroughtheInternet.C)Fromanewspaper.D)Overtheradio.8.A)Itsnowedheavily.B)Thewindwasstrong.C)Itrainedhard.D)Thewindwasstrong.9.A)Inthecitycenter.B)Awayfromthehighway.C)Closetoheroffice.D)Nearthetrainstation.10.A)Themandoesn’tlikethemobilephone.B)Themanhasboughtanewmobilephone.C)Themobilephonehasalreadybeensoldout.D)Themobilephoneistooexpensivefortheman.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.Thereareabout3.7millionbusinessesintheUK.About75%ofBritishjobsarein(11)industries—hotels,restaurants,travelandshopping.Thesearethefastest(12))businessesandemployovertwentymillionpeople.MostBritishpeopleworkafive-dayweek.Theworkingweekis,(13),thelongestofanycountryinEurope.In1998anewlaw(14).Thelawsaysthatworkersdonothavetoworkmorethan48hoursaweekiftheydon’twantto.Accordingtothelaw,Britishemployersmustgivetheirworkers(15)of24daysayear.PartⅡVocabulary$StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasecorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.I________intouchwithyouassoonasIreceivemoredetailsfromthemanager.A)amB)wasC)willbeD)havebeen17.Travelingacrossthecountrycostsalotofmoney,butJohncan________it.A)spendB)giveC)buildD)afford18.Itwasnotuntil3:00pm________thesecretaryfoundthemissingreport.A)whereB)thatC)asD)while19.Thepolicehavenot________thesearchevenifithaslastedforaweek.A)givenupB)takenawayC)brokeninD)broughtabout20.Idecidedto________asawaiterinarestaurantduringmysummervacation.A)serveB)turnC)takeD)make21.I’mafraidwedon’thavethatbookinstock,________wecanorderitforyou.A)asB)butC)sinceD)for22.Inthismuseumaguidedtour________foryouatnocharge.A)beingprovidedB)toprovideC)isprovidedD)provides23.Generallyspeaking,alotofpatienceis________tolookafterasickpatient.A)regardedB)decidedC)agreedD)required24.Holdthemoneyinyourbankaccount________youuseitforcollegecourses.A)althoughB)asifC)unlessD)wherever25.________thepriceoftheproduct,youwillhavetopayforshipping.A)IntermsofB)InadditiontoC)InrelationtoD)InspiteofSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswersSheet.26.Thefactoryisgoingtomakeanewmodelofbicycle,designed(special)________forwomen.27.Itisnouse(try)________toadvertisesomuchifyoudon’tknowtheusers’needs.28.WEareinformedthatthecompanymeetingwill(hold)________nextSaturdayafternoon.29.Youshouldremember(lock)________thedoorwhenleavingtheoffice.30.Thereisno(possible)________forustogettheproductsbeforetheSpringFestival.31.(Realize)________thathehadleftanimportantdocumentintheoffice,Harryranbackforit.32.Theirexcellentperformancehasleftadeep(impress)________ontheaudience.33.LastmonthIwenttoGermanyand(take)________partintheWorldSkillsCompetition.34.Theinterviewisvery(success)________,soyouwillgetachancetoworkforthefamoussoftwarecompany.35.(Compare)________withthoseproducts,oursaremorereasonableinpriceandbetterinquality.PartⅢReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatement,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Companiessometimesreceivehundredsofapplicationsforasinglejob,anditisbecomingmorecommonformanagerstoconductscreening(篩選)interviewsoverthephone.Thissavesthemconsiderabletimeandmoney—especiallyifacandidatelivesoutoftown.Don’ttaketheseinterviewslightly.Itisimportanttoprepareforatelephoneinterviewjustasyouwoulddofoearegularinterview.Theemployerwillnormallycallore-mailyouinadvancetosetupaninterviewtime.Ifpossible,arrangefortheinterviewtobeheldoveralandlinephone(座機(jī)),asitismorereliablethanamobilephone.Makesurethatchildren,petsandothersourcesofinterruptionwillbeoutoftheroom.Keepaglassofwaternearby.Phoneinterviewscanoftenlastahalf-hourtoanhourandbesuretohaveyourresumeinfrontofyou.Doyourbesttobepersonal,butdon’toverdoitby,say,tryingtotellajoke.36.Screeninginterviewsoverthephoneisbecomingmorecommonbecause________.A)ItissimpleandfairB)itiseasiertoprepareC)itseemsmorefriendlyD)itsavestimeandmoney37.Anemployerusuallyarrangesthetimefortheinterviewby________.A)payingyouapersonalvisitfirstB)callingore-mailingyouinadvanceC)announcingthedateinthenewspaperD)askingyoutovisitthecompany’swebsite38.Alandlinephoneispreferredfortheinterviewbecauseitismore________.A)reliableB)economicalC)efficientD)practical39.Whatshouldyoudowithyourresumeduringaphoneinterview?A)Keepitinfrontofyou.B)Readitoutifrequired.C)Postituponline.D)Senditbye-mail.40.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.Don’ttrytoleadyourcustomertogiveresponsesthatyoureallywanttohear.Instead,askquestionsthatfocusonthecustomer’sexperience,suchaswhethertheygotwhattheywerehopingforandwhattheyfounddifficultorenjoyable.41.Accordingtothepassage,yourcustomerscanbeveryhelpfulin________.A)expandingyourbusinessB)reducingyourproductioncostC)sellingyourproductsorservicesD)improvingyourproductsorservices42.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggested________.A)payingavisittosomecustomersB)findingoutsourcesofinformationC)advertisingyourproductsorservicesD)carryingoutvariousmarketresearches43.Yourcustomersmayfeelhappyifyou________.A)takethemasyourgoodfriendsB)treattheiropinionsseriouslyC)offerquickresponsesD)visitthemregularly44.Accordingtotheexpert,thewaytomakeyourcustomerscomfortableduringthevisitis________.A)topromisethemthebestpriceB)toexplainyoursalesplantothemC)tospendmostofyourtimelisteningD)totellthemtheadvantagesofyourproducts45.Thefocusofyourquestionsduringthevisitshouldbeon________.A)thedevelopmentoyourbusinessB)responsesthatyouwanttohearC)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:1)knowledgeworkersspendabout20hours(47)doinge-mail2)one-thirdofthate-mailisuseless3)70%ofthise-mailgetshandledwithinsixminutesof(48)4)theaverageworkerisinterruptedeverythreeminutesConsequence:beinga(49)toorganizationsWhate-mailusersareadvisedtodo:Readthispaperand(50)accordingtotheinstructionsTask4Directions:ThefollowingisalistoftermsusedinanApplicationFormforImport/ExportofArticlesforPersonalUse(進(jìn)出境自用物品申請(qǐng)表).Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(與……等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinbracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A—Applicant’sNameB—NationalityC—DateofBirthD—AddressE—PassportNo.F—PermitNo.ofArticlesG—DepartureCountryH—TelephoneI—Entry/ExitPortJK—PortofLoadingL—MeansofTransportM—BillofLadingN—numberofPiece(s)O—PortofDeliveryP—GrossWeightQ—RemarksExamples:(F)物品批文號(hào)(M)提貨單51.〔〕國籍〔〕件數(shù)52.〔〕毛重〔〕運(yùn)輸方式53.〔〕裝貨港〔〕聯(lián)系54.〔〕住址〔〕出生日期55.