英语B级历年真题试卷.doc

高等学校英语应用能力考试 B 级（2003 年 6 月）PRACTICAL ENGLISH TEST FOR COLLEGES（PRETCO-Level B）Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: you will hear: Mr. Smith is not in. Would you like to leave him a message?You will read: A. I’m not sure. B. You’re right. C. Yes, certainly. D. That’s interesting.From the question we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave a message. There fore, C. Yes, certainly is the correct answer. You should mark C on the Answer Sheet. Now the test will begin.1. A. You can take a taxi. B. I’ll fly to New York next week C. It’s about twenty miles. D. It’s only six hundred yuan.2. A. It’s very far from here. B. It’s very small, but nice.C. I’ve got a good idea. D. I’ve been there.3. A. I’ve got some paper. B. That’s great.C. Ok, thank you. D. Oh, no problem.4. A. Sure. You take the other end. B. Turn right at the next corner.C. I think it’s too expensive. D. I’m afraid it can’t work.5. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. I like Chinese food.C. It’s very kind of you to help me. D. I’d like to, but I’ll have a meeting.Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogue and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.6. A. Pass a letter to Mr. Black. B. Talk to Mr. Black.C. See Mr. Black. D. Ask about Mr. Black.7. A. In a store. B. In a post office. C. At a restaurant. D. At a bus stop.8. A. 9:55 B. 10:00 C. 9:50 D. 10:059. A. A magazine B. A dictionary C. A book. D. A newspaper10. A. Too old. B. Too strict. C. Very quiet. D. Very nice.Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.John is a bus driver. He gets up at six o’clock, eats a light 11 in a hurry, and then rushes to work. He likes his job but hates to drive in bad 12 . Rain and snow make the roads dangerous. John’s wife, Carol, works every day from 13 to noon as a bookkeeper. She likes keeping her house neat and tidy. She has a place for everything and throws out what she doesn’t need. John is just the opposite. He 14 everything. He keeps clothes that don’t 15 him any more, old magazines, boxes and papers. Nothing of his is in good order.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 minutes)Directions: This part is to text your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. The father was delighted to hear the child ___________ that.A. to say B. to have said C. say D. said17. John’s success in his career will be a great __________ to his aged parents.A. satisfaction B. concentration C. attraction D. solution18. There are two doors, one of which _________ to the living room and the other to the kitchen.A. leads B. to lead C. leading D. led19. On April 1st they flew to Beijing_________ they stayed several days.A. when B. where C. which D. there 20. Can you tell Mary __________ her twin(双胞胎) sister?A. to B. with C. between D. from21. I didn’t go with them to the beach yesterday. But I do wish I _____________ there.A. have been B. had been C. was D. am 22. Experienced drivers have ________ accidents than beginners.A. least。