大学英语应用能力考试试题及答案1.docx

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大学英语应用能力考试试题及答案1

PartIClozeTest

Directions:

Thispart,numbered1to15,istotestyourgrammarandvocabularyability.Eachoftheblanks（N0.1toNo.15）isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

A"darkhorse"isonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedandcomesinfirst,1theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.

Inpolitics,an2candidate（候选人）forofficewho3anomination（提名）orelectioniscalleda"darkhorse".

BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,"TheYoungDuke",publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorseraceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,while"adarkhorse"whichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand（看台）inasweepingtriumph.

Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,“darkhorse”6forthefirsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.The"darkhorse"wasJamesKnoxPolkwhobecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8.

Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofgettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.

Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenomination.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetoruna"darkhorse",14whocouldunitetheparty.

Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.

Afterthe1844congress,the"darkhorse"candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"Theinventionofthedarkhorsewasinitselfaremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyrepresentednothingandhaddevelopedfewenemies.

1.A.soB.eventhoughC.sothatD.asif

2.A.unknownB.famousC.popularD.known

3.A.acceptsB.looksforwardtoC.refusesD.wins

4.A.beB.beingC.beenD.havebeen

5.A.aboutB.behindC.asleepD.back

6.A.happenedB.appearedC.usedD.wascomeabout

7.A.aswellB.eitherC.alsoD.too

8.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.anybodyD.nobody

9.A.difficultlyB.successfullyC.surprisinglyD.easily

10.A.PresidentB.aPresidentC.thePresidentD.thegovernor

11.A.forB.againstC.infavorofD.infavorwith

12.A.wonB.receivedC.lostD.wasted

13.A.votesB.helpC.effortsD.money

14.A.ahorseB.amanC.ananimalD.anorganization

15.A.laughedB.succeededC.wonD.united

PartIIVocabulary&Structure

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Pleasekeepadetailed________oftheworkthatyouhavedone.

A）paperB）ideaC）exerciseD）record

17.________ourgreatsurprise,thenewsecretarycanspeakfourforeignlanguages.

A）OfB）InC）ToD）For

18.Thedepartmentmanager________anewplantopromotesalesatthemeeting.

A）tookawayB）putforwardC）lookedafterD）goton

19.Whathetoldmetodowas________Ishouldgetfullypreparedbeforetheinterview.

A）whatB）ifC）whichD）that

20.Whendealingwitha________task,Alicealwaysasksforhelpfrompeoplearoundher.

A）difficultB）wonderfulC）funnyD）simple

21.Locationisthefirstthingcustomersconsiderwhen________tobuyahouse.

A）planningB）plannedC）toplanD）havingplanned

22.Softdrinksalesinthiscityhave________by8%comparedwithlastyear.

A）pickedB）movedC）increasedD）pushed

23.IfIhadn’tattendedanimportantmeetingyesterday,I________toseeyou.

A）willhavecomeB）wouldhavecomeC）havecomeD）hadcome

24.Toobtainavisatoenterthatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapply________.

A）inpartB）inpersonC）inturnD）inplace

25.Thenewmodelofthecarwasputintoproductionin2007,________helpedtoprovideanother1400jobs.

A）thatB）whenC）whatD）which

SectionB

Directions:

Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

26.Myimpressionisthatthesalesofthiscompanyhave（great）________increasedthisyear.

27.Thispicture（take）________byayoungreporterinBeijinglastmonth.

28.Tomhasmadethe（decide）________toapplyforajobinthecompany.

29.Noreaderisallowed（take）_________anyreferencebookoutofthereadingroom.

30.Althoughyoumaynot（success）________inthebeginning,youshouldkeepontrying.

31.Becauselighttravels（fast）________thansound,lightningisseenbeforethunder（雷）isheard.

32.ThedoctorrecommendedthatMary（start）________thehealthprogramassoonaspossible.

33.Ittookmeseveralweekstogetusedto（drive）________ontheleftsideoftheroadinLondon.

34.Thismedicineishighly（effect）_______intreatingskincancerifitisappliedearlyenough.

35.NowthenumberofpeoplewhoareworkingathomeontheInternet（be）________stillverysmall.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlivesafelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fallsarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafewsuggestions:

Marktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-riskaccidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespotseasiertosee.

Putgrabbars（扶手）inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisisunfortunate（不幸的）becauseit’seasytomaketheareasafefromaccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthebathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.

Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegetsintrouble.Withthepushofabutton,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgetssomeonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.

36.Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathome,oldpeople________.

A）arefreefromhomeaccidentsB）canimprovetheirhealth

C）arelikelytolivelongerD）canlivemoresafely

37.Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare________.

A）notpaintedinadifferentcolorB）notmarkedwithbrighttapes

C）fixedwithgrabbarsD）verybrightlylit

38.Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfortunatebecause________.

A）theycaneasilybeavoidedB）oldpeopleseldomfallinbathrooms

C）grabbarsdonothelptopreventfalls

D）bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent

39.Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto________.

A）detectsafetyconditionsathomeB）avoidfallsinthebathroom

C）sendoutsignalsforhelpD）makephonecallseasily

40.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethat________.

A）mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathome

B）uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbeprevented

C）fallsathomecanbeavoidedbytakingsomesimplemeasures

D）protectionofoldpeopleshouldbethefirstconcernforthepublic

Task2

Directions:

ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

Wehavecreatedaspecialratethatwillletyoutravelactuallythousandsofmilesonyourvacationatnoextracost.

InmostofourUSandCanadianoffices,we’llrentyoucarsofhighqualityforsevendaysfor$99.

Youcandriveasfarasyoulikewithoutpayingusapennyoverthe$99aslongasyoureturnthecartothecityfromwhichyourentedit.Insurance（保险）isincluded,gasisnot.

IfyourentthecarinFloridaorinCalifornia,therateisthesame,butyoucanreturnthecartoanycityinthestate.

Ifyou’dlikesomesuggestionsonwhattodowiththecaronceyou’vegotit,wehavedrivingandtouringguidesforalmosteverypartofthecountry.Nomatterwhichrateyouchoose,thecompanycomesatnoextracost.Youdon’tjustrentacar.Yourentacompany!

41.Accordingtotheadvertisement,$99istherateofferedfor________.

A）travelingalimiteddistanceB）rentingacarforsevendays