高等学校英语应用能力考试B级模拟题一

高等学校英语应用能力考试

B

级模拟题一

高等学校英语应用能力考试

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级模拟题一

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Part ? Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your mastery of the usage of

vocabulary and grammar. There are 3 sections in it.

Section A

Directions: This section is to test the use of vocabulary. There are

10 incomplete sentences in it. You are required to complete each one by

choosing the most appropriate word or phrase from the 4 choices marked

A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the

Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

16. He has got the habit of ______ a little money in case of

emergency. A) taking in

B) adding up to

C) summing up

D) putting aside

17. An increasing number of people can now ______ to eat outside,

thanks to the economic reforms.

A) approve

B) approach

C) affect

D) afford

18. You should fill in the application form ______ before sending it

in. A) properly

B) generally

C) regularly

D) simply

19. The American and the British not only speak the same language

but also ______ a large number of social customs.

A) represent

B) preserve

C) share

D) bear

20. When Rabbit was driving down to the office he ______ Eathorn's

car. A) overturned

B) overlooked

C) overtook

D) overthrew

21. The foreign minister ______ his country at the conference. A)

presented

B) replaced

C) represented

D) stood

) is, changes are sure to 22. ______ how effective the original

layout (

安排

happen.

A) Except for

B) Regardless of

C) Allowing for

D) According to

23. In Britain the father is more involved with ______ children,

often because

the mother

goes out to work.

A) bringing out

B) bringing up

C) bringing forth

D) bringing about

24. Neil ______ that he broke the window, but I'm sure he did. A)

defines

B) denies

C) depends

D) relies

25. The town lacks ______ facilities such as a swimming pool or a

bowling alley.

A) pleasure

B) measure

C) leisure

D) treasure

Section B

Directions: This section is to test the use of grammar. There are 10

incomplete sentences in it. You should fill in each blank with the

proper form of

the word given in the brackets. Write the word or wods in the

corresponding space

on the Answer Sheet.

36. A series of cultural programmes (hold) ____________ in Shanghai

to celebrate

this largest national sports meeting in history.

37. It's much (easy) ____________ to talk about your problems than

it is to solve them.

38. When the courses (complete) ____________. the trainers are

tested to find out what they have learned.

39. The soldier's (brave) ____________ was fully demonstrated when

he jumped into the icy water to save the drowning child.

40. We find it hard to stand him any longer; he behaves so (change)

____________.

41. (believe) ____________, the little boy can speak three foreign

languages.

42. As people are excited about new space technology, they enjoy

(see) ____________ movies about adventures in space.

43. Unless he (tell) ____________ us who he is, we won't let him in.

44. Could you help me to understand what it is about her (complain)

____________ that upset you?

45. I'd like to go with you, but with so much work to do today I'm

(able)

____________ to.

Part ? Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are

some tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the given 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 statements, numbered 46 through 50. For each

question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You

should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the

Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the

problem is that these words and gestures(

手势

) can be understood in

different is

true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does

laughter or crying. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the

same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a

phrase like 'he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is

either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, 'he

opened his eyes wide' is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in

English it means

surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like

'they stretched out their tongues!' Sticking out your tongue in English

is an insulting(

侮辱

) gesture

or expresses strong in the same culture, people differ

in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in

America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing

fear, anger, love and happiness on people' faces. Other studies show

that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body

language than younger people do.

46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A) It is difficult to tell what people's words or gestures really

mean. B) Gestures can be understood by most people but words can not.

C) Words can be better understood by older people.

D) We can easily understand what people's gestures mean.

47. People's facial expressions may be misunderstood because

____________. A) people of different sexes may understand a gesture

differently B) people speaking different languages have different facial

expressions C) people from different cultures use different facial

expressions D) people of different ages may have different

interpretations

48. In the same culture, people ____________.

A) hardly fail to understand each other's ideas and feelings

B) are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds C)

almost have the same understanding of the same thing

D) may have different abilities to understand and express feelings

49. From the passage, we can conclude that ____________.

A) words and gestures can both be used to express feelings

B) gestures are more effectively used than words

C) words are often more difficult to understand than gestures

D) words are used as frequently as gestures

50. The best title for this passage can be ____________.

A) Gestures and Feelings

B) Words, Gestures and Feelings

C) Words and Feelings

D) Culture and Understanding

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or

unfinished statements are numbered 51 through 55.

When the early settlers, especially the English, arrived in the New

World, the hardships, and dangers awaiting them were totally unexpected.

Had it not been for some friendly Indians, the colonists never would

have survived the terrible winters. They knew nothing about planting

crops, hunting animals, building solid houses, or making clothing from

animal skins. Life in England had been much simpler,

and this new life was not like what the Spanish explorers had

settlers did introduce iron tools, muskets(

步枪

) for

hunting , domesticated animals, and

political way to the Indians. In exchange, the settlers learned to

build canoes(

独

木舟

) for water transportation and snowshoes for winter traveling.

The Indians also taught them to penetrate through the forest, to hunt

large animals and trap smaller ones, and to catch fish in the lakes and

natives also introduced to the settlers typical local food.

Everything possible was done in order to make their new settlement

resemble the homes they had left behind.

51. Which of the following did the new settlers teach the Indians? A)

New means of water travel .

B) How to trap animals.

C) New methods of fishing .

D) New political ways.

52. What can we learn about some local foods in the new land from

the passage? A) They were preferred to eat raw.

B) They were soon exported to England by the settlers.

C) They were the main foods for Indians.

D) They were also common in England.

53. The Indians mainly taught the settlers to ____________.

A) survive on the new land

B) change their former habits

C) cooperate with them

D) live a better life

54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?