-
高等学校英语应用能力考试
(A
级
)
(2013
年
12
月
)
Part
I
Listening
Comprehension (15minutes)
Directions:
This part is to
test your listening ability. It consists of 3
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
.
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 learn that the man
is to take a flight to New York. Therefore,
C.
An air trip
is
the correct answer. You should mark C on the
Answer Sheet with a single
line through
the center. [A] [B] [C] [D]
Now the test will begin.
1.
A. Have a holiday.
B. Fly to Beijing.
C. Travel on business with him.
D. Prepare some
documents.
2.
A.
In a cinema.
B. In a library.
C. In a store..
D.
In a bank.
3.
A. He likes watching football games.
B. He likes
traveling with his friends.
C. He prefers to go
traveling alone.
D. He prefers
to stay at home with his family.
4.
A. He wants to get a
ticket.
B.
He has finished a report.
C. He cannot go to see the
movie.
D. He has
already seen the movie.
5.
A. She was making a phone call.
B. She was driving to the
airport.
C. She was working in her office.
D. She was having a
meeting.
Section B
Direction:
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, 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.
Conversation 1
6.
A. He is a
sportsman.
B. He is a sports writer.
C. He is a tour guide.
D.
He is a bus driver.
7.
A. Exciting.
B. Dangerous.
C.
Unpleasant.
D. Boring.
Conversation 2
8.
A. One year.
B. Three years.
C. Five years.
D. Seven years.
9.
A. Because he
expects a better salary.
B. Because he is tired of his boss.
C. Because he
doesn
?
t like traveling.
D.
Because he likes to work in a big company.
10.
A. In three
working days.
B. Within two weeks.
C. The
next day.
D. A month later.
Section C
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
11. Who is being introduced at the
meeting?
Mr. John Smith, the new
__________________.
12. How long did
Mr. John Smith work in Chicago?
For
over_______________________________.
13. What position did Mr. John Smith
hold in his previous company?
He worked
as the _____________________________________.
14. What kind of knowledge does John
Smith have that is very important to the company?
His knowledge of
_____________________________________.
15. What kind of business does the
speaker
?
s company do?
It is an ______________________________
business.
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.
16. If Jack
________ the real situation, he would have made a
different plan.
A. knows
B. knew
C. will know
D. had known
17. In the last
few years, our company ________ a great deal of
attention to building up company
culture.
A. pays
B.
would pay
C. is paying
D. has been paying
18. We take great pride in our campus,
________is one of the most beautiful university
settings in
the country.
A. where
B. which
C. what
D. when
19. We will provide you with tips to
help you keep your stress levels________ control.
A.
for
B. on
C. under
D. with
20.
Sometimes ________ a business can feel like a
tough decision to make, no matter how good
your idea is.
A. starting
B.
being started
C. start
D.
to
be
started
21. They still have some
problems ________in designing the new energy
vehicles.
A. overcome
B.
overcoming
C.
to overcome
D. overcomes
22.
It was not until yesterday ________the business
negotiation finally came to a successful end.
A.
when
B. that
C. since
D.
after
23. The program _______to help
students prepare for their first year at our
college.
A. is designed
B. designed
C. designs
D. has designed
24. As soon as we ________ your order,
we will process it and deliver your package
immediately.
A. receive
B. had received
C. received
D. will receive
25.
No
sooner
________
his
job
in
a
small
company
than
he
received
an
offer
from
a
big
international firm.
A. he quit
B. he had quit
C. had he quit
D. does he quit
Section B
Directions:
There are 10 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.
26.
We
make
every
effort
to
ensure
that
our
transaction
process
is
safe
and
that
your
(person)
__________
information is secure.
27.
Sales in the first half of the year were (slow)
__________than expected, but they are expecting
stronger sales in the second half.
28. It is not (surprise) __________
that this new style of handbag is mainly purchased
by young
women.
29.
(obvious) __________, the company does not seem to
care much about its customer services.
30. Employers in a small (organize)
__________are especially interested in individuals
with good
communication skills.
31.
Most
customers
were
satisfied
with
the
way
their
complaints
(handle)
__________by
the
company last month.
32.
UK
universities
should
focus
on
(provide)
__________overseas
students
with
English
language sills and
British culture as well.
33. A
completely new idea (deal) __________ with air
pollution in big cities attracted much public
attention.
