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高等学校英语应用能力考试（
A
级）
历年真题试卷
（
2005
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.
C.
The man’s job.
From the dialogue we learn that the man
is to take the 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] In a post office.
[B]
In a bank.
[C]
In a big store.
[D] In a hotel.
2.
[A] He has a lot of experience.
[B] He appears to be a bit too quiet.
[C] He is
nice-looking.
[D] He lacks experience.
3.
[A] Prepare a price list.
[B] Go to the Brown Company.
[C] Send a
parcel by post.
[D] Mail a price list.
4.
[A] She should repair the telephone
herself.
[B]
She can turn to Mike for help.
[C] He knows nothing about
telephone.
[D]
He will call the telephone company.
5.
[A] Seeing a film.
[B]
Attending an evening party.
[C] Having another try.
[D] Finding a better theatre.
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.
Conversation 1
6.
[A] In the
office.
[B] In a factory.
[C] At the airport.
[D] At the railway station.
7.
[A] She was busy working.
[B] She was having a holiday.
[C] She wanted
to get relaxed
[D] she
wanted to shop for Christmas.
Conversation 2
8.
[A] To make an apology.
[B] To place an order.
[C] To ask about delivery.
[D] To cancel an appointment.
9.
[A] Trucks.
[B] Printers.
[C] Phones.
[D] Cameras.
10.
[A] For the
late payment.
[B] For the damaged
products.
[C]
For the lost goods.
[D] For the
delayed delivery.
Section C
Directions:
This section is
to test your ability to comprehend short 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 (
is not more than 3
words
).Then questions and incomplete
answer are
printed
in
your
test
paper.
You
should
write
your
answer
on
the
Answer
Sheet
correspondingly. Now listen to the
passage.
11.
When did the family car become common
in America?
In the early __
.
12.
Why do more Americans have to drive to
work?
Because they have moved out of
the _______________ to the suburbs.
13.
Why do people
like smaller cars now?
Because the cost
of gas has _______________.
14.
How popular
are Japanese and German cars in the U.S. ?
They sell _______________.
15.
What does the
speaker mainly talk about?
_______________ in the U.S..
Part II
Structure(15 minutes)
Directions:
This part is to
test your ability to construct grammatically
correct consists
of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions:
In this
section,there are 10 incomplete are required each
one by the
most
appropriate
word
or
words
from
the
4
choices
marked
A,B,C
and
you should mark the corresponding
letter in the Answee Sheet with a single line
through the center.
16.
My boss said
that he was badly ______ need of my assistance.
[A] at
[B] in
[C] for
[D] with
17.
She didn't know ______ to express her
ideas clearly when she was invited to speak at a
meeting.
[A] where
[B] why
[C] what
[D]
how
18.
The
professor, ______ as a splendid speaker, was
warmly received by the students.
[A] known
[B]
to be known
[C] knowing
[D] having known
19.
______ tired
of Tom's all-talk-no-action attitude, Julia
decided to do the job all by herself.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
[A] To get
[B] To have got
[C] Getting
[D]
Have got
He ______ in this company
since he graduated from Andong Technical College
ten years
ago.
[A] worked
[B] has been
working
[C] had worked
[D] was working
______ you
have any questions or needs, please contact the
manager after 5: 00 p. m. on
weekdays.
[A] Because
[B] Where
[C] If
[D] Though
It
costs
her
a
lot
of
money,
but
she
doesn't
regret
______
a
year
traveling
around
the
world.
[A] to have
spent
[B] to spend
[C] spent
[D] spending
After ______ for the job, you will be
required to take a language test.
[A] being interviewed
[B] being interviewing
[C] interviewing
[D] having interviewed
He is
used to flying by air and on no occasion ______
frightened.
[A] he has ever felt
[B] he
ever feels
[C]
ever does he feel
[D] has he ever felt
It is most desirable that he ______ for
the information by himself with a few clicks
online.
[A]
search
[B] searched
[C] has searched
[D] will
search
Section B
Driections:
There are 10
incomplete statesments should fill in each blank
with the
proper form of the word given
in the word or words in the corresponding space
on the Answer Sheet.
26.
Following the
(settle) ______ of the strike, the train service
is now back to normal.
27.
By the end of this year the factory
(produce) ______ 20,000 cell phones.
28.
Those
who
are
working
in
the
Human
Resources
Department
are
(humorous)
______
than we expected.
29.
We should
read more and see more in order to (wide) ______
our horizons.
30.
All the members of the club were
present when the Chairman (elect) ______ last
week.
31.
When
she
was
very
young,
my
sister
already
knew
where
(put)
______
her
toys
and
dolls.
32.
Some experts
suggest that we slow down the (economy) ______
growth in the country.
33.
He might have been killed in that car
accident yesterday if he (take) ______ part in
that
activity with the team.
34.
Doing a
second job to earn more money also means you have
to pay (addition) ______
income tax.
35.
(watch)
______ by a crowd of people, Charles felt
embarrassed and couldn't say a word.
Part III
Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)
Directions
：
This
part is to test your reading are 5 tasks for you
to should
read the material careful
and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Tsak 1
Directions:
After
reading
the
following
passage,you
will
find
5
questions
or
unfinished
ed 36 to 40. For
each question or statement there are 4 choices
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
You
should
marked
the
correct
choice
and
mark
the
corresponding letter on
the Answer Sheet with a single line through the
center.
The
holiday
shopping
season
got
off
to
a
flying
start
over
the
Thanksgiving
(
感恩<
/p>
节
)weekend in the U. S.
Retailers(
零售商
)attracted
discount-hungry consumers with specials
(
物
价商品
) of
televisions, DVD players and other gifts.
Discounters like Wal-Mart and Target had the
greatest success, offering customers
early bird specials, while major department stores
and
clothing
chains only met modest sales goals. Online sales
were also strong.
amah
in
a
US
retail
consulting
firm.
He
said,
thing
we
often
heard
was
that
only
things
marked
down(
降价
)
were
selling.
Consumers
want
a
bargain,
especially
around
the
holiday.
Shoppers
did
seem
to
like
the
many
markdowns.
A
lady
in
the
State
of
Connecticut
said,
never seen
so many sales. I feel like a kid in a candy
store.
Nevill
estimated
that
discounters
had
a
4%
gain
over
last
year's
Thanksgiving
figure,
while
sales at de- patient
stores and mall-based clothing chains were up 2%
for the weekend. However,
the
Thanksgiving weekend is not necessarily a good way
to judge how retailers will be successful
for the season. Over the past few
years, the weekend accounted for less than 10% of
sales.
Online merchants
also had a good weekend. Sales were up 61% last
Friday, compared to the
day after
Thanksgiving a year ago.
36. Over the Thanksgiving weekend,
people bought a lot more than usual because
______.
[A]
Wal-Mart and Target offered birds as gifts
[B] shopping
was the major weekend activity
[C] people had time to go
shopping online
[D] they were allowed special discounts
ers have the experience that consumers
seem to ______.
[A] feel eager to buy discounted goods
[B] be hungry
for special kinds of goods
[C] like to buy new DVD players as
gifts
[D] be
interested in major department stores
38. From the context we know that Wal-
Mart and Target are the names of two ______.
[A] food
stores
[B] large retailers
[C] online services
[D] clothing chains
39. By
saying
feel
like
a
kid
in
a
candy
store,
the
lady
in
Connecticut
probably
means
that
______.
[A] she has difficulty
choosing from such a wide variety of goods
[B] she cannot
decide whether she should buy some candy
[C] she is
quite interested in buying candy
[D] she recalls her happy
childhood days
40. Which of the
following statements is TRUE according to the-
passage?
[A]
Online sales were 61% higher than retailers.
[B] Online
merchants had an average weekend sale.
[C] Retailers lost much
profit because of the discounts they offered.
[D] Retailers
had an increase in sales in the Thanksgiving
weekend.
Task 2
Directions:
This task is the
same as Task 5 questions or unfinished statements
are numbered
41 to 45.
The
Future of General Motors (GM) Is Yours
We have everything college students
need to know about GM' s Cooperative Education and
Intern
(
实习
)
Programs
in
our
Student
Center.
Each
fall,
GM
recruiters(
招聘人员
)visi
t
the
campuses of many of
the nation' s top engineering and business
colleges and universities to recruit
students. These students are considered
for interesting assignments throughout our U.S.
operations.
Check out our Recruiting
Calendar to see if GM will be visiting your
campus. If your campus is
not
listed,
please
apply
GM
start
your
career
moving?Fasten
your
seat
belt!For
full-time college students, General
Motors offers both a Cooperative Education and an
Intern Pro-
gram.
Participants
these
real-business-world
educational
programs
gain
valuable
degree-experience,
develop
an
insider's
understanding
of
how
GM
works
and
earn
competitive
wages, These
programs are de- signed to provide GM with a
source of highly talented candidates
while
giving
students
an
opportunity
for
hands-on
experience
in
their
chosen
field.
As a
result,
participantsin
these
programs
are
given
serious
consideration
for
full-time
positions
with
GM
when
they
graduate.
Candidates
for
these
programs
must
successfully
complete
an
online
assessment and
possess qualifications that match thebusiness
needs of the organization.
41. GM is likely to recruit college
students for its programs who ______.
[A] do a full-time college
program
[B] major in engineering and
business
[C] have had some
practical experience
[D] have gathered
information about GM
42. The Recruiting
Calendar (Line 5, Para. 1) gives the information
about _______.
[A] the kinds of people GM needs to
train
[B] the
nation's top colleges and universities
[C] GM recruiters' visits
to colleges and universities
[D] the interesting tasks
GM expects the students to fulfill
43.
Those students whose university is not listed on
the Recruiting Calendar may ______.
[A] apply to GM online
[B] be given
interesting
[C] come to the GM's training offices
directly
[D]
invite recruiters to visit their universities
44. The programs that GM offers to
full-time college students will help them to
______.
[A]
gain information about business in general
[B] get
business experience and good wages
[C] develop their talents
fully
[D]
obtain a higher degree
45. GM offers
the Cooperative Education and Intern Programs in
order to ______.
[A] make its business needs known to
the public
[B]
perform successful online assessments
[C] advertise its newly-
designed products
[D] find out highly talented candidates