大学英语应用能力考试题及答案

1、PartIClozeTestDirections:Thispart,numberedlto15,istotestyourgrammarandvocabularyability.Eachoftheblanks(N0.1toNo.15)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A"darkhorse"isonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedan

2、dcomesinfirst,1theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.Inpolitics,an2candidate(候选人)forofficewho3anomination(提名)orelectioniscalleda"darkhorse".BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,"TheYoungDuke",publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorsera

3、ceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,while"adarkhorse"whichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand(看台)inasweepingtriumph.Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,darkhorse”6forthefirsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.The"darkhorse"wasJamesKnoxPolkwhob

4、ecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofg

5、ettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenominat

6、ion.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetoruna"darkhorse",14whocouldunitetheparty.Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.Afterthe

7、1844congress,the"darkhorse"candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"Theinventionofthedarkhorsewasinitselfaremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyre

8、presentednothingandhaddevelopedfewenemies.1. A. soB. even though C. so thatD. as if2. A. unknownB. famousC. popularD. known3. A. acceptsB. looks forward to C. refusesD. wins4. A. beB. beingC.beenD. have been5. A. aboutB. behindC. asleepD. back6. A. happenedB. appeared C. usedD. was come about7. A. a

9、s wellB. eitherC. alsoD. too8. A. somebodyB. everybody C. anybodyD. nobody9. A. difficultlyB. successfully C. surprisinglyD. easilyD.the governor11.A.forB.againstC.infavorofD.infavorwith12.A.wonB.receivedC.lostD.wasted13.A.votesB.helpC.effortsD.money14.A.ahorseB.amanC.ananimalD.anorganization15.A.la

10、ughedB.succeededC.wonD.united10.A.PresidentB.thePresidentaPresidentC.PartIIVocabulary&StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youa

11、rerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16. Pleasekeepadetailedoftheworkthatyouhavedone.A)paperB)ideaC)exerciseD)record17. ourgreatsurprise,thenewsecretarycans

12、peakfourforeignlanguages.A)OfB)InC)ToD)For18. Thedepartmentmanageranewplantopromotesalesatthemeeting.A)tookawayB)putforwardC)lookedafterD)goton19. WhathetoldmetodowasIshouldgetfullypreparedbeforetheinterview.A)whatB)ifC)whichD)that20. Whendealingwithatask,Alicealwaysasksforhelpfrompeoplearoundher.A)

13、difficultB)wonderfulC)funnyD)simple21. Locationisthefirstthingcustomersconsiderwhentobuyahouse.A)planningB)plannedC)toplanD)havingplanned22. Softdrinksalesinthiscityhaveby8%comparedwithlastyear.A)pickedB)movedC)increasedD)pushed23. IfIhadn'tattendedanimportantmeetingyesterday,Itoseeyou.A)willhav

14、ecomeB)wouldhavecomeC)havecomeD)hadcome24. Toobtainavisatoenterthatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapplyA)inpartB)inpersonC)inturnD)inplace25. Thenewmodelofthecarwasputintoproductionin2007,helpedtoprovideanother1400jobs.A)thatB)whenC)whatD)whichSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshe

15、re.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26. Myimpressionisthatthesalesofthiscompanyhave(great)increasedthisyear.27. Thispicture(take)byayoungreporterinBeijinglastmonth.28. Tomhasmadethe(decide)toapplyforajobinthe

16、company.29. Noreaderisallowed(take)anyreferencebookoutofthereadingroom.30. Althoughyoumaynot(success)inthebeginning,youshouldkeepontrying.31. Becauselighttravels(fast)thansound,lightningisseenbeforethunder(雷)isheard.32. ThedoctorrecommendedthatMary(start)thehealthprogramassoonaspossible.33. Ittookme

17、severalweekstogetusedto(drive)ontheleftsideoftheroadinLondon.34. Thismedicineishighly(effect)intreatingskincancerifitisappliedearlyenough.35. NowthenumberofpeoplewhoareworkingathomeontheInternet(be)stillverysmall.PartIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasks

18、foryoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecor

19、respondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlivesafelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fallsarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafewsuggestions:Ma

20、rktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-riskaccidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespotseasiertosee.Putgrabbars(扶手)inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisisunfortunate(不幸的)becauseit'seasytomaketheareasafefro

21、maccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthebathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegetsintrouble.Withthepushofabutton,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgetssomeonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.36. Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathom

