2016年6月高等学校英语应用能力考试A级试题
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections. Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There
are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read: A) New York City. B) An evening party. C) An air trip. D) The man’s job.
From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C)
An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now the test will begin.
1.A) Go to school. C)Make a speech. B)Prepare a party. D)Arrange a meeting.
2.A)Going to work by bus. C)Looking for a new job. B)Buying a new car. D) Living near the company 3.A)Visit her office. C)Lend her a bicycle B)Repair her computer. D)Check her report.
4.A)The man is going to work in the IT company. B)The woman has no idea about the IT company. C) The woman wants to work in the man’s company. D)The company is among the top ones in the IT industry.
5.A)To apply for a job. C)To make an appointment. B)To ask for a sick leave. D)To place an order. Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2
recorded conversations in it. After each conversation there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now listen to the conversations.
Conversation 1
6.A)She has got a job offer. B)She has got a promotion.
C) Her company has launched a new product. D)Her company has received a big order.
7.A)Buying a birthday gift. C)Giving a birthday party. B)Watching a movie together. D) Having dinner together. Conversation 2
8. A)When the Great Wall was built. B)How he can get to the Great Wall.
C)Which tour group he should join. D)How far away the Great Wall is.
9.A)It is quicker. C)It is cheaper.
B)It is more comfortable. D)It is less crowded.
10.A)Bus No. 18. C)Bus No. 89. B)Bus No. 80. D)Bus No. 98. Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the
test paper, but with some words or phrases missing, The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. Now the passage will begin.
How great it is to see so many of you come and join us in celebrating the 15thanniversary of our travel magazine. From the bottom of 11 , we thank you for being here. A little more than fifteen years ago, we were sitting at our regular jobs, 12 how we saw our future, when we came up with the idea of joining our two hobbies, travelling and writing. We never imagined that our tiny dream would 13 so soon. There were many special people who joined us and made it 14 to create the name that we have today. To all those people and those who joined us in our journey, I should say thank you again. 15 you we would never have been here. Section D
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a
recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.
16. What is the purpose of the video library
To help people improve their abilities.
17. What problem may people have when using the library for the first time
They may have difficulty understanding . 18. What are people advised to do when listening to the video
Write down the they hear and understand. 19. What should people do in listening to each conversation
Try to notice the . 20. How can people start watching their first video
All they need to do is to click on the link of . Part II Structure (10 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences .It
consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each
one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B),C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
21. Young people are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites now than they _____ in the past.
A)was C)do B)are D)did
22. One of the toughest jobs of managers and executives is _____ how to engage their employees. A)to figure out C)figure out B)to be figuring out D)figured out
23. _____ they are invented to be very smart, robots still can’t replace humans. A)If only C)As if B)Even though D)Just as
24. This passport photo doesn’t look like you at all, so you must have another one _____. A)taking C)taken
B)to take D)took
25. We are pleased to share the news _____ we have finished our project ahead of schedule. A)that C)those B)which D)these
26. The search will go on _____ a new and better material is found to replace this one. A)since C)while B)until D)as
27. These photos remind me of the days _____ I stayed in Britain, working as a visitor scholar. A)where C)whether B)when D)how
28. This website may contain links to other websites _____ privacy practices may be different from ours.
A)that C)who B)which D)whose
29. The company _____ its sales by an average of 10% per year since its establishment in 1993. A)increases C)is increasing B)increased D)has increased
30. The flight scheduled _____ at 9 a.m. was delayed four hours due to the bad weather. A)to take off C)taking off B)take off D)to be taken off Section B
Directions：There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper
form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
31. The president will attend the opening ceremony of the (establish) _____ of the free trade zone this afternoon.
32. Total sales of our company in 2015 rose to 712.6 million Euros, (compare) _____ with 687.2 million Euros in 2014.
33. With the work (do) _____, these scientists began to plan another research project.
34. Consumers have the right (obtain) _____ true information of the services they receive from the sellers.
35. Many employers complain that they have difficulty (find) _____ enough qualified people for their companies.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions：This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should
read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Direction: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40.For each question or statement, there are 4 choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Technology companies usually focus their employee benefits around making people stay in the office longer: ping-pong tables, game rooms, on-site training rooms, some even offer laundry services. We, ABC Company, don’t do any of these.
Instead, we focus on benefits that get people out of the office as much as possible. We designed our benefits system to reflect that. Here are some of the benefits we offer to get people away from the computer.
?Vacation: For the last three years in a row, we’ve worked with a professional travel agent to prepare different travel packages that employees could pick from as a holiday gift. Everything is paid for and included. Specific, pre-arranged trips --- whether for a family to go to Disneyland or a couple to tour Spain --- have helped make sure people actually take their vacations.
?4-day Summer Weeks: From May through October, everyone who’s been with the company for more than a year gets to work just four days in a week. This started out as “Friday’s off”, but roles like customer support and operations need to cover all hours.
To come up with the best ideas, you need a fresh mind. These travel and me-off benefits help everyone stay sharp.
36. The usual focus of employee benefits offered by technology companies is to ______ . A) keep employees to stay longer in the office B) encourage employees to work overtime C) help employees to participate in exercise D) ensure employees to work energetically
37. The purpose of the benefits system of ABC Company is to ____ . A) encourage its employees to work overtime B) get its employees out of the offices C) develop its unique marketing strategies D) increase its overseas market share
38. ABC Company pays for everything in the travel packages in order to _____ . A) make sure its employees take their vacations B) build up business relations with a travel agent C) encourage its employees to travel on business D) help the development of tourism in the area
39. Who can enjoy the 4-day Summer Weeks in the company A) Employees of 18 years old and above B) Customer support employees C) The newly-employed staff
D) Employees working over a year
40. By saying “stay sharp” in the last paragraph, the writer means “be ____ ” . A) more careful B) open-minded C) quick-minded D) healthier Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1.The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
If your purchase is not as described or is of low quality, you can return the item to the seller and
2016年6月高等学校英语应用能力考试A级试题
