高等學校英語應用能力考試〔A級〕(2021年6月)PartIListeningComprehension (20minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.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][CHD]Nowthetestwillbegin.A)Gotoschool.C)Makeaspeech.A)Gotoschool.C)Makeaspeech.A)Goingtoworkbybus.C)Lookingforanewjob.A)Visitheroffice.C)Lendherabicycle.Prepareaparty.D)Arrangeameeting.Buyinganewcar.D)LivingnearthecompanyRepairhercomputer.D)Checkherreport.A)ThemanisgoingtoworkintheITcompany.ThewomanhasnoideaabouttheITcompany.Thewomanwantstoworkintheman'company.ThecompanyisamongthetoponesintheITindustry.A)Toapplyforajob. B)Toaskforasickleave.Tomakeanappointment. D)Toplaceanorder.SectionBDirection:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlistentotheconversation.

Conversation1B)Shehasgotapromotion.D)Hercompanyhasreceivedabigorder.B)Shehasgotapromotion.D)Hercompanyhasreceivedabigorder.B)Watchingamovietogether.D)Havingdinnertogether.B)HowhecangettotheGreatWall.D)HowfarawaytheGreatWallis.Itismorecomfortable.D)Itislesscrowded.BusNo.89. D)BusNo.98.Hercompanyhaslaunchedanewproduct.A)Buyingabirthdaygift.Givingabirthdayparty.Conversation1A)WhentheGreatWallwasbuilt.C)Whichtourgroupheshouldjoin.A)Itisquicker.C)Itischeaper.A)BusNo.18. B)BusNo.80.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasemissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Nowlistentothepassage.Howgreatitistoseesomanyofyoucomeandjoinusincelebratingthe15thanniversaryofourtravelmagazine.Fromthebottomof 11 ,wethankyouforbeinghere.Alittlemorethanfifteenyearsago,weweresittingatourregularjobs, 12 howwesawourfuture,whenwecameupwiththeideaofjoiningourtwohobbies,travelingandwriting.Weneverimaginedthatourtinydreamwould 13 sosoon.Thereweremanyspecialpeoplewhojoinedusandmadeit 14 tocreatethenamethatwehavetoday.Toallthosepeopleandthosewhojoinedusinourjourney,Ishouldsaythankyouagain. 15wewouldneverhavebeenhere.SectionDDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.Youshouldwriteyouranswersontheanswersheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.Whatisthepurposeofthevideolibrary?Tohelppeopleimprovetheir abilities.Whatproblemmaypeoplehavewhenusingthelibraryforthefirsttime?Theymayhavedifficultiesunderstanding .Whatarepeopleadvisedtodowhenlisteningtothevideo?Writedownthe theyhearandunderstand.Whatshouldpeopledoinlisteningtoeachconversation?Trytonoticethe Howcanpeoplestartwatchingtheirfirstvideo?Alltheyneedtodoistoclickonthelinkof (10minutes)PartIIStructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.(10minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)and.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youngpeoplearesharingmoreinformationaboutthemselvesonsocialmediasitesnowthanthey inthepast.was B)are C)do D)didOneofthetoughestjobsofmanagersandexecutivesis howtoengagetheiremployees.tofigureout B)tobefiguringoutC)figureout D)figuredout theyareinventedtobeverysmart,robotsstillcan'replacehumans.Ifonly B)Eventhough C)Asif D)JustasThispassportphotodoesn'tlooklikeyouatall,soyoumusthaveanotherone .A)taking B)totake C)taken D)tookWearepleasedtosharethenews wehavefinishedourprojectaheadofschedule.A)that B)which C)those D)theseThesearchwillgoon anewandbettermaterialisfoundtoreplacethisone.A)since B)until C)while D)asThesephotosremindmeofthedays IstayedinBritain,workingasavisitorscholar.A)where B)when C)whether D)howThiswebsitemaycontainlinkstootherwebsites privacypracticesmaybedifferentfromours.A)that B)which C)who D)whoseThecompany itssalesbyanaverageof10%peryearsinceitsestablishmentin1993.A)increases B)increased C)isincreasing D)hasincreasedTheflightscheduled at9amwasdelayedfourhoursduetothebadweather.A)totakeoff B)takeoffC)takingoff D)tobetakenoffSectionBDirections:Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Thepresidentwillattendtheopeningceremonyofthe(establish) ofthefreetradezonethisafternoon.Totalsalesofourcompanyin2021roseto712.6millionEuros(compare) with687.2millionEurosin2021.Withthework(do) ,thesescientistsbegantoplananotherresearchproject.Consumershavetheright(obtain) trueinformationoftheservicestheyreceivefromthesellersManyemployerscomplainthattheyhavedifficulty(find) enoughqualifiedpeoplefortheircompanies.PartIIIReadingComprehension (40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.TechnologycompaniesusuallyfocustheiremployeebenefitsaroundmakingpeoplestayintheofficeIonger,ping-pongtables,gamerooms,on-sitetrainingrooms,someevenofferlaundryservices.We,ABCCompany,don'doanyofthese.Instead,wefocusonbenefitsthatgetpeopleoutoftheofficeasmuchaspossible.Wedesignedourbenefitssystemtoreflectthat.Herearesomeofthebenefitsweoffertogetpeopleawayfromthecomputer.?Vacations:Forthelastthreeyearsinarow,we'veworkedwithaprofessionaltravelagenttopreparedifferenttravelpackagesthatemployeescouldpickfromasaholidaygift.Everythingispaidforandincluded.Specific,pre-arrangedtrips—whetherforafamilytogotoDisneylandoracoupletotourSpain—havehelpedmakesurepeopleactuallytaketheirvacations.4-daySummerWeeks:FromMaythroughOctober,everyonewho'sbeenwiththecompanyformorethanayeargetstoworkjustfourdaysinaweek.ThisstartedoutasFriday'off〞，butroleslikecustomersupportandoperationsneedtocoverallhours.Tocomeupwiththebestideas,youneedafreshmind.Thesetravelandtime-offbenefitshelpeveryonestaysharp.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTheusualfocusofemployeebenefitsofferedbytechnologycompaniesisto .A)keepemployeestostayIongerintheoffice B) encourageemployeestoworkovertimeC)helpemployeestoparticipateinexercise D) ensureemployeestoworkenergeticallyThepurposeofthebenefitssystemofABCCompanyisto .A)encourageitsemployeestoworkovertime B) getitsemployeesoutoftheofficeC)developitsuniquemarketingstrategies D) increaseitsoverseasmarketshareABCCompanypaysforeverythinginthetravelpackagesinorderto .makesureitsemployeestaketheirvacationsbuildupbusinessrelationswithatravelagentencourageitsemployeestotravelonbusinesshelpthedevelopmentoftourismintheareaWhocanenjoythe4-daySummerWeeksinthecompany?A)Employeesof18yearsoldandabove. B)Customersupportemployees.C)Thenewly-employedstaff. D)Employeesworkingoverayear.Bysayingstaysharp〞nthelastparagraph,thewritermeansbe 〞A)morecareful B)open-mindedC)quick-minded D)healthierTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.ConditionsforSubmittingRefundRequests:Allproductsclaimedtobenotasdescribedmustmatchtheitemssoldbytheseller.Refundrequestshouldbesubmittedduringtheprotectionperiod.Buyersshouldprovideenoughevideneetoprovethattheproductsreceivedarenotasgoodasdescribed.Ifyousubmitarefundrequestbeforetheorderiscompletedandthenmarkthatorderascomplete—youcannotsubmitanotherrefundrequestforanother15days,evenithasaLongerProtectionguarantee.If,however,thereasonforyourrefundrequestis f'didn'receiveanything〞andtheresultispaymentreleasedtotheseller〞youstillcansubmitrefundrequestwithinthe15daysiftheproductisnotasdescribed.ReturningShippingFeeIftheselleracceptsreturns,andthebuyeralsowantstoreturntheirpurchase,simplyfollowtheseller'ssetsofReturnsonwhowillpaythereturnshippingfee.Ifthesellerwillpaythefee,communicatewiththesellerinadvaneeaboutthepaymentmethodandthelogisticsservice.Ifasellersetsnoreturnnecessaryorabuyerwantstokeeptheproduct,simplyagreeontherefundamountdirectlyandignorethereturnshippingfee.AccordingtotheConditionsgiveninthepassage,thebuyer'refundrequestmustbemadeA)duringoneyearofpurchase B)beforethepaymentismadeC)beforetheorderiscompleted D)duringtheprotectionperiodTomakearefundrequest,thebuyershould .provetheproductisnotasgoodasdescribedtellthesellerabouttherefundrequestinadvaneedeliverthepurchasepackagetothestoreSendtheproducttotheselleringoodconditionAccordingtothesectionofReturnShippingFee,thebuyerandthesellercancommunicatewitheachotherabout .A)thepaymentmethod B)theinsuraneecostC)thediscountrate D)theproductqualityIfabuyerwantstokeepthereturnproduct,he/shesimply .A)payspartoftheshippingfee B)ignoresthereturnshippingfeeC)agreesonareducedreturnamount D)paysthelogisticsserviceThepassageismainlyabout thequalitycontrolmanagementtheimportaneeofcustomersservicesthereturnpolicyofapurchase

