英语A级相当于大学英语三级考试，略低于CET4，根据大专院校学生能力而设的考试等级。
PartIReadingComprehension（30%）
Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresoncertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworupsettingsituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.
(76)Forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan'tmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn'tfeelashamedthathefailed;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlookonlife,aspecialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.
Ifyoulookatchildren,you'llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall"bright"childrenand"not-bright"children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountofintelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutaboutlife-hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.(77)But,theunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.
1.Accordingtothispassage,intelligenceis__________.
A.theabilitytostudywell
B.theabilitytodowellinschool
C.theabilitytodealwithlife
D.theabilitytogethighscoresonsometests
2.Inanewsituation,anintelligentperson__________.
A.knowsmoreaboutwhatmighthappentohim
B.issureoftheresulthewillget
C.concentratesonwhattodoaboutthesituation
D.caresmoreabouthimself
3.Ifanintelligentpersonfailed,hewould__________.
A.trynottofeelashamed
B.learnfromhisexperiences
C.trytoregretasmuchaspossible
D.makesurewhatresulthewouldget
4.Brightchildrenandnot-brightchildren__________.
A.aretwodifferenttypesofchildren
B.aredifferentmainlyintheirdegreeofcleverness
C.havedifferenceonlyintheirwayofthinking
D.havedifferentknowledgeabouttheworld
5.Theauthorofthispassagewillprobablycontinuetotalkabout__________.
A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceis
B.howeducationshouldbefound
C.howtosolvepracticalproblems
D.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaught
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Humanneedsseemendless.(78)Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.
Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.
Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarI1,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.
By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:the"life-enriching"level.(79)Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis.thefeedincomfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled"luxury"items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.
Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofneedsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?
Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.
6.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen__________
A.hehassavedupenoughmoney
B.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter
C.hehassatisfiedhishunger
D.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses
7.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans__________.
A.wereveryrich
B.livedinpoverty
C.hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels
D.didnotownautomobiles
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"physicalsatisfaction"？
A.Asuccessfulcareer.
B.Acomfortablehome.
C.Agoodmeal.
D.Afamilycar.
9.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?
A.Themoregoodsthebetter.
B.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.
C.Themore"luxury"itemsthebetter.
D.Themoreearningsthebetter.
10.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel__________
A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel
B.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour
C.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel
D.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.
Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Therearealsoanumberofstrikingsimilaritiesinthewaydifferentanimalsshowthesamefeelings.Dogs,tigersandhumans,forexample,oftenshowtheirteethwhentheyareangry.Thisisprobablybecausetheyarebornwiththosebehaviorpatterns.
Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.(80)InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike"hewentpaleandbegintotremble"suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,"heopenedhiseyeswide"isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese"surprise"canbedescribedinaphraselike'theystretchedouttheirtongues!'StickingoutyourtongueinEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.
Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferinabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.
11.Accordingtothepassage,__________.
A.wecanhardlyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean
B.wecannotoftenbesurewhatpeoplemeanwhentheydescribetheirfeelingsinwordsorgestures
C.wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople
D.gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostofthepeoplewhilewordscannot
12.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodbecause__________.
A.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentunderstanding
B.peoplehavedifferentcultures
C.peopleofdifferentsexmayunderstandagestureinadifferentway
D.peopleofdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages
13.Inthesameculture,__________.
A.peoplehavedifferentabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings
B.peoplehavethesameunderstandingofsomething
C.peopleneverfailtounderstandeachother
D.peopleareequallyintelligent
14.Fromthispassage,wecanconclude__________.
A.wordsareusedasfrequentlyasgestures
B.wordsareoftenfounddifficulttounderstand
C.wordsandgesturesarebothusedinexpressingfeelings
D.gesturesaremoreefficientlyusedthanwords
15.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe__________.
A.WordsandFeelings
B.Words,GesturesandFeelings
C.GesturesandFeelings
D.CultureandUnderstanding
PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）
Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.Historyisarecordofmankind;differenthistorians,__________,interpretitdifferently.
A.thereforeB.onthecontrary
C.howeverD.consequently
17.Itwasnotuntilitgotdark__________working.
A.thattheystoppedB.whentheystopped
C.didtheystopD.thattheydidn'tstop
18.Beforethechildwenttobed,thefatheraskedhimto__________allthetoyshehadtakenout.
A.putoffB.putup
C.putawayD.putout
19.Thinkingthatyouknow__________infactyoudon'tisnotagoodidea.
A.whatB.that
C.whenD.which
20、"__________doesMr.JohnsongotoLondononbusiness?”“Atleastonceamonth.”
A.HowmanyB.Howlong
C.HowoftenD.How
21.Helenwasmuchkindertoheryoungestchildthanshewastotheothers,__________,ofcourse,madetheothersjealous.
A.whoB.what
C.thatD.which
22.Evidencecameup__________specificspeechsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungas6monthsold.
A.whereB.that
C.whichD.what
23.He__________whenthebuscametoasuddenstop.
