英語應用能力考試B級及答案英語應用能力考試B級及答案英語應用能力考試B級及答案英語應用能力考試B級及答案編制僅供參考審核批準生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:Task1OnlineadvertisingisthemeansofsellingaproductontheInternet．WiththearrivaloftheInternet，thebusinessworldhasbecomedigitalized(數(shù)字化)andpeoplepreferbuyingthingsonline，whichiseasierandfaster．Onlineadvertisingisalsoknownase-advertising．Itoffersagreatvarietyofservices，whichcannotbeofferedbyanyotherwayofadvertising．Onemajorbenefitofonlineadvertisingistheimmediatespreadofinformationthatisnotlimitedbygeographyortime．Onlineadvertisingcanbevieweddayandnightthroughouttheworld.Besides，itreducesthecostandincreasestheprofitofthecompany．Smallbusinessesespeciallyfindonlineadvertisingcheapandeffective．Theycanfocusontheiridealcustomersandpayverylittlefortheadvertisements．Inaword，onlineadvertisingisacheapandeffectivewayofadvertising，whosesuccesshassofarfullyproveditsgreatpotential(潛力)．1．Accordingtothefirstparagraph，buyingthingsonlineismore__A__．A)convenient B)fashionable C)traditional D)reliable2．Comparedwithanyotherwayofadvertising，onlineadvertising__C__．A)attractsmorecustomers B)displaysmoresamplesC)offersmoreservices D)makesmoreprofits3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEofonlineadvertising?__D__A)Ithastakentheplaceoftraditionaladvertising．B)ItwillmaketheInternettechnologymoreefficient．C)Itcanhelpsellthelatestmodelsofdigitalizedproducts．D)Itcanspreadinformationwithoutbeinglimitedbytime．4．Whocanespeciallybenefitfromonlineadvertising?__B__A)Localcompanies． B)Smallbusinesses．C)Governmentdepartments． D)Internationalorganizations．5．Thispassageismainlyabout__D__．A)thefunctionandtheuseoftheInternet B)theapplicationofdigitaltechnologyC)thedevelopmentofsmallbusinesses D)theadvantagesofonlineadvertisingTask2Duringourmorethan60-yearhistory，withourvastknowledgeandexperience，Trafalgarhascreatedperfectlydesignedtravelexperiencesandmemories．ExceptionalvalueTravelingwithTrafalgarcansaveyouupto40％whencomparedwithtravelingindependently．Wecanfindyoutherighthotels，restaurants，andourchargesincludeentrancefees，tolls(道路通行費)，etC)Becausewe’rethelargesttouringcompanywithgreatbuyingpower，wecanpassonoursavingstoyou．Fast-trackentranceTravelingwithusmeansnostandinginline(排隊)atmajorsights．Trafalgartakescareofallthelittledetails，whichmeansyouarealwaysatthefrontoftheline．Travelwithlike-mindedfriendsBecausewetrulyareglobal，youwilltravelwithEnglish-speakingpeoplefromaroundtheworld，andthatleadstolife-longfriendships．GreatsavingsWeprovidemanygreatwaystosavemoney，includingEarlyPaymentDiscount(折扣)，F(xiàn)requentTravelerSavingsandmore.Fastcheck-inOnceyourbookinghasbeenmade，youareadvisedtocheckinonlineatourwebsiteandmeetyourfellowtravelersbeforeyouleave．6．Becauseofitsgreatbuyingpower，Trafalgar__B__．A)canfindthecheapestrestaurants B)canpassonitssavingstotouristsC)takestouriststoanywhereintheworld D)allowstouriststotravelindependently7．TravelingwithTrafalgar，touristsdonothaveto__C__．A)bringtheirpassportswiththem B)payfortheirhotelsandmealsC)standinlineatmajorsights D)taketheirluggagewiththem8．TravelingwithTrafalgar，touristsmay__B__．A)meettourguidesfromdifferentcountries B)makenewfriendsfromaroundtheworldC)winaspecialprizeofferedbythecompany D)haveagoodchancetolearnforeignlanguages9．Whichofthefollowingismentionedasawaytoearnadiscount?__A__A)Earlypayment． B)Grouppayment． C)Officebooking． D)Onlinebooking．10．Afterhavingmadebooking，touristsareadvisedtocheckin__D__．