2014年12月全国高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)

1、2014年 12月 全 国 高 等 学 校 英 语 应 用 能 力 考 试 （ a级 ）part listeningcomprehension（20minutes ）directions:thispartistotestyourlisteningability.itconsistsof4sections. sectionadirections:thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.aftereachdialogue，thereisarecordedquest

2、ion.boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespoken onlyonce. whenyouhearaquestion，youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkeda),b),c)andd)giveninyourtestpaper.thenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. example:youwillhear: youwillread: fromthedialogu

3、ewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttonew york.therefore,c）a）newyorkcity. b）aneveningparty. c）anairtrip. d）themansjob. anairtripisthecorrectanswer.youshouldmarkc）ontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.abcdnowthetestwillbegin. sectionb directions:thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandsh1.a)

4、productionplanning. b)financialaffairs. c)publicrelations. d)importandexport. 2.a)moreworkersareneeded. b)workerssalariesarehigher. c)advertisingcostsmore. d)rawmaterialsaremoreexpensive. 3.a)tolookforadreamjob. b)tofindachancetodobusiness. c)tocontinuehisstudy. d)tovisithisfriends. 4.a)heissuitable

5、forthejob b)heisniceandkind. c)heisgoodatprogramming. d)hefindsthejobdifficult. 5.a)buyerandseller. b)doctorandnurse. c)interviewerandinterviewee. d)shopassistantandcustomer. ortconversations.thereare2recordedconversationsinit.aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.boththeconversationsa

6、ndquestionswillbespokentwotimes. whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkeda),b),c)andd)giveninyourtestpaper.thenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.nowlistentotheconversations. conversation1 6.a)hewastoobusy. b)hiscompa

7、nyhascloseddown. 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)hesattendingameeting. b)heisspeakingonanotherpho

8、ne. c)hesgivingalecture. d)hesawayonabusinesstrip. 10.a)tellinghimtomeettomorrow. b)askinghimtoattendaparty. c)tellinghimtosendasampd)askinghimtocallback. le. sectionc directions:inthissection,youwillheararecordedshortpassage.thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.thepass

9、agewillbereadtwotimes .youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheanswersheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.nowthepassagewillbegin. ladiesandgentlemen, it smyhonortobetheguidetoshowyouaroundourcompany.firstofall,illintroduceourfactorytoyou. ourcompany11inthe1980s.wemainlyprodu

10、ceelectronicgoodsandexportthemallovertheworld.we12ofaboutus$80millionlastyear,andourbusinessisgrowingsteadily.wenowhaveofficesinasia,northamericaandeurope,withabout1500employees,andweareworkinggladlyto13ofourcustomers.inordertofurtherdevelopouroverseasmarket,weneedmoreagentsto14ourproducts. ihopeyou

11、will15doingbusinesswithus.thankyou! sectiond directions:thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.youwillheararecordedpassage.afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes .whenyouhearaquestion，youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(in

12、nomorethan3words).thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.youshouldwriteyouranswersontheanswersheetcorrespondingly.nowlistentothepassage.16.whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime? the_ofanoralpresentation. 17.whatdoesthespeakerwanttotalkabouttoday? the_ofapresentation. 18.whatdoesatypi

13、calpresentationconsistof? thebeginning,_. 19.whyisthebeginningofapresentationthemostimportantpart,accordingtothespeaker? becauseitisthe_toyourlisteners. 20.whatistheroleaneffectivebeginningcanplayinyourpresentation? itcandraw_andsetthepropertone. partiistructure(10minutes)directions:thispartistotest

14、yourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.itconsistsof2sections.sectiona directions:inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).thenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet

15、withasinglelinethroughthecenter. 21.wehavetoinvestigateas_customersaspossibleinordertomakesureofthepotentialofthemarket. a)many b)more c)much d)most 22.aslongasyoukeepon_hard,youllgetpromotedsoonerorlater. a)work b)worked c)beworking d)working 23.thereare4.9millionbusinessesintheuk,99%of_aresmallbus

16、inesses a)which b)whose c)that d)it 24._byalltheteammembers,theyfinallygotthebigprojectfortheircompany. a)tobesupported b)supporting c)havingsupported d)supported 25.thisarticletellthereaders_theycanlookforinanemployeesabilities a)that b)which c)what d)how 26._thenumberinfull-timeemploymentfellby2mi

17、llion,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)isbecom

18、ing 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.youshouldfil

19、lineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.writethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.31.theproposalthattheheadoftheteammadeatthemeetingsounds(reason)_. 32.generallyspeakingonceyou(make)_thepayment,thegoodsshouldbedeliveredwithinaweek 33.itissaidthattheadvertisingisthe(exp

20、ensive)_ofallthepromotionalactivitiesundertakenbybusinesses 34.thecompanysufferedgreatlyduringtheeconomiccrisiswithconsiderablelossofits(invest)_. 35.itisreportedthataninternationalconference(hold)_inlondonnextfriday part readingcomprehension（40minutes ）directions:thispartistotestyourreadingability.

