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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.
Go to school.
C)Make a
speech.
B)Prepare a party.
D)Arrange a meeting.
Going to work by bus.
C)Looking for a
new job.
B)Buying a new car.
D) Living near the company
Visit her office.
C)Lend her a bicycle
B)Repair her
computer.
D)Check her report.
The man is going to work in the IT
company.
B)The woman has no idea about the IT
company.
C) The wom
an wants to work
in the man’s company.
D)The company is among the top ones in
the IT industry.
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
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.
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.
It is quicker.
C)It is cheaper.
B)It is more comfortable.
D)It is less crowded.
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 .
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
million Euros, (compare) _____ with
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