2009年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试B级试题及答案

12009年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试B级试题及答案PartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:（A）I’mnotsure.（B)You’reright.（C）Yes,certainly.（D)That’sinteresting.Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,（C）Yes,certainlyisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheet.[A][B][C][D]Nowthetestwillbegin.1.（A)Nevermind.（B)Yes,Iam.（C)Noproblem.（D)Hereitis.2.（A)Ilikeitverymuch（B)That’sagoodidea.（C)Thankyou.（D)You’rewelcome.3.（A)Let’sgo.（B)Don’tmentionit.（C)It’sdelicious.（D)Hereyouare.4.（A)He’sbusy.（B)He’sfine.2（C)He’sfifty.（D)He’sadoctor.5.（A)That’sdifficult.（B)It’ssunnytoday.（C)Yes,please.（D)Thisway,please.SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6.A)Atelephone.B)Awatch.C)AT-shirt.D)Anmp4player.7.A)TraveltoAustralia.B)Startabusiness.C)Workpart-time.D)Writeareport.8.A)Prepareaspeech.B)Sendane-mail.C)Typealetter.D)Makeaphonecall.9.A)Thefirstfloor.B)Thesecondfloor.C)Thethirdfloor.D)Thefourthfloor.10.A)Inabank.B)Inabookstore.C)Attheairport.D)Atahotel.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.3LadiesandGentlemen,Welcometoyouall.Wearepleasedtohaveyouheretovisitourcompany.Today,wewillfirst-11-youaroundourcompany,andthenyouwillgoandseeour-12-andresearchcenter.Theresearchcenterwas-13-justayearago.Youmayaskanyquestionsyouhaveduringthevisit.Wewill-14-tomakeyourvisitcomfortableandworthwhile.Again,Iwouldliketoextendawarmestwelcometoallofyouonbehalfofourcompany,andIhopethatyouwillenjoyyourstayhereand-15-.16.Howmuchdoesit________totaketheonlinetrainingcourse?A)costB)giveC)payD)spend17.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,pleasecontactus________telephoneoremail.A)inB)byC)onD)for18.Mr.Smithusedtosmoke________buthehasgivenituprecently.A)immediatelyB)roughlyC)heavilyD)completely19.Hewasspeakingsofast________wecouldhardlyfollowhim.A)whatB)asC)butD)that20.Pleasecallmeback________youseethismessage.A)aswellasB)asearlyasC)asfarasD)assoonas21.Wehaven’tenoughroomsforeveryone,sosomeofyouwillhaveto________aroom.A)shareB)stayC)spareD)live22.Before________forthejob,youwillberequiredtotakealanguagetest.A)applyB)applyingC)appliedD)toapply23.Ifyouwanttojointheclub,you’llhaveto________thisformfirst.A)putupB)tryoutC)fillinD)setup24.________therainstopsbefore12o’clock,wewillhavetocancelthegame.A)AsB)SinceC)WhileD)Unless25.Asthepriceofoilkeeps________,peoplehavetopaymorefordrivingacar.A)togoupB)goingupC)goneupD)goupSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Whata(wonder)________partyitwas!Ienjoyedeveryminuteofit.27.Thefilmturnedouttobe(successful)________thanwehadexpected.428.Readersarenotallowed(bring)________foodanddrinksintotheLibraryatanytime.29.Themanagerhaspromisedthatshewilldealwiththematter(immediate)________.30.Wearelookingforwardto(work)________withyouinthefuture.31.Todayemailhasbecomeanimportantmeansof(communicate)________indailylife.32.Thevisitorswere(disappoint)________tofindthemuseumclosedwhentheyrushedthere.33.Becauseofthe(improve)________intheroadconditions,therehavebeentherefeweraccidentsrecently.34.Whenyouarrivetomorrow,mysecretary(meet)________youattheairport.35.Johnhasworkedasasalesmanagersincehe(join)________thiscompanyin2002.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ThankyouforyourinterestinCalibreCassette(盒式录音带)library.Thislettertellsyouaboutourservice.Withitwearesendingyouanapplicationform,sothatyoucanjoinifyouwouldliketotryit.Calibrelibraryaimstoprovidetheple