大学英语B模拟试题
统考《大学英语B》模拟试题
《大学英语B》模拟试卷Test 5第一部分：交际用语 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)此部分共有5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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. ---How was your trip to London, Jane?---________.A. Oh, wonderful indeedB. I went there alone.C. The guide showed me the way.D. By plane and by bus.---简，你在伦敦的旅行如何啊？ ----哦,真的好极了2. ---Hey, Tom, what’s up?---________.A. Yes, definitely!B. Oh, not much.C. What is happening in your life?D. You are lucky.----嗨，汤姆，你在忙什么？ ----哦，不忙什么3. ---Do you mind my smoking here?---________.A. No, thanks.B. Yes, I do.C. Yes. I’d rather not.D. Good idea.---你介意我在这吸烟吗？ ---是的，我介意4. ---David injured his leg playing football yesterday.---Really? ___________A. Who did that?B. What’s wrong with him?C. How did that happen?D. Why was he so careless?---戴维昨天踢球时腿受伤了。
----真的吗？那怎么发生的啊？5. ---This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs.----________.A. You may ask for help.B. I’ll give you a hand.C. Please do me a favor.D. I’d come to help.---这个盒子对我来说太重了搬不到楼上去。
大学英语B-模拟试题14
模拟试题I。
Use of English (10％）Directions: In this part there are 5 incomplete dialogs。
For each dialog there are 4 choices marked A)， B）, C)， and D）. Choose the ONE answer that best completes each dialog。
1。
- __________D________- Can I see some sun glasses, please？A） What are you doing here？B） What can you do for me？C） What do you want?D） Can I help you in any way？2。
—Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the Union Station？—__C_____A）You can’t miss it。
B）I don’t know。
C） Sure. Go straight ahead and take the second turning on your right。
D) You will see it immediately。
3。
– _____C__– It's nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.A) I lost my Walkman this morning.B） I feel awful. I've got a cold。
C）I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhere。
D) I’m sorry, but we don't have that medicine。
b级大学英语模拟试题及答案
b级大学英语模拟试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What does the woman think of the new restaurant?A) It's too crowded.B) It's a bit expensive.C) It's very popular.D) It's not very clean.2. Why is the man going to the library?A) To borrow a book.B) To return a book.C) To study for an exam.D) To meet a friend.3. What is the weather like today?A) Sunny.B) Rainy.C) Cloudy.D) Windy.4. What time does the train leave?A) At 7:00 am.B) At 8:00 am.C) At 9:00 am.D) At 10:00 am.5. What does the man suggest doing?A) Going to the movies.B) Going for a walk.C) Cooking dinner at home.D) Ordering takeout.二、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 1The rise of digital technology has revolutionized the way we communicate, work, and live. With the advent of smartphones, tablets, and laptops, we have access to a wealth of information at our fingertips. However, this convenience comes at a cost. The constant connectivity has led to a decrease in face-to-face interactions and an increase in screen time, which can have negative effects on mental health and social skills.6. What is the main topic of the passage?A) The benefits of digital technology.B) The impact of digital technology on communication.C) The drawbacks of digital technology.D) The history of digital technology.7. What is one negative effect of constant connectivity mentioned in the passage?A) Increased face-to-face interactions.B) Improved mental health.C) Decreased social skills.D) Increased screen time.Passage 2In recent years, there has been a growing interest in sustainable living. People are becoming more aware of theenvironmental impact of their daily activities and areseeking ways to reduce their carbon footprint. This shift in mindset has led to the popularity of eco-friendly productsand services, as well as a rise in community initiativesaimed at promoting a greener lifestyle.8. What is the main focus of the passage?A) The decline in interest in sustainable living.B) The environmental impact of daily activities.C) The popularity of eco-friendly products.D) The rise in community initiatives for a greener lifestyle.9. What is one way people are reducing their carbon footprint?A) By using more eco-friendly products.B) By increasing their daily activities.C) By ignoring community initiatives.D) By promoting a non-green lifestyle.三、完形填空（共20分）In today's fast-paced world, it is crucial to stay organized and efficient. One way to achieve this is by using a daily planner. A daily planner can help you 10) _______ your time and ensure that you are using it wisely. It can also help you prioritize tasks and 11) _______ your goals.10. A) wasteB) manageC) forgetD) lose11. A) ignoreB) achieveC) postponeD) abandon四、翻译（共15分）12. 随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越方便。
大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析
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 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 a single line through the center.1. --- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?--- __________ .A. Sorry, he is busy at the momentB. No, you can’tC. Sorry, you can’tD. I don’t know2. --- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?--- __________ .A. Yes, you may borrowB. Yes, go onC. Yes, help yourselfD. It doesn’t matter3. --- Is that Mr Robert Lee?--- __________ .A. Yes, Lee speakingB. Hello, what do you wantC. Sorry, speakingD. I don’t know4. --- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?--- __________ .A. You can’t ask meB. Pardon? I have no ideaC. Please don’t say soD. Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there5. --- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John?--- __________ .A.Thank you very muchB.No, no, John is not badC.Thank you. He is fineD.Don’t say that. It’s ugly. John is good6. --- What can I do for you, madam?--- __________ .A. I want a kilo of applesB. You can go your own wayC. ThanksD. Excuse me. I’m busy7. --- I’d like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.