2013年12月全国高等英语A级考试(含答案详解)

高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)(2013年12月)PartIIStructure(15minutes)16.IfJack________therealsituation,hewouldhavemadeadifferentplan.A.knowsB.knewC.willknowD.hadknown17.Inthelastfewyears,ourcompany________agreatdealofattentiontobuildingupcompanyculture.A.paysB.wouldpayC.ispayingD.hasbeenpaying18.Wetakegreatprideinourcampus,________isoneofthemostbeautifuluniversitysettingsinthecountry.A.whereB.whichC.whatD.when19.Wewillprovideyouwithtipstohelpyoukeepyourstresslevels________control.A.forB.onC.underD.with20.Sometimes________abusinesscanfeellikeatoughdecisiontomake,nomatterhowgoodyourideais.A.startingB.beingstartedC.startD.tobestarted21.Theystillhavesomeproblems________indesigningthenewenergyvehicles.A.overcomeB.overcomingC.toovercomeD.overcomes22.Itwasnotuntilyesterday________thebusinessnegotiationfinallycametoasuccessfulend.A.whenB.thatC.sinceD.after23.Theprogram_______tohelpstudentspreparefortheirfirstyearatourcollege.A.isdesignedB.designedC.designsD.hasdesigned24.Assoonaswe________yourorder,wewillprocessitanddeliveryourpackageimmediately.A.receiveB.hadreceivedC.receivedD.willreceive25.Nosooner________hisjobinasmallcompanythanhereceivedanofferfromabiginternationalfirm.A.hequitB.hehadquitC.hadhequitD.doeshequit26.Wemakeeveryefforttoensurethatourtransactionprocessissafeandthatyour(person)__________informationissecure.27.Salesinthefirsthalfoftheyearwere(slow)__________thanexpected,buttheyareexpectingstrongersalesinthesecondhalf.28.Itisnot(surprise)__________thatthisnewstyleofhandbagismainlypurchasedbyyoungwomen.29.(obvious)__________,thecompanydoesnotseemtocaremuchaboutitscustomerservices.30.Employersinasmall(organize)__________areespeciallyinterestedinindividualswithgoodcommunicationskills.31.Mostcustomersweresatisfiedwiththewaytheircomplaints(handle)__________bythecompanylastmonth.32.UKuniversitiesshouldfocuson(provide)__________overseasstudentswithEnglishlanguagesillsandBritishcultureaswell.33.Acompletelynewidea(deal)__________withairpollutioninbigcitiesattractedmuchpublicattention.34.Heisoneofthemostqualifiedengineersourcompany(employ)__________inthelasttenyears.35.Ifyousuccessfullycompletethetrainingprogram,youwill(interview)__________bythecompanyforthefinaldecision.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Findingagoodwork-at-homejobisnoteasy.Althoughyouseealltheonlineadvertising,therearen’tthatmanyofthem.Thosethatareavailablemayrequirethatyouliveinacertainareaorspendatleastsometimeintheoffice.Othersmanbeonlypart-timejobs.Keepinmindthattheskillsneededforhomeemploymentaresimilartothoseneededforworkinginanoffice.You’llalsoneedahomeofficewithahighspeedinternetconnection,phone,fax,computer,printer,andotherbasicofficeequipment.Togetstarted,consideryourjobsearchasyourjob.Spendasmanyhoursperweekonyourjobsearchasyouwouldspendworking.Ifyou’relookingforfull-timework,youshouldbespendingfull-timehoursseekingajob.Networking(人际联系)remainsthetopwaytofindajobanditdoeswork.Developcontacts—friends,family,eventheotherjobseekers—anyonewhomighthavetheinformationyouneed.Youcantakeadirectapproachandaskforjobinformationortryalessformalapproachandaskforinformationandadvice.Contacteveryoneyouknowandtellthemyouwanttoworkfromhome.Youmaybesurprisedbythepeopletheyknowandthejobinformationtheycanprovide.36.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,itisnoteasytofindgoodwork-at-homejobsbecause__________.A.theyareseldomadvertisedonlineorinnewspapersB.theymayrequirethatyouliveinacertainplaceC.youarealwaysaskedtoworkfull-timeD.youneedtohaveacollegedegree37.Comparedwiththoseneededforworkinginanoffice,theskillsforworkingathomeare_________.A.mucheasierB.totallydifferentC.almostthesameD.morechallenging38.Tofindagoodwork-at-homejob,youareadvisedto_________.A.createawebsiteofyourownB.contactasmanycompaniesasyoucanC.Tryyourbesttolookforfull-timeemploymentD.spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonyourjobsearch39.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofindawork-at-homejobis_________.A.throughnetworkingB.bypersonalvisitsC.byonlineapplicationD.throughe-mailing40.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.Howtobuildawork-at-homeofficeB.Howtolookforawork-at-homejobC.theequipmentneededforhomeworkingD.theskillsrequiredforworkingfromhomeTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.Runningyoursmallbusinessrequiresgoodstaff.Onceyoufindthem,youdon’twanttoletthemgoelsewhere.Duringanemployee’stimewithacompany,thereareanumberofforcesthatinfluencehisorherbehavior.Iliketorefertothemas“push”and“pull”.You’reeitherpushinganemployeetowardsthedoor,orpullingthemdeeperintoyourorganization.Supposethatyou’vemadeagoodhireandyouwanttokeeptheemployees,thetrickistorecognizeind