A.wasalmosthurtB.wasalmosttohurthimself
C.wasalmosthurthimselfD.wasalmosthurtinghimself
24.Isupposeyouarenotserious,__________？
A.doIB.don'tI
C.areyouD.aren'tyou
25.Thiscompositionisgood__________somespellingmistakes.
A.exceptB.besides
C.exceptthatD.exceptfor
26.WhenIsaythatsomeoneisinShanghaiforgood,Imeanthatheisthere__________.
A.tofindagoodjobB.fortiletimebeing
C.toliveahappylifeD.forever
27.Rubberdiffersfromplastics__________itisproducednaturallyandnotinfilelab.
A.atthatB.inthat
C.forthatD.withthat
28.Womenallovertheworldare__________equalpayforequaljobs.
A.callingonB,callingabout
C.callingoffD.callingfor
29.Withthebridge__________,therewasnothingforitbuttoswim
A.wasdestroyedB.destroying
B.beingdestroyedD.destroyed
30.Havingnomoneybut__________toknow,hesimplysaidhewouldgowithoutdinner.
A.nottowantanyoneB.wantednoone
C.notwantinganyoneD.towantnoone
31.Thechildrenlinedupandwalkedout__________
A.inplaceB.incondition
C.inorderD.inprivate
32.Theteacher,aswellasallhisstudents,__________bythedancer'sperformance.
A.wasimpressedB.hadimpressed
C.impressedD.wereimpressed
33.__________iswellknown,thekeytosuccessliesinhardwork.
A.AsB.That
C.WhichD.What
34.Thedoctorwillnotperformtheoperation__________itisabsolutelynecessary.
A.soB.if
C.forD.unless
35.Todaythepolicecanwatchcars__________onroadsbyradar.
A.runB.torun
C.runningD.toberun
36.Thelittleboysawtheplane__________andburstintoflames.
A.completeB.compel
C.crashD.clutch
37.Beijingiswell__________itsbeautifulsceneryandtheGreatWall.
A.knownasB.knownto
C.knownaboutD.knownfor
38.Fromherconversation,I__________thatshehadalargefamily.
A.deducedB.decided
C.declaredD.deceived
39.Thisquestionistoohard,itis__________mycomprehension.
A.belowB.beyond
C.overD.without
40.Inordertobuyherhouseshehadtoobtaina__________fromthebank.
A.financeB.capital
C.loanD.debt
41.Somecitieshavepassedlawsthatallowcoalandoil__________onlyiftheirsulfurcontentislow.
A.burningB.toburn
C.beingburnedD.tobeburned
42.Spacevehicleswerelaunchedintoouterspace__________searchofanotherlivingplanet.
A.toB.at
C.inD.for
43.Youtwohavegotalot__________.
A.ingeneralB.incommon
C.inallD.inanycase
44.Itistimeto__________fieldsinwhichtheyarejustascapableasmen.
A.keepwomen'sB.stoptokeepwomenout
C.keepwomenawayD.stopkeepingwomenoutof
45.Frank'slessonsweretoohardforhim,andhesoonfell__________therestoftheclass.
A.behindB.down
C.offD.awayfrom
PartIIIIdentification（10%）
Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarktilecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
46、(Itwas)(inthisschool)(where)hehadstudied(forfouryears)。
ABCD
47、(Beingfelt)thatshe(haddone)(somethingwonderful)，shesatdown
ABC
(torest)。
D
48.Janehad(agreatdealof)trouble(toconcentrateon)herstudy
AB
(becauseof)thenoisein(thenext)room.
CD
49.Theway(which)thedifferentkindsofrock(lieon)(oneanother)
ABC
helpstotellthestory(oflongago)。
D
50.Wewereyoungmen(when)we(firstmet)inLondon,poor,(struggle)，
ABC
(fullof)hopeandideas.
D
51.Ofthetwolectures,(thefirst)wasbyfar(thebestone)，partly
AB
becausethepersonwhodelivered(it)had(such)apleasantvoice.
CD
52、(Accordingto)ourestimate,onlyone(outof)threecompany
AB
managers(havebeen)trainedinthe(fieldof)management.
CD
53.Todaywe(havemade)(greatachievements)，buttomorrowwe(shall
ABC
win)still（greatvictories.）
D
54.Lewishadtotravelbybus(as)hiscar(hadbeendamaged)inan
AB
accidentsomedays(before)andhe(wasfailed)togetitrepaired.
CD
55、(Collecting)toycarsasahobby(becomes)(increasingly)popular
ABC
duringthe(past)fiftyyears.
D
PartIVCloze（10%）
Directions:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
AboutamonthagoIwaspresentataseriousoccasionIthereadingofawill.Icanrememberonepassagethatparticularlystruckme.Itransomething(56)this.
"AndIdirectthat$t0,000be(57)。tooldWilliamB,whomIhavewishedtohelpformanyyears,(58)alwaysputoffdoingso."It(59)thelastwordsofadyingman.Butthestorydoesnot(60)there.Whenthelawyerscameto(61)outthebequest（遗赠），theydiscoveredthatoldWilliamBhad(62)，too,andsothe(63)deedwaslost.
