高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)6月真题及答案

高等学校英语应用能力考试

(A

级

)

(20XX

年

6

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.

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) Go to school.

B) Prepare a party.

C) Make a speech.

D) Arrange a meeting.

2.

A) Going to work by bus.

B) Buying a new car.

C) Looking for a new job.

D) Living near the company.

3.

A) Visit her office.

B) Repair her computer.

C) Lend her a bicycle.

D) Check her report.

4.

A) The man is going to work in the IT company.

B) The woman has no idea about the IT company.

C) The woman wants to work in the man

’

s company.

D) The company is among the top ones in the IT industry.

5.

A) To apply for a job.

B) To ask for a sick leave.

C) To make an appointment.

D) To place an order.

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. Now listen to the conversation.

Conversation 1

6.

A) She has got a job offer.

C) Her company has launched a new product.

7.

A) Buying a birthday gift.

C) Giving a birthday party.

Conversation 1

8.

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. 18.

B) Bus No. 80.

B) She has got a promotion.

D) Her company has received a big order.

B) Watching 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 less crowded.

C) Bus No. 89.

D) Bus No. 98.

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 phrase missing. The passage will be read

two times

. You are

required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks

according to what you hear. Now listen to the passage.

How great it is to see so many of you come and join us in celebrating the 15th anniversary of

our travel magazine. From the bottom of

11

, we thank you for being here. A little

more than fifteen years ago, we were sitting at our regular jobs,

12

how we saw

our 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

special

people who joined us and made it

14

to create the name that we have today. To all

those

people

and

those

who

joined

us

in

our

journey,

I

should

say

thank

you

again.

15

we would never have been here.

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 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 understanding

.

18. What are people advised to do when listening to the video?

Write down the

they hear and understand.

19. What should people do in listening to each conversation?

Try to notice the

.

20. How can people start watching their first video?

All they need to do is to click on the link of

.

Part II Structure

(10 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. Young people are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites now than

they

in the past.

A) was

B) are

C) do

D) did

22.

One

of

the

toughest

jobs

of

managers

and

executives

is

how

to

engage

their

employees.

A) to figure out

B) to be figuring out

C) figure out

D) figured out

23.

they are invented to be very smart, robots still can

’

t replace humans.

A) If only

B) Even though

C) As if

D) Just as

24. This passport photo doesn

’

t look like you at all, so you must have another one

.

A) taking

B) to take

C) taken

D) took

25. We are pleased to share the news

we have finished our project ahead of schedule.

A) that

B) which

C) those

D) these

26. The search will go on

a new and better material is found to replace this one.

A) since

B) until

C) while

D) as

27. These photos remind me of the days

I stayed in Britain, working as a visitor scholar.

A) where

B) when

C) whether

D) how

28.

This

website

may

contain

links

to

other

websites

privacy

practices

may

be

different from ours.

A) that

B) which

C) who

D) whose

29. The

company

its

sales

by

an

average

of

10%

per

year

since

its

establishment

in

1993.

A) increases

B) increased

C) is increasing

D) has increased

30. The flight scheduled

at 9 am was delayed four hours due to the bad weather.

A) to take off

B) take off

C) taking off

D) to be taken off

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 president will attend the opening ceremony of the (establish)

of the free trade

zone this afternoon.

32.

Total

sales

of

our

company

in

2015

rose

to

712.

6

million

Euros

(compare)

with

687.2 million Euros in 2014.

33. With the work (do)

, these scientists began to plan another research project.

34. Consumers have the right (obtain)

true information of the services they receive from

the sellers

35. Many employers complain that they have difficulty (find)

enough qualified people for

their companies.

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.

Technology companies usually focus their employee benefits around making people stay in

the office longer, ping-pong tables, game rooms, on-site training rooms, some even offer laundry

services. We, ABC Company, don

’

t do any of these.

Instead,

we

focus

on

benefits

that

get

people

out

of

the

office

as

much

as

possible.

We

designed our benefits system to reflect that. Here are some of the benefits we offer to get people

away from the computer.

●Vacations:

For

the

last

three

years

in

a

row,

we’

ve

worked

with

a

professional

travel

agent

to

prepare

different

travel

packages

that

employees

could

pick

from

as

a

holiday

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 vacations.

4-day Summer Weeks: From May through October, everyone who

’s been with the

company for more than a year gets to work just four days in a week. This started out as

“

Friday

’

s off

”

, but roles like customer support and operations need to cover all hours.

To come up with the best ideas, you need a fresh mind. These travel and time-off benefits

help everyone stay sharp.

36. The usual focus of employee benefits offered by technology companies is to

.

