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华南理工大学大学英语B二模拟试题
2017年华南理工大学大学英语B
（二）模拟试题
2017年华南理工大学大学英语B
（二）模拟试题
I.VocabularyandStructures（20points）
Directions:
Ineachofthefollowingsentences,thereare4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.
1.—Iwasworriedaboutmymaths,butMr.BrowngavemeanA.
—___B____
A. Don’tworryaboutit.B. Congratulations!
That’sadifficultcourse
C. Mr.Brownisverygood. D. Goodlucktoyou!
2.—I’ve got two tickets for the match. Shall we go and watch it
together?
—__C_____
A.he tickets must be expensive. B. The match must be exciting .
C. Why not?
Let’s go. D. The place is too far away.
3.—Hello,I'mHarryPotter.
—Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but__A____.
A.callmeCharles B.callmyCharlesC.callmeatCharlesD.callCharlesme
4.—Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?
—____D______Ohyes!
TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan’tmissit.
A.Ibegyourpardon?
B.Whatdoyoumean?
C.You'rewelcome.D.Mm,letmethink
5.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou. —____A___
A.That'sokay.B. No,youcan't.C. That'sgood. D. Oh,Idon'tknow.
6.Wecamefinally__C____theconclusionthatshehasbeentellingliesallthetime.
A.of B.into C.to D.at
7.It’stimewe__C__thelecturebecauseeverybodyhasarrived.
A.willstart B.shallstart C.start D.started
8.Twodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishthework．Heneeds__A_day.
A.other B.theother C.thethird D.athird
9.Mrs. Jones _A______ about her hard housework.
A.has been always complaining B.is always complaining
C.always complain D.has always complain
10.Tom, you __D_____ play with the knife. You _______ hurt yourself.
A.won’t;can’tB.mustn’t;mayC.shouldn’t; must D.can’t;shouldn’t
11.The question __D_____next year has something important to do
with our daily life.
A.to discussB.discussed C.being discussed D.to be discussed
12.___A____from space, the earth looks like a blue ball.
A.Seen B.See C. Seeing D.To see
13.Weweregladthatshe____D____agoldmedal.
A.awarded B.wasawarded C.hasbeenawarded D.hadbeenawarded
14.Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orI__D___lateyesterday.
A.shouldbe B.wouldbe C.willhavebeen D.wouldhavebeen
15.___B_____morecareful,themistakewouldnothavebeenmade.
A.Ifheis B.Ifhehadbeen C.Ifhehasbeen D.Ifheshouldbe
16.Itisrequiredthatthestudents___C_____mobilephonesintheirschool，soseldomwillyouseethemusingone.
A.wouldnotuse B.notuse C.mustn’tuse D.mightnotuse
17.Let me do it, ___C____?
A.shall I B. shall we C. will you D. will I
18.Hans has a new car. I wonder when _A______it.
A. he boughtB. did he buy C. buys D. he is buying
19.Smoking, ___A__is a bad habit, is nevertheless, still popular.
A. though B. it C. that D. which
20.It___D_____fortwohoursnow.
A.rains B.israining C.wasraining D.hasbeenraining
II.ReadingComprehension（45points）
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questions.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.
Passage1
Writing,asacareer,offersarangeofpersonalrewards.Itenablespeopletoexpressthemselves,aswellastoentertain,inform,andinfluenceothers.Withonlyafewtools—paper,atypewriter,apencil,andoftenapersonalcomputer—awritercanhaveanimpactonthesurroundingworld.Butmostauthorsspendhundredsofhoursperfectingtheirskillsbeforetheycansellanyoftheirworks.
Apersonwhowantstobeawritershouldsetasidesometimetowriteeveryday.Learningtoexpressideasclearlyandeffectivelyinwritingtakesagreatdealofpractice.Manyexperiencedwriterskeepajournal.Ajournalcanserveasastorehouseforinformation,observations,andideas.Itcanalsobeaplacetodevelopnewmaterial.
Beginningwritersshouldreadmanykindsofwritingencounteredeverydayandpayspecialattentiontowhattheyfindmostinteresting.Newsitems,featurestories,textbooks,cookbooks,repairmanuals,poems,essays,shortstories,novels,andplaysdifferintheirmethodsoforganizingandpresentingmaterial.Abeginningwriterwhoreadswidelyandcarefullywilldevelopanappreciationofdifferentwritingapproachesandstyles.Intime,thewritercanacquireamoreflexibleapproachtohisorherownwork.
