2009年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试（b级）试卷及答案

Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) Directions: 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 responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The 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. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) I’m not sure. B) You’re right. C) Yes, certainly. D) That’s 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. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now the test will begin. 1. A) Never mind. C) No problem. B) Yes, I am. D) Here it is. 2. A) I like it very much. C) Thank you. B) That’s a good idea. D) You’re welcome. 3. A) Let’s go. C) It’s delicious. B) Don’t mention it. D) Here you are. 4. A) He’s busy. C) He’s fifty. B) He’s fine. D) He’s a doctor. 5. A) That’s difficult. C) Yes, please. B) It’s sunny today. D) This way, please. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded BGZD – pa – 1 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) A telephone. C) A T-shirt. B) A watch. D) An mp4 player. 7. A) Travel to Australia. C) Work part-time. B) Start a business. D) Write a report. 8. A) Prepare a speech. C) Type a letter. B) Send an e-mail. D) Make a phone call. 9. A) The first floor. C) The third floor. B) The second floor. D) The fourth floor. 10. A) In a bank. C) At the airport. B) In a bookstore. D) At a hotel. Section C Directions: 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 three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to you all. We are pleased to have you here to visit our company. Today, we will first 11 you around our company, and then you will go and see our 12 and research center. The research center was 13 just a year ago. You may ask any questions you have during the visit. We will 14 to make your visit comfortable and worthwhile. Again, I would like to extend a warmest welcome to all of you on behalf of our company, and I hope that you will enjoy your stay here and 15 . BGZD – pa – 2 Part II Vocabulary & Structure (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section A Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 16. How much does it ________ to take the online training course? A) cost C) pay B) give D) spend 17. If you need more information, please contact us ________ telephone or email. A) in C) on B) by D) for 18. Mr. Smith used to smoke ________ but he has given it up recently. A) immediately C) heavily B) roughly D) completely 19. He was speaking so fast ________ we could hardly follow him. A) what C) but B) as D) that 20. Please call me back ________ you see this message. A) as well as C) as far as B) as early as D) as soon as 21. We haven’t enough rooms for everyone, so some of you will have to ________ a room. A) share C) spare B) stay D) live 22. Before ________ for the job, you will be required to take a language test. A) apply C) applied B) applying D) to apply BGZD – pa – 3 23. If you want to join the club, you’ll have to ________ this form first. A) put up C) fill in B) try out D) set up 24. ________ the rain stops before 12 o’clock, we will have to cancel the game. A) As C) While B) Since D) Unless 25. As the price of oil keeps ________, people have to pay more for driving a car. A) to go up C) gone up B) going up D) go up Section B Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 26. What a (wonder) ________ party it was! I enjoyed every minute of it. 27. The film turned out to be (successful) ________ than we had expected. 28. Readers are not allowed (bring) ________ food and drinks into the Library at any time. 29. The manager has promised that she will deal with the matter (immediate) ________. 30. We are looking forward to (work) ________ with you in the future. 31. Today email has become an important means of (communicate) ________ in daily life. 32. The visitors were (disappoint) ________ to find the museum closed when they rushed there. 33. Because of the (improve) ________ in the road conditions, there have been fewer accidents recently. 34. When you arrive tomorrow, my secretary (meet) ________ you at the airport. 35. John has worked as a sales manager since he (join) ________ this company in 2002. BGZD – pa – 4 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. 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. Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录音带) library. This letter tells you about our service. With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it. Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge. When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录). 36. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can ________. A) read ordinary books B) order cassette players C) buy Calibre cassettes D) use the library service 37. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from ________. A) hearing difficulties B) mental illnesses C) sight problems D) heart troubles 38. The service of sending and returning books by post is ________. A) not available to children B) paid by the users C) free of charge D) not provided BGZD – pa – 5 39. The easy way to use the library service is to ________. A) inform the library of your name and address B) tell the library the sorts of books you like C) buy the catalogues of the library D) ask the library to buy the books 40. The main purpose of this letter is to ________. A) introduce the library’s service to readers B) recommend new books to the readers C) send a few catalogues to readers D) express thanks to the readers Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. People in some countries cannot use their native language for Web addresses. Neither can Chinese speakers, who have to rely on pinyin. But last Friday, ICANN, the Web’s governing body, approved the use of up to 16 languages for the new system. More will follow in the coming years. The Internet is about to start using the 16 languages of the world. People will soon be able to use addresses in characters (字符) other than those of the Roman alphabet (字母). The change will also allow the suffix (后缀) to be expressed in 16 other alphabets, including traditional and simplified Chinese characters. But there are still some problems to work out. Experts have discussed what to do with characters that have several different meanings. This is particularly true of Chinese. Most experts doubt the change will have a major effect on how the Internet is used. “There will be some competition between companies to obtain popular words for addresses.” 41. For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use ________. A) pinyin B) signs C) numbers D) characters 42. The approval of the use of 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to ________. A) change their email address B) email their messages in characters C) have the chance to learn other languages D) use addresses in their own language BGZD – pa – 6 43. The new system will allow the suffix of a Web address to be expressed by ________. A) any native language B) figures and numbers C) Chinese characters D) symbols and signs 44. Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new system? A) Certain characters have several different meanings. B) Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn. C) People find it difficult to type their address in characters. D) Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters. 45. Many experts do not believe that ________. A) there are still some problems to work out B) there will be competition to get popular addresses C) companies are willing to change their web addresses D) the change will affect the use of the Internet greatly Task 3 Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 to 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below. Hard Work, Good Money We need: Staff (员工) to work in a busy operations center. You to be working in Hangzhou. We are: A rapidly expanding international IT company. Based in the UK and USA, with 500 employees worldwide. We want to: Recruit (招聘) staff for our office in Hangzhou. Recruit 30 staff members in the first year. You should be: Chinese; A college graduate, majoring in Computer Science; Flexible, efficient, active; Willing to work in Hangzhou; Able to work unusual hours, e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. You should have: Good basic English language skills, holding Level-A Certificate of Practical BGZD – pa – 7 English Test for Colleges (PRETCO). Keyboard skills. Way to contact us: 0571-88044066 For more details about the job, please visit our website: www.aaaltd.cn. A Job Advertisement Recruitment: staff to work in an operations center Work place: 46 Qualifications (资格): Education: college graduate majoring in 47 Foreign language: English, with Level-A Certificate of PRETCO Personal qualities: flexible, 48 , active Working hours: 49 , e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Way to get details about the job: visit the website: 50 Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms related to employment. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55. A --------------- annual bonus B --------------- basic salary C --------------- benefit D --------------- commission E --------------- head hunter F --------------- health insurance G --------------- housing fund H --------------- job center I --------------- job fair J --------------- job offer K --------------- labor market L --------------- labor contract M --------------- minimum wage N --------------- retirement insurance O --------------- trial period P --------------- unemployment insurance Q --------------- welfare BGZD – pa – 8 Examples: (A) 年终奖 (O) 试用期 51. ( ) 招聘会 ( ) 最低工资 52. ( ) 劳动 ( ) 福利 53. ( ) 养老保险 ( ) 住房基金 54. ( ) 猎头 ( ) 基本工资 55. ( ) 劳务市场 ( ) 失业保险 Task 5 Directions: Here are two letters. After reading them, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions (No.56 to No.60). You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Letter 1 December 1, 2009 Dear Mr. John Campbell, We have received your letter of November 20, 2009 about your latest model of mountain bikes, in which we are very much interested. We believe that they will sell well here in the