最新高校英语应用能力考试B级模拟题及答案.docx

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最新高校英语应用能力考试B级模拟题及答案

高校英语应用能力考试B级模拟题及答案

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PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（20minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourmasteryoftheusageofvocabularyandgrammar.Thereare3sectionsinit.

SectionA

Directions:

Thissectionistotesttheuseofvocabulary.Thereare10incompletesentencesinit.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebychoosingthemostappropriatewordorphrasefromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Then youshouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Hehasgotthehabitof___D___alittlemoneyincaseofemergency.

A）takingin

B）addingupto

C）summingup

D）puttingaside

17.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplecannow___D___toeatoutside,thankstotheeconomicreforms.

A）approve

B）approach

C）affect

D）afford

18.Youshouldfillintheapplicationform___A___beforesendingitin.

A）properly

B）generally

C）regularly

D）simply

19.TheAmericanandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalso___C___alargenumberofsocialcustoms.

A）represent

B）preserve

C）share

D）bear

20.WhenRabbitwasdrivingdowntotheofficehe__C____Eathorn'scar.

A）overturned

B）overlooked

C）overtook

D）overthrew

21.Theforeignminister___C___hiscountryattheconference.

A）presented

B）replaced

C）represented

D）stood

22.__B____howeffectivetheoriginallayout（安排）is,changesaresuretohappen.

A）Exceptfor

B）Regardlessof

C）Allowingfor

D）Accordingto

23.InBritainthefatherismoreinvolvedwith___B___children,oftenbecausethemother

goesouttowork.

A）bringingout

B）bringingup

C）bringingforth

D）bringingabout

24.Neil__B____thathebrokethewindow,butI'msurehedid.

A）defines

B）denies

C）depends

D）relies

25.Thetownlacks_C_____facilitiessuchasaswimmingpoolorabowlingalley.

A）pleasure

B）measure

C）leisure

D）treasure

SectionB

Directions:

Thissectionistotesttheuseofgrammar.Thereare10incomplete sentencesinit.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.Writethewordorwodsinthecorrespondingspace

ontheAnswerSheet.

36.Aseriesofculturalprogrammes（hold）____havebeenheld

________inShanghaitocelebratethislargestnationalsportsmeetinginhistory.

37.It'smuch（easy）_____easier

_______totalkaboutyourproblemsthanitistosolvethem.

38.Whenthecourses（complete）______havebeencompleted

______.thetrainersaretestedtofindoutwhattheyhavelearned.

39.Thesoldier's（brave）____bravery________wasfullydemonstratedwhenhejumpedintotheicywatertosavethedrowningchild.

40.Wefindithardtostandhimanylonger;hebehavesso（change）_____changeably_______.

41.（believe）_____Unbelievably_______,thelittleboycanspeakthreeforeignlanguages.

42.Aspeopleareexcitedaboutnewspacetechnology,theyenjoy（see）______seeing

______moviesaboutadventuresinspace.

43.Unlesshe（tell）_____tells

_______uswhoheis,wewon'tlethimin.

44.Couldyouhelpmetounderstandwhatitisabouther（complain）______complaints

______thatupsetyou?

45.I'dliketogowithyou,butwithsomuchworktodotodayI'm（able）_____unable

_______to.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Therearesometasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthegivenmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinished statements,numbered46through50.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4 choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）orD）.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterintheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe centre.

    Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgestures（手势）canbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughteror

crying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike'hewentpaleandbegantotremble suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,'heopenedhiseyeswide'isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeans

surprise.InChinesesurprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike'theystretchedouttheirtongues!

'StickingoutyourtongueinEnglishisaninsulting（侮辱）gestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'faces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

46.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A

A）Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople'swordsorgesturesreallymean.

B）Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordscannot.

C）Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.

D）Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean.

47.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodbecause_____C_______.

A）peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently

B）peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressions

C）peoplefromdifferentculturesusedifferentfacialexpressions

D）peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretations

48.Inthesameculture,people_____D_______.

