A级-2014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2014年12月PartI.Listeningcomprehension：(Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)Productionplanning.C)Financialaffairs.B)Publicrelations.D)ImportandExport.2.A)Moreworkersareneeded.C)Workers’salariesarehigher.B)Advertisingcostsmore.D)Rawmaterialsaremoreexpensive.3.A)Tolookforadreamjob.C)Tofindachancetodobusiness.B)Tocontinuehisstudy.D)Tovisithisfriends.4.A)Heissuitableforthejob.C)Heisniceandkind.B)Heisgoodatprogramming.D)Hefindsthejobdifficult.5.A)Buyerandseller.C)Doctorandnurse.B)Interviewerandinterviewee.D)Shopassistantandcustomer.SectionBDirections：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestionaquestion,youshoulddeicideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversation16.A)Hewastoobusy.C)Hiscompanyhascloseddown.B)Hegotanewoffer.D)Hiscompanyhasmovedaway.7.A)Tomovetoanothercity.C)Tohavehisownbusiness.B)Todosocialwork.D)Togotostudyabroad.Conversation28.A)Thechiefengineer.C)Theofficesecretary.B)Thesalesmanager.D)Themanagerassistant.9.A)He’sattendingameeting.C)He’sspeakingonanotherphone.B)He’sgivingalectureD)He’sawayonabusinesstrip.10.A)Tellinghimtomeettomorrow.C)Askinghimtoattendaparty.B)Tellinghimtosendasample.D)Askinghimtocallback.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowthepassagewillbegin.LadiesandGentlemen,It’smyhonortobetheguidetoshowyouaroundourcompany.Firstofall,I’llintroduceourfactorytoyou.Ourcompany_11inthe1980s.Wemainlyproduceelectronicgoodsandexportthemallovertheworld.We_12ofaboutUS$80millionlastyear,andourbusinessisgrowingsteadily.WenowhaveofficesinAsia,NorthAmericaandEurope,withabout1,500employees;andweareworkinggladlyto13ofourcustomers.Inordertofurtherdevelopouroverseasmarket,weneedmoreagentsto14Ihopeyouwill15doingbusinesswithus.Thankyou!SectionDDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.16.Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?Theofanoralpresentation.17.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotalkabouttoday?Theofapresentation.18.Whatdoesatypicalpresentationconsistof?Thebeginning,.19.Whyisthebeginningofapresentationthemostimportantpart,accordingtotheSpeaker?Becauseitisthetoyourlisteners.20.Whatistheroleaneffectivebeginningcanplayinyourpresentation?Itcandrawandsetthepropertone.PartII.Structure：(15minutes)Directions：Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.C)secretariesandfileclerksarebadlyinneedD)employeescanenjoybettersocialwelfare39.Theauthorexpectsthatby2018theoccupationofphotoprocessorsmightdeclineby.A)61%B)43%C)30%D)24%40.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A)AdvancedTechnologiesC)DisappearingCareersB)RisingUnemploymentD)GlobalEconomyTask2:Direction：ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.WetrytoensurethatGFLSolidWasteHaulage(清运)Divisionisacompanythatactssafelyandresponsiblyatalltimesandinallplaces.Wenevertolerateanyconductthatputsourcustomersandthecommunitiesweserveatrisk.AtGFL,safetyismorethanaprogram;itisacorevalueofourcompany.GFLisequallycommittedtoimprovingtheenvironmentforthefutureofthecommunitiesweliveinandweserve.Webelievethatourservicesplayanessentialpartinimprovingtheenvironmentandwearealwaysmindfulofhavingthemostcost-effectivewastemanagementsolutionsforourcustomers.Wearecommittedtothesafetyofourworkersandhaveprogramsinplacetocontinuallyupgradeourworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices.Wehavehighlyqualifiedstaff,weusethebestavailableequipmentandwearefullycommittedtokeepingourworkplacesafeandtheenvironmentclean.Overthepastyears,servicerequestshavechangeddramaticallyfrombasicwastedisposaltocomprehensivewastemanagementor“green”programs.Ournew“green”wastemanagementprogramisnowgainingrespectandpopularityinthecommunity.Formoreinformation,contactGFLatcssupport@gflenv,cont.41.Accordingtothepassage,GFLdoesn’tallowanyconductthatwill.A)causeanynoisetotheenvironmentC),wastemorenaturalresourcesB)producewasteinthecommunitiesD)doharmtoitscustomers42.ThecorevalueofGFLSolidWasteHaulageDivisionis.A)profitB)safetyC)efficiencyD)responsibility43.Inthefirstparagraph,“wearealwaysmindfulof...”means“”.A)wearealwaysworriedabout…C)wearealwaysawareof…B)wealwayslookforwardto...D)wealwaysputupwith…44.WhatdoesGFLdoWithitsworkersafetyandenvironmentalpractices,accordingtothesecondparagraph?A)Continuallyupgradethem.B)Keepusingthetraditionalmethods.C)Hirenewworkerstocleantheenvironment.D)Importnewtechnologyfromoverseascompanies.45.