21、thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.task1 directions:afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements，numbered36to40.foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshouldmakethecorrectchoi

22、ceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. wetrytoensurethatgflsolidwastehaulage(清运 )divisionisacompanythatactssafelyandresponsiblyatalltimesandinallplaces.wenevertolerateanyconductthatputsourcustomersandthecommunitiesweserveatrisk.atgfl,safetyismorethanaprogram;

23、itisacorevalueofourcompany.gflisequallycommittedtoimprovingtheenvironmentforthefutureofthecommunitiesweliveinandweserve.webelievethatourservicesplayanessentialpartinimprovingtheenvironmentandwearealwaysmindfulofhavingthemostcost-effectivewastemanagementsolutionsforourcustomers. wearecommittedtothesa

24、fetyofourworkersandhaveprogramsinplacetocontinuallyupgradeourworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices.wehavehighlyqualifiedstaff,weusethebestavailableequipmentandwearefullycommittedtokeepingourworkplacesafeandtheenvironmentclean. overthepastyears,servicerequestshavechangeddramaticallyfrombasicwastedisp

25、osaltocomprehensivewastemanagementor “green”programs.ournew“green”wastemanagementprogramisnowgainingrespectandpopularityinthecommunity. formoreinformation,contactgflat. 36.accordingtothepassage,gfldoesntallowanyconductthatwill_. a)causeanynoisetotheenvironmentb)producewasteinthecommunities c)wastemo

26、renaturalresourcesd)doharmtoitscustomers 37.thecorevaleofgflsolidwastehaulagedivisionis_. a)profitb)safetyc)efficiencyd)responsibility 38.inthefirstparagraph,“wearealwaysmindfulof”means“_”. a)wearealwaysworriedaboutb)wearealwayslookforwardto c)wearealwaysawareof d)wealwaysputupwith 39.whatdoesgfldow

27、ithitsworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices,accordingtothesecondparagraph? a)continuallyupgradethem. b)keepusingthetraditionalmethods. c)hirenewworkerstocleantheenvironment. d)importnewtechnologyfromoverseascompanies. 40.whatcanwelearnaboutthecompanysnew“green”wastemanagementprogram? a)thequalityofw

28、astemanagementhasbecomeworse. b)theprogramisbecomingmoreandmorepopular. c)wastemanagementhasremainedunchanged. d)moreworkersareinvolvedintheprogram. task2 directions:thistaskisthesameastask1.the5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45. manyjobshavebeenlostandtheymaynotbecomingback.someoccup

29、ationshadalreadybeendecliningforyearsduetoadvancesintechnologyandchangesintheglobaleconomy.thefollowingisalistofcareersthataredisappearing. stageperformers thefive-yeardeclineforthiscareerwasasurprising61%.stageperformanceshavefallenoutoffashionandhavebeenalmostentirelyreplacedwithmoviesandhomeenter

30、tainmenttechnologies. postalservicemailsorters(分拣员 ) afterlosingalmost57,000jobsbetween2004and2009,afurther30%declineinthisoccupationcanbeseenby2018.withmoreautomaticprocessesformailsortingandincreasingcorrespondenceviae-mailandfax,thisjobisquicklybecomingunnecessary. officesupportworkers about300,0

31、00officesupportjobsdisappearedbetween2004and2009.secretariesandfileclerksarenolongerindemandascompaniescutcosts.moreover,technologieslikevoicemailandeasy-to-usewordprocessorshaveenabledprofessionalstodotheirownofficework. photoprocessors withtheriseofdigitalphotographyandautomaticprinting,positionsf

32、ormanualphotoprintersarerapidlydisappearing.theoccupationhadbeensteadilylosingjobsinthelastfiveyearsandtheremightbea24%declineby2018. radiooperators astechnologyadvances,theneedforworkerstomonitorcommunicationsviaradiotelephoneequipmentisdisappearing.thisalreadysmallfieldsawafive-yeardeclineof43%. 4

33、1.accordingtothefirstparagraph,becauseoftheadvancesintechnologyandglobaleconomicchanges,_. a)manyjobsaredisappearingsharply b)manynewoccupationsareemerging c)peopleareattractedtohigher-payingjobs d)part-timejobshavebecomemorepopular 42.onereasonwhythecareerofstageperformersisdecliningsofastisthat_.

