尚择优选最新大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析doc.docx

1、尚择优选最新大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析doc大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析大学英语(B)模拟试题1Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

2、thecenter. 1.-Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow? -_. A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment B.No,youcant C.Sorry,youcant D.Idontknow 2.-DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary? -_. A.Yes,youmayborrow B.Yes,goon C.Yes,helpyourself D.Itdoesntmatter 3.-IsthatMrRobertLee? -_. A.Yes,Leespeaking B.Hello,whatdoyouwant C.

3、Sorry,speaking D.Idontknow 4.-Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brownsoffice? -_. A.Youcantaskme B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea C.Pleasedontsayso D.SorryIdontknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere 5.-Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn? -_.A. ThankyouverymuchB. No,no,JohnisnotbadC. Thankyou.HeisfineD. Dontsaythat.Itsugl

4、y.Johnisgood6.-WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?-_. A.Iwantakiloofapples B.Youcangoyourownway C.Thanks D.Excuseme.Imbusy7.-Idliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.-_. A.Thankyou.Youshouldntdothat B.Thanks,Idliketogowithyou C.No,youcantsayso D.No,no,Youcantdothat8.-Doyoumindtellingmewhereyourefrom?-_. A.Cer

5、tainly.ImfromLondon B.Sure.IwasborninLondon C.Notreally,youcandoit D.Certainlynot.ImfromLondon9.-MayIseethemenu,please?-_. A.Thatisthemenu,sir B.Yes,pleasegoon C.Hereyouare,sir D.Ofcourse,sir10.-Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!-_.A. DontworryaboutitB. Congratulations!Thatsadifficultcou

6、rseC. MrBrownisverygoodD. Goodlucktoyou!PartReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroug

7、hthecenter.Passage 1 TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedontknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting. ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreading

8、andwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidntknowhowspell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”. Thesecondexplanationisbasedontheplace

9、wherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBurensfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”. 11.Theauthor_. A.believesbothofthestories B.doesntbelieveawordofthestories C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue D.i

10、stellingthestoriesjustforfun 12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson_. A.couldntdrawupanydocumentsatall B.didntliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim D.wasntgoodatreadingorspelling 13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”_. A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson B.

11、wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect” 14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”_. A.wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub” B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn C.wasthenameofVanBurensclub D.wasusedtocallVanBurenssupportersintheele

12、ction 15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused_. A.byVanBuren B.inapresidentialelection C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub D.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”Passage 2AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmos

13、tentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmeri

14、cansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeachalargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareas

15、classifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.16.IfnowA

16、mericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry_ A.About25million. B.Morethan25million. C.Lessthan25million. D.Lessthan225million.17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas_ A.UnitedStates. B.Germany. C.France. D.England.18.

17、Whatsthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage_ A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs. B.Ofsmallandlargetowns. C.Ofurbanareas. D.Ofruralareas.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates_ A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded. B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

18、 C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent. D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb_ A.Becausetheyarethesame. B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly. C.Becausetheprocessisgradual. D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.Passag

19、e 3 Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion. Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometim

20、esmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewritt

21、enrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite. Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,thymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeab

22、outthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycallrememberedhistory.Someofithasmowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagaina

23、ndagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful. 21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage_ A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehuma

24、nhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory. 22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_. A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord C.th

25、ewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite 23.“Rememberedhistory”refersto_. A.historybasedonapersonsimagination B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents D.bothBandC 24.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvalu

26、ableonlywhen_. A.itiswrittendown B.nowrittenaccountisavailable C.itprovestobetrue D.peopleareinterestedinit25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad_. A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars C.toldexactstoriesofth

27、emostimportanthappeningsE. mademoresongsanddancesPassage4Mum,canwegotoMcDonalds,please?Somepeoplemightask,Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?andWherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurge

28、rKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonalds.Thedistinctivegoldenarchcannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In20XX,McDonaldshadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyofthinkglobal,actlocal.Mc

29、DonaldslearntthatiftheyadaptedtheirMacmealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonaldsrestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwithalocalflavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalledShakeShakeFriesandRedBeanSunda

30、ycanbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,VegiMacsareserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalledjunkfoodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.Conveniencefoodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuyatake-awayfromaloc