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高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)

历年全真试卷

2014年12月

Part I. Listening comprehension： (20 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections.

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After

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 Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. A) Production planning. C) Financial affairs. B) Public relations. D) Import and Export.

2. A) More workers are needed. C) Workers’ salaries are higher.

B) Advertising costs more. D) Raw materials are more expensive. 3. A) To look for a dream job. C) To find a chance to do business. B) To continue his study. D) To visit his friends. 4. A) He is suitable for the job. C) He is nice and kind.

B) He is good at programming. D) He finds the job difficult. 5. A) Buyer and seller. C) Doctor and nurse.

B) Interviewer and interviewee. D) Shop assistant and customer.

Section B

Directions：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 a question, you should deicide 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 1

6. A) He was too busy. C) His company has closed down. B) He got a new offer. D) His company has moved away. 7. A) To move to another city. C) To have his own business. B) To do social work. D) To go to study abroad.

Conversation 2

8. A) The chief engineer. C) The office secretary. B) The sales manager. D) The manager assistant. 9. A) He’s attending a meeting. C) He’s speaking on another phone. B) He’s giving a lecture D) He’s away on a business trip. 10. A) Telling him to meet tomorrow. C) Asking him to attend a party.

B) Telling him to send a sample. D) Asking him to call back.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with

some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing

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words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. Now the passage will begin.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It’s my honor to be the guide to show you around our company. First of all, I’ll introduce our factory to you.

Our company _ 11 in the 1980s. We mainly produce electronic goods and export them all over the world. We _ 12 of about US$ 80 million last year, and our business is growing steadily. We now have offices in Asia, North America and Europe, with about 1,500 employees; and we are working gladly to 13 of our customers. In order to further develop our overseas market, we need more agents to 14 our products.

I hope you will 15 doing business with us. Thank you!

Section D

Directions: 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 questions 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 than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.

16. What did the speaker talk about last time?

The of an oral presentation. 17. What does the speaker want to talk about today? The of a presentation. 18. What does a typical presentation consist of?

The beginning, .

19. Why is the beginning of a presentation the most important part, according to the Speaker? Because it is the to your listeners. 20. What is the role an effective beginning can play in your presentation? It can draw and set the proper tone.

Part II. Structure： (15 minutes)

Directions：This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2

sections.

Section A

Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by

deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

21. We have to investigate as customers as possible in order to make sure of the potential of the market.

A) many B) much C) more D) most

22. As long as you keep on hard, you’ll get promoted sooner or later. A) work B) be working C) worked D) working

23. There are 4.9 million businesses in the UK, 99% of are small businesses. A) which B) that C) whose D) it

24. by all the team members, they finally got the big project for their company. A) To be supported B) Having supported C) Supporting D) Supported 25. This article tells the readers they can look for in an employee’s abilities.

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A) that B) what C) which D) how

26. the number in full-time employment fell by 2 million, the number of people in part of time work doubled to over 4 million.

A) Unless B) Until C) While D) Since

27. It was your recommendation enabled me to be an engineer in this world-famous company. A) when B) who C) what D) that

28. Now the pollution caused by the increasing number of cars more and more serious in many cities.

A) become B) became C) is becoming D) had become

29. We understand you need easy access up-to-date information about your accounts in our bank.

A) in B) to C) for D) with 30. It is common practice a battery when it still has some fife in it.

A) to charge B) charge C) charged D) having charged

Section B

Directions: There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of

the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 31. The proposal that the head of the team made at the meeting sounds (reason) .

32. Generally speaking, once you (make) the payment, the goods should be delivered within a week. 33. It is said that advertising is the (expensive) of all the promotional activities undertaken by businesses. 34. The company suffered greatly during the economic crisis, with considerable loss of its (invest) . 35. It is reported that an international conference (hold) in London next Friday.

Part III. Reading Comprehension： (40 minutes)

Directions：This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the

reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1: Directions: 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 make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Many jobs have been lost and they may not be coming back. Some occupations had already been declining for years due to advances in technology and changes in the global economy. The following is a list of careers that are disappearing. Stage Performers

The five-year decline for this career was a surprising 61%. Stage performances have fallen out of fashion and have been almost entirely replaced with movies and home entertainment technologies. Postal Service Mail Sorters (分拣员)

After losing almost 57,000 jobs between 2004 and 2009, a further 30% decline in this occupation can be seen by 2018. With more automatic processes for mail sorting and increasing correspondence via e-mail and fax, this job is quickly becoming unnecessary.

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