大学英语B模拟二及参考答案.docx

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大学英语B模拟二及参考答案

大学英语B模拟二

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[A][B][C][D]

1.―Pleasedtomeetyou!

―________________.

A.Pleasedmeetingyoutoo.B.Howdoyoudo?

C.I’veheardaboutyou.D.Thepleasureismine

2.―It’sgettinglate.Ihavetogonow.

―________________.

A.Ihaveameetingnow.B.I’mhappyyouwillleave

C.I’mquiteinahurry.D.We’resorryyouhavetoleave

3.―I’dliketocheckinfortheflighttoNewYork.

―________________.

A.Fine.Doyouhaveyourticketandpassport?

B.ThereisnonstopflightstoNewYork.

B.Iamverybusynow.D.HowlongwillyoubeinNewYork?

4.―Hi,mynameisPeterBrown.

―________________.

A.Me,too.B.ThankyouverymuchC.Hello.D.Hereyouare.

5.―Whatabeautifuldressyou’vegot!

―________________.

A.Iagreewithyou.B.That’sallright.C.That’sgreat.D.Oh,thankyou

6.―Excuseme,whereisthenearesttelephone?

―________________.

A.Ican’tfindoutone.B.Thereisoneatthedrugstore.

C.?

Abouthalfanhour.D.TakeHighway15tothenorth.

7.―Hello.Howarethings?

―________________.

A.Theyaretooexpensive.B.I’mnotdoinganythingrightnow.

C.Oh,notsobadD.it’sinteresting,isn’tit?

8.―WhatamIgoingtodo?

Ifailedalltheexams.

―________________.

A.Comeon!

It’llbeOK.TryagainnexttermB.Oh,really?

Areyoumad?

C.That’sgreat.Hownice!

D.Iamnotgoingtotaketheexam.

9.―Excuseme,I’mafraidyou’veoverchargedme.

―________________.

A.Oh,really?

B.That’sallright.C.That’sfine.D.You’rewelcome.

10.―DoyoumindifIsithere?

―________________.

A.No,it’salreadyoccupied.B.No.Takeaseatplease.C.Don’tmentionit.D.Yes.Iambusy.

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5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，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[A][B][C][D]

Passage1

ThemarchtoItalywasbegun.ThesoldierswereevenmoreenthusiasticthatCaesarhimself.Theyclimbedmountains,crossedriversandfacedallkindsofdangerforthesakeoftheirgreatleader.

AtlasttheycametoalittlerivercalledRubicon.ItwastheboundarylineofCaesar’sprovinceofGaul.OntheotherbankofitwasItaly.Caesarpausedamomentonthebank.HeknewthattocrossitwouldbetodeclarewaragainstPompey?

andtheRomanSenate（罗马议会）.ItwouldinvolveallRomeinafearfulwar,theendofwhichnomancouldtell.

Buthedidnothesitatelong.Hegavethewordandrodeacrosstheshallowstream.

“WehavecrossedtheRubicon,”hecriedashereachedtheshore.“Thereisnoturningback.”

SoonthenewswascarriedtoRome:

“CaesarhascrossedtheRubicon,”andtherewasgreatworryamongthosewhohadwantedtodestroyhim.Pompey’ssoldiersranawaytojoinCaesar’sarmy.TheRomanofficialsandtheirfriendsmadereadytofleefromthecity.

“CaesarhascrossedtheRubicon!

”wasshoutedalongtheroadstoRomeandthecountrypeoplecameouttowelcomeCaesarandhismen.

Thewordwascarriedasecondtimetothecity:

“CaesarhascrossedtheRubicon,”andthewildflightbegan.PublicofficershadlefteverythingbehindandhurriedawaytoseeksafetywithPompey.Pompeywasunabletoprotectthem.HehurriedtotheseacoastandwithallwhowereabletoaccompanyhimsailedawaytoGreece.

CaesarwasthemasterofRome.

TheaimofthemarchtoItalywas___________________.

A.tovisitRomanSenateB.toseePompeyC.toconquerItalyD.todeclarewaragainstPompey

12.ThedividinglinebetweentheprovinceofGaulandItalywas___________________.

A.thecityofRomeB.RubiconC.mountainsD.notmentionedinthepassage

13.Caesar’scrossingtheriverofRubiconwithhissoldiersmeantthat____________________.

A.hewasthemasterofRome

B.hewantedtofightagainstPompeyandtheRomanSenate

C.HewantedPompey’ssoldierstosurrender

D.Hewantedtoshowhisgreatpower

14.PompeyandtheRomanofficials____________________.

A.werehighlyrespectedbythepeopleB.wereconfidentaboutdefeatingCaesar

C.wereafraidofCaesarandhisarmyD.allranawaytoGreecesuccessfully

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.CaesarknewbeforecrossingRubiconthathewoulddefinitelywinthewar

B.CaesarmadeuphismindtodefeatPompeyafterhecrossedRubicon

C.Pompey’ssoldiersfoughtbravelybutwerefinallydefeated

D.ThecountrypeopleofItalydidn’tlikeCaesarandhisarmy

Passage2

Believeitornot,theSwisswereonceawarlikepeople.Thereisstillevidenceofthis.Tothisday,theguardsattheVaticanareSwiss.ButtheSwissdiscoveredlongagothatconstantwarfarebroughtthemnothingbutsufferingandpoverty.Theyadoptedapolicyofneutrality.WhiletherestoftheworldwereinvolvedintheWar,Switzerland,acountrywithhardlyanynaturalresources,enjoyedpeace.Therestoftheworldisstillnotreadytoacceptthissimpleandobvioussolution.Mostcountriesnotonlymaintainpermanentarmiesbutalsorequirealltheiryoungmendoaperiodofmilitaryservice.