A) keep employees to stay longer in the office

B) encourage employees to work overtime

C) help employees to participate in exercise

D) ensure employees to work energetically

37. The purpose of the benefits system of ABC Company is to

.

A) encourage its employees to work overtime

B) get its employees out of the office

C) develop its unique marketing strategies

D) increase its overseas market share

38. ABC Company pays for everything in the travel packages in order to

.

A) make sure its employees take their vacations

B) build up business relations with a travel agent

C) encourage its employees to travel on business

D) help the development of tourism in the area

39. Who can enjoy the 4-day Summer Weeks in the company?

A) Employees of 18 years old and above.

B) Customer support employees.

C) The newly-employed staff.

D) Employees working over a year.

40. By saying

“

stay sharp

”

in the last paragraph, the writer means

“

be

”

.

A) more careful

B) open-minded

C) quick-minded

D) healthier

Task 2

Directions:

This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are

numbered 41 to 45.

Conditions for Submitting Refund Requests:

1. All products claimed to be not as described must match the items sold by the seller.

2. Refund request should be submitted during the protection period.

3.

Buyers

should

provide

enough

evidence

to

prove

that

the

products

received

are

not

as

good as described.

4. If you submit a refund request before the order is completed and then mark that order as

complete

—

you cannot submit another refund request for another 15 days, even it has a

Longer Protection guarantee. If, however, the reason for your refund request is

“

I didn

’

t

receive anything

”

and the result is

“

payment released to the seller

”

, you still can submit

refund request within the 15 days if the product is not as described.

Returning Shipping Fee

l.

If

the

seller

accepts

returns,

and

the

buyer

also

wants

to

return

their

purchase,

simply

follow the seller

’

s sets of Returns on who will pay the return shipping fee. If the seller will

pay

the

fee,

communicate

with

the

seller

in

advance

about

the

payment

method

and

the

logistics service.

2. If a seller sets no return necessary or a buyer wants to keep the product, simply agree on

the refund amount directly and ignore the return shipping fee.

41. According to the Conditions given in the passage, the buyer

’

s refund request must be made

.

A) during one year of purchase

B) before the payment is made

C) before the order is completed

D) during the protection period

42. To make a refund request, the buyer should

.

A) prove the product is not as good as described

B) tell the seller about the refund request in advance

C) deliver the purchase package to the store

D) Send the product to the seller in good condition

43. According to the section of Return Shipping Fee, the buyer and the seller can communicate

with each other about

.

A) the payment method

B) the insurance cost

C) the discount rate

D) the product quality

44. If a buyer wants to keep the return product, he/she simply

.

A) pays part of the shipping fee

B) ignores the return shipping fee

C) agrees on a reduced return amount

D) pays the logistics service

45. The passage is mainly about

.

A) the quality control management

B) the importance of customers services

C) the return policy of a purchase

D) the different payment methods

Task 3

Directions

:

The following is a passage about the Job Finder program. After reading

it, you are

required to complete the outline below it (No.46 to No.50). You should write your answers briefly

(

in no more than three words

) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.

Washington

’

s

National

Park

Fund

was

founded

in

1993

by

a

group

of

enthusiastic

parks

people

who

wanted

to

establish

support

for

our

beautiful

parks

in

Washington

State.

As

a

non-profit organization, the Fund is the official non-profit partner supporting Mount Rainer, North

Cascades,

and

Olympic

National

Parks;

we

are

ensuring

the

presentation

of

national

beauty,

cultural heritage (

遗产

) , and continued enjoyment for all. Over the past six years, Washington

’

s

National Park Fund has given back more than $$ 2 nullion to Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and

Olympic National Parks.

How You Can Help

●Purchase a National Park license plate; $$28

of each plate purchased comes back to the parks

(more than 137,000 is generated by this program each year!)

●Support the parks through your company’

s matching gift program. Get a work crew from

your company together to volunteer. Provide in-kind goods (

实物商品

) from your company

to the parks through Washington

’

s National Park Fund.

●V

olunteer your time at one of Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks

(information can be found on each park

’

s website).

Washington

’

s National Park Fund

Founded:

46

Founders: a group of passionate parks people

Organization Type: non-profit

Purpose: to support Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and

47

You can help by:

1)

buying a National Park license plate with

48

dollars;

2)

supporting the parks by your company

’

s matching

49

;

3)

being a

50

at one of those parks

Task 4

Directions:

The following is a list of terms related to the supply chain. After reading it, you are

required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should

mark the corresponding letters with a single letter through the center in order of the numbered

blanks, 51 through 55, on the Answer Sheet.

