2010年6月山东省高职高专英语应用能力考试试卷A 试卷一
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 points, one point each)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections. Section A (5 points)
Directions: In this section you will hear 5 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. The dialogue and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer.
1. A. She wants to watch TV. B. She will listen to music. C. She will rest at home. D. She intends to do some shopping. 2. A. She thinks the man should play more sports. B. She wants the man to buy the watch for her. C. She wants to know where she can buy a watch.
D. She is recommending a kind of watch to buy.
3. A. The man should sell the recorder. B. The man should buy the recorder by mail. C. The man should give up. D. The man should run around the town. 4. A. 26 dollars B. 15 dollars C. 4 dollars D. 11 dollars 5. A. She wants to buy some paper. B. She is looking for bed sheets. C. She is just window shopping. D. She is asking for sheets of paper. Section B. (5 points)
Directions: In this section you will hear 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. The conversation will be spoken twice. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer.
Conversation 1
6. A. Because they want attention. B. Because they are homesick. C. Because they feel cold. D. Because their parents tell them to. 7. A. Grey B. Orange. C. Red. D. Yellow. Conversation 2
8. A. To look for a good watch for his wife.
B. To buy a gift for his wife on their wedding anniversary. C. To buy a diamond ring for his wife’s birthday. D. To buy a birthday gift for his wife.
9. A. Because her old watch was always slow.
B. Because she had to take care of her grandmother. C. Because she never used an alarm clock. D. Because she always overslept.
10. A. $2,000. B.$2,500 C. $2,250. D. $2750 Section C (5 points)
Directions: In this section you will hear a short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words missing. The passage will be read twice. The first reading is for you to get the general idea. During the second reading, you are required to choose the best words according to what you hear.
If you are a young college student, most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably 11 on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally, and 12 now. You probably don’t spend much worrying about the 13 future, such whether you will develop heart disease, or 14, how you will take care of yourself in your retirement years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while however, if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health related thoughts are likely to become increasingly 15 to you.
11. A. focus B. focused C. focusing D. focuses
12. A. emotionally B. emotional C. emotion D. motional 13. A. disk B. disco C. distant D. distance
14. A. cans B. cannel C. cancel D. cancer
15. A. important B. imported C. importance D. exported
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 points, one point each)
Directions: In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or phrase or expression from the four 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. I am sorry to tell you that the book you asked for is not ____. A. adaptable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available 17. In some very cold countries people build ____ houses to save energy.\\ A. especial B. especially C. special D. specially
18. I always ____ starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute. A. practice B. perform C. perfect D. prefer
19. The restaurant is busy on Sundays, so I will phone to ____ a table. A. reserve B. deserve C. preserve D. observe
20_______all her friends agree, she was unusually warm-hearted, loving and generous. A. Now that B. Even if C. Although D. As
21. He drove to the airport to ____ Mr. Dixon who came to see him from Mexico. A. pick up B. pick out C. call up D. call out
22. She insists that he ____ improve his oral English by doing a lot of practice. A. could B. would C. might D. should
23. Construction of the railways helped to develop the national ____. A. economic B. economics C. economy D. economical
24. If you don’t deliver the goods by Friday, we will be breaking the ____. A. contrast B. contract C. contest D. content
25. Frank assured me that if I ever needed financial help I could always _____ him. A. turn off B. turn to C. turn down D. turn into
26. The composition is not well written, and _____, there are many spelling mistakes in it. A. more over B. any more C. moreover D. no more 27. The hotel wants to ____ its business by adding a swimming pool. A. expand B. extend C. expend D. attend
28. No sooner had we returned home ____ it rained. A. then B. than C. when D. as
29. All their attempts to ____ the child from the burning building were in vain.
A. regain B. recover C. rescue D. remind
30. I would have come sooner but I ____ that you were waiting.
A. haven’t known B. hadn’t known C. didn’t know D. have known 31. George, like all boys, ____ cars very much. A. like B. are liking C. liking D. likes
32. Mary has got a full mark in the test. She ____ very hard all the time.
A. will work B. must have worked C. may work D. could have worked 33. We moved to the town ____ we could go to see our parents often. A. even if B. in case C. so that D. as if
34. You should be thankful to have escaped with only ____ injuries.
A. minor B. minority C. major D. majority
35. An increasing number of people can now ____ to eat outside, thanks to the economic reforms. A. approve B. approach C. affect D. afford
Part III Reading Comprehension (1)(30 points, two points each)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 3 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 36 through 40. For each statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
“ But I just paid $1.69 for a bottle of wine last week. How come the price is now $ 2.25? What’s going on?”
There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise. All have to do with the supply and demand factors of economics.
The first factor is that people drink more wine than ever before. This demand for more wine has increased overall wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year.
The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which means that the same number of bottles is produced each year. Wine producers are trying to open up new land to grow more grapes. But in at least three wine-producing areas of the world---- France, Germany, and California---- new vineyards will not be available in the near future. Wines are produced in other countries, such as Italy, Spain and Australia, but none of these countries will be able to fill the demand for good wines.
The third factor is that costs of wine productions are increasing. The men who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive.
When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up. When production costs, meaning the prices of labor and machinery rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine.
36. From the first paragraph, we know that the speaker is ____. A. asking about the price B. worrying about the price C. bargaining over the price D. complaining about the price 37. The three factors mentioned in the passage cause ____.
A. the sales of wine to increase B. the prices of wine to go up
C. the production of wine to decrease D. more and more people to drink wine 38. The supply of wine has remained the same partly because _____.
