全国高等学校英语应用能力考试A级.docx

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全国高等学校英语应用能力考试A级

2014年12月全国高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级）

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

A）NewYorkCity.

B）Aneveningparty.

C）Anairtrip.

D）Theman'sjob.

Youwillread:

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

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

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.A）Productionplanning.

B）Financialaffairs.

C）Publicrelations.

D）ImportandExport.

2.A）Moreworkersareneeded.

B）Workers’salariesarehigher.

C）Advertisingcostsmore.

D）Rawmaterialsaremoreexpensive.

3.A）Tolookforadreamjob.

B）Tofindachancetodobusiness.

C）Tocontinuehisstudy.

D）Tovisithisfriends.

4.A）Heissuitableforthejob

B）Heisniceandkind.

C）Heisgoodatprogramming.

D）Hefindsthejobdifficult.

5.A）Buyerandseller.

B）Doctorandnurse.

C）Interviewerandinterviewee.

D）Shopassistantandcustomer.

SectionB

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversations.

Conversation1

6.A）Hewastoobusy.

B）Hiscompanyhascloseddown.

C）Hegotanewoffer.

D）Hiscompanyhasmovedaway.

7.A）Tomovetoanothercity.

B）Tohavehisownbusiness.

C）Todosocialwork.

D）Togotostudyabroad.

Conversation2

8.A）Thechiefengineer.

B）Theofficesecretary.

C）Thesalesmanager.

D）Themanagerassistant

9.A）He’sattendingameeting.

B）Heisspeakingonanotherphone.

C）He’sgivingalecture.

D）He’sawayonabusinesstrip.

10.A）Tellinghimtomeettomorrow.

B）Askinghimtoattendaparty.

C）Tellinghimtosendasample.

D）Askinghimtocallback.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswersheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

LadiesandGentlemen,

It’smyhonortobetheguidetoshowyouaroundourcompany.Firstofall,I’llintroduceourfactorytoyou.

Ourcompany11inthe1980s.Wemainlyproduceelectronicgoodsandexportthemallovertheworld.We12ofaboutUS$80millionlastyear,andourbusinessisgrowingsteadily.WenowhaveofficesinAsia,NorthAmericaandEurope,withabout1500employees,andweareworkinggladlyto13ofourcustomers.Inordertofurtherdevelopouroverseasmarket,weneedmoreagentsto14ourproducts.

Ihopeyouwill15doingbusinesswithus.Thankyou!

SectionD

Directions:

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

16.Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?

The______________________ofanoralpresentation.

17.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotalkabouttoday?

The_____________________ofapresentation.

18.Whatdoesatypicalpresentationconsistof?

Thebeginning,___________________.

19.Whyisthebeginningofapresentationthemostimportantpart,accordingtothespeaker?

Becauseitisthe__________________toyourlisteners.

20.Whatistheroleaneffectivebeginningcanplayinyourpresentation?

Itcandraw_____________________andsetthepropertone.

Part

Structure（10minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

Directions:

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

21.Wehavetoinvestigateas_______customersaspossibleinordertomakesureofthepotentialofthemarket.

A）many

B）more

C）much

D）most

22.Aslongasyoukeepon_________hard,you’llgetpromotedsoonerorlater.

A）work

B）worked

C）beworking

D）working

23.Thereare4.9millionbusinessesintheUK,99%of_________aresmallbusinesses

A）which

B）whose

C）that

D）it

24.______byalltheteammembers,theyfinallygotthebigprojectfortheircompany.

A）Tobesupported

B）Supporting

C）Havingsupported

D）Supported

25.Thisarticletellthereaders_________theycanlookforinanemployee’sabilities

A）that

B）which

C）what

D）how

26.________thenumberinfull-timeemploymentfellby2million,thenumberofpeopleinpart-timeworkdoubledtoover4million..

A）Unless

B）While

C）Until

D）Since

27.Itwasyourrecommendation_____enabledmetobeanengineerinthisworld-famouscompany.

A）when

B）what

C）who

D）that

28.Nowthepollutioncausedbytheincreasingnumberofcars________moreandmoreseriousinmanycities.

A）become

B）isbecoming

C）became

D）hadbecome

29.Weunderstandyouneedeasyaccess_______up-to-dateinformationaboutyouraccountsinourbank.

A）in

B）for

C）to

D）with

30.Itiscommonpractice_______abatterywhenitstillhassomelifeinit.

