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大学英语B模拟试题
大学英语B模拟试题
PartIIUseofEnglish(10points)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.–Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?
–_________.
A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment. B.No,youcan’t.
C.Sorry,youcan’t. D.Idon’tknow
22.–DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?
- _____________
A. Yes,youmayborrow.
B. Yes,goon
C. Yes,helpyourself.
D. Itdoesn’tmatter
23–WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?
- ___________
A.Iwantakiloofapples
B.Youcangoyourownway
C.Thanks
D.Excuseme.I’mbusy
24.–Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?
- ___________
A. Certainly.I’mfromLondon
B. Sure.IwasborninLondon.
C. Notreally,youcandoit.
D. Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon.
25.–MayIseethemenu,please?
I’vebeenwaitinganhouralready.
- ______________
A. Thatisthemenu,sir.
B. Yes,pleasegoon
C. Hereyouare,sir
D. Ofcourse,sir
26.–Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngamemeanA!
- ____________
A. Don’tworryaboutit.
B. Congratulations!
That’sadifficultcourse
C. Mr.Brownisverygood.
D. Goodlucktoyou!
27.–I’dliketobookaflighttoShanghai,please.
- ________________
A. No,ofcoursenot
B. DoyoumindifIsaidno?
C. Yes,sir,singleorreturn.
D. Youcan’t.Wearebusy.
28.–Ilearnedthatyouwonthe100-meterracethismorning.Congratulations!
- __________________
A. Thankyou.
B. No,Ican’tsayIdidwellintherace.
C. Justlucky.
D. No,no,Iranslowly.
29.–CanIhelpyou,sir?
- _______________
A. Thanks.I’mjusthavingalook.
B. Idon’tmind.
C. No,I’mleavingsoon.
D. It’sallright.
30.–Excuseme,isthisseatfree?
- _____________
A. No,youcan’tsithere.
B. Sorry,itistaken.
C. Yes,itissharedbyaboy.
D. Yes,butIdon’tknow.
PartIII ReadingComprehension(30points)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilies.Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevisionusuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattendingschool.
Parentsareconcernedaboutthelackofqualityintelevisionprogramsforchildren.Thedegreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworriesthem.Studiesindicatethat,whenchildrenareexposedtoviolence,theymaybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.
Parentsarealsoconcernedaboutthecommercials(商业广告)thattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Manyparentswouldliketoseefewercommercialsduringprogramsforchildren.Andsomeparentsfeelthattheseshowsshouldnothaveanycommercialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureenoughtodealwiththeclaimsmadebyadvertisers.
Educationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsforchildrenthatmanyparentsapproveof.ThemostfamousoftheseisSesameStreet,whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrenaheadstartinlearningthealphabet(字母)andnumbers.Italsotriestoteachchildrenusefulthingsabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.
EventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgiveSesameStreetandshowslikeithighmarksforquality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whethereducationalornot,isharmfultochildren.Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisioneverydayturnschildrenintoboredandpassive(被动的)consumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeactiveexplorersofit.
31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotbasedonthepassage?
A. Parentsareworriedabouttheinfluencefromtelevisionontheirchildren.
B. Televisionhasmuchinfluenceonchildren.
C. Bothparentsandtheirchildrenlikewatchingeducationaltelevision.
D. Somecriticsthinkthattelevisionisnogoodforchildren.
32.Inwhatwaysdochildrensufferfromtelevision?
A. Theybecomethevictimsofsocialviolence.
B. Theyspendhourswatchingtelevisioninsteadofdoingschoolwork.
C. Theprogramsmakethechildrenloseinterestintheworld.
D. Theprogramsmakethechildrenspendtoomuchoftheirparents’money.
33.Parentswouldnotliketheirchildrentoseecommercialsbecause__________.
A.theythinkthattheirchildrenarenotoldenoughtohandleadvertising
B.commercialsteachchildrenalphabetandnumbers
C.commercialshelptosellproducts
D.theydon’tlikecommercials
34.Educationaltelevisioniswidelyappreciatedbecause_________.
A. itdoeshavethesamecommercialsasothers
B. itoffersprogramsforbothchildrenandtheirparents
C. manyparentsliketheprogramsitoffersfortheirchildren
D. childrencanlearnsomeschoolsubjectsbeforetheygotoschool
35.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?
A. WatchingTooMuchTelevisionIsHarmfultoYoungMinds.
B. TelevisionIsMoreHarmfulthanEducational.
C. Television’sInfluenceonChildren.
D. MoreEducationTelevision.
Passage2
Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:
theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.
Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.
Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.
Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycultdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.
Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:
forwheretheretrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.
36.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan_____________.
A. keephimfromthehotsunshine
B. enablehimtobuildwarships
C. makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem
D. protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods
37.It’sagreatpitythat_______.
A. manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires
B. manisnoteagertomakeprofitsfromtrees
C. manhasn’trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohim
D. manhasn’tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees
38.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldesappear______________.
A. unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftrees
B. unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees
C. unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtrees
D. unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhotreesinsteadofplantingthem
39.Theword“bind”inParagraph5means“__________”.
A. towashaway
B. tomakewet
C. tomakestaytogether
D. toimprove
40.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan________.
A. keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftground
B. makeitpossibleforthesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin
C. preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway
D. makethetopsoilsticktogether
Passage3
Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?
Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.
Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourwork,youmaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergetic(精力充沛)iswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeoplethepeakcomesbeforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarsayingas:
“Getup,John!
You’relateforworkagain!
”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendwhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llworkbetteratyourlowpoint.
Getofftoslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Whenyougetup,sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeeton