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网考真题重要复习资料

大学英语B网考辅导补充材料（2009-12新增）

（用于2018年4，9月网考复习）

Passage1

ItwasverycoldlastSunday.PaulandhisfriendsAllen,BillandBettywenttothelakeafterbreakfast.Theybegantoskateontheice.Paulskatedbetterthanhisthreefriends.Heskatedfastanddidn’tknowapieceoficewasbroken.Hefellintothewater.Hisfriendswereafraidandcalledforhelp.Justthentwoworkerswalkedthereandheardthem.Theyrantherequicklyandhelpedtheboycomeoutofthewater.Thentheytookhimtoahospital.Paulandhisparentsthankedthemverymuch.

1.Whendidthechildrengoskating?

A.Afterbreakfast.

B.Beforesupper.

C.Afterlunch.

D.Atlunch.

2.Howmanychildrenskatedonthelake?

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Five.

D.

3.Whoskatedbestofallthechildren?

A.Allendid.

B.Pauldid.

C.Billdid.

D.Workerdid.

4.WhydidPaulfallintothewater?

A.Becauseheskatedfast.

B.Becausehewasnotgoodatskating.

C.Becausehedidn’tknowtheicetherewasbroken.

D.

5.WhohelpedPaul?

A.Hisfriends.

B.Hisparents.

C.Twoworkers.

D.Betty.

Key:

ABBCC

Passage2

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?

Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmassagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?

Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou…swipe（刷卡）yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?

Placingmoneyatthebank?

…talktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?

Prettysoonyouwon’thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?

1.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas____?

A.critical

B.unconcerned

C.positive

D.uninterested

2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he_______.

A.willfindwaystoreachher

B.willlocatehere-mailaddress

C.willtrytogetheravoicemachine

D.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail

3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation”inline2,paragraph2means______.

A.relationship

B.closeness

C.strangeness

D.stress

4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon’tneedto_______.

A.seeortalktooneanother

B.saygoodmorningtoworkers

C.makeeyecontactwithclerks

D.completelyrelyonmanpower

5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_________.

A.ispleasedwiththemodernpaceoflife

B.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers

C.doesn’twantanyonetobotherhim

D.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology

Key:

ADCAB

Passage3

Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.

Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.

Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.

Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.

Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.

Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.

“Whyareyousad?

”askedtheant.

“I’mtheprisonerofagiant.”thegirltoldtheant.“Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley（大麦）andrye（黑麦）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”

“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!

”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.

“Iknow,”thegirlcried,“andifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!

”

“Don’tcry,”theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”

Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.

Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.

Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.

1.Whatisanant?

A.Asmallanimal.

B.Aninsect.

C.Abird.

D.Agiant.

2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?

A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.

B.Whenitsavedtheant’slife.

C.Whenitwasnearlydying.

D.Whenitlookedup.

3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?

A.Becauseofhersadness.

B.Becauseshesawtheant.

C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.

D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.

4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?

A.Hewouldeather.

B.Hewouldlethergo.

C.Hewouldtakeheraway.

D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.

5.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl’slife?

A.Thegiant

B.Theant

C.Theant’sfriends

D.Hertears

Key:

ACDAD

Passage4

Myfriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed（移民入境检查）atEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainLowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Butnobodycametohim.Laterawomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.

“Startoutattheend,”shesaid.“Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheotherendhe’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”

“Isoonlearnedthat’showeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldmyfriend.“Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou’llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”

1.Wheredoyouthinktheoldmancamefrom?

A.Poland.

B.Australia.

C.Canada.

D.Japan.

2.Fromthepassage,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould_________.

A.gethelpfromyourfriends

B.trytogetitbyyourself

C.knowhowacafeteriaworks

D.getupagainifyoufail

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.

B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.

C.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeatinthecafeteria.

D.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.

4.Whatdoestheword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.

B.Thesuccessonewantstoget.

C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.

D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromEasternEuropetoAmerica

B.EatinginanAmericanCafeteria

C.HowtoEatinaCafeteria

D.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmerica

Key:

ABCBD

Passage5

Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:

thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”

“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?

”

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?

”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”

“Oh,no,it’snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?

”

1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“_______”.

A.电冰箱

B.洗衣机

C.电风扇

D.保温瓶

2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.

A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderful

B.theyallhaddifferentideas

C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswereright

D.thejourneyendedtoosoon

3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause____.

A.theywereverybeautiful

B.theywereEgyptian

C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools

D.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations

4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____.

A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramids

B.itcostlessthanacomputer

C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer

D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit

5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause______.

A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay

B.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks

C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderful

D.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers

Key:

DBCCB

Passage6

IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’srea