大学英语B模拟一及参考答案.docx

1、大学英语B模拟一及参考答案大学英语B模拟一 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 D1. Where have you been lately? _.A. Ive been to Shanghai on business B. Ive a lot of work to doC. Everything is fine D. Yes, I havent seen you either2. Hello.

2、 How is everything? _.A. Nothing much B.Fine, thanks. How about you? C.Im pleased to meet you D. Im fine, thanks3. How often is there a flight to Paris? _.A. Do you have your passport with you? B. Theres nonstop flights.C. It will leave at 10. D. We have flights to Paris every hour4. Hi! George. How

3、 are you? _.A. Thats all right. B. Dont mention it. C. How are you? D. Fine, thanks. And you?5. Sorry, I didnt catch what you said. _.A. Thats fine. B. Dont say it again B. I said I was arried. D. Its a pity, isnt it?6. Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest subway station? _.A. Its two blocks up t

4、his street. B. Yes. You are going the wrong way.C. Dont talk about it. D. I need your help.7. My cat is ill. She wont eat anything. _.A. Youd better go to the clinic. B. Why not get something to eat?C. I would go on diet if I were you. D. You should take her to the vet.8. Oh, goodness! I havent got

5、any money on me! _.A. Keep the change please. B. Let me lend you some.C. Sorry, I havent got one. D. Its good to save some money.9. Would you mind if we asked you for some advice? _.A. Thank you so much. B. Er. What can I do for you? C. Thats all right. D. Yes. Please go ahead.10. I hope I am not in

6、terrupting your work. _.A. Its hard to say. B. O.K. Lets start again. C. Please go on with your work.?D.Oh,thats all right.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 DPassage 1A farmer had once made a purchase of a fine fat shee

7、p, hoping to offer it up to the Buddha. While he was leading it home, four thieves saw him and made up their minds to steal the sheep. They knew him to be an honest person and one who thought of no more harm in others than he had in himself. They dared not take the sheep away from him by force, for

8、they were too near the city. Therefore, they thought hard and got an idea: they first parted company and then came to the man as if they had come from several distinct parts.The first thief came up to the farm and said, “My good old man, why are you leading this dog?”At this moment the second thief,

9、 coming from another direction, cried to him, “ Poor old man, where have you stolen this dog?” And immediately after these words, the third thief came up and asked the farmer, “Where are you going with this handsome greyhound?”The poor farmer began to doubt whether the sheep was a sheep or not. But

10、the fourth robber put him quite beside himself by coming near him and asking what the dog cost him.The farmer began to think and got the conclusion that the four men, who came from different directions, could not all be wrong. He believed that the sheep he was leading was a dog. On realizing this, t

11、he farmer went back quickly to the market to demand his money of the person who sold him the dog, leaving the dog with the four thieves.1.The farmer _.A. bought a sheep in the city B. bought a sheep in the marketC. led a sheep to the market to sell C. stole a sheep in the city12. The four thieves de

12、cided to play a trick to get the sleep because _.A. the farmer had never been to the city B. the farmer was honest and would be easily cheated by their tricksC. the farmer was narrow-mindedD. the farmer was stupid13. The farmer began to have a doubt when the _ thief called his sheep a dog.A. first B

13、. second C. third D. fourth14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The animal was really a dogB. The four thieves knew about the farmerC. The four thieves had tried to rob the farmer but failedD. The farmer was sure that he had bought a sheep15. What can be conclude

14、d from the story is _.A. dont try to buy a sheep as an offering to the BuddhaB. if there were four persons saying it was a sheep, it was certainly a sheepC. the farmer was really cheated by the four thievesD. the farmer saw through the thieves tricksPassage 2Prior to modern times, Western Europe was

15、 an underdeveloped rather than a developed region. In the eleventh century China was producing two and a half times as much iron as did England and Wales together in 1640. By the twelfth century several Chinese cities had a population equal to that of the whole contemporary England - about 1.3 milli

