高等学校英语应用能力考试.docx

1、高等学校英语应用能力考试高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级）历年真题试卷（2005年12月）Part I Listening Comprehension (15minutes)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. Afte

2、r each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sh

3、eet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear: You will read: A. New York City. B. An evening party. C. An air trip. C. The mans job.From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take the flight to New York. Therefore, C. An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C on the

4、 Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. A B C DNow the test will begin.1. A In a post office. B In a bank. C In a big store. D In a hotel.2. A He has a lot of experience. B He appears to be a bit too quiet. C He is nice-looking. D He lacks experience.3. A Prepare a price list. B Go to t

5、he Brown Company. C Send a parcel by post. D Mail a price list.4. A She should repair the telephone herself. B She can turn to Mike for help. C He knows nothing about telephone. D He will call the telephone company.5. A Seeing a film. B Attending an evening party. C Having another try. D Finding a b

6、etter theatre.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, yo

7、u should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation 16. A In the office. B In a factory. C At the airport. D At the railway station

8、.7. A She was busy working. B She was having a holiday. C She wanted to get relaxed D she wanted to shop for Christmas.Conversation 28. A To make an apology. B To place an order. C To ask about delivery. D To cancel an appointment.9. A Trucks. B Printers. C Phones. D Cameras.10. A For the late payme

9、nt. B For the damaged products. C For the lost goods. D For the delayed delivery.Section CDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you sh

10、ould complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (is not more than 3 words).Then questions and incomplete answer are printed in your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage. 11. When did the family car become common in Ameri

11、ca?In the early _ .12. Why do more Americans have to drive to work?Because they have moved out of the _ to the suburbs.13. Why do people like smaller cars now?Because the cost of gas has _.14. How popular are Japanese and German cars in the U.S. ?They sell _.15. What does the speaker mainly talk abo

12、ut?_ in the U.S.Part II Structure(15 minutes)Directions:This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences.It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections:In this section,there are 10 incomplete ststesments.You are required each one by the most appropriate word or words fro

13、m the 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.Then you should mark the corresponding letter in the Answee Sheet with a single line through the center.16. My boss said that he was badly _ need of my assistance. A at B in C for D with17. She didnt know _ to express her ideas clearly when she was invited to speak

14、 at a meeting. A where B why C what D how18. The professor, _ as a splendid speaker, was warmly received by the students. A known B to be known C knowing D having known19. _ tired of Toms all-talk-no-action attitude, Julia decided to do the job all by herself. A To get B To have got C Getting D Have

15、 got20. He _ in this company since he graduated from Andong Technical College ten years ago. A worked B has been working C had worked D was working21. _ you have any questions or needs, please contact the manager after 5: 00 p. m. on weekdays. A Because B Where C If D Though22. It costs her a lot of

16、 money, but she doesnt regret _ a year traveling around the world. A to have spent B to spend C spent D spending23. After _ for the job, you will be required to take a language test. A being interviewed B being interviewing C interviewing D having interviewed24. He is used to flying by air and on no

17、 occasion _ frightened. A he has ever felt B he ever feels C ever does he feel D has he ever felt25. It is most desirable that he _ for the information by himself with a few clicks online. A search B searched C has searched D will searchSection BDriections:There are 10 incomplete statesments here.Yo

18、u should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.Write word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. Following the (settle) _ of the strike, the train service is now back to normal.27. By the end of this year the factory (produce) _ 20,000 cell ph

19、ones.28. Those who are working in the Human Resources Department are (humorous) _ than we expected.29. We should read more and see more in order to (wide) _ our horizons.30. All the members of the club were present when the Chairman (elect) _ last week.31. When she was very young, my sister already

20、knew where (put) _ her toys and dolls.32. Some experts suggest that we slow down the (economy) _ growth in the country.33. He might have been killed in that car accident yesterday if he (take) _ part in that activity with the team.34. Doing a second job to earn more money also means you have to pay

21、(addition) _ income tax.35. (watch) _ by a crowd of people, Charles felt embarrassed and couldnt say a word.Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes) Directions：This part is to test your reading ability.There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil.You should read the material careful and do the tasks as you

22、 are instructed.Tsak 1Directions:After reading the following passage,you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements.numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should marked the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer She

23、et with a single line through the center. The holiday shopping season got off to a flying start over the Thanksgiving (感恩节)weekend in the U. S. Retailers(零售商)attracted discount-hungry consumers with specials (物价商品) of televisions, DVD players and other gifts. Discounters like Wal-Mart and Target had

24、 the greatest success, offering customers early bird specials, while major department stores and clothing chains only met modest sales goals. Online sales were also strong. It was as expected, it wasnt a source of great prosperity, but it was a good start, said Nevill, amah in a US retail consulting

25、 firm. He said, One thing we often heard was that only things marked down(降价) were selling. Consumers want a bargain, especially around the holiday. Shoppers did seem to like the many markdowns. A lady in the State of Connecticut said, Ive never seen so many sales. I feel like a kid in a candy store

26、. Nevill estimated that discounters had a 4% gain over last years Thanksgiving figure, while sales at de- patient stores and mall-based clothing chains were up 2% for the weekend. However, the Thanksgiving weekend is not necessarily a good way to judge how retailers will be successful for the season

27、. Over the past few years, the weekend accounted for less than 10% of sales. Online merchants also had a good weekend. Sales were up 61% last Friday, compared to the day after Thanksgiving a year ago. 36. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, people bought a lot more than usual because _. A Wal-Mart and Ta

28、rget offered birds as gifts B shopping was the major weekend activity C people had time to go shopping online D they were allowed special discounts37.Retailers have the experience that consumers seem to _. A feel eager to buy discounted goods B be hungry for special kinds of goods C like to buy new

29、DVD players as gifts D be interested in major department stores38. From the context we know that Wal-Mart and Target are the names of two _. A food stores B large retailers C online services D clothing chains39. By saying I feel like a kid in a candy store, the lady in Connecticut probably means tha

30、t _. A she has difficulty choosing from such a wide variety of goods B she cannot decide whether she should buy some candy C she is quite interested in buying candy D she recalls her happy childhood days40. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the-passage? A Online sales were 61% higher than retailers. B Online merchants had an average weekend sale. C Retailers lost much profit because of the discounts they offered. D Retailers had an increase in sales in the Thanksgiving weeken