A级2015年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试真题

1、高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级）历年全真试卷2015年12月PartI.Listeningcomprehension：(20minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.Section ADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedi

2、aloguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter1. A) The price of the product.8) The charge of the service.2. A) Giv

3、ing a lecture.8) Taking an interview.3. A) Its food is delicious.8) Its price is reasonable.4. A) By sea. B) By aii5. A) Asking the way.B) Renting a car.C) The delivery of his order.D) The packing of the goods.C) Preparing a party.D) Having an exam.C) It is close to his office.D) It provides good se

4、rvice.C) By train.D) By truck.C) Buying air tickets.D) Booking hotel rooms.6. A) Open a new shoe store.8) Participate in a trade fair.7. A) An advertising brochure.B) A price list.D) A few samples.Section BDirections：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconve

5、rsationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestionaquestion,youshoulddeicideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglel

6、inethroughthecenter.Conversation1C) Invitethewomantohiscompany.D) Placeanorderwiththewoman.C)Aninvitationletter.Conversation28. A)Atahote1.B)Attheairport.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inabank.9. A)Tobuyaticket.C)Toplaceanorder.8) Tobookataxi.D)Tomakeanappointment.10. A)By7:00.B)By8:00.C)By9:00.D)By10:00.Section

7、CDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.Aninterviewerso

8、metimesstartswithanopen-endedquestionlikeuCouldyoutellmesomethingaboutyourself?”Itisawaytobreaktheiceandmakeyoufeel11duringtheinterview.Itisalsoawayfortheinterviewertoknowmoreaboutyourpersonalitytohelphimorherto12ifyouareagoodfitforthejob.Itisnotagoodideatotalktoomuchaboutyourselfbecausetheinterview

9、erdoesn'twanttoknoweverythingaboutyou.Butontheotherhand,telling13canmakehimorherwonderwhyyouaren'tmoreopen.Soit'sagoodideatosharesome14.Theseinterestsmaynot15yourwork.SectionDDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhe

10、arfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.16.

11、Whatdoesthespeakertalkaboutfirstinhisspeech?Thespeakerfirstgivesabouthiscompany.17. Whatarethemainproductsofthecompany?Clothing,andhouseholdproducts.18. Howlonghasthecompanybeeninbusiness?Over.19. WherecanpeoplefindjobopeningsatFamilyDollar?Onits.20. Howcanpeopleapplyforthejobs?Theycanmaketheirappli

12、cation.Partn.Structure：(15minutes)Directions：Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequii'edtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,

13、CandD.Thenyoushouldmarkthecon-espondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21. theinvestigation,thecommitteepublishedthereportonthecauseoftheaccident.A) CompletedC)HavingcompletedB) CompletingD)Tohavecompleted22. Thereportshowsthatoverhalfofthewomenaresufferingsecondhandsmokeatthew

14、orkplace.A)inB)forC)onD)from23. Ourgoalistofulfilltheneedsofourclients,challengingtheymaybe.A)howeverB)wheneverC)whereverD)whatever24. Onlyafterthesecretarysawthetraindisappearinsighttherailwaystation.A)heleavesB)hasheleftC)heleftD)didheleave25. Iftheyhadworkedharder,theytheprojectaheadoftime.A) wil

15、lfinishC)havefinishedB) wouldhavefinishedD)hadfinished26. Thecompanyhasdecidedtosponsortheexhibition,helpstopromoteitsimage.A)thatB)whoC)whatD)which27. Thenewlyappointedmanagerissaidtobeneitherflexibleeasytogetalongwith.A)orB)andC)norD)but28. salariesmaynotbehigh,workingasanursingassistantdoeshaveso

16、meotherbenefits.A)UnlessB)WhileC)AsD)Since29. Howwepacktheproductshasasignificantimpactthecostoflogistics.A)ofB)onC)toD)with30. impressedmemostabouttheschoolishowitwasdesignedtosupportboththestudentsandthecommunity.A)WhatB)ThatC)ThisD)WhichSectionBDirections:Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshou

17、ldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.Writethewordorwordsinthecon-espondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.31. Forthesakeofourlong-term(cooperate),wemayconsiderreducingthepriceby10percent.32. Hereyouwillfindsome(value)resourcestohelpyoudevelopcommunicationskills.33. Drivinghaslongbeenthou

18、ghtofas(efficient)thanflying,butaccordingtonewresearch,thatisnolongerthecase.34. Quotationsandsampleswill(send)toyouassoonaswereceiveyourspecificinquiries.35. After(receive)yourloanfromus,ifyouarenotcompletelysatisfiedwithyourexperience,pleasecontactus.Directions：Thispartistotestyourreadingability.T

