1、高等学校英语应用能力考试新全真模拟试题集A级高等学校英语应用能力考试新全真模拟试题集A级答案详解TEST 1Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: Whats in that big bag over there?W: I bought some apples, peaches, pears, and grapes.Q: What did the woman buy?【B】2. W: Harry had the highest grade in the class on the Physics test.M: For him it was pr
2、obably easy.Q: What does the man imply about Harry?【D】3. M: Is it still raining outside?W: No, but the wind is still blowing.Q: What can we know from this conversation?【B】4. W: I want to ask the Smiths to the party. Do you know their address?M: No, but I think their friend Tom can give you their add
3、ress.Q: What is the woman going to do?【A】5. W: Its so hot today that I cant work. I wish there were a fan in the library.M: So do I. Ill fall asleep if I dont get out of this stuffy room soon.Q: What are these people complaining about?【B】Section BConversation 1M: Jane, what would you like to do toni
4、ght?W: Do you often go to movies?M: Of course, I often go to see a movie.W: Well, David, lets go to the movie tonight.M: Theres a movie near here, “Summer in Maine” I heard its a very good movie.W: Lets find out what time it starts.M: Lets look at the newspaper. Movie programs are usually on page ni
5、ne.W: Here it is.“Summer in Maine” starts at 8 oclock this evening.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the conversation youve just heard.6. What are they going to do tonight?【C】7. When will the movie begin? 【B】Conversation 2W: Can you play tennis with me today?M: No, I cant. Im sorry. I have to help my m
6、other. Were going to move tomorrow.W: Wheres the new house? Is it far from here?M: No, its not far. Its near our old house.W: Can I help you pack?M: Sure. Thanks.W: What can I do?M: Take the magazines out of the bookcase. Put them in this box.W: All right.M: Jane! Pack them. Dont read them.W: These
7、magazines are interesting. May I borrow one?M: Of course.W: Thanks, John.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?【A】9. What is the man going to do tomorrow?【C】10. What is the woman interested in?【A】Section C Mo
8、thers frequently tell their children: “Dont eat too many sweets they are not good for you.” Most of us know that too much sugar is bad for our teeth or can make us fat. Now, two doctors have found another reason not to eat many sweets. They may cause skin problems. Conditions such as acne and itchin
9、ess may be made worse by eating white flour, sugar, and white rice. Its worse to eat these foods on an empty stomach because that is when they will have the strongest effect on the skin. The doctors recommend that other foods such as potatoes, brown rice and fresh fruit be eaten instead of sweets.11
10、. too much sugar 12. reason 13. Conditions 14. the strongest effect 15. instead ofSection DMost people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age twelve
11、or thirteen we lose the ability to learn language well. Is it true that children learn a foreign language more easily than adults? One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, showed that the teenagers learn more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learni
12、ng Russian, showed that the ability to learn a language increases as the age increases, from children to adulthood. There are several possible explanations for these results. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meaning more easily than children. Moreo
13、ver, adults can use logical thinking to help themselves in learning a new language. Finally, adults have more self-control than children. Therefore, it seems that the common belief that children are better learners than adults may not be true.16. learn more easily 17. the younger children18. the age
14、 increases 19. Several 20. truePart StructureSection A21. B including可作介词,意为“包括在内。”又如: The band played many songs, including some of my favourites。22 A rather than而不是, other than除之外, except除之外, besides除之外(还有)。 根据句子意思,应选A。23. D by name意为“用名字”,“凭名字”。又如:I know him only by name.24. B Rather than +动词原型25
15、. D 表示动作或状态在过去的某一时刻或某一动作之前已经完成用过去完成时。26. A 根据句义选择表示“除非,如果不”的单词。27. C with在这里是“因为,由于某事物”的意思。28. B that从句作同位语,但因主句谓语较短,与其同位的名词evidence分开了。29. A do you suppose 为句子的插入成分。30. C How close parents are to their children 这一部分为句子的主语,我们应选一个单数谓语形式。Section B31. achievements 32. sensitive 33. Finding 34. quicken
16、35. drawnPart Reading ComprehensionTask 1:36.C 文章介绍了发现磁铁的特性,发明了指南针并用于航海,并非专业人员或科学家的理论探讨,但小孩难以明白其原理。因此读者为普通人群。37. D 答案根据文章第二段。38. A第4段第一句即为答案。39. B文章第4段:About the end of the eleventh century the Chinese began to use the compass in navigation. This early seagoing compass was in use on Chinese ships up
