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西南大学网络教育学院大学英语B

西南大学网络教育学院2006年大学英语（B）

统考辅导练习题

PartIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.—Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

—___________________.

—

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan’t

C.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow

2.—DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

—___________________.

—

A.Yes,youmayborrowB.Yes,goon

C.Yes,helpyourselfD.Itdoesn’tmatter

3.—IsthatMrRobertLee?

—__________________.

—

A.Yes,LeespeakingB.Hello,whatdoyouwant

C.Sorry,speakingD.Idon’tknow

4.—Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice?

—____________________.

—

A.Youcan’taskme

B.

C.Pardon?

Ihavenoidea

D.

E.Pleasedon’tsayso

F.

G.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere

H.

5.—Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?

—_______________________.

A.Thankyouverymuch

B.

C.No.no,Johnisnotbad

D.

E.Thankyou.Heisfine

F.

G.Don’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood

H.

6.—whatcanIdoforyou,madam?

—_____________________.

A.IwantakiloofapplesB.Youcangoyourownway

C.ThanksD.Excuseme.I’mbusy

7.—I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.

—______________________.

A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’tdothatB.Thanks.I’dliketogowithyou

C.No,youcan’tsaysoD.No,no.Youcan’tdothat

8.—Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?

—____________________.

A.Certainly.I’mfromLondonB.sure.IwasborninLondon

C.Notreally,youcandoitD.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon

9.—MayIseethemenu,please?

—___________________.

A.Thatisthemenu,sir.B.Yes,pleasegoon

C.Hereyouare,sirD.Ofcourse,sir

10.—Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!

—________________________.

A.Don’tworryaboutit

B.

C.Congratulations!

That’sdifficultcourse

D.

E.MrBrownisverygood

F.

G.Goodlucktoyou!

H.

PartIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry（林业），andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:

everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeirsuburbs）ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics（统计）ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

11.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?

A.About25million.B.Morethan25million.

C.Lessthan25million.D.Lessthan225million.

12.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?

A.UnitedStates.B.Germany.C.France.D.England.

13.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.

C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofruralareas.

14.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.

D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.

15.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?

A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

Passage2

Ifwewereaskedexactlythatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall’rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenareoftenveryhelpful.

16.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

17.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause__________.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime.

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

18.“Rememberedhistory”refersto________.

A.historybasedonaperson’simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

19.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen_________.

A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit

20.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad_____________.

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.

C.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

D.

E.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

F.

G.mademoresongsanddances

H.

PartⅢVocabularyandStructure

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy______forherexamination.

A.toprepareB.tobeprepared

C.preparingD.beingprepared

22.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell,sosomething______wrong.

A.canhavegoneB.shouldhavegone

C.musthavegoneD.oughttohavegone

23.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders_______willhappentoherprivatelife.

A.howB.whoC.whatD.that

24.Theconcertusuallytakesplaceatthepeople’sSquare,withareaudience________ontheground.

A.seating.B.seatedC.beseatingD.toseat

25.Ifthewholeprogram________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.

A.wasnotplannedB.werenotplanned

C.wouldnotbeplannedD.hadnotbeenplanned

26.Isn’titaboutthetimeyou_______todomorningexercises?

A.beganB.beginC.shouldbeginD.havebegun

27.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyou’vegivenmeand_______youhavedoneforme.

A.whichB.thatC.allwhatD.allthat

28.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome______rememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.

A.whensheB.thatsheC.andsheD.she

29.Determinedto_____asifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindofindifference.

A.carryonB.accountforC.bringupD.getthrough

30.He______toarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany.

A.triedB.succeededC.managedD.endeavored

31.Jackisgood.Kind,hardworkingandintelligent.________,Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

A.AsaresultB.InawordC.BythewayD.Onthecontrary

32.I_______goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn’t.

A.pickoutB.makeoutC.giveoffD.