英语应用能力A级考试历年真题及答案【含听力】

高等学校英语应用能力A级考试真题一

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 1
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.
Most of our working hours are spent in the workplace. So what do during those hours can have a significant impact on our overall health? A positive wellness culture during the workday can contribute to better health—physical, mental, and emotional well-being(良好的状态) for you and your co-workers. Healthy people are more productive, more constructive and require fewer sick days and health associated costs. Both employers and employees can promote a healthier work environment.
Don’t let your work environment affect your health for eight hours of the day. Break up your work day. Get up, stretch, and move. Regular movement throughout the day will keep your mind and body flexible and help avoid fatigue(疲劳).
Think of ways you can add movement or at least decrease the amount of time you are sitting. Try getting out of your chair more, standing during your calls, or alternating your chair with a yoga(瑜伽) ball. And if you have to drive to work, try parking at the far end of the lot, taking the stairs, and going the long way to the bathroom and break room.
Healthy employees work better. As an employer you can initiate and encourage healthy changes, at your workplace to create the best environment to promote mental and physical health for your employees.
36. According to the passage, a positive wellness culture can help to _____.
A) create better health
B) attract more applicants
C) keep a cleaner environment
D) build up team spirit
37. In the author’s opinion, healthy people are likely to _____.
A) buy more products
B) consume fewer resources
C) have fewer sick days
D) be promoted faster
38. Regular movement throughout the day will _____.
A) enable you to sleep soundly
B) reduce your work efficiency
C) do harm to your health
D) make you feel refreshed
39. Which of the following is mentioned as a way to add movement?
A) Getting a quality chair.
B) Driving to work every day.
C) Having a regular break.
D) Taking the stairs in the building.
40. In the last paragraph, employers are advised to improve their employees’ health so as to _____.
A) make the employees work harder
B) encourage the employees to save more money
C) create a better work environment
D) offer employees more training opportunities
【答案与解析】
36.A  根据第一段第三句“A positive wellness culture during the workday can contribute to better health--physical, mental, and emotional well-being for you and your co-workers.”可知，积极向上的健康文化有助于带来更好的健康，因此答案选A。
37.C  根据第一段第四句“Healthy people are more productive, more constructive and require fewer sick days and health associated costs.”可知，健康的人很少请病假也很少为看病花钱，因此答案选C。
38.D  根据第二段最后一句“Regular movement throughout the day will keep your mind and body flexible and help avoid fatigue”可知，每天有规律的运动会使你精神焕发，因此答案选D。
39.D  根据第三段最后一句“And if you have to drive to work, try parking at the far end of the lot, taking the stairs, and going the long way to the bathroom and break room.”可知，D选项走楼梯是作者建议的方式，A、B两项文中并未提及，C选项不是增加运动的方法。因此答案选D。
40.C  根据最后一段最后一句“As an employer you can initiate and encourage healthy changes, at your workplace to create the best environment to promote mental and physical health for your employees.”可知，建议老板改善员工的健康状况是为了创造更优良的工作环境，因此答案选C。

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高等学校英语应用能力A级考试真题二

Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
Our company offers a full range of Smart Home products, focusing on making your home safer and more convenient, and saving energy. All of the products are simple, even if what happens behind the scenes is clever.
The Smart Home Controller is the heart of the system. It communicates with all your other products, and lets you control them with the easy-to-use mobile app for phones, even if you’re stuck on the motorway 300 miles from your home Wi-Fi.
The Radiator Thermostat(散热器恒温控制器) lets you control your heating away from home or from the sofa. And unlike some smart heating systems, you can set the temperature per room, helping you save even more energy and money.
The Smart Plug offers similar advanced control, from TVs and game controllers to the lamp(灯) in the kids’ room. You just don’t need to worry about whether you left something on after leaving home. You can just check on your phone, and switch things off from the app.
If you want to save energy, you might want to buy Starter Kit. This includes two Radiator Thermostats, the Smart Home Controller and Door/Window Contact. These use a sensor(感应器) that lets you know if you’ve left a window open or if someone tries to break in. That brings us to the other side of the Smart Home, security and safety.
For more information about our products, please refer to our website and e-Shop.
41. One purpose of the company’s Smart Home products is to _____.
A) make your home attractive
B) reduce daily expenses
C) appeal to customers
D) save energy
42. How can you control your products while you are away from home?
A) Use the mobile app for phones.
B) Get a code number.
C) Connect your home phone.
D) Purchase a new computer.
43. The Radiator Thermostat differs from other smart heating systems in that _____.
A) it contains several hand-controlled devices
B) it helps you set the temperature in each room
C) it offers a life-long guarantee
D) it operates more easily
44. With the Smart Plug. you don’t have to worry about _____.
A) whether your kids are at home or not
B) whether you have forgot to bring your key or not
C) whether you left something on after leaving home
D) whether you have left your windows open
45. The sensor in Starter Kit is used to _____.
A) make your home secure and safe
B) prevent damage to your furniture
C) produce a reliable Starter Kit
D) build a green environment for you
【答案与解析】
41.D  根据文中首段首句“Our company offers a full range of Smart Home products, focusing on making your home safer and more convenient, and saving energy.”可知，该公司智能家居产品的目的包括让家更安全、居住更便捷以及节约能源。A、B、C均未提及，因此本题选D。
42.A  根据文中第二段最后一句“It...lets you control them with the easy-to-use mobile app for phones, even if you’re stuck on the motorway 300 miles from your home Wi-Fi.”可知，离家很远的时候可以通过手机移动应用程序来控制产品。因此，本题答案为A。
43.B  根据文中第三段最后一句“And unlike some smart heating systems, you can set the temperature per room, helping you save even more energy and money.”可知，散热器恒温控制器与其他智能加热系统的不同之处在于可以设置单个房间的温度。因此本题选B。
44.C  根据第四段第二句话“You just don’t need to worry about whether you left something on after leaving home.”可知，有了智能插头，您就不用担心出门后是否忘记关掉电器。因此本题选C。
45.A  根据第五段最后两句话“These use a sensor that lets you know...brings us to the other side of the Smart Home, security and safety.”可知，传感器用来屋子得到安全和保障，因此本题选A。

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