2010年6月山东省高职高专英语应用能力考试试卷.doc

2010年6月山东省高职高专英语应用能力考试试卷试卷一16. I am sorry to tell you that the book you asked for is not _.A. adaptable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available17. In some very cold countries people build _ houses to save energy.A. especial B. especially C. special D. specially18. I always _ starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute.A. practice B. perform C. perfect D. prefer19. The restaurant is busy on Sundays, so I will phone to _ a table.A. reserve B. deserve C. preserve D. observe20. _ all her friends agree, she was unusually warmhearted, loving and generous.A. Now that B. Even if C. Although D. As21. He drove to the airport to _ Mr. Dixon who came to see him from Mexico.A. pick up B. pick out C. call up D. call out22. She insists that he _ improve his oral English by doing a lot of practice.A. could B. would C. might D. should23. Construction of the railways helped to develop the national _.A. economic B. economics C. economy D. economical24. If you dont deliver the goods by Friday, we will be breaking the _.A. contrast B. contract C. contest D. content25. Frank assured me that if I ever needed financial help I could always _ him.A. turn off B. turn to C. turn down D. turn into26. The composition is not well written, and _， there are many spelling mistakes in it.A. more over B. any more C. moreover D. no more27. The hotel wants to _ its business by adding a swimming pool.A. expand B. extend C. expend D. attend28. No sooner had we returned home _ it rained.A. then B. than C. when D. as29. All their attempts to _ the child from the burning building were in vain.A. regain B. recover C. rescue D. remind30. I would have come sooner but I _ that you were waiting.A. havent known B. hadnt known C. didnt known D. have known31. George, like all boys, _ cars very much.A. like B. are liking C. liking D. likes32. Mary has got a full mark in the test. She _ very hard all the time.A. will work B. must have worked C. may work D. could have worked33. We moved to the town _ we could go to see our parents often.A. even if B. in case C. so that D. as if34. You should be thankful to have escaped with only _ injuries.A. minor B. minority C. major D. majority35. An increasing number of people can now _ to eat outside, thanks to the economic reforms.A. approve B. approach C. affect D. affordPart IIIReading Comprehension (1)(30 points, two points each)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 3 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 36 through 40. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.“But I just paid $ 1.69 for this bottle of wine last week. How come the price is now $ 2.25? Whats going on？”There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise. All have to do with the supply and demand factors of economics.The first factor is that people drinking more wine than ever before. This demand for？ more wine has increased overall (总体) wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year.The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which means that the same number of bottles is produced each year. Wine producers are trying to open up new land to grow more grapes (葡萄). But in at least three wine producing areas of the worldFrance, Germany, and Californianew vineyards (葡萄园) will not be available in the near future. Wines are produced in other countries, such as Italy, Spain and Australia, but none of these countries will be able to fill the demand for good wines.The third factor is that costs of wine production are increasing. The men who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensiveWhen the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up. When production costs, meaning the price of labor and machinery, rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine.36. From the first paragraph, we know that the speaker is _.A. asking about the price B. worrying about the priceC. bargaining over the price D. complaining about the price37. The three factors mentioned in the passage cause _.A. the sales of wine to increase B. the price of wine to go upC. the production of wine to decrease D. more and more people to drink wine38. The supply of wine has remained the same partly because _.A. wine producing countries are unwilling to increase their productionB. new vineyards will not be opened up in such countries as AustraliaC. countries like Italy and Spain cant supply enough good winesD. the production of wine bottles has ceased to increase39. What does “production costs” refer to in the last paragraph?A. The price of grapes and machines. B. The cost of land and transportation.C. The price of wine and wine bottles. D. The cost of manpower and equipment.40. The authors purpose of writing this passage is to _.A. persuade people to drink less wine B. tell people where to get the best wineC. explain why the price of the wine is rising D. show that wine is popular with AmericansTask 2Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 41 through 45. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.If you ever went to the United States to study in a college or a university, one of the first things you would have to do is to open a checking account. If you went to a bank to open an account, you would probably go through most of the following procedures. Not all banks have the same requirements for opening new accounts, of course, and the routine may vary somewhat.First you would go to the New Account Department and fill out a signature card. In order to open an account, you would have to offer proof of your identity (身份). A passport is one of the best kinds of identification to have, but other kinds are accepted, one of the most common being a derivers license.You would need to have a permanent (固定的) address in the city, and you would also be asked to supply the name of a permanent resident who is willing to recommend you. For this purpose you could use the name of your landlord or landlady, for example, or the name of the foreign student advisor at the university. And last but not least, you would need to bring some cash with you in order to open your account. Many banks require a minimum cash deposit of $50.41. The procedures for opening a checking account _.A. are completely the same for all banks B. are completely different for all banksC. vary a little from banks to bank D. have to be accepted by the customers42. The first step to open an account is to _A. prove your identity B. fill out your signature cardC. present your passport D. show your drivers license43. In order to open an account, you should _A. have a permanent address B. be a permanent residentC. be able to drive D. have a foreign student advisor44. From this passage we can know that _.A. its very difficult to open a checking account in AmericaB. you must always keep at least $50 in your accountC. you must deposit $50 at least for opening an accountD. while studying in America, you dont need a checking account45. What is this passage mainly about?A. How much money you should deposit in a bank.B. What identification you should provide to open an account.C. What you should do when you study in America.D. How you can open a checking account.Task 3Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 46 through 50. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.An application letterthe letter you write to apply for a jobwill probably be the most important kind of letter you will ever write. Very likely, it is a letter that you will write several times, as most people change employers several times during their business careers(生涯). Your first job, as well as each of those that follow, is most certain to involve some writing and some employers look upon an application letter as an excellent indicator(标志) of an applicants(应聘者) writing and communication skills.The purpose of your application letter, which should go together with your resume, is to get you an inperson interview with employer. If the letter is a good one, it most likely will achieve its objective.The general plan of an application letter closely matches that of a sales letter. For an application letter, the “product” you are selling consists of your knowledge, your skills, your personality(个性)everything about you that will enable you to perform the job to the satisfaction of the employer. As a result, you must understand the employers needs, know the specific requirements of the job you are seeking, and know what you have to “sell”46. The word “those” (Line 4, Para 1) refers to _.A. the jobs B. the letters C. the times D. the employers47. Obviously, after you have presented your application letter, you will_.A. hand in a copy of your resume B. expect an inperson interviewC. achieve your objective D. work for the employer48. According to the passage, your application letter is important because_.A. it means how experienced you areB. it indicates how hard you can workC. it shows how well you can communicateD. it tells how successful the interview will be49. The writer of this passage compares an application letter to _.A. a strong personality B. a satisfactory skillC. a new product D. a sales letter50. To ensure that the letter can satisfy the employer, you must _.A. know his needs B. tell your requirementsC. show your knowledge D. get familiar with his product试卷二Part IIIReading Comprehension (2)Task 4Directions: The following is a wanted ad. After reading it, you are required to answer the questions (No.51 to No.56) in the fewest possible words. The answers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.Dear Sirs，Im writing to confirm the loss of my credit card. I telephoned your office earlier today.The details of my card are as follows. Its an Apex Silver card in the name of Paul Anderson. The credit card number is 5431 7602 2597 8413. I have had an Apex Card since 1994. This card is valid (有效的) from August 2007 to August 2009.I lost the card yesterday at about 8：30 in the evening. The only case I used the card yesterday was to buy three dictionaries at Dillons Bookstore in Oxford Street. By accident, I left the card at the shop. When I realized what I had done, I telephoned the shop, but the shop assistants there couldnt find the card.Could you please cancel my card immediately and issue a replacement card for me? I can be contacted at the telephone number of 34745879056. Thank you for your assistance.Yours FaithfullyPaul Anderson51. Why does the man write the letter?_52. How long is the card val