全国高等学校英语应用能力考试A级完整版

全国高等学校英语应用

能力考试A级

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2014年12月全国高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级）

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections. SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue，thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）NewYorkCity. B）Aneveningparty. C）Anairtrip. D）Theman'sjob.

FromthedialoguewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttoNew York.Therefore,C）Anairtripisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC）ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. [A][B][C][D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.A)Productionplanning. B)Financialaffairs. C)Publicrelations. D)ImportandExport. 2.A)Moreworkersareneeded. B)Workers’salariesarehigher. C)Advertisingcostsmore. D)Rawmaterialsaremoreexpensive. 3.A)Tolookforadreamjob. B)Tofindachancetodobusiness. C)Tocontinuehisstudy. D)Tovisithisfriends. 4.A)Heissuitableforthejob B)Heisniceandkind. C)Heisgoodatprogramming. D)Hefindsthejobdifficult. 5.A)Buyerandseller. B)Doctorandnurse.

C)Interviewerandinterviewee. D)Shopassistantandcustomer. SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversations.

Conversation1 6.A)Hewastoobusy. B)Hiscompanyhascloseddown. C)Hegotanewoffer. D)Hiscompanyhasmovedaway. 7.A)Tomovetoanothercity. B)Tohavehisownbusiness. C)Todosocialwork. D)Togotostudyabroad. Conversation2

8.A)Thechiefengineer. B)Theofficesecretary. C)Thesalesmanager. D)Themanagerassistant 9.A)He’sattendingameeting. B)Heisspeakingonanotherphone. C)He’sgivingalecture. D)He’sawayonabusinesstrip. 10.A)Tellinghimtomeettomorrow. B)Askinghimtoattendaparty. C)Tellinghimtosendasample. D)Askinghimtocallback. SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswersheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

LadiesandGentlemen,

It’smyhonortobetheguidetoshowyouaroundourcompany.Firstofall,I’llintroduceourfactorytoyou.

Ourcompany11inthe1980s.Wemainlyproduceelectronicgoodsandexportthemallovertheworld.We12ofaboutUS$80millionlastyear,andourbusinessisgrowingsteadily.WenowhaveofficesinAsia,NorthAmericaandEurope,withabout1500employees,andweareworkinggladlyto13ofourcustomers.Inordertofurtherdevelopouroverseasmarket,weneedmoreagentsto14ourproducts.

Ihopeyouwill15doingbusinesswithus.Thankyou! SectionD

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion，youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.

16.Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?

The______________________ofanoralpresentation. 17.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotalkabouttoday?

The_____________________ofapresentation. 18.Whatdoesatypicalpresentationconsistof?

Thebeginning,___________________.

19.Whyisthebeginningofapresentationthemostimportantpart,accordingtothespeaker?

Becauseitisthe__________________toyourlisteners.

20.Whatistheroleaneffectivebeginningcanplayinyourpresentation?

Itcandraw_____________________andsetthepropertone.

PartIIStructure(10minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Wehavetoinvestigateas_______customersaspossibleinordertomakesureofthepotentialofthemarket. A)many B)more C)much D)most

22.Aslongasyoukeepon_________hard,you’llgetpromotedsoonerorlater. A)work B)worked C)beworking D)working

23.Thereare4.9millionbusinessesintheUK,99%of_________aresmallbusiness

es A)which B)whose C)that D)it

24.______byalltheteammembers,theyfinallygotthebigprojectfortheircompany.

A)Tobesupported B)Supporting C)HavingsupportD)Supported

ed

25.Thisarticletellthereaders_________theycanlookforinanemployee’sabilities A)that B)which C)what D)how 26.________thenumberinfull-timeemploymentfellby2million,thenumberofpeopleinpart-timeworkdoubledtoover4million.. A)Unless B)While C)Until D)Since

27.Itwasyourrecommendation_____enabledmetobeanengineerinthisworld-famouscompany. A)when B)what C)who D)that

28.Nowthepollutioncausedbytheincreasingnumberofcars________moreandmoreseriousinmanycities. A)become B)isbecoming C)became D)hadbecome 29.Weunderstandyouneedeasyaccess_______up-to-dateinformationaboutyouraccountsinourbank. A)in B)for C)to D)with

30.Itiscommonpractice_______abatterywhenitstillhassomelifeinit. A)tocharge B)charged C)charge D)havingcharged SectionB

Directions:Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

31.Theproposalthattheheadoftheteammadeatthemeetingsounds(reason)_____

__.

32.Generallyspeakingonceyou(make)________thepayment,thegoodsshouldbed

eliveredwithinaweek

33.Itissaidthattheadvertisingisthe(expensive)_______ofallthepromotion

alactivitiesundertakenbybusinesses

34.Thecompanysufferedgreatlyduringtheeconomiccrisiswithconsiderablelo

ssofits(invest)_______.

