A级2013年6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2013 年 6 月part i. listening comprehension： (15 minutes)directions: this part is to test your listening ability. it consists of 3 sections.section adirections:this section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. there are 5recorded dialogues in it. after each d

2、ialogue, there is a recorded question. both thedialogues and questions will be spoken only once. when you hear a question, youshould decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked a, b, c and d givenin your test paper. then you should mark the corresponding letter on the answersheet with a s

3、ingle line through the center.1. a. a football game.c. a new film.b. a rock concert.d. a talk show.2. a. a computer programmer.c. an assistant manager.b. an office secretary.d. a chief engineer.3. a. in a bookstore.c. in a supermarket.b. in a library.d. in a restaurant.4. a. cash a check.b. open an

4、account.d. make a deposit.c. change some money.5. a. he is selling a product.b. he is looking for a job.c. he is making a welcome speech. d. he is interviewing a job applicant.section bdirections：this section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. there are 2recorded conversation

5、s in it. after each conversation, there are some recordedquestions. both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. when youhear a question a question, you should deicide on the correct answer from the 4choices marked a, b, c and d given in your test paper. then you should mark thecor

6、responding letter on the answer sheetwith a single line through the center.conversation 16. a. buying a knife.b. having a security check.d. booking a flight ticket.c. looking for his luggage.7. a. as a gift for his brother.c. as a weapon.b. as a bottle opener.d. as a souvenir.8. a. leave it at the a

7、irport.c. take it with him.b. give it to his friend.d. throw it away.conversation 29. a. at 14:35. b. at 15:35.c. at 16:35. d. at 17:35.10. a. a weekly ticket.c. a monthly ticket.b. a single ticket.d. a return ticket.- 1 - section cdirections:this section is to test your ability to comprehend short

8、passages. you will hear arecorded passage. after that you will hear five questions. both the passage and thequestions will be read two times. when you hear a question, you should complete theanswer to it with a word or a short phrase ( in no more than 3 words). the questionsand incomplete answers ar

9、e printed in your test paper. you should write your answerson the answer sheetcorrespondingly. now listen to the passage.11. what is the question the speaker tries to answer?how toin a job interview.12. what is the most important thing for a job interview?to arrive.because it may affect your.14. why

10、 does the speaker think being confident in a job interview is alsoimportant?because it can bring you to.15. what is the last piece of advice from the speaker?be honest about yourself and never tell.part ii. structure：(15 minutes)directions： this part is to test your ability to construct grammaticall

11、y correctsentences. it consists of 2 sections.section adirections:in this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. you are required to complete eachone 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 an

12、swer sheetwitha single line through the center.16. the service there waspoor that we went to another restaurant down thestreet.a. sob. suchc. veryd. too17. it was soon after the economic crisissales of e-business started to grow.a. whyb. howwe receive your application, well send you an e-mail to con

13、firm it.b. whatever c. whether d. howeverc. whered. that18.a. once19. make a list of what you have to do and put the items _ order of importance.a. on b. in c. for d. about20. when you have filled in the form, keep the top part and sendbank.part to thea. others21. all our spare parts are guaranteed

14、if you have your cara. serviced b. be servicing c. to service22. we are confident that web. otherc. the otherd. the otherswith us each year.d. servicingour export sales by 15 percent by the end of- 2 - this year.a. increase b. had increased c. would increase d. will have increased23. if you leave yo

15、ur preparationof passing the exam.the last minute, youll reduce your chancesa. atb. withc. overd. untila suitable insurance24. only after we really understand your businessprogram for you.a. can we recommendb. we can recommendd. recommend can wec. recommend we cana. being coveredb. coveringc. covers

16、ection bdirections:there are 10 incomplete statements here. you should fill in each blank with the properform of the word given in brackets. write the word or words in the corresponding spaceon the answer sheet.26. he asked the applicant to have her cell phone (turn)interview.off during theinvolved

17、in the28. we shall continue to give full and (act)support to the united nations.control process in any29. budgeting is an important part of the (manage)organization.30. we re pleased to announce that your (apply)for membership has beenaccepted.31. both teachers and parents believe that young childre

