2005年1月

高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级）历年真题

PRACTICAL ENGLISH TEST FOR COLLEGES

―― Level A ――

2005年12月

Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A

1. A) In a post office B) In a bank

C) In a big store C) 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 knew 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 theatre Section B

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 delay delivery Section C

11. When did the car become common in American?

In the early _______________________

12. Who do more Americans have to drive to work?

Because they have move out of the ___________ to the suburbs.

13. Why do people like small cars now?

Because the cost of gas has _____________________

14. How popular are Japanese and German cars in the US?

They sell _________________

15. What dose the speakers mainly talk about?

___________in the U.S.

Part II Structure

Section A

16. My boss said that he was badly _______need of my assistance.

A)a B)in C)for D)with

17. She didn’t know _______to press her ideas clearly when she was invited to speak at a meeting.

A)where B)what C)why D)how

18. The professor,_______ as a splendid speakers, was warmly received by the students.

A)know B)to be known C)knowing 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 the company since he graduated from Andong Technical College the 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 5:00p.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)spend 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 never 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

26. Following 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 those 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 Chinaman (elect) __ last week.

31. When she was very young, my sister knew where (put) _____her toys and dolls.

32. Some experts suggest that we slow sown the (economy) _______ growth rate 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

Task 1

The holiday shopping season got off to a flying start over the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S. Retailers attracted discount-hungry consumers with specials of televisions, DVD player and other gifts. Discounters like Wal-Mart and Targest success, offering customer early bird specials, while major department stores and clothing chains only met most 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 U.S. retail consulting firm. He said, “One thing we often heard was that only things marked down were selling. Consumers want a bargain, especially around the holiday.” Shoppers did seem to like the many markdowns. A lady in the Connecticut of State 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 mall-based 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. Form the context we know that Wale-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 from 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 statement is TURE 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). Retailing had an increase in sales in the Thanksgiving weekend.

Task 2

The Future of General Motors (GM) Is Yours

We have everything college students need to know about GM’s Cooperative Education and Intern(实习)Programs in our Student Center Each fall, GM recruiters（招聘人员）visit the campuses of many of the nation’s top engineering and business colleges and universities to recruit students. These students are considered for interesting assignments throughout our U.S. operations, Check out our Recruiting Calendar to see if GM will be visiting your campus. If you campus is not listed, please apply online,

For full-time college students, General Motors offers both Cooperative Education and an Inter Program. Participants in these real-business-word education programs gain valuable degree-related experience, develop an insider’s understanding of how GM woks and earn competitive wages. These programs are designed to provide GM with a source of highly talented candidates while giving students an opportunity for hands-on experience in their chosen field. As a result, participants in these programs are given serious consideration for full-time positions with GM when they graduate .Candidates for these programs must successful complete an online assessment and posses qualifications that match the business needs of the organization,

41. GM is likely recruit college for its programs who _______________

A).do a full-time college program

B).major in engineering and business

C).have had some practical experience

D).have gathered information about GM

42. The Recruiting Calendar(Line 4,Para 1)gives the information about_________

A) the kinds of people GM needs to train

B) the nation’s top colleges and universities

C) GM recruiter’s visits to colleges and universities

D) the interesting tasks GM expects the students to fulfill

43. Those students whose universities not listed on the Recruiting Calendar may______

A) apply to GM online

B) be giving interesting tasks

C) come to the GM’s training directly

D) invite recruiters to visit their universities

44. The programs that GM offers to full-time college students will help them to

______

A) gain information about business in general

B) get business experience and good wages

C) develop their talents fully

D) obtain a higher degree

45. GM offers the Cooperative Education and Inter Programs in order to______

A) make its business needs known to the public

B) perform successful online assessments

C) advertise its newly-designed products

D) find out highly talented candidates

Task 3

We at Montestrrat Publishing have published two books devoted to improving the everyday vocabulary of intermediate and advanced English language students. You probably find that even though you have been studying English for many years you still have problems following a social conversation between English speaking people.

Maybe you need English for business and you have a wide knowledge of the vocabulary relating to your specialty(专业) but you find it difficult to conduct meetings in English .This is because you cannot understand the practical, everyday expressions being employed. You may also need to understand journals and trade magazines written in English where a dictionary is not enough to convey the real meaning of what is being said.

The Practical Everyday English series consists of a collection of words and experience used every day by all classes of society .The idea is that after being presented with a word or expression the reader can see how it is used by reading two or more clear examples .Each examples contain at least one word or even two or three which have been studied on earlier pages.

Name of the series: __________46__________

Number of the books: __________46___________

Intended readers: _______48_________students studying English

Purposes: 1.to enlarge the students’ everyday____49_____ of English

2. to help understand the meaning of practical, everybody expressions Content: a collection of_____50_____ used every day in various situations

Task 4

A-Dispute Settlement Body

B-Balance of International Payment

C-World Trade Organization

D-Risk Management