--- __________ .A. Thank you. You shouldn’t’ do thatB. Thanks, I’d like to go with youC. No, you can’t say soD. No, no, You can’t do that8. --- Do you mind telling me where you’re from?--- __________ .A. Certainly. I’m from LondonB. Sure. I was born in LondonC. Not really, you can do itD. Certainly not. I’m from London9. --- May I see the menu, please?--- __________ .A. That is the menu, sirB. Yes, please go onC. Here you are, sirD. Of course, sir10. --- I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A!--- __________ .A.Don’t worry about itB.Congratulations! That’s a difficult courseC.Mr Brown is very goodD.Good luck to you!Part ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding 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 don’t know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.The first explanation 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. The problem was that he didn’t know ho w spell, so what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while, he shortened that ter m to “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him bec ome President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.11. The author_______________.A. believes both of the storiesB. doesn’t 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, President Jackson________________.A. couldn’t draw up any documents at allB. didn’t like to read important papers by himselfC. often had his assistants sign documents for himD. wasn’t good at reading or spelling13. According to the first story, the term “OK”________________.A. was approved of by President JacksonB. was the 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 was bornC. was the name of Van Buren’s clubD. was used to call Van Buren’s 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 land 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 agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture 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 suburbs) of more than a million people each — a larger 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 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 America 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 million.17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas_____________A. United States.B. Germany.C. France.D. England.18. What’s 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 areas.19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States _________A. Most small towns become gradually crowded.B. Small towns are still similar to each other.C. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.D. Small towns are turning into large cities.20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb __________A. Because they are the same.B. Because the rush takes place too quickly.C. Because the process is gradual.D. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.Passage 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 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 do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed 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 lived after them. But we know almost nothing about thepeople 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, thy may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and 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 mow been written down. It is not so exact 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 passage ______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 know how to write23. “Remembered history” refers to ___________ .A. history based on a person’s imaginationB. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC. songs and dances about the most important eventsD. both B and C24. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when __________ .A. it is written downB. no written account is availableC. it proves to be trueD. people are interested in it25. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancientpeople had ___________ .A. kept a written record of every past eventB. not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most important happeningsE.made more songs and dancesPassage 4‘Mum, can we go to McDonald’s, please?’ Some people might ask, ‘Where would we be today if we did not have fast food?’ and ‘Where would parents take their children out to eat?’It has been reported that approximately 30% of meals consumed by families in the USA are eaten at one of the big chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, though probably none is more famous than McDonald’s. The distinctive ‘golden arch’ can now be seen in most major cities in the world. In 2002, McDonald’s had approximately 25,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and served 29 million people a day.Apparently, the secret of their success is a marketing strategy of ‘think gl obal, act local’.McDonald’s learnt that if they adapted their ‘Mac’ meals to different cultures, it was more successful than having a standardised set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised to local people who serve food with a ‘local’ flavour. For example, in Hong Kong, food called ‘Shake Shake Fries’ and ‘Red Bean Sunday’ can be found on the menu, while in Switzerland, ‘Vegi Macs’ are served.However, fast food is not popular with everyone. It is often called ‘junk’ food because it is said to be unhealthyand full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing countries go hungry. At the same time, more and more people no longer cook fresh food at home. ‘Convenience’ food is just too convenient! It is so easy for people with busy working lives to call into their local branch of Marks and Spencer, or some other supermarket chain, to buy ready-made meals on their way home from work. It is even easier to buy a ‘take-away’ from a local restaurant or pick up the phone and order a pizza to be delivered to your home.26. T he ‘golden arch’ in the second