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2012
年
12
月高等学校英语应用
能力考试
A
级真题及答案
Part IListening Comprehension(15
minutes)
Directions:Thispartistotestyou
rlisteningability ,
Itconsistsof3sections.
SectionA
Directions:This
section istoyour
abilitytounderstand
short dialogues .There are 5
recorded dialoguesinit .After each
dialogue ,there
is recorded question
.Both the dialogues and
questions will
be spokenonly once. When you
hearaquestion ,you should decide on the
correct
answerform the 4 choices
markedA),B) ,C) and D)
giveninyour test
paper .Then you should mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet
withasingle line through the
center .
Example:You
will hear:
You
will hear:A) New York City
B)
An evening
party.
C)
An air
trip.
D)
The
man's jib.
From
the
dialogue
welearnthatthe
man
istotakeaflighttoNew
York
.Therefore,
C)An
air
tripis the correct
answer .You should mark C) on
the
Answer
Sheet
withasingle
Line
through
the
center .
[A] [B] [] [D]
Now the test
will begin.
1.A) BookaticketC)
GotoAmerica
B) Leave BeijingD) Buy some
gifts
2.A) An engineerC)Asecretary
B)AprofessorD)Amanager
3.A)
AtabookC)Inan office
B) AtabankD)Inan
office
4.A) She can't see the movie
todayC)
Shehasalready seen the movie
B)
She doesn't
like the movieD) She
preferstowatch
movies alone
5.A) Very
happyC)Alittle worried
C) ExcitedD)
Proud
Section B
Direction:This
section istotest your
abilitytounderstand are 2
recorded conversationsinit .After each
conversations,There are some recorded
questions .Both the conversations and
questions
will be Spoken two times.
When you
hearaquestion, you should
decideon the correct
answer from the 4
choices markedA), B), C) and
D)
giveninyour
test paper. Then you should mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
the
Answer
Sheet
withasingle line
through the center.
Conversation 1
6.A)
DiscussingaprojectC) Givingawelcome
speech
B)
MeetingacustomerD)Takingajob interview
7.A) She can haveahigher pay there
B)
She likes the
environment there
C)
The company is closetoher home
D)
The company
offersalonger paid holiday
Conversation
2
8.A)Toplace an
orderC)Tochange an appointment
B)Tobookahotel roomD)Todiscussaprogram
9.A)TosignacontractC)Tovisit his
partner
B)TotakeaholidayD)Tohaveafamily
gathering
10.A) 9 amC) 2 pm
B)10 amD) 3pm
Section C
12. What
Directions:This
section
istoyour
abilitytocomprehend
short
passages.
You
will
heararecorded
passage
.Afterthatyou
will
hear
five
questions.
Both
the
passage
and
the
questions
will
be
readtwo
times.
When
you
hearaquestion
.you
should
complete
the
answertoit
withaword
orashort
phrase(inno
more
than
3words).
The
questions
and
incomplete
answers are
printedinyour test paper.
You should
write your answers on the answer
sheet
correspondingly. Now listentothe passage
11.
What many
young people think of the internet?
It
isaplaceto-----
_____________________________
__________________.
can
young
people practice
on
the
internet?
They
can
practice______________________by
talking with people.
13.
What is
important for young peopletoknow
when taking with strangers
online?Talking with
strangers online
can
be_______________________________.
should you dotoprotect yourself online?
Never give
your_____________
_______________________t
oanyone.
should
you do if you feel uncomfortable
with
the topics of conversation?
Sto
p_____________________________________
___________.
Part IIStructure(15 minutes)
Directions:This
part
istotest
your
abilitytoconstruct grammatically
correct sentences.
It consists of2
sections
SectionA
Directions:Inthis
section,
there
are
You
10
incomplete
sentences.
are
requiredtocompleteeachoneby
deciding
on
the
most
appropriate
word
or
words
form
the
4
choices
markedA),
B),
C)
and
D).
Then
you
should
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
the
Answer
sheet withasingle line through the center.
16.
When I am
away______business , I contact
my
office every day by email .
A)
withC) on
B)
ofD)to
tiontoeconomic considerations, there
are
other reasons______people work long
hours.
A)
whatC) when
B)
whyD) where
18.