A)atthehotels B)attheairport C)bytelephone D)onthewebsiteTask3ThankyouforyourinterestinCalibreCassette(盒式錄音帶)library.Thislettertellsyouaboutourservice.Withitwearesendingyouanapplicationform,sothatyoucanjoinifyouwouldliketotryit.Calibrelibraryaimstoprovidethepleasureofreadingtoanyonewhocannotreadordinaryprintbooksbecauseofsightproblems.Wecurrentlyhaveover7,000booksavailableforreadingforpleasure,including1,000speciallyforchildren.Allourbooksarerecordedcover-to-coveronordinarycassettesandcanbeplayedonanycassetteplayer.Theyaresentandreturnedbypost,freeofcharge.Whenwereceiveyourapplication,wewillsendyouabookandaninformationtape.Theywillexplainhowtousetheservice.TheeasywaytouseCalibrelibraryistotelluswhatsortsofbooksyoulike,andwewillkeepyousuppliedwithbookswethinkyouwillenjoy.Oryoucansendusalistofbooksyouwouldliketoread,andwewillthensendyoubooksfromthislistwheneverpossible.Inthatcaseyouwillneedtouseourwebsite,orbuyoneormoreofourcatalogues(目錄).11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thelibrarysendstheapplicationformtothereaderssothattheycan___D_____.A)readordinarybooks B)ordercassetteplayersC)buyCalibrecassettes D)usethelibraryservice12.Calibrelibraryprovidesservicemainlyforpeoplewhosufferfrom____C____.A)hearingdifficulties B)mentalillnessesC)sightproblems D)hearttroubles13.Theserviceofsendingandreturningbooksbypostis___C_____.A)notavailabletochildren B)paidbytheusersC)freeofcharge D)notprovided14.Theeasywaytousethelibraryserviceisto___B_____.A)informthelibraryofyournameandaddress B)tellthelibrarythesortsofbooksyoulikeC)buythecataloguesofthelibrary D)askthelibrarytobuythebooks15.Themainpurposeofthisletteristo___A_____.A)introducethelibrary’sservicetoreaders B)recommendnewbookstothereadersC)sendafewcataloguestoreaders D)expressthankstothereadersTask4PeopleinsomecountriescannotusetheirnativelanguageforWebaddresses.NeithercanChinesespeakers,whohavetorelyonpinyin.ButlastFriday,ICANN,theWeb’sgoverningbody,approvedtheuseofupto16languagesforthenewsystem.Morewillfollowinthecomingyears.TheInternetisabouttostartusingthe16languagesoftheworld.Peoplewillsoonbeabletouseaddressesincharacters(字符)otherthanthoseoftheRomanalphabet(字母表).Thechangewillalsoallowthesuffix(后綴)tobeexpressedin16otheralphabets,includingtraditionalandsimplifiedChinesecharacters.Buttherearestillsomeproblemstoworkout.Expertshavediscussedwhattodowithcharactersthathaveseveraldifferentmeanings.ThisisparticularlytrueofChinese.MostexpertsdoubtthechangewillhaveamajoreffectonhowtheInternetisused.“Therewillbesomecompetitionbetweencompaniestoobtainpopularwordsforaddresses.”16.ForWebaddresses,Chinesespeakersnowhavetouse____A____.A)pinyin B)signs C)numbers D)characters17.Theapprovaloftheuseof16languagesbyICANNwillallowwebusersto___D_____.A)changetheiremailaddress B)emailtheirmessagesincharactersC)havethechancetolearnotherlanguages D)useaddressesintheirownlanguage18.ThenewsystemwillallowthesuffixofaWebaddresstobeexpressedby___C_____.A)anynativelanguage B)figuresandnumbersC)Chinesecharacters D)symbolsandsigns19.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheproblemsinusingthenewsystem?__A__A)Certaincharactershaveseveraldifferentmeanings.B)Chineseisatrulydifficultlanguagetolearn.C)Peoplefinditdifficulttotypetheiraddressincharacters.D)SomeexpertsthinkitisimpossibletouseChinesecharacters.20.Manyexpertsdonotbelievethat___D_____.A)therearestilloutB)therewillbecompetitiontogetpopularaddressesC)companiesarewillingtochangetheirwebaddressesD)thechangewillaffecttheuseoftheInternetgreatlyTask5Subwaysareundergroundtrains，whichusuallyoperate24hoursaday.Theyarefoundinlargercitiesandusuallyrunbetweenthesuburbsandthedowntownarea.Mapsandschedulesareavailablefromtheticketofrice.ifyoutakethesubwayoften，youcansavemoneybypurchasingamonthlypass(月票).City-operatedbusesrunonvariousroutes(線路)andaredesignedtobeatcertainplacesatcertaintimes.Mapsandschedulesmaybepostedatcertainstops，ortheymaybeavailableatlocalbanks，libraries，thestudentunion，orfromthebusdrivers.Busesrunmainlyduringtheday.Fareispaidbyexactchangeincoins,orbymonthlypasses.TaxisaregenerallymoreexpensiveintheUnitedStatesthaninothercountries.Ifyouuseataxi，besureyouasktheamountofthefarebeforeyouagreetoride.Thedriverusuallyexpectsatip(小費)of15percentofthefare.21.Accordingtothepassage,subwaysasundergroundtrains,whichusuallyrun__D__.A)withindowntownareas B)awayfromcitycentersC)inoroutsidebigmoderncities D)betweensuburbsandcitycenters22.Youcangetthemapsandschedulesofthesubways____D____.A)atbusstations B)atlocalbanks C)inanybookstores D)fromtheticketoffices23.Fromthepassagewelearnthat___C_____.A)busesarealwaysavailablein24hours B)busridershavetobuymonthlypassesC)busfareispaidbyexactchangeincoins D)busesarethebestmeansoftransportation24.Whenyoutakeataxi,you’dbetter___B_____.A)buyamonthlypass B)askaboutthefarefirstC)agreeontheamountofthetip D)paybytheexactchangeincoins25.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout____C____.A)thebusandtrainfaresintheUS B)thewaysofpayingtaxiintheUSC)thepublictransportationintheUS D)theadvantageofsubwaysintheUTask6Letter1DearAnn,Iamgoingtogiveadinnerpartynextmonth.Iwantmygueststoenjoythemselvesandtofeelcomfortable.Whatisthesecretofgivingasuccessfulparty?Letter2DearMary，Cooksomethingthatwouldletyouspendtimewithyourguests，Ifaguestofferstohelpyouinthekitchen，accepttheoffer.Itoftenmakespeoplefeelmorecomfortablewhentheycanhelp.Beforeservingdinner，whileyourguestsmakesmalltalksinthelivingroom，offerthemdrinks.Someguestsmaylikewine，butmakesuretoprovidesoftdrinksforpeoplewhodon’t.Atthedinnertable，letyourguestsservethemselves.Offerthemasecondservingaftertheyfinish,butdon’taskmorethanonce.Mostguestswilltakemoreiftheywant.Perhapsthemostimportantruleofallistobenatural.Treatyourguestsasyouwantthemtotreatyouwhenyou’reintheirhome—thatis，actnaturallytowardthem，anddon’ttrytoohardtobepolite.Haveagoodtimeinapleasantatmosphere.26.FromthefirstletterwelearnthatMary___A_____.A)isaskingforadviceongivingadinnerparty B)knowsthesecretofgivingapleasantpartyC)isgoingtoattendadinnerparty D)hassuccessfullyheldaparty27.Ann’sfirstpieceofadviceisthatMaryshould___D_____.A)getthefoodreadybeforetheguestsarrive B)keeptheguestsawayfromthekitchenC)spendsometimewiththeguests D)accepttheguests’offertohelp28.AnnsuggeststhatMaryofferdrinks__A______.A)whiletheguestsarehavingsmalltalks B)whenalltheguestshavearrivedC)aftertheguestsfinishsmalltalks D)afterthedinnercomestoanend29.Whenhavingdinner，theguestsareexpectedto___D_____.A)eattheirfoodslowly B)helpthehostservefoodC)serveeachotheratthetable D)helpthemselvestomorefood30.ThemostimportantruleforMarytofollowintreatingherguestsisto____B____.A)beaspoliteasshecan B)letthemfeelathomeC)preparedeliciousfood