Admittedly,somecountries,likeBritain,havegivenuppeace-timeconscription（征召士兵）.Unfortunately,theyhaven’tdonesoforidealisticreasons,butfromasimplerecognitionofthefactthatmodernwarfareisahighlyprofessionalbusiness.Intheolddayslargearmieswereessential.Therewasstrengthinnumbers.Butinthemoderntimesofpush-buttonwarfare,unskilledmanpowerhasbecomeunnecessary.Inmeretwoyearsorso,youcan’thopetotrainnewsoldierstofightinawar.Sowhybother?

Whynotleaveittotheprofessionals?

16.ThefactthattheguardsattheVaticanareSwissshowsthat________________accordingtothefirstparagraph.

A.theSwissdonotreallylikewarB.thepastbraveryoftheSwissinwars

B.theyhopetherewillbenowarsD.howbravetheyare

17.Britainhasgivenuppeace-timeconscriptionbecause_________________.

A.itholdsthattherewillnotbesomanywars

B.ithasalreadyhadtoomanysoldiers

C.ithopestoadoptapolicyofneutralityifthereisawar

D.ithastrainedprofessionalsoldierstofightinmodernwarsanddoesn’tneedunskillednewsoldiers

18.TheSwissadoptedapolicyofneutralitybecause___________________.

A.theydidn’thaverichnaturalresources

B.warsonlybroughtsufferingandpoverty

C.theyneededtoretraintheirsoldiers

D.theguardsatVaticanwereSwiss

19.Modernwarfare___________________.

A.meansacompetitionofstrengthinthenumberofsoldiers

B.needslargearmies

C.doesn’tneedunskilledsoldiers

D.requiresacountrytotrainitsnewsoldiersinashorttime

20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Switzerlandwastheonlycountrytokeepneutralinwars

B.Somecountrieshavedecidedtoadoptthepolicyofneutrality

C.alltheothercountriesexceptSwitzerlandrequiretheiryoungmentodomilitaryserviceoftwoyears

D.Somecountrieshavegivenupconscriptionbecausetheywillnotbeinvolvedinwars

Passage3

Largemoderncitiesaretoobigtocontrol.Theyimposetheirownlivingconditionsonthepeoplewholiveinthem.City-dwellershavetoadoptanunnaturalwayoflife.Theylosetouchwiththelandandtherhythmofnaturesothattheyarehardlyconsciousoftheseasons.

Afewflowersinapublicparkmayremindpeoplethatitisspringorsummerandafewleavesontheroadsidemayremindthemthatitisautumn.Beyondthat,whatisgoingoninnatureseemstotallyunrelatedtothem.Allthesimple,goodthingsoflife,suchassunshineandfreshairarefaraway.Tallbuildingsblotoutthesun,andwastegasesfromcarspollutetheair.Eventhedistinctionbetweendayandnightislost.Inthenight,itisalmostasbrightandnoisyasitisinthedayandpeoplearebusywithwhattheyhopetodealwith.

Thefunnythingaboutitallisthatcity-dwellerspaydearlyforlivinginthecity.Thepricesforhousesaresohighthatitisoftenimpossibleforordinarypeopletobuyahouseoftheirown.Highrentsmustbepaidforsmallflatswhichevencountryhenswoulddisliketolivein.Moreover,thecostoflivingisveryhigh.Everythingyoubuyislikelytobemoreexpensivethanitwouldbeinthecountry.

21.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheauthor___________________.

A.likescitylifeB.doesn’tlikelivinginthecity

C.hastoliveinthecityD.willmoveoutofthecity

22.Accordingtothe1stparagraph,city-dwellers__________________.

A.don’thaveanaturalwayoflife

B.don’tknowwhatissummerorwinter

C.can’tseeandtouchtherealsoilandland

D.havenoseasonsintheirlife

23.“therhythmofnature”inthe1stparagraphrefersto__________________.

A.thechangeofseasonsB.sunnydaysandrainydays

C.dayandnightD.thecomingofspring

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Peoplelivingincitiescan’tenjoyfreshairandsunshine

B.Peoplelivingincitiescan’tseethesun

C.City-dwellersdon’tknowwhenit’sdayornight

D.City-dwellersdon’tknowwhatseasontheyarein

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementscannotbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.theauthorlovesnatureandhopestobeclosetoit

B.generallyspeaking,afarmerwillpaylessforhislivinginthecountrysidethanacity-dweller.

C.It’sdifficultforordinarypeopletobuyhousesinthecity

D.It’sdifficulttorenthousesinthecitybecausetherearenohousestoberent.

Passage4

WashingIrvinghasbeencalledNorthAmerica’sfirstprofessionalwriter.Hewasbornin1783,theyearwhentheAmericanRevolutionended;andhelivedtobecomethefirstauthorfromtheUnitedStatestowininternationalfame.

WhenWashingIrvingwas