A级-2014年6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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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) A testing system.

C) A measuring system.

B) A monitor system.

D) A control system.

2. A) Car prices.

C) The company

’

s business.

B) Car services.

D) The company

’

s culture.

3. A) It

’

s easy to do.

C) He can get a high pay.

B) It

’

s challenging.

D) He did the same job before.

4. A) She

’

11 meet a friend.

C) She

’

11 attend an interview at 5 O

’

clock.

B) She

’

11 take a flight.

D) She

’

11 see a doctor before 5 O

’

clock.

5. A) She will report the complaint to the manager.

B) The manager refused to talk to the man.

C) The manager was on a business trip·

D) She will deal with the complaint.

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) Breakfast.

C) A 5-dollar gift card.

B) Dinner.

D) Bus service to the airport.

7. A) His member card.

C) His credit card.

B) His driving license.

D) His passport.

Conversation 2

8. A) The telephone is out of order.

C) He is at a meeting.

B) The line is busy.

D) He won

’

t be back until next Monday

9. A) It has been cancelled.

C) It has been delayed.

B) It will arrive on time.

D) It will arrive ahead of schedule.

10. A) Make an appointment with her.

B) Talk with her about a new order.

C) Send her an e-mail about the shipment.

D) Call her back when receiving the shipment.

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.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to the company. My name is Peter Johnson. I

’

m the Production Manager.

I

’

ll

11

today.

It should take about 20 minutes to see the factory, and another 10 minutes to take

a look at the

12

. Altogether our tour should last about half an hour. During

the tour, please feel free to ask questions. I

’

ll be happy to answer them.

Now please wear these protective hard hats and safety glasses because we must

13

your safety and we want to ensure there

’

re no injuries. I must also tell you that

smoking is not

14

during the tour.

Well, if you don

’

t have any questions, shall we

15

? First, I

’

ll take you

to the factory.

This way, please.

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. How can you get information if you

’

re going to buy a motor bike according to the

speaker?

To look in your

newspaper.

17. What kind of motor bikes is advertised in the newspaper?

Different kinds of motor bikes, both new and

.

18. What is one of the advantages of using the advertisements on the newspaper?

It gives you the opportunity to have

of the motor bikes.

19. What

’

s the possible problem if you buy a bike in this way?

You might have to

until the motor bike is available.

20. What is another way to find a good motor bike according to the speaker?

Another way is to look

.

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 guidebook

for those who are going to start a business online in this

country.

A) is intended

B) to intend

C) intends

D) intending

22. Reactions to the online management system were more positive

those

to a paper-based version of the same system.

A) which

B) as

C) than

D) that

23. We all recognize the necessity for people

the rights of others.

A) respect

B) to respect

C) respecting

D) respected

24. If there

’

s one man

opinion matters more than any others

’

, it

’

s our manager.

A) whom

B) which

C) who

D) whose

25.

my

opinion,

customer

service

here

has

improved

but

not

as

much

as

expected over the last 2 years.

A) On

B) In

C) For

D) With

26. We are sure that we

our second project by the end of the next month.

A) will have completed

B) had completed

C) completed

D) were completing

27.

The

bank

clerk

listened

carefully

he

could

discover

exactly

what

the

client wanted.

A) in case that

B) now that

C) so that

D) provided that

28.

This

dictionary

is

a

three-thousand

common

word

collection

with

samples

of

__

and spoken language.

A) writing

B) wrote

C) write

D) written

29. He was educated at the local grammar school, after

he went on to Cambridge.

A) what

B) that

C) which

D) whom

30. If he

here now, he would be doing everything he could to help you.

A) were

B) is

C) will be

D) be

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. Don

’

t forget (lock)

the doors when you leave your car in the parking lot.

32.

Over

the

past

few

years,

these

companies

have

been

able

to

maintain

a

steady

(grow)

in their business.

33. Your prices were (reasonable)

than those of the other two companies.

34. The job increase is a (hope)

sign for small and medium businesses that

employ 90% of the US workforce.

35. While (live)

in

the UK, a driving license issued in

your country only

remains valid for up to 12 months.

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.

Marketing

by

e-mailing

is

on

the

increase.

Compared

to

other

media,

e-mail

messages are extremely cheap to send. With TV you are spending on ad agencies and

cable

channels.

With

print

ads,

you

are

helping

to

keep

newspapers

and

magazines

alive.

Direct

mail

costs

more

than

$$600

per

thousand

pieces.

With

e-mail,

there

are

almost

no

costs

at

all.

Its

low

cost

makes

e-mail

marketing

become

the

most

cost-effective (

划算的

) advertising method available today.

With TV

, you do not know who is watching your ads. Even with direct mail, you

cannot be sure that your mail has been delivered, or that anyone reads it when it gets

there.

With

e-mail,

you

know

within

24

hours

exactly

which

messages

have

been

opened,

by

whom,

what

links

the

openers

clicked

on

(

点击

),

and

what

part

of

your

message was working.

Because

of

electronic

links,

those

who

open

your

e-mails

can

do

their

own

research: they can explore and see any of the thousands of products that you sell. They

can see the colors and sizes. They can, and they do, read ratings and reviews. They can

put products in their shopping carts and buy them.

36. E-mail marketing has become the most cost-effective advertising method because

.

A) it is of extremely low cost

C) it is popular with young people

B) it is a new marketing method

D) it is the best marketing method available

37.

By

saying

“

With

print

ads,

you

are

helping

to

keep

newspapers

and

magazines

alive

”

(Para. 1), the writer means that

.

A) your investment is important to newspapers and magazines

B) your ads are helping newspapers and magazines survive

C) print ads are more attractive than TV and e-mail ads

D) print matters are less expensive than e-mails

38. According to the passage, if you place an ad on TV

, you are unable to know

.

A) how often your ad is displayed

C) when your ad is shown

B) how much your ad costs

D) who your audience is

39. If you market by e-mailing, you can learn within a day

.

A) who have opened your messages