A

—

on a day-to-day basis

J

—

intelligent hotels

B

—

total room revenue

K

—

high season

C

—

hotel service information

L

—

no vacancies

D

—

group rate

M

—

night manager

E

—

self-check-in process

N

—

package price

F

—

walk-in guest

O

—

resort hotels & spas

C

—

guest service directory

P

—

registration card

H

—

average room rates

Q

—

star ratings

I

—

early check-in guest

Example: (B)

客房总收入

（

F

）未预 约的客人

51. (

)

温泉度假酒店

(

)

按日计

52. (

)

团队价

(

)

打包价

53. (

)

星级评等

(

)

智能酒店

54. (

)

客满

(

)

登记卡

55. (

)

客人服务指南

(

)

旺季

Task 5

Directions

：

Read following is an advertisement from an insurance company. After reading it, you

should

give

brief

answers

to

the

5

questions

(No.56

to

No.60)

that

follow.

The

answers

(

in

no

more than 3 words

) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

Corporate Receptionist Wanted

About the Job

HT Staffing is seeking a Corporate Receptionist in the West Lake Hills area. We are looking

for candidates that are friendly, sharp, polished, and comfortable, working in a very professional

corporate environment.

Qualificahons:

●College diploma required

●

At least 2 years of office or receptionist experience in a corporate environment

●Strong communication skills

●Able to work well in a team environment

●Self

-Starter who is capable of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines

●

Strong in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities:

●Answer and route all incoming calls

●

Greet all visitors

●Provide excellent customer service

●Assist with outgoing parcels via FedEx, UPS, and USPS as needed

●Compose corr

espondence, memos, and documents

●Coordinate client events

●Schedule conference and meeting rooms

Prepare reports, as requested, using Excel and spreadsheet (

电子表格

) programs and all MS

Office applications including PowerPoint.

Please submit your resume in a Word document in order to be considered.

56. What job position is advertised?

A

.

57. What educational background is required of the applicant?

is required.

58. What work experience is required of the applicant?

At least two years

’

experience of

in a corporate environment.

59. What kind of writing will be the applicant do if he/she is accepted?

Correspondence,

.

60. In what format should the applicant submit his/her resume?

Submit it in a

.

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 three choices of suggested

translation

marked

A

）

,

B

）

and

C

）

.

You

should

choose

the

best

translation

and

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on

your

Answer

Sheet

with

a

single

line

through

the

center.

And

for

the

paragraph

numbered

65,

write

your

translation

in

the

corresponding

space

on

the

Translation/Composition Sheet.

61. We are honored to be invited to the seminar on computer technology to be held in Beijing next

month.

A)

我们很高兴下月将参加在北京举行的计算机研讨会，相信会受益匪浅。

< br>

B

）受邀参加下个月在北京举行的计 算机技术研讨会，我们感到十分荣幸。

C

）根据公司的要求，我们将于下月访问北京，并参观计算机技术研讨会。

62. If you are truly ambitious, you should be moving up every 2

–

3 years, either in the form of a

promotion or a change of company.

A

）如果你不断努力，我相信

2

–

3

年以后你一定能够找到一家心仪的大公司。

B

）假如你真有理想，每

2

–

3

年该换一次工作，争取到一家大公司继续发展。

C

）假如你真有抱负，每

2

–

3

年就该有进步，要么升职，要么就换一家公司。

63. Email application is closely related to the education level: the higher the education level, the

more frequent the use of email.

A

）普及电邮就要从提高受教育 程度人手，提高高等教育普及率是关键一步。

B

）电邮的使用与受教育程度密切相关：教育程度越高，电邮使用频率越高。

C

）使用电邮与否是与学历高低相关联的，受过高等教育的人使 用电邮最多。

64.

Industrial

robots

are

used

for

handling

a

variety

of

products

for complex

processes

that

are

hard to realize by means of conventional machines.

A

） 工业机器人可用于处理各种产品的复杂加工，使用传统机器很难实现这些加工。

B

）工业机器人会使用复杂的工艺制造大量产品，这些产品用传统机器 则无法制造。

C

）工业机器人具有各 种各样的类型与功能，它们的优势是传统机器所无法比拟的。

65. Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to welcome you to the annual meeting of

our company. Mr. Smith will give a report on business developments in the first half of the

year, and Dr. Black will then explain the sales for the second half of the year. Mr. Green will

give us a report on the current situation in the home market that could have an impact on our

business

in

the

future.

At

the

end

of

the

meeting,

we

will

be

delighted

to

answer

your

questions. Now, let

’

s welcome Mr. Smith.