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大学英语B统考试题
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.
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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. thepeopletheredidnotknowhowt