U.S.A. Please send us further details of your prices and terms of sales. Your favorable quotation (报价) will be appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Robert Loftus Marketing Manager Letter 2 December 4, 2009 Dear Mr. Robert Loftus, Thank you for your letter of December 1st inquiring about our latest model of mountain bikes. We are pleased to send you the catalogue (产品目录) and price list you asked for. You will find our quotation reasonable with attractive terms of sales. We are looking forward to receiving your order at the earliest time. Very truly yours, John Campbell Sales Manager 56. What product is inquired about in the first letter? The latest model of ___________________________________. BGZD – pa – 9 57. What information of the product does Mr. Robert Loftus ask for? Further details of the prices and _________________________. 58. What is enclosed with the second letter? The catalogue and ____________________________________. 59. Who writes the second letter? John Campbell, ________________________________ manager. 60. What does Mr. John Campbell say about the quotation of the product? He says it is __________________ with attractive terms of sales. Part IV Translation -- English into Chinese (25 minutes) Directions: This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences (No.61 to No.64) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A), B), C) and D). Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.65) in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet. 61. Not until this week were they aware of the problems with the air-conditioning units in the hotel rooms. A) 这个星期旅馆里的空调间出问题了，他们没有意识到。 B) 直到这个星期他们才意识到该修理旅馆房间里的空调了。 C) 直到这个星期他们才知道旅馆房间里的空调设备有问题。 D) 他们查不出旅馆房间内空调的故障，这个星期会请人来检查。 62. We sent an e-mail to your Sales Department a week ago asking about the goods we had ordered. A) 一周前你方销售部发来电子邮件，询问我方是否需要购买该产品。 B) 一周前我们给你方销售部发了电子邮件，查询我们所订购的货物。 C) 一周前我们给你们销售部发了电子邮件，想核查我们要买的货物。 D) 一周前你方的销售部派人来核实我们的订购货物的有关电子邮件。 63. Candidates applying for this job are expected to be skilled at using a computer and good at spoken English. A) 申请该岗位的应聘者应熟练使用计算机并有良好的英语口语能力。 B) 本项工作的申请人希望能提高使用计算机的能力和善于说英语。 C) 本工作的受聘人员在应聘前应受过使用计算机的训练并懂得英语。 D) 申请人在应聘本岗位时有可能被要求使用计算机和说良好的英语。 BGZD – pa – 10 64. It is widely accepted that the cultural industry has been one of the key industries in developed countries. A) 发达国家广泛接受，文化是支撑国家工业发展的关键事业。 B) 发达国家已普遍接受，文化产业应看成一种关键性的事业。 C) 大家普遍接受，发达国家应把文化事业看成一种关键产业。 D) 人们普遍认为，文化产业已成为发达国家的一个支柱产业。 65. Journalist Wanted (招聘记者) Student Newspaper is looking for a journalist. Applicants (申请人) should be studying at the university now, and should have at least one year’s experience in writing news reports. The successful applicant will be expected to report on the happenings in the city and on campus. If you are interested, please send your application to the Student Newspaper office before the end of June. For more information, please visit our website. Part V Writing (25 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an Invitation Letter based on the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the Translation/ Composition Sheet. 写信日期：2009 年 12 月 20 日 邀请人：UST 电子公司总经理 Mike Kennedy 被邀请人：张威 ： UST 电子公司为庆祝公司创立三十周年，定于 2009 年 12 月 29 日（星期 二）晚上 7 点在假日酒店举行庆祝晚宴。 为了感谢张威先生多年来的支持和合作，CUST 电子公司总经理邀请他出 席庆祝晚宴。 Words for reference 电子公司 Electronics Corporation 三十周年 30th anniversary 庆祝晚宴 dinner party 假日酒店 Holiday Inn BGZD – pa – 11 参考：(2009 年 12月高等学校英语应用能力考试B级a卷) PRACTICAL ENGLISH TEST FOR COLLEGES (Level B) (BGZD - Pa) Part I Listening Comprehension Section A (每题 1 分) 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C Section B (每题 1 分) 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10.D Section C (每题 1 分，得分为 0 分、0.5 分、1 分；答对部分得 0.5 分；拼写错误不给分) 11. show 12. factory 13. built 14. do our best 15. have a good time Part II Vocabulary & Structure Section A (每题 1 分) 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. B Section B (每题 0.5 分，得分为 0 分、0.5 分；第26、29、31、33题拼写错误不给分；其 余各题若有拼写错误，但尚能辨认含义，可以酌情不扣分。) 26. wonderful 27. more successful 28. to bring 29. immediately 30. working 31. communication 32. disappointed 33. improvement(s) / improving 不扣分 34. will meet /will be meeting 35. joined Part III Reading Comprehension Task 1 (每题 2 分) 36. D 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. A Task 2 (每题 2 分) 41. A 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. D Task 3 (每题 1 分，得分为 0 分、0.5 分、1 分；若有拼写错误但尚能辨认，酌情扣 0.5 分或不扣分；名词单复数错误酌情扣分或不扣分；填写超过三个词不给分) 46. Hangzhou 47. Computer Science 48. efficient 49. unusual hours 50. www.aaaltd.cn BGZD – pa – 12 Task 4 (每题 1 分) 51. I, M 52. L, Q 53. N, G 54. E, B 55. K, P Task 5 (每题 1 分，得分为 0 分、0.5 分、1 分；若有拼写错误但尚能辨认，酌情扣 0.5 分或不扣分；第 56 题中 “s” 漏写不扣分；填写超过三个词不给分) 56. mountain bikes 57. terms of sale 58. price list 59. sales 60. reasonable Part IV Translation -- English to Chinese 2 分 1 分 0.5 分 0 分 61 C B A D 62 B C D A 63 A B D C 64 D C B A 65. (共 12 分) 参考译文： 《学生报》正在招聘一名记者。应聘人必须是本校的在校生，至少有一年 的新闻报道经历。受聘者将报道本市及校园的新闻。有意者请于六月底前将申 请寄到《学生报》报社。如需更多信息，请访问我们的网站。 Journalist Wanted (招聘记者) Student Newspaper is looking for a journalist. Applicants (申请人) should be 1 studying at the