16、on people. When the Westerners began their attack of Constantinople in 1203, they were full of respects for those high walls, those mighty towers, those rich palaces and churches, of which there were so many that no man could believe it if he had not seen them with their own eyes. In modern times th

17、e situation was changed, thanks in large part to the profits from overseas trade and colonies, and to the settlement in new continents. Therefore, ninety percent of the worlds total industrial output comes today from European origin. About two-thirds of the worlds people are earning about $200 per c

18、apita every year, while the remaining one-third enjoy per capita incomes as high as $2,400 in the case of the United States.16. In the 11th century China was _.A. more underdeveloped than Western Europe.B. more advanced in technology than EnglandC. as developed as Western EuropeD. producing as much

19、iron as Western Europe17. Constantinople was _.A. a part of Western Europe B. part of ChinaC. quite rich and prosperous D. was a city with a population of 1.3 million18. Europe became much more developed in modern times mainly by _.A. attacking ConstantinopleB. making profits from foreign trade and

20、their coloniesC. learned from the developed parts of the world and improved its technologyD. having its people form the idea of working hard19. It can NOT be concluded from the passage that _.A. several Chinese cities altogether had a total population of 1.3 millionB. westerners admired Constantinop

21、le for its marvelous buildingsC. Constantinople was much more developed than the invaders hometownD. Americans have much higher salaries than two-thirds of the worlds people20. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Four-fifths of the worlds products come from Europe.B. Ninety pe

22、rcent of the worlds industrial output is from EuropeC. Europe began to develop when they attacked Constantinople D. Westerners set up colonies after they became richPassage 3The body of an animal may well be compared with some machine like a locomotive engine. Indeed, the animal body is a machine. I

23、t is a machine composed of many parts doing some particular kind of work for which a particular kind of structure fits it. All the parts are dependent on each other and work together for the accomplishment of the total business of the machine. The locomotive must be provided with fuel, such as coal

24、or wood or other combustible substance, the consumption of which provides the force or energy of the machine. The animal body must be provided wit fuel, which is called food, which similarly provides the energy of the animal. Oxygen must be provided for the combustion of the fuel in the locomotive a

25、nd of the food in the body. The locomotive is composed of special parts: the fire box for the storage and combustion of fuel; the steam pipes for the carriage of steam; the wheels for locomotion; the chimney for throwing off waste. The animal body is similarly composed of such parts as the stomach f

26、or the storage and digestion of food, the organs for the throwing off of waste water, the blood vessels for the carriage of oxygen and food-holding blood, the legs or wings for locomotion. 21. The body of an animal is like a locomotive in that _.A. it is composed of many parts that work just like di

27、fferent parts of a locomotiveB. it can do some particular kind of workC. it works like all the machines in the worldD. both the animal and the locomotive need coal or wood as their fuel22. Every part of the animal body _.A. works independently B. works dependently on each otherC. looks like the same

28、 as that of a machine D. has the same structure as that a machine23. The energy of an animal is provided by _.A. throwing off waste B. the combustion of fuels such as coal or woodC. consumption of food D. the carriage of blood24. The function of the animals legs is like _ of a machine.A. the wheels

29、B. chimney C. steam pipes D. the fire box25. The steam pipes of a locomotive work like the _ of an animal body.A. stomach B. blood vessels C. legs D. wingsPassage 4I once amused myself by asking persons on the street, in stores and on street cars what they most desired out of life. This was before t

30、he polls of Mr. Gallup or of the inquiring reporter. I expected those questioned to place foremost good health. But they did not. Neither did they say salvation or life after death. Quite differently, their first wish was more money to spend.Secondly, they wanted more happiness out of life.These may

31、 not be the answers I thought they ought to give, but they appeared to be sincere and honest answers. Who does not want happiness,or more money to spend?As these seem to be almost universal desires they merit consideration. So, since taking this poll I have from time to time speculated on what social science migh