13年高等英语考试B级试题及答案

就是违法的，由此可以确定C)选项“违法的”是本题的正确答案。

40. The passage is mainly about ____ .

A) the negotiation with an employer 与雇主的谈判 B) the employment contract 雇佣合同 C) the working conditions 工作条件 D) the job responsibilities 工作职责

【解析】B)。主旨大意题。从全文结构看，文章先是对雇佣合同进行了简单的定义，然后说明雇佣合同的形式及其可能包含的内容，最后指出哪些情况是不符合法律要求的违法条款。由此可见，文章主要围绕雇佣合同展开论述，由此确定答案为B) “雇佣合同”。其他三项均有提到，但不是文章的中心。均可排除。

核心词汇表

employment n.雇佣；就业 employment n.雇佣；就业 agreement n.协议，契约 written a. 书面的 Custom n. 习惯，惯例 trade union n. 工会 illegal a. 违法的，非法的

Task 2

41. According to the first paragraph, the main advantage of a share house is that _____________ .

A) it avoids wasting time 它避免浪费时间 B) it saves your money 它节约金钱

C) it develops friendship 它发展友谊 D) it prevents conflict 它避免冲突

【解析】B)。事实细节题。由题干中的first paragraph和share house可以定位到文章第一段第一句。该句指出合租房屋的好处是省钱。选项B中的saves your money是原文中money-saving的同义转换，故正确答案是B。

42. According to the passage, an ideal housemate is a person who is ___________ .

A) suitable for your character 适合你的性格 B) good at doing housework 擅长做家务 C) willing to help you 愿意帮助你 D) easy to talk with 容易交谈

【解析】A)。事实细节题。由题干中housemate和person 可以定位到文章第二段第二句。该句提到，和朋友住或许会很有意思，但一旦反生冲突就很可能会影响友谊。由此可知，最好的室友是能够与你性格相适应的人。因此是A“适合你的性格”为正确答案。

employer n. 员工 oral a. 口头的 mention v. 提及，提到 condition n. 条件 insurance n. 保险 43. When you collect the rent from your housemate, you are advised to __________ .

A) write down the amount 写下数目

B) choose a right date 选择合适的日期 C) demand cash only 仅接受现金 D) give a receipt 给予收据

【解析】D)。细节事实题。由题干中collect and rent可以定位到文章第一个星号处。该句指出，在支付或收取房租时应该索要或给予发票，即在向室友收取房租时，建议向室友提供收据。因此B选项正确。

44. To solve a problem with your housemate, it is better for you to ____________. A) discuss it with the person on the telephone 与室友通过电话讨论 B) seek advice from your friends or relatives 向朋友或亲戚寻求建议 C) talk with him or her face to face 与他或她面谈 D) speak to your parents about it first 先把情况告诉父母

【解析】C)。语义理解题。由题干中problem 可以定位到文章第三个星号处。此处提到，如果可能的话，和室友面对面解决问题。故A为正确答案。

45. The share v. 分享，合用 money-saving a. 经验，体验 passage is established a. 已建立的 suit v. 适合 mainly about character n. 性格，个性 consult v. 咨询 how to avoid v. 避免 issue v. 发出，发布 _________ . collect v. 收集，收取 communication n. 沟通，交流 A)

choose a good neighbor 选择一个好的邻居 B) look for a new house 寻找一个新房子 C) live in a share house 合租房屋 D) share housework 分担家务

【解析】C)。主旨大意题。整篇文章都围绕约人合租展开。文章第一段就表明与人合租房屋省钱，而且好处多。接下来文章强调了两点，一是选择合适的合租人，而是设定一些必要的准则。最后，文章推荐了一个网站以便了解更多合租房屋的信息。因此C为正确答案。

核心词汇表

Task 3

To：All office staff Re: Award Party Posted: July 1, 2013

The Awards Party will take place on August 1, 2013. The hotel chosen for the party is close to the office. Everyone who plans to attend the party should send an email to Mr. Black before the end of this week. If you want to bring a guest, the ticket price is $ 50. Only twenty guest tickets are available. All fifty tickets are reserved for staff at no charge. We hope that all staff will attend.

