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全国高校网络教育大学英语统考B试题
全国高校网络教育大学英语统考(B)试题
Test1
PartI日常会话
1.–Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?
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A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan’t
C.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow
2.--DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?
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A.Yes,youmayborrowB.Yes,goon
C.Yes,helpyourselfD.Itdoesn’tmatter
3.--IsthatMrRobertLee?
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A.Yes,Leespeaking.B.Hello,whatdoyouwant?
C.Sorry,speaking.D.Idon’tknow.
4.–Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice?
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A.Youcan’taskme
B.Pardon?
Ihavenoidea
C.Pleasedon’tsayso
D.Sorry,Idon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere
5.–Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?
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A.ThankyouverymuchB.No,no,Johnisnotbad
C.Thankyou.HeisfineD.Don’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood
6.–WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?
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A.IwantakiloofapplesB.Youcangoyourownway
C.ThanksD.Excuseme.I’mbusy
7.–I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.
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A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’tdothatB.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou
C.No,youcan’tsaysoD.No,no.Youcan’tdothat
8.–Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?
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A.Certainly.I’mfromLondonB.Sure.IwasborninLondon
C.Notreally,youcandoitD.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon
9.–MayIseethemenu,please?
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A.Thatisthemenu,sir.B.Yes,pleasegoon.
C.Hereyouare,sir.D.Ofcourse,sir.
10.–Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!
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A.Don’tworryaboutitB.Congratulations!
That’sadifficultcourse
C.MrBrownisverygoodD.Goodlucktoyou!
PartII阅读理解
Passage1
TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.
ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.
ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBruen’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.
11.Theauthor.
A.believesbothofthestories
B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories
C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue
D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun
12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson.
A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall
B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself
C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim
D.wasn’tgoodatreading,writingorspelling
13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”.
A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson
B.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments
C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson
D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect”
14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”.
A.wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub”
B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn
C.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub
D.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection
15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused.
A.byVanBuren
B.inapresidentialelection
C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub
D.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”
Passage2
AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:
everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach–alargeproportionthaninGermanyorEnglish,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.
16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?
A.About25million.B.Morethan25million
C.Lessthan25millionD.Lessthan225million
17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?
A.theUnitedStates.B.Germany
C.France.D.England
18.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?
A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.
C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofruralareas.
19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?
A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.
B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.
C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.
D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.
20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?
A.Becausetheyarethesame.
B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.
C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.
D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.
Passage3
Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.
Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.
Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.
21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?
A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.
B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.
C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.
D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.
22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause.
A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime
B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord
C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire
D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite
23.“Rememberedhistory”refersto.
A.historybasedonaperson’simagination
B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth
C.songsanddancedaboutthemostimportantevents
D.bothBandC
24.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen.
A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailable
C.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit
25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad.
A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent
B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars
C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings
D.mademoresongsanddances
PartIII语法与词汇选择题
26.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewas
busyforherexamination.
A.toprepareB.tobepreparedC.preparingD.beingprepared
27.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell.Somethingwrong.
A.canhavegoneB.shouldhavegone
C.musthavegoneD.oughttohavegone
28.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonderswillhappentoherprivatelife.
A.howB.whoC.whatD.that
29.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeople’sSquare,withthe
audienceontheground.
A.seatingB.seatedC.beseatingD.toseat
30.Ifthewholeprogrambeforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.
A.wasnotpla