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大学英语B实考和模拟题
大学英语B-Test1
第一部分:
英语知识运用(共10小题。
每小题2分,满分20分)此部分共有10个未完成的对话,针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项,请你A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。
示例[█][B][C][D]
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. callmyCharles.B. callmeatCharles.C. callCharlesme.D. callmeCharles.
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.IgotityesterdayB.sorry.It’stoocheap
C.Youcanhaveit.D.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!
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题。
每小题2分,满分40分)此部分共有4篇短文,每篇短文后有4个问题,请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。
示例[█][B][C][D]
PassageI
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.
Passage2
IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.ThesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafterIV00p.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.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.
B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.
C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..
D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.
20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat________________.
A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime
B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld
C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty
D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation
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."Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturntothisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.
ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacafeorcoffeehouse.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.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeveryday
C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike
25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor'stonein