Successfulauthorswriteaboutsubjectstheyknowandunderstand.Theysometimestakeweeksormonthsrevisingorrefininganarticle,poem,orstory.Beginningwritersusuallybenefitfromfindingoneormorefriendlycriticswhowillreadtheirworkanddiscussitsstrengthsandweaknesseswiththem.
Highschoolsandcollegesoffermanylearningopportunitiesforyoungwriters.Compositionandliteraturecoursescanbehelpful.Creativewritingandjournalismcoursesmayfurtherassistabeginningwriterindevelopinghisorherskills.Manystudentsworkonliterarymagazines,newspapers,oryearbookspublishedbytheirschools.Theymaywritestories,editarticles,orgainothervaluableexperience.
21.Howimportantiswritingaccordingtothispassage?
C
A.Peoplelearnalotfromwriting.
B.Weareentertainedwithdifferentwritings.
C.Writingcaninfluencethesurroundingworld.
D.Bookscanbeanimportantpartofanindustry.
22.WhatdoesajournalNOThelptoprovide?
A
A.Service. B.Ideas. C.Observations. D.Information.
23.Whatshouldabeginningwriterdotoenjoydifferentwritingstyles?
D
A.Readingdifferentkindsofnewsitems.
B.Studyingdifferentwritingmethods.
C.Learningthewaystopresentmaterials.
D.Carefullyreadingasmuchaspossible.
24.Whichofthefollowingshouldabeginningwriteravoidinordertoimprovehisorherwriting?
A
A.Developingnewsubjects. B.Findinghelpfulcritics.
C.Attendingwritingcourses. D.Doingeditingwork.
25.Indevelopingstudents’writingability,whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedbytheauthor?
D
A.Theycantakecompositionandliteraturecourses.
B.Theycantakewritingandjournalismcourses.
C.Theymayworkonliterarymagazines,newspapers,oryearbookspublishedbytheir schools.
D.Theymaywritestoriesoreditarticlesforprofessionaljournals.
Passage2
Thefirstdayofuniversityourprofessorintroducedanewstudentwhoappearstobeverydifferentfromtherestofus.ThatisRose,aneighty-seven-year-oldladywhoalwaysworeabigsmileonherface.
“Whyareyouincollegeatthisage?
”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!
”shetoldme.
Overtheyear,Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandsheenjoyedbeingthecenterofattentionfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup!
Attheendofthesemester,weinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Shewasintroducedandsteppeduptothestage.
Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech,shedroppedherspeechcardsonthefloor.Frustratedandalittleembarrassedsheleanedintothespeakerandsimplysaid,“I’msorryI’mabitnervous.IgaveupbeerforLentandthiswhiskeyiskillingme!
”
AswelaughedRoseclearedherthroatandbegan,“Wedonotstoplaughingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit!
Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidn’tdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.
Finally,thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingoldandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon’tdooneproductivething,youwillturntwenty.Thisisgrowingold,bydoingnothingtoyourlife.Theideaofgrowingupistoalwaysfindopportunitytochange.”
Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneral.Whenyoufinishreadingthis,pleasesendthispeacefuladvicetoyourfriendsandfamily:
Remember,wecannotavoidgrowingold,butwecanchooseourownwaystogrowup.
26.WhywasRoseincollege?
A
A.Becauseshealwayswantedtohaveacollegedegree.
B.Becauseshethoughtcollegewasfunandshecouldmakemanyfriends.
C.Becauseshehasnevergonetoacollege.
D.Becausesheenjoyedbeingthecenterofattentionfromtheotherstudents
27.Accordingtopara.3,howdidRoselivehercollegelife?
C
A.Shealwaysdressedupandneverattendanyclass.
B.Shewasquietanddidn’twanttomakeanyfriends.
C.Shewaseasygoingandmadelotsoffriends.
D.Shewasn’tmakingthebestoutofhercollegelife.
28.Howdidshereactwhenshedroppedherspeechnoteatthefootballbanquet?
D
A.Shegotverynervousandstoppedspeaking.
B.Shewasdrunkwithtoomuchwhiskey.
C.Shehadtogiveupbeerforthismistake.
D.Shecontinuedherspeechwithajoke.
29.WhatdoesRosemeanby“somanypeoplewalk
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