paragraph refers to ______________.A) Burger King B) T aco Bell C) McDonald’s D) all the fast food restaurants27. According to the passage, McDonald’s is successful mainly because __________________.A)It has a standardized set of products all over the worldB)It is not ‘junk’ foodC)Its’ food is convenientD)It adapted its meals to different cultures.28. In the passage, which of the following terms has/ have the same meaning with fast food.A) ‘junk’ food B) ‘convenience’ food C) ‘take-away’ D) all of the above29. Fast food is oft en called ‘junk food’ because _____________.A)some people think it is unhealthy and full of fatB)fast food chains produce enormous amounts of wasteC)it is no longer fresh foodD) Both A and B.30. The main idea of this passage is ____________.A)fast food todayB)the successful secret of McDonald’s.C)why fast food is thought as ‘junk’ foodD)different opinions toward fast foodPart ⅢVocabulary and Structure(25 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.31. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy __________ for her examination.A. to prepareB. to be preparedC. preparingD. being prepared32. The computer doesn’t work well, so something _________ wrong.A. can have goneB. should have goneC. must have goneD. ought to have gone33. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders __________ will happen to he private life.A. howB. whoC. whatD. that34. The concert usually takes place at the People’s Square, with the audience __________on th e ground.A. seatingB. seatedC. be seatingD. to seat35. If the whole program __________ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.A. was not plannedB. were not plannedC. would not be plannedD. had not been planned36. Isn’t it about the time you __________ to do morning exercises?A. beganB. beginC. should beginD. have begun37. I am very grateful to you for what you’ve given me and __________ you have done for me.A. whichB. thatC. all whatD. all that38. It was not until she had arrived home __________ remembered her appointment with the doctor.A. when sheB. that sheC. and sheD. she39. Determined to __________ as if everything were normal, he responded with a kind of indifference.A. carry onB. account forC. bring upD. get through40. He __________ to arrange a loan through a finance company.A. triedB. succeededC. managedD. endeavored41. Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent. __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.A. As a resultB. In a wordC. By the wayD. On the contrary42. I __________ going to the doctor, but I wish I hadn’t.A. pick outB. make outC. give offD. put off43. Young children often can’t __________ between TV programs and commercials.A. separateB. distinguishC. compareD. contrast44. The morning paper __________ a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.A. carriedB. extendedC. broughtD. took45. And what we got to __________ is a disgrace.A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD. keep up withSection BDirections: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are r choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line though the center.You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. ____46____ , you will have more freedom – freedom to choose what to study, when to study, or ____47___ to study. You will need to exercise maximum self – imposed (志愿的) , and you have only yourself to ____48____. The decisions you make ____49___ your study habits will be a ____50____ factor in your success, or lack of success in college.____51____ , you will discover that your instructors ____52____ the ones you have had previously. They will expect you to ____53___ more ____53____ in your study habits and time management. Remember that much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outside of class if there is evidence that you are putting maximum effort into the course.____54___ your abilities and skill mastery, you will need to manage your time effectively in order to succeed in college. A schedule ____55___ efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only when you wish and as you wish. (221 words)46. A. On the other hand B. ON the on handC. NeverthelessD. Therefore47. A. if B. whether C. why D. who48. A. turn to B. answer to C. respond to D. act as49. A. of B. to C. towards D. concerning50. A. determining B. demanding C. deciding D. depending51. A. However B. Nevertheless C. In addition D. Except that52. A. differ from B. are similar to C. differ in D. are alike53. A. t ake … part B. throw … yourselfC. plunge … yourselfD. take … initiative54. A. In spite of B. ConcerningC. Regardless ofD. On the condition of55. A. related to B. carried on C. relied on D. based onPartⅣWriting (15 points)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an E-mail to one of your former classmates. You should write at least 80 words, and base your E-mail on the Chinese outline below:1.了解对方毕业后的情况.2.你的近况.3.邀请对方方便时来访.大学英语B模拟试题2Part 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 a single line through the center.1. --- Would you like to have dinner with us this evening?--- __________ .A. OK, but I have to go to a meeting nowB. No, I can’tC. I’d love to, but this evening I have to go to t he airport to meet my parentsD. I don’t know2. --- Hi, is Mary there, please?--- __________ .A. Hold on. I’ll get herB. No, she isn’t hereC. Yes, she lives hereD. Yes, what do you want3. --- Please help yourself to the fish.--- __________.A. Thanks, but fish doesn’t agree with meB. Sorry, I can’t helpC. I don’t like fishD. No, I can’t4. --- Hurry up please, or I’ll be late.--- __________.A. Sorry sir, bur the traffic is thick nowB. Well, it’s alright, sirC. How can you say that, sir?D. Oh, we are going the right way5. --- Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the airport?--- __________.A. Don’t ask thatB. Sorry, I’m a stranger hereC. No, I can’t say thatD. No, you’re driving too fast6. --- How about going to the cinema tonight, Jane?