-
高等学校英语应用能力考试
(A
级
)
(2016
年
6
月
)
Part I
Listening Comprehension
Directions:
This part is to test your listening
ability. It consists of 4 sections.
(20
minutes)
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.
C) An air trip.
B) An
evening party.
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) Go to
school.
B) Prepare a party.
C) Make a speech.
D) Arrange
a meeting.
2.
A)
Going to work by bus.
B) Buying a new
car.
C) Looking for a new job.
D) Living near the company.
3.
A) Visit her
office.
B) Repair her computer.
C) Lend her a bicycle.
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.
B) To ask for a sick leave.
C) To make an appointment.
D) To place an order.
Section B
Direction:
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
conversation.
Conversation 1
6.
A) She has got
a job offer.
C) Her company has
launched a new product.
7.
A) Buying a birthday gift.
C) Giving a birthday party.
Conversation 1
8.
A) When the Great Wall was built.
C) Which tour group he should join.
9.
A) It is
quicker.
C) It is cheaper.
10.
A) Bus No.
18.
B) Bus No. 80.
B) She
has got a promotion.
D) Her company has
received a big order.
B) Watching a
movie together.
D) Having dinner
together.
B) How he can get to the
Great Wall.
D) How far away the Great
Wall is.
B) It is more comfortable.
D) It is less crowded.
C)
Bus No. 89.
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
phrase 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 listen to the passage.
How
great it is to see so many of you come and join us
in celebrating the 15th 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,
traveling 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
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 difficulties
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
B) are
C) do
D)
did
22.
One
of
the
toughest
jobs
of
managers
and
executives
is
how
to
engage
their
employees.
A)
to figure out
B) to be figuring out C) figure
out
D) figured out
23.
they are invented to be very smart,
robots still can’t replace
humans.
A)
If only
B) Even though
C) As if
D) Just as
24.
This passport photo doesn’t look like
you at all, so you must have
another
one
.
A)
taking
B) to take
C) taken
D) took
25.
We are
pleased to share the news
we have
finished our project ahead of schedule.
A)
that
B) which
C) those
D) these
26.
The search will go on
a new
and better material is found to replace this one.
A)
since
B) until
C) while
D) as
27.
These photos remind me of the days
I stayed in Britain, working as a
visitor scholar.
A)
where
B) when
C)
whether
D) how
28.
This
website
may
contain
links
to
other
websites
privacy
practices
may
be
different
from ours.
A)
that
B) which
C)
who
D) whose
29.
The company
its sales by an
average of 10% per year since its establishment in
1993.
A)
increases
B) increased
C) is increasing
D) has
increased
30.
The
flight scheduled
at 9 am was delayed
four hours due to the bad weather.
A)
to take off
B) take off
C) taking 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)
their companies.
enough qualified people for
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.
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.
●Vacations:
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. This 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 time-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 office
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 1. The 5
questions or unfinished statements are
numbered 41 to 45.
Conditions for Submitting Refund
Requests:
1.
All
products claimed to be not as described must match
the items sold by the seller.
2.
Refund request
should be submitted during the protection period.
3.
Buyers
should
provide
enough
evidence
to
prove
that
the
products
received
are
not
as
good as described.
4.
If you submit
a refund request before the order is completed and
then mark that order as
complete
—
you cannot
submit another refund request for another 15 days,
even it has a
Longer Protection
guarantee. If, however, the reason for your refund
request is “I
didn’t
receive anything” and the result is
“payment released to the seller”, you still can
submit
refund request within the 15
days if the product is not as described.
Returning Shipping Fee
l.
If
the
seller
accepts
returns,
and
the
buyer
also
wants
to
return
their
purchase,
simply
follow the seller’s sets of Returns on
who will pay the return shipping fee. If the
seller will
pay
the
fee,
communicate
with
the
seller
in
advance
about
the
payment
method
and
the
logistics service.
