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2016
年
6
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
.
Now the
test will begin.
1.A) Go to school.
C)Make a
speech.
B)Prepare a party.
D)Arrange a meeting.
2.A)Going to work by bus.
C)Looking for a
new job.
B)Buying a new car.
D) Living near the company
3.A)Visit her office.
C)Lend her a bicycle
B)Repair her computer.
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.
C)To make an appointment.
B)To ask for a sick leave.
D)To place an
order.
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)She has
got a job offer.
B)She has got a
promotion.
C) Her company has launched
a new product.
D)Her company has
received a big order.
7.A)Buying a
birthday gift.
C)Giving a
birthday party.
B)Watching a movie together.
D) Having dinner together.
Conversation 2
8. A)When the
Great Wall was built.
B)How he can get to the Great Wall.
C)Which tour group he should join.
D)How far away
the Great Wall is.
9.A)It is quicker.
C)It is
cheaper.
B)It is more comfortable.
D)It is less crowded.
10.A)Bus No. 18.
C)Bus No. 89.
B)Bus No. 80.
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
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.
How great it is to see so many
of you come and join us in celebrating the
15
th
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, travelling 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
you 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 difficulty 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
C)do
B)are
D)did
22. One of the
toughest jobs of managers and executives is _____
how to engage their employees.
A)to
figure out
C)figure out
B)to be figuring out
D)figured out
23. _____ they
are invented to be very smart, robots still
can
’
t replace humans.
A)If only
C)As if
B)Even
though
D)Just as
24. This passport
photo doesn
’
t look like you
at all, so you must have another one _____.
A)taking
C)taken
B)to
take
D)took
25. We are pleased to
share the news _____ we have finished our project
ahead of schedule.
A)that
C)those
B)which
D)these
26. The
search will go on _____ a new and better material
is found to replace this one.
A)since
C)while
B)until
D)as
27. These photos remind
me of the days _____ I stayed in Britain, working
as a visitor scholar.
A)where
C)whether
B)when
D)how
28.
This
website
may
contain
links
to
other
websites
_____
privacy
practices
may
be
different
from ours.
A)that
C)who
B)which
D)whose
29. The
company _____ its sales by an average of 10% per
year since its establishment in 1993.
A)increases
C)is increasing
B)increased
D)has increased
30. The flight scheduled _____ at 9
a.m. was delayed four hours due to the bad
weather.
A)to take off
C)taking off
B)take 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
Direction:
After reading the following passage,
you will find 5 questions or unfinished
statements,
numbered
36
to
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.
?
Vacation:
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. Thi
s
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 me-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 offices
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 5 questions or unfinished statements
are numbered
41 to 45.
If your purchase is not as
described or is of low quality, you can return the
item to the seller and