全国高校英语应用能力考试(B级)历年考题.doc

全国高校英语应用能力考试B级历年考题(2) 2006-04-09 12:35:38 Sun | 阅读（8）次 2001年6月试卷（PRETCO）Part II Vocabulary StructureSection A16._Annies glass, I apologized to her.A)To break B)BreakingC)Having broken D)Break17.The doctor came out of the patients room with a _ look on his face.A)serious B)silentC)simple D)slight18.Dont _ .I can help you with the typing.A)matter B)care C)worry D)concern19.Mother kept inviting Mrs.Smith to stay for lunch,but finally she_.A)gave off B)gave outC)gave away D)gave up20.Either of the children _ quite capable of looking after the baby.A)are B)beC)is D)have been21.There are some more topics to discuss, _ the problem of pollution.A)generally B)especiallyC)exactly D)probably22.If you _ your children well, you will be proud of them.A)catch up B)bring upC)feed up D)grow up23.Little _ that the police are about to arrest him.A)he knows B)he doesnt knowC)does he know D)doesnt he know24. Ive never seen the young man _next to the director.A)sits B)sittingC)sat D)to sit25.Its high time we _something to stop road accidents.A)did B)are doingC)will do D)do Section B26.When I called her on the phone ,she pretended (not know) _ me.27.These pills should (keep) _out of the reach of children.28.Xiao Lan speaks English in a way as if she (be) _an American .29.The boss has promised a wage increase for all the (employ) _.30.The sellers allowed us to pay them on a (month) _ basis.31.He told a very (live) _ story about his life in Africa.32.Every day the director is the (late) _person to leave the office .33.I didnt attend the evening party ;but (apparent) _,it was a great success.34.The chairman should raise his voice in order to make himself (hear) _.35.This is the first time I (see)_ such a terrible scene.2001年12试卷（PRETCO）Part II Vocabulary StructureSection A16.Jerry received a letter yesterday_ that he got the job.A)speaking B)sayingC)telling D)talking17.The salesman had to _the conversation in order to wait on a customer.A)break off B)break awayC)break in D)break up18.I think it is hard to _ what you said.A)ensure B)convinceC)agree D)believe19.I wish we had a color television. Im _pictures in black and white.A)tired of B)interested inC)fond of D)fed up20.By the time you get there tomorrow, they _ for Beijing.A)will have left B)are leavingC)will leave D)are to leave21.There has been an immediate _ against their governments proposed tax increases.A)application B)reactionC)association D)reception22.Its necessary that the problem _ in some way or other.A)is settled B)was settledC)be settled D)has been settled23.Youd better _ the water until is has been boiled.A)not to drink B)not drinkC)not drunk D)not drinking24.It will only _me a minute to repair your shoes.A)give B)makeC)keep D)take25.The days _ you could travel without a passport are gone.A)of which B)on whichC)in which D)at whichSection B26.The manager has received only one (apply)_.27.Dont you think their rents (reason)_.28.The wine is in the fridge -it just wants (cool)_ for a couple of minutes.29.If hadnt driven the car yesterday, I (avoid) _ the accident.30.Hearing the bell ring ,the students stopped (joke)_ with each other.31.Mary had make up her mind to go and what I said to her didnt make any (different)_.32.Seeing nobody in the classroom ,he decided to stay there (read) _ for a while.33.I thought his explanation was (unnecessary) _ complex.34.The girls happily look forward to (see) _ the movie star at the party. 35.Could you go to bed (early) _ than you usually do ? Model Test TenPart I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)Direction: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answer to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken 2 times. When you hear a question, you would decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B,C, and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear: You will read: A) Im not sure.B) Youre right.C) Yes, certainly.D) Thats interesting.From the question, we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave a message. Therefore, C) Yes, certainly is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet. Now the test will begin.1.A.Thank you . B. Here you are C. Bus No.2 right here. D. Thats very kind of you.2.A.You can answer it. B. Yes, I lost my key. C. No, I dont think so. D. I know the answer.3.A.By car. B. Yesterday afternoon.C. In New York. D. For some information about travel.4.A. Fine, thank you. B. Thatll be great.C. Yes, thats right. . D. Thats OK.5.A. In the morning. B. Very well.C. In the library. D. By taking a course.Section BDirections: This section is to test you ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B,C, and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.6. A. 13 hours. B. 16 hours C. 18 hours. D. 23 hours.7. A.5:45. B. 5:15. C. 8:45. D. 8:15.8. A. She doesnt like shopping. B. She doesnt need to buy anything. C. She needs to prepare for an exam. D. She doesnt like the mall.9. A. He enjoys writing home every week. B. He never fails to write a weekly letter home.C. He doesnt write home once a week now.D. He has been asked to write home every week.10. A. Please sit down. B. She doesnt want him to sit down. C. She will mind of he sits down. D. She doesnt want the man to sit with her.Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read 3 times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words and phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check you writing. Now the passage will begin. Once you are hired as a company employee, you will probably have business cards. A business card is printed with your name, title, company, address and _11_. Presenting a business card can provide _12_ and help to make a favorable business impression. For example, when you arrive for a business interview, give the secretary your card, pronounce your name clearly, and _13_ your business purpose. Sit _14_ until the person you want to see arrives or you are told what to do. When you leave, _15_ that you thank the secretary for any help she has given you.Part Vocabulary and StructureDirections: This part is to test your ability to use words and grammar correctly to construct meaning and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices mark marked A, B,C, and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. There were then more than 200 children _ music in the school. A. to study B. studying C. study