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大学本科英语b最全201大学本科英语试题
大学英语B-2011.9月大学英语试题
Test1
第一部分:
交际用语(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1.—Howareyou,Bob?
—____________Ted.
A.Howareyou?
B.I’mfine.Thankyou.
C.Howdoyoudo?
D.Nicetomeetyou.
2.—Thanksforyourhelp.
—____________
A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.
C.Quiteright.D.Don’tthankme.
3.—Hello,I’mHarryPotter.
—Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but____________.
A.callmyCharlesB.callmeatCharles
C.callmeCharlesD.callCharlesme
4.—Paul,____________?
—Oh,that’smyfather!
Andbesidehim,mymother.
A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who’stalkingoverthere
C.whataretheydoingD.whichisthat
5.—Hi,Tom,how’severythingwithyou?
—____________,andhowareyou?
A.Don’tmentionitB.Hm,nottoobad
C.ThanksD.Prettyfast
6.—That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!
—____________
A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it’stoocheap.
C.YoucanhaveitD.Seeyoulater.
7.—Whydidn’tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?
—____________
A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.
B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.
C.Ha…ha,Idon’tlikebirthdayparties.
D.Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident
8.—Hi,welcomeback!
Hadanicetrip?
—____________
A.Oh,fantastic!
Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.
B.Comeon,I’vegotlotsoffun.
C.Bytheway,Idon’tlikeSaturdays.
D.Well,I’lllookforwardtoyourphonecall.
9.—Haven’tseenyouforages!
Whatareyoubusydoingnow?
—____________
A.Ihatetheweatherhere.
B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.
C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.
D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.
10.—Marilyn,I’mafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.
—____________
A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?
C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!
1-5BACBB6-10ADADB
第二部分:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
Passage1
TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)
11.What’sthispassageabout?
A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe.
12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?
A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.
B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.
C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.
D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.
13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?
A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?
A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.
15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?
A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.
B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.
C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.
D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.
11-15CBDDD
Passage2
IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:
00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)
16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
__________
A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.
B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.
C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.
D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.
17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?
__________
A.Amatterofwork.
B.Amatteroflifeordeath.
C.Youwanttoseehimorher.
D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.
18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?
__________
A.at7:
00am.B.at4:
00pm.C.atthemidnight.D.at4:
00am.
19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
__________
A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.
B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.
C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..
D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.
20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat__________.
A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime
B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld
C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty
D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanation
16-20BBBDB
Passage3
Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任务).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.
Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.
Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.
Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.
ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)
21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?
__________
A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.
B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.
C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.
D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.
22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.
A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern
C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift
23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.
A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalks
C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance
24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.
A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime
B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday
C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners
D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike
25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.
A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective
21-25DB