英语二级真题试卷

1、高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)试卷6PRACTICALENGLISHTESTFORCOLLEGES(PRETCO)PartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.Section ADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause

2、.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowthetestwillbegin.1. A)Yes，Iam.B)Yes，Ido.C)msorry.D)Itsmypleasure.2.

3、 A)Pleasedo.B)Notyet.C)Yes.Iknow.D)Mostofthetime.3. A)Itsearly.B)Eighthours.C)Yes,Idloveto.D)Athalfpasteight.4. A)Nothingserious.B)No，thankyou.C)Yes，Ihave.D)Itterrible.5. A)Yes，Ioftengo.B)YesIdo.C)Nonotyet.D)Nothanks.Section BDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Therea

4、re5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethro

5、ughthecenter.6. A)Warm.B)Cold.C)Hot.D)Wet.7. A)GotoBeijing.B)Meethimtomorrow.C)Bookaticket.D)Buyabook.8. A)Hesserious.B)Hescareless.C)Heskind.D)Hespolite.9. A)Theywillstayathome.B)Theywillbelate.C)Theywontgototheparty.D)Theywontbelate.10. A)Shedoesntneedhishelp.B)Shedoesntliketheman.C)Shewantstowork

6、fortheman.D)Shewantstoaskforhelp.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedbl

7、anksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.Theworldpopulationtodayisabout6billion.Butonlyabout11percentoftheworldslandissuitableforfarming.However，theareaoffarmlandisbecomingsmallerandsmaller(11).Soitwillbedifficulttofeedsomanymouths.Thereareseveralre

8、asonswhyfarmlandisbeing(12).First，alotofthelandisbeingusedforthe(13)ofhouses.Secondly，someofthelandhasbecomewastelandbecausewindand(14)haveremovedthetopsoil.Thirdly，someofthelandhasbecometoosaltyto(15).Therefore，abigproblemthatwefacetodayishunger.PartIIVocabulary&Structure(15minutes)Directions:T

9、hispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).Youshouldmark

10、thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16. AndcanyouchangeAmericandollarsEurosA)ontoB)intoC)withD)to17. Whenyougivesomeoneapresent,theresomethinginsideofit.A)supposetobeB)supposedtobeC)issupposedtobeD)wassupposed18. Youwon'tcatchmeonaSunday!A)workingB)workC)workedD

11、)towork19. Don'tletotherpeople'stroubleworryyourhead.IfIyou,Iaboutit.A) am;won'tworryB) was;wouldn'tworryD)were;wouldn'tworryC)were;won'thaveworried20. Thereasonmotherwaslatewithdinneristhatthereweresomanydishestoprepare.A)whyB)whereC)whoD)because21. Atcollege,Ithetwo-beddorm

12、itorywithoneofmybestfriendsHurley.A)dividedB)sharedC)brokeD)built22. Aftermyname,address,andapasswordforusewiththiscompany,Iproceededtocheckout.A)enterB)toenterC)enteredD)entering23. After,IforgothowmuchmoneyIhadtowithdraw.A) entermypincodeB) enteredmypincodeC) enteringmypincodeD) toentermypincode24

13、. Thisnewstyleofsportsshoesisverypopularanditisinallsizes.A)importantB)activeC)availableD)famousgeneralmanagersatthereA)tolistenB)listentothereportfromeachdepartment.C)beinglistenedD)listeningSectionBDirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgive

14、ninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26. Theshowwasn'tsogoodthisyearbecausetherewere(few)dealerspresentthanlastyear.27. Itisnowmuch(easy)thanbeforetomakedigitalphotos.28. Thisisanothersignofchanginghabitsof(consume).29. Iwanttohaveadayoff,MissLee.Oneofmy(tooth)h

15、urtsandImustgotothedentistsoon.30. ThankyouforyourletterofApril15,(tell)usaboutMr.JohnBrownsvisittoourcompanyonMay10.31. In(add),acameraisplacedtogetacustomer'spassword.32. Ifwestillloveeachotherafterallthat,thenwecanget(marry).33. Manyinstitutionsallowacustomertoprint(month)statementsrightatthe

16、ATM.34. I'mnotapermanent(employ);I'mworkinghereonafixed-termcontract.35. Hishouse(put)upforsaleafterhisdeathbecausehehadnochildrenleft.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyan

17、ddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthece

18、nter.Thisfamiliaroldnoun"life",isnowusedwidelyinthephrase"getalife!",usuallyinabadtoneofvoicelikethat-"Getalife,whydon'tyou!"Well,it'ssaidtosomebodywhothespeakerfeelsisleadinganunfulfilling(不充实的)life,yourlifeisempty,dull,there'smoretolifethanwhatyou'redo

19、ing,startliving!Itcanbeserious,butit'susuallyfunny.Itcanbeusedforinstancetoaworkaholic(工作狂),orforanybodyspeciallyfondofsomethinglikeatelevisionprogramme,alwayswatchingaparticularsoap(肥皂剧),shallwesay.Thatpersonmightbetoldto"getalife".Thephrasegoesbackmorethantenyearsago.ItwasaUSphrasein

20、California,yearsandyearsago,andthenitbecamethenameofaUStelevisionshow.Andthenitbecameallsortsofusagesaroundradio,television,novels,shortstories-don'ttakethingstooseriously!Chillout!Getalife!Ithappenstothebestofuspeoplewhopitymybeinginterestedinlanguageresearching,oftentellmeto"getalife"

21、;!36. Ifsomeonesays"getalife"toyou,whatdotheythinkofyourlifeA)Itisimmoralandbad.B)Itisboringandunsatisfying.C)Itissuccessfulandproductive.D)Itistoobusyandtoofast.37. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtotheauthorA) Wegenerallysaythephrasewithabadvoice.B) Itisonlyusedinaseriousway.

22、C) Itmightbesaidtosomeonewhowashestoooften.D) ItisusedonlyinUS.38. WhichcountrydoesthephrasecomefromA)UK.B)Australia.C)TheUSA.D)Notgiven.39. Whatothermeaningfor"getalife"doestheauthorgiveA) Youneedtobelessangryaboutsomething.B) Youneedtobelessseriousaboutsomething.C) Youneedtobemorecareful

23、aboutsomething.D) Youneedtobelesscarefulaboutsomething.40. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTureaccordingtotheauthorA) "Getalife"isanewphrase.B) ItwasoncethetitleofaTVprogramme.C) Somepeoplesaytheauthorspendstoomuchtimestudyinglanguage.D) Thephrasecanbeusedforinstancetoaworkaholic.Task2Di

24、rections:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.Wevefoundthateatinghabitsvary(变化)somuchthatitdoesnotmakesensetoincludemealsinthepriceofourtours.Wewanttogiveyouthefreedomofchoosingrestaurantsandorderingfoodthatsuitsyourtasteandbudget(预算).Asourhotelsofferanything

25、fromcoffeeandtoasttoafullAmericanbreakfastatveryreasonableprices，itwillneverbeaproblemforyoutostartthedayinthewayyoulikebest.Atlunchstops，yourtourguidewillshowyouwhereyoucanfindsalads，soups，andsandwiches.Dinnertimeisyourchancetotrysomelocalfood.Sometimesthetourguidewillletyouhavedinneratarestauranto

26、fyourownchoice.Atothertimesheorshewillrecommendarestaurantatyourhotel.YearsofresearchhavetaughtUSwhichrestaurantsreliablyserveagoodchoiceofdelightfuldishesatdown-to-earthprices.InMexico，Alaska，andtheYukon。whereyourrestaurantchoicemaybelimited.weincludesomemeals.Themealsprovidedareclearlystatedonthet

27、ourpages.41. Accordingtothepassage，mostmealsarenotincludedinthepriceoftoursmainlybecause.A) mealsmakeupalargepartofthetourbudgetB) mealpricesvaryalotfromplacetoplaceC) peopledislikemenusofferedbytourguidesD) peoplehavedifferenteatinghabits42. Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A) thehotelswhereyoustaywill

28、offeryoufreebreakfastB) dininginformationcanbeobtainedfromyourtourguidesC) youcanhaveacompletechoiceoflocaldishesatthehotelD) afulllistoflocalrestaurantscanbefoundonthetourpages43. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A) Tourguidesaresupposedtoarrangedinneroutsidethehotel.B) Tourguidesrecommendations

29、onfoodareunreliable.C) Touristsmusthavelunchinthehotelstheystayin.D) Touristsmaytastelocaldishesduringdinnertime.44. Theword“down-to-earth”(Line3，mostprobablymeans.A) changeableB) expensiveC) reasonableD) fixed45. Mealsareincludedinthetourpriceinsomeplaceswhere.A) restaurantchoicemaybelimitedB) ther

