高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)

(2023年6月)

Part I Listening Comprehension                (20 minutes) 

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections.

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded 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 the corresponding 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 with a single line through the center.

 [A] [B] [C] [D]

Now the test will begin. 

1. A) Go to school.                              B) Prepare a party.

    C) Make a speech.                             D) Arrange a meeting.

2. A) Going to work by bus.                       B) Buying a new car.

    C) Looking for a new job.                     D) Living near the company.

3.  A) Visit her office.                           B) Repair her computer.

   C) Lend her a bicycle.                          D) Check her report.

4.  A) The man is going to work in the IT company.

    B) The woman has no idea about the IT company.

    C) The woman wants to work in the man’s company.

    D) The company is among the top ones in the IT industry.

5. A) To apply for a job.                       B) To ask for a sick leave.

   C) To make an appointment.                   D) To place an order.

Section B

Direction: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 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 paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now listen to the conversation.

Conversation 1  

6.  A) She has got a job offer.              B) She has got a promotion.

    C) Her company has launched a new product. D) Her company has received a big order.

7.  A) Buying a birthday gift.     B) Watching a movie together.

   C) Giving a birthday party.     D) Having dinner together.

Conversation 1

8. A) When the Great Wall was built.    B) How he can get to the Great Wall.

   C) Which tour group he should join.   D) How far away the Great Wall is.

9. A) It is quicker.                     B) It is more comfortable border="1".

    C) It is cheaper.                         D) It is less crowded.

10. A) Bus No. 18.       B) Bus No. 80.      C) Bus No. 89.       D) Bus No. 98.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrase missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. Now listen to the passage.

How great it is to see so many of you come and join us in celebrating the 15th anniversary of our travel magazine. From the bottom of      11      , we thank you for being here. A little more than fifteen years ago, we were sitting at our regular jobs,       12       how we saw our future, when we came up with the idea of joining our two hobbies, traveling and writing. We never imagined