高职高专英语应用能力考试试卷及答案

Part I Reading Comprehension

Section A

1. A. She isn’t having much trouble. B. She understood the reading last night.

C. She understood very little.

D. She hasn’t been doing much of the reading.

2. A. He believes Ted is not the right person for the award.

B. He finds the result unbelievable.

C. He wants to know who is telling the truth.

D. He thought there wouldn’t be any award.

3. A. The man is planning a trip to Austin.

B. The man hasn’t been to Austin before.

C. The man doesn’t like Austin.

D. The man has been to Austin before.

4. A. Mike wants some water. B. Mike needs to go to class.

C. Mike does’t like fish.

D. Mike doesn’t belong here.

5. A. Coming back for a later show. B. Waiting in a queue.

C. Coming back in five minutes.

D. Not going to the movie today.

Section B

Conversation 1

6. A. He has an enjoyable evening. B. He doesn’t want to have more coffee.

C. He has to get up early the next morning.

D. He has to come again soon.

7. A. In the bookstore. B. In the hotel.

C. In a supermarket.

D. At home.

Conversation 2

8. A. Classmates. B. Co-workers. C. Waiter and diner. D. Strangers.

9. A. At McDonald’s. B. At Kentucky Fried Chicken.

C. At an Italian fast food restaurant.

D. At pizza hut.

10. A. Pizza, chicken salad and iced water. B. Soup, hamburger and cola.

C. Sandwich and red wine.

D. Spaghetti, coffee, Coke and iced water. Section C

Mr. And Mrs. Jones very seldom go out in the evening, but last _11_, Mrs. Jones said to her husband, "There is a good film at the cinema tonight.

Can we go and see it?"

They came out of the cinema at 11 o’clock, got into their car and began _12_ home. It was quite dark. Then Mrs. Jones said, "Look, Bill. A woman’s running along the _13_ very fast, and a man’s running after her. Can you see them?"

Mr. Jones said, "Yes, I can." He drove the car slowly _14_ the woman and said to her, "Can we help you?"

"No, thank you," the woman said, but she did not stop running. "My husband and I _15_ run home after the cinema, and the last one washes the dishes at home!"

11. A. Saturday B. Sunday C. Thursday D. Monday

12. A. drove B. driven C. driving D. to drive

13. A. way B. road C. street D. path

14. A. close B. beside C. after D. near

15. A. often B.r arely C. always D. sometimes

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 points, one point each)

16. I __ with all the windows closed, but now I’d like some fresh air.

A. am used to sleep

B. am used to sleeping

C. used to sleeping

D. used to sleep

17. It __ that the mysterious visitor was an old friend of my grandmother.

A. turned out

B. turned off

C. turned on

D. turned up

18. No sooner __ than he realized that he should have remained silent.

A. the words had spoken

B. had the words spoken

C. had the words been spoken

D. the words had been spoken

19. No one can avoid __ by advertisements.

A. influenced

B. influencing

C. to influence

D. being influenced

20. I __ everything by the time you get back next month.

A. shall finish

B. shall have finished

C. have finished

D. will be finishing

21. His carelessness __ her failure in the exams.

A. resulted from

B. resulted

C. resulted in

D. resulted to

22. The British people __ four million tons of potatoes every year.

A. spend

B. take

C. consume

D. cost

23. The students find it hard __ their spoken English.

A. improving

B. having improved

C. improve

D. to improve

24. I feel more __ about my career than I used to.