高等学校英语应用能力考试A级模拟真题及答案

6月高等学校英语应用能力考试(PRETCO)-06-A

PartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

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)

FromthedialoguewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttoNewYork.Therefore,C)Anairtripisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

[A][B][C][D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.B

A)Themancanhavearoomwithashower.

B)Themancan’thavearoomatpresent.

C)Themanshouldcometomorrow.

D)Themanbookedadoubleroom.

2.C

A)Atthepostoffice.

B)Atthebank

C)Inthestreet.

D)Intheoffice.

3.A

A)Gocamping.

B)Gosightseeing.

C)Goshopping.

D)Goskating.

4.D

A)Frozenfoods.

B)Sportsgoods.

C)Officeequipment.

D)Householdappliances.

5.A

A)Complainingaboutthemobilephone.

B)Askingaboutthepriceofthemobilephone.

C)Comparingthemodelsofthemobilephone.

D)Inquiringaboutthefunctionsofthemobilephone.

SectionB

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

Conversation1

6.A

A)Ajobrelatedtocomputers.

B)Ajobrelatedtodesignin9.

C)Ajobrelatedtomarketing.

D)Ajobrelatedtoadvertising.

7.D

A)Askforaninterview.

B)Lookforawell-paidjoB)

C)Writeanapplicationletter.

D)Trysomeadvertisingcompanies.

Conversation2

8.B

A)Shehasforgottentheman’saddress.

B)Shecannotmeetthemanthisafternoon.

C)ShehassuddenlyfallenillwithabadcolD)

D)Shecannotattendthetrainingcoursethisweek.

9.A

A)Visitanimportantclient.

B)Gotoadepartmentstore.

C)Attendasalesmeeting.

D)Movetoanewoffice.

10.C

A)At1p.m.tomorrow.

B)At2p.m.today.

C)At3p.m.tomorrow.

D)At4p.m.today.

SectionC

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

11.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofhisworkingconditions?

Hethinksthattheworkingconditionsare________________.

12.Howmanyhoursdoesthespeakerworkeveryweek?

________________.

13.Howdoesthespeakerspendhisholidayinwinter?

Heusuallytakesoneweekto________________.

14.Whatsystemdidthecompanyintroducelastyear?

Itintroducedaflexible________________system.

15.Whencanthespeakerstarthisworkinthemorning?

Anytimebetween________________.

答案：

11.reallygood

12.38hours

13.travelabroad

14.workingtime

15.eightandnine

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

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

16.Ourcompany’svisitorsdecidedtostayinourcityfor____twodaysastheywantedtohavealookaround.

A)other

B)theother

C)another

D)other’S

答案：C

17.Accordingtothetimetable,thetrainforBeijing____at9:10P.m.fromMondaytoFriday.

A)wasleaving

B)isleaving

C)leaves

D)hasleft

答案：C

18.Thenewdrugwillnotbeputonthemarket____ithasprovedsafeonhumans.

A)if

B)until

C)since

D)when

答案：B

19.Studentsareexpectedtopaytheloanback____theyareearningenough.

A)sofaras

B)nowthat

C)evenif

D)assoonas

答案：B

20.Immigrantshavetoadaptthemselvesculturallyandphysicallytothenewsurroundings____theyhavemoveD)

A)onwhich

B)bywhich

C)intowhich

D)fromwhich

答案：C

21.Theproposal____atthemeetingnowisofgreatimportancetoourdepartment.

A)beingdiscussed

B)tobediscussing

C)havingdiscussed

D)discussing

答案：A

22.Itwasbecauseofhisgoodperformanceattheinterview____hegotthejobwiththebigcompany.

A)so

B)what

C)that

D)while

答案：C

23.Itisreasonableforpeopletopursueacareerinfieldsrelated____theirfavoritehobbies.

A)on

B)for

C)at

D)to

答案：D

24.Thereisnoevidence____hewasonthesiteofthemurder.

A)where

B)that

C)which

D)how

答案：B

25.Onlywhenwehurriedtotheairport____theflightwascancelleD)

A)wefound

B)didwefind

C)havewefound

D)wehavefound

答案：B

SectionB

Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

26.Nowadays,electronic(pay)________isamoreconvenientwaytopayforpurchasesthancashandchecks.

27.Mostofthehighschoolstudentswho(interview)________yesterdaybelievedthattheyshouldcontinuewiththeireducation.

26.Nowadays,electronic(pay)________isamoreconvenientwaytopayforpurchasesthancashandchecks.

27.Mostofthehighschoolstudentswho(interview)________yesterdaybelievedthattheyshouldcontinuewiththeireducation.

28.Accordingtothesurvey(conduct)________recently,52%ofAmericanbusinesspeoplebookedtheirbusinesstravelonlinelastyear.

29.The(grow)________ofonlineshoppingisproducingafundamentalchangeinconsumerbehavior.

30.Thetotaloutputofthisfactory(double)________sinceitwasputintooperationin.

31.Itisthe(responsible)________oftheHumanResourcesDepartmenttoemploynewstaffmembers.

