大学英语B统考试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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B.No,youcan’t

C.Sorry,youcan’t 

D.Idon’tknow

2.–DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

-- 

.

A.Yes,youmayborrow 

B.Yes,doon

C.Yes,helpyourself 

D.Itdoesn’tmatter

3.–AreyouMr.RobertLee?

. 

A.Yes,Leespeaking 

B.Hello,whatdoyouwant

C.Sorry,speaking 

4.–Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice?

A. 

Youcan’taskme

B. 

Pardon?

Ihavenoidea

C. 

Pleasedon’tsayso

D. 

SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere.

5.–Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?

Thankyouverymuch

No,no,Johnisnotbad

Thankyou.Heisfine

Don’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood

6.–WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

A.Iwantakiloofapples 

B.Youcangoyourownway

C.Thanks 

D.Excuseme,I’mbusy

7.–I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.

A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’tdothat 

B.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou

C.No,youcan’tsayso 

D.No,no.Youcan’tdothat

8.–Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?

A.Certainly.I’mfromLondon 

B.Sure.IwasborninLondon.

C.Notreally,youcandoit 

D.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon

9.–MayIseethemenu,please?

I’vebeenwaitinganhouralready.

A.Thatisthemenu,sir 

B.Yes,pleasegoon

C.Hereyouare,sir 

D.Ofcourse,sir

10.–Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMr.BrowngavemeanA!

Don’tworryaboutit

Congratulations!

That’sadifficultcourse

Mr.Brownisverygood

Goodlucktoyou!

PartII 

ReadingComprehension（40points）

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestionstherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell,sowhathereallywrotewas“allcorrect”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwancalled“OK”.

11.Theauthor 

believesbothofthestories

doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories

isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue

istellingthestoriesjustforfun

12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson 

couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall

didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself

oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim

wasn’tgoodatreading,writingorspelling

13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK” 

wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson

wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments

wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson

wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect”

14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK” 

wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub”

meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwanborn

wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub

wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection

15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused 

byVanBuren

inapresidentialelection

toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub

bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”

Passage2

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedintheagricultureandforestry（林业）,andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:

everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeirsuburbs）ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargeproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics（统计）ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?

A.About25million. 

B.Morethan25million

C.Lessthan25million 

D.Lessthan225million

17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?

A.UnitedStates 

B.Germany 

C.France 

D.England

18.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs 

B.Ofsmallandlargetowns

C.Ofurbanareas 

D.Ofruralareas

19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?

Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded

Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother

Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent

Smalltownsareturningintolargecities

20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?

A.Becausetheyarethesame

Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly

Becausetheprocessisgradual

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas

Passage3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedon’thaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluable 

tousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause 

therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

thepeopletheredidnotkn