高等学校英语应用能力考试级试题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 minutes)Part I Listening Comprehension (15minutes)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 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. [A] [B] [C] [D]Now the test will begin.1. A) Book a ticket C) Go to AmericaB) Leave Beijing D) Buy some gifts2. A) An engineer C) A secretaryB) A professor D) A manager3. A) At a book C) In an officeB) At a bank D) In an office4. A) She can’t see the movie today C) She has already seen the movieB) She doesn’t like the movie D) S he prefers to watch movies alone5. A) Very happy C) A little worriedC) Excited D) ProudSection BDirection: This section is to test your ability to understand conversations.There are 2 recorded conversations in it .After each conversations,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 16. A) Discussing a project C) Giving a welcome speechB) Meeting a customer D)Taking a job interview7. A) She can have a higher pay thereB) She likes the environment thereC) The company is close to her homeD) The company offers a longer paid holidayConversation 28. A) To place an order C) To change an appointmentB) To book a hotel room D) To discuss a program9. A) To sign a contract C) To visit his partnerB) To take a holiday D) To have a family gathering10. A) 9 am C) 2 pmB)10 am D) 3pmSection CDirections: This section is to your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage .After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage andthe questions will be read two times. When you hear a question .you shouldcomplete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper.You should write your answers on the answer sheet correspondingly. Nowlisten to the passage11. What many young people think of the internet?It is a place to-----_______________________________________________.12. What can young people practice on the internet?They can practice ______________________by talking with people.13. What is important for young people to know when taking with strangers online?Talking with strangers online can be _______________________________.14.What should you do to protect yourself online?Never give your ____________________________________to anyone.15.What should you do if you feel uncomfortable with the topics of conversation?Stop ________________________________________________.Part II Structure (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections: 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.16. When I am away _____ business, I contact my office every day by email.A. withB. ofC. onD. to17. In addition to economic considerations, there are other reasons _____ people worklong hours.A. whatB. whyC. whenD. where18. There may be a need for retraining if you expect employees _____ new technology.A. usingB. useC. to useD. used19. A survey suggests that nearly one in six children has difficulty _____ to talk.A. to learnB. learningC. learnD. learnt20. It was in their London branch _____ we met and discussed the issue.A. thatB. whichC. howD. what21. The decision about such a big project can not be made _____ each member of theboard agrees.A. ifB. unlessC. thoughD. as22. There was no proof to show that Charles had committed the crime, _____ he was setfree.A. butB. forC. orD. so23. Medical accidents _____ by drugs have attracted much attention in that country.A. causingB. to be causedC. be causedD. caused24. No sooner _____ than I realized I’d left the document at home.A. have we sat downB. had we sat downC. we had sat downD. we sat down25. the sales department of a company is engaged in _____ the products and makingprofits.A. sellingB. sellC. being soldD. having soldSection BDirections: There are 10 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.26. All the staff of the company (work) _______ very hard last year and 15% more profitwas gained.27. Among the major products (import) _______ by Malaysia were iron and steel, andmedical instruments.28. Business and professional services (list) _______ in the Yellow Pages.29. Nokia’s mobile phone market share in China (fall) _______ to its lowest level since .30. To her (disappoint) _______, the girl was denied the job she had applied for.31. While (study) _______ at college, he got to know the professor and learned a lot fromhim.32. Communication via eye contact seems to be (particular) _______ important in somecases.33. As more customers will attend the meeting, we need to prepare some (addition)_______ chairs.34. These apartments allow older people to keep their (independent) _______, whilehaving medical care available.35. Many people find telephone interviews (difficult)_______ than face-to-faceinterviews.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 1Directions: 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.Although buses tend to be slower than the subway for traveling around New York City, there are many reasons to use the bus while visiting New York City: They tend to service areas of Manhattan that are not located close to subway lines.。