32.Itwasreportedthatthe(injure)________peopleweretakentothehospitalimmediatelyaftertheaccident.

33.Thebankrefused(accept)________myapplicationfortheloanbecausetheyweren’tconvincedbymybusinessplan.

34.It’Simportanttorealizehow(quick)________thisdiseasecanspreadovertheglobe.

35.Ofallthemarketingplansproposedatthemeetin9,thisoneisbelievedtobethe(practical)________.

答案：26.payment

27.wereinterviewed

28.conducted

29.growth

30.hasdoubled

31.responsibility

32.injured

33.toaccept

34.quickly

35.mostpractical

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.YoushouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructeD)

Task1

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

Collegeisaplacetoexploremanypossibilities；youreallycan’tdoitall-unlessyoumanageyourtimewisely.HerearesometipsIhavefoundveryhelpfulformanagingmytimeandmaximizingmystudyefforts：

1.Determineyourgoals.Whatdoyouwanttogetoutofacollegeeducation?Academic(学术)knowledge?Leadershipexperiencewithinaclub?Decidewhatismostimportanttoyou.Thendevoteproportionate(成百分比)amountsoftimetothoseefforts.

2.PlanaheaD)YoumaythinkyouCallkeepeverythinginyourhead,butastheactivitiesonyourschedulestartpilingup,makingaschedulecanreallyhelporganizeevenlittletasks.

3.Studyatstrategic(关键)times.Don’twaituntilyou’refallingasleeptostudy.Studyfirst.Savethosee—mailstochecklater,becausetasksthatdon’trequiremuchenergyandattentioncanstillbedonewhenyou’retired.

4.Motivate(激励)yourself!YouknowthatTVshowyou’vebeendyingtosee,orthatgameofchessyou’vebeenwaitingallweektochallengeyourfriendto.Theseandmanyotherspecialactivitiescanbeusedformotivation.Promiseyourselfthatyou’llforceyourselftoworkefficiently.(Don’trushthroughtheassignment,though.)

5.Takeanap.Sometimesevena20-minutenapintheafternoonwillgiveyoutheextraenergyyouneedtogetthroughtheday.

36.Weneedtoplayaheadinorderto________.

A)keeparecordofalltheevents

B)betterorganizeouractivities

C)storeeverythinginourhead

D)pileuplittletasksneatly

答案：B

37.Strategictimesarebestforusto________.

A)saveenergy

B)checke-mails

C)studyefficiently

D)organizeactivities

答案：C

38.Whichofthefollowingcouldbeusedasamotivationtodoourassignments?

A)Rememberingoururgenttasks.

B)Anyactivitieswe’reeagertodo.

C)Takingabreakintheafternoon.

D)Thepromisetostudyefficiently.

答案：B

39.Whatcanhelpustokeeprefreshedthroughouttheday?

A)Doingsomephysicalexercise.

B)Takingashortnapintheafternoon.

C)Rushingthroughsomeassignments.

D)Playingagameofchesswithafriend.

答案：B

40.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthisarticle?

A)StudyHabitsandTimeManagement

B)BusinessManagementandLeadership

C)UniversityEducationandCampusLife

D)LifeGoalsandAcademicDevelopment

答案：ATask2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

Welcometooursmallbusinessset-upguide,providingalltheinformationyouneedtostartyourbusinessonahealthy,solidbasis.

Fromchoosingtherightnameforyoucompanyandmakingyourfirstbusinessplan,throughtoup-to-datetaxation(税务)advice,bankingandinsurancetips,eachsubjectisdiscussedintheguide.

Wealsolookatthevitalcharacteristicsyou'llneedtosurviveinbusiness.Determinationandoriginality(原创性)arekey.Equally,soistheabilitytoorganizeyourtimeandtoputintherequiredeffortduringtheearlydays.

Aswithanynewbusiness,successcanneverbeguaranteed,butouraimistoreducethedifficultiesinvolvedinsettingupabusinessonyourown.We’llforewarnyouofthemostcommonproblems,includingfailuretoresearchyourmarketinsufficientdetailandnotsettingasideenoughfundsfortougherfinancialtimes.

Startingupeventhesmallestbusinesscanbechallenging.Buttakecomfortinthefactthatyouarenotalone.Infact,ofthefourmillionbusinessescurrentlyinoperationintheUK,morethan99.3％areclassifiedas“small,”withfewerthan50employees.

Inordertokeepthisguideasbriefaspossible,wherewe’venothadenoughroomtoincludeeverydetail,you’llfindalinktakingyoutothemostrelevant(相关)articles.

Goodluckwithyourbusinessidea!

41.Thisguideisintendedtohelppeopleto____.

A)copewithaneconomiccrisis

B)startanewsmallbusincess

C)raisefundsforanewfirm

D)builduppublicrelations

答案：B

42.Whataremostimportantforabusinesstosurvive?

A)Bankingandinsuranceservices.

B)Reaearchandbusinessplannin9.

C)Organizationandmanagement.

D)Determinationandoriginality.

答案：D

43.Whatdoestheword“forewarn”(Line2,ParA)4)mean?