30、earemanynearbyrestaurantsC) delightfuldishesarenotservedD) foodmaybetooexpensiveTask3Directions:Thefollowingisaninstructionofwritingatripreport.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50innomorethan3wordsinthetablebelow.TripReportsManycompaniesrequiretheiremp

31、loyeestohandinreportsoftheirbusinesstrips.Atripreportnotonlyprovidesawrittenrecordofabusinesstripanditsactivities，butalsoenablesmanyemployeestobenefitfromtheinformationoneemployeehasgained.Generally,atripreportshouldbeintheformofamemorandum内部通知)，addressedtoyourimmediateboss.Theplacesanddatesofthetri

32、paregivenonthesubjectline.Thebodyofthereportwillexplainwhyyoumadethetrip，whomyouvisited，andwhatyoudid.Thereportsshouldgiveabriefaccountofeachmajorevent.Youyoushouldfocusonthemoreneedntgiveequalspacetoeachevent.Insteadimportantevents.Followthebodyofthereportwithaconclusion.ATripReportReportedby：anemp

33、loyeebackfromabusinesstripAddressedto：hisorherimmediate(46)Usedfor：asawrittenrecordhelpful(47)thatcanbesharedbyothersWrittenintheformof：a(48)Informationtobeincludedinthereport：placesanddatesofthetripon(49)event(s)duringthetripinthe(50)ofthereportTask4Directions:Thefollowingispartofamenuofamobile(移动的

34、)phone.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A. lagerB. ginC.rumD. liquorE. vermouthF. tequilaG. vodkaH. cocktailI. tonicJ. whiskeyK. beerL. drysherryM. r

35、edwineN. sodaO. brandyP. RemyMartinQ. BloodyMaryR. JapanesesakiExamples:(Q)血玛莉酒(R)日本清酒51.()人头马()威士忌52.()汤力酒()朗姆酒53.()杜松子酒()贮藏啤酒54.()伏特加酒()甜雪利酒55.()苦艾酒()鸡尾酒Task5Directions:Readthefollowingarticle.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequestionsto.Youshouldwriteyouranswersinn

36、omorethan3wordsonthecorrespondingAnswerSheet.BargainingAliceandTabantraveledtotheBlueMountainsandAlicesaysshelearnedsomeveryinterestingbargainingtipsalongtheway.TabanisfromJamaica,andsaysheneverpaysfullprice.Hesaysifyoudon'tbargain,youhurtthepersonwhocomesbehindyouasitwillbeexpectedthattheywillp

37、ayahighpricealso.OnthewaytotheBlueMountains,theystoppedtobuysomeoranges.Theybought6orangesfor$60JDandtheshopkeeperbaggedup6orangesandgavethemtoTaban.AtthispointTabansaidsomethingAlicesaysshewouldneverhavethoughtofsaying.Hesaid"Ibought6orangesandyougavemesix"Towhichtheshopkeeperresponded,&q

38、uot;OK,eight"andhandedover2moreoranges!IfyouwouldliketocontactTabanforguideservices,youcancallhimat(876)0420-9713.Hecanguideyouaroundtheislandsafelyandwithcourtesy(礼节,礼貌)andskill.Buyaphonecardthathascellularaccesstosaveonthiscall.doyoulearnaboutAliceandTabanAliceandTabanwentto.willthepersonswho

39、arebehindyouhavetodoifyoudon'tbargainTheywillpayalso.muchdidAliceandTabanpayfortheorangesTheypaidfortheoranges.wasthefinalpriceforeachorangeAliceandTabanboughtEachorangeactuallycostthem.60. WhatwouldyoubuyinordertosaveonthiscalltoTabanforguideservicesthathascellularaccess.PartIVTranslationEnglis

40、hintoChinese(25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.EachofthefoursentencestoisfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.WriteyourtranslationoftheparagraphinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61. Mr.Smithdemandsthatallreportsbecarefullywrittenandaboveallbebasedonthefacts.A) 史密斯先生要求把所有的报告都写好，还要求全部都应该是事实。B) 史密斯先生需要的报告部应该写得详尽，而且全部都只能是事实。C) 史密斯先生所需要的报告都写得很完整，而且包括了所有的事实.D)