19、hereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1:Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceand

20、markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Ingivingabusinesspresentation,manyspeakersthinkthatiftheii-ideaisstrong,theii,audiencewillgetitreadily.Theyfeeldiscouragedwhentheaudienceisunabletounderstandtheirpresentations.Thathappensalotespeciallywhentechnicalexpertsarein

21、vitedtomakeaproductpresentationtoagroupofusers.Whatcanwedotomakeabusinesspresentationeasiertounderstand?Inmyview,goodpresentationshavealwaysbeensimpleandvisual.Inaneffectivebusinesspresentation,thefewerthepoints,thebetterthemessagegetspassedon.Youfocusonthedepthofcoverageinsteadofthewidth(广度)ofcover

22、age.Additionally,youmakeyourideasvisualandrelevant,sothemessageisunderstoodbetterandrememberedlonger.Greatbusinesspresentersrelatetheirideasandconceptstotheiraudiencebyusingsimple,powerfuldiagramsinsteadofrelyingontext-basedsIides.Infact,drawingdiagramsforcesapresentertomaketheideaclearevenattheprep

23、arationstage.Itisimpossibletodrawadiagramwhenyouarenotclearaboutanidea.Whenyourideaisclear,itiseasiertotransferit.Mostaudiencesunderstandadiagramfosterandrememberitlonger.Thispossiblyexplainswhymostofthememorablepresentationshavebeenvisualinnature.36. Manyspeakersbelievethatthestrongertheiridea,.A)

24、themorepowerfultheii'speechwillbeB) themoremeaningfultheirspeechwillbeC) themoreeasilytheaudiencewillunderstanditD) thehardertheaudiencewillfindittofollow37. Whyareyouadvisedtogivefewerpointsinyourpresentation?.A) Topassonthemessagesbetter.C)Toallowaudiencetotakenotes.B) Toavoidwastingtoomuchtim

25、e.D)Toleavemoretimeforquestions.38. Thespeakercanhelptheaudiencerememberthemessagelongerby.A) displayingtext-basedslidesC)focusingonthewidthofcoverageB) avoidinglongtechnicaltermsD)usingsimpleandpowerfaldiagrams39. Theunderlinedword“transfer“inthispassagemostprobablymeans”A)createB)passonC)takeoffD)

26、describe40. Thispassageismainlyabout.A) howtomakeaneffectivebusinesspresentationB) howtopresentstrongideasinapresentationC) howtofocusonthedepthofcoverageD) howtoprepareapowerfilldiagramTask2:Direction:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.BlueJeansCompanywase

27、stablishedinOctober2012andoperatesasapartnership(合伙企业)betweenElenaHorowitzandJamesFoster.Infact,itbeganinElenasbasementwhentheysoldjeanstofriends.Andnowthecompanyhasgrowntohaveitsownonlinestore,relationshipswithsuppliersinAsia,andlocalfactories.Thecompanyhashaditsrevenuesdoubleeverytwomonths.Forourd

28、ay-to-dayoperations,BlueJeansCompanyhasestablishedseveralkeyrelationshipsandwecaneasilyexpandourproductionwhenthedemandforourgoodsincreases.Weobtainthebestorganiccottonfromtwosuppliers,onelocatedinTurkeyandtheotherinJapan,whichmeansthattheii-suppliesareproducedwithouttheuseofanychemicals.Oncetheship

29、mentarrivesintheUS,it11berouted(发送)toourproductionandshippingpartnerinLosAngeles.Weworkcloselywithourpartnertoensurequalitythroughregularchecks.Itisalsowheretheproductswillshipout.Ourofficeislocatedon2029CenturyParkEastwhereallstaffworktogether,handlingallonlineorderprocessingandensuringthepurchasea

30、nddeliveryoftheproductsrunsmoothly.Itsalsowhereallrequestsforrefundsarehandledinadditiontothefuturelaunchofthejean-recyclingprogram.41. BlueJeansCompanyfii-ststarteditsbusinessby.A) sellingitsproducttofriendsC)exportingjeanstoAsiancountriesB) doingbusinessinanonlinestoreD)supplyingrawmaterialstoloca

31、lfactories42. OrganiccottonmLine1,Para.3,probablymeanscottonA) manufacturedautomaticallyC)producedwithoutusingchemicalsB) growninlocalregionsD)importedfromforeigncountries43. Toensureproductquality,thecompany.A) usesman-madematerialsC)checksitsproductsregularlyB) observesstrictregulationsD)oftenasks