A）hardlyfailtounderstandeachother'sideasandfeelings

B）areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgrounds

C）almosthavethesameunderstandingofthesamething

D）mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings

49.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____A________.

A）wordsandgesturescanbothbeusedtoexpressfeelings

B）gesturesaremoreeffectivelyusedthanwords

C）wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures

D）wordsareusedasfrequentlyasgestures

50.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe_______B_____.

A）GesturesandFeelings

B）Words,GesturesandFeelings

C）WordsandFeelings

D）CultureandUnderstanding

Task2

Directions:

Thistaskisthesameastask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatements arenumbered51through55.

 Whentheearlysettlers,especiallytheEnglish,arrivedintheNewWorld,thehardships,anddangersawaitingthemweretotallyunexpected.HaditnotbeenforsomefriendlyIndians,thecolonistsneverwouldhavesurvivedtheterriblewinters.Theyknewnothingaboutplantingcrops,huntinganimals,buildingsolidhouses,ormakingclothingfromanimalskins.LifeinEnglandhadbeenmuchsimpler,andthisnewlifewasnotlikewhattheSpanishexplorershadreported.Thesettlersdidintroduceirontools,muskets（步枪）forhunting,domesticatedanimals,andpoliticalwaytotheIndians.Inexchange,thesettlerslearnedtobuildcanoes（独木舟）forwatertransportationandsnowshoesforwintertraveling.TheIndiansalsotaughtthemtopenetratethroughtheforest,tohuntlargeanimalsandtrapsmaller

ones,andtocatchfishinthelakesandstreams.Thenativesalsointroducedtothesettlerstypicallocalfood.Everythingpossiblewasdoneinordertomaketheirnewsettlementresemblethehomestheyhadleftbehind.

51.WhichofthefollowingdidthenewsettlersteachtheIndians?

D

A）Newmeansofwatertravel.

B）Howtotrapanimals.

C）Newmethodsoffishing.

D）Newpoliticalways.

52.Whatcanwelearnaboutsomelocalfoodsinthenewlandfromthepassage?

B

A）Theywerepreferredtoeatraw.

B）TheyweresoonexportedtoEnglandbythesettlers.

C）TheywerethemainfoodsforIndians.

D）TheywerealsocommoninEngland.

53.TheIndiansmainlytaughtthesettlersto_____A_______.

A）surviveonthenewland

B）changetheirformerhabits

C）cooperatewiththem

D）liveabetterlife

54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

C

A）ThesettlershaddifficultymakingfriendswiththeIndians.

B）Thesettlerssoonbecameaccustomedtothenewworld.

C）Thesettlersevidentlyfoundthewinterssevere.

D）Thesettlerswerewellpreparedtoencounterhardships.

55.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecanlearnthat_____B_______.

A）thesettlershatedtoliveinthenewland

B）thesettlershadadeeplovefortheiroldhomes

C）thesettlerswouldliketoforgettheiroldlife

D）thesettlersmadeeveryefforttoimprovetheirnewlife

show显露showedshowed/shownTask3

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questions（No.56throughNo.60）toit.Youshouldgivebriefanswerstothesequestions.Theanswersshouldbenomorethan8words.WritetheminthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

buy买boughtboughtInvestmentisakeywayforbusinesstogrowandforinvestorstomakemoney.Numerousstudieshaveshownthat,onaverage,high-riskinvestorsmakemorethanlow-riskones.Overtimethestockmarketrewardsthemfortakingarisk,sometimesmakesthemsufferfromheavylosses.Evenduringthe1980s,thedecadeofthestockmarketcrash,onestudyshowsthatoverthewholeofthetenyearssharesprofitedhigherthanlower-riskfixedinterestandpropertyinvestments.Thisbringsustothefirstbasicrulerelatingtorisk:

highriskequalshighreturn.Ifyouwanttomaximiseyoursavings,takesomeriskwithatleastsomeofyourmoney.Keepinmind,though,thesecondrulerelatingtorisk:

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