高等学校英语应用能力考试2007-6

高等学校英语应用能力考试（A级） PRACTICAL ENGLISH TEST FOR COLLEGES 2007年6月 Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) 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 5recorded 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 thecorresponding 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. Now the test will begin. 1. A) He’ll have a conference next Friday.  B) He has returned from a conference.  C) He won’t be available until next Friday.  D) He’s waiting for the man in his office. 2. A) Husband and wife. B) Waitress and guest.  C) Boss and secretary. D) Doctor and patient. 3. A) Talk with John about his study. B) Take John to a doctor.  C) Study math with John. D) Ask John to be their tutor. 4. A) The woman has just been to Chicago.  B) The man knows little about Chicago.  C) The woman likes Chicago very much.  D) The man doesn’t like the climate in Chicago very much. 5. A) Stay at the present job. B) Take another interview.  C) Work with his father. D)Start his own company. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 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 pa per. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Conversation 1 6. A) Mr. Smith. B) Miss White. C) Miss Smith. D) Mr. Brown. 7. A) telephone number. B) Mr. Brown’s address.  C) Miss Smith’s message. D) The time for the visit. Conversation 2 8. A) By ship. B) By train. C) By plane. D) By bus. 9. A) Thirty days. B) Three weeks. C) Twenty days D)two weeks. 10. A) Happy B)Frightened. C) Excited. D) Sad. Section CDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend 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 not more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test pa per. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage. 11. What does your doctor usually advise you to do when you’re quite sick?  To 12. What does the speaker think of following a doctor’s advice? Following a doctor’s advice is not always 13. What will keep a sick man working when he should have gone to bed?  The stress of his 14. What will happen to the person who doesn’t take medicines properly? The medicines will do the person 15. How should a person rest during an illness?  He should rest both his body and Part II Structure (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences, it consists of 2 sections. Section A Directions: 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. There are two maps on the wall: one is a map of China, and is a map of the world.  A) other B) another C)other D) the others 17. For parse doctors _________ millions of patients’ lives .with the help of microscopes.  A) have saved B) are saving C) will save D) were saving 18. Once more I have to leave Beijing, ________I have been living for eight years.  A) that B)where C) which D) as 19. I .was almost asleep last nig hen I suddenly heard someone at the door.  A) be knocking B)knocking C) to knock D) having knocked 20. The conference in Beijing next week is bound to be a great success.  A) holding B) being held C) to hold D)to be held 21. It wasn’t such a good job ________ she had read about in the advertisement.  A) like B) which C)as D) what 22. It’s my great honor to give a speech at the opening ceremony. A) to invite B) inviting C) having invited D) be invited 23. Not until yesterday _________ anything about the project that will be completed soon.  A) did I learn B) have I learnt C) I learnt D) that I learnt 24. This problem is _________ his ability and I don’t thin he can solve it.  A) to B) in C) beyond D) under 25. She didn’t go to the party last night, _______ she had to finish term paper  A) if B) though C) till D) because Section B Directions: 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. The engineers spent the whole night (work)_____________on the new device. 27. I’m not sure whether we can gain any profit from the (invest)_______________. 28. The price of petrol is much (high)____________ now than it was this time last year. 29. No one can deny that we (make) ___________progress in the past twenty years. 30. The research group has submitted a report, (suggest)__________ reforms to be made. 31. The people injured in the accident (send)_________ to the nearest hospital for treatment 32. The organization started a (nation _________ campaign against cigarette smoking in public places. 33. Application for this training course should be sent (direct)_______ to the admission office. 34. It is high time that the manager (pay) _________more attention to the services for the customers. 35. When (ask) ________ about the advertising campaign of the new product, the manager said it was a great success. - 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 I Directions: 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.  Everybody has an opinion about telecommuting(远程办公). “It won’t work in most jobs”, It costs too much”. “It reduces air pollution”, “It helps people balance family and work responsibilities”, and “Most people are doing it”.  In reality, researchers continue to find strong growth and acceptance of telecommuting. Nearly two-thirds of the top 1000 companies in the world have a telecommuting program, and 92 percent say it reduces cost and improves worker productivity (生产力). The days of everyone commuting to the office five days a week are quickly disappearing.  Telecommuting involves a non-traditional work arrangement enabling workers to work at home or elsewhere, some or all of the time. This is not a new, novel, or untested way of working.  But is it for you? Telecommuting is not a panacea (万能药). Whether you are a manager, or an HR( Human Resources) specialist, there are decisions to make and actions to take before you begin a telecommuting arrangement. Join us for any or all of the following meetings to get answers, information, and resources to develop and carry out a successful telecommuting arrangement. Each meeting offers you an informative presentation followed by the opportunity for a discussion with a panel of “experts” who have made telecommuting work for them. 36. How do people look at telecommuting according to the first paragraph?  A) They are against it. B) They don’t care about it.  C) They share the same view. D) They differ in their opinions. 37. According to the response of most of the top 1000 companies, telecommuting ________  A).increases worker productivity B) will disappear in the near future  C) can not be accepted by the public D) is practiced in all the top companies 38. Which of the following statements is TRUE of telecommuting?  A) It is up to the employees to accept it or not.  B) getting popular in different companies.  C) It is a new untested way of working.  D) It is a traditional work arrangement. 39. Before beginning a telecommuting arrangement, the management should  A) appoint a new HR specialist  B) provide the facilities and conditions  C) improve the company’s productivity first  D)decide whether it is suitable for the company 40. According to the last paragraph, meetings are held to ________  A) appreciate the efforts of the telecommuting companies  B) discuss the employment of telecommuting experts  C) help introduce the practice of telecommuting  D) train people before they start telecommuting Task 2 Directions: This ta