〔〕運(yùn)抵國〔〕護(hù)照號(hào)碼Task5Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.DearMr.Harrison,Itwasapleasurespeakingwithyouonthephonethisafternoon.IamveryhappytoacceptthepositionofProjectManagerwithHarrisonConsultants(哈里森咨詢公司).Thankyouverymuchfortheopportunitytojoinyourteam.Iamexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesforthisposition,andIameagertoworkwithyourteam.Aswediscussedinourconversation,mystartingyearlysalarywillbe$50000.Iunderstandthatafterbeingemployedfor30days,Iwillreceivehealthandlifeinsurancebenefits.AfterworkingforHarrisonConsultantsforsixmonths,Iwillreceiveoneweek’spaidvacation.IampreparedtostartworkonJanuary1,2023,asyourequested.IfthereisanypaperworkIneedtocompletebeforeIstartwork,orifyouneedanyadditionalinformation,pleasecontactmeat(732)294-5103.Iappreciatethehelpyourassociate(合作伙伴)Mr.KenKnoxprovidedbyrecommendingmeforthisposition.Thankyou.EvelynWauson56.Whatpositionistheletterwritergoingtoaccept?Thepositionof__________________.57.Whatisthestartingyearlysalaryfortheposition?Itis_________________________.58.Whatbenefitswilltheletterwriterreceiveafterworkingfor30days?Healthand________________benefits.59.Whenwilltheletterwriterbeabletohaveaone-weekpaidvacation?Afterworkingforthecompanyfor______________.60.Whorecommendedtheletterwriterforthisposition?Mr._________________.PartⅣTranslation—EnglishintoChineseDirections:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(No.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61.Youshouldtakeintoaccountthedeliverytimewhenyouplantoorderourproducts.A)在決定采購我們的產(chǎn)品時(shí)，你應(yīng)該核算交貨時(shí)間。B)在方案訂購我們的產(chǎn)品時(shí)，你應(yīng)該考慮交貨時(shí)間。C)在檢驗(yàn)我們的產(chǎn)品前，你必須明確告知具體時(shí)間。D)在收到我們的產(chǎn)品前，你應(yīng)該知道具體發(fā)貨時(shí)間。62.Partlybecauseoftheincreasingdemand,thepricesofseafoodinthisregionhavealmostdoubledrecently.A)人們越來越認(rèn)識(shí)到海產(chǎn)品的價(jià)值，因此都涌到這個(gè)地區(qū)爭相搶購海鮮。B)由于海產(chǎn)品很受人喜愛，消費(fèi)量翻番，使得這個(gè)地區(qū)海鮮的價(jià)格猛漲。C)這個(gè)地區(qū)海產(chǎn)品價(jià)格再次翻了一番，是因?yàn)槿藗儗?duì)海產(chǎn)品有更大需求。D)這個(gè)地區(qū)海產(chǎn)品的價(jià)格近來幾乎翻了一番，局部原因是需求日益增加。63.Ourcustomerserviceworkerswillcontactyouwithin14workingdaysofreceivingyourcomplaintabouttheproduct.A)我們的客服部門一收到你的意見，就會(huì)在第14個(gè)工作日給您一個(gè)滿意答復(fù)。B)我們的客服部門將在14個(gè)工作日之后，發(fā)函征詢你對(duì)我們產(chǎn)品的反應(yīng)意見。C)在收到你對(duì)產(chǎn)品的投訴之后，我們的客服人員將在14個(gè)工作日內(nèi)和你聯(lián)系。D)一旦你投訴我們的產(chǎn)品，我們的客服人員將在14個(gè)工作日后和你取得聯(lián)系。64.Nowadaysitisawell-knownfactthatsecondhandsmokingdoesevenmoreharmtohumanhealth.A)二手煙對(duì)人類健康危害十分巨大，這在今天已經(jīng)是無可爭辯的事實(shí)。B)二手煙對(duì)人類健康的危害甚至更大，這在今天已是眾所周知的事實(shí)。C)今天大家都知道這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)，二手煙對(duì)人類的危害已是不容置疑。D)今天廣為傳播的說法已被證實(shí)，二手煙對(duì)人類的危害并非有意夸大。65.It’sourresponsibilitytoprovideourstaffwiththebesttechnicalsupportservices.Weareworkinghardtogiveclearinformationabouteachoftheservicesweprovide.Andwealsoaimtoachievethehighestservicestandards.However,pleaserememberthatthingscansometimesgowrong.Ifthishappens,pleaseletusknowrightawaybycalling01782294443.Wewilldoeverythingwecantoputthingsright.PartⅤWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtofillintheApplicationFormaccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.說明：請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容填寫一份求職申請(qǐng)表。申請(qǐng)人：王軍申請(qǐng)日期：2013年12月22日：海東市東方路450號(hào)電子郵件：申請(qǐng)職位：機(jī)械工程師可開始工作日期：2014年1月1日預(yù)期工資：不低于人民幣5000元/月個(gè)人經(jīng)歷：2003年畢業(yè)于東方學(xué)院；現(xiàn)在在SFG公司工作，擔(dān)任機(jī)械工程師，負(fù)責(zé)維護(hù)機(jī)器設(shè)備。工作