D)thedifferentpaymentmethodsTask3Directions:ThefollowingisapassageabouttheJobFinderprogram.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(No.46toNo.50).Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethanthreewords)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Washington'NationalParkFundwasfoundedin1993byagroupofenthusiasticparkspeoplewhowantedtoestablishsupportforourbeautifulparksinWashingtonState.Asanon-profitorganization,theFundistheofficialnon-profitpartnersupportingMountRainer,NorthCascades,andOlympicNationalParks;weareensuringthepresentationofnationalbeauty,culturalheritage(遺產),andcontinuedenjoymentforall.Overthepastsixyears,Washington 'NationalParkFundhasgivenbackmorethan$2nulliontoMountRainer,NorthCascades,andOlympicNationalParks.HowYouCanHelpPurchaseaNationalParklicenseplate;$28ofeachplatepurchasedcomesbacktotheparks(morethan137,000isgeneratedbythisprogrameachyear!)Supporttheparksthroughyourcompanysmatchinggiftprogram.Getaworkcrewfromyourcompanytogethertovolunteer.Providein-kindgoods(實物商品)fromyourcompanytotheparksthroughWashington'NationalParkFund.VlunteeryourtimeatoneofMountRainer,NorthCascades,andOlympicNationalParks(informationcanbefoundoneachpark'website).Washington'NationalParkFundFounded: 46 Founders:agroupofpassionateparkspeopleOrganizationType:non-profitPurpose:tosupportMountRainer,NorthCascades,and47Youcanhelpby:buyingaNationalParklicenseplatewith48dollars;supportingtheparksbyyourcompany'matching49 ;beinga50atoneofthoseparksTask4Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsrelatedtothesupplychain.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalenttothosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterswithasingleletterthroughthecenterinorderofthenumberedblanks,51through55,ontheAnswerSheet.A—A—onaday-to-daybasisB—totalroomrevenueC—hotelserviceinformationD—grouprateE—self-check-inprocessF—walk-inguestC—guestservicedirectoryH—averageroomratesJ—intelligenthotelsK—highseasonL—novacanciesM—nightmanagerN—packagepriceO—resorthotels&spasP—registrationcardQ—starratingsI—earlycheck-inguestExample:(B)客房總收入 〔F〕未預約的客人51.(〕溫泉度假酒店(〕按日計52.(〕團隊價(〕打包價53.(〕星級評等(〕智能酒店54.(〕客滿(〕登記卡55.(〕客人效勞指南(〕旺季Task5Directions:Readfollowingisanadvertisementfromaninsuraneecompany.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.56toNo.60)thatfollow.Theanswers(innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.CorporateReceptionistWantedAbouttheJobHTStaffingisseekingaCorporateReceptionistintheWestLakeHillsarea.Wearelookingforcandidatesthatarefriendly,sharp,polished,andcomfortable,workinginaveryprofessionalcorporateenvironment.Qualificahons:Collegediplomarequired?Atleast2yearsofofficeorreceptionistexperieneeinacorporateenvironmentStrongcommunicationskillsAbletoworkwellinateamenvironmentSelfStarterwhoiscapableofmanagingmultipleprojectsandmeetingdeadlines?StronginMicrosoftOffice(Word,Excel,PowerPoint)Responsibilities:AnswerandrouteallincomingcallsGreetallvisitorsProvideexcellentcustomerserviceAssistwithoutgoingparcelsviaFedEx,UPS,andUSPSasneededComposecorespondence,memos,anddocumentsCoordinateclienteventsScheduleconferenceandmeetingroomsPreparereports,asrequested,usingExcelandspreadsheet(電子表格)programsandallMSOfficeapplicationsincludingPowerPoint.PleasesubmityourresumeinaWorddocumentinordertobeconsidered.Whatjobpositionisadvertised?A .Whateducationalbackgroundisrequiredoftheapplicant? isrequired.Whatworkexperieneeisrequiredoftheapplicant?Atleasttwoyears'experieneeof inacorporateenvironment.Whatkindofwritingwillbetheapplicantdoifhe/sheisaccepted?Correspondence, Inwhatformatshouldtheapplicantsubmithis/herresume?Submititina .PartIVTranslation —EnglishintoChinese (25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Aftereachofthesentencesnumbered61to64,youwillreadthreechoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA〕,B〕andC〕.YoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Andfortheparagraphnumbered65,writeyourtranslation inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.WearehonoredtobeinvitedtotheseminaroncomputertechnologytobeheldinBeijingne