1、大学英语B统考试题 大学英语(B)统考试题Test 1Part I Use of English ( 20 points)Directions: In this part there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
2、a single line through the center.1. Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now? - . A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment B. No, you cant C. Sorry, you cant D. I dont know2. Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? - . A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, do on C. Yes, help yourself D. It doesnt matter3. Ar
3、e you Mr. Robert Lee? - . A. Yes, Lee speaking B. Hello, what do you want C. Sorry, speaking D. I dont know4. Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Browns office? - .A.You cant ask meB.Pardon? I have no ideaC.Please dont say soD.Sorry I dont know, but you can ask the man over there.5. Mary, your dress is rea
4、lly beautiful. How is John? - .A.Thank you very muchB.No, no, John is not badC. Thank you. He is fineD.Dont say that. Its ugly. John is good6. What can I do for you, madam? - . A. I want a kilo of apples B. You can go your own way C. Thanks D. Excuse me, Im busy7. Id like to take you to the coffee h
5、ouse on the corner. - . A. Thank you. You shouldnt do that B. Thanks, Id like to go with you C. No, you cant say so D. No, no. You cant do that8. Do you mind telling me where youre from? - . A. Certainly. Im from London B. Sure. I was born in London. C. Not really, you can do it D. Certainly not. Im
6、 from London9. May I see the menu, please? Ive been waiting an hour already. - . A. That is the menu, sir B. Yes, please go on C. Here you are, sir D. Of course, sir10. I was worried about chemistry, but Mr. Brown gave me an A! - .A.Dont worry about itB.Congratulations! Thats a difficult courseC.Mr.
7、 Brown is very goodD. Good luck to you!Part II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each questions there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspond
8、ing letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We dont know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.The first explana
9、tion is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson, he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it.
10、The problem was that he didnt know how to spell, so what he really wrote was “all correct”. After a while, he shortened that term to “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Burens friends organized a club to help him become Pres
11、ident. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren wan called “OK”.11. The author .A. believes both of the storiesB. doesnt believe a word of the storiesC. is not sure whether the stories are trueD. is telling the stories just for fun12. According to the passage,
12、 President Jackson A. couldnt draw up any documents at all B. didnt like to read important papers by himselfC. often had his assistants sign documents for himD. wasnt good at reading, writing or spelling13. According to the first story, the term “OK” A. was approved of by President JacksonB. was the
13、 title of some official documentsC. was first used by President JacksonD. was an old way to spell “all correct”14. According to the second story, the term “OK” A. was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”B. meant the place where President Van Buren wan bornC. was the name of Van Burens clubD. w
14、as used to call Van Burens supporters in the election15. According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used .A. by Van BurenB. in a presidential electionC. to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD. by the members of the “Old Kinderhook Club”Passage 2Although the United States covers so much lan
15、d and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in the agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional pictur
16、e is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their s
17、uburbs) of more than a million people eacha large proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics(统计) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As
18、the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.16. If now Ame
19、rica has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? A. About 25 million. B. More than 25 million C. Less than 25 million D. Less than 225 million17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? A. United
20、States B. Germany C. France D. England18. Whats the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage? A. Of a large city with its suburbs B. Of small and large towns C. Of urban areas D. Of rural areas19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United Stat
21、es?A.Most small towns become gradually crowdedB.Small towns are still similar to each otherC.As the traditional picture is changing, towns are differentD.Small towns are turning into large cities20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?A. Because they are the sameB.Because
22、the rush takes place too quicklyC.Because the process is gradualD. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areasPassage 3If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an
23、account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we dont have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destro
24、yed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who liv
25、ed after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and
26、 dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call remembered history. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exac
27、t or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.21. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passag
28、e?A.“Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.B.Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.22. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because A. there was nothing worth being written down at that timeB. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordC. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fireD. the people there did not kn
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