disdain2013年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)

2021年1月9日发(作者：程鹏)
2013年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试（B级）(后附答案)

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

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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 3.7 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.

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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

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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 ________.

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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.
Reminder of Using E-mail
Purpose: to prevent the user from being (46) by e-mails
Problems with e-mailing:
1) knowledge workers spend about 20 hours (47) doing e-mail
2) one-third of that e-mail is useless
3) 70% of this e-mail gets handled within six minutes of (48)
4) the average worker is interrupted every three minutes
Consequence: being a (49) to organizations
What e-mail users are advised to do:
Read this paper and (50) according to the instructions

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