22、e,oldpeople.A)arefreefromhomeaccidentsB)canimprovetheirhealthC)arelikelytolivelongerD)canlivemoresafely37. Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare.A)notpaintedinadifferentcolorB)notmarkedwithbrighttapesC)fixedwithgrabbarsD)verybrightlylit38. Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfor

23、tunatebecause.A) theycaneasilybeavoidedB)oldpeopleseldomfallinbathroomsC) grabbarsdonothelptopreventfallsD) bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent39. Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto.A)detectsafetyconditionsathomeB)avoidfallsinthebathroomC)sendoutsignalsforhelpD)makephonecallseasily40. Thepurp

24、oseofthispassageistotellpeoplethat.A) mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathomeB) uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedC) fallsathomecanbeavoidedbytakingsomesimplemeasuresD) protectionofoldpeopleshouldbethefirstconcernforthepublicTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatemen

25、tsarenumbered41to45.Wehavecreatedaspecialratethatwillletyoutravelactuallythousandsofmilesonyourvacationatnoextracost.InmostofourUSandCanadianoffices,we'llrentyoucarsofhighqualityforsevendaysfor$99.Youcandriveasfarasyoulikewithoutpayingusapennyoverthe$99aslongasyoureturnthecartothecityfromwhichyo

26、urentedit.Insurance(保险)isincluded,gasisnot.IfyourentthecarinFloridaorinCalifornia,therateisthesame,butyoucanreturnthecartoanycityinthestate.Ifyou'dlikesomesuggestionsonwhattodowiththecaronceyou'vegotit,wehavedrivingandtouringguidesforalmosteverypartofthecountry.Nomatterwhichrateyouchoose,the

27、companycomesatnoextracost.Youdon'tjustrentacar.Yourentacompany!41. Accordingtotheadvertisement,$99istherateofferedfor.A)travelingalimiteddistanceB)rentingacarforsevendaysC)hiringadrivingguideD)drivingwithinastate42. Whichofthefollowingisincludedinthecar-rentingrate?A)Gasused.B)Carrepairs.C)Theho

28、telcharge.D)Insurancefee.43. Thecar-rentingrateremains$99ifyou.A)returnthecartowhereyourentitB)drivewithinthesamecityC)buytheinsuranceD)payforthegas44. ThelastsentenceofthepassageYourentacompany"meansthat.A) youhavetoberesponsibleforthecompanyB) youshouldobeytherulessetbythecompanyC) youcanenjo

29、yall-roundservicesofthiscompanyD) youmaychoosethebestcarfromthecompany45. Thepurposeofthepassageistoadvertise.A)car-rentingservicesintheUSB)aspecialrateofcar-rentingC)theadvantagesofcar-rentingD)aUScar-rentingcompanyTask3Directions:Thefollowingisajobapplicationletter.Afterreadingit,youshouldcomplete

30、theinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50innomorethan3wordsinthetablebelow.DearMs.Rennick:ProfessorSaulWilder,anadvisertoyourfirm,hasinformedmethatyourcompanyorganizationalislookingforsomeonewithexcellentcommunicationskills,experience,andleadershipbackgroundforamanagementposition.Ibelievet

31、hatmyenclosedrSumewillshowthatIhavethequalifications（资历）andexperienceyouseek.Inaddition,I'dliketomentionhowmyworkexperienceasasalesmanagerlastsummermakesmeaparticularlystrongcandidatefortheposition.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucanoffermeanopportunityforaninterviewwithyou.Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontact

32、meat（317）555-0118anytimebefore11:00a.m.,orfeelfreetoleaveamessage.Ilookforwardtomeetingwithyoutodiscussthewaysmyskillsmaybestserveyourcompany.Sincerelyyours,RichardSmithAnApplicationLetterApplicant:RichardSmithPositionappliedfor:a46positionQualificationsrequiredfortheposition:1. excellent472. organi

33、zationalexperience3. 48backgroundWorkexperience（lastsummer）:as49Contactnumber:50Enclosure:rSumeTask4Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsusedinthewaybill（详情单）oftheExpressMailService.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto（与等同）thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyoushouldputthecorr

34、espondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.AoriginalofficeBaccepteddateCpostingstampDdeliverystampEcompanynameFsender'saddressGcustomercodeHdocumentIparceljnameofcontentsKinsuranceamountLsender'ssignatureMpostalcodeNinsurancefeeOtotalchargePreceiver'ssignatureqrema

