大學(xué)英語應(yīng)用能力考試題及答案

1、PartIClozeTestDirections:Thispart,numberedlto15,istotestyourgrammarandvocabularyability.Eachoftheblanks(N0.1toNo.15)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A"darkhorse"isonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedan

2、dcomesinfirst,1theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.Inpolitics,an2candidate(候選人)forofficewho3anomination(提名)orelectioniscalleda"darkhorse".BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,"TheYoungDuke",publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorsera

3、ceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,while"adarkhorse"whichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand(看臺)inasweepingtriumph.Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,darkhorse”6forthefirsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.The"darkhorse"wasJamesKnoxPolkwhob

4、ecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofg

5、ettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenominat

6、ion.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetoruna"darkhorse",14whocouldunitetheparty.Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.Afterthe

7、1844congress,the"darkhorse"candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"Theinventionofthedarkhorsewasinitselfaremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyre

8、presentednothingandhaddevelopedfewenemies.1. A. soB. even though C. so thatD. as if2. A. unknownB. famousC. popularD. known3. A. acceptsB. looks forward to C. refusesD. wins4. A. beB. beingC.beenD. have been5. A. aboutB. behindC. asleepD. back6. A. happenedB. appeared C. usedD. was come about7. A. a

9、s wellB. eitherC. alsoD. too8. A. somebodyB. everybody C. anybodyD. nobody9. A. difficultlyB. successfully C. surprisinglyD. easilyD.the governor11.A.forB.againstC.infavorofD.infavorwith12.A.wonB.receivedC.lostD.wasted13.A.votesB.helpC.effortsD.money14.A.ahorseB.amanC.ananimalD.anorganization15.A.la

10、ughedB.succeededC.wonD.united10.A.PresidentB.thePresidentaPresidentC.PartIIVocabulary&StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youa

11、rerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16. Pleasekeepadetailedoftheworkthatyouhavedone.A)paperB)ideaC)exerciseD)record17. ourgreatsurprise,thenewsecretarycans

12、peakfourforeignlanguages.A)OfB)InC)ToD)For18. Thedepartmentmanageranewplantopromotesalesatthemeeting.A)tookawayB)putforwardC)lookedafterD)goton19. WhathetoldmetodowasIshouldgetfullypreparedbeforetheinterview.A)whatB)ifC)whichD)that20. Whendealingwithatask,Alicealwaysasksforhelpfrompeoplearoundher.A)

13、difficultB)wonderfulC)funnyD)simple21. Locationisthefirstthingcustomersconsiderwhentobuyahouse.A)planningB)plannedC)toplanD)havingplanned22. Softdrinksalesinthiscityhaveby8%comparedwithlastyear.A)pickedB)movedC)increasedD)pushed23. IfIhadn'tattendedanimportantmeetingyesterday,Itoseeyou.A)willhav

14、ecomeB)wouldhavecomeC)havecomeD)hadcome24. Toobtainavisatoenterthatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapplyA)inpartB)inpersonC)inturnD)inplace25. Thenewmodelofthecarwasputintoproductionin2007,helpedtoprovideanother1400jobs.A)thatB)whenC)whatD)whichSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshe

15、re.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26. Myimpressionisthatthesalesofthiscompanyhave(great)increasedthisyear.27. Thispicture(take)byayoungreporterinBeijinglastmonth.28. Tomhasmadethe(decide)toapplyforajobinthe

16、company.29. Noreaderisallowed(take)anyreferencebookoutofthereadingroom.30. Althoughyoumaynot(success)inthebeginning,youshouldkeepontrying.31. Becauselighttravels(fast)thansound,lightningisseenbeforethunder(雷)isheard.32. ThedoctorrecommendedthatMary(start)thehealthprogramassoonaspossible.33. Ittookme

17、severalweekstogetusedto(drive)ontheleftsideoftheroadinLondon.34. Thismedicineishighly(effect)intreatingskincancerifitisappliedearlyenough.35. NowthenumberofpeoplewhoareworkingathomeontheInternet(be)stillverysmall.PartIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasks

18、foryoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecor

19、respondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlivesafelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fallsarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafewsuggestions:Ma

20、rktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-riskaccidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespotseasiertosee.Putgrabbars(扶手)inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisisunfortunate(不幸的)becauseit'seasytomaketheareasafefro

21、maccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthebathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegetsintrouble.Withthepushofabutton,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgetssomeonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.36. Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathom

22、e,oldpeople.A)arefreefromhomeaccidentsB)canimprovetheirhealthC)arelikelytolivelongerD)canlivemoresafely37. Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare.A)notpaintedinadifferentcolorB)notmarkedwithbrighttapesC)fixedwithgrabbarsD)verybrightlylit38. Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfor

23、tunatebecause.A) theycaneasilybeavoidedB)oldpeopleseldomfallinbathroomsC) grabbarsdonothelptopreventfallsD) bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent39. Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto.A)detectsafetyconditionsathomeB)avoidfallsinthebathroomC)sendoutsignalsforhelpD)makephonecallseasily40. Thepurp

24、oseofthispassageistotellpeoplethat.A) mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathomeB) uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedC) fallsathomecanbeavoidedbytakingsomesimplemeasuresD) protectionofoldpeopleshouldbethefirstconcernforthepublicTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatemen

25、tsarenumbered41to45.Wehavecreatedaspecialratethatwillletyoutravelactuallythousandsofmilesonyourvacationatnoextracost.InmostofourUSandCanadianoffices,we'llrentyoucarsofhighqualityforsevendaysfor$99.Youcandriveasfarasyoulikewithoutpayingusapennyoverthe$99aslongasyoureturnthecartothecityfromwhichyo

26、urentedit.Insurance(保險)isincluded,gasisnot.IfyourentthecarinFloridaorinCalifornia,therateisthesame,butyoucanreturnthecartoanycityinthestate.Ifyou'dlikesomesuggestionsonwhattodowiththecaronceyou'vegotit,wehavedrivingandtouringguidesforalmosteverypartofthecountry.Nomatterwhichrateyouchoose,the

27、companycomesatnoextracost.Youdon'tjustrentacar.Yourentacompany!41. Accordingtotheadvertisement,$99istherateofferedfor.A)travelingalimiteddistanceB)rentingacarforsevendaysC)hiringadrivingguideD)drivingwithinastate42. Whichofthefollowingisincludedinthecar-rentingrate?A)Gasused.B)Carrepairs.C)Theho

28、telcharge.D)Insurancefee.43. Thecar-rentingrateremains$99ifyou.A)returnthecartowhereyourentitB)drivewithinthesamecityC)buytheinsuranceD)payforthegas44. ThelastsentenceofthepassageYourentacompany"meansthat.A) youhavetoberesponsibleforthecompanyB) youshouldobeytherulessetbythecompanyC) youcanenjo

29、yall-roundservicesofthiscompanyD) youmaychoosethebestcarfromthecompany45. Thepurposeofthepassageistoadvertise.A)car-rentingservicesintheUSB)aspecialrateofcar-rentingC)theadvantagesofcar-rentingD)aUScar-rentingcompanyTask3Directions:Thefollowingisajobapplicationletter.Afterreadingit,youshouldcomplete

30、theinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50innomorethan3wordsinthetablebelow.DearMs.Rennick:ProfessorSaulWilder,anadvisertoyourfirm,hasinformedmethatyourcompanyorganizationalislookingforsomeonewithexcellentcommunicationskills,experience,andleadershipbackgroundforamanagementposition.Ibelievet

31、hatmyenclosedrSumewillshowthatIhavethequalifications（資歷）andexperienceyouseek.Inaddition,I'dliketomentionhowmyworkexperienceasasalesmanagerlastsummermakesmeaparticularlystrongcandidatefortheposition.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucanoffermeanopportunityforaninterviewwithyou.Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontact

32、meat（317）555-0118anytimebefore11:00a.m.,orfeelfreetoleaveamessage.Ilookforwardtomeetingwithyoutodiscussthewaysmyskillsmaybestserveyourcompany.Sincerelyyours,RichardSmithAnApplicationLetterApplicant:RichardSmithPositionappliedfor:a46positionQualificationsrequiredfortheposition:1. excellent472. organi

33、zationalexperience3. 48backgroundWorkexperience（lastsummer）:as49Contactnumber:50Enclosure:rSumeTask4Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsusedinthewaybill（詳情單）oftheExpressMailService.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto（與等同）thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyoushouldputthecorr

34、espondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.AoriginalofficeBaccepteddateCpostingstampDdeliverystampEcompanynameFsender'saddressGcustomercodeHdocumentIparceljnameofcontentsKinsuranceamountLsender'ssignatureMpostalcodeNinsurancefeeOtotalchargePreceiver'ssignatureqrema