18、n should (teach)road safety rules to avoid accidents.32. young volunteers enjoy (help)the senior citizens in their everyday life.33. at the end of yesterday s interview, she (offer)the position advertisedin the newspaper.34. we ve agreed (transfer)part of our business to a new owner.35. the company

19、offers a variety of roles (suit)and talents of its employees.for the goals, backgroundspart iii. reading comprehension： (40 minutes)directions：this part is to test your reading ability. there are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. youshould read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are i

20、nstructed.task 1:directions: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 onthe answer sheetwith a

21、 single line through the center.- 3 - jack welch is among the famous ceos because his management style is taughtat business schools throughout the country. he has been with the general electriccompany (ge) since 1960. having taken ge with a market value of about $12 billion,jack welch turned it into

22、 one of the largest and most admired companies in the world,with a market value of about $ 500 billion, when he stepped down as its ceo 20 yearslater, in 2000.as jack welch wrote in a letter to shareholders:“in the old culture, managers gottheir power from secret knowledge: profit margins, market sh

23、are, and all that. in thenew economy, the role of the leader is to express a vision, and put it into practice.that calls for open, caring relations with every employee, and face-to-facecommunication. people who cantconvincingly() express a vision wontbe有说服力地successful. but those who can will become

24、even more openbecause success buildsup self-confidence. “welch believed that great business leaders have to:? possess large amounts of energy, and? know how to use that energy to motivate others.welch moves from meeting to meeting, conveying that message-and manymore others as well, some of which ha

25、ve become his trademarks:? business is simple.? face reality.? dontmake it complicated.? dontbe afraid of change.? use the brains of your workers.a. they are seldom advertised online or in newspapersb. they may require that you live in a certain placec. you are always asked to work full-timed. you n

26、eed to have a college degree36. according to the first paragraph, jack welch, as a ceo, is famous for his _a. technical knowledgeb. overseas experiencec. family backgroundd. management style37. when jack welch took charge of the company, it had a market value of about _a. $12 billion b. $ 20 billion

27、 c. $ 500 billion d. $2,000 billion38. according to jack welch, the relations between the employer and employeesshould be.a. personal and friendlyc. open and caringb. casual and naturald. strict and formal39. in the sentence “. some of which have become his trademarks”, the word“trademarks ”meansa.

28、product brands.b. speaking mannerc. advertising strategyd. special characteristics40. this passage is mainly about.a. relations between the employer and employeesb. jack welchsview of business managementc. development history of ge companyd. courses taught in business schools- 4 - task 2:direction：t

29、his task is the same as task 1. the 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered41 to 45.from: linda smithto: clarice ryansubject: report on employeesuse of timehere are my ideas to reduce this waste. first we need to agree on what are themost important behaviors to stop. for example, look at a

30、ctivity no. 1 in the table below.many people are doing this; however, it is the most difficult to stop. i recommend thatwe focus on activities no. 2, 4, and 5.making phone calls shows the largest difference between men and women.women do this much more than men. we should ask all employees to limit

31、these calls.they should return non-urgent messages at their lunch break.for no. 4, we should focus on the younger age group. we will tell them that weare going to check their work accounts for personal messages. for no. 5, we canask managers to watch this more carefully. perhaps activity no. 3 shoul

32、d continue.this allows employees to know each other and it can increase their motivation. themanagers will know if someone is spending too much time talking and not enoughtime working.are you available tomorrow? id like to meet with you to discuss our next step.time spent on non-work-related activit

33、iesactivity1. going onlinewomen83%2.making personal phone calls3.talking to colleagues4.writing personal e-mails5.taking long breaks80%70%45%20%* percentage (%) of employees who do this three times per week or more.41. what problem does the writer find from the survey by the human resourcesdepartmen

34、t?a. working conditions are to be improved. b. some employees need re-training.c. employees lack motivation.42. the greatest difference between men and women in the non-work-related activitiesisd. much work time is wasted.a. taking long breaksb. making phone callsc. talking with colleaguesd. sending

35、 non-urgent messages43. the employees are advised to return non-urgent messages.- 5 - a. after workb. back at homec. before office hoursd. during their lunch break.a. going onlinec. writing personal e-mailsb. it can held managers to check on the work accounts.c. it can show how much time employees a