34、a)stageperformerscannolongerearnbigmoney b)fewerpeoplearequalifiedasstageperformers c)thereislessinvestmentinstageperformances d)stageperformanceshavebecomelesspopular 43.thebenefitofusingnewtechnologiesintheofficeisthat_. a)officeworkerscanworkonaflexibleworksystem b)professionalsareabletodotheirow

35、nofficework c)secretariesandfileclerksarebadlyinneed d)employeescanenjoybettersocialwelfare 44.theauthorexpectsthatby2018theoccupationofphotoprocessorsmightdeclineby_. a)61%b)43%c)30%d)24% 45.whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage? a)advancedtechnologiesb)risingunemployment c)disappearin

36、gcareersd)globaleconomy task3 directions:thefollowingisashortintroductiontoailsalesrepresentatives.afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(no.46tono.50).youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethan3words)ontheanswersheetcorrespondingly. inamericanincomelifeinsurancecompany(ail),sal

37、esrepresentativeshaveservantshearts.ourteammembersmakeeveryefforttoprotecthard-working,middle-incomefamilieswithinsurancecoverage(承担范围 ).wealsobelievewhole-heartedlyingivingbacktothecommunitiesinwhichweoperate.americanincomelifegivesoffitstimeandresourcestohelpmaketheworldabetterplace. salesexperien

38、ceisnotrequiredtobearepresentative.justthewillingnesstoworkhard.whatmakesamericanincomelifeuniqueisthatourworksystemenablesoursalesteamtofocusonselling,whichiswhatmakesthiscareertrulyopportunityunlimited.simplysaid,youearnwhatyoureworthbasedonhowhardyouworkandhowfastyouwanttoadvance. atamericanincom

39、elifeyouwillfindacareer,notajob.youwillalsofindfreetrainingopportunities,andleadershipexperience,too.americanincomelife sindependentagencyofficesprovidesalestrainingfocusedoninsurancesales.trainingincludesworkingone-on-onewithexperiencedsalesagentsbothintheclassroomadinthefield. salesrepresentatives

40、ofail aims:1)toprotectmiddle-incomefamilies 2)togivebackto46 features:1)havingservantshearts 2)willingnessto47 3)beingabletofocuson48 benefits:1)49salestrainingopportunities 2)50experience task4 directions:thefollowingisalistofitemsusedininternationaltrade.afterreadingit，youarerequiredtofindtheitems

41、equivalentto(与等同 )thosegiveninchineseinthetablebelow.thenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinbracketsontheanswersheet，numbered51through55. a）costofgoodssoldj）advancepayment b）channelofdistributionk）advisingbank c）commissionpercentl ）letterofcredit d）competitiveadvantagem ）payingbank e）currentassets

42、n ）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,

43、youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(no.56tono.60)thatfollow.theanswers( innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheanswersheet. actnowtogetastudentloan makenopaymentwhileinschoolwithawellsfargoprivatestudentloan. acollegeeducationisaworthwhileinvestment,butsometimesyoune

44、edhelpcoveringallthecosts.wellsfargoprivatestudentloansmaybeabletohelpyoupayforalleligibleeducation-relatedexpenses,includingtuition,housing,books,alaptop,labfees,andmore. otherbenefitsinclude: makenopaymentsuntilsixmonthsafterleavingschool selectacompetitivefixedorvariableinterestrateoption reducey

45、ourloancostwithourinterestratediscounts applyingwithaco-signer(联署人；担保人 )mayimproveyourchanceofgettingapprovedandhelpyouqualifyforalowerinterestrate. learnmoreaboutundergraduatestudentloansfortraditionalcollegesanduniversitiesorcareerandcommunitycolleges.orcallourtoll-freenumber1-877-315-7721.ourstud

46、entloanspecialistsareheretohelpyouthroughtheprocessfromhelpingyoumakeaninformedchoiceontheloanthatmeetsyourneeds,tohelpingyouestimatehowmuchyoumayneedtoborrow. 56.whatisintroducedinthepassage? awellsfargo_loan. 57.whatexpensescanbepaidwiththeloan? alleligible_expenses. 58.whatistheadvantageoftheloan

47、intermsoftherepaymentperiod? nopaymentismadeuntilsixmonthsafter_. 59.whyareyouadvisedtoapplyforyourloanwithaco-signer? tohaveabetterchanceof_andbeingqualifiedforalowerinterestrate. 60.whycanthestudentsloanspecialistsdotohelpyouinyourapplication? theycanhelpyouthrough_inyourapplication. partivtransla

48、tionenglishintochinese(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。