35、rkExamples:（D）投遞日戳（L）交寄人簽名51 .（）費用總計（）收寄日期52 .（）文件資料（）郵政編碼53 .（）用戶代碼（）收件人簽名54 .（）內(nèi)件品名（）發(fā)件人地址55 .（）收寄日戳（）單位名稱Task5Directions:Thefollowingisasetofinstructionsabouthowtousewashingmachines.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequestions（No.56toNo.60）.Youshouldwriteyouranswersi

36、nnomorethan3wordsonthecorrespondingAnswerSheet.Toeffectivelyusethiswashingmachine,youmustcompletefourstepscarefully:loading（裝載）theclothes,pouringinthedetergent（洗滌齊ij）,adjustingthewatertemperature,andputtinginthecoins.First,throwclothesofsimilarcolorintothemachine;forexample,whites,coloredclothes,and

37、towelsshouldbewashedseparately.Whilecompletingthisstep,youmustbecarefulnottooverloadthemachine.Second,youshouldreadthedirectionsonyourdetergentboxtofindoutthecorrectamountforyourparticularload.Next,selectoneofthreepossiblewatertemperatures:hot,warm,orcold.Generally,hottemperatureisusedforwhiteclothe

38、s,warmtemperatureforlightcoloredclothes,andcoldtemperaturefordarkorbrightlycoloredclothes.Finally,afterclosingthedoorofthewashingmachine,putintheproperamountofmoney.Insummary,byfollowingthesesimpledirections,thewasherwillgiveyouacleanloadofwetclothes.56. Whyshouldyoufollowthedirectionscarefullywhenu

39、singthemachine?Tousethewashingmachine.57. Whatisthefirststepforusingthemachinetowashyourclothes?Tothrowtheclothesofintothemachine.58. Wherecanyoufindthecorrectamountofthedetergenttobeused?On.59. Whattemperatureisrecommendedforwashinglightcoloredclothes?60. Whenshouldyouputinthemoney?Afterofthewashin

40、gmachine.PartIVTranslation-EnglishintoChineseDirections:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(N0.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writey

41、ourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61. Twoassistantswillberequiredtocheckreporters'nameswhentheyarriveatthepressconference.A)兩位助手要求記者在到達(dá)新聞發(fā)布會時通報他們的姓名。B)兩位助手到達(dá)新聞發(fā)布會時被記者要求通報他們的姓名。C)有兩位助手檢查記者的姓名并通告他們新聞發(fā)布會的時間。D)要有兩位助手在記者到達(dá)新聞發(fā)布會時核對他們的姓名。62. Agu

42、estpayingfullfarecaninviteanotherguesttojointhetourathalfprice.A）支付全額費用的客人，每位可以再帶一位客人參加旅游，按半價付費。B）支付全額費用的客人，每位需要再邀請一位客人參加旅游，按半價收費。C）每位按半價付費參加旅游的客人，必須再找到一位全額付費的客人參加。D）支付全額費用的客人，如邀請另外一位客人參加旅游，可退還一半費用。63. CongratulationsonpurchasingfromourcompanytheC800CoffeeMaker,whichissuitableforhomeuse.A）我公司隆重推出C80

43、0型家用咖啡壺，歡迎各界人士惠顧。B）您從我公司購買了最新款的C800型家用咖啡壺，值得祝賀。C）恭喜您購買本公司C800型咖啡壺，此款咖啡壺適合居家使用。D）您購買的咖啡壺是我公司最新產(chǎn)品一C800家用型，特此致謝。64. LastmonthIbookedadoubleroominthenameofMr.Brownforaweekfromthe14th,January.A）上個月我以布朗先生名義預(yù)訂了一間雙人房，為期一周，從1月14日起算。B）上個月14日我為布朗先生預(yù)訂了一間房間，到現(xiàn)在已有一周時間了。C）上個月我為布朗先生預(yù)iT了一個雙人間，到1月14日止剛好為期一周。D）上個月，布朗先

44、生為我預(yù)訂了兩個房間，到1月14日為止，共一周時間。65. ThankyouforchoosingourrestaurantduringyourvisittoLondon.Servicestoguestsoftherestaurantarealargepartofourtasks,andwearegratefulfortheopportunitytoserveyou.Wewouldliketoinviteyourcommentsonourperformanceandtolearnfromyourexperiences.Pleasetakeafewmomentstocompleteourcustomerresponseformsothatwemayserveyoubetterinthefuture.PartVWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtowriteanoteaskingforsickleavebasedonthefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.說明：假設(shè)你是公司職