35.Itisreportedthataninternationalconference(hold)________inLondonnex

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PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements，numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

WetrytoensurethatGFLSolidWasteHaulage(清

运)Divisionisacompanythatactssafelyandresponsiblyatalltimesandinallplaces.Wenevertolerateanyconductthatputsourcustomersandthecommunitiesweserveatrisk.AtGFL,safetyismorethanaprogram;itisacorevalueofourcompany.GFLisequallycommittedtoimprovingtheenvironmentforthefutureofthecommunitiesweliveinandweserve.Webelievethatourservicesplayanessentialpartinimprovingtheenvironmentandwearealwaysmindfulofhavingthemostcost-effectivewastemanagementsolutionsforourcustomers.

Wearecommittedtothesafetyofourworkersandhaveprogramsinplacetocontinuallyupgradeourworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices.Wehavehighlyqualifiedstaff,weusethebestavailableequipmentandwearefullycommittedtokeepingourworkplacesafeandtheenvironmentclean.

Overthepastyears,servicerequestshavechangeddramaticallyfrombasicwastedisposaltocomprehensivewastemanagementor“green”programs.Ournew“green”wastemanagementprogramisnowgainingrespectandpopularityinthecommunity.

Formoreinformation,contactGFLat.

36.Accordingtothepassage,GFLdoesn’tallowanyconductthatwill______.

A)causeanynoisetotheenvironmentB)producewasteinthecommunities C)wastemorenaturalresourcesD)doharmtoitscustomers 37.ThecorevaleofGFLSolidWasteHaulageDivisionis________.

A)profitB)safetyC)efficiencyD)responsibility

38.Inthefirstparagraph,“wearealwaysmindfulof…”means“_______”.

A)wearealwaysworriedabout…B)wearealwayslookforwardto… C)wearealwaysawareof…D)wealwaysputupwith…

39.WhatdoesGFLdowithitsworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices,accordin

gtothesecondparagraph?

A)Continuallyupgradethem.

B)Keepusingthetraditionalmethods.

C)Hirenewworkerstocleantheenvironment.

D)Importnewtechnologyfromoverseascompanies.

40.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompany’snew“green”wastemanagementprogram?

A)Thequalityofwastemanagementhasbecomeworse. B)Theprogramisbecomingmoreandmorepopular. C)Wastemanagementhasremainedunchanged. D)Moreworkersareinvolvedintheprogram. Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

Manyjobshavebeenlostandtheymaynotbecomingback.Someoccupationshadalreadybeendecliningforyearsduetoadvancesintechnologyandchangesintheglobaleconomy.Thefollowingisalistofcareersthataredisappearing. StagePerformers

Thefive-yeardeclineforthiscareerwasasurprising61%.Stageperformanceshavefallenoutoffashionandhavebeenalmostentirelyreplacedwithmoviesandhomeentertainmenttechnologies.

PostalServiceMailSorters(分拣员)

Afterlosingalmost57,000jobsbetween2004and2009,afurther30%declineinthisoccupationcanbeseenby2018.Withmoreautomaticprocessesformailsortingandincreasingcorrespondenceviae-mailandfax,thisjobisquicklybecomingunnecessary. OfficeSupportWorkers

About300,000officesupportjobsdisappearedbetween2004and2009.Secretariesandfileclerksarenolongerindemandascompaniescutcosts.Moreover,technologieslikevoicemailandeasy-to-usewordprocessorshaveenabledprofessionalstodotheirownofficework. PhotoProcessors

Withtheriseofdigitalphotographyandautomaticprinting,positionsformanualphotoprintersarerapidlydisappearing.Theoccupationhadbeensteadilylosingjobsinthelastfiveyearsandtheremightbea24%declineby2018. RadioOperators

Astechnologyadvances,theneedforworkerstomonitorcommunicationsviaradiotelephoneequipmentisdisappearing.Thisalreadysmallfieldsawafive-yeardeclineof43%.

