12月英语B级考试真题及答案

高等学校英语应用能力考试（B级）PRACTICALENGLISHTESTFORCOLLEGES2012年12月PartIListeningComprehension（15minutes）Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)I’mnotsure.B)You’reright.C)Yes,certainly.D)That’sinteresting.Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C)Yes,certainlyisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheet.〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕Nowthetestwillbegin.1.A)Coffee,please.B)I’msorrytosayso.C)Hereitis.D)Seeyounexttime.2.A)That’sfine.B)It’soverthere.C)Thisway,please.D)Takeiteasy.3.A)Verygood.B)It’sfaraway.C)That’snice.D)Notyet.4.A)Takeyourtime.B)Nevermind.C)Yes,hereyouare.D)That’stoolarge.5.A)That’simportant.B)Yes,verymuch.C)Noproblem.D)No,thanks.SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.6.A)Buyanewspaper.B)Bookaticket.C)Takeataxi.D)Getoffthebus.7.A)Itisfaraway.B)Itiscomfortble.C)Itislarge.D)Itisexpensive.8.A)Helptheman.B)Sellaproduct.C)Writeareport.D)Makeaplan.9.A)Hehaslosthiskey.B)He’llrepairthebicycle.C)Thewomanshouldreturnthekey.D)Thewomancanusethebicycle.10．A）Stayfordinner.B)Stayathome.C)Gotoaparty.D)Goshopping.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.Hi,I’mBrianSmith.NowI’ll11someideaswithyouforusingakindofnewsoftware.Thesoftwareisdesignedandmadebyourcompany.Itcanhelpyouto12theaveragesalaryforyourjobtype.Thesoftwarecanbefoundonline.Whetheryou13anewjob,ormovingtoanotherarea,itcanbea14tooltogetthenecessaryinformation.Ihopeyouwillfindthesoftwarehelpfulwhenyoucheckoutyoursalary.Formoreinformation,15tocheckusoutonlineoremailus.PartIIVocabulary&Structure(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.Itwasonceadifficulttime,butintheendeverything________allright.A)turnedoutB)putupC)carriedawayD)gavein17.YoucanflytoLondonthisevening________youdon’tmindchangingtheflightinParis.A)untilB)ifC)whereD)before18.Food,clothingandshelterarethe________needsforallofus.A)carefulB)attractiveC)strangeD)basic19Ifeelitismyresponsibility________youofourdecision.A)informB)toinformC)informingD)informed20.Thestaffmemberswereaskedtoarriveafewminutesearlierbeforethemeeting________.A)willstartB)startsC)startedD)wouldstart21.Thinkoverourproposalandletmeknowwhetheryouagree_______it.A)forB)inC)withD)at22.Couldyouplease________whyyoucan’tcometoattendthemeeting?A)explainB)understandC)giveD)discussion23.Itisafact________mostdeathsfromlungcancerarecausedbysmoking.A)thatB)howC)whatD)which24.Themanager'sreply________thathewasnotreallyinterestedintheproject.A)offeredB)showedC)advisedD)described25.Shedidn'ttellthereason_______shewasabsentfromtheimportantlecture.A)whatB)whichC)howD)whySectionBDirections：Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Theyarenowlookingforanewwayof(treat)_______theraredisease.27.Iwas(deep)_______movedbywhatmybosshaddoneforme.28.Ifyouwanttoachieveyourgoal,youhavetowork(hard)________thaneverbefore.29.Ourcompanyhasboughttwopiecesof(equip)_______forthelab.30.Uptillnow,he(work)________onsoftwaredesignfor10years.31.They'relookingforan(experience)__________managertofurtherimprovetheoverseasbusiness.32.Thetourguidemarkedsomeplacesofinterestonthemapforus(visit)_____33.Iwonderwhetherthereisany(different)_______betweenthesetwoprojects.34.Theydidn'tfollowthenewrules(make)bythecompany.35.Awaterpowerstation(build)_______intheareaseveralyearsago.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions