2024年高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)

PartⅠListeningComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.Directions: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?BDirections: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.ctionC2Directions: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.PartVocabulary$StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasecorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.ectionADirections: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.3A)IntermsofB)InadditiontoC)InrelationtoD)InspiteofBDirections: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.PartReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.YoushouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructedTask1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatement,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Companiessometimesreceivehundredsofapplicationsforasinglejob,anditisbecomingmorecommonformanagerstoconductscreening(筛选)interviewsoverthephone.Thissavesthemconsiderabletimeandmoney—especiallyifacandidatelivesoutoftown.Don’ttaketheseinterviewslightly.Itisimportanttoprepareforatelephoneinterviewjustasyouwoulddofoearegularinterview.Theemployerwillnormallycallore-mailyouinadvancetosetupaninterview4time.Ifpossible,arrangefortheinterviewtobeheldoveralandlinephone(座机),asitismorereliablethanamobilephone.Makesurethatchildren,petsandothersourcesofinterruptionwillbeoutoftheroom.Keepaglassofwaternearby.Phoneinterviewscanoftenlastahalf-hourtoanhourandbesuretohaveyourresumeinfrontofyou.Doyourbesttobepersonal,butdon’toverdoitby,say,tryingtotellajoke.36.ScreeninginterviewsoverthephoneisbecomingmorecommonbecauseA)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)formalaskDirections:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumberedto45.Ifyou’relookingforwaystoimproveyourproductsorservices,customerscanbeoneofyourmostvaluablesourcesofinformationandmarketresearch.Sowhynottakeitastepfurtherandvisitsomeofthem?Ideally,youwanttodothisinperson,soyoumayneedtoofferyoucustomerssomethingfortheirtime.Theymaybepleasedthatyoutaketheiropinionseriously,andtheymayalsoenjoygettingachancetohelpinfluenceyourproductsorservices.Ifyoucustomersareindifferentplaces,youcouldmakesuchvisitspartofyourbusinesstraveltogetawiderrangeofresponses.Oneexpertrecommendsthatyoumakeyourcustomersfeelcomfortableduringthevisits.You’renottryingtosellanythingthroughthesemeetings,soplantospend80percentofyourtimelistening.Don’ttrytoleadyourcustomertogiveresponsesthatyoureallywanttohear.Instead,askquestionsthatfocusonthecustomer’sexperience,suchaswhethertheygotwhattheywerehopingforandwhattheyfounddifficultorenjoyable.41.Accordingtothepassage,yourcustomerscanbeveryhelpfulin________.5A)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)yourfuturesalesplankDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46to50(innomorethan3words)inthetablebelowThisreminder(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)accordingtotheinstructions6askDirections:ThefollowingisalistoftermsusedinanApplicationFormforImport/ExportofArticlesforPersonalUse(进出境自用物品申请表).Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与……等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinbracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A—Applicant’sNameC—DateofBirthE—PassportNo.G—DepartureCountryI—Entry/ExitPortK—PortofLoadingM—BillofLadingO—PortofDeliveryExamplesF物品批文号B—NationalityD—AddressF—PermitNo.ofArticlesH—TelephoneJ—DestinationCountryL—MeansofTransportN—numberofPiece(s)rossWeight〔〕运输方式〔〕联系电话55.〔〔〕护照号码Task5Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.DearMrHarrisonItwasapleasurespeakingwithyouonthephonethisafternoon.IamveryhappytoacceptthepositionofProjectManagerwithHarrisonConsultants(哈里森咨询公司).Thankyouverymuchfortheopportunitytojoinyourteam.Iamexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesforthisposition,andIameagertoworkwithyourteam.Aswediscussedinourconversation,mystartingyearlysalarywillbe$50000.Iunderstandthatafterbeingemployedfor30days,Iwillreceivehealthandlifeinsurancebenefits.AfterworkingforHarrisonConsultantsforsixmonths,Iwillreceiveoneweek’spaidvacation.IampreparedtostartworkonJanuary1,2024,asyourequested.IfthereisanypaperworkIneedtocompletebeforeIstartwork,orifyouneedanyadditionalinformation,pleasecontactmeat(732)294-5103.Iappreciatethehelpyourassociate(合作伙伴)Mr.KenKnoxprovidedbyrecommendingmeforthisposition.Thankyou.ynWauson756.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.62.Partlybecauseoftheincreasingdemand,thepricesofseafoodinthisregionhavealmostdoubledrecently.63.Ourcustomerserviceworkerswillcontactyouwithin14workingdaysofreceivingyourcomplaintabouttheproduct.64.Nowadaysitisawell-knownfactthatsecondhandsmokingdoesevenmoreharmtohumanhealth.65.It’sourresponsibilitytoprovideourstaffwiththebesttechnicalsupportservices.Weareworkinghardtogiveclearinformationabouteachoftheserviceswe8provide.Andwealsoaimtoachievethehighestservicestandards.However,pleaserememberthatthingscansometimesgowrong.Ifthishappens,pleaseletusknowrightawaybycalling01782294443.Wewilldoeverythingwecantoputthingsright.PartⅤWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtofillintheApplicationFormaccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.训。Wordsforreference:机械工程师mechanicalengineerAPPLICATIONFOREMPLOYMENTDateofApplication:(1)____ONALINFORMATIONName:(2)Address450Dongfa