36、ctually work.d. it can encourage young employees to work more efficiently.task 3:directions: thefollowing is an advertisement. after reading it, you are required to complete theoutlinebelow it (no.46 to no. 50. you should write your answers briefly (in no morethan 3 words. on the answer sheetcorresp

37、ondingly.if you want to get around vancouver easily, then you will want to take the skytrainaround the city. launched in 1986, skytrain is the oldest and one of the longest fully-automated, driverless, rapid transit systems in the world. it runs on a guide way, highabove city streets, though there a

38、re a few stations located underground. the blue andred lines connect downtown vancouver with the cities of burnaby and surrey. thegreen line connects downtown vancouver to the vancouver international airport andthe city of richmond.you can buy a day pass which can take you around the city as well as

39、 provide youwith side trips to the north shore with the ferry ( ). you can also ride vancouvers轮渡metro bus system and travel around downtown, and many other beautiful areas.if you are visiting vancouver, the skytrain is your best bet at seeing everycorner of the city. you can buy skytrain day passes

40、 at most grocery stores likesafeway and save on foods. you can also purchase passesat the skytrain stationand the ferry terminal.skytrain in vancouveryear of launching: 1986features: 1. oldest2. fully-automated3.46and rapid, high above city streets4. running on a47number of lines：use of day passes：

41、1 to take skytrain2to take the north shore ferry3to ride metro 4948places to buy day passes：most 50 ，skytrain station and ferry terminal- 6 - task 4:directions:the following is a list of terms related to online jobs from home. after reading it,you are required to find items equivalent to( . those gi

42、ven in chinese in the table与 等同.below. then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the answersheet, numbered 5l through 55.a network editorchome-based businesseblog writingb network translationd data entryfnews writinggwebsite designi sports writingh engineering designj academic

43、 writinglonline customer servicek ticket bookingm professional game player nonline schoolso 一 on line consultationqonline shopponline marketingexamples：( e ) 博客写作(o) 在线咨询51 ( ) 新闻写作52 ( ) 网络编辑53 ( ) 网络翻译54 ( ) 工程设计55 ( ) 数据录入() 在线客户服务) 居家企业) 网站设计) 职业游戏玩家) 网上营销task 5:directions:the following is a let

44、ter. after reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5questions (no. 56 to no. 60. that follow. the answers (in no more than 3 words.should be written after the corresponding numbers on theanswer sheet.dear mr. black,we are a mid-sized accounting firm. our staff members are not happy with our

45、current insurance plan, so we are looking into other alternatives. the insurancecompany we use now has recently raised its rates, while at the same time the qualityof service has gotten worse. naturally, we are not happy about paying more money forpoorer service. therefore, we are interested in lear

46、ning more about your health caresystem.could you please mail a packet of information to me? also, i would appreciateit if you could answer the following questions:first, our employees want to choose their own doctors. does your program allowthis? second, do your doctors have weekend and evening hour

47、s? our employeeshave busy work schedules, and it is not always convenient for them to go toappointments during regular business hours.thank you for your help.- 7 - sincerely,susan smithhuman resources manager56. how do the staff members feel about the company s current insurance plan?the staff membe

48、rswith it.59. what is the first question the writer asks about the new insurance plan?whether it allows employees to choose.60. why do the staff members hope that doctors will have weekend and evening hours?because it is not always convenient for them to see a doctor during regular.part iv . transla

49、tionenglish into chinese (25minutes.directions:this part numbered 61 through 65 ， is to test your ability to translate english intochinese after each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64 ，you will read four choices ofsuggested translation you should choose the best translation and mark thecorrespondin

50、g letter on your answer sheetand for the paragraph numbered 65 ，writeyour translation in the corresponding space on the translation/composition sheet 61. the director is disappointed because he has not found anyone in the applicants whois particularly qualified for this job.a. 已经任命了主任，因为只有他有能力去寻找适合做这项工作的求职者。b. 已经任命了主任，因为只有他才有资格去挑选肯做这项工作的求职者。c.