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompany’snew“green”wastemanagementprogram?A)Thequalityofwastemanagementhasbecomeworse.B)Theprogramisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.C)Wastemanagementhasremainedunchanged.D)Moreworkersareinvolvedintheprogram.Task3:Directions:ThefollowingisashortintroductiontoAllSalesRepresentatives.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(No.46toNo.50.Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.InAmericanIncomeLifeInsuranceCompany(AIL),salesrepresentativeshaveservants’hearts.Ourteammembersmakeeveryefforttoprotecthard-working,middle-incomefamilieswithinsurancecoverage(承保范围).Wealsobelievewhole-heartedlyingivingbacktothecommunitiesinwhichweoperate.AmericanIncomeLifegivesoffitstimeandresourcestohelpmaketheworldabetterplace.Salesexperienceisnotrequiredtobearepresentative.Justthewillingnesstoworkhard.WhatmakesAmericanIncomeLifeuniqueisthatourworksystemenablesoursalesteamtofocusonSelling,whichiswhatmakesthiscareertrulyopportunityunlimited.Simplysaid,youearnwhatyou’reworthbasedonhowhardyouworkandhowfastyouwanttoadvance.AtAmericanIncomeLifeyouwillfindacareer,notajob.Youwillalsofindfreetrainingopportunities,andleadershipexperience,too.AmericanIncomeLife’sindependentagencyofficesprovidesalestrainingfocusedoninsurancesales.Trainingincludesworkingone-on-onewithexperiencedsalesagentsbothintheclassroomandinthefield.SalesRepresentativesofAILAims:1)toprotectmiddle-incomefamilies2)togivehackto46Features:1)havingservants’hearts2)willingnessto473)beingabletofocuson48Benefits:1)49salestrainingopportunities2)50experienceTask4:Directions:ThefollowingisalistoftermsusedinInternationalTrade.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofinditemsequivalentto(与...等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered5lthrough55.A—CostofgoodssoldJ—AdvancepaymentB—ChannelofdistributionK—AdvisingbankC—CommissionpercentL—LetterofCreditD—CompetitiveadvantageM—Payingbank:E—CurrentassetsN—CapitalmarketF—CurrentdebtO—CostandfreightG—DirectcostofsalesP—ImportlicenseH—EarningbeforetaxesQ—JointventureI—EffectivedemandExample:(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.ActnowtogetastudentloanMakenopaymentswhileinschoolwithaWellsFargoprivatestudentloan.Acollegeeducationisaworthwhileinvestment,butsometimesyouneedhelpcoveringallthecosts.WellsFargoprivatestudentloansmaybeabletohelpyoupayforalleligibleeducation-relatedexpenses,includingtuition,housing,books,alaptop,labfees;andmore.Otherbenefitsinclude:—Makenopaymentsuntilsixmonthsafterleavingschool—Selectacompetitivefixedorvariableinterestrateoption—ReduceyourloancostwithourinterestratediscountsApplyingwithaco-signer(担保人，联署人)mayimproveyourchanceofgettingapprovedandhelpyouqualifyforalowerinterestrate.LearnmoreaboutUndergraduatestudentloansfortraditionalcollegesanduniversitiesorcareerandcommunitycolleges.Orcallourtoll-freenumber1-877-315-7721.OurStudentLoanSpecialistsareheretohelpyouthroughtheprocess--fromhelpingyoumakeaninformedchoiceontheloanthatmeetsyourneeds,tohelpingyouestimatehowmuchyoumayneedtoborrow.56.Whatisintroducedinthepassage?AWellsFargoloan.57.Whatexpensescanbepaidwiththeloan?Alleligibleexpenses.58.Whatistheadvantageoftheloanintermsoftherepaymentperiod?Nopaymentismadeuntilsixmonthsafter.59.Whyareyouadvisedtoapplyforyourloanwithaco-signer? Tohaveabetterchanceofandbeingqualifiedforalowerinterestrate.60.WhatcantheStudentsLoanSpecialistsdotohelpyouinyourapplication?,Theycanhelpyouthroughinyourapplication.PartIV.Translation—EnglishintoChinese(25minutes)Directions:Thispart．numbered61through65，istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChineseAftereachofthesentencesnumbered61to64，youwillreadfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslation．YoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet．Andfortheparagraphnumbered65，writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet．61.Economiccompetitionamongnationsisexpectedtoincrease,especiallynowthatthecountrieslikeRussiaandChinahavemovedtowardsamarketeconomy.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，尤其是因为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。62.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。63.Aftersomeinitialhesitation,westernmanufacturerswererushingtoChinatoselltheirinternationallyapprovedproductstothegrowingmarket.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后，即蜂拥到中国，向成长中的市场出售其国际认可的产品。64.Inordertoincreasecashflowandlimitlayoffs,thecompanyhasdecidedthatsalaryreductions