大学英语B统考试题.docx

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大学英语B统考试题

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大学英语（B）统考试题

Test1

PartI UseofEnglish（20points）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.–Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

   --                      .

   A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment         

   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                     

   D.Idon’tknow

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

   --                      .

A.  Youcan’taskme

B.  Pardon?

Ihavenoidea

C.  Pleasedon’tsayso

D.  SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere.

5.–Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?

   --                       .

A. Thankyouverymuch

B.  No,no,Johnisnotbad

C. Thankyou.Heisfine

D.  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!

   --                         .

A.  Don’tworryaboutit

B.  Congratulations!

That’sadifficultcourse

C.  Mr.Brownisverygood

D. Goodlucktoyou!

PartII ReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

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            .

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.     meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwanborn

C.     wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub

D.    wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection

15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused         .

A.     byVanBuren

B.     inapresidentialelection

C.     toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub

D.    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?

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.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?

A.  “Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.  Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.  Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D. Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause    

A. therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B. thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C. thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D. thepeopletheredidnotkn