全国高等学校英语应用能力考试A级.docx

1、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）PartListeningComprehension（20minutes）Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue，thereisarecordedquestion.B

2、oththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:A）NewYorkCity.B）Aneveningparty.C）Ana

3、irtrip.D）Themansjob.Youwillread:FromthedialoguewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttoNew York.Therefore,C）Anairtripisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC）ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ABCDNowthetestwillbegin.1.A)Productionplanning.B)Financialaffairs.C)Publicrelations.D)ImportandExport.2.A)M

4、oreworkersareneeded.B)Workerssalariesarehigher.C)Advertisingcostsmore.D)Rawmaterialsaremoreexpensive.3.A)Tolookforadreamjob.B)Tofindachancetodobusiness.C)Tocontinuehisstudy.D)Tovisithisfriends.4.A)HeissuitableforthejobB)Heisniceandkind.C)Heisgoodatprogramming.D)Hefindsthejobdifficult.5.A)Buyerandsel

5、ler.B)Doctorandnurse.C)Interviewerandinterviewee.D)Shopassistantandcustomer.SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.When

6、youhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversations.Conversation16.A)Hewastoobusy.B)Hiscompanyhascloseddown.C)Hegotanewoffer.D)Hisco

7、mpanyhasmovedaway.7.A)Tomovetoanothercity.B)Tohavehisownbusiness.C)Todosocialwork.D)Togotostudyabroad.Conversation28.A)Thechiefengineer.B)Theofficesecretary.C)Thesalesmanager.D)Themanagerassistant9.A)Hesattendingameeting.B)Heisspeakingonanotherphone.C)Hesgivingalecture.D)Hesawayonabusinesstrip.10.A)

8、Tellinghimtomeettomorrow.B)Askinghimtoattendaparty.C)Tellinghimtosendasample.D)Askinghimtocallback.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.Youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphr

9、asesontheAnswersheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.LadiesandGentlemen,Itsmyhonortobetheguidetoshowyouaroundourcompany.Firstofall,Illintroduceourfactorytoyou.Ourcompany11inthe1980s.Wemainlyproduceelectronicgoodsandexportthemallovertheworld.We12ofaboutUS$80mill

10、ionlastyear,andourbusinessisgrowingsteadily.WenowhaveofficesinAsia,NorthAmericaandEurope,withabout1500employees,andweareworkinggladlyto13ofourcustomers.Inordertofurtherdevelopouroverseasmarket,weneedmoreagentsto14ourproducts.Ihopeyouwill15doingbusinesswithus.Thankyou!SectionDDirections:Thissectionis

11、totestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion，youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtest

12、paper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.16.Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?The_ofanoralpresentation.17.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotalkabouttoday?The_ofapresentation.18.Whatdoesatypicalpresentationconsistof?Thebeginning,_.19.Whyisthebeginningofapresentatio

13、nthemostimportantpart,accordingtothespeaker?Becauseitisthe_toyourlisteners.20.Whatistheroleaneffectivebeginningcanplayinyourpresentation?Itcandraw_andsetthepropertone.PartStructure(10minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionA

14、Directions:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21.Wehavetoinvestigateas_customersaspossibleinorder

15、tomakesureofthepotentialofthemarket.A)manyB)moreC)muchD)most22.Aslongasyoukeepon_hard,youllgetpromotedsoonerorlater.A)workB)workedC)beworkingD)working23.Thereare4.9millionbusinessesintheUK,99%of_aresmallbusinessesA)whichB)whoseC)thatD)it24._byalltheteammembers,theyfinallygotthebigprojectfortheircomp

16、any.A)TobesupportedB)SupportingC)HavingsupportedD)Supported25.Thisarticletellthereaders_theycanlookforinanemployeesabilitiesA)thatB)whichC)whatD)how26._thenumberinfull-timeemploymentfellby2million,thenumberofpeopleinpart-timeworkdoubledtoover4million.A)UnlessB)WhileC)UntilD)Since27.Itwasyourrecommen

17、dation_enabledmetobeanengineerinthisworld-famouscompany.A)whenB)whatC)whoD)that28.Nowthepollutioncausedbytheincreasingnumberofcars_moreandmoreseriousinmanycities.A)becomeB)isbecomingC)becameD)hadbecome29.Weunderstandyouneedeasyaccess_up-to-dateinformationaboutyouraccountsinourbank.A)inB)forC)toD)wit