41.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,becauseoftheadvancesintechnologyandgl

obaleconomicchanges,________. A)manyjobsaredisappearingsharply B)manynewoccupationsareemerging

C)peopleareattractedtohigher-payingjobs D)part-timejobshavebecomemorepopular

42.Onereasonwhythecareerofstageperformersisdecliningsofastisthat_________.

A)stageperformerscannolongerearnbigmoney B)fewerpeoplearequalifiedasstageperformers C)thereislessinvestmentinstageperformances D)stageperformanceshavebecomelesspopular

43.Thebenefitofusingnewtechnologiesintheofficeisthat_________.

A)officeworkerscanworkonaflexibleworksystem B)professionalsareabletodotheirownofficework C)secretariesandfileclerksarebadlyinneed D)employeescanenjoybettersocialwelfare

44.Theauthorexpectsthatby2018theoccupationofphotoprocessorsmightdecli

neby__________.

A)61%B)43%C)30%D)24%

45.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A)AdvancedTechnologiesB)RisingUnemployment C)DisappearingCareersD)GlobalEconomy Task3

Directions:ThefollowingisashortintroductiontoAILSalesRepresentatives.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(No.46toNo.50).Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(Innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.

InAmericanIncomelifeInsuranceCompany(AIL),salesrepresentativeshaveservants’hearts.Ourteammembersmakeeveryefforttoprotecthard-working,middle-incomefamilieswithinsurancecoverage(承担范围).Wealsobelievewhole-heartedlyingivingbacktothecommunitiesinwhichweoperate.AmericanIncomelifegivesoffitstimeandresourcestohelpmaketheworldabetterplace.

Salesexperienceisnotrequiredtobearepresentative.Justthewillingnesstoworkhard.WhatmakesAmericanIncomeLifeuniqueisthatourworksystemenabl

esoursalesteamtofocusonselling,whichiswhatmakesthiscareertrulyopportunityunlimited.Simplysaid,youearnwhatyou’reworthbasedonhowhardyouworkandhowfastyouwanttoadvance.

AtAmericanIncomeLifeyouwillfindacareer,notajob.Youwillalsofindfreetrainingopportunities,andleadershipexperience,too.AmericanIncomeLife’sindependentagencyofficesprovidesalestrainingfocusedoninsurancesales.Trainingincludesworkingone-on-onewithexperiencedsalesagentsbothintheclassroomadinthefield. SalesRepresentativesofAIL Aims:1)toprotectmiddle-incomefamilies 2)togivebackto46 Features:1)havingservants’hearts 2)willingnessto47 3)beingabletofocuson48 Benefits:1)49salestrainingopportunities 2)50experience Task4 Directions:ThefollowingisalistofitemsusedinInternationalTrade.Afterreadingit，youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与……等

同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinbracketsontheAnswerSheet，numbered51through55. A）CostofgoodssoldJ）Advancepayment

B）ChannelofdistributionK）Advisingbank C）CommissionpercentL）Letterofcredit D）CompetitiveadvantageM）Payingbank E）CurrentassetsN）Capitalmarket F）CurrentdebtO）Costandfreight

G）DirectcostofsalesP）Importlicense H）EarningbeforetaxesQ）Jointventure I）Effectivedemand

Examples:（A）售出货物成本（H）税前收益 51.（）现有债务（）预付款 52.（）信用证（）合资企业 53.（）竞争优势（）有效需求 54.（）付款银行（）成本加运费 55.（）直销成本（）资本市场 Task5 Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.56toNo.60)thatfollow.Theanswers(innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet. Actnowtogetastudentloan

MakenopaymentwhileinschoolwithaWellsFargoprivatestudentloan.

Acollegeeducationisaworthwhileinvestment,butsometimesyouneedhelpcoveringallthecosts.WellsFargoprivatestudentloansmaybeabletohelpyoupay

foralleligibleeducation-relatedexpenses,includingtuition,housing,books,alaptop,labfees,andmore.

Otherbenefitsinclude:

—Makenopaymentsuntilsixmonthsafterleavingschool

—Selectacompetitivefixedorvariableinterestrateoption —Reduceyourloancostwithourinterestratediscounts Applyingwithaco-signer(联署人；担保

人)mayimproveyourchanceofgettingapprovedandhelpyouqualifyforalowerinterestrate.

Learnmoreaboutundergraduatestudentloansfortraditionalcollegesanduniversitiesorcareerandcommunitycolleges.Orcallourtoll-freenumber1-877-315-7721.

OurStudentLoanSpecialistsareheretohelpyouthroughtheprocess—

fromhelpingyoumakeaninformedchoiceontheloanthatmeetsyourneeds,tohelpingyouestimatehowmuchyoumayneedtoborrow. 56.Whatisintroducedinthepassage?

AWellsFargo____________________loan. 57.Whatexpensescanbepaidwiththeloan

Alleligible________________expenses.

58.Whatistheadvantageoftheloanintermsoftherepaymentperiod?

Nopaymentismadeuntilsixmonthsafter__________________. 59.Whyareyouadvisedtoapplyforyourloanwithaco-signer?

Tohaveabetterchanceof____________andbeingqualifiedforalowerinterestrate.

60.WhycantheStudentsLoanSpecialistsdotohelpyouinyourapplication

Theycanhelpyouthrough______________inyourapplication.

PartIVTranslation—EnglishintoChinese(25minutes)

Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Aftereachofthesentencesnumbered61to64,youwillreadthreechoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),andC).YoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Andfortheparagraphnumbered65,writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet. 61.Inordertoincreasecashflowandlimitlayoffs,thecompanyhasdecidedthatsalaryreductionsareabsolutelynecessaryatthistime.

A）公司收到增加现金收入和加快裁员的决定，认为这一决定十分适合。 B）为了增加现金流转和减少裁员，公司已决定现在减薪是绝对必要的。

C）为了增加现金储备和防止裁员，公司认为有必要立即着手进行减薪。 62.Aftersomeinitialhesitation,westernmanufactureswererushingtoChinatoselltheirinternationallyapprovedproductstothegrowingmarket.

A)西方厂商有些犹豫但还是进入中国，销售其国际上获奖产品，使中国市场不断增长。

B)西方生产厂商毫不犹豫地来到中国投资生产，希望扩大自己产品在国际市场的份额。

C)西方厂商最初稍有犹豫之后，即蜂拥到中国，向成长中的市场出售其国际认可的产品。

63.Asaresultofcontinuingbusinessexpansionatthecitybranchofourbank,wearepresentlyseekingexperiencedbankclerks.

A)由于本市分行的业务持续扩大，我行现诚聘有经验的银行职员。 B)由于本市人口的不断增加，我行将在各区增加营业网点和人员。 C)本市支行的规模将会扩大，为此我们急需聘请多位银行经理人。

64.Economiccompetitionamongnationsisexpectedtoincrease,especiallynowt

hatthecountrieslikeRussiaandChinahavemovedtowardsamarketeconomy. A)经济竞争在国家之间不断升级，导致像中国和俄罗斯这样的国家也已经转向

了市场经济。

B)各国间的经济竞争将会加剧，尤其像中国和俄罗斯这样的国家也已迈向市场经济。

C)世界的经济形势将会发生巨变，尤其像中国和俄罗斯这样的国家也向世界开

放了市场。

65.Accordingtoyourrequest,wewill1)correctorupdateyourpersonalinformation;2)stopsendingemailstoyouremailaddress;3)stopsendingmessagestoyourphones;and4)stopyouraccounttopreventanyfuturepurchasesthroughthataccount.YoucanmaketheserequestsattheCustomerInformationDepartment,orbytelephoning,oremailingyourrequesttotheCustomerServiceDepartmentat.Pleasedonotemailyourcreditcardnumberorothersensitiveinformation.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

PartⅤWriting（25minutes）

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtowriteaLetteraccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodothetaskontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.

说明：假设你是公寓管理员Jeffrey，请根据下列内容给公寓住户Smith先生写一封信。 写信事由：

1. 已收到Smith先生的来信，回复他借用公寓公用房间出售旧物的请求。 2. 不同意Smith先生的请求，理由是：公寓规则规定，公用房间不能用于出售物品的活动。

3. 建议Smith先生使用露天停车场，但需提前一周告知我，并将计划告知其他住户。

Wordsforreference: 公共住房commonroom 公寓规则apartmentrule 住户residents