2014年12月大学英语应用能力考试A级试卷及部分答案

2014 年 12 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 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 the test will begin. 1. A) Production planning. B) Public relations.

2. A) More workers are needed. B) Advertising costs more.

3. A) To look for a dream job. B) To continue his study.

4. A) Fie is suitable for the job. B) He is good at programming.

5. A) Interviewer and interviewee. B) Buyer and seller. Section B

C) Financial affairs. D) Import and Export.

C) Workers' salaries are higher,

D) Raw materials are more expensive. C) To find a chance to do business. D) To visit his friends. C) He is nice and kind. D) He finds the job difficult. C) Doctor and nurse.

D) Shop assistant and customer.

Now listen to the conversations. Conversation 1 6. A) He was too busy. B) He got a new offer. 7. A To move to another city.) B) To do social work. Conversation 2 8. A) The chief engineer. B) The sales manager. 9. A) He's attending a meeting.

C) His company has closed down. D) His company has moved away. C) To have his own business. D) To go to study abroad.

C) The office secretary. D) The manager assistant.

C) He's speaking on another phone,

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 miss ing, the passage will be read two times. You are required to put the miss ing words or phrases on, the An swer Sheet in order of the nu mbered bla nks accord ing to what you hear. Now the passage will begi n. Ladies and Gen tleme n,

It's my honor to be the guide to show you around our compa ny. First of all, I'll in troduce our factory to you. Our company __11__ in the 1980s. We mainly produce electronic goods and export them. All over the world. We __12__ of about US$80 milli on last year, and our bus in ess is grow ing steadily. We now have offices in Asia, North America and Europe, with about 1500 employees, and we are worki ng gladly to __13__ of our customers .In order to further develop our overseas market, we n eed more age nts to __14__ our products. I hope you will __15__ doing bus in ess with us. Thank you! Section D

Directions: This sect ion is to test your ability to comprehe nd 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 questi ons and in complete an swers are prin ted in your test paper. You should write your an swers on the An swer Sheet corresp ondin gly.

Now liste n to the passage.

16. What did the speaker talk about last time?

The ___________ of an oral prese ntati on. 17. What does the speaker want to talk about today?

The ___________ of a prese ntati on. 18. What does a typical prese ntati on con sist of?

The beginning, __________________ .

19. Why is the begi nning of a prese ntati on the most importa nt part, accord ing to the speaker?

Because it is the __________ to your liste ners,

20. What is the role an effective beg inning can play in your prese ntati on?

It can draw ____________ a nd set the proper tone.

part n (10 minutes) Structure

Directions: This part is to test your ability to con struct grammatically correct senten ces .It con sists of 2 sect ions. Section A

Directions: In this sect ion, there are 10 in complete senten ces. You are required to complete each one by decidi ng 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. _____ the number in full-time employment fell by 2 million, the number of people in part-time work doubled to over 4 milli on.

A) Un less

B) Un til

C) While

D) Si nee

22. It was your recommendation _______ enabled me to be an engineer in this world -amous company.

B) He's givi ng a lecture.

10. A) Telling him to meet tomorrow. B) Telling him to send a sample. D) He's away on a bus in ess trip.

C) Ask ing him to atte nd a party.