--- __________.A. I don’t think soB. I’m sorry. I have to drive my mother home tonightC. Never mindD. Take it easy7. --- Are you ready to order desert, please?--- __________.A. Yes, pleaseB. Please don’t order itC. No, don’t mention itD. Yes, I’d like to have some chocolate cake8. --- Did Tom tell you to water the flowers?--- __________ .A. No. And so did IB. No. And neither did IC. He did. And so I didD. He did. And so do I9. --- Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?--- __________ .A. I’d rather stay here if you don’t mindB. Sorry, I don’t like neitherC. Certainly, why not?D. Yes, we like these two places10. --- Would you mind changing seats with me?--- __________ .A. Yes, you canB. Of course, I like toC. No, I don’t mindD. Certainly, please doPart ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, “Why did she live to be 107?” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity (长寿) of those interviewed.This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators (电梯) , an d so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking.On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars.11. The Vienna survey may help to explain __________ .A. the complaints of people in apartment housesB. the cause of Mrs. Groeger’s deathC. the longevity of people like Mrs. GroegerD. the image of cities in general12. The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some __________ .A. benefits of walkingB. occasions for walking in city lifeC. comments made by city peopleD. problems of city living13. To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful ___________ .A. to take the elevatorB. to walk up the stairsC. to ride in a carD. to find an alternative to walking14. People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because __________ .A. they don’t live near business areasB. they don’t need the exerciseC. they never have parking problemsD. they can’t afford to take the bus15. A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that __________ .A. air pollution is not seriousB. anyone can live to be 107C. country people should move to the cityD. walking is a healthful exercisePassage 2For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English – speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well – known proverbs and quotations.Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writher, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty –five thousand.There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort ( it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.16. English people __________ .A. have never discussed who is the world’s greatest dramatistB. never discuss any issue concerning the world’s greatest dramatistC. are sure who is the world’s greatest dramatistD. do not care who is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist17. Every Englishman knows __________ .A. more or less about ShakespeareB. Shakespeare, but only slightlyC. all Shakespeare’s writingsD. only the name of the greatest English writer18. Which of the following is true?A. We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings.B. Shakespeare’s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English..C. It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use.D. All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.19. What does the word “proverb” mean?A. Familiar sayings.B. Shakespeare’s plays.C. Complaints.D. Actors and actresses.20. Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?A. English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’s time.B. By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language.C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare’s time.D. Beginners may heave difficulty learning some aspects of English usage.Passage 3Threes are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent drought (干旱) and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man bas not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers.Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. When the empire fell to pieced, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. This prevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.21. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is that they can__________ .A. Keep him from the hot sunshineB. enable him to build warshipsC. make him draw quick profit from themD. protect him from droughts and floods22. It’s a great pity that __________ .A. man is only interested in building empiresB. man is eager to profit from treesC. man hasn’t realized the importance of trees to himD. man hasn’t found out that he has lost all trees23. Sooner or later the forests will disappear __________ .A. unless a country has a plenty supply of treesB. unless people stop cutting down their treesC. unless all people are taught the importance of planting treesD. unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them24. The word “bind” in Paragraph 5 means “__________”.A. to wash awayB. to make wetC. to make stay togetherD. to improve25. When there is a heavy rain, trees can help to prevent floods, as they can __________ .A. keep rain from falling down to soft groundB. cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink inC. prevent the soil from being washed awayD. make the topsoil stick togetherPassage 4Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles（困扰）old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?。
大学英语B模拟一及参考答案
