高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题.docx

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高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题

2012年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题

2012年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试真题（A级）

PartIListeningComprehension（15minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:

Thissectionistoyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisrecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerformthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecente.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）NewYorkCity.B）Aneveningparty.

C）Anairtrip.D）Theman'sjob.

FromthedialoguewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttoNewYork.Therefore,C）Anairtripisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC）ontheAnswerSheetwithasingleLinethroughthecenter.

[A][B][C][D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.

A）GotoAmerica.

B）LeaveBeijing.

C）Bookaticket.

D）Buysomegifts.

2.

A）Anengineer.

B）Aprofessor.

C）Amanager.

D）Asecretary.

3.

A）Atabank.

B）Atabookstore.

C）Inanoffice.

D）Inarestaurant.

4.A）Shedoesn'tlikethemovie

C）Shehasalreadyseenthemovie.

5.A）Veryhappy.B）Excited.

SectionB

B）Shecan'tseethemovietoday.

D）Shepreferstowatchmoviesalone.

C）Proud.D）Alittleworried.

Direction:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversation1

6.A）Takingajobinterview.B）Meetingacustomer.

C）Givingawelcomespeech.D）Discussingaproject.

7.A）Shelikestheenvironmentthere.B）Shecanhaveahigherpaythere.

C）Thecompanyisclosetoherhome.D）Thecompanyoffersalongerpaidholiday.

Conversation2

8.A）Toplaceanorder.

B）Tobookahotelroom.

9.A）Tohaveafamilygathering.

C）Tovisithispartner.

10.A）9am.B）10am.

SectionC

C）Tochangeanappointment.

D）Todiscussaprogram.B）Totakeaholiday.

D）Tosignacontract.

C）3pm.D）2pm.

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase（innomorethan3words）.Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.Youshouldwriteyouranswersontheanswersheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.11.WhatdomanyyoungpeoplethinkoftheInternet?

Itisaplaceto_______________________________________________.

12.WhatcanyoungpeoplepracticeontheInternet?

Theycanpractice______________________bytalkingwithpeople.

13.Whatisimportantforyoungpeopletoknowwhentalkingwithstrangersonline?

Talkingwithstrangersonlinecanbe_______________________________.

14.Whatshouldyoudotoprotectyourselfonline?

Nevergiveyour____________________________________toanyone.

15.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththetopicsofconversation?

Stop________________________________________________.

PartIIStructure（15minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrect

sentences.Itconsistsof2sections

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsformthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Thedecisionaboutsuchabigprojectcannotbemade______eachmemberoftheboardagrees.

A）ifB）unlessC）thoughD）as

17.TherewasnoprooftoshowthatCharleshadcommittedthecrime,_____hewassetfree.

A）butB）forC）orD）so

18.Medicalaccidents______bydrugshaveattractedmuchattentioninthat

country.

A）causingB）tobecausedC）becausedD）caused

19.Nosooner_____thanIrealizedI'dleftthedocumentathome.

A）havewesatdownB）hadwesatdownC）wehadsatdownD）wesatdown

20.Thesalesdepartmentofcompanyisengagedin_____theproductsandmakingprofits.

A）sellingB）sellC）beingsoldD）havingsold

21.WhenIamaway______business,Icontactmyofficeeverydaybyemail.

22.Inadditiontoeconomicconsiderations,thereareotherreasons______peopleworklonghours.

A）whatB）whyC）whenD）where

23.Theremaybeaneedforretrainingifyouexpectemployees________new

technology.

A）usingB）useC）touseD）used

24.Asurveysuggeststhatnearlyoneinsixchildrenhasdifficulty______totalk.

A）tolearnB）learningC）learnD）learnt

25.ItwasintheirLondonbranch_____wemetanddiscussedtheissue.

A）thatB）whichC）howD）whatSectionB

Directions:

Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

26.Allthestaffofthecompany（work）_______veryhardyearand15%moreprofitwasgained.

27.Amongthemajorproducts（import）______byMalaysiawereironandsteel

andmedicalInstruments.

28.Businessandprofessionalservices（list）______intheYellowPages.

29.Nokia'smobilephonemarketshareinchina（fall）_________toitslowestlevelsince2005.

30.Toher（disappoint）________,thegirlwasdeniedthejobshehadappliedfor.

31.While（study）_____________atcollege,hegottoknowtheprofessorandlearnedalotfromhim.

32.Communicationviaeyecontactseemstobe（particular）___________

importantinsomecases.

33.Asmorecustomerswillattendthemeeting,weneedtopreparesome

（addition）

_______chairs.

34.Theseapartmentsallowolderpeopletokeeptheir（independent）

____________,whilehavingmedicalcareavailable.

35.Manypeoplefindtelephoneinterviews（difficult）____________thanface-to-faceinterviews.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoicesandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Marketingfurnituretothepubliccanbechallengingforasmallbusinessowner.Consumersbuyfurniturepiecesonlyoccasionally.However,thereare

severalfurniturepromotionideasthatcanbeusedtohelpyoureachyourtargetmarket.

Onethingyoucandoistotalkwithrealestate（房地产）agentstoallowyoutodisplayyourfurnitureinanewhomeoropenhousesetting.Thisisagoodway

toreachakeytargetmarket-newhomebuyers-whomayneednewfurniturefortheirfuturehomes.Increasingfoottraffic（顾客流量）isalsoimportantforafurniturestore.Togetmorepeopletothestore,youcanadvertisearaffleevent（抽奖活动）.Thiseventcanbepromotedinyourlocalmediaandthroughdirectmailcampaignsorfrontdooradvertisementstogeneratemoreinterest.

Intougheconomictimes,smallbusinessownersoftensuffermostasaresultofslowconsumerspending.Tofightbackagainstthis,youhavetomakeiteasierofyourcustomerstobuyfurniture.Ifyoucan,offerin-storefinancing,ordroptheinterestrateonyourcompany'screditterms.Considerloweringyourpricesandholdingtwo-for-oneeventstoarousemoreconsumerinterest.

36.Whyisitachallengeforsmallbusinessestosellfurnituretothepublic?

A）Thestyleoffurniturechangesfast.

B）Theirfurnitureisoftenold-fashioned.C）Peoplebuyfurnitureonlyoccasionally.D）Thepublic'stasteforfurnitureisdifferent.

37.Accordingtothewriter,itisagoodwayforsmallbusinessownerstoselltheirfurnitureby________.

A）improvingafter-salesserviceB）reducingtheadvertisingexpenses

C）providingfreedeliveryoffurnitureD）displayingthefurnitureinanew

home

38.Togetmorecustomerstoyourstore,youareadvisedto________.

A）advertisearaffleeventB）visityourlocalcustomers

C）havelongerbusinesshoursD）improvelocaltrafficconditions

39.Thepurposeofholdingtwo-for-oneeventsisto________.

A）offerin-storefinancingB）lowerthefurniture'scost

C）attractconsumers'interestD）reducetheadvertisingbudget

40.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A）furnituredesigningB）furniturepromotion

C）furniturestoredecorationD）furnitureproductionprocess

Task2

Directions:

ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

AlthoughbusestendtobeslowerthanthesubwayfortravelingaroundNewYorkCity,therearemanyreasonstousethebuswhilevisitingNewYorkCity:

TheytendtoserviceareasofManhattanthatarenotlocatedclosetosubwaylines.

BusesoffertheaddedadvantageofbeingabletoseevariousareasofManhattanwhileyouride.

HowMuchDoestheBusCost?

Fareis$2.25andcanbepaidwithaMetroCardorcoins（nodollarbills,nopennies）.

A