34. He is one of
the most qualified engineers our company (employ)
__________ in the last ten
years.
35.
If
you
successfully
complete
the
training
program,
you
will
(interview)
__________
by
the
company
for the final decision.
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.
Finding a good work-at-home job
is not easy.
Although you
see all the online advertising,
there
aren
?
t that many of them.
Those that are available may require that you live
in a certain area
or spend at least
some time in the office. Others man be only part-
time jobs.
Keep
in
mind
that
the
skills
needed
for
home
employment
are
similar
to
those
needed
for
working in an office.
You
?
ll also need a home
office with a high speed internet connection,
phone,
fax, computer, printer, and
other basic office equipment.
To get
started, consider your job search as your job.
Spend as many hours per week on your
job
search
as
you
would
spend
working.
If
you
?
re
looking
for
full-
time
work,
you
should
be
spending full-time hours seeking a job.
Networking
(
人际联系
)remains
the
top
way
to
find
a
job
and
it
does
work.
Develop
contacts
—
friends,
family,
even
the
other
job
seekers
—
anyone
who
might
have
the
information
you need. You can take a direct
approach and ask for job information or try a less
formal approach
and ask for information
and advice. Contact everyone you know and tell
them you want to work
from
home.
You
may
be
surprised
by
the
people
they
know
and
the
job
information
they
can
provide.
36.
According
to
the
first
paragraph,
it
is
not
easy
to
find
good
work-
at-home
jobs
because
__________.
A. they are seldom
advertised online or in newspapers
B. they may require that you live in a
certain place
C. you are always asked to work full-
time
D. you need to
have a college degree
37.
Compared
with
those
needed
for
working
in
an
office,
the
skills
for
working
at
home
are_________.
A. much easier
B. totally different
C. almost the same
D. more challenging
38. To find a good work-at-home job,
you are advised to_________.
A. create a
website of your own
B. contact as many companies as you can
C. Try your best to look for full- time
employment
D. spend as
much time as possible on your job search
39. According to the passage, the best
way to find a work-at-home job is_________.
A.
through networking
B. by personal visits
C.
by online application
D. through e-mailing
40. The
passage is mainly about __________.
A. How to build
a work-at-home office
B. How to look
for a work-at-home job
C. the equipment
needed for home working
D. the skills
required for working from home
Task 2
Directions:
This
task
is
the
same
as
Task
1.
The
5
questions
or
unfinished
statements
are
numbered 41 to 45.
Running your small business requires
good staff. Once you find them, you
don
?
t want to let
them go elsewhere.
During an
employee
?
s time with a
company, there are a number of forces that
influence his or
her
behavior.
I
like
to
refer
to
them
as
“
push
”
and
“
pull
< br>”
.
You
?
re
either
pushing
an
employee
towards the door,
or pulling them deeper into your organization.
Suppose that
you
?
ve made a good hire and
you want to keep the employees, the trick is to
recognize individual needs of employees
and satisfy those needs, within reason, on order
to keep
pulling them away from the
door. Even if you can
?
t pull
them away from the door, at least
don
?
t
do things
to push them out the door.
Recognize
that
some
employees
will
lose
interest
and
need
something
fresh
to
keep
their
interest.
If
you
can
?
t
continually
provide
challenges,
opportunities
for
promotion
and
other
interesting and
rewarding opportunities, then
you
?
ll have some employees
leave through no fault
of your own,
The
important
thing
is
to
identify
your
key
employees
and
make
certain
they
are
being
treated
well. Communicate with them on a regular basis to
make certain that you understand what
makes
them
behave
in
a
particular
way,
and
be
aware
of
concerns
they
may
have
about
job
satisfaction.
41. The author
uses the word
“
push
”
(Para.2) to mean the force that _______.
A.
makes employees satisfied with their work
B. drives employees to work more
efficiently
C. causes employees to
leave their company
D. keep
employees to remain in their company
42. To keep your employees, you are
advised to _______.
A. recognize and meet their
needs
B.
identify and overcome their faults
C. offer them a
salary as high as possible
D.
provide them with a better working condition
43. According to the passage, when is
it possible for some employees to lose interest ?
A. they have no rewarding
opportunities.
B. The company is located
in a remote area.
C. They make an
mistakes in their work
D. The company
is not big enough for development
44.
