高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题及答案.docx

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高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题及答案

2012年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（15minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourlisteningability,Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillhear:

A）NewYorkCity

B）Aneveningparty.

C）Anairtrip.

D）Theman'sjib.

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

[A][B][][D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.A）BookaticketC）GotoAmerica

B）LeaveBeijingD）Buysomegifts

2.A）AnengineerC）Asecretary

B）AprofessorD）Amanager

3.A）AtabookC）Inanoffice

B）AtabankD）Inanoffice

4.A）Shecan'tseethemovietodayC）Shehasalreadyseenthemovie

B）Shedoesn'tlikethemovieD）Shepreferstowatchmoviesalone

5.A）VeryhappyC）Alittleworried

C）ExcitedD）Proud

SectionB

Direction:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversations,Therearesomerecordedquestions.BoththeconversationsandquestionswillbeSpokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Conversation1

6.A）DiscussingaprojectC）Givingawelcomespeech

B）MeetingacustomerD）Takingajobinterview

7.A）Shecanhaveahigherpaythere

B）Shelikestheenvironmentthere

C）Thecompanyisclosetoherhome

D）Thecompanyoffersalongerpaidholiday

Conversation2

8.A）ToplaceanorderC）Tochangeanappointment

B）TobookahotelroomD）Todiscussaprogram

9.A）TosignacontractC）Tovisithispartner

B）TotakeaholidayD）Tohaveafamilygathering

10.A）9amC）2pm

B）10amD）3pm

SectionC

Directions:

Thissectionistoyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion.youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase（innomorethan3words）.Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.Youshouldwriteyouranswersontheanswersheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage

11.Whatmanyyoungpeoplethinkoftheinternet?

Itisaplaceto-----_______________________________________________.

12.Whatcanyoungpeoplepracticeontheinternet?

Theycanpractice______________________bytalkingwithpeople.

13.Whatisimportantforyoungpeopletoknowwhentakingwithstrangersonline?

Talkingwithstrangersonlinecanbe_______________________________.

14.Whatshouldyoudotoprotectyourselfonline?

Nevergiveyour____________________________________toanyone.

15.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththetopicsofconversation?

Stop________________________________________________.

PartIIStructure（15minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections

SectionA

Directions:

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

16.WhenIamaway______business,Icontactmyofficeeverydaybyemail.

A）withC）on

B）ofD）to

17.Inadditiontoeconomicconsiderations,thereareotherreasons______peopleworklonghours.

A）whatC）when

B）whyD）where

18.Theremaybeaneedforretrainingifyouexpectemployees________newtechnology

A）usingC）tousing

B）useD）used

19.Asurveysuggeststhatnearlyoneinsixchildrenhasdifficulty______totalk.

A）tolearnC）learn

B）learningD）learnt

20.ItwasintheirLondonbranch_____wemetanddiscussedtheissue

A）thatC）how

B）whichD）what

21.Thedecisionaboutsuchabigprojectcannotbemade______eachmemberoftheboardagrees.

A）ifC）though

B）unlessD）as

22.TherewasnoprooftoshowthatCharleshadcommittedthecrime,_____hewassetfree.

A）butC）or

B）forD）so

23.Medicalaccidents______bydrugshaveattractedmuchattentioninthatcountry.

A）causingC）becaused

B）tobecausedD）caused

24.Nosooner_____thanIrealizedI'dleftthedocumentathome.

A）havewesatdownC）wehadsatdown

B）hadwesatdownD）wesatdown

25.Thesalesdepartmentofcompanyisengagedin_____theproductsandmakingprofits.

A）sellingC）beingsold

B）sellD）havingsold

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare10incompletestatementshere.YoushouldfillineachblankwiththeProperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsintheCorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet

26.Allthestaffofthecompany（work）_______veryhardyearand15%moreprofitwasGained.

27.Amongthemajorproducts（import）______byMalaysiawereironandsteelandmedicalInstruments.

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:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA）,B）?

C?

andD）.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoicesandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

AlthoughbusestendtobeslowerthanthesubwayfortravelingaroundNewYorkCity,therearemanyreasonstousethebuswhilevisitingNewYorkCity:

TheytendtoserviceareasofManhattanthatarenotlocatedclosetosubwaylines.

BusesoffertheaddedadvantageofbeingabletoseevariousareasofManhattanWhileyouride.

HowMuchDoestheBusCost?

Fareis$2.25andcanbepaidwithaMetroCardorcoins（nodollarbills,nopennies）.

Afreetransfertoanotherbusorthesubwaywithin2hoursisavailableifyoupaidwithaMetroCard.

Ifyoupaycashyoucanaskforatransfer,butitisonlygoodfortransferringtoanotherbus（nottothesubway）within2hours.

GettingOnandOfftheBus

Youmustwaitforbusesatdesignated（?

）busstops.

Asyouseethebusapproachingyourstops,youcanputyourarmouttoindicatetothedriverthatyouwanttoboardthebus.

Enterthebusthroughthefrontdoorsandpayyourfare.

Takeaseatormovetowardthebackofthebustomakeroomforotherpeopleboardingthebus.

Torequestastop:

Pullthecordorpresstheblackbandnearthewindows.A"StopRequested"lightwillbeonimmediatelyatthefrontofthebus.

36.Comparedwithbuses,thesubwayfortravelingaroundNewYorkCityislikelytobe__________.

A）faster

B）slower

C）moreexpensive

D）moreconvenient

37.Oneadvantageoftravelingbybusisthatyoucan___________.

A）bookacomfortableseat

B）buyyourticketinadvance

C）transfertothesubwayfreely

D）seedifferentareasofManhattan

38.Passengerscanpaytheirbusfare___________.

A）withpennies

B）withdollarbills

C）withaMetroCard

D）withacreditcard

39.Toindicatetothedriverthatyouwanttoboardthestop,youmay__________.

A）putyourarmout

B）showsyourticket

C）gotothebackdoor

D）waveyourMetroCard

40.Toaskforastopwhileridingabus,youmay__________.

A）raiseyourhand

B）movetowardthefrontdoor

C）presstheblackbandnearthewindows

D）turnoffthe"StopRequested"lightimmediately

Task2

Directions:

ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

Marketingfurnituretothepubliccanbechallengingforasmallbusinessowner.Consumersbuyfurniturepiecesonlyoccasionally.However,thereareseveralfurniturepromotionideasthatcanbeusedtohelpyoureachyourtargetmarket.

Onethingyoucandoistotalkwithrealestate（?

）agentstoallowyoutodisplayyourfurnitureinanewhomeoropenhousesetting.Thisisagoodwaytoreachakeytargetmarket-newhomebuyers-whomayneednewfurniturefortheirfuturehomes.Increasingfoottraffic（）isalsoimportantforafurniturestore.Togetmorepeopletothestore,youcanadvertisearaffleevent（）.Thiseventcanbepromotedinyourlocalmediaandthroughdirectmailcampaignsorfrontdooradvertisementstogeneratemoreinterest.

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

41.Whyisitachallengeforsmallbusinessestosellfurnituretothepublic?

A）Thestyleoffurniturech