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12007年12月高等学校英语应用能力A级试题PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes)SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Althoughhedidnotfeelwell,heinsisted________goingtheretogetherwithusA、ToB、OnC、atD、for17.I’llaskMr.Smithtoringyouup________hecomesbacktotheoffice.A、WhenB、WhereC、becauseD、although18.Theyregard_________astheirdutytoprovidethebestservicefortheircustomers.A、thisB、WhatC、itD、that19.Notuntilthedaybeforeyesterday_________togiveaspeechatthemeeting.A、heagreedB、doesheagreeC、heagreesD、didheagree20.________upattheclockonthewall,thesecretaryfounditwasalreadymidnight.A、LookingB、LookC、TolookD、Looked21.Thefirsttextbook________forteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguagecameoutinthe16thcentury.A、writingB、writtenC、towriteD、tobewritten22.Young_________heis,hehasprovedtobeanablesalesman.A、thatB、whoC、asD、which23.Idon’tdoubt___________thestockmarketwillrecoverfromtheeconomiccrisis.A、ifB、whatC、thatD、which24.Inourcompany,greatchanges__________sincethenewmanagercame.A、tookplaceB、takeplaceC、willhavetakenplaceD、havetakenplace25.Newscamefromthesalesmanager___________thenewproducthadbeensellingwellinthelocalmarketforthreemonths.A、whoseB、whatC、whichD、thatSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Sandymadequiteanumberof(apply)______foramanagementpositionbutfailedeverytime.27.Thegraduateshada(cheer)______farewellpartybeforeleavingthecollege.28.Karlprobably(see)_____“StarWars”severaltimesforheknowseverydetailofthefilm.29.Believeitornot,whenfirst(introduce)______toEurope,tomatowasthoughttobepoisonous.30.Atelephoneusermaypayafixedmonthlychargeand(allow)______tomakeanunlimitednumberoflocalcallsinthemonth.31.Iremember(see)______yousomewherebefore,butIcan’ttelltheexactplace.32.Idon’tthinkitnecessary(discuss)______thematterwithhimbeforetheproblemissettled.33.Sincefivemanagersaregoingtogivetheirreports,themeeting(last)______foratleasttwohours.34.Althoughhewas(deep)______hurtbywhatshesaidtohim,hemadenoreply.35.35.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatteachers(use)______computerstoassistintheirclassroomteaching.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,marked36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Melbourne,withapopulationofover3.5million,isthesecondlargestcityinAustralia.Itisclean,safe,dynamicandexciting,andwellknowninternationallyforitsuniversitiesandothereducationalinstitutions.Thecityhaswell-plannedtree-linedwidestreetsandmanybeautifulparksandgardens.Ithasagoodtransportsystemofroads,buses,trains,andtrams(电车).TheLaTrobeUniversity(拉特罗布大学)campusisconnectedtotheCentralBusinessDistrictbytrams,expressbuses,andbusandtrainconnections.Melbourneisaculturallyrichcity,andishometolargecommunitiesofpeoplefromallpartsofEurope,theAmericas,Africa,andAsia.Thecityisfamousforitsrestaurants,theatres,music,opera,ballet,art,culture,andshops,andalivelyanddynamicnightlife.Melbournepeopleareenthusiasticaboutsports,andthecityhostsmanyfamousinternationalsportsevents.NearMelbournetherearebeautifulcoastlineswithexcellentbeaches,nationalparks,forests,wineries(葡萄酒厂),wintersnowfieldsandsummerresorts.Theclimateistemperateandcomfortable,withwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Insummer,maximumdaytimetemperaturesrangefrom26ºCto36ºC,andinwinterfrom12ºCto18ºC.TheweatherinMelbournecanbevariablefromdaytoday.In2002,Melbournewasratetheworld'sbestcitytoliveinbytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit.36.Melbourneiswell_knownintheworldforits____________.A、largepopulationB、educationalinstitutionsC、transportssystemD、beautifulparksandgardens37.Accordingtothepassage,Melbourneisacitywhere_____________.A、richpeoplechoosetoliveB、ThebestwineisproducedC、VariousculturesexistD、Asianfoodispopular38.Melbournepeopleareveryinterestedin_____________.A、sportsB、sunbathingC、sightseeingD、traveling39.ThewordtemperateinthesentenceTheclimateistemperate….(Line14),mostprobablymeans___________.A、hotB、mildC、dryD、cold40.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe____________.A、AnIdealPlaceforShoppingB、ACitywiththeBestClimateC、TheWorld'sBestCitytoliveinD、TheWorld'sMostBeautifulCityTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.TermsandConditionsofEmploymentThesetermsandconditionsshouldbereadbeforeyousignyourcontract.2Salary:Yourstartingsalaryis:＄15,000.Thisisreviewedannually.Hours:Thenormalhoursofworkareeighthoursaday,MondaythroughFriday.YouwillstartworkonFeb.21,2008.Onthefirstmorning,reporttoyourlinemanagerjohnKnight.Healthandsafety:Pleasereadthesafetyregulationsattached.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactthehealthandsafetyofficer,whosenameisatthetopoftheregulationsheet.Ifyouh