2013年6月高等学校英语应用能力考试B级真题
Part I Listening Comprehension 15%
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 answers to the questions. There’re 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. You’re right. B. It’s interesting. C. Yes, of course. D. Hold on, please. 2. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. No, nothing special. C. My pleasure. D. Me, too. 3. A. This way, please. B. Here you are. C. Thanks a lot. D. Sure, no problem. 4. A. Not at all. B. Not too bad.
C. I can do it well. D. Give me a hand, please. 5. A. Yes, please. B. Here it is. C. Mind your step. D. Have a nice day.
Section B
Directions: This section 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. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 7. A. In cash. B. By cheque.
C. With a gift card. D. Through an online account. 8. A. Writing a plan. B. Making a proposal. C. Checking a report. D. Giving a lecture.
9. A. She is going to study abroad. B. She will take a holiday. C. She’ll take the job. D. She has got a pay raise. 10. A. It is quite large. B. It is noisy. C. It is too far away. D. It is comfortable.
Section C
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.
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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.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Good news for you! A new after-school child care center is going to be built in this area of the city. This center is to provide a 11 environment for children between 3 and 11 years old. When it is completed, we can offer a new after-school 12 with long opening hours, so we can 13 of working parents and their children. We are also 14 help, such as providing facilities, soft toys and so on. We will be 15 for any help, as help is always very limited.
Part II Vocabulary & Structure 15%
Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct mean
-ingful 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. Do not _________ me to help you unless you work harder. A. expect B. hope C. depend D. think
17. This question ________ now is where to build the new factory.
A. discusses B. discussing C. be discussed D. being discussed 18. John decided to ________ the present job in order to travel around the world. A. give up B. put up C. wake up D. break up 19. Michael’s new house looks like a palace, compared ________ his old one. A. of B. with C. for D. in 20. Computer technology makes it ________ for people to work from home. A. harmful B. serious C. possible D. difficult 21. We are delighted at the news ________ they have stated the business cooperation with your company.
A. that B. when C. which D. what 22. The computer program is designed for the ________ of easy online reading. A. experience B. purpose C. invitation D. decision 23. The business talk ________ next week when the CEO of your company comes. A. was held B. is being held C. will be held D. has been held 24. It was so noisy that we found it hard to ________ the conversation. A. carry on B. set for C. turn on D. go about 25. You cannot cancel your order ________ you change your mind within three days. A. as if B. while C. so that D. unless
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Section B
Directions: There are also 10 incomplete 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 correspon-ding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. Jack (quick) ____ established himself as a powerful member of the new company. 27. When she got back from the South, Susan had her car (wash) _____ thoroughly. 28. We all like your idea of using the money (build) _____ a primary school. 29. She wants to apply for a new job as her present job is not (interest) _____ . 30. The UK economy last year performed (well) _____ than expected according to the report. 31. With the (introduce) _____ of the Internet, more and more people preferred to do business online. 32. No one (allow) _____ to take any reading materials out of the reading room. 33. The machine suddenly stopped (work) _____ because of the power cut. 34. We can not make (nature) _____ resources, but gather them from the earth. 35. The company (employ) _____ more than 50 IT engineers since last year.
Part III Reading Comprehension 35%
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
statements, 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 correspond-ing letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
The contract of employment is the agreement made between the employer and the employee. This could be a written agreement or in an oral form.
In addition, the contract will also include “custom and practice” agreements. These are how things usually done in the workplace, for example, if the employer always gives the employees a day’s holiday in August. Even though this is not mentioned in the written contract, this will form part of the contract as it is the usual practice.
A trade union may have negotiated(谈判达成) an agreement with an employer about conditions at work. The negotiated agreement will often form part of a contract.
Some contract will be illegal if:
* the employee gets all or part of their wages in cash;
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