A)Dealwith.

B)Arguewith.

C)Advisebeforehand.

D)Giveinstructionsto.

答案：C

44.Whatkindofbusinessesareregardedas“small”intheUK?

A)Thosewithfewerthan50employees.

B)Thosewithonlytwoorthreeowners.

C)Thosewithaloanof99.3％intheircapital.

D)Thosewithanoutputvaluelessthan￡4million.

答案：A

45.Moreinformationabouthowtostartasmallbusinessisavailableby____.

A)contactingthewriterinperson

B)linkingtootherrelevantarticles

C)readingtheadvertisingbrochures

D)communicatingwithotherreaders

答案：B

Task3

Directions:Thefollowingisanannouncement.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(No.46toNo.50).Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethanthreewords)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.

HowtowritecontactdetailsinyourCV?

Printyournameinlargelettersatthetopofthepage.Youdon’thavetowrite“CurriculumVitae"acrossthetop,asweknowwhatitis,andwhatweneedtoknowiswhoyouare.

Makeitaseasyaspossibleforprospective(未来)employerstotalktoyou,soincludeYouraddress,email,andmobilephonenumber.IfyouarepostingyourCVonawebsite,thenrememberbasicwebsecurityandjustuseanemailaddress,Youdonothavetoincludeyourhomephone,andtakecarewithworknumbersandemails.

Youdonotneedtogiveanypersonalinformationsuchasdateofbirth,maritalstatus,disabilities,healthanddetailsofparentsorchildren.Thereisnoneedtoincludeaphotographunlessitisrequested.

HowtowritecontactdetailsinyourCV

Topofpage:-46-yournameinlargeletters

Items:

Tobeincluded:1)-47-

2)-48-

3)mobilephonenumber

Nottobeincluded:1)-49-,suchasdateofbirth

2)-50-unlessitisrequested

答案：46.print

47.youraddress

48.email

49.personalinformation

50.aphotograph

Task4

Directions:ThefollowingisalistoftermsrelatedtoSecurity.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与…等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.

A--SupplyagreementB--Tradeagreement

C--Long-termcontractD--Salescontract

E--CashpriceF--Contractlaw

G--FixedpriceH--Latepayment

I--PayingbankJ--Portofarrival

K--PromptshipmentL--Cashagainstdelivery

M--LetterofcreditN-Adviceofdelivery

O--AdvicenoteP--Noticeofclaim

Q--Portofdelivery

Examples；(L)交货付款(N)到货通知书

51.()现金价格()销售协议

52.()抵达港()供货协议

53.()逾期付款()索赔通知

54.()贸易协定()信用证

55.()固定价格()即期装运

答案：51.ED52.JA53.HP54.BM55.GK

Task5

Directions:Thefollowingisabusinessletter.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.56toNo.60)thatfollow.Theanswers(innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.

SalesContract

N0.：SC-3

DoneandsignedinBeijingonthis4thdayofMay

SellersChinaNationalCereals,Oils&FoodstuffsCorp.

Buyers：CanadaFoodCorp.,Vancouver

ThisContractismadebyandbetweentheBuyersandtheSellers；wherebytheBuyersagreetobuyandtheSellersagreetoselltheunder-mentionedcommodityaccordingtothetermsandconditionsstipulatedbelow：

Commodity：AppleJam,GreatWallBrand

Specifications：Incansof340grams

Quantity：1000cases(eachloocans)

Unitprice：US$30.00percase

Packing：Incases

Insurance：TobeeffectedbytheSellersagainstAllRisks

TimeofShipment：August

PortofShipment:ChinesePort

PortofDestinationVancouver,Canada

ShippingMark:AtSeller’schoices

TermsofPayment：ByLetterofCredit

56.WhatisthebrandoftheAppleJam?

__________________________________________________________________.

57.Whatisthetotalvalueofthecontract?

__________________________________________________________________.

58.Whenwillthegoodsbeshipped?

In__________________________________________________________________.

59.Whatarethetermsofpayment?

By_________________________________________________________________.

60.Wherearethegoodstobesentto?

__________________________________________________________________.

PartIVTranslation--EnglishintoChinese(25minutes)

Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Aftereachofthesentencesnumbered61to64,youwillreadfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslation.YoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Andfortheparagraphnumbered65,writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.

61.Whenexportinggoods,itisessentialtoarrangeinsurancecoverincasethegoodsarelostordamagedintransit.

A)为了促进货物出口,降低货物丢失或者损坏,必须发展保险业.

B)出口时,货物基本上都会上保险,这么货物就防止了丢失或损坏.

C)出口货物时必须办理保险,以防货物在运输过程中丢失或者损坏.

D)出口前货物通常都会上保险,方便在货物遗失或损坏后得到赔偿.

62.Ifwedonotreceivepaymentbytheendofthismonth,wewillhavenoalternativebuttotakelegalaction.

A)假如本月底我们还收不到付款,我们将会采取除申诉以外一切行动.

B)假如在本月底我们仍未收到货款,我们别无选择,只能采取法律行动.

C)假如本月底我们还收不到订货,我们就不得