大学英语B模拟二及参考答案.docx

1、大学英语B模拟二及参考答案大学英语B模拟二 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. Pleased to meet you! _.A. Pleased meeting you too.B. How do you do? C. Ive heard about you.D. The pleasure is mine2. Its getting late. I have to go now.

2、_.A. I have a meeting now.B. Im happy you will leaveC. Im quite in a hurry.D. Were sorry you have to leave3. Id like to check in for the flight to New York. _.A. Fine. Do you have your ticket and passport? B. There is nonstop flights to New York.B. I am very busy now. D.How long will you be in New Y

3、ork?4. Hi, my name is Peter Brown. _.A. Me, too. B. Thank you very much C. Hello. D. Here you are.5. What a beautiful dress youve got! _.A. I agree with you. B. Thats all right. C. Thats great. D. Oh, thank you6. Excuse me, where is the nearest telephone? _.A. I cant find out one. B. There is one at

4、 the drugstore.C.? About half an hour. D. Take Highway 15 to the north.7. Hello. How are things? _.A. They are too expensive. B. Im not doing anything right now.C. Oh, not so bad D. its interesting, isnt it?8. What am I going to do? I failed all the exams. _.A. Come on! Itll be OK. Try again next te

5、rm B. Oh, really? Are you mad?C. Thats great. How nice! D. I am not going to take the exam.9. Excuse me, Im afraid youve overcharged me. _.A. Oh, really? B. Thats all right. C. Thats fine.D. Youre welcome.10. Do you mind if I sit here? _.A. No, its already occupied.B. No. Take a seat please.C. Dont

6、mention it.D. Yes. I am busy.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 1The march to Italy was begun. The soldiers were even more enthusiastic that Caesar himself. They climbed mountains, crossed rivers and faced all

7、 kinds of danger for the sake of their great leader.At last they came to a little river called Rubicon. It was the boundary line of Caesars province of Gaul. On the other bank of it was Italy. Caesar paused a moment on the bank. He knew that to cross it would be to declare war against Pompey? and th

8、e Roman Senate(罗马议会). It would involve all Rome in a fearful war, the end of which no man could tell. But he did not hesitate long. He gave the word and rode across the shallow stream.“We have crossed the Rubicon,” he cried as he reached the shore. “There is no turning back.”Soon the news was carrie

9、d to Rome: “Caesar has crossed the Rubicon,” and there was great worry among those who had wanted to destroy him. Pompeys soldiers ran away to join Caesars army. The Roman officials and their friends made ready to flee from the city.“Caesar has crossed the Rubicon!” was shouted along the roads to Ro

10、me and the country people came out to welcome Caesar and his men.The word was carried a second time to the city: “Caesar has crossed the Rubicon,” and the wild flight began. Public officers had left everything behind and hurried away to seek safety with Pompey. Pompey was unable to protect them. He

11、hurried to the seacoast and with all who were able to accompany him sailed away to Greece. Caesar was the master of Rome. The aim of the march to Italy was _.A. to visit Roman Senate B. to see Pompey C. to conquer Italy D. to declare war against Pompey12. The dividing line between the province of Ga

12、ul and Italy was _.A. the city of Rome B. Rubicon C. mountains D. not mentioned in the passage13. Caesars crossing the river of Rubicon with his soldiers meant that _.A. he was the master of RomeB. he wanted to fight against Pompey and the Roman SenateC. He wanted Pompeys soldiers to surrenderD. He

13、wanted to show his great power14. Pompey and the Roman officials _.A. were highly respected by the people B. were confident about defeating CaesarC. were afraid of Caesar and his army D. all ran away to Greece successfully15. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Caes

14、ar knew before crossing Rubicon that he would definitely win the warB. Caesar made up his mind to defeat Pompey after he crossed RubiconC. Pompeys soldiers fought bravely but were finally defeatedD. The country people of Italy didnt like Caesar and his armyPassage 2Believe it or not, the Swiss were

15、once a warlike people. There is still evidence of this. To this day, the guards at the Vatican are Swiss. But the Swiss discovered long ago that constant warfare brought them nothing but suffering and poverty. They adopted a policy of neutrality. While the rest of the world were involved in the War,

