大学英语B模拟四及参考答案.docx

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大学英语B模拟四及参考答案

大学英语B模拟四

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2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，请你从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。

示例[A][B][C][D]

1.―Let’smeetatyourhousetonight,shallwe?

―__________________.

A.O.K.ThatsoundsfineB.I’veforgottenhowtogettoyourhouse.

C.Let’swatchTVforawhile.D.Whatdidyourfriendsthinkofit?

2.―Didyougettothestationontime?

―_________________.

A.Idon’tliketravelingbytrain.

B.Iwillgotravelingbyairnexttime

C.Wedid,butwewerealmostlate

D.Ihaveneverbeensoexcitedwhengettingthere

3.―Canyoutellmewherethehotelis?

―________________.

A.It’sinthenextblock.B.Don’tyouhaveabook?

C.Iwanttogotothepark.D.Wheredoyoucomefrom?

4.―Areyouhereonbusiness?

―________________.

A.Yes,itis.Andyou?

B.Hello,nicetomeetyou!

C.That’sfine.D.No,I’mheretoseemysister

5.―Itisn’tverywarmtoday,isit?

―________________.

A.Yes,Ido.B.No,itcertainlyisn’t.C.That’sfine.D.Nevermind.

6.―CouldIseeyourticketplease?

―________________.

A.Iamnotsureyet.B.I’dloveone.C.Imightbe.Why?

D.Hereyouare.

7.―Whatdayistoday?

―________________.

A.It’sMonday.B.It’sOct.4th.C.It’saholiday.D.It’sspringnow.

8.―I’mafraidwearegoingtobelateforclass.

―________________.

A.You’rewelcome.B.Don’tmentionit.C.Howmuchtimeisthereleft?

D.That’snice.

9.―Whattimeisitnow?

―________________.

A.Iamgoingtotellyouthetime.B.Isyourwatchcorrect?

C.Idon’tknowexactly,butit’safterten.D.Youareright.

10.―Isthistaxitaken,sir?

―________________.

A.Youareright.B.Areyoutakingatriptoday?

B.No,whereareyougoing?

D.Don’tyoutakeabus?

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从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。

示例[A][B][C][D]

Passage1

Apoorboy,whohadnotenoughmoneytobuyameal,stoppedonehotsummeratnoonbeforeaneating-house.Thebossoftherestauranttoldhimseveraltimestogoawaybuttheboycouldnotleavethewonderfulsmell.Atlast,thecookcameoutoftherestaurant.Takingholdofhisarm,hedeclaredthattheboyhadbeenfeedinguponthesmelloftheirfood.Heaskedtheboytopayhalfthepriceofameal.Thepoorfellowsaidthatheneithercouldnorwouldpay.

Atthatmoment,apolicehappenedtopass.Hesaidtotheboy,“Youhavebeenfeastingoneyourofyoursenseswiththegoodsmellofthisman’smeat,youshouldsatisfyoneofhissenses.Howmuchmoneydoyouhave?

”

“Ihaveonlytwopenceinalltheworld,sirandImustbuysomebread.”

“Nevermind,”answeredthepoliceman,“Takeyourtwopencebetweenyourhands.Nowrattlethemloudly.”

Theboydidso,andtheofficer,turningtothecook,said,“Now,sir,Ithinkhehadpaidyouthesmellofyourdeliciousfood.Thesmellofyourfoodrewardedhisnostrilsandthesoundofhismoneyrewardedyourears.”

Thisdecisiongavemoresatisfactiontothebystandersthantothecook,butitwastheonlypaymenthecouldget.

1.hecookaskedtheboyto___________________.

A.goaway

B.feeduponthesmelloftheirfood

C.paythepriceofameal

D.givehimsomemoneyforsmellingthesmelloftheirfood

12.Theboy____________________.

A.hadnochoicebuttopayforhalfameal

B.refusedtomakeanypayment

C.reportedwhathappenedtothepoliceinthepolicestation

D.wasfrightenedbythecook’swordsandranaway

13.Thepoliceaskedtheboyto____________________.

A.takeouthistwopenceandshowthemtothecook

B.givethecooktwopence

C.makenoiseswiththetwopence

D.stopsmellingthesmellfromtherestaurant

14.Thecookfinallygot____________________.

A.somemoney

B.thebystanders’support

C.somepaymentintermsofthetwopence’snoise

D.satisfactionofbeingpaidhalfofameal

15.Whowasnotsatisfiedwiththesolution?

A.TheboyB.ThecookC.ThebystandersD.Thepoliceman

Passage2

DuringPaleolithictimesmanbecamemanbylearningtospeak,tomaketoolsandtousefire.Thisgavehimanenormousadvantageoverotheranimalsabouthim.Yetinonefundamentalrespectheremainedaliketothem.Hewasstillahunteramongotherhunters.Hewasstillafoodgathereraswerecountlessotherspeciesthatwerecompletelydependentonthebountyofnature.Andbeingdependentonthenature,hewasdominatedbynature.Hehadtobeconstantlyonthemoveinordertofollowanimalsandtolocatefishinggrounds.Hehadtoliveinsmallgroupsbecausenotmanycouldfindenoughfoodtosupportthemselvesinagivenareaifhelivedalone.Itisestimatedthateveninfertileareaswithamildwinter,onlyoneortwofoodcollectorscouldsupportthemselvespersquaremile.Andtwentyoreventhirtysquaremileswereneededforeachhumansoulinregionsofcoldclimate,tropicaljungleordesert.

Suchdependenceonnatureleftitsmarkonallaspectsofhumansociety.Butthisdependencewasgreatlyreducedwhenmanmadetheepochaldiscoverythathecouldfeedhimselfbygrowinghisfoodaswellasbygatheringit.Indoingsoanewworldwithabrightfutureopenedbeforehim,asheleftbehindhimthePaleolithicstageofhisdevelopmentandenteredtheNeolithic.

16.WhichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofmaninPaleolithictimes?

A.LearningtospeakingB.MakingtoolsC.UsingfireD.Beinghunters

17.?

AmanwholivedaloneinPaleolithictimes_____________________.

A.couldgatherenoughfoodforhimself

B.couldsupporthimselfquiteeasily

C.wouldhardlysurvivethehardnaturalconditions

D.needn’tmovealotforfood

18.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactorthathelpedmanstepintotheNeolithictimes?

A.gatheringfoodB.movingtofollowotheranimals

C.livinginsmallgroupsD.growingplantsasfood

19.AnimalswerealiketomaninPaleolithictimesinthefollowingaspectsexceptthat______________________.

A.animalswerefoodgatherers

B.animalswerehunters

C.humanscouldmaketools

D.animalsandhumanswerebothdominatedbynature

20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thedevelopmentofagriculturecontributedalotinthehistoryofhumanbeings

B.Thedevelopmentofagriculturewashelpfulforhumanlanguageability

C.Humanshadtoliveinsmallgroupsinorderthattheycouldhavemorefriends

D.Humanshadtoliveinsmallgroupssothattheywouldnotbelonely

Passage3

Thepurposeofthispartofthebookistohelpyoubecomemoreefficientinreadingbyspeedinguptheprocessgenerally.Mostpeoplecanlearntocovermaterialmuchfasterthantheydonowwhilemaintainingahighlevelofcomprehension.

Improvementinreadingefficiencyhasseveralmajorbenefits.Weneedreadingskillstobenefitfromthewealthofinformationthatisnowavailableinprintedform.Mostpeoplegettheroughoutlinesoftheirdailynewsfromtelevisionandradio.However,theprintedwordstillprovidesthein-depthcoverageoftopicsthatreallyproduceswell-informedpeople.Readingisalsoagreatsourceofentertainmentformanypeople.Forstudents,itistheprimarymethodofstudying.

Thetimeyounowspendreadingcanbemademuchmoreproductivebyincreasingyourreadingrate.Forsomepeoplethiswillmeanthattheycanobtainmoreinformationinthesamelengthoftime.Forothersitwillmeanthattimenowdevotedtoreadingcanbeusedinothermoreinterestingandprofitableways.

Todeterminehowfastyouarereading,youfirsthavetogetsomeideaofthenumberofwordsinagivenpassage.Thenyousimplydividethenumberofwordsbythenumberofminutesittakestoread.Thatwillgiveyourrateinwordsperminute.

21.Thepassageistakenfrom____________________.

A.astorybookB.anewsreport

C.areportonascientificresearchD.abookonreading

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTabenefitfromreadingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Readingwillhelpreadersgetmoreinformation

B.Byreadingreaderswillhaveain-depthcoverageofdailynews

C.Studentsmustreadsothattheycanmasterknowledge

D.Improvementofreadinghelpsreadersgetoutlinesofdailynews

23.Thispassagemainlydiscusses______________________.

A.differentkindsofreading

B.theimportanceofimprovingreadingskillsandhowtocalculatereadingrate

C.readingasasourceofentertainment

D.differentwaystoimprovereadingspeed

24.“readingefficiency”inParagraph2means__________________________.

A.theaveragereadingrate

B.theabilityofreadingfastwithagoodunderstanding

C.readingmaterialsreaderslike

D.readinghabits

25.Readingspeedcanbecalculatedby_________________________.

A.countinghowmanywordsareaderhasread

B.dividingthetotalnumberofwordsareaderreadbythetimehespendsonreading

C.timinghowmanyminutesareaderhasread

D.askinghelpfromtheteacher

Passage4

TheearliestsettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcolonieswhichwerefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedinEuropeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapethecontrolsbykings,governments,priests,churches,andnoblemen.Toagreatextent,theysucceeded.In1776theBritishcolonialsettlersdeclaredtheirindependencefromEnglandandestablishedanewnation,theUnitedStatedofAmerica.Insodoing,theyoverthrewthekingofEnglandanddeclaredthatthepowertogovernwouldlieinthehandsofthepeople.Theywerenowfreefromthepowerofkings.In1787,whentheywrotetheConstitutionsfortheirnewnation,theyseparatedchurchandstatesothattherewouldneverbeagovernment-supportedchurch.Thisgreatlylimitedthepowerofthechurch.Also,inwritingtheConstitutiontheyexp