2024年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)應(yīng)用能力考試題及答案

PartIClozeTestDirections:Thispart,numbered1to15,istotestyourgrammarandvocabularyability.Eachoftheblanks(N0.1toNo.15)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A"darkhorse"isonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedandcomesinfirst,1theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.Inpolitics,an2candidate(候選人)forofficewho3anomination(提名)orelectioniscalleda"darkhorse".BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,"TheYoungDuke",publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorseraceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,while"adarkhorse"whichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand(看臺(tái))inasweepingtriumph.Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,“darkhorse”6forthefirsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.The"darkhorse"wasJamesKnoxPolkwhobecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8.Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofgettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenomination.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetoruna"darkhorse",14whocouldunitetheparty.Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.Afterthe1844congress,the"darkhorse"candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"Theinventionofthedarkhorsewasinitselfaremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyrepresentednothingandhaddevelopedfewenemies.1.A.soB.eventhoughC.sothatD.asif2.A.unknownB.famousC.popularD.known3.A.acceptsB.looksforwardtoC.refusesD.wins4.A.beB.beingC.beenD.havebeen5.A.aboutB.behindC.asleepD.back6.A.happenedB.appearedC.usedD.wascomeabout7.A.aswellB.eitherC.alsoD.too8.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.anybodyD.nobody9.A.difficultlyB.successfullyC.surprisinglyD.easily10.A.PresidentB.aPresidentC.thePresidentD.thegovernor11.A.forB.againstC.infavorofD.infavorwith12.A.wonB.receivedC.lostD.wasted13.A.votesB.helpC.effortsD.money14.A.ahorseB.amanC.ananimalD.anorganization15.A.laughedB.succeededC.wonD.unitedPartIIVocabulary&StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Pleasekeepadetailed________oftheworkthatyouhavedone.A)paperB)ideaC)exerciseD)record17.________ourgreatsurprise,thenewsecretarycanspeakfourforeignlanguages.A)OfB)InC)ToD)For18.Thedepartmentmanager________anewplantopromotesalesatthemeeting.A)tookawayB)putforwardC)lookedafterD)goton19.Whathetoldmetodowas________Ishouldgetfullypreparedbeforetheinterview.A)whatB)ifC)whichD)that20.Whendealingwitha________task,Alicealwaysasksforhelpfrompeoplearoundher.A)difficultB)wonderfulC)funnyD)simple21.Locationisthefirstthingcustomersconsiderwhen________tobuyahouse.A)planningB)plannedC)toplanD)havingplanned22.Softdrinksalesinthiscityhave________by8%comparedwithlastyear.A)pickedB)movedC)increasedD)pushed23.IfIhadn’tattendedanimportantmeetingyesterday,I________toseeyou.A)willhavecomeB)wouldhavecomeC)havecomeD)hadcome24.Toobtainavisatoenterthatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapply________.A)inpartB)inpersonC)inturnD)inplace25.Thenewmodelofthecarwasputintoproductionin,________helpedtoprovideanother1400jobs.A)thatB)whenC)whatD)whichSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Myimpressionisthatthesalesofthiscompanyhave(great)________increasedthisyear.27.Thispicture(take)________byayoungreporterinBeijinglastmonth.28.Tomhasmadethe(decide)________toapplyforajobinthecompany.29.Noreaderisallowed(take)_________anyreferencebookoutofthereadingroom.30.Althoughyoumaynot(success)________inthebeginning,youshouldkeepontrying.31.Becauselighttravels(fast)________thansound,lightningisseenbeforethunder(雷)isheard.32.ThedoctorrecommendedthatMary(start)________thehealthprogramassoonaspossible.33.Ittookmeseveralweekstogetusedto(drive)________ontheleftsideoftheroadinLondon.34.Thismedicineishighly(effect)_______intreatingskincancerifitisappliedearlyenough.35.NowthenumberofpeoplewhoareworkingathomeontheInternet(be)________stillverysmall.PartIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlivesafelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fallsarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafewsuggestions:Marktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-riskaccidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespotseasiertosee.Putgrabbars(扶手)inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisisunfortunate(不幸的)becauseit’seasytomaketheareasafefromaccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthebathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegetsintrouble.Withthepushofabutton,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgetssomeonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.36.Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathome,oldpeople________.A)arefreefromhomeaccidentsB)canimprovetheirhealthC)arelikelytolivelongerD)canlivemoresafely37.Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare________.A)notpaintedinadifferentcolorB)notmarkedwithbrighttapesC)fixedwithgrabbarsD)verybrightlylit38.Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfortunatebecause________.A)theycaneasilybeavoidedB)oldpeopleseldomfallinbathroomsC)grabbarsdonothelptopreventfallsD)bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent39.Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto________.A)detectsafetyconditionsathomeB)avoidfallsinthebathroomC)sendoutsignalsforhelpD)makephonecallseasily40.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethat________.A)mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathomeB)uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedC)fallsathomecanbeavoidedbytakingsomesimplemeasuresD)protectionofoldpeopleshouldbethefirstconcernforthepublicTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.Wehavecreatedaspecialratethatwillletyoutravelactuallythousandsofmilesonyourvacationatnoextracost.InmostofourUSandCanadianoffices,we’llrentyoucarsofhighqualityforsevendaysfor$99.Youcandriveasfarasyoulikewithoutpayingusapennyoverthe$99aslongasyoureturnthecartothecityfromwhichyourentedit.Insurance(保險(xiǎn))isincluded,gasisnot.IfyourentthecarinFloridaorinCalifornia,therateisthesame,butyoucanreturnthecartoanycityinthestate.Ifyou’dlikesomesuggestionsonwhattodowiththecaronceyou’vegotit,wehavedrivingandtouringguidesforalmosteverypartofthecountry.Nomatterwhichrateyouchoose,thecompanycomesatnoextracost.Youdon’tjustrentacar.Yourentacompany!41.Accordingtotheadvertisement,$99istherateofferedfor________.A)travelingalimiteddistanceB)rentingacarforsevendaysC)hiringadrivingguideD)drivingwithinastate42.Whichofthefollowingisincludedinthecar-rentingrate?A)Gasused.B)Carrepairs.C)Thehotelcharge.D)Insurancefee.43.Thecar-rentingrateremains$99ifyou________.A)returnthecartowhereyourentitB)drivewithinthesamecityC)buytheinsuranceD)payforthegas44.Thelastsentenceofthepassage“Yourentacompany”meansthat________.A)youhavetoberesponsibleforthecompanyB)youshouldobeytherulessetbythecompanyC)youcanenjoyall-roundservicesofthiscompanyD)youmaychoosethebestcarfromthecompany45.Thepurposeofthepassageistoadvertise________.A)car-rentingservicesintheUSB)aspecialrateofcar-rentingC)theadvantagesofcar-rentingD)aUScar-rentingcompanyTask3Directions:Thefollowingisajobapplicationletter.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50innomorethan3wordsinthetablebelow.DearMs.Rennick:ProfessorSaulWilder,anadvisertoyourfirm,hasinformedmethatyourcompanyislookingforsomeonewithexcellentcommunicationskills,organizationalexperience,andleadershipbackgroundforamanagementposition.IbelievethatmyenclosedrésuméwillshowthatIhavethequalifications(資歷)andexperienceyouseek.Inaddition,I’dliketomentionhowmyworkexperienceasasalesmanagerlastsummermakesmeaparticularlystrongcandidatefortheposition.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucanoffermeanopportunityforaninterviewwithyou.Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactmeat(317)555-0118anytimebefore11:00a.m.,orfeelfreetoleaveamessage.Ilookforwardtomeetingwithyoutodiscussthewaysmyskillsmaybestserveyourcompany.Sincerelyyours,RichardSmithAnApplicationLetterApplicant:RichardSmithPositionappliedfor:a46positionQualificationsrequiredfortheposition:1.excellent472.organizationalexperience3.48backgroundWorkexperience(lastsummer):as49Contactnumber:50Enclosure:résuméTask4Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsusedinthewaybill(詳情單)oftheExpressMailService.