高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题及答案.docx

1、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)Part I Liste ning Comprehe nsion (20 minu tes)Directions: This part is to test your liste ning ability. It con sists of 4 sect ions.Secti on ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues

2、in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded questi on. Both the dialogues and questi ons 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) give n in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresp onding lett

3、er on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) New York City. B) An evening party.C) An air trip. D) The man s job.From the dialogue we lear n that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C) An air trip is the correct an swer. You

4、should mark C) on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter.A B CHDNow the test will begi n.4.A) The man is going to work in the IT compa ny.B)The woma n has no idea about the IT compa ny.C)The woman wants to work in the man company.D)The compa ny is among the top ones in the IT in d

5、ustry.5.A) To apply for a job. B) To ask for a sick leave.C)To make an appo in tme nt. D) To place an order.Secti on BDirection: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded con versati ons in it. After each con versati on, there are some recorded ques

6、tio ns. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. 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 corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line throu

7、gh the cen ter. Now liste n to the con versati on.Con versatio n 16.B) She has got a promoti on.D) Her compa ny has received a big order.B) Watch ing a movie together.D) Having dinner together.B) How he can get to the Great Wall.D) How far away the Great Wall is.B)It is more comfortable.D) It is les

8、s crowded.C)Bus No. 89. D) Bus No. 98.A) She has got a job offer.C)Her compa ny has laun ched a new product.7.A) Buyi ng a birthday gift.C)Giving a birthday party.Con versatio n 18.A) When the Great Wall was built.C) Which tour group he should join.9.A) It is quicker.C) It is cheaper.10.A) Bus No. 1

9、8. B) Bus No. 80.Secti on CDirections: In this sect ion you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is prin ted in the test paper, but with some words or phrase missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the miss ing words or phrases on the An swer Sheet in order of

10、 the nu mbered bla nks accord ing to what you hear. Now liste n to the passage.How great it is to see so many of you come and join us in celebrat ing the 15th anni versary of our travel magazine. From the bottom of 11 , we thank you for being here. A littlemore than fifteen years ago, we were sittin

11、g at our regular jobs, 12 how we sawour future, when we came up with the idea of joining our two hobbies, traveling and writing. We never imagined that our tiny dream would 13 so soon. There were many specialpeople who joined us and made it 14 to create the n ame that we have today. To allthose peop

12、le and those who joined us in our journey, I should say thank you again. 15we would n ever have bee n here.Secti on DDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the ques

13、tions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase ( in no more tha n 3 words ). The questi ons and in complete an swers are prin ted in your test paper. You should write your an swers on the an swer sheet corresp ondin gly. Now

14、 liste n to the passage.16.What is the purpose of the video library?To help people improve their abilities.17.What problem may people have when using the library for the first time?They may have difficulties un dersta nding .18.What are people advised to do when listening to the video?Write down the

15、 they hear and understand.19.What should people do in liste ning to each con versatio n?Try to no tice the 20.How can people start watch ing their first video?All they n eed to do is to click on the link of (10 min utes)Part II Structure Directions: This part is to test your ability to con struct gr

16、ammatically correct senten ces. It con sists of 2 sect ions.Secti on ADirections: In this sect ion, there are 10 in complete senten ces. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) andD). Then you should mark the corres

17、p onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter.21.Young people are shari ng more in formatio n about themselves on social media sites now tha nthey in the past.A)was B) are C) do D) did22.One of the toughest jobs of managers and executives is how to engage theiremployee

18、s.A)to figure out B) to be figuri ng out C) figure out D) figured out23. they are inven ted to be very smart, robots still can replace huma ns.A)If only B) Eve n though C) As if D) Just as24.This passport photo does ntlook like you at all, so you must have ano ther one .A) tak ing B) to take C) take

19、 n D) took25.We are pleased to share the news we have finished our project ahead of schedule.A) that B) which C) those D) these26.The search will go on a new and better material is found to replace this one.A) since B) un til C) while D) as27.These photos remind me of the days I stayed in Britain, w

20、orking as a visitor scholar.A) where B) whe n C) whether D) how28.This website may con tain links to other websites privacy practices may bediffere nt from ours.A) that B) which C) who D) whose29.The company its sales by an average of 10% per year since its establishment in1993.A) in creases B) in c

21、reased C) is in creas ing D) has in creased30.The flight scheduled at 9 am was delayed four hours due to the bad weather.A) to take off B) take offC) tak ing off D) to be taken offSecti on BDirections: There are 5 in complete stateme nts here. You should fill in each bla nk with the proper form of t

22、he word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the An swer Sheet.31.The preside nt will atte nd the ope ning ceremony of the (establish) of the free tradezone this after noon.32.Total sales of our company in 2015 rose to 712. 6 million Euros (compare) with687.2 mill

23、ion Euros in 2014.33.With the work (do) , these scie ntists bega n to pla n ano ther research project.34.Consumers have the right (obtain) true information of the services they receive fromthe sellers35.Many employers compla in that they have difficulty (find) eno ugh qualified people fortheir compa

24、 ni es.Part III Read ing Comprehe nsion (40 minu tes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the readi ng materials carefully and do the tasks as you are in structed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will f

25、ind 5 questions or unfinished stateme nts, nu mbered 36 to 40. For each questi on or stateme nt there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter.Tech no logy compa nies usual

26、ly focus their employee ben efits around maki ng people stay in the office Ion ger, pin g-p ong tables, game rooms, on-site trai ning rooms, some even offer laundry services. We, ABC Company, don do any of these.In stead, we focus on ben efits that get people out of the office as much as possible. W

27、e desig ned our ben efits system to reflect that. Here are some of the ben efits we offer to get people away from the computer. Vacations:For the last three years in a row, weve worked with a professional travel age nt to prepare differe nt travel packages that employees could pick from as a holiday

28、 gift. Everything is paid for and included. Specific, pre-arranged trips whether for a family to go to Disneyland or a couple to tour Spain have helped make sure people actually take their vacati ons.4-day Summer Weeks: From May through October, every one who s bee n with the compa ny for more tha n

29、 a year gets to work just four days in a week. This started out as Friday off ”，but roles like customer support and operati ons n eed to cover all hours.To come up with the best ideas, you n eed a fresh mind. These travel and time-off ben efits help every one stay sharp.36.The usual focus of employe

30、e ben efits offered by tech no logy compa nies is to .A)keep employees to stay Ion ger in the office B) en courage employees to work overtimeC) help employees to participate in exercise D) en sure employees to work en ergetically37.The purpose of the ben efits system of ABC Compa ny is to .A) en cou

31、rage its employees to work overtime B) get its employees out of the officeC) develop its unique marketi ng strategies D) in crease its overseas market share38.ABC Compa ny pays for everythi ng in the travel packages in order to .A)make sure its employees take their vacati onsB)build up bus in ess re

32、lati ons with a travel age ntC)en courage its employees to travel on bus in essD)help the development of tourism in the area39.Who can enjoy the 4-day Summer Weeks in the compa ny?A) Employees of 18 years old and above. B) Customer support employees.C) The n ewly-employed staff. D) Employees work ing over a year.40.By saying stay sharp”n the last paragraph, the writer means be ”A) mo