32、forclientsopinions44. Thecompanysproductswillshipoutfrom.A)NewYorkB)LosAngelesC)TurkeyD)Japan45. Whatwillthecompanydointhefuture?A) Sellitsproductsworldwide.C)EstablishanewofficeinNewYork.B) Handleallitsordersonline.D)Canyoutajean-recyclingprogram.Task3:Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadin

33、git,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(No.46toNo.50.Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.FineAitAisanonlinemarketplacedesignedtohelpyoutransformyourdigitalimagesintoaflourishingonlinebusiness.Simplyopenafreeaccount,upload(上传)yourimages,setyourpri

34、cesfortheavailableprintsizes,andyoureinbusiness*'instantly.Youcanimmediatelystartsellingfineartprintsandgreetingcardstoaworldwideaudienceofartcollectors.Eachmonth,morethan5millionvisitorsstopbyFAAtobrowseandpurchaseartwork.Whenoneofthesevisitorspurchasesyourprintsorgreetingcards,wetakecareofever

35、ythingforyou!Inordertohelpyougeneratesales,FAAadvertisesyourartworkforyouonline,andwealsoprovideyouwithpowerfulanduniquemarketingfeatures.Inaddition,FAAhasanonlinecommunityof40000+artistswhoparticipateindailydiscussions,livechats,groups,contests,andmuchmore.Ifyoureinterestedinnetworkingwithotherarti

36、sts,discussingart-relatedtopics,andsharingbusinessideas*,you'vecometotherightplace.FineArtAanonlinemarketplaceGoal:helpyoutransformyourdigitalimagesintoaflourishingonlinebusinessStepstostartyourbusiness:l)open46;2) uploadyourimages;3) set£7;4) sellyourfineartprintsand48Numberofvisitors:over

37、49monthlyWaystogeneratesales:1)advertiseyourartwork2)providepowerfulandunique50Additionalfeature:anonlinecommunitywith40000+artistsTask4：Directions:ThefollowingisalistoftermsrelatedtoStocksandShares.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofinditemsequivalentto(与.等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyous

38、houldmarkthecorrespondingletterswithasingleletterthroughthecenterinorderofthenumberedblanks,51through55ontheAnswerSheet.A Bear marketBBull marketCClosing priceDOpening priceEPrimary marketFSecondary marketGIndividual investorJ Earnings per shareKPrice per shareL Market valueM Volume of tradingNOrdin

39、ary shareO-Composite IndexPAccount balanceHAnnual reportI Cash flowQAnnual returnExample:(O)综合指数(E)一级市场51.(）每股股价(）年回报52.(）开盘价(）熊市53.(）二级市场(）交易量54.(）资金流(）普通股55.(）每股收益(）市场价值Task5:Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.56toNo.60)thatfollow.Theanswe

40、rs(innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.AreyousearchingtheInternettofindthebestplacetobookaroomforyourfamilyvacation?Herearesomeofourtipsfbryou.GettingStartedYearsagosearchingfbrahotelrequiiedalotofphonecallstohotelchains.Today,there?snoshortageofqualityonli

41、nehotelbookingwebsites.Justlocateyourfavoriteonlinehotelbookingsite,enteryourtrave1destination,thedateofyourtrip,andthenumberofhotelguests.NarrowingtheHotelSearchSonowwhat?You'vefoundalistofhotelroomsonlineorderedbyhotelstarrating(等级),guestscores,orprice.What'smostimportanttoyou?Ifit'spr

42、ice,sortthelistbylowestpricefirst.Ifit'sthestarratingofthehote1,thenclicktosortbyrating.ReadGuestScoresandReviewsAlwaysreadtheguestscores.KeepinmindthathoteIswithahighnumberofhighlyratedguestscoresandwrittenguestreviewswillincreaseyourconfidencethatyou'11haveagoodexperienceatthathotel.Always

43、considertheguestscoreswhenyoubookaroomonlineinahotel.Yourexperienceislikelytobesimilar.56. Whatdidpeoplehavetodotosearchforahotelinthepast?Theyhadtomakealotof.57. Whatshouldpeopledoaftertheyhavefoundtheirfavoritehotelbookingsite?Simplyentertheir,thedateoftheii,trip,andthenumberofguests.58. Howarehot

44、elroomsorderedinalistonline?Theyareorderedbystarrating,orprice.59. Whatshouldpeopledoiftheythinkthestarratingismostimportant?Theyjustsortby.60. Whyshouldpeopletaketheguestscoresintoconsideration?Becausetheirexperienceislikelytobe.PartIV.TranslationEnglishintoChinese（25minutes）Directions:Thispart.num

45、bered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChineseAltereachofthesentencesnumbered61to64,youwillreadfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationYoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Andfortheparagraphnumbered65,writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61. Ithasbeenfoundthatsomepeopledevoteth