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A级高等学校英语应用能力考试真题
高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)
历年全真试卷
2015年12月
PartI.Listeningcomprehension:
(20minutes)
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.
SectionA
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A)Thepriceoftheproduct.C)Thedeliveryofhisorder.
B)Thechargeoftheservice.D)Thepackingofthegoods.
2.A)Givingalecture.C)Preparingaparty.
B)Takinganinterview.D)Havinganexam.
3.A)Itsfoodisdelicious.C)Itisclosetohisoffice.
B)Itspriceisreasonable.D)Itprovidesgoodservice.
4.A)Bysea.B)Byair.C)Bytrain.D)Bytruck.
5.A)Askingtheway.C)Buyingairtickets.
B)Rentingacar.D)Bookinghotelrooms.
SectionB
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestionaquestion,youshoulddeicideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Conversation1
6.A)Openanewshoestore.C)Invitethewomantohiscompany.
B)Participateinatradefair.D)Placeanorderwiththewoman.
7.A)Anadvertisingbrochure.C)Aninvitationletter.
B)Apricelist.D)Afewsamples.
Conversation2
8.A)Atahotel.B)Attheairport.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inabank.
9.A)Tobuyaticket.C)Toplaceanorder.
B)Tobookataxi.D)Tomakeanappointment.
10.A)By7:
00.B)By8:
00.C)By9:
00.D)By10:
00.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.
Aninterviewersometimesstartswithanopen-endedquestionlike“Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutyourself?
”Itisawaytobreaktheiceandmakeyoufeel11duringtheinterview.Itisalsoawayfortheinterviewertoknowmoreaboutyourpersonalitytohelphimorherto12ifyouareagoodfitforthejob.
Itisnotagoodideatotalktoomuchaboutyourselfbecausetheinterviewerdoesn’twanttoknoweverythingaboutyou.Butontheotherhand,telling13canmakehimorherwonderwhyyouaren’tmoreopen.Soit’sagoodideatosharesome14.Theseinterestsmaynot15yourwork.
SectionD
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.
16.Whatdoesthespeakertalkaboutfirstinhisspeech?
Thespeakerfirstgivesabouthiscompany.
17.Whatarethemainproductsofthecompany?
Clothing,andhouseholdproducts.
18.Howlonghasthecompanybeeninbusiness?
Over.
19.WherecanpeoplefindjobopeningsatFamilyDollar?
Onits.
20.Howcanpeopleapplyforthejobs?
Theycanmaketheirapplication.
PartII.Structure:
(15minutes)
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.theinvestigation,thecommitteepublishedthereportonthecauseoftheaccident.
A)CompletedC)Havingcompleted
B)CompletingD)Tohavecompleted
22.Thereportshowsthatoverhalfofthewomenaresufferingsecond-handsmokeattheworkplace.
A)inB)forC)onD)from
23.Ourgoalistofulfilltheneedsofourclients,challengingtheymaybe.
A)howeverB)wheneverC)whereverD)whatever
24.Onlyafterthesecretarysawthetraindisappearinsighttherailwaystation.
A)heleavesB)hasheleftC)heleftD)didheleave
25.Iftheyhadworkedharder,theytheprojectaheadoftime.
A)willfinishC)havefinished
B)wouldhavefinishedD)hadfinished
26.Thecompanyhasdecidedtosponsortheexhibition,helpstopromoteitsimage.
A)thatB)whoC)whatD)which
27.Thenewlyappointedmanagerissaidtobeneitherflexibleeasytogetalongwith.
A)orB)andC)norD)but
28.salariesmaynotbehigh,workingasanursingassistantdoeshavesomeotherbenefits.
A)UnlessB)WhileC)AsD)Since
29.Howwepacktheproductshasasignificantimpactthecostoflogistics.
A)ofB)onC)toD)with
30.impressedmemostabouttheschoolishowitwasdesignedtosupportboththestudentsandthecommunity.
A)WhatB)ThatC)ThisD)Which
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.
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.
PartIII.ReadingComprehension:
(40minutes)
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.
Task1:
Directions:
Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Ingivingabusinesspresentation,manyspeakersthinkthatiftheirideaisstrong,theiraudiencewillgetitreadily.Theyfeeldiscouragedwhentheaudienceisunabletounderstandtheirpresentations.Thathappensalotespeciallywhentechnicalexpertsareinvitedtomakeaproductpresentationtoagroupofusers.
Whatcanwedotomakeabusinesspresentationeasiertounderstand?
Inmyview,goodpresentationshavealwaysbeensimpleandvisual.Inaneffectivebusinesspresentation,thefewerthepoints,thebetterthemessagegetspassedon.Youfocusonthedepthofcoverageinsteadofthewidth(广度)ofcoverage.Additionally,youmakeyourideasvisualandrelevant,sothemessageisunderstoodbetterandrememberedlonger.Greatbusinesspresentersrelatetheirideasandconceptstotheiraudiencebyusingsimple,powerfuldiagramsinsteadofrelyingontext-basedslides.Infact,drawingdiagramsforcesapresentertomaketheideaclearevenatthepreparationstage.Itisimpossibletodrawadiagramwhenyouarenotclearaboutanidea.Whenyourideaisclear,itiseasiertotransferit.Mostaudiencesunderstandadiagramfasterandrememberitlonger.Thispossiblyexplainswhymostofthememorablepresentationshavebeenvisualinnature.
36.Manyspeakersbelievethatthestrongertheiridea,.
A)themorepowerfultheirspeechwillbe
B)themoremeaningfultheirspeechwillbe
C)themoreeasilytheaudiencewillunderstandit
D)thehardertheaudiencewillfindittofollow
37.Whyareyouadvisedtogivefewerpointsinyourpresentation?
.
A)Topassonthemessagesbetter.C)Toallowaudiencetotakenotes.
B)Toavoidwastingtoomuchtime.D)Toleavemoretimeforquestions.
38.Thespeakercanhelptheaudiencerememberthemessagelongerby.
A)displayingtext-basedslidesC)focusingonthewidthofcoverage
B)avoidinglongtechnicaltermsD)usingsimpleandpowerfuldiagrams
39.Theunderlinedword“transfer”inthispassagemostprobablymeans“”.
A)createB)passonC)takeoffD)describe
40.Thispassageismainlyabout.
A)howtomakeaneffectivebusinesspresentation
B)howtopresentstrongideasinapresentation
C)howtofocusonthedepthofcoverage
D)howtoprepareapowerfuldiagram
Task2:
Direction:
ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.
BlueJeansCompanywasestablishedinOctober2012andoperatesasapartnership(合伙企业)betweenElenaHorowitzandJamesFoster.Infact,itbeganinElena’sbasementwhentheysoldjeanstofriends.Andnowthecompanyhasgrowntohaveitsownonlinestore,relationshipswithsuppliersinAsia,andlocalfactories.Thecompanyhashaditsrevenuesdoubleeverytwo