2. If a
seller sets no return necessary or a buyer wants
to keep the product, simply agree on
the refund amount directly and ignore
the return shipping fee.
41.
According to the Conditions given in
the passage, the buyer’s refund request must
be
made
.
A)
during one
year of purchase
B) before the payment
is made
C) before the order is
completed
D) during the protection
period
42.
To
make a refund request, the buyer should
.
A)
prove the product is not as good as
described
B)
tell
the seller about the refund request in advance
C)
deliver the
purchase package to the store
D)
Send the
product to the seller in good condition
43.
According to
the section of Return Shipping Fee, the buyer and
the seller can communicate
with each
other about
.
A)
the payment method
B) the
insurance cost
C) the discount rate
D) the product quality
44.
If a buyer
wants to keep the return product, he/she simply
.
A)
pays part of the shipping fee
B) ignores the return shipping fee
C) agrees on a reduced return amount
D) pays the logistics service
45.
The passage
is mainly about
.
A)
the quality
control management
B)
the importance of customers services
C)
the return
policy of a purchase
D)
the different payment methods
Task 3
Directions
:
The
following is a passage about the Job Finder
program. After reading it, you are
required to complete the outline below
it (No.46 to No.50). You should write your answers
briefly
(
in no more than
three words
) on the Answer Sheet
correspondingly.
Washingt
on’s
National
Park
Fund
was
founded
in
1993
by
a
group
of
enthusiastic
parks
people
who
wanted
to
establish
support
for
our
beautiful
parks
in
Washington State. As
a
non-
profit
organization,
the
Fund
is
the
official
non-profit
partner
supporting
Mount
Rainer,
North
Cascades,
and
Olympic
National
Parks;
we
are
ensuring
the
presentation
of
national
beauty,
cultural heritage
(
遗产
) , and continued
enjoyment for all. Over the past six years,
Washington’s
National Park Fund has
given back more than $$ 2 nullion to Mount Rainer,
North Cascades, and
Olympic National
Parks.
How You Can Help
●Purchase a National Park license
plate; $$28 of each plate purchased comes back to
the parks
(more than 137,000 is
generated by this program each year!)
●Support the parks through your
company’s matching gift program. Get a work crew
from
your company together to
volunteer. Provide in-kind goods
(
实物商品
) from your company
to the parks through Washington’s
National Park Fund.
●Volunteer your time at one of Mount
Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks
(information can be found on each
park’s website).
Washington’s National Park
Fund
Founded:
46
Founders: a group of
passionate parks people
Organization
Type: non-profit
Purpose: to support
Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and
47
You can help by:
1)
buying a
National Park license plate with
48
dollars;
2)
supporting the parks by your
company’s
matching
49
;
3)
being a
50
at one of those parks
Task 4
Directions:
The following is a list of terms
related to the supply chain. After reading it, you
are
required to find the items
equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table
below. Then you should
mark the
corresponding letters with a single letter through
the center in order of the numbered
blanks, 51 through 55, on the Answer
Sheet.
A
—
on a day-to-day basis
B
—
total room
revenue
C
—
hotel service information
D
—
group rate
E
—
self-check-in process
F
—
walk-in guest
C
—
guest service directory
H
—
average room
rates
J
—
intelligent
hotels
K
—
high season
L
—
no vacancies
M
—
night manager
N
—
package price
O
—
resort hotels & spas
P
—
registration
card
Q
—
star ratings
I
—
early check-in
guest
Example: (B)
客房总收入
51. (
)
温泉度假酒店
52. (
)
团队价
53. (
)
星级评等
54. (
)
客满
55. (
)
客人服务指南
(
F
)未预约的客人
(
)
按日计
(
)
打包价
(
)
智能酒店
(
)
登记卡
(
)
旺季
Task 5
Directions
:
Read following is an advertisement from
an insurance company. After reading it,
you should give brief answers to the 5
questions (No.56 to No.60) that follow. The
answers (
in no
more than 3
words
) should be written after the
corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.
Corporate Receptionist Wanted
About the Job
HT Staffing is
seeking a Corporate Receptionist in the West Lake
Hills area. We are looking
for
candidates that are friendly, sharp, polished, and
comfortable, working in a very professional
corporate environment.
Qualificahons:
●College
diploma required
●
At least 2 years of office
or receptionist experience in a corporate
environment
●Strong communication
skills
●Able to work well in
a team environment
●Self
-Starter who is capable
of managing multiple projects and meeting
deadlines
●Strong in Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Responsibilities:
●Answer
and route all incoming calls
●
Greet all
visitors
●Provide excellent customer
service
●Assist with
outgoing parcels via FedEx, UPS, and USPS as
needed
●Compose
correspondence, me
mos, and documents
●Coordinate client events
●Schedule conference and meeting
rooms
Prepare reports, as
requested, using Excel and spreadsheet
(
电子表格
) programs and all MS
Office applications including
PowerPoint.
Please submit your resume
in a Word document in order to be considered.
56.
What job
position is advertised?
A
.
57.
What
educational background is required of the
applicant?
is required.
58.
What work
experience is required of the applicant?
At least two years’
experience of
in a corporate
environment.
59.
What kind of writing will be the
applicant do if he/she is accepted?
Correspondence,
.
60.
In what
format should the applicant submit his/her resume?
Submit it in a
.
Part IV
Translation
—
English into
Chinese
(25 minutes)
Directions:
This part,
numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to
translate English into
Chinese. After
each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will
read three choices of suggested
translation
marked
A
)
,
B
)
and
C
)
. You
should
choose
the
best
translation
and
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
your
Answer
Sheet
with
a
single
line
through
the
center.
And
for
the
paragraph numbered 65,
write your translation in the corresponding space
on the
Translation/Composition Sheet.
61.
We are
honored to be invited to the seminar on computer
technology to be held in Beijing next
month.
A)
我们很高兴下月将参加在北京举行的计算机研讨会,相信会受益匪浅。
B
)受邀参加下个月在北京举行的计算机技术研讨会,我们感到十分荣幸。
C
)根据公司的要求,我们将于下月访问北京,并参观计算机技术研讨会。
62.
If you
are truly ambitious, you should be moving up every
2
–
3 years, either in the
form of a
promotion or a change of
company.
A
)如果你不断努力,我相信
2
–
3
年以后你一定能够找到一家心仪的大公司。
B
)假如你真有理想
,每
2
–
3
年该换一次工作,争取到一家大公司继续发展。
C
)假如你真有抱负,每
2
–
3
年就该有进步,要么升职,要么就换一家公司。
63.
Email
application is closely related to the education
level: the higher the education level, the
more frequent
the use of
email. A
)
普及电邮就要从提高受教育程度人手,提高
高等教育普及率是关键一步。
B
)电
邮的使用与受教育程度密切相关:教育程度越高,电邮使用频率越高。
C
)使用
电
邮与否是与学历高低相关联的,受过高等教育的人使用电邮最多。
64.
Industrial
robots are used for handling a variety of products
for complex processes that are
hard
to realize by means
of conventional machines. A
)
工业机器人可用于处理各种产品的复杂加工,使用传统机器很难实现这些
加工。
B
)
工业机器人会使用复杂的工
艺制造大量产品,这些产品用传统机器则无法制造。
C
)
工业机器人具有各种各样的类型与功能,它们的优势是传统机器所无法比拟的。
65.
Good
morning, Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to
welcome you to the annual meeting of
our company. Mr. Smith will give a
report on business developments in the first half
of the
year, and Dr. Black will then
explain the sales for the second half of the year.
Mr. Green will
give us a report on the
current situation in the home market that could
have an impact on our
business
in
the
future.
At
the
end
of
the
meeting,
we
will
be
delighted
to
answer
your
questions. Now, let’s welcome
Mr.
Smith.