Please choose the staff member who you think is the most valuable worker this year. Make sure you enclose the name in an envelope and bring it to Mr. Black in

person. The voting (投票) ends on the last day of this month. One winner from our staff will be chosen. Award Party Date: August 1, 2013 Place: Hotel near the office Guest tickets: Number: 20 Price: 46 . Staff ticket: Number: _ 47 Price: no charge Voting for the most valuable worker: Brought to 48 in an envelope Deadline: 49 of this month Number of winners: 50 .

内容梗概

本文是一则备忘录，关于奖励晚会。信中首先介绍了晚会的时间、地点。其次，提到员工参加免费，但是如果带客人参加需要额外买入场券。最后，解释了投票选举年度最有价值员工的方法和截止日期。

46.【解析】$50。通过线索词Guest和Price 定位到首段第四句 If you want to bring a guest, the ticket price is $ 50(如果携带客人，每张入场券的票价为50美金)，由该句可以看出，入场券的价格是$50。

47.【解析】50/ fifty。通过线索词Staff ticket定位到第一段倒数第二句All fifty tickets are reserved for staff at no charge (有50张员工免费入场券)，由此可以确定答案为50/ fifty.

48.【解析】Mr. Black。通过线索词Brought和in an envelope 定位到第二段第二句Make sure you enclose the name in an envelope and bring it to Mr. Black in person (确保将你选举的人的姓名放入信封中，并将其交给Black先生)，故可确定答案为Mr. Black。

49.【解析】the last day。通过线索词of this month 定位到第二段第三句The

voting (投票)

ward n. 奖品 attend v. 参加，出席 ends on the

last day of this month (投票将在本月最后一天结束)，由此可知答案为

the last day。 50.【解析】one。通过线索词winners 定位到文章最后一句One winner from our staff will be chosen（将从员工中选举出一位获胜者），而确定答案。

核心词汇表

available a. 可得的，可用的 staff n. 员工 valuable a. 有价值的 Envelope n. 信封 reserve v. 保留，预定 charge n. 费用 enclose v. 放入信封

Task 4

51．(Income tax )所得

税 (Employment injury insurance )工伤保险

52．(Before-tax salary )税前薪酬 (Medical insurance)医疗保险 53．(Basic wage )基本工资 (Annual income)年收入

54．(Overtime pay)加班工资 (Traveling allowance)出差津贴 55．(Unemployment insurance)失业保险 (Pay cut)减薪 51. C、Q 52. N、O 53. K、M 54. D、L 55. P、G Task 5

56. How does the writer learn about the job wanted? From ________________________ in the City Daily.

【解析】today’s advertisement。根据线索词City Daily定位到首句前半部分I am interested to see your advertisement in today’s City Daily(今天的《城市日报》的广告板块吸引了我)，结合原文信息，将“广告”和“今天的”两个信息组合在一起，得到答案 today’s advertisement。

57. What job position is the writer apply for?

The position as __________________________ .

【解析】Chief Office Secretary。 根据线索词position定位到文章第一句的后半部分would like to be considered for this position as Chief Office Secretary in your company（想要应聘贵公司的办公室秘书主管一职），可见其申请的职位是Chief Office Secretary。

58. Where is the writer working now?

At a ___________________________ .

【解析】manufacturing company。第二段第一句I am now working as Private Secretary to the General Manager at a manufacturing company（我目前在一家制造公司工作，担任总经理私人秘书一职），由此可知作者现在在manufacturing company 工作。

59. Why is the writer particularly interested in the job?

Because she thinks she can use her ___________________ abilities. 【解析】foreign language。第三段The kind of work in your company particularly interests me, and I would welcome the opportunity it affords to use my foreign language abilities（贵公司这一职位特别吸引我，并且能为我提供使用外语的机会）指明，作者想在这里工作的原因是可以使用自己的外语能力，所以答案是foreign language。

60. What is enclosed with the letter?

A copy of the writer’s ________________with references required