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(與…等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A--------originalofficeB--------accepteddateC--------postingstampD--------deliverystampE--------companynameF--------sender’saddressG--------customercodeH--------documentI--------parcelJ--------nameofcontentsK--------insuranceamountL--------sender’ssignatureM--------postalcodeN--------insurancefeeO--------totalchargeP--------receiver’ssignatureQ--------remarkExamples:(D)投遞曰戳(L)交寄人簽名51.()費(fèi)用總計(jì)()收寄曰期52.()文獻(xiàn)資料()郵政編碼53.()顧客代碼()收件人簽名54.()內(nèi)件品名()發(fā)件人地址55.()收寄曰戳()單位名稱Task5Directions:Thefollowingisasetofinstructionsabouthowtousewashingmachines.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletethestatementsthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswersinnomorethan3wordsonthecorrespondingAnswerSheet.Toeffectivelyusethiswashingmachine,youmustcompletefourstepscarefully:loading(裝載)theclothes,pouringinthedetergent(洗滌劑),adjustingthewatertemperature,andputtinginthecoins.First,throwclothesofsimilarcolorintothemachine;forexample,whites,coloredclothes,andtowelsshouldbewashedseparately.Whilecompletingthisstep,youmustbecarefulnottooverloadthemachine.Second,youshouldreadthedirectionsonyourdetergentboxtofindoutthecorrectamountforyourparticularload.Next,selectoneofthreepossiblewatertemperatures:hot,warm,orcold.Generally,hottemperatureisusedforwhiteclothes,warmtemperatureforlightcoloredclothes,andcoldtemperaturefordarkorbrightlycoloredclothes.Finally,afterclosingthedoorofthewashingmachine,putintheproperamountofmoney.Insummary,byfollowingthesesimpledirections,thewasherwillgiveyouacleanloadofwetclothes.56.Whyshouldyoufollowthedirectionscarefullywhenusingthemachine?Tousethewashingmachine___________________________.57.Whatisthefirststepforusingthemachinetowashyourclothes?Tothrowtheclothesof__________________intothemachine.58.Wherecanyoufindthecorrectamountofthedetergenttobeused?On_______________________________________________.59.Whattemperatureisrecommendedforwashinglightcoloredclothes?__________________________________________________.60.Whenshouldyouputinthemoney?After___________________________ofthewashingmachine.PartIVTranslation--EnglishintoChineseDirections:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(N0.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61.Twoassistantswillberequiredtocheckreporters’nameswhentheyarriveatthepressconference.A)兩位助手規(guī)定記者在抵達(dá)新聞公布會(huì)時(shí)通報(bào)他們的姓名。B)兩位助手抵達(dá)新聞公布會(huì)時(shí)被記者規(guī)定通報(bào)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公布會(huì)的時(shí)間。D)要有兩位助手在記者抵達(dá)新聞公布會(huì)時(shí)查對(duì)他們的姓名。62.Aguestpayingfullfarecaninviteanotherguesttojointhetourathalfprice.A)支付全額費(fèi)用的客人，每位可以再帶一位客人參與旅游，按半價(jià)付費(fèi)。B)支付全額費(fèi)用的客人，每位需要再邀請(qǐng)一位客人參與旅游，按半價(jià)收費(fèi)。C)每位按半價(jià)付費(fèi)參與旅游的客人，必須再找到一位全額付費(fèi)的客人參與。D)支付全額費(fèi)用的客人，如邀請(qǐng)此外一位客人參與旅游，可退還二分之一費(fèi)用。63.CongratulationsonpurchasingfromourcompanytheC800CoffeeMaker,whichissuitableforhomeuse.A)我企業(yè)隆重推出C800型家用咖啡壺，歡迎各界人士惠顧。B)您從我企業(yè)購(gòu)置了最新款的C800型家用咖啡壺，值得祝賀。C)恭喜您購(gòu)置我司C800型咖啡壺，此款咖啡壺適合居家使用。D)您購(gòu)置的咖啡壺是我企業(yè)最新產(chǎn)品—C800家用型，特此道謝。64.LastmonthIbookedadoubleroominthenameofMr.Brownforaweekfromthe14th,January.A)上個(gè)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曰起算。B）上個(gè)月14曰我為布朗先生預(yù)訂了一間房間，到目前已經(jīng)有一周時(shí)間了。C）上個(gè)月我為布朗先生預(yù)訂了一種雙人間，到1月14曰止剛好為期一周。D）上個(gè)月，布朗先生為我預(yù)訂了兩個(gè)房間，到1月14曰為止，共一周時(shí)間。65.ThankyouforchoosingourrestaurantduringyourvisittoLondon.Servicestoguestsoftherestaurantarealargepartofourtasks,andwearegratefulfortheopportunitytoserveyou.Wewouldliketoinviteyourcommentsonourperformanceandtolearnfromyourexperiences.Pleasetakeafewmomentstocompleteourcustomerresponseformsothatwemayserveyoubetterinthefuture.PartVWritingDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtowriteanoteaskingforsickleavebasedonthefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.闡明：假設(shè)你是企業(yè)職工劉斌，給經(jīng)理Mr.Johnson寫一張請(qǐng)假條。時(shí)間：6月19曰，星期四1.咳嗽尤其厲害，想去醫(yī)院看?。?.因本周大部分工作已經(jīng)完畢，故星期五請(qǐng)假一天；3.看完病後，會(huì)給經(jīng)理打電話；4.對(duì)由此導(dǎo)致的不便表達(dá)歉意；5.但愿能得到經(jīng)理的同意。To:____________________From:____________________Date:____________________Subject:L