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高等学校英语应用能力考试A级
高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)
2010年12月
PartⅠListeningComprehension
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.
SectionA
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A)Acoat.B)Acomputer.
C)Abag.D)Ahat.
2.A)Priceofthegoods.B)Deliveryofthegoods.
C)Quantityofthegoods.D)Qualityofthegoods.
3.A)Saturday.B)Friday.
C)Thursday.D)Monday.
4.A)Housingshortage.B)Economiccrisis.
C)Trafficaccidents.D)Airpollution.
5.A)Theylookstrong.B)Theycookwell.
C)Theydancewell.D)Theyappearfriendly.
SectionB
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Conversation1
6.A)Inastore.B)Inabank.
C)Inatravelagency.D)Inacompany.
7.A)Askingtheway.B)Buyingaticket.
C)Openinganaccount.D)Bookingahotel.
Conversation2
8.A)Digitalcameras.B)Musicplayers.
C)Desktopcomputers.D)TVsets.
9.A)300dollars.B)290dollars.
C)280dollars.D)270dollars.
10.A)5percent.B)4percent.
C)3percent.D)2percent.
SectionC
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrases(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.
11.WhatisJohnWilson?
Heisthe____________________ofabigcompany.
12.WhatwillJohnWilsondonextweek?
Hewillbeawayfor____________________.
13.Whoaregoingtoreporttohimonhistrip?
____________________.
14.Whowillbeinchargeoftheofficewhileheisaway?
His____________________.
15.WhydoesMarywanttodoagoodjob?
Shehopestobe____________________.
PartⅡStructure
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereare10incompltesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.____________arrivingatthemeetingroom,Tinadiscoveredthatshehadleftthesampleproductsinheroffice.
A)ByB)Through
C)OnD)In
17.Notuntilyesterday____________anythingaboutthenewsadvertisingcampaign.
A)IlearnedB)haveIlearned
C)didIlearnD)thatIlearned
18.MissSmith’sassistantenjoys____________forheralthoughshetreatshimverystrictly.
A)workB)working
C)toworkD)worked
19.Tommightnothavemadesuchaseriousmistakeifhe____________youradvice.
A)followedB)follows
C)hadfollowedD)hasfollowed
20.JacksaidtheconstructionofthesubwaywouldbecompletedinOctober,____________isagreatsurprisetous.
A)thisB)what
C)thatD)which
21.Weinvestigatedothercompaniesinthemarkettodiscover____________theyhandledcomplaintsfromtheircustomers.
A)thatB)how
C)whatD)where
22.TheHumanResourcesDepartment,aswellastheotherdepartments,willhaveitsbudget____________to$2millionthisyear.
A)increasedB)beingincreased
C)toincreaseD)tohavebeenincreased
23.Theteamisgoingouttoholdapartytomorrowafterit____________theproject.
A)completesB)completed
C)willcompleteD)willhavecompleted
24.Don’triskanyofyourmoneyinthebusiness____________youarenotafraidoflosingit.
A)afterB)before
C)unlessD)when
25.Bytheendofnextyear,I____________forthecompanyfor10years.
A)workB)amworking
C)hadworkedD)willhaveworked
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.
26.Ihavetoworkparttimetoearnsomemoneytocontinuemy(educate)____________.
27.Morethanhalfofthestaffsaytheywon’tfeel(comfort)____________whentalkingtotheirboss.
28.Thestudentaskedthelibrarianforhelpbecausehecouldn’tfindthebookhe(need)____________.
29.Atthattime,Iworkedforacompanythat(consider)____________asthebestbothnationallyandinternationally.
30.Alltypesofwaterpollutionare(harm)____________tothehealthofhumansandanimals.
31.Iftheinvestmentisdone(careful)____________andintelligentlyyoucanearnhugewealth.
32.AmongalltheInternetServiceprovidersintheworld,KingstonCommunicationsisconsideredtobeoneofthe(good)____________.
33.Companiesarelegallyrequired(keep)____________recordsofalltheirfinancialtransactions.
34.Pleasereadthroughtheinformationbelowbefore(fill)____________inyourapplication.
35.AtthemeetingImadesomeproposals,butnooneseemedtobe(interest)____________inthem.
PartⅢReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.
Task1
Directions:
Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
FairwaykenwoodisaqualityPrivateHireCarServicecompany,thecompanyhasalongandestablishedservicehistorywithoveraquarterofacenturyofexperienceinprivatecarhire,catering(满足需要)forclients’transportrequirements.
AllourdriversandvehiclesarelicensedbythePublicCarriageOffice.Allourvehiclesarefittedwithmostup-to-datecomputersystems.Weprovidetransportation24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Weacceptallcreditcardbookings.Weundertakelongdistancejourneysandwillbehappytogiveyouaquote(报价)onrequest.
Whenyoucall,oursalesrepresentativesarereadyandwaitingtoassistwithyourtransportrequirements.Theycanprovidefullinformationonthecompany’soperationandhowourservicefitsintoyourrequirementsandcanhelpyouduringyourvisittoLondon.
OurprofessionalsalesteamcanoffersuggestionsonhowperhapsyoucansavemoneyontravelwhileyouareinLondon.Sightseeingandshoppingtripscanbearrangedwithverycompetitiveprices.
Weofferanumberofspecialservicesforbusesandprivateuse:
WeddingService,forthosespecialoccasions;GuidedTour,executivetoursofLondonfamouslocations;VIPService,forthatadditionalextraservice.
Thisserviceisavailable24hours/day,7days/weekand365daysoftheyear.
36.FairwayKenwoodisacompanythat____________.
A)hasahistoryofnearlyacentury
B)sellsvariousvehiclestoclients
C)providesprivatecarhireservice
D)enjoysagoodnameinthecarindustry
37.Thecompany’svehiclesareequippedwith____________.
A)up-to-datevideoplayers
B)thelatestcomputersystems
C)anewmodelofcardreader
D)anautomaticquotingmachine
38.Fromthepassage,weknowthatyoucancontactthesalesrepresentativesby____________.
A)fax
B)e-mail
C)telephone
D)personalvisit
39.Theprofessionalsalesteamofthecompanycanhelpclientsto____________.
A)savemoneywhileeatinginLondon
B)dosightseeingatalowerprice
C)getfreespecialprivateservices
D)enjoyfreeshoppingtrips
40.Whichofthefollowingspecialservicesisprovidedbythecompany?
A)WeddingService.
B)BookinghotelsinLondon.
C)Travellingaroundtheworld.
D)Discountsforfrequenttravelers.
Task2
Directions:
ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.
Whenitcomestohumanresources,hiringhighly-skilledstaffisnotusuallyenoughforacompanytofunctionsuccessfully.Besidestheknowledgeintheirparticularfields,employeesmustalwayshaveadditionalskills—thoseofco-operation.Inthecasethatworktaskscanonlybecarriedoutbycommunicatingwithpeople,acceptingcommondecisions,solvingproblems,sharinginformationandhelpingoneanother,teamworkskillsarevital.
Whilesomejobsmayrequiretalent,theabilitytoworkasateamislearned.Therearenocomplicatedformulas;youdon’tneedtohaveanyspecialqualitiesorexceptionalmentalabilities.Individualscanbeeffectiveasateamiftheyhavedevelopedcertainbehaviorsorhabitsofcommunicat