2014 年12 月高等学校英语应用能力考试A 级试题

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) 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) Fie 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) Interviewer and interviewee. C) Doctor and nurse.

B) Buyer and seller. 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, 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 conversations. 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,

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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 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 1500 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.

partⅡ (10 minutes) Structure

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

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

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22. It was your recommendation enabled me to be an engineer in this world –famous company.

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

23. 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

24. We understand you need easy access up-to-date information about your accounts in many cities.

A)in B)to C)for D)with

25. It is common practice a battery when it still has some life in it. A) to charge B)charge C)charged D)having charged

26. 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

27. As long as you keep on hard, you’ll get promoted sooner or later.

A)work B)be working C)worked D)working

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

29. 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 30. This article tells the readers they can look for in an employee’s abilities.

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

Section B

Directions：There are 5 incomplete statement 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 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.

PartⅢ

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 un finished 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.

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