2005年12月高等学校英语应用能力A级试题
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 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.
1. A. In a post office. B. In a bank. C. In a big store. D. In a hotel. 2. A. He has a lot of experience. B. He appears to be a bit too quiet. C. He is nice-looking. D. He lacks experience.
3. A. Prepare a price list. B. Go to the Brown Company. C. Send a parcel by post. D. Mail a price list.
4. A. She should repair the telephone herself. B. She can turn to Mike for help.
C. He knows nothing about telephone. D. He will call the telephone company. 5. A. Seeing a film. B. Attending an evening party. C. Having another try. D. Finding a better theater.
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.
Conversation 1
6. A. In the office. B. In a factory.
C. At the airport. D. At the railway station. 7. A. She was busy working. B. She was having a holiday.
C. She wanted to get relaxed. D. She wanted to shop for Christmas. Conversation 2
8. A. To make an apology. B. To place an order.
C. To ask about delivery. D. To cancel an appointment. 9. A. Trucks B. Printers C. Phones D. Cameras 10. A. For the late payment. B. For the damaged products. C. For the lost goods. D. For the delayed delivery.
Section C
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 not more than 3 words). The questions
and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.
11. When did the family car become common in America? In the early . 12. Why do more Americans have to drive to work?
Because they have moved out of the to the suburbs. 13. Why do people like smaller cars now?
Because the cost of gas has . 14. How popular are Japanese and German cars in the U.S.? They sell . 15. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
in the U.S.
Part II Structure (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences.It consists
of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement
by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. My boss said that he was badly need of my assistance. A. at B. in C. for D. with
17. She didn’t know to express her ideas clearly when she was invited to speak at a meeting.
A. where B. why C. what D. how
18. The professor, as a splendid speaker, was warmly received by the students. A. known B. knowing C. to be known D. having known
19. tired of Tom’s all-talk-no-action attitude, Julia decided to do the job all by herself.
A. To get B. To have got C. Getting D. Have got
20. He in this company since he graduated from Andong Technical College ten years ago.
A. worked B. has been working C. had worked D. was working 21. you have any questions or needs, please contact the manager after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
A. Because B. Where C. If D. Though
22. It cost her a lot of money, but she doesn’t regret a year traveling around the world.
A. to have spent B. to spend C. spent D. spending 23. After for the job, you will be required to take a language test. A. being interviewed B. being interviewing C. interviewing D. having interviewed
24. He is used to flying by air and on no occasion frightened.
A. he has ever felt B. he ever feels C. ever does he feel D. has he ever felt
25. It is most desirable that he for the information by himself with a few clicks
online.
A. search B. searched C. has searched D. will search
Section B
Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the
proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. Follow the (settle) of the strike, the train service is now back to normal. 27. By the end of this year the factory (produce) 20,000 cell phones.
28. Those who are working in the Human Resources Department are (humorous ) than we expected.
29. We should read more and see more in order to (wide) our horizons.
30. All the members of the club were present when the Chairman (elect) last week. 31. When she was very young, my sister already knew where (put) her toys and dolls.
32. Some experts suggest that we slow down the (economy) growth in the country. 33. He might have been killed in that car accident yesterday if he (take) part in that activity with the team.
34. Doing a second job to earn more money also means you have to pay (addition) income tax.
35. (watch) by a crowd of people, Charles felt embarrassed and couldn’t say a word.
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 material carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished
statements, marked 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.
The holiday shopping season got off to a flying start over the Thanksgiving (感恩节) weekend in the U.S. Retailers (零售商) attracted discount-hungry consumers with specials (特价商品) of televisions, DVD players and other gifts. Discounters like Wal-Mart and Target had the greatest success, offering customers early bird specials, while major department stores and clothing chains only met modest sales goals. Online sales were also strong.
“It was as expected. It wasn’t a source of great prosperity, but it was a good start,” said Nevill, a man in a US retail consulting firm. He said, “ One thing we often heard was that only things marked down (降价) were selling. Consumers want a bargain, especially around the holiday.” Shoppers did seem to like the many markdowns. A lady in the State of Connecticut said, “I’ve never seen so many sales. I feel like a kid in a candy store.”
Nevill estimated that discounters had a 4% gain over last year’s Thanksgiving figure, while sales at department stores and mallbased clothing chains were up 2% for the weekend. However, the Thanksgiving weekend is not necessarily a good way to judge how retailers will be successful for the season. Over the past few years, the weekend accounted for less than 10% of sales.
Online merchants also had a good weekend. Sales were up 61% last Friday, compared to the day after Thanksgiving a year ago.
36. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, people bought a lot more than usual because . A. Wal-Mart and Target offered birds as gifts B. shopping was the major weekend activity C. people had time to go shopping online D. they were allowed special discounts
37. Retailers have the experience that consumers seem to . A. feel eager to buy discounted goods B. be hungry for special kinds of goods C. like to buy new DVD players as gifts D. be interested in major department stores
38. From the context we know that Wal-Mart and Target are the names of two . A. food stores B. large retailers C. online services D. clothing chains
39. By saying “I feel like a kid in a candy store”, the lady in Connecticut probably means that . A. she has difficulty choosing form such a wide variety of goods B. she cannot decide whether she should buy some candy C. she is quite interested in buying candy D. she recalls her happy childhood days
40. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Online sales were 61% higher than retailers’. B. Online merchants had an average weekend sale.
C. Retailers lost much profit because of the discounts they offered. D. Retailers had an increase in sales in the Thanksgiving weekend.
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are
numbered 41 to 45.
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