18、h30.Itiscommonpractice_abatterywhenitstillhassomelifeinit.A)tochargeB)chargedC)chargeD)havingchargedSectionBDirections:Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.31.Theproposalthattheh

19、eadoftheteammadeatthemeetingsounds(reason)_.32.Generallyspeakingonceyou(make)_thepayment,thegoodsshouldbedeliveredwithinaweek33.Itissaidthattheadvertisingisthe(expensive)_ofallthepromotionalactivitiesundertakenbybusinesses34.Thecompanysufferedgreatlyduringtheeconomiccrisiswithconsiderablelossofits(i

20、nvest)_.35.Itisreportedthataninternationalconference(hold)_inLondonnextFridayPartReadingComprehension（40minutes）Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowin

21、gpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements，numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.WetrytoensurethatGFLSolidWasteHaulage(清运)Divisionisacompanythata

22、ctssafelyandresponsiblyatalltimesandinallplaces.Wenevertolerateanyconductthatputsourcustomersandthecommunitiesweserveatrisk.AtGFL,safetyismorethanaprogram;itisacorevalueofourcompany.GFLisequallycommittedtoimprovingtheenvironmentforthefutureofthecommunitiesweliveinandweserve.Webelievethatourservicesp

23、layanessentialpartinimprovingtheenvironmentandwearealwaysmindfulofhavingthemostcost-effectivewastemanagementsolutionsforourcustomers.Wearecommittedtothesafetyofourworkersandhaveprogramsinplacetocontinuallyupgradeourworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices.Wehavehighlyqualifiedstaff,weusethebestavailabl

24、eequipmentandwearefullycommittedtokeepingourworkplacesafeandtheenvironmentclean.Overthepastyears,servicerequestshavechangeddramaticallyfrombasicwastedisposaltocomprehensivewastemanagementor“green”programs.Ournew“green”wastemanagementprogramisnowgainingrespectandpopularityinthecommunity.Formoreinform

25、ation,contactGFLat.36.Accordingtothepassage,GFLdoesntallowanyconductthatwill_.A)causeanynoisetotheenvironmentB)producewasteinthecommunitiesC)wastemorenaturalresourcesD)doharmtoitscustomers37.ThecorevaleofGFLSolidWasteHaulageDivisionis_.A)profitB)safetyC)efficiencyD)responsibility38.Inthefirstparagra

26、ph,“wearealwaysmindfulof”means“_”.A)wearealwaysworriedaboutB)wearealwayslookforwardtoC)wearealwaysawareofD)wealwaysputupwith39.WhatdoesGFLdowithitsworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices,accordingtothesecondparagraph?A)Continuallyupgradethem.B)Keepusingthetraditionalmethods.C)Hirenewworkerstocleanthee

27、nvironment.D)Importnewtechnologyfromoverseascompanies.40.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompanysnew“green”wastemanagementprogram?A)Thequalityofwastemanagementhasbecomeworse.B)Theprogramisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.C)Wastemanagementhasremainedunchanged.D)Moreworkersareinvolvedintheprogram.Task2Directions:This

28、taskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.Manyjobshavebeenlostandtheymaynotbecomingback.Someoccupationshadalreadybeendecliningforyearsduetoadvancesintechnologyandchangesintheglobaleconomy.Thefollowingisalistofcareersthataredisappearing.StagePerformersThefive-yeardecli

29、neforthiscareerwasasurprising61%.Stageperformanceshavefallenoutoffashionandhavebeenalmostentirelyreplacedwithmoviesandhomeentertainmenttechnologies.PostalServiceMailSorters(分拣员)Afterlosingalmost57,000jobsbetween2004and2009,afurther30%declineinthisoccupationcanbeseenby2018.Withmoreautomaticprocessesf

30、ormailsortingandincreasingcorrespondenceviae-mailandfax,thisjobisquicklybecomingunnecessary.OfficeSupportWorkersAbout300,000officesupportjobsdisappearedbetween2004and2009.Secretariesandfileclerksarenolongerindemandascompaniescutcosts.Moreover,technologieslikevoicemailandeasy-to-usewordprocessorshave

31、enabledprofessionalstodotheirownofficework.PhotoProcessorsWiththeriseofdigitalphotographyandautomaticprinting,positionsformanualphotoprintersarerapidlydisappearing.Theoccupationhadbeensteadilylosingjobsinthelastfiveyearsandtheremightbea24%declineby2018.RadioOperatorsAstechnologyadvances,theneedforworkerstomonitor