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高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题及答案
高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)
(2016年6月)
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.
SectionA
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
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)Gotoschool.B)Prepareaparty.
C)Makeaspeech.D)Arrangeameeting.
2.A)Goingtoworkbybus.B)Buyinganewcar.
C)Lookingforanewjob.D)Livingnearthecompany.
3.A)Visitheroffice.B)Repairhercomputer.
C)Lendherabicycle.D)Checkherreport.
4.A)ThemanisgoingtoworkintheITcompany.
B)ThewomanhasnoideaabouttheITcompany.
C)Thewomanwantstoworkintheman’scompany.
D)ThecompanyisamongthetoponesintheITindustry.
5.A)Toapplyforajob.B)Toaskforasickleave.
C)Tomakeanappointment.D)Toplaceanorder.
SectionB
Direction:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversation.
Conversation1
6.A)Shehasgotajoboffer.B)Shehasgotapromotion.
C)Hercompanyhaslaunchedanewproduct.D)Hercompanyhasreceivedabigorder.
7.A)Buyingabirthdaygift.B)Watchingamovietogether.
C)Givingabirthdayparty.D)Havingdinnertogether.
Conversation1
8.A)WhentheGreatWallwasbuilt.B)HowhecangettotheGreatWall.
C)Whichtourgroupheshouldjoin.D)HowfarawaytheGreatWallis.
9.A)Itisquicker.B)Itismorecomfortable.
C)Itischeaper.D)Itislesscrowded.
10.A)BusNo.18.B)BusNo.80.C)BusNo.89.D)BusNo.98.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasemissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowlistentothepassage.
Howgreatitistoseesomanyofyoucomeandjoinusincelebratingthe15thanniversaryofourtravelmagazine.Fromthebottomof11,wethankyouforbeinghere.Alittlemorethanfifteenyearsago,weweresittingatourregularjobs,12howwesawourfuture,whenwecameupwiththeideaofjoiningourtwohobbies,travelingandwriting.Weneverimaginedthatourtinydreamwould13sosoon.Thereweremanyspecialpeoplewhojoinedusandmadeit14tocreatethenamethatwehavetoday.Toallthosepeopleandthosewhojoinedusinourjourney,Ishouldsaythankyouagain.15wewouldneverhavebeenhere.
SectionD
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.Youshouldwriteyouranswersontheanswersheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.
16.Whatisthepurposeofthevideolibrary?
Tohelppeopleimprovetheirabilities.
17.Whatproblemmaypeoplehavewhenusingthelibraryforthefirsttime?
Theymayhavedifficultiesunderstanding.
18.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodowhenlisteningtothevideo?
Writedownthetheyhearandunderstand.
19.Whatshouldpeopledoinlisteningtoeachconversation?
Trytonoticethe.
20.Howcanpeoplestartwatchingtheirfirstvideo?
Alltheyneedtodoistoclickonthelinkof.
PartIIStructure(10minutes)
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.Youngpeoplearesharingmoreinformationaboutthemselvesonsocialmediasitesnowthan
theyinthepast.
A)wasB)areC)doD)did
22.Oneofthetoughestjobsofmanagersandexecutivesishowtoengagetheiremployees.
A)tofigureoutB)tobefiguringoutC)figureoutD)figuredout
23.theyareinventedtobeverysmart,robotsstillcan’treplacehumans.
A)IfonlyB)EventhoughC)AsifD)Justas
24.Thispassportphotodoesn’tlooklikeyouatall,soyoumusthaveanotherone.
A)takingB)totakeC)takenD)took
25.Wearepleasedtosharethenewswehavefinishedourprojectaheadofschedule.
A)thatB)whichC)thoseD)these
26.Thesearchwillgoonanewandbettermaterialisfoundtoreplacethisone.
A)sinceB)untilC)whileD)as
27.ThesephotosremindmeofthedaysIstayedinBritain,workingasavisitorscholar.
A)whereB)whenC)whetherD)how
28.Thiswebsitemaycontainlinkstootherwebsitesprivacypracticesmaybedifferentfromours.
A)thatB)whichC)whoD)whose
29.Thecompanyitssalesbyanaverageof10%peryearsinceitsestablishmentin1993.
A)increasesB)increasedC)isincreasingD)hasincreased
30.Theflightscheduledat9amwasdelayedfourhoursduetothebadweather.
A)totakeoffB)takeoff
C)takingoffD)tobetakenoff
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.
31.Thepresidentwillattendtheopeningceremonyofthe(establish)ofthefreetradezonethisafternoon.
32.Totalsalesofourcompanyin2015roseto712.6millionEuros(compare)withmillionEurosin2014.
33.Withthework(do),thesescientistsbegantoplananotherresearchproject.
34.Consumershavetheright(obtain)trueinformationoftheservicestheyreceivefrom
thesellers
35.Manyemployerscomplainthattheyhavedifficulty(find)enoughqualifiedpeoplefortheircompanies.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.
Task1
Directions:
Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Technologycompaniesusuallyfocustheiremployeebenefitsaroundmakingpeoplestayintheofficelonger,ping-pongtables,gamerooms,on-sitetrainingrooms,someevenofferlaundryservices.We,ABCCompany,don’tdoanyofthese.
Instead,wefocusonbenefitsthatgetpeopleoutoftheofficeasmuchaspossible.Wedesignedourbenefitssystemtoreflectthat.Herearesomeofthebenefitsweoffertogetpeopleawayfromthecomputer.
●Vacations:
Forthelastthreeyearsinarow,we’veworkedwithaprofessionaltravelagenttopreparedifferenttravelpackagesthatemployeescouldpickfromasaholidaygift.Everythingispaidforandincluded.Specific,pre-arrangedtrips—whetherforafamilytogotoDisneylandoracoupletotourSpain—havehelpedmakesurepeopleactuallytaketheirvacations.
4-daySummerWeeks:
FromMaythroughOctober,everyonewho’sbeenwiththecompanyformorethanayeargetstoworkjustfourdaysinaweek.Thisstartedoutas“Friday’soff”,butroleslikecustomersupportandoperationsneedtocoverallhours.
Tocomeupwiththebestideas,youneedafreshmind.Thesetravelandtime-offbenefitshelpeveryonestaysharp.
36.Theusualfocusofemployeebenefitsofferedbytechnologycompaniesisto.
A)keepemployeestostaylongerintheofficeB)encourageemployeestoworkovertime
C)helpemployeestoparticipateinexerciseD)ensureemployeestoworkenergetically
37.ThepurposeofthebenefitssystemofABCCompanyisto.
A)encourageitsemployeestoworkovertimeB)getitsemployeesoutoftheoffice
C)developitsuniquemarketingstrategiesD)increaseitsoverseasmarketshare
38.ABCCompanypaysforeverythinginthetravelpackagesinorderto.
A)makesureitsemployeestaketheirvacations
B)buildupbusinessrelationswithatravelagent
C)encourageitsemployeestotravelonbusiness
D)helpthedevelopmento