2009年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试(a级)试卷及答案

PartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)NewYorkCity.B)Aneveningparty.C)Anairtrip.D)Theman’sjob.FromthedialoguewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttoNewYork.Therefore,C)Anairtripisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.[A][B][C][D]Nowthetestwillbegin.1.A)Ateacher.C)Asecretary.B)Adoctor.D)Asalesman.2.A)Visitingacompany.C)Lookingforthemeetingroom.B)Meetingwiththenewmanager.D)Showinganewcomeraround.3.A)Inanoffice.C)Inadepartmentstore.B)Inarestaurant.D)Inalibrary.4.A)Toattendaconference.C)Todosomesightseeing.B)Toworkinafirm.D)Tovisitanexhibition.5.A)Theriseofcosts.C)Thedecreaseofproduction.B)Thedropofsales.D)Theincreaseofpollution.SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversation16.A)Allstaff.C)Newemployees.B)Youngworkers.D)Departmentmanagers.7.A)1week.C)3weeks.B)2weeks.D)4weeks.8.A)Howtooperatemachines.C)Howtocollectinformation.B)Howtousecomputers.D)Howtobeamanager.Conversation29.A)BecausetherewasnoaccesstotheInternet.B)Becausethetrafficoutsidewastoonoisy.C)Becausetheairconditionerwasoutoforder.D)Becausetherewasnohotwaterinthebath.10.A)Room201.C)Room204.B)Room203.D)Room206.SectionCDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.11.What’sPeterJohnson’spositioninthecompany?Heisthe___________________________________________Manager.12.Whatplaceswillthevisitorsseeinthecompany?____________________________________________andthelaboratory.13.Howlongdoesittaketolookaroundthelaboratory?About______________________________________________minutes.14.Whatmeasuresaretakentoensurethevisitors’safety?Thevisitorsarerequiredtowearprotectivehardhatsand_____________.15.Whatisnotallowedtododuringthetour?___________________________________________________________.PartIIStructure(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Wemustfindawaytocutprices________reducingourprofitstoomuch.A)withoutC)withB)despiteD)for17.Shedidn’tknow________toexpressherideasinEnglishclearlyinpublic.A)whichC)whatB)whyD)how18.________theweatherimproves,wewillsufferahugelossinthetouristindustry.A)AsC)WhileB)SinceD)Unless19.Wearehappyatthegoodnews________Mr.BlackhasbeenawardedtheBestManager.A)thatC)whatB)whichD)whether20.Itisimportantthatwe________thetaskaheadoftime.A)willfishC)finishB)finishedD)shallfinish21.Wouldyoupleasepassmethebook________coverisblack?A)whichC)thatB)whoseD)its22.________inthecompanyforthreeyears,Markhasbecomeexperiencedinbusinessnegotiations.A)HavingworkedC)HaveworkedB)HavebeenworkingD)Worked23.Notuntilshearrivedatthemeetingroom________shehadforgottentobringthedocument.A)sherealizedC)shedidrealizeB)didsherealizeD)doessherealize24.Johnhadneverbeenabroadbefore,________hefoundthebusinesstripveryexciting.A)becauseC)soB)thoughD)while25.________somestudentsareabletofindemploymentaftergraduation,otherswillhavetoreturntoschoolandearnanadvanceddegree.A)SinceC)BecauseB)WhileD)IfSectionBDirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Employeesarenotallowed(make)________personalphonecallsintheoffice.27.Theshopassistantpricedthegoodsbefore(put)________themontheshelf.28.Thepurposeofnewtechnologyistomakelife(easy)________,nottomakeitmoredifficult.29.Theproposalabouttheannualsales(discuss)________atthenextboardmeeting.30.Sinceweworkindifferentsectionsofthecompany,weseeeachotheronly(occasional)________.31.Somedomesticmanufacturersarebusyincreasingproduction,losingth