A级-2015年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试真题

高等学 校英语应用能力考试

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2015

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12

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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)

The

price

of

the

product. C)

The

delivery

of

his

order.

B)

The

charge

of

the

service. D)

The

packing

of

the

goods.

2. A) Giving a lecture. C) Preparing a party.

B) Taking an interview. D) Having an exam.

3.

A)

Its

food

is

delicious. C)

It

is

close

to

his

office.

B)

Its

price

is

reasonable. D)

It

provides

good

service.

4. A) By sea. B) By air. C) By train. D) By truck.

5. A) Asking the way. C) Buying air tickets.

B) Renting a car. D) Booking hotel rooms.

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)

Open

a

new

shoe

store. C)

Invite

the

woman

to

his

company.

B)

Participate

in

a

trade

fair. D)

Place

an

order

with

the

woman.

7. A) An advertising brochure. C) An invitation letter.

B) A price list. D) A few samples.

Conversation 2

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8. A) At a hotel. B) At the airport. C) In a restaurant. D)

In a bank.

9. A) To buy a ticket.

C) To place an order.

B) To book a taxi. D) To make an appointment.

10.

A)

By

7:00. B)

By

8:00. C)

By

9:00. D)

By

10:00.

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 words

or phrases on the

Answer Sheet

in order of the numbered blanks according

to what you hear. Now the passage will begin.

An interviewer sometimes starts with an open-ended question like

“

Could you tell me something about yourself?

”

It is a way to break the

ice and make you feel 11 during the interview. It is also a way for

the interviewer to know more about your personality to help him or her to

12 if you are a good fit for the job.

It is not a good idea to talk too much about yourself because the

interviewer doesn

’

t want to know everything about you. But on the other

hand, telling 13 can make him or her wonder why you aren

’

t more

open.

So

it

’

s

a

good

idea

to

share

some 14 .

These

interests

may not 15 your work.

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 does the speaker talk about first in his speech?

The speaker first gives about his company.

17. What are the main products of the company?

Clothing, and household products.

18. How long has the company been in business?

Over .

19. Where can people find job openings at Family Dollar?

On its .

20. How can people apply for the jobs?

They can make their application .

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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. the

investigation,

the

committee

published

the

report

on

the

cause of the accident.

A) Completed C) Having completed

B) Completing

D) To have completed

22.

The

report

shows

that

over

half

of

the

women

are

suffering

second- hand smoke at the workplace.

A) in B) for C) on D) from

23.

Our

goal

is

to

fulfill

the

needs

of

our

clients, challenging

they may be.

A) however B) whenever C) wherever D) whatever

24.

Only

after

the

secretary

saw

the

train

disappear

in

sight the

railway station.

A)

he

leaves B)

has

he

left C)

he

left D)

did

he

leave

25. If they had worked harder, they the project ahead of time.

A) will finish C) have finished

B) would have finished D) had finished

26. The company has decided to sponsor the exhibition, helps to

promote its image.

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

27.

The

newly

appointed

manager

is

said

to

be

neither

flexible

easy to get along with.

A) or B) and C) nor D) but

28. salaries

may

not

be

high,

working

as

a

nursing

assistant

does

have some other benefits.

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

29. How we pack the products has a significant impact the cost

of logistics.

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A) of B) on C) to D) with

30. impressed

me

most

about

the

school

is

how

it

was

designed

to

support both the students and the community.

A) What B) That C) This D) Which

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.

For

the

sake

of

our

long-term

(cooperate) ,

we

may

consider

reducing the price by 10 percent.

32. Here you will find some (value) resources to help you

develop communication skills.

33. Driving has long been thought of as (efficient) than

flying, but according to new research, that is no longer the case.

34. Quotations and samples will (send) to you as soon as we

receive your specific inquiries.

35.

After

(receive) your

loan

from

us,

if

you

are

not

completely

satisfied with your experience, please contact us.

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.

In giving a business presentation, many speakers think that if their

idea

is

strong,

their

audience

will

get

it

readily.

They

feel

discouraged

when

the

audience

is

unable

to

understand

their

presentations.

That

happens

a lot especially when technical experts are invited to make a product

presentation to a group of users.

What can we do to make a business presentation easier to understand?

In my view, good presentations have always been simple and visual. In an

effective business presentation, the fewer the points, the better the

message gets passed on. You focus on the depth of coverage instead of the

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width

(

广度

)

of coverage. Additionally, you make your ideas visual and

relevant,

so

the

message

is

understood

better

and

remembered

longer.

Great

business presenters relate their ideas and concepts to their audience by

using simple, powerful diagrams instead of relying on text-based slides.

In fact, drawing diagrams forces a presenter to make the idea clear even

at the preparation stage. It is impossible to draw a diagram when you are

not

clear

about

an

idea.

When

your

idea

is

clear,

it

is

easier

to

transfer

it.

Most

audiences

understand

a

diagram

faster

and

remember

it

longer.

This

possibly

explains

why

most

of

the

memorable

presentations

have

been

visual

in nature.

36.

Many

speakers

believe

that

the

stronger

their

idea, .

A) the more powerful their speech will be

B) the more meaningful their speech will be

C) the more easily the audience will understand it

D) the harder the audience will find it to follow

37. Why are you advised to give fewer points in your

presentation? .

A)

To

pass

on

the

messages

better. C)

To

allow

audience

to

take

notes.

B) To avoid wasting too much time. D) To leave more time for

questions.

38. The speaker can help the audience remember the message longer

by .

A) displaying text-based slides C) focusing on the width of

coverage

B) avoiding long technical terms D) using simple and powerful

diagrams

39. The underlined word

“

transfer

”

in this passage most probably means

“

”

.

A) create B) pass on C) take off D) describe

40. This passage is mainly about .

A) how to make an effective business presentation

B) how to present strong ideas in a presentation

C) how to focus on the depth of coverage

D) how to prepare a powerful diagram

Task 2:

Direction

：

This

task

is

the

same

as

Task 1.

The

5

questions

or

unfinished

statements are numbered 41 to 45.

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