大学英语 B 考试试题.docx

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大学英语B考试试题

大学英语（B）考试试题

第一部分：

交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.－Thanksforhelpingmecarrythecase.

　－__________.

A.MypleasureB.Nevermind

C.QuiterightD.Don'tthankme

2.－Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?

　－___________,andhowareyou?

A.Don'tmentionitB.Hm,nottoobad

C.ThanksD.Prettyfast

3.－Whatabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

　－_______________.

A.No,it’snogoodB.Sorry,it'stoocheap

C.ThankyouD.Don’tsaythat

4.－Tomorrowismybirthday.

　－______________.

A.Oh,Ihavenoidea.B.I'mgladyoulikeit.

C.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!

D.Youmustbeveryhappy.

5.－Hi,isMarythere,please?

　－_____________________.

A.Holdon.I'llgetherB.No,sheisn'there

C.Yes,sheliveshereD.Yes,whatdoyouwant

6.－Hurryupplease,orI'llbelate.

　－_______________________.

A.Sorrysir,butthetrafficisthicknowB.Well,it'salright,sir

C.Howcanyousaythat,sir?

D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway

7.－It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow?

　－__________.

A.Yes,pleaseB.No,goahead

C.Sure,pleaseD.Idon'tlikeit

8.－Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport?

　－___________________________.

A.Don'taskthatB.Sorry,I'mastrangerhere

C.No,Ican'tsaythatD.No,you'redrivingtoofast

9.－Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please?

　－___________________________.

A.Yes,please

B.Pleasedon'torderit

C.No,don'tmentionit

D.Yes,I'dliketohavesomechocolatecake

10.－Thisboxistooheavyformetocarryupstairs.

　－_______________.

A.Youmayaskforhelp.B.Letmegiveyouahand.

C.Pleasedomeafavor.D.I'dcometohelp.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。

请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。

Passage1

　　WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,"Whydidshelivetobe107?

"Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity'simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.

　　Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.

　　Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.

11.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain_____.

A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger'sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome_____.

A.benefitsofwalking

B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.commentsmadebycitypeople

D.problemsofcityliving

13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___.

A.totaketheelevatorB.towalkupthestairs

C.torideinacarD.tofindanalternativetowalking

14.Peoplelivinginthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause____.

A.theydon'tlivenearbusinessareas

B.theydon'tneedtheexercise

C.theyneverhaveparkingproblems

D.theycan'taffordtotakethebus

15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat_____.

A.airpollutionisnotserious

B.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity

D.walkingisahealthfulexercise

Passage2

　　ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld＇sgreatestdramatist（剧作家）.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:

thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare'swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.

　　Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.

　　ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort（itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners）eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.

16.Englishpeople______.

A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatist

B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld'sgreatestdramatist

C.aresurewhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatist

D.donotcarewhoistheworld'sgreatestpoetanddramatist

17.EveryEnglishmanknows______.

A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare

B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly

C.allShakespeare'swritings

D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter

18.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare'swritings.

B.Shakespeare'swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningto

speakEnglish.

C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse.

D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare.

19.Whatdoestheword"proverb"mean?

A.Familiarsayings.B.Shakespeare'splays.

C.Complaints.D.Actorsandactresses.

20.WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish?

A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare'stime.

B.BydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare'stime.

D.BeginnersmayhavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.

Passage3

　　Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:

theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought（干旱）andfloods.

　　Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.

　　Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.

　　Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:

forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.

21.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways.themostimportantofwhichisthat

theycan____.

A.keephimfromthehotsunshine

B.enablehimtobuildwarships

C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem

D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods

22.It'sagreatpitythat______.

A.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires

B.maniseagertoprofitfromtrees

C.manhasn'trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohim

D.manhasn'tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees

23.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear______.

A.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftrees

B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees

C.unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtrees

D.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhocuttreesinsteadofplantingthem

24.Theword"bind"inParagraph5means"____________".

A.towashawayB.tomakewet

C.tomakestaytogetherD.toimprove

25.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan_____.

A.keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftground

B.causethesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin

C.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway

D.makethetopsoilsticktogether

第三部分：

词汇与结构（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母图黑。

26.Idon'tknowthepark,butit's_______tobequitebeautiful.

A.saidB.toldC.spokenD.talked

27.WhenLilycamehomeat5：

00pmyesterday,hermother____dinnerinthekitchen.

A.cookedB.wascookingC.cooksD.hascooked

28.Twothousanddollars_______enoughforthepurchaseofthethecar,

A.beingB.wereC.areD.is

29.Thenewordermeans_______overtime.

A.worksB.workedC.toworkD.working

30.Themanagerwillnot_______ustousehiscar.

A.haveB.letC.agreeD.allow

31.Didyounoticetheguy______hatlookedlikeanumbr