高等学校英语应用能力考试A级真题及答案.doc

高等学校英语应用能力考试

(A

级

)

(2016

年

6

月

)

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.

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.

D) Arrange a meeting.

B) Buying a new car.

D) Living near the company.

B) Repair her computer.

D) Check her report.

C) Make a speech.

2.

A) Going to work by bus.

C) Looking for a new job.

3.

A) Visit her office.

C) Lend her a bicycle.

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.

4.

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

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.

7.

A) She has got a job offer.

C)

Her company has launched a new product.

B) She has got a promotion.

D) Her company has received a big order.

A) Buying a birthday gift.

C)

Giving a birthday party.

B)

Watching a movie together.

D)

Having dinner together.

Conversation 1

8.

9.

A) When the Great Wall was built.

C)

Which tour group he should join.

A) It is quicker.

C)

It is cheaper.

10.

A) Bus No. 18.

B) Bus No. 80.

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

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

12

how we saw

more than fifteen years ago, we were sitting at our regular jobs,

never imagined that our tiny dream would

people who joined us and made it

we would never have been here.

14

13

two times . You are

required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks

our future, when we came up with the idea of joining our two hobbies, traveling and writing. We

so soon. There were many special

15

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.

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

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

19.

What should people do in listening to each conversation?

abilities.

.

they hear and understand.

.

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

A) was

employees.

A) to figure out

23.

A) If only

A) taking

A) that

in the past.

B) are

C) do

D) did

22.

One

of the toughest

jobs of managers and executives is

how to engage their

B) to be figuring out

B) Even though

B) to take

B) which

B) until

B) when

C) figure out

C) As if

C) taken

C) those

C) while

C) whether

D) figured out

D) Just as

D) took

D) these

D) as

D) how

they are invented to be very smart, robots still can

’

treplace humans.

24.

This passport photo doesn

’

tlook like you at all, so you must have another one

.

25.

We are pleased to share the news

we have finished our project ahead of schedule.

26.

The search will go on

a new and better material is found to replace this one.

A) since

A) where

different from ours.

A) that

29.

The

company

1993.

A) increases

30.

The flight scheduled

A) to take off

C) taking off

27.

These photos remind me of the days

I stayed in Britain, working as a visitor scholar.

28.

This website may contain links to other

websites

privacy practices

may be

B) which

its sales by

C) who

D) whose

an average of 10% per year since its establishment in

B) increased

C) is increasing

B) take off

D) has increased

at 9 am was delayed four hours due to the bad weather.

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)

zone this afternoon.

of the free trade

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

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

’

tdo 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

C) help employees to participate in exercise

A) encourage its employees to work overtime

C) develop its unique marketing strategies

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.

C) The newly-employed staff.

B) Customer support employees.

D) Employees working over a year.

.

B) encourage employees to work overtime

D) ensure employees to work energetically

.

37. The purpose of the benefits system of ABC Company is to

B) get its employees out of the office

D) increase its overseas market share

.

38. ABC Company pays for everything in the travel packages in order to

40. By saying

“

stay sharp

”

in the last paragraph, the writer means

“

be

A) more careful

C) quick-minded

B) open-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.

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

C) before the order is completed

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

C) the discount rate

A) pays part of the shipping fee

C) agrees on a reduced return amount

45. The passage is mainly about

A)

the quality control management

B)

the importance of customers services

C)

the return policy of a purchase

.

.

.

B) before the payment is made

D) during the protection period

B) the insurance cost

D) the product quality

.

44. If a buyer wants to keep the return product, he/she simply

B) ignores the return shipping fee

D) pays the logistics service

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.

Washington

’

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

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; $$28of 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.

●V

olunteer 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

You can help by:

1)

buying a National Park license plate with

3)

being a

50

at one of those parks

’

s

47

dollars;

48

2)

supporting the parks by your company

’

s matching

49

;

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

（

F

）未预约的客人

Example: (B)

客房总收入

51. (

52. (

53. (

54. (

55. (

)

温泉度假酒店

)

团队价

)

星级评等

)

客满

)

客人服务指南

(

(

(

)

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, memos, 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

Correspondence,

60.

In what format should the applicant submit his/her resume?

in a corporate environment.

.

59.

What kind of writing will be the applicant do if he/she is accepted?

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< /p>

）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。

< br>

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

B

）假如你真有理想，每

C

）假如你真有抱负，每

2

–

3

年以后你一定能够找到一家心仪的大公司。

2

–

3

年该换一次工作，争取到一家大公司继续发展。

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。< /p>

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。