D)createaformalatmosphereTask7EachtimeweproduceanewEnglishdictionary,ouraimisalwaysthesame:whatcanwedotomakethedictionarymorehelpfulforstudentsofEnglishAsaresultofourresearchwithstudentsanddiscussionswithteachers,wedecidedtofocusonprovidingmoreexamplesforthisEnglishdictionary.Exampleshelpstudentstorememberthewordtheyhavelookedupinthedictionarybecauseitiseasierbothtorememberandtounderstandawordwithinacontext(上下文).Theexamplesalsoshowthatwordsareoftenusedinmanydifferentcontexts.Forthesereasons,wehaveincluded40percentmoreexamplesinthisnewbook.Weeditalltheexamplestoremovedifficultwordsandtomakesuretheyareeasiertounderstand.WeverymuchhopethisnewbookwillbeofusenotonlytothestudentsofEnglishbutalsototheteachers.31.Theaimoftheauthorinproducingthisnewdictionaryisto___B_____.A)correctmistakesintheolddictionary B)makeitmorehelpfulforstudentsC)increasethenumberofwords D)addpicturesandphotos32.Awordiseasiertorememberandunderstandifitis____D____.A)includedinawordlist B)pronouncedcorrectlyC)explainedinEnglish D)usedinacontext33.Whatisspecialaboutthisnewdictionary

___C_____A)Itissmallandcheap. B)Ithasalargervocabulary.C)Ithas40%moreexamples. D)Itisdesignedforstudentsandteachers.34.Thepurposeofremovingdifficultwordsintheexamplesisto___A_____.A)makethemeasiertounderstand B)providemoreusefulwords C)introducemorecontexts D)includemoreexamples35.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom____C____.A)alettertotheeditor B)acommentonanovelC)anintroductiontoadictionary D)anews-reportinthenewspaperTask8WhatisthebetterwayofstayingawayfromthecoldwinterdaysComeouttoourHallMarketsinthebeautifulcountryside,fullofcolor,fun,musicanddeliciousfood!Withover350stalls(攤位)sellingwonderfulhome-madeandhome-growngoods,thiswillsurelybeagreatdayout.TheHallMarketsareheldonthefirstSundayofeachmonthfrom10:00amto3:00pmatHallVillage.TheyareoperatedbyHartleyLifecareCo.Ltd.AlltheincomewillgotohelpandsupportserviceforVolunteers(志愿者)playanimportantpartinthesuccessandpleasantatmosphereattheHallMarkets.HartleyLifecareisalwaysgratefultohaveyouserveasvolunteerswiththeHallMarkets.Ifyouareinterestedinbeingoneofourvolunteersandspendingafewhourswithuseachmonth,pleasecontactusduringbusinesshourson62605555.36.Accordingtothepassage,theHallMarketsareheld___A_____.A)inthecountryside B)toattractvolunteersC)topromotewintersales D)bypeoplewithdisabilities37.Thereareover350stallsintheHallMarketsthat___C_____.A)areoperatedbythedisabled B)offerfreefoodtovolunteersC)sellhome-madegoods D)areopendayandnight38.TheincomemadebytheHallMarketsgoesto___B_____.A)expandHartleyLifecareCo.Ltd. B)supportserviceforthedisabledC)createmorefunforcustomers D)developlocaleconomy39.WhenaretheHallMarketsopen

____A____A)ThefirstSundayofeachmonth. B)Everydayfrom10amto3pm.C)Thefirstdayofeachmonth. D)Everyweekendinwinter.40.Thispassageiswrittenforthepurposeofinviting____D____.A)tourists B)villagers C)businessmen D)volunteersTask9Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.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.41.Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathome,oldpeople____A____.A)arefreefromhomeaccidents B)canimprovetheirhealthC)arelikelytolivelonger D)canlivemoresafely42.Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare____B____.A)notpaintedinadifferentcolor B)notmarkedwithbrighttapesC)fixedwithgrabbars D)verybrightlylit43.Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfortunatebecause___A)theycaneasilybeavoided B)oldpeopleseldomfallinbathroomsC)grabbarsdonothelptopreventfalls D)bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent44.Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto___C_____.A)detectsafetyconditionsathome B)avoidfallsinthebathroomC)sendoutsignalsforhelp D)makephonecallseasily45.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethat____C____.A)mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathomeB)upto