How should you deal with your key employees
according to the last paragraph?
A.
Make them behave well.
B.
Meet with them every day.
C. Pay
regular visits to their family
D. Make sure
they are well-treated.
45. The passage
is mainly about __________.
A. how to keep
your employees
B. the importance of key
employees
C. how to challenge your
employees
D. the difference between
“
push
”
and
“
pull
”
Task 3
Directions
:
Read
the
following
passage.
After
reading
it,
you
are required
to
complete
the
outline below it (No.46 to No.50). You
should write your answers briefly (
in
not
more than three words
)
on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Deutsche Bahn AG
Deutsche
Bahn (DB) AG was found in 1994. Today, it is one
of the world
?
s leading
passenger
and logistics
(
物流
) companies and operates
in 130 countries.
Every day about 290
000 employees provide passenger transportation and
logistics services
for customers around
the world, as well as controlling and operating
the relater transport networks
in the
rail, land, ocean, and air transport. In the 2010
financial year, DB AG posted revenues
（<
/p>
总收
入）
of about 34.4
billion euros (
欧元
).
The company
?
s
railway activities in
Germany
——
with about seven
million passengers and
1 138 000 tons of goods transported
every day
——
are its core
business. Moreover, every day DB
transports more then two million
customers by bus. And every day DB AG operates
over 26 000
train trips on its modern
33 000 kilometer long track network.
DB
?
s main strategy, in
addition to
increasing its
international activities, is to link together all
modes of transport and building new
travel and logistics chains worldwide.
Deutsche Bahn
(DB) AG
A passenger and
logistics company
Year of
founding: 1994
Number of
staff: about
46
Services offered:
1. providing
47
and logistics
services
2. controlling and
48
the related
transport networks
Revenues
of 2010: about 34.4 billion euros
Daily railway activities in Germany:
1. Transporting about
49
and 1 138 000
tons of goods
2. operating over 26 000
50
Task 4
Directions:
The
following is a list of items related to museum
visiting. After reading it, you are
required to find the items equivalent
to (
与?等同
) those given in
Chinese in the table
below. Then you
should put the corresponding letters in the
brackets on the Answer
Sheet, numbered
51 through 55.
A
—
Admission
information
J
—
No Admission
B
—
Adult admission
K
—
Group tour
entrance
C
—
Student
admission
L
—
Audio guide
D
—
Opening hours
M
—
Family visit
E
—
National museum
N
—
Floor plans and
galleries
F
—
Visitor route
O
—
Multimedia
guide
G
—
Museum
collection
P
—
Group ticket
H
—
Ticket desk
Q
—
Information
desk
I
—
Please do
not touch
Examples:
(B)
成人门票
(N)
平面图和展馆
51. (
)
开放时间
(
)
国家博物馆
52. (
)
团体票
(
)
禁止入内
53. (
)
请勿触摸
(
)
多媒体导游
54. (
)
参观路线
(
)
团队入口处
55. (
)
售票处
(
)
问讯处
Task 5
Directions
：
Read
the following passage. After reading it, you
should give brief answers to the 5
questions (No.56 to No.60) that follow.
The answers (
in not more than three
words
)
should be written
after the corresponding numbers on the Answer
Sheet.
Lost Property Office
Opening hours
The office is
open every day from 08:00-19:00
Contacting the lost property office
Telephone number: 0844 824 3115 (UK
only).
If you are calling from outside
the UK, please call +44 (0) 20 8634 4130
Phone lines are open every day
09:00-17:00
E-mail: lhr. lostproperty@
Where to find us
We are by
the Heathrow Express ticket office near terminal
(
航站楼
)3. Just follow the
signs for
“
Lost
Property
”
in the underground
passageway.
We
also
have
an
office
in
terminal
5
for
any
items
lost
here
or
on
a
British
Airways
flight
operating from this
terminal. Find us near domestic arrivals.
Hold baggage
(
托运行李
) enquiries
Baggage delivery is the responsibility
of each airline. For inquiries relating to hold
baggage please
contact your airline
directly.
Items left on aircraft, in
airline lounges(
候机厅
) or on
airline buses
If
anything
is
left
on
an
aircraft,
in
an
airline
lounge
or
on
an
airline
bus,
please
contact
your
airline. However, for
Arik Air, Blue One, British Airways, SAS,
Swissair, Tap Air Portugal and
Virgin
Atlantic Airways, please contact lost property
above.