A）tocharge

B）charged

C）charge

D）havingcharged

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

31.Theproposalthattheheadoftheteammadeatthemeetingsounds（reason）_______.

32.Generallyspeakingonceyou（make）________thepayment,thegoodsshouldbedeliveredwithinaweek

33.Itissaidthattheadvertisingisthe（expensive）_______ofallthepromotionalactivitiesundertakenbybusinesses

34.Thecompanysufferedgreatlyduringtheeconomiccrisiswithconsiderablelossofits（invest）_______.

35.Itisreportedthataninternationalconference（hold）________inLondonnextFriday

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:

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

WetrytoensurethatGFLSolidWasteHaulage（清运）Divisionisacompanythatactssafelyandresponsiblyatalltimesandinallplaces.Wenevertolerateanyconductthatputsourcustomersandthecommunitiesweserveatrisk.AtGFL,safetyismorethanaprogram;itisacorevalueofourcompany.GFLisequallycommittedtoimprovingtheenvironmentforthefutureofthecommunitiesweliveinandweserve.Webelievethatourservicesplayanessentialpartinimprovingtheenvironmentandwearealwaysmindfulofhavingthemostcost-effectivewastemanagementsolutionsforourcustomers.

Wearecommittedtothesafetyofourworkersandhaveprogramsinplacetocontinuallyupgradeourworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices.Wehavehighlyqualifiedstaff,weusethebestavailableequipmentandwearefullycommittedtokeepingourworkplacesafeandtheenvironmentclean.

Overthepastyears,servicerequestshavechangeddramaticallyfrombasicwastedisposaltocomprehensivewastemanagementor“green”programs.Ournew“green”wastemanagementprogramisnowgainingrespectandpopularityinthecommunity.

Formoreinformation,contactGFLat.

36.Accordingtothepassage,GFLdoesn’tallowanyconductthatwill______.

A）causeanynoisetotheenvironmentB）producewasteinthecommunities

C）wastemorenaturalresourcesD）doharmtoitscustomers

37.ThecorevaleofGFLSolidWasteHaulageDivisionis________.

A）profitB）safetyC）efficiencyD）responsibility

38.Inthefirstparagraph,“wearealwaysmindfulof…”means“_______”.

A）wearealwaysworriedabout…B）wearealwayslookforwardto…

C）wearealwaysawareof…D）wealwaysputupwith…

39.WhatdoesGFLdowithitsworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices,accordingtothesecondparagraph?

A）Continuallyupgradethem.

B）Keepusingthetraditionalmethods.

C）Hirenewworkerstocleantheenvironment.

D）Importnewtechnologyfromoverseascompanies.

40.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompany’snew“green”wastemanagementprogram?

A）Thequalityofwastemanagementhasbecomeworse.

B）Theprogramisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

C）Wastemanagementhasremainedunchanged.

D）Moreworkersareinvolvedintheprogram.

Task2

Directions:

ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

Manyjobshavebeenlostandtheymaynotbecomingback.Someoccupationshadalreadybeendecliningforyearsduetoadvancesintechnologyandchangesintheglobaleconomy.Thefollowingisalistofcareersthataredisappearing.

StagePerformers

Thefive-yeardeclineforthiscareerwasasurprising61%.Stageperformanceshavefallenoutoffashionandhavebeenalmostentirelyreplacedwithmoviesandhomeentertainmenttechnologies.

PostalServiceMailSorters（分拣员）

Afterlosingalmost57,000jobsbetween2004and2009,afurther30%declineinthisoccupationcanbeseenby2018.Withmoreautomaticprocessesformailsortingandincreasingcorrespondenceviae-mailandfax,thisjobisquicklybecomingunnecessary.

OfficeSupportWorkers

About300,000officesupportjobsdisappearedbetween2004and2009.Secretariesandfileclerksarenolongerindemandascompaniescutcosts.Moreover,technologieslikevoicemailandeasy-to-usewordprocessorshaveenabledprofessionalstodotheirownofficework.

PhotoProcessors

Withtheriseofdigitalphotographyandautomaticprinting,positionsformanualphotoprintersarerapidlydisappearing.Theoccupationhadbeensteadilylosingjobsinthelastfiveyearsandtheremightbea24%declineby2018.

RadioOperators

Astechnologyadvances,theneedforworkerstomonitor