2007年6月高等学校英语应用能力B级试题PartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sectionsSectionA1.A、I’msorry.B、It’smypleasure.C、Yes,Iam.D、Yes,Ido.2.A、Notyet.B、Mostofthetime.C、Yes,Iknow.D、Pleasedo.3.A、Yes,I’dloveto.B、Athalfpasteight.C、EighthoursD、It’searly.4.A、It’sterrible.B、No,thankyou.C、Nothingserious.D、Yes,Ihave.5.A、No,notyet.B、No,thanks.C、Yes,Ido.D、Yes,Ioftengo.SectionB6.A、Cold.B、Warm.C、Wet.D、Hot.7.A、Buyabook.B、Meethimtomorrow.C、GotoBeijing.D、Bookaticket.8.A、He’skind.B、He’scareless.C、He’sserious.D、He’spolite.9.A、Theywon’tgototheparty.B、Theywon’tbelate.C、Theywillbelate.D、Theywillstayathome.10.A、Shewantstoaskforhelp.B、Shewantstoworkfortheman.C、Shedoesn’tliketheman.D、Shedoesn’tneedhishelp.SectionCTheworldpopulationtodayisabout6billion.Butonlyabout11percentoftheworld’slandissuitableforfarming.However,theareaoffarmlandisbecomingsmallerandsmaller(11).Soitwillbedifficulttofeedsomanymouths.Thereareseveralreasonswhyfarmlandisbeing(12).First,alotofthelandisbeingusedforthe(13)ofhouses.Secondly,someofthelandhasbecomewastelandbecausewindand(14)haveremovedthetopsoil.Thirdly,someofthelandhasbecometoosaltyto(15).Therefore,abigproblemthatwefacetodayishunger.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes)SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Thisnewstyleofsportsshoesisverypopularanditis_________inallsizes.A、importantB、activeC、availableD、famous17._________awonderfultriphehadwhenhetraveledinChina!A、WhereB、HowC、WhatD、That18.Shegaveupher__________asareporterattheageof25.A、careerB、interestC、lifeD、habit19.Shedidn’treceivetheapplicationform;it_________tothewrongaddress.A、sentB、besentC、wassentD、beingsent20.Time_________veryfastandanewyearwillbeginsoon.A、takesoffB、goesbyC、pullsupD、getsalong21.Ididn’tanswerthephone_________Ididn’thearitring.A、ifB、unlessC、althoughD、because22.We’regoingto_________thetaskthatwehaven’tfinished.A、takeawayB、carryonC、getintoD、keepoff23.Thegeneralmanagersatthere,_________tothereportfromeachdepartment.A、tolistenB、listenC、beinglistenedD、listening24.Inhisreportoftheaccidenthe_________someimportantdetails.A、missedB、wastedC、escapedD、failed25.Itisnecessarytofindanengineer_________hasskillsthatmeetyourneeds.A、whomB、whichC、whoseD、whoSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Shemanagedtosettletheargumentina(friend)way.27.Iwouldratheryou(go)withmetomorrowmorning.28.IfI(be)you,Iwouldn’tasksuchasillyquestion.29.Youshouldsendmethereportontheprogram(immediate).30.Assoonastheresult(come)out,I’llletyouknow.31.Ifyousmokeinthisnon-smokingarea,youwill(fine)$50.32.Itisquitedifficultforme(decide)whoshouldbegiventhejob.33.Theflexibleworkingtimesystemwillenablethe(employ)toworkmoreefficiently.34.Themorecarefulyouare,the(well)youwillbeabletocompletethework.35.I’llputforwardmy(suggest)nowsothathecanhavetimetoconsideritbeforethemeeting.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,marked36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.We’vefoundthateatinghabitsvary(变化)somuchthatitdoesnotmakesensetoincludemealsinthepriceofourtours.Wewanttogiveyouthefreedomofchoosingrestaurantsandorderingfoodthatsuitsyourtasteandbudget(预算).AsyourhotelsofferanythingfromcoffeeandtoasttoafullAmericanbreakfastatveryreasonableprices,itwillneverbeaproblemforyoutostartthedayinthewayyoulikebest.Atlunchstops,yourtourguidewillshowyouwhereyoucanfindsalads,soups,andsandwiches.Dinnertimeisyourchancetotrysomelocalfood.Sometimesthetourguidewillletyouhavedinneratarestaurantofyourownchoice.Atothertimesheorshewillrecommendarestaurantatyourhotel.Yearsofresearchhavetaughtuswhichrestaurantsreliablyserveagoodchoiceofdelightfuldishesatdown-to-earthprices.InMexico,Alaska,andtheYukon,whereyourrestaurantchoicemaybelimited,weincludesomemeals.Themealsprovidedareclearlystatedonthetourpages.36.Accordingtothepassage,mostmealsarenotincludedinthepriceoftoursmainlybecause_________.A、mealsmakeupalargepartofthetourbudgetB、mealpricesvaryalotfromplacetoplaceC、peopledislikemenusofferedbytourguidesD、peoplehavedifferenteatinghabits37.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A、thehotelswhereyoustaywillofferyoufreebreakfastB、dininginformationcanbeobtainedfromyourtourguidesC、youcanhaveacompletechoiceoflocaldishesatthehotelD、afulllistoflocalrestaurantscanbefoundonthetourpages38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A、Tourguidesaresupposedtoarrangedinneroutsidethehotel.B、Tourguides’recommendationsonfoodareunreliable.C、Touristsmusthavelunchinthehotelstheystayin.D、Touristsmaytastelocaldishesduringdinnertime.39.Theword“down-to-ea