D. studied17. A lot of workers have got _ in the strike.A. involved B. linked C. take part D. connected18.The garden _ a strong fragrance.A. gave up B. gave in C. gave away D. gave off19.Advertising is different from other forms of communication _ the advertisers pay for the message to be delivered.A. in order that B. where C. in that D. in the way 20.The pictures and the song “Yesterday Once More” all _to his mind his previous days in Los Angeles. A. brought up B. brought back C. brought about D. brought forth21.The children_ many times not to go near the reservoir. A. were being told B. have been told C. had being told D. told22.Our country is getting _ .A. strong and stronger B. stronger and strong C. stronger and stronger D. strong and strong23. He walked on the street without _ to buy anything. A. intention B. heart C. purpose D. thought24.He is the only one of the students who _finished the task in time. A. have B. has C. is D. are25.The climate here agrees _me and I feel pretty comfortable.A. in B. for C. with D. onSection B Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. It is much (easy)_ for you to use a computer if you know English.27. I wish I (go)_Beijing yesterday.28.Many a man(think)_life is meaningless without a purpose.29.We should learn to avoid (make)_the same mistakes again.30.With all the money (spend)_, we started to look for work.31.If only I (know)_ the answer, I would have told you. 32.He succeeded in (predict)_ the earthquake in Yunnan in 1980.33.It is very (consider)_ of you to look after my garden during my absence.34.You will (danger)_ your health if you go on smoking like this.35.His (reluctant) _to give a speech in public is understandable.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. from the 4 choices marked A, B,C, and D given in your test paper. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect”- conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earths temperature-a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen(though one recent government report if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. 36. As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that are pollution _.A. caused widespread damage in the countrysideB. affected the entire eastern half of the United StatesC. had damaged effect on healthD. existed merely in urban and industrial areas37. As to the greenhouse effect, the author_.A. shares the same view with the scientistsB. is uncertain of its occurrenceC. rejects it as being ungroundedD. thinks that it will destroy the world soon 38.The word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by_ A. slip into B. make up for C. set up D. catch up with39. It can be concluded that_.A. raising the worlds temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth B. lowering the worlds temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster. C. almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade D. the worlds temperature will remain constant in the years to come40. This passage is primarily about_. A. the greenhouse effect B. the burning of fossil fuelsC. the potential effect of air pollutionD. the likelihood of a new ice ageTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. Like China, Egypt was invaded by many foreigners during its history. Sometimes, invaders are absorbed into the Egyptian culture, but not always. Arabs conquered Egypt in AD 639, the flows of the Tang Dynasty in China. They brought Islam and the Arabic language to Egypt which has remained. Today 90 percent of Egyptians are practicing Muslims. Arabic the official language. The Nile River is the life blood of Egypt. It flows through the capital city, Cairo, and north into the Mediterranean Sea. At 6,600 kilometers, its the longest river in the world. Most of the population live in the fertile valley of the Nile. Its waters irrigate the land along its banks. The rest of the country is desert. The annual flooding of the Nile, today, as in ancient times, renews the lands fertility and assures successful agriculture. The ancients built a great civilization on these banks. Today, millions from around the world come to see its wonders. Tourism is one of Egypts most important industries. Egypt is expecting more than 1.5 million tourists this year, spending close to 1.2 million US dollars, or 10 billion RMB. A tour up the Nile on a river boat is always fun, for tourists or natives.41. Egypt is like China in that_.A. it was once invaded by many foreignersB. it was conquered in the time of Tang Dynasty in ChinaC. it has the longest river in the worldD. 90 percent of its population is practicing Muslims42. In Egypt the Nile River plays a part as important as_.A. the land along its banksB. the Mediterranean SeaC. the fertile valleyD. the life-blood of Egypt43. The Nile River flows from _to_. A. northsouth B. southnorth C. eastwest D. westeast44. Which of the following is mentioned in relation to Egypts agriculture?A. Islam and Arabic brought in by Arabs.B. The flooding of the Nile River that happens every year.C. The people who live in the fertile valley of the Nile.D. The great civilization the ancients built on the Nile banks. 45.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. More than 1.5 million tourists will travel up the Nile on a river boat.B. More than 1.5 million travelers are expected to Egypt this year.C. Egypt will spend close to 1.2 million US dollars in welcoming the tourists.D. It takes 10 billion RMB for all the natives to tour up the Nile once.Task 3 Directions: After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in the table below. Welcome to Unites friendly skies. These reminders may be helpful on yours trip.We welcome your comments on our service.Smoking is prohibited on all flights within the Continental US; flights serving Alaska, Canada, Bermuda, San Juan, and Cancun, Mexico; flights between the US and Hawaii and Australia. On flights where smoking is allowed, smoking is prohibited in the lavatories, aisles and while the no-smoking sign is illuminated. When smoking is permitted, only cigarettes are allowed in the smoking sections. Carry-on baggage(随身行李)must be put under a sear, in an enclosed overhead bin, or in a closet during take-off and landing.Televisions, AM/FM radios, portable cellular telephones, remote-control toys and similar electronic devices must not be used on board because they may interfere with