56. What are the opening hours
for the lost property office?
From
__________________________________every day.
57. What is the telephone number of the
lost property office for calling from outside the
UK?
______________________.
58. Where can you find the lost
property office near Terminal 3?
By the Heathrow Express
___________________.
59. How can you
get to the lost property office near Terminal 3?
By following the signs for
“
Lost
Property
”
in
____________________.
60. Whom should
you contact if you left something on an airline
bus?
Your ______________.
Part IV
Translation -- English into Chinese
(25 minutes)
Directions:
This
part,
numbered
61
through
65,
is
to
test
your
ability
to
translate
English
into
Chinese. After each of
the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read
four choices of
suggested
translation.
You
should
choose
the
best
translation
and
mark
the
corresponding letter on your Answer
Sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65, write
your translation in the corresponding
space on the Translation/ Composition Sheet.
61.
A
careers
adviser
provides
information,
advice
and
guidance
to
help
people
make
realistic
choices about
their education, training and work.
A.<
/p>
职业顾问向人们提供信息和咨询，
并给予指导，
< br>
帮助人们规划他们的教育培训和职业。
B.
职业顾问提供信息、
咨询和指导，
帮助人们对自己的教育、
培训和工作做出现实选择。
C.
人们只有经过职业培训和规划，
并
获得大量的信息与指导后才能找到自己满意的工作。
D.
人们可以从职业介绍所获得具体的信息和咨询，
指导他们对自己的职
业做出明智选择。
62. Our management
technique has been proven to be the most effective
way to get into a target
market and
acquire potential customers.
A.
< br>我们的管理业务已经实现了市场目标，新客户也已获利，形势令人鼓舞。
B.
我们的管理理念是极为先进的，市场定位也是准确的，会赢得新的
客户。
C.
我们的管理方法证明是
非常有效的，可以实现市场目标并吸引更多客户。
D.
我们的管理技术业已证明是进入目标市场并获得潜在客户的最有效途径。
63. Our program is aimed to train the
right candidates in all aspects of business and
marketing as
well as in communication
and team leadership.
A.
我们的规划
是培训各种求职人员，
涉及到得商务、
营销以及各种工作团队人
员都需参加。
B.
我们设定的项目是
培训所需要的替补人才，
涉及商务、
营销以及交际和团队领导等
方面。
C.
我们的项目旨在培养商务
和营销各方面的合格后备人才，及交际人才和团队领导人才。
D.
我们正在规划选拔各个商务领域的求职人员，他们都需要具有交际和领导团队的能力
。
64. The focus is to
prepare them for a position as the general manager
of a location, overseeing the
marketing
and sales campaigns.
A.
我们的重点
是培养他们做好准备去担任一个地区的总经理，
监管市场营销和销售活动。
B.
我们看重的使他们能否真正走上总经理的位置
，
具有掌控海外市场的营销大局的能力。
C.
我们要做好接受他们成为地区总经理的准备，
全面设计
和规划海外市场以及营销大局。
D.
我们的目标是做好准备让他们担任一个分部的总经理，监管海外的市场和销售活动。
65. Over two-thirds of Americans now
book their flights online. But when is the best
time to book
to get a cheap flight?
Flying on Wednesday is a good way to save money:
you
?
ll find emptier
and
cheaper
seats.
If
you
can
?
t
avoid
flying
on
a
weekend,
at
least
BOOK
your
flight
on
Wednesday; airlines tend to raise their
fares on Friday and bring them back down on
Monday.
Another suggestion is to book
your flight after the 7th of every month.
Part V
Writing
(25 minutes)
Directions:
This part is to
test your ability to do practical writing. You are
required to write an
Application Letter
according to the following information given in
Chinese. Remember
to do the task on the
Translation /Composition Sheet.
说明：
假定你是
David Wang
，
给
ABC
公
司写一封应聘函，
应聘该公司质量控制经理
(Quality
Control
Manager)
岗位。
内容：
1.
告诉对方你获得求职信息的来源；
2.
简要陈述你的学历、工作经历、特长等；
3.
希望得到面试机会；
4.
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告知对方你的联系电话和电邮地址，期待对方回复。
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