2012年12月高等学校英语应用能力考试A级PartIIStructure(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionA16.WhenIamaway_____business,Icontactmyofficeeverydaybyemail.A.withB.ofC.onD.to17.Inadditiontoeconomicconsiderations,thereareotherreasons_____peopleworklonghours.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.where18.Theremaybeaneedforretrainingifyouexpectemployees_____newtechnology.A.usingB.useC.touseD.used19.Asurveysuggeststhatnearlyoneinsixchildrenhasdifficulty_____totalk.A.tolearnB.learningC.learnD.learnt20.ItwasintheirLondonbranch_____wemetanddiscussedtheissue.A.thatB.whichC.howD.what21.Thedecisionaboutsuchabigprojectcannotbemade_____eachmemberoftheboardagrees.A.ifB.unlessC.thoughD.as22.TherewasnoprooftoshowthatCharleshadcommittedthecrime,_____hewassetfree.A.butB.forC.orD.so23.Medicalaccidents_____bydrugshaveattractedmuchattentioninthatcountry.A.causingB.tobecausedC.becausedD.caused24.Nosooner_____thanIrealizedI’dleftthedocumentathome.A.havewesatdownB.hadwesatdownC.wehadsatdownD.wesatdown25.thesalesdepartmentofacompanyisengagedin_____theproductsandmakingprofits.A.sellingB.sellC.beingsoldD.havingsoldSectionB26.Allthestaffofthecompany(work)_______veryhardlastyearand15%moreprofitwasgained.27.Amongthemajorproducts(import)_______byMalaysiawereironandsteel,andmedicalinstruments.28.Businessandprofessionalservices(list)_______intheYellowPages.29.Nokia’smobilephonemarketshareinChina(fall)_______toitslowestlevelsince2005.30.Toher(disappoint)_______,thegirlwasdeniedthejobshehadappliedfor.31.While(study)_______atcollege,hegottoknowtheprofessorandlearnedalotfromhim.32.Communicationviaeyecontactseemstobe(particular)_______importantinsomecases.33.Asmorecustomerswillattendthemeeting,weneedtopreparesome(addition)_______chairs.34.Theseapartmentsallowolderpeopletokeeptheir(independent)_______,whilehavingmedicalcareavailable.35.Manypeoplefindtelephoneinterviews(difficult)_______thanface-to-faceinterviews.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.AlthoughbusestendtobeslowerthanthesubwayfortravelingaroundNewYorkCity,therearemanyreasonstousethebuswhilevisitingNewYorkCity:TheytendtoserviceareasofManhattanthatarenotlocatedclosetosubwaylines.BusesoffertheaddedadvantageofbeingabletoseevariousareasofManhattanWhileyouride.HowMuchDoestheBusCost?Fareis$2.25andcanbepaidwithaMetroCardorcoins(nodollarbills,nopennies).Afreetransfertoanotherbusorthesubwaywithin2hoursisavailableifyoupaidwithaMetroCard.Ifyoupaycashyoucanaskforatransfer,butitisonlygoodfortransferringtoanotherbus(nottothesubway)within2hours.GettingOnandOfftheBusYoumustwaitforbusesatdesignated(指定的)busstops.Asyouseethebusapproachingyourstops,youcanputyourarmouttoindicatetothedriverthatyouwanttoboardthebus.Enterthebusthroughthefrontdoorsandpayyourfare.Takeaseatormovetowardthebackofthebustomakeroomforotherpeopleboardingthebus.Torequestastop:Pullthecordorpresstheblackbandnearthewindows...
