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2013
年
12
月高等
学校英语应用能力考试(
B
级)
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Part
Ⅰ
Listening Comprehension
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.
1. A) No, thank you.
B) Yes. This way please.
C) My pleasure.
D)
You
’
re right.
2.
A) OK, thank you.
B) It
doesn
’
t matter.
C)
It
’
s over there.
D) No way.
3. A) Here you
are.
B)
Let
’
s go.
C) Why not?
D) Never mind.
4. A) You are
so nice.
B) Nice to meet you.
C)
I
’
d love to.
D)
It
’
s great.
5. A)
No problem.
B) Not at all.
C) Is it true?
D) Is it right?
Section B
Directions:
This
part is to test your ability to understand short
dialogues. There are 5
recorded
dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a
recorded 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) Have a drink.
B) Visit a
company.
C)
Meet a friend.
D)
Write a report.
7. A) On television.
B) Through the
Internet.
C)
From a newspaper.
D) Over the radio.
8. A) It
snowed heavily.
B) The wind was strong.
C) It rained
hard.
D) The wind was strong.
9.
A) In the city center.
B) Away from
the highway.
C)
Close to her office.
D) Near the train station.
10. A) The man
doesn
’
t like the mobile
phone.
B) The man has bought a new mobile
phone.
C) The mobile phone has already been
sold out.
D) The mobile phone is too expensive
for the man.
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.
There are about
million businesses in the
UK. About 75% of British jobs are in
(11)
industries
—
hotels, restaurants, travel and
shopping. These are the fastest
(12))
businesses and
employ over twenty million people. Most British
people work a
five-day week. The
working week is,
(13)
,
the longest of any country in Europe.
In 1998 a new law
(14)
. The law says that workers
do not have to work more than
48 hours
a week if they don
’
t want
to. According to the law, British employers must
give
their workers
(15)
of 24 days a
year.
Part
Ⅱ
Vocabulary $$
Structure
Directions:
This
part is to test your ability to use words and
phrase 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. I
________ in touch with you as soon as I receive
more details from the manager.
A) am
B) was
C) will be
D)
have been
17. Traveling across the
country costs a lot of money, but John can
________ it.
A) spend
B) give
C)
build
D) afford
18. It was not
until 3:00 pm ________ the secretary found the
missing report.
A) where
B) that
C) as
D)
while
19. The police have not ________
the search even if
it has
lasted for a week.
A) given up
B) taken away
C) broken in
D) brought about
20. I
decided to ________ as a waiter in a restaurant
during my summer vacation.
A) serve
B) turn
C) take
D) make
21.
I
’
m afraid we
don
’
t have that book in
stock, ________ we can order it for you.
A)
as
B) but
C) since
D) for
22. In
this museum a guided tour ________ for you at no
charge.
A) being provided
B) to provide
C) is provided
D) provides
23. Generally speaking, a lot of
patience is ________ to look after a sick patient.
A)
regarded
B)
decided
C) agreed
D) required
24. Hold the
money in your bank account ________ you use it for
college courses.
A) although
B) as if
C)
unless
D) wherever
25.
________ the price of the product, you will have
to pay for shipping.
A) In terms of
B)
In addition to
C) In relation to
D) In spite of
Section B
Directions:
There are also 10 in complete
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 Answers
Sheet.
26. The factory is
going to make a new model of bicycle, designed
(special) ________ for
women.
27. It is no use (try) ________ to
advertise so much if you
don
’
t know the
users
’
needs.
28.
WE are informed that the company meeting will
(hold) ________ next Saturday
afternoon.
29. You should
remember (lock) ________ the door when leaving the
office.
30. There is no (possible)
________ for us to get the products before the
Spring Festival.
31. (Realize) ________
that he had left an important document in the
office, Harry ran back
for it.
32. Their excellent performance has
left a deep (impress) ________ on the audience.
33. Last month I went to Germany and
(take) ________ part in the World Skills
Competition.
34. The
interview is very (success) ________, so you will
get a chance to work for the
famous
software company.
35. (Compare)
________ with those products, ours are more
reasonable in price and better in
quality.
Part
Ⅲ
Reading
Comprehension
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
statement, 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.