17、 to the seventeenth century. 显然,答案应为six centuries。40. D The Worlds First Compass 可概括全文内容,最适合于作文章标题。Task 2:41. B见文章第一句“ but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.”人们对话语和手势有时会有不同的理解,即人们并非总是对他人用语言和手势所表达的含义有把握。42.B见文章第二段,作者举例说“他睁大了双眼”在英语中表示愤怒而在中文中则表示吃惊,说明在不同的文化
18、背景中,同样的面部表情表达了不同的感情,因此有时可能会造成误解。43. A见第三段第一句。“Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings.”即使在相同的文化背景中,人们理解和表达感情的能力也不同。44. C文章一开篇就指出:“We use both words and gestures to express our feelings.”我们既用语言也用手势表达感情。45. C文章一开始提到人们既用语言也用手势表达感情,但整篇文章谈的却主要是手势和其他体态语言的问题。Ta
19、sk 3: 46. 45% 47. 35% 48. 25% 49. 4 50. $3Task 4: 51. C G 52. M K 53.I J 54.N B 55. R FTask 5: 56. farewell party 57. cheap wine58. international understanding 59. leave his school60. proposes a toast Part Translation61. B 62. C 63. A 64.C65. 现在有些人主要在家里工作,向外面的市场出售自己的技术。不管他们从事的是市场策划、销售、广告、新闻、秘书、银行、饮食
20、还是高科技等行业,越来越多的人发现,拥有一种可以出售的一技之长,就可以单干,就可以自由地安排自己的生活而不受传统法人团体的控制。Part WritingDear Mr. Scattergood,Further to your letter of 12 November, I am more than pleased to provide a reference for Ms. Townsend, who has worked at this company as my Personal Assistant since she graduated in 2000.I can recommend
21、Ms. Townsend to you without the slightest hesitation. I have always found her to be a totally dependable person who can be left to work unattended. She is extremely loyal, and is never indiscreet. On more than one occasion, her coolness and efficiency have helped us avoid potentially embarrassing si
22、tuations. If you were to appoint Ms. Townsend, we should find it very difficult to replace her. However, we appreciate that, in her own interest. It may be time for Ms Townsend to move on.Yours sincerely,David Sanders TEST 2Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: I think its starting to rain.W:
23、 Starting to rain? The grounds already wet.Q: What does the woman mean?【D】2. W: Mike, I heard you went skiing last weekend, what happened?M: I had a bad cold and broke my leg.Q: What happened to Mike?【C】3. M: Jane, how long will your sister be staying with you?W: Just a week or so.Q: What does Jane
24、mean?【C】4. W: Would you like to try on that jacket, sir?M: Thank you, but I think Ill look further. That color doesnt suit me.Q: What will the customer do next?【C】5. W: Would you mind if I visit your class this evening, Prof. Johnson?M: You are welcome to my class, but the students will take an exam
25、 tonight. Perhaps you can come next Monday.Q: What did the professor suggest ?【D】Section BConversation 1M: Mom, they offered me a job at the restaurant, but it doesnt sound very interesting.W: How much will they pay you?M: $175.00 a week.W: Id take it if I were you. Youve been looking for a job for
26、two months, and this is the first one youve found.M: But it isnt interesting.W: Maybe not. But you need a job, dont you? If I were you, Id consider trying it.M: But I might find a better job somewhere!W: Its possible. But it might take a long time. In the meantime, I dont think you can afford to mis
27、s a job opportunity like this one. I advise you to take it. Then, later, you can always move to another one if you dont like this job.M: I dont know. Ill think about it.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.6. What does the man think about the job?【C】7. How long has he
28、been looking for a job?【B】Conversation 2M: May I help you?W: Yes, my nephew is graduating from college next week and Id like to get him a nice gift.M: What price range are you interested in? Well need to know that before we begin looking.W: Well, I usually spend about twenty dollars for a gift. Do y
29、ou have anything nice for that price?M: How about a pen and pencil?W: No, my brother gave him that for his birthday last year.M: Well, then, would he enjoy a chess set?W: No, he isnt interested in chess, but he is quite athletic.M: Then you could get him a handball set.W: Thats a good idea. Ill take
30、 it.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Whom is the woman buying the gift for?【C】9. How much does the woman want to spend on the gift?【B】10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?【B】Section CThe word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. Jame
31、s Watt had made the worlds first steam engine. He had no way to tell people exactly how powerful the engine was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this uni
32、t he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight ten feet into the air in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.11. had no way 12. find out 13. discovered 14. into the air 1
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