There may beaneed for retraining if you
expectemployees________new technology
A)
usingC)tousing
B)
useD) used
ysuggeststhatnearlyoneinsixchildrenh
asdifficulty______totalk.
A)tolearnC)learn
B)
learningD) learnt
20.
It wasintheir Londonbranch_____we met
and
discussed the issue
A) thatC) how
B) whichD)
what
21.
The decision about suchabig project can
not
be made______each member of the
board
agrees.
A)
ifC) though
B)
unlessD) as
22.
There was no
prooftoshowthatCharles had
committed
the crime,_____he was set free.
A)
butC) or
B)
forD) so
23.
Medical
accidents______by
drugs
have
attracted much
attentioninthatcountry.
A)
causingC)be caused
B)tobe
causedD)caused
24.
No sooner_____than I realized I'd left
the
document at home.
A)
have we sat
downC)we had sat down
B)
had we sat downD)we sat down
25.
The
sales
department
of
company
is
engagedin_____the products and making
profits.
A) sellingC)being sold
B) sellD)having sold
Section B
Directions:There are 10 incomplete
statements
here .You should fillineach
blank with the Proper
form of the word
giveninbrackets. Write the word
or
wordsinthe Corresponding space on the
answersheet
26.
All
the
staff
of
the
company
(work)_______very
hard year and 15%more profit
was
Gained.
27.
Among
the
major
products
(import)______by
Malaysiawere iron and steel
and medical Instruments.
28. Business and professional services
(list)______inthe Yellow Pages
29.
Nokia's
mobile
phone
market
shareinchina
?fall?_________toits
lowest
levelsince 2005.
?disappoint?________,
the
girl
was
denied the job she had applied for.
31. While?study?_____________at
college, he
gottoknow the professor and
learnedalot from
him.
ication via eye contact
seemstobe
?particular?___________importantin
some
cases.
more customers will attend the meeting, we
needtoprepare some ?addition?
_______chairs.
apartments allow older peopletokeep
their (independent?____________,while
having
medical care
available.
35.
Many people find telephone
interviews
(difficult)____________than
face-to-face
interviews.
Part IIIReading
Comprehension(40 minutes)
Directions:After reading the following
passage,
youwill find 5 questions or
unfinished statements,
numbered 36to40.
For each question or statement
there
are 4 choices markedA), B)?C?and D). You
should make the correct choices and
mark the
corresponding letter on the
Answer Sheet
withasingle line through
the center.
Although buses
tendtobe slower than the subway
for
traveling
around
New
York
City,
there
are
many
reasonstouse
the
bus
while
visiting
New
York
City:
They tendtoservice areas of
Manhattanthat are
notlocated
closetosubway lines.
Buses offer the added
advantage of being
abletosee various
areas of Manhattan While you
ride.
How Much Does
the Bus Cost?
Fare is $$2.25 and can be
paid withaMetroCard
or coins (no dollar
bills, no pennies).
Afree transfertoanother bus
or the subway within
2 hours is
available if you paid withaMetroCard.
If
you pay cash you can ask foratransfer, but itis
only good for
transferringtoanother bus (nottothe
subway) within 2 hours.
Getting On and
Off the Bus
36.
You must wait
for buses at designated (?) bus
stops.
As you see the bus approaching your
stops, you
can put your arm
outtoindicatetothe driverthatyou
wanttoboard the bus.
Enter
the bus through the front doors and pay
your fare.
Takeaseat
or
move
toward
the
back
of
the
bustomake
room
for
other
people
boarding
the
bus.
Torequestastop: Pull the cord or press
the black
band near the
windows.A
will be on immediately at the
front of the bus.
Compared
with
buses, the
subway
for
traveling around New York Cityis
likelytobe__________.
A)
faster
B)
slower
C)
more expensive
D)
more
convenient
antage of traveling by bus
isthatyou
can___________.
A)
bookacomfortable seat
B)
buy your
ticketinadvance
C)
transfertothe subway freely
D) see different areas of
Manhattan
38. Passengers can pay their
bus
fare___________.
A)
with pennies
B)
with dollar
bills
C)
withaMetroCard
D)
withacredit card
catetothe
driverthatyou wanttoboard the
stop, you
may__________.
A) put your arm out