Companies sometimes
receive hundreds of applications for a single job,
and it is
becoming more common for
managers to conduct
screening
(
筛选
) interviews over the
phone. This saves them considerable
time and money
—
especially if
a candidate lives out of
town.
Don
’
t take these
interviews lightly. It is important to prepare for
a telephone interview
just as you would
do foe a regular interview.
The
employer will normally call or e-mail you in
advance to set up an interview time. If
possible, arrange for the interview to
be held over a
landline
phone
(
座机
), as it
is more
reliable than a mobile phone.
Make sure that children, pets and other sources of
interruption
will be out of the room.
Keep a glass of water nearby.
Phone
interviews can often last a half-hour to an hour
and be sure to have your resume
in
front of you. Do your best to be personal, but
don
’
t overdo it by, say,
trying to tell a joke.
36. Screening
interviews over the phone is becoming more common
because ________.
A) It is simple and
fair
B) it is easier
to prepare
C) it seems more friendly
D)
it saves time and money
37. An employer
usually arranges the time for the interview by
________.
A) paying you a personal
visit first
B) calling or
e-mailing you in advance
C) announcing
the date in the newspaper
D) asking you to visit the
company
’
s website
38. A landline phone is preferred for
the interview because it is more ________.
A) reliable
B) economical
C)
efficient
D) practical
39. What should you do with your resume
during a phone interview?
A) Keep it in front of you.
B) Read it out if required.
C) Post it up online.
D) Send it by e-mail.
40. In
the last sentence, by saying
“
…
but
don
’
t overdo
it
…
”
, the author
means
“
don
’
t
be too
________
”
.
A) nervous
B) proud
C) personal
D) formal
Task 2
Directions:
This task is the
same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished
statements are
numbered 41 to
45.
If
you
’
re looking for ways to
improve your products or services, customers can
be one
of your most valuable sources of
information and market research. So why not take
it a step
further and visit some of
them?
Ideally, you want to do this in
person, so you may need to offer you customers
something for their time. They may be
pleased that you take their opinion seriously, and
they
may also enjoy getting a chance to
help influence your products or services. If you
customers
are in different places, you
could make such visits part of your business
travel to get a wider
range of
responses.
One expert recommends that
you make your customers feel comfortable during
the
visits.
You
’
re not trying to sell
anything through these meetings, so plan to spend
80 percent
of your time listening.
Don
’
t try to lead
your customer to give responses that you really
want to hear. Instead,
ask questions
that focus on the customer
’
s
experience, such as whether they got what they
were hoping for and what they found
difficult or enjoyable.
41. According
to the passage, your customers can be very helpful
in ________.
A) expanding
your business
B) reducing your production
cost
C) selling your
products or services
D) improving
your products or services
42. In the
first paragraph, the author suggested ________.
A) paying a visit to some
customers
B) finding out
sources of information
C)
advertising your products or services
D) carrying out various market
researches
43. Your customers may feel
happy if you ________.
A)
take them as your good friends
B)
treat their opinions seriously
C) offer quick responses
D)
visit them regularly
44. According to
the expert, the way to make your customers
comfortable during the visit is
________.
A) to
promise them the best price
B) to explain your sales plan to them
C) to spend most of your
time listening
D) to tell
them the advantages of your products
45. The focus of your questions during
the visit should be on ________.
A) the development o your business
B)
responses that you want to hear
C) the customer
’
s
experience
D) your future sales plan
Task 3
Directions:
Read the following passage. 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.
This
reminder(
提示
) is intended to
offer guidance for using e-mail. This is not a
“
how-
to
”
document, but it is
rather a document that offers advice to prevent
you from being
cheated or troubled by
e-mails.
Studies show that knowledge
workers spend about 20 hours a week doing e-mail
and
one-third of that e-mail is
useless. Still worse, 70% of this e-mail gets
handled within six
minutes of arrival
and the average worker is interrupted every three
minutes. As a
consequence, there is a
cost to our organizations. While we
can
’
t control what we
receive
from the outside, we can make
some progress from the inside. Please read this
paper and
take action by following its
instructions. Many thanks go to Earl Hacker (CIO.
WBB
Consulting, Inc.) for providing
some of this information from an internet site.