高等学校英语应用能力考试A级.docx

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高等学校英语应用能力考试A级

高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级）

标准用时

实际用时

20minutes

2015年12月

Part

··ListeningComprehension··

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.

SectionA

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A）Thepriceoftheproduct.B）Thechargeoftheservice

C）Thedeliveryofhisorder.D）Thepackingofthegoods.

2.A）Givingalecture.B）Takinganinterview.

C）Preparingaparty.D）Havinganexam.

3.A）Itsfoodisdelicious.B）Itspriceisreasonable.

C）Itisclosetohisoffice.D）Itprovidesgoodservice.

4.A）Bysea.B）Byair.

C）Bytrain.D）Bytruck.

5.A）Askingtheway.B）Rentingacar.

C）Buyingairtickets.D）Bookinghotelrooms.

SectionB

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandingshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokentwice.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversations.

Conversation1

6.A）Openanewshoestore.B）Participateinatradefair.

C）Invitethewomantohiscompany.D）Placeanorderwiththewoman.

7.A）Anadvertisingbrochure.B）Apricelist.

C）Aninvitationletter.D）Afewsamples.

8.A）Atahotel.B）Attheairport.

C）Inarestaurant.D）Inabank.

9.A）Tobuyaticket.B）Tobookataxi.

C）Toplaceanorder.D）Tomakeanappointment.

10.A）By7:

00.B）By8:

00.

C）By9:

00.D）By10:

00.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillarecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Aninterviewersometimesstartswithanopen-endedquestionlike“Couldyoutell

mesomethingaboutyourself?

”Itisawaytobreaktheiceandmakeyoufeel__11__

duringtheinterview.Itisalsoawayfortheinterviewertoknowmoreaboutyour

personalitytohelphimorherto__12__ifyouareagoodfitforthejob.

Itisnotagoodideatotalktoomuchaboutyourselfbecausetheinterviewer

doesn’twanttoknoweverythingaboutyou.Butontheotherhand,telling__13__

canmakehimorherwonderwhyyouaren’tmoreopen.Soit’sagoodideatoshare

some__14__.Theseinterestsmaynot__15__yourwork.

SectionD

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwice.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase（innomorethan3words）.Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.

16.Whatdoesthespeakertalkaboutfirstinhisspeech?

Thespeakerfirstgives_____________abouthiscompany.

17.Whatarethemainproductsofthecompany?

Clothing,__________andhouseholdproducts.

18.Howlonghasthecompanybeeninbusiness?

Over__________.

19.WherecanpeoplefindjobopeningsatFamilyDollar?

Onits__________.

20.Howcanpeopleapplyforthejobs?

Theycanmaketheirapplication__________.

标准用时

实际用时

10minutes

Part

··Structure··

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21._______theinvestigation,thecommitteepublishedthereportonthecauseofthe

accident.

A）CompletedB）Completing

C）HavingcompletedD）Tohavecompleted

22.Thereportshowsthatoverhalfofthewomenaresuffering_______second-hand

smokeattheworkplace.

A）inB）forC）onD）from

23.Ourgoalistofulfilltheneedsofourclients,________challengingtheymaybe.

A）howeverB）wheneverC）whereverD）whatever

24.Onlyafterthesecretarysawthetraindisappearinsight_______therailway

station.

A）heleavesB）hasheleftC）heleftD）didheleave

25.Iftheyhadworkedharder,they________theprojectaheadoftime.

A）willfinishB）wouldhavefinished

C）havefinishedD）hadfinished

26.Thecompanyhasdecidedtosponsortheexhibition,_______helpstopromiseits

image.

A）thatB）whoC）whatD）which

27.Thenewlyappointedmanagerissaidtobeneitherflexible_______easytoget

alongwith.

A）orB）andC）norD）but

28._______salariesmaynotbehigh,workingasanursingassistantdoeshavesome

otherbenefits.

A）UnlessB）WhileC）AsD）Since

29.Howwepacktheproductshasasignificantimpact________thecostoflogistics.

A）ofB）onC）toD）with

30._______impressedmemostabouttheschoolishowitwasdesignedtosupport

boththestudentsandthecommunity.

A）WhatB）ThatC）ThisD）Which

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

31.Forthesakeofourlong-term（cooperate）________,wemayconsiderreducingthepriceby10percent.

32.Hereyouwillfindsome（value）__________resourcestohelpyoudevelopcommunicationskills.

33.Drivinghaslongbeenthoughtofas（efficient）_________thanflying,butaccordingtonewresearch,thatisnolongerthecase.

34.Quotationsandsampleswill（send）_______toyouassoonaswereceiveyourspecificinquiries.

35.After（receive）_________yourloanfromus,ifyouarenotcompletelysatisfiedwithyourexperience,pleasecontactus.

标准用时

实际用时

40minutes

Part

··ReadingComprehension··

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatement,thereare4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Ingivingabusinesspresentation,manyspeakersthinkthatiftheirideaisstrong,theiraudiencewillgetitreadily.Theyfeeldiscouragedwhentheaudienceisunabletounderstandtheirpresentations.Thathappensalotespeciallywhentechnicalexpertsareinvitedtomakeaproductpresentationtoagroupofusers.

Whatcanwedotomakeabusinesspresentationeasiertounderstand?

Inmyview,goodpresentationshavealwaysbeensimpleandvisual.Inaneffectivebusinesspresentation,thefewerthepoints,thebetterthemessagegetspassedon.Youfocusonthedepthofcoverageinsteadofthewidth（广度）ofcoverage.Additionally,youmakeyourideasvisualandrelevant,sothemessageisunderstoodbetterandrememberedlonger.Greatbusinesspresentsrelatetheirideasandconceptstotheiraudiencebyusingsimple,powerfuldiagramsinsteadofrelyingontext-basedslides.Infact,drawingdiagramsforcesapresenertomaketheideaclearevenatthepresentationstage.Itisimpossibletodrawadiagramwhenyouarenotclearaboutanidea.Whenyourideaisclear,itiseasiertotransferit.Mostaudiencesunderstandadiagramfasterandrememberitlonger.Thispossiblyexplainswhymostofthememorablepresentationshavebeenvisualinnature.

36.Manyspeakersbelievethatthestrongertheiridea,__________.

A）themorepowerfultheirspeechwillbe

B）themoremeaningfultheirspeechwillbe

C）themoreeasilytheaudiencewillunderstandit

D）thehardertheaudiencewillfindittofollow

37.Whyareyouadvisedtogivefewerpointsinyourpresentation?

A）Topassonthemessagesbetter.B）Toavoidwastingtoomuchtime

C）Toallowaudiencetotakenotes.D）Toleavemoretimeforquestions

38.Thespeakercanhelptheaudiencerememberthemessagelongerby_______.

A）displayingtext-basedslidesB）avoidinglongtechnicalterms

C）focusingonthewidthofcoverageD）usingsimpleandpowerfuldiagrams

39.Theunderlinedword“transfer”inthispassagemostprobablymeans“________”.

A）createB）passonC）takeoffD）describe

40.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.

A）howtomakeaneffectivebusinesspresentation

B）howtopresentstrongideasinapresentation

C）howtofocusonthedepthofcoverage

D）howtoprepareapowerfuldiagram

Task2

Directions:

ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

BlueJeansCompanywasestablishedinOctober2012andoperatesasapartnership（合伙企业）betweenElenaHorowitzandJamesFoster.Infact,itbeganinElena’sbasementwhent