大学英语B模拟试题.docx

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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