大学本科英语b最全201大学本科英语试题.docx

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大学本科英语b最全201大学本科英语试题

大学英语B-2011.9月大学英语试题

Test1

第一部分：

交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.—Howareyou,Bob?

—____________Ted.

A.Howareyou?

B.I’mfine.Thankyou.

C.Howdoyoudo?

D.Nicetomeetyou.

2.—Thanksforyourhelp.

—____________

A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.

C.Quiteright.D.Don’tthankme.

3.—Hello,I’mHarryPotter.

—Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but____________.

A.callmyCharlesB.callmeatCharles

C.callmeCharlesD.callCharlesme

4.—Paul,____________?

—Oh,that’smyfather!

Andbesidehim,mymother.

A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who’stalkingoverthere

C.whataretheydoingD.whichisthat

5.—Hi,Tom,how’severythingwithyou?

—____________,andhowareyou?

A.Don’tmentionitB.Hm,nottoobad

C.ThanksD.Prettyfast

6.—That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

—____________

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it’stoocheap.

C.YoucanhaveitD.Seeyoulater.

7.—Whydidn’tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

—____________

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.

B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.

C.Ha…ha,Idon’tlikebirthdayparties.

D.Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident

8.—Hi,welcomeback!

Hadanicetrip?

—____________

A.Oh,fantastic!

Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

B.Comeon,I’vegotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon’tlikeSaturdays.

D.Well,I’lllookforwardtoyourphonecall.

9.—Haven’tseenyouforages!

Whatareyoubusydoingnow?

—____________

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.

B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.

D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

10.—Marilyn,I’mafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

—____________

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?

C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!

1-5BACBB6-10ADADB

第二部分：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.（190words）

11.What’sthispassageabout?

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe.

12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.

B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.

C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.

D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.

15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.

D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

11-15CBDDD

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:

00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.（260words）

16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

__________

A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

__________

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?

__________

A.at7:

00am.B.at4:

00pm.C.atthemidnight.D.at4:

00am.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

__________

A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.

C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat__________.

A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanation

16-20BBBDB

Passage3

Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.（348words）

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

__________

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

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