Ifeltrather(64)aboutthat.Itseemedtomeamostregrettable(65)thatWilliamshouldnothavehadhis$10,000just(66)somebodykeptputting(67)givingittohim.Andfrom(68)accounts,Williamcouldhavedonewiththe(69)。ButIamsure(70)therearethousandsofkindlylittledeedswaitingtobe(71)today,whicharebeingputoff"(72)later."
GeorgeHerbert,inpraiseofgoodintentions,(73)that"Oneofthesedaysisbetterthan(74)ofthesedays."ButIsaythat(75)isbetterthanall.
56.A.aboutB.forC.likeD.of
57.A.consumedB.paidC.costD.devoted
58.A.butB.orC.stillD.and
59.A.hasbeenB.wereC.isD.was
60.A.remainB.endC.finishD.appear
61.A.findB.pointC.putD.carry
62.A.diedB.disappearedC.escapedD.hidden
63.A.invaluableB.identicalC.goodD.historic
64.A.excitingB.sorryC.faithfulD.happy
65.A.mattersB.dreamC.taskD.thing
66.A.becauseB.forC.asthoughD.till
67.A.offB.intoC.inD.on
68.A.everyB.someC.anyD.all
69.A.paymentB.moneyC.regretsD.expense
70.A.whetherB.ofC.thatD.often
71.A.protectedB.doneC.madeD.rewarded
72.A.untilB.stillC.tooD.toward
73.A.impliesB.markedC.regretsD.says
74.A.someB.anyC.allD.none
75.A.MorningB.SpringC.TodayD.Time
PartVTranslation（20%）
SectionA
Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.
76.Forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.(Passage1)
77.But,theunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.(Passage1)
78.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.(Passage2)
79.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.(Passage2)
80.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike"hewentpaleandbegintotremble"suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.(Passage3)
SectionB
Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.
81．使我感到惊奇的是，他的英语说得如此的好。
82．开会的时间到了，咱们把收音机关了吧。
83．尽管有许多困难，我们仍然决心执行我们的计划。
84．我们居住的地球是一个大球体。
85．我们向李先生学
1、英语A级全称为“高等学校英语应用能力考试，英文缩写PRETCO”。简称“大学英语三级考试”。B级是一般是英语基础不太好的学生选择，难度相当于初三至高中的英语水平，低于A级。
2、高等学校英语应用能力考试分A、B两级，A级考试为高职高专学生应该达到的标准要求，B级考试略低于A级考试，是过渡性的要求。原“大学英语三级考试”相当于“高等学校英语应用能力A级考试”，原“大学英语二级考试”相当于“高等学校英语应用能力B级考试”。学生自主决定参加A级或B级考试。
专科跟本科之间的水平。
三级是中间级，通过该级考试的考生，其英语已达到高等教育自学考试非英语专业本科毕业水平或符合普通高校非英语专业本科毕业的要求，基本符合企事业单位行政秘书、经理助理、初级科技人员、外企职员的工作，以及同层次其他工作在对外交往中的基本需要。
该级考生应能在生活和工作的多数情景中进行对话，不仅能够询问事实，还能询问抽象的信息，应能提供或是要求得到更清楚的阐述，同时口才也能表达简单的观点和态度，能适当运用基本的语法知识，掌握4000左右的词汇以及相关词组。
相当于我国学生高中毕业后在大专院校又学了两年公共英语或自学了同等程度英语课程的水平。（此级别笔试合格成绩可替代自学考试本科阶段英语（二）考试成绩。） 公共英语三级需要经过笔试和口试。
section i listening comprehension (25 minutes)
directions： this .section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken english. you will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. there are two parts in this section， part a and part b.
remember， while you are doing the test， you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. at the end of the listening comprehension section， you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your answer sheet 1.
if you have any questions， you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. now look at part a in your test booklet.
part a
you will hear 10 short dialogues. for each dialogue， there is one question and four possible answers. choose the correct answer-a， b， c or d， and mark it in your test booklet. you will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue only once.
example：
you will hear：
w： could you please tell me if the beijing flight will be arriving on time?
m：yes， madam. it should be arriving in about ten minutes.
you will read：
who do you think the woman is talking to?
a bus conductor.
a clerk at the airport.
a taxi driver.
a clerk at the station.
from the dialogue， we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight， so you should choose answer and mark it in your test booklet.
sample answer：
now look at question 1.
1. what do the girls have in common?
both of them are going to zimbabwe.
they are both from africa.
they are of the same age.
they are interested in african art.
2. what do we learn from this conversation?
mr. smith is the new manager. the manager is a man.
the former manager has left. the manager is not here.
3. what does the woman want to know?
where to board the plane. where to find a telephone.
the flight number. the departure time.
4. what does the woman mean?
she doesn‘ t want to ask mr. jackson herself.
she doesn ‘ t want to work for mr. jackson.
mr. jackson may have broken the tape recorder.
mr. jackson might fix the tape recorder.
5. what does the woman mean?
they don‘t have to go to the concert. his brother s