A. wine-producing countries are unwilling to increase their production. B. new vineyards will not be opened up in such countries as Australia. C. countries like Italy and Spain can’t supply enough good wines. D. the production of wine bottles has ceased to increase 39. What does “ production costs” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. The price of grapes and machines. B. The cost of land and transformation.
C. The price of wine and wine bottles. D. The cost of the manpower and equipment. 40. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ____.
A. persuade people to drink less wine. B. tell people where to get the best wine.
C. explain why the price of wine is rising D. show that wine is popular with Americans. Task 2
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 41 through 45. For each statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
If you ever want to the United States to study in a college or a university, one of the first things you would have to do is to open a checking account. If you went to a bank to open an account, you would probably go through most of the following procedures. Not all banks have the same requirements for opening new accounts, of course, and the routine may vary somewhat.
First you would go to the New Account Department and fill out a signature card. In order to open an account, you would have to offer proof of your identity. A passport is one of the best kinds of identification to have, but other kinds are accepted, one of the most common being a driver’s license.
You would need to have a permanent address in the city, and you would also be asked to supply the name of a permanent resident who is willing to recommend you. For this purpose you could use the name of your landlord or landlady, for example, or the name of the foreign student advisor at the university. And last but not least, you would need to bring some cash with you in order to open your account. Many banks require a minimum cash deposit of $50.
41. The procedures for opening a checking account ____.
A. are completely the same for all banks. B. are completely different for all banks C. vary a little from bank to bank D. have to be accepted by the customers 42. The first step to open an account is to ____.
A. prove your identity B. fill out your signature card C. present your passport D. show your driver’s license 43. In order to open an account, you should ____.
A. have a permanent address B. be a permanent resident C. be able to drive D. have a foreign student advisor 44. From this passage we can know that _____.
A. it’s very difficult to open a checking account in America B. you must always keep at least $50 in your account C. you must deposit $50 at least for opening an account
D. while studying in America, you don’t need a checking account
45. What is this passage mainly about?
A. How much money you should deposit in a bank
B. What identification you should provide to open an account C. What you should do when you study in America. D. How you can open a checking account
Task 3
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 46 through 50. For each statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
An application letter---- the letter you write to apply for a job---- will probably be the most important kind of letter you will ever write. Very likely, it is a letter that you will write several times, as most people change employers several times during their business careers. Your first job, as well as each of those that follow, is almost certain to involve some writing and most employers look upon an application letter as an excellent indicator of an applicant’s writing and other communication skills.
The purpose of your application letter, which should go together with your resume, is to get up an in-person interview with employer. If the letter is a good one, it most likely will achieve its objective.
The general plan of an application letter closely matches that of a sales letter. For an application letter, the “ product” you are selling consists of your knowledge, your skills, your personality---- everything about you that will enable you to perform the job to the satisfaction of the employer. As a result, you must understand the employer’s needs, know the specific requirements of the job you are seeking, and know what you have to “ sell”.
46. The word” those” ( Line 4, Para.1) refers to ____.\\
A. the jobs B. the letters C. the times D. the employers
47. Obviously, after you have presented your application letter, you will ____. A. hand in a copy of your resume B. expect an in-person interview C. achieve your objective D. work for the employer
48. According to the passage, your application letter is important because ____. A. it means how experience you are B. it indicates how hard you can work C. it shows how well you can communicate D. it tells how successful the interview will be
49. The writer of this passage compares an application letter to ____. A. a strong personality B. a satisfactory skill C. a new product D. a sales letter
50. To ensure that the letter can satisfy the employer, you must ____. A. know his needs B tell your requirements
C. show your knowledge D. get familiar with his product Part III Reading Comprehension (2) (5 points, one point for each)
Task 4
Directions: There is a letter below. After reading the letter, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (51 through 55) following it. Just write the least words for each answer. The answer
should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to confirm the loss of my credit card. I telephoned your office earlier today.
The details of my card are as follows. It is an Apex Silver card in the name of Paul Anderson. The credit card number is 5431 7602 2597 8413. I have had an Apex card since 1994. This card is valid from August 2007 to August 2009.
I lost the card yesterday at about 8:30 in the evening. The only case I used the card yesterday was to buy three dictionaries at the Dillon’s Bookstore in Oxford Street. By accident, I left the card at the shop. When I realized what I had done, I telephoned the shop, but the shop assistant there could not find the card.
Could you please cancel my card immediately and issue a replacement card to me? I can be contacted at the telephone number of 347-4587-9056. Thank you for your assistance.
51. Why does the man write the letter? 52 How long is the card valid? 53. What’s the name of the card? 54. Where did the man lose his card?
55. What does the man ask the company to do besides canceling the old card? Part IV Translation (20 points, two points for each)
Section A Translate the following English into Chinese (10 points)
56. Some interviewees lose their chance simply because they fail to display self-confidence. 57. We look forward to the day when the scientists can discover more secrets of the universe. 58. Fine quality as well as low price will promote the sales of your products. 59. It is vital that employees should be loyal to the company.
60. We have done a lot of trade with your company for the past five years. Section B Translate the following Chinese into English (10 points) 61.新来的秘书效率很高，老板对她很满意。 62、许多超市通过提供免费礼物吸引顾客。 63、他发现很难适应一种新的文化。
64、你发现越努力学习，将来就有越多的机会。 65、孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车。
Part V Writing (10 points)
Directions: This part is to test your writing ability. You are required to write a composition entitled Turn Off You Cell Phone. Remember to express your ideas clearly in your composition. You should write it no less than 80 words on the Composition Sheet.
1、 手机的使用越来越普遍，给人们的生活带来了极大的便利； 2、 但是，有时候手机也会带来一些问题；
3、 因此，在某些场合下，我们要关掉手机。
Turn Off Your Cell Phone