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大学英语B6套

2008年大学英语B（6套模拟试题）

Test1

一、交际用语

1.Howareyou,Bob?

B_Ted.

A.Howareyou?

B.I’mfine.Thankyou.C.Howdoyoudo?

D.Nicetomeetyou.

2.Thankyouforyourhelp.A

A.Mypleasure.B.NevermindC.Quiteright.D.Don’tthankme.

3.Hello,I’mHarryPotter.Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but_C_.

A.callmyCharles.B.callmeatCharles.C.callmeCharles.D.callCharlesme.

4.Paul,B_?

Oh,that’smyfather!

Andbesidehim,mymother.A.WhatisthepersonoverthereB.Who’stalkingoverthereC.WhataretheydoingD.Whichisthat

5.Hi,Tom,howiseverythingwithyou?

__B_,andhowareyou?

A.Don’tmentionit.B.Hm,nottoobad.C.Thanks.D.Prettyfast.

6.That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

__A____

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it’stoocheap.C.Youcanhaveit.D.Seeyoulater.

7.Whydidn’tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

___D___

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!

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二、阅读理解

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.InAustriaC.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.

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:

00p.m..Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,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:

00amB.at4:

00pmC.atthenightD.at4:

00am

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

____________

A.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeopleformdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.

C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A.

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat________________

A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneinthedaytime.

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanation.

Passage3

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,Theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.（348words）

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

_________

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means_________

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis_______________

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

三、词汇与结构

26.ProfessorSmithpromisedtolook________mypaper,thatis,toreaditcarefullybeforethedefence.

A.afterB.overC.onD.into

27.Ourhouseisaboutamilefromtherailwaystationand