16、 Switzerland, a country with hardly any natural resources, enjoyed peace. The rest of the world is still not ready to accept this simple and obvious solution. Most countries not only maintain permanent armies but also require all their young men do a period of military service.Admittedly, some count

17、ries, like Britain, have given up peace-time conscription （征召士兵）. Unfortunately, they havent done so for idealistic reasons, but from a simple recognition of the fact that modern warfare is a highly professional business. In the old days large armies were essential. There was strength in numbers. Bu

18、t in the modern times of push-button warfare, unskilled manpower has become unnecessary. In mere two years or so, you cant hope to train new soldiers to fight in a war. So why bother? Why not leave it to the professionals? 16. The fact that the guards at the Vatican are Swiss shows that _ according

19、to the first paragraph.A. the Swiss do not really like war B. the past bravery of the Swiss in wars B. they hope there will be no wars D. how brave they are 17. Britain has given up peace-time conscription because _.A. it holds that there will not be so many wars B. it has already had too many soldi

20、ersC. it hopes to adopt a policy of neutrality if there is a warD. it has trained professional soldiers to fight in modern wars and doesnt need unskilled new soldiers18. The Swiss adopted a policy of neutrality because _.A. they didnt have rich natural resourcesB. wars only brought suffering and pov

21、ertyC. they needed to retrain their soldiersD. the guards at Vatican were Swiss19. Modern warfare_.A. means a competition of strength in the number of soldiersB. needs large armiesC. doesnt need unskilled soldiersD. requires a country to train its new soldiers in a short time20. Which of the followi

22、ng statements is true according to the passage?A. Switzerland was the only country to keep neutral in warsB. Some countries have decided to adopt the policy of neutralityC. all the other countries except Switzerland require their young men to do military service of two yearsD. Some countries have gi

23、ven up conscription because they will not be involved in warsPassage 3Large modern cities are too big to control. They impose their own living conditions on the people who live in them. City-dwellers have to adopt an unnatural way of life. They lose touch with the land and the rhythm of nature so th

24、at they are hardly conscious of the seasons.A few flowers in a public park may remind people that it is spring or summer and a few leaves on the roadside may remind them that it is autumn. Beyond that, what is going on in nature seems totally unrelated to them. All the simple, good things of life, s

25、uch as sunshine and fresh air are far away. Tall buildings blot out the sun, and waste gases from cars pollute the air. Even the distinction between day and night is lost. In the night, it is almost as bright and noisy as it is in the day and people are busy with what they hope to deal with. The fun

26、ny thing about it all is that city-dwellers pay dearly for living in the city. The prices for houses are so high that it is often impossible for ordinary people to buy a house of their own. High rents must be paid for small flats which even country hens would dislike to live in. Moreover, the cost o

27、f living is very high. Everything you buy is likely to be more expensive than it would be in the country. 21. It can be seen from the passage that the author _.A. likes city life B. doesnt like living in the cityC. has to live in the city D. will move out of the city22. According to the 1st paragrap

28、h, city-dwellers _.A. dont have a natural way of lifeB. dont know what is summer or winterC. cant see and touch the real soil and landD. have no seasons in their life23. “the rhythm of nature” in the 1st paragraph refers to _.A. the change of seasons B. sunny days and rainy daysC. day and night D. t

29、he coming of spring24. Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 2?A. People living in cities cant enjoy fresh air and sunshineB. People living in cities cant see the sunC. City-dwellers dont know when its day or nightD. City-dwellers dont know what season they are in 25. Whic

30、h of the following statements can not be inferred from the passage?A. the author loves nature and hopes to be close to itB. generally speaking, a farmer will pay less for his living in the countryside than a city-dweller.C. Its difficult for ordinary people to buy houses in the cityD. Its difficult

31、to rent houses in the city because there are no houses to be rent.Passage 4Washing Irving has been called North Americas first professional writer. He was born in 1783, the year when the American Revolution ended; and he lived to become the first author from the United States to win international fame.When Washing Irving was