大学英语B模拟三.docx

1、大学英语B模拟三网考模拟卷之二 大学英语B模拟三第一部分：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 D1. Can I help you, Sir? _.A. Id like to help you.B. I dont know you.C. Dont talk with me.D. Yes. Please get someone who speaks French.2. Did you have a goo

2、d time at the party? _.A. we had a wonderful time. B. I will have fun tomorrow.C. Did you work at home last night? D. I ate from twelve to one3. Id like a single room, please? _.A. You have a room on the third floor? B. The Jefferson Hotel is quite good.C. You are going to stay in our hotel? D. Do y

3、ou want a room with a bath?4. Do you mind if I sit here? _.A. Yes, Im not sitting. B. Yes, Im busy.C. Dont mention it. D. Im sorry, but I do.5. Would you like some fruit? _.A. Not at all. B. Please, go ahead.C. No, thanks. D. Here you are6. Excuse me, does this bus go into the city? _.A. This is the

4、 right bus too. B. Get off now.C. Yes. Where do you want to go? D. Dont ask me.7. Can you tell me where the library is? _.A. Yes. Just walk along the street for blocks. B. Dont mention it.C. Youre right. D. Im sorry, but I can.8. Its very kind of you to show me around the campus. _.A. Thats right. B

5、. Certainly. You are here.C. Ive no idea. D. Its a pleasure.9. The dinner was delicious! _.A. It looks very smart. B. Thats great.C. Well done. D. Im glad you enjoyed it.10. Hello. May I introduce myself? My name is John. _.A. No trouble at all. B. Dont talk about it.C. Pleased to meet you. Im Li Mi

6、ng. D. Thank you all the same.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 DPassage 1One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wished to buy only on

7、e pair is unimportant. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward.“What can I do for you, sir?”“I wish to buy a pair of socks.”His eyes glowed. There was a note of passion in his voice. “Did you know that y

8、ou had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been accidental.“Come with me,” said the boy, happily.I followed him to the back of the shop, and he began to take from the shelves box after box, showing me the socks in them. “Hold on, la

9、d. I am going to buy only one pair!”“I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see how marvelously beautiful these are. Arent they wonderful!”There was an expression of solemn as if he were revealing to me the mysteries of his religion. I became far more interested in him than in the socks. “My frie

10、nd,” said I, “If you can keep this up, if you keep up this zeal and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States.” I wish every salesperson had the boys zeal and love for his job so that customers will not have to wait for someone to wait on them.The author wal

11、ked into the sock shop because _.A. it was a big shop B. it had the most beautiful socksC. the boy clerk was warm-hearted D. he happened to notice it12. The author became more interested in the boy than in the socks because _.A. he was attracted by the boys passion for his workB. the shop was the fi

12、nest shop in the world to buy socksC. the boys religion was a mystery to the authorD. the boy would become the owner of this shop13. Which of the following statements can NOT be concluded from the last paragraph?A. The boy loved his work very muchB. The author was moved by the boys love for his work

13、C. Not every salesperson works like the boyD. Customers will not have to wait for someone to wait on them14. The boy clerk _.A. was more than 17 years oldB. didnt know the author would buy only one pair of socks before he showed him boxes of socks.C. took the author to the front of the shop and show

14、ed him many socksD. would be quite successful if he kept his zeal and love for his job.15. It can be inferred from the story that _.A. love for ones job is the one of the keys to successB. young boy clerks are more interested in their jobsC. the author bought many pairs of socksD. the author and the

15、 boy were friendsPassage 2In the self-satisfying spirit, the Portuguese shipped thousands of African slaves to their homeland. The numbers were so large, and the intermarriage was so free that the racial composition of certain parts of Portugal was significantly affected.But this was the beginning o

16、f a new period of the slave trade that began in 1510 when the first shipload of African slaves was shipped to the New World. The shipping of slaves proved to be successful for there was an urgent need for labor in the Americas, especially on the sugar plantations. The market for slaves was almost li

17、mitless and several other countries entered the slave trade to share in the rich profits. Portugal dominated the trade in the sixteenth century, Holland during most of the seventeenth, and Britain in the eighteenth. There was about forty European forts along the west African coasts. All of them were

18、 used for defense against the rival trading nations and for storing the slaves while awaiting shipment across the Atlantic.16. It can be concluded from the 1st paragraph that _ at that time.A. African slaves could only marry native PortugueseB. African slaves could marry native PortugueseC. African-

19、Portuguese marriage was forbidden by lawD. only a small number of African slaves could get married with native Portuguese17. The first country that started the slave trade was _.A. Britain B. Portugal C. Holland D. America18. The sentence “The shipping of slaves proved to be successful” in Paragraph

20、 2 means _.A. countries doing slave-trade business made rich profits from itB. America was founded at lastC. Americans needed slavesD. there was an urgent need for slaves in America19. The largest profit from the slave trade was made by _ in? the 17th century.A. Portugal B. Holland C. Britain D. Ame

21、rica20. Forts were built along the west African coasts to _.A. catch more African slavesB. to store slaves to ship them to AmericaC. ship slaves to PortugalD. defense against African nations whose people was caught as slavesPassage 3All the customs, beliefs, values, knowledge and skills that guide a

22、 peoples behavior along sharing paths are part of their culture. People throughout the world have different cultures. Therefore their standards for behavior often differ. We tend to assume that certain behaviors have pretty much the same meaning around the world and we anticipate that other people w

23、ill act as we do. But this is clearly not the case. When we are in a different culture, we may find ourselves in situations for which we are unprepared.Not surprisingly, interaction among people of different cultures is often filled with uncertainties and even difficulties. Take the matter of the “l

24、anguage space”, identified by the anthropologist Edward T. Hall. He notes that Arabs tend to get very close to other people, close enough to breathe on them. When Arabs do not breathe on a person, it means that they are ashamed. But Americans insist on staying outside the range of other peoples brea

25、th, viewing the odor as distasteful. Americans typically back away as an Arab comes close, and the Arab follows. For example, an Arab business representative may not trust an American who backs off. On the other hand, the American may distrust the Arab for seeming so pushy.21. Which of the following

26、 aspect does not belong to the scope of culture according to the passage?A. customs B. beliefs C. values D. hobbies22. Certain behaviors _ according to the 1st paragraph.A. have the same meaning around the worldB. have different meanings in different parts of the worldC. are shared by people all ove

27、r the worldD. can not be influenced by cultures23. If we are in a different culture, we may _.A. notice that foreigners behave differently from usB. behave differently from when we are in our native countryC. have no difficulty in understanding peoples behavior thereD. change our behaviors24. Accord

28、ing to the passage “language space” means _.A. Arabs tend to get close to other peopleB. Americans tend to stand outside the range of other peoples breathC. the distance between two speakers when they talk with each otherD. the space between two foreigners when they talk25. It can be concluded from

29、the passage that _.A. Arabs and Americans may move far away from the original place where they begin their talkB. Arabs are never ashamedC. Its difficult to make friends with AmericansD. Americans like to back off on any occasionPassage 4The following story was found among the papers of Diedrich Kni

30、cherbocker, an old gentleman of New York. During his lifetime, this gentleman was very curious about the Dutch history of that region. Although unable to find much information on this subject in books, he learned a great deal by listening to the old men of the town - and more especially their wives. Whenever, therefore, he found by chance some real Dutch family, living comfortably in some farmhouse with a low roof, under a fine big tree, he considered it as full of information as a history book, and he studied it eagerly.The result of all this study was a histo