35、rkExamples:（D）投递日戳（L）交寄人签名51 .（）费用总计（）收寄日期52 .（）文件资料（）邮政编码53 .（）用户代码（）收件人签名54 .（）内件品名（）发件人地址55 .（）收寄日戳（）单位名称Task5Directions:Thefollowingisasetofinstructionsabouthowtousewashingmachines.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequestions（No.56toNo.60）.Youshouldwriteyouranswersi

36、nnomorethan3wordsonthecorrespondingAnswerSheet.Toeffectivelyusethiswashingmachine,youmustcompletefourstepscarefully:loading（装载）theclothes,pouringinthedetergent（洗涤齐ij）,adjustingthewatertemperature,andputtinginthecoins.First,throwclothesofsimilarcolorintothemachine;forexample,whites,coloredclothes,and

37、towelsshouldbewashedseparately.Whilecompletingthisstep,youmustbecarefulnottooverloadthemachine.Second,youshouldreadthedirectionsonyourdetergentboxtofindoutthecorrectamountforyourparticularload.Next,selectoneofthreepossiblewatertemperatures:hot,warm,orcold.Generally,hottemperatureisusedforwhiteclothe

38、s,warmtemperatureforlightcoloredclothes,andcoldtemperaturefordarkorbrightlycoloredclothes.Finally,afterclosingthedoorofthewashingmachine,putintheproperamountofmoney.Insummary,byfollowingthesesimpledirections,thewasherwillgiveyouacleanloadofwetclothes.56. Whyshouldyoufollowthedirectionscarefullywhenu

39、singthemachine?Tousethewashingmachine.57. Whatisthefirststepforusingthemachinetowashyourclothes?Tothrowtheclothesofintothemachine.58. Wherecanyoufindthecorrectamountofthedetergenttobeused?On.59. Whattemperatureisrecommendedforwashinglightcoloredclothes?60. Whenshouldyouputinthemoney?Afterofthewashin

40、gmachine.PartIVTranslation-EnglishintoChineseDirections:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(N0.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writey

41、ourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61. Twoassistantswillberequiredtocheckreporters'nameswhentheyarriveatthepressconference.A)两位助手要求记者在到达新闻发布会时通报他们的姓名。B)两位助手到达新闻发布会时被记者要求通报他们的姓名。C)有两位助手检查记者的姓名并通告他们新闻发布会的时间。D)要有两位助手在记者到达新闻发布会时核对他们的姓名。62. Agu

42、estpayingfullfarecaninviteanotherguesttojointhetourathalfprice.A）支付全额费用的客人，每位可以再带一位客人参加旅游，按半价付费。B）支付全额费用的客人，每位需要再邀请一位客人参加旅游，按半价收费。C）每位按半价付费参加旅游的客人，必须再找到一位全额付费的客人参加。D）支付全额费用的客人，如邀请另外一位客人参加旅游，可退还一半费用。63. CongratulationsonpurchasingfromourcompanytheC800CoffeeMaker,whichissuitableforhomeuse.A）我公司隆重推出C80

43、0型家用咖啡壶，欢迎各界人士惠顾。B）您从我公司购买了最新款的C800型家用咖啡壶，值得祝贺。C）恭喜您购买本公司C800型咖啡壶，此款咖啡壶适合居家使用。D）您购买的咖啡壶是我公司最新产品一C800家用型，特此致谢。64. LastmonthIbookedadoubleroominthenameofMr.Brownforaweekfromthe14th,January.A）上个月我以布朗先生名义预订了一间双人房，为期一周，从1月14日起算。B）上个月14日我为布朗先生预订了一间房间，到现在已有一周时间了。C）上个月我为布朗先生预iT了一个双人间，到1月14日止刚好为期一周。D）上个月，布朗先

44、生为我预订了两个房间，到1月14日为止，共一周时间。65. ThankyouforchoosingourrestaurantduringyourvisittoLondon.Servicestoguestsoftherestaurantarealargepartofourtasks,andwearegratefulfortheopportunitytoserveyou.Wewouldliketoinviteyourcommentsonourperformanceandtolearnfromyourexperiences.Pleasetakeafewmomentstocompleteourcustomerresponseformsothatwemayserveyoubetterinthefuture.PartVWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtowriteanoteaskingforsickleavebasedonthefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.说明：假设你是公司职