大学英语B模拟一及参考答案Pleasure Group Office【T985AB-B866SYT-B182C-BS682T-STT18】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] [▆] [D]1.― Where have you been lately― _________________.A. I’ve been to Shanghai on businessB. I’ve a lot of work to doC. Everything is fineD. Yes, I haven’t seen you either2. ― Hello. How is everything？― _________________.A. Nothing much , t hanks. How about you ’m pleased to meet you D. I’m fine, thanks3. ― How often is there a flight to Paris？― _________________.A. Do you have your passport with youB. There’s nonstop flights.C. It will leave at 10.D. We have flights to Paris every hour4. ― Hi! George. How are you？― _________________.A. That’s all right.B. Don’t mention it.C. How are youD. Fine, thanks. And you？5. ― Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said.― ________________.A. That’s fine.B. Don’t say it again B. I said I was arried. D. It’s a pity, isn’t it？6. ― Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest subway station？― ________________.A. It’s two blocks up this street.B. Yes. You are going the wrong way.C. Don’t talk about it.D. I need your help.7. ― My cat is ill. She won’t eat anything.― ________________.A. You’d 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 haven’t got any money on me!― ________________.A. Keep the change please.B. Let me lend you some.C. Sorry, I haven’t got one.D. It’s 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 youC. That’s all right.D. Yes. P lease go ahead.10. ― I hope I am not interrupting your work.― ________________.A. It’s hard to say.B. . Let’s start again.C. Please go on with your work.,that’s 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。
大学英语B模拟试题3
大学英语（B）模拟试题Test 3第一部分：交际用语（共10小题，每小题1分，满10分）1-5 DCCCC 6-10ABABA1. Could you help me with my physics, please? .A. No, no way.B. No, I couldn’t.C. No, I can’tD. Sorry I can’t. I have to go to a meeting right now.请问你能帮我做物理课作业吗？很抱歉不行。
我马上要去开会。
2. Could I speak to Don Watkins, please? .A. I’m listening.B. Oh, how are you?C. Speaking, please.D. I’m Don我能和Don Watkins说话吗？我就是。
3.Could I borrow your car for a few days? .A. Yes, you may borrow.B. Y es, go on.C. Sure ,here your are. Enjoy your journey.D. It doesn’t matter.我能借你的车用几天吗？当然可以。
给你。
祝你旅途愉快。
Thank you for inviting me. .A.I really had a happy time.B. Oh, it’ s too late.C. Thank you for coming.D. Oh, so slowly?感谢您的邀请。
谢谢光临。
5. May I see your tickets, please? .A. No, they are mine.B. No, you can’tC. Sure.D. Y es, you can.可以看一下你的票吗？当然可以。
6. Hello, may I talk to the director now? .A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.B. No, you can’t.C. Sorry, you can’t.D. I don’t know.你好，我现在可以和导演谈谈吗？很抱歉，他现在很忙。
大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析
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 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 a single line through the center.1. --- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?--- __________ .A. Sorry, he is busy at the momentB. No, you can’tC. Sorry, you can’tD. I don’t know2. --- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?--- __________ .A. Yes, you may borrowB. Yes, go onC. Yes, help yourselfD. It doesn’t matter3. --- Is that Mr Robert Lee?--- __________ .A. Yes, Lee speakingB. Hello, what do you wantC. Sorry, speakingD. I don’t know4. --- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?--- __________ .A. You can’t ask meB. Pardon? I have no ideaC. Please don’t say soD. Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there5. --- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John?--- __________ .A.Thank you very muchB.No, no, John is not badC.Thank you. He is fineD.Don’t say that. It’s ugly. John is good6. --- What can I do for you, madam?--- __________ .A. I want a kilo of applesB. You can go your own way7. --- I’d like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.--- __________ .A. Thank you. You shouldn’t’ do thatB. Thanks, I’d like to go with youC. No, you can’t say soD. No, no, You can’t do that8. --- Do you mind telling me where you’re from?--- __________ .A. Certainly. I’m from LondonB. Sure. I was born in LondonC. Not really, you can do itD. Certainly not. I’m from London9. --- May I see the menu, please?--- __________ .A. That is the menu, sirB. Yes, please go onC. Here you are, sirD. Of course, sir10. --- I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A!--- __________ .A.Don’t worry about itB.Congratulations! That’s a difficult courseC.Mr Brown is very goodD.Good luck to you!Part ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding 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 don’t know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.The first explanation 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. The problem was that he didn’t know ho w spell, so what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while, he shortened that ter m to “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him bec ome President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.11. The author_______________.A. believes both of the storiesB. doesn’t 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, President Jackson________________.A. couldn’t draw up any documents at allB. didn’t like to read important papers by himselfC. often had his assistants sign documents for himD. wasn’t good at reading or spe lling13. According to the first story, the term “OK”________________.A. was approved of by President JacksonB. was the title of some official documentsC. was first used by President JacksonD. was an old way to spell “all correct”14. Accordi ng 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 was bornC. was the name of Van Buren’s clubD. was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the elect ion15. 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 land 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 agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture 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 suburbs) of more than a million people each — a larger 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 the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filledwith 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 America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agricultureand forestry ____________A. About 25 million.B. More than 25 million.C. Less than 25 million.D. Less than 225 million.17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living inmetropolitan areas _____________A. United States.B. Germany.C. France.D. England.18. What’s 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 areas.19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States_________A. Most small towns become gradually crowded.B. Small towns are still similar to each other.C. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.D. Small towns are turning into large cities.20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb __________A. Because they are the same.B. Because the rush takes place too quickly.C. Because the process is gradual.D. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.Passage 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 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 do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed 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 lived 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, thy may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and 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 mow been written down. It is not so exact 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 passage ______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 thehuman history.C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer manyquestions.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 know how to write23. “Remembered history” refers to ___________ .A. history based on a person’s imaginationB. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC. songs and dances about the most important eventsD. both B and C24. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when __________ .A. it is written downB. no written account is availableC. it proves to be trueD. people are interested in it25. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we donow if the ancient people had ___________ .A. kept a written record of every past eventB. not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most important happeningsE.made more songs and dancesPassage 4‘Mum, can we go to McDonald’s, please?’ Some people might ask, ‘Where would we betoday if we did not have fast food?’ and ‘Where would parents take their children out to eat?’ It has been reported that approximately 30% of meals consumed by families in the USA are eaten at one of the big chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, though probably none is more famous than McDonald’s. The distinctive ‘golden arch’ can now be seen i n most major cities in the world. In 2002, McDonald’s had approximately 25,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and served 29 million people a day.Apparently, the secret of their success is a marketing strategy of ‘think global, act local’. McDonald’s learnt that if they adapted their ‘Mac’ meals to different cultures, it was more successful than having a standardised set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised to local people who serve food with a ‘local’ flavour. For example, in Hong Kong, food called ‘Shake Shake Fries’ and ‘Red Bean Sunday’ can be found on the menu, while in Switzerland, ‘Vegi Macs’ are served.However, fast food is not popular with everyone. It is often called ‘junk’ fo od because it is said to be unhealthy and full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing countries go hungry. At the same time, more and more people no longer cook fresh food at home. ‘Convenience’ food is just too convenient! It is so easy for people with busy working lives to call into their local branch of Marks and Spencer, or some other supermarket chain, to buy ready-made meals on their way home from work. It is even easier to buy a ‘take-away’ from a local restaurant or pick up the phone and order a pizza to be delivered to your home.26. T he ‘golden arch’ in the second paragraph refers to ______________.A) Burger King B) Taco Bell C) McDonald’s D) all the fast food restaurants27. According to the passage, McDonald’s is successful mainly because __________________.A)It has a standardized set of products all over the worldB)It is not ‘junk’ foodC)Its’ food is convenientD)It adapted its meals to different cultures.28. In the passage, which of the following terms has/ have the same meaning with fast food.A) ‘junk’ food B) ‘convenience’ food C) ‘take-away’ D) all of the above29. Fast food is often called ‘junk food’ because _____________.A)some people think it is unhealthy and full of fatB)fast food chains produce enormous amounts of wasteC)it is no longer fresh foodD) Both A and B.30. The main idea of this passage is ____________.A)fast food todayB)the successful secret of McDonald’s.C)why fast food is thought as ‘junk’ foodD)different opinions toward fast foodPart ⅢVocabulary and Structure(25 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.31. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy __________for her examination.A. to prepareB. to be preparedC. preparingD. being prepared32. The computer doesn’t work well, so something _________ wrong.A. can have goneB. should have goneC. must have goneD. ought to have gone33. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders __________ will happen to heprivate life.A. howB. whoC. whatD. that34. The concert usually takes place at the People’s Square, with the audience__________on the ground.A. seatingB. seatedC. be seatingD. to seat35. If the whole program __________ beforehand, a great deal of time and money wouldhave been lost.A. was not plannedB. were not plannedC. would not be plannedD. had not been planned36. Isn’t it about the time you __________ to do morning exercises?A. beganB. beginC. should beginD. have begun37. I am very grateful to you for what you’ve given me and __________ you have done forme.A. whichB. thatC. all whatD. all that38. It was not until she had arrived home __________ remembered her appointment withthe doctor.A. when sheB. that sheC. and sheD. she39. Determined to __________ as if everything were normal, he responded with a kind ofindifference.A. carry onB. account forC. bring upD. get through40. He __________ to arrange a loan through a finance company.A. triedB. succeededC. managedD. endeavored41. Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent. __________, I can’t speak too highlyof him.A. As a resultB. In a wordC. By the wayD. On thecontrary42. I __________ going to the doctor, but I wish I hadn’t.A. pick outB. make outC. give offD. put off43. Young children often can’t __________ between TV programs and commercials.A. separateB. distinguishC. compareD. contrast44. The morning paper __________ a story about demonstrations in New York andWashington D.C.A. carriedB. extendedC. broughtD. took45. And what we got to __________ is a disgrace.A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD. keep up withSection BDirections:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are r choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line though the center.You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. ____46____ , you will have more freedom – freedom to choose what to study, when to study, or ____47___ to study. You will need to exercise maximum self – imposed (志愿的) , and you have only yourself to ____48____. The decisions you make ____49___ your study habits will be a ____50____ factor in your success, or lack of success in college.____51____ , you will discover that your instructors ____52____ the ones you have had previously. They will expect you to ____53___ more ____53____ in your study habits and time management. Remember that much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outside of class if there is evidence that you are putting maximum effort into the course.____54___ your abilities and skill mastery, you will need to manage your time effectively in order to succeed in college. A schedule ____55___ efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only when you wish and as you wish. (221 words)46. A. On the other hand B. ON the on handC. NeverthelessD. Therefore47. A. if B. whether C. why D. who48. A. turn to B. answer to C. respond to D. act as49. A. of B. to C. towards D. concerning50. A. determining B. demanding C. deciding D. depending51. A. However B. Nevertheless C. In addition D. Except that52. A. differ from B. are similar to C. differ in D. are alike53. A. take … part B. throw … yourselfC. plunge … yourselfD. take … initiative54. A. In spite of B. ConcerningC. Regardless ofD. On the condition of55. A. related to B. carried on C. relied on D. based onPartⅣWriting (15 points)Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an E-mail to one of your former classmates. You should write at least 80 words, and base your E-mail on the Chinese outline below:1.了解对方毕业后的情况.2.你的近况.3.邀请对方方便时来访.大学英语B模拟试题2Part 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 a single line through the center.1. --- Would you like to have dinner with us this evening?--- __________ .A. OK, but I have to go to a meeting nowB. No, I can’tC. I’d love to, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parentsD. I don’t know2. --- Hi, is Mary there, please?--- __________ .A. Hold on. I’ll get herB. No, she isn’t hereC. Yes, she lives hereD. Yes, what do you want3. --- Please help yourself to the fish.--- __________.A. Thanks, but fish doesn’t a gree with meB. Sorry, I can’t helpC. I don’t like fishD. No, I can’t4. --- Hurry up please, or I’ll be late.--- __________.A. Sorry sir, bur the traffic is thick nowB. Well, it’s alright, sirC. How can you say that, sir?D. Oh, we are going the right way5. --- Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the airport?--- __________.A. Don’t ask thatB. Sorry, I’m a stranger hereC. No, I can’t say thatD. No, you’re driving too fast6. --- How about going to the cinema tonight, Jane?--- __________.A. I don’t think soB. I’m sorry. I have to drive my mother home tonightC. Never mindD. Take it easy7. --- Are you ready to order desert, please?--- __________.A. Yes, pleaseB. Please don’t order itC. No, don’t mention itD. Yes, I’d like to have some chocolate cake8. --- Did Tom tell you to water the flowers?--- __________ .A. No. And so did IB. No. And neither did IC. He did. And so I didD. He did. And so do I9. --- Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?--- __________ .A. I’d rather stay here if you don’t mindB. Sorry, I don’t like neitherC. Certainly, why not?D. Yes, we like these two places10. --- Would you mind changing seats with me?--- __________ .A. Yes, you canB. Of course, I like toC. No, I don’t mindD. Certainly, please doPart ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, “Why did she live to be 107?”Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity (长寿) of those interviewed.This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators (电梯) , an d so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking.On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars.11. The Vienna survey may help to explain __________ .A. the complaints of people in apartment housesB. the cause of Mrs. Groeger’s deathC. the longevity of people like Mrs. GroegerD. the image of cities in general12. The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some __________ .A. benefits of walkingB. occasions for walking in city lifeC. comments made by city peopleD. problems of city living13. To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful ___________ .A. to take the elevatorB. to walk up the stairsC. to ride in a carD. to find an alternative to walking14. People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because __________ .A. they don’t live near business areasB. they don’t need the exerciseC. they never have parking problemsD. they can’t afford to take the bus15. A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that __________ .A. air pollution is not seriousB. anyone can live to be 107C. country people should move to the cityD. walking is a healthful exercisePassage 2For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English – speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well – known proverbs and quotations.Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writher, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty – five thousand.There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort ( it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.16. English people __________ .A. have never discussed who is the world’s greatest dramatistB. never discuss any issue concerning the world’s greatest dramatistC. are sure who is the world’s greatest dramatistD. do not care who is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist17. Every Englishman knows __________ .A. more or less about ShakespeareB. Shakespeare, but only slightlyC. all Shakespeare’s writingsD. only the name of the greatest English writer18. Which of the following is true?A. We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings.B. Shakespeare’s writings have become the property of those who are learning tospeak English..C. It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words theyuse.D. All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.19. What does the word “proverb” mean?A. Familiar sayings.B. Shakespeare’s plays.C. Complaints.D. Actors and actresses.20. Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?A. English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’s time.B. By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language.C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare’s time.D. Beginners may heave difficulty learning some aspects of English usage.Passage 3Threes are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent drought (干旱) and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man bas not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers.Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. When the empire fell to pieced, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. This prevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.21. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is thatthey can __________ .A. Keep him from the hot sunshineB. enable him to build warshipsC. make him draw quick profit from themD. protect him from droughts and floods22. It’s a great pity that __________ .A. man is only interested in building empiresB. man is eager to profit from treesC. man hasn’t realized the importance of trees to himD. man hasn’t found out that he has lost all trees23. Sooner or later the forests will disappear __________ .A. unless a country has a plenty supply of treesB. unless people stop cutting down their treesC. unless all people are taught the importance of planting treesD. unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them24. The word “bind” in Paragraph 5 means “__________”.A. to wash awayB. to make wetC. to make stay togetherD. to improve25. When there is a heavy rain, trees can help to prevent floods, as they can__________ .A. keep rain from falling down to soft groundB. cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink inC. prevent the soil from being washed awayD. make the topsoil stick togetherPassage 4Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles（困扰）old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking? What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?Betty shrugs. Talk? We’re friends.Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/ husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one identified（认定）at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the。
大学英语B模拟试题6套试题(答案及讲解)
大学英语B模拟试题6套试题（答案与讲解）大学英语（B）模拟试题Test 1第一部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
1．—How are you，Bob?--_____________Ted．A．How are you? B．I’m fine．Thank you．C．How do you do? D．Nice to meet you．2．—Thanks for your help．—_____________A．My pleasure．B．Never mind．C．Quite right．D．Don’t thank me．3．一Hello．I’m Harry Potter．一Hello，my name is Charles Green，but .A．call my Charles B．call me at CharlesC．call me Charles D．call Charles me4．一Paul，________________________?一Oh，that’s my father! And beside him，my mother．A．what is the person over there B．who’s talking over there C．what are they doing D．which is that5．一Hi，Tom，how’s everything with you?—，and how are you?A．Don’t mention it B．Hm, not too badC．Thanks D．Pretty fast6．一That’s a beautiful dress you have on!—____________________A．Oh，thanks．I got it yesterday．B．Sorry，it’s too cheap．C．You can have it．D．See you later．7．一Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?一_______________________A．Excuse me，my friend sent me a flower．B．Fine，I never go to birthday parties．C．Ha…ha，I don’t like birthday parties．D．Sorry，but my wife had a car accident8．一Hi，welcome back! Had a nice trip?一_______________________A．Oh，fantastic! Fresh air，and sunshine every day．B．Come on．I’ve got lots of fun．C．By the way，I don’t like Saturdays．D．Well，I'll look forward to your phone call．9．一Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?一_______________________A．1 hate the weather here．B．My hair is getting a bit longer．C．Yeah，thanks for coming．D．I am working part time in a bookshop，you know．10．一Marilyn，I'm afraid I have to be leaving now．—______________________A．That sounds wonderful．B．Oh，so early?C．Not at a11．D．Good luck!第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。
大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析
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 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 a single line through the center.1. --- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?--- __________ .A. Sorry, he is busy at the momentB. No, you can’tC. Sorry, you can’tD. I don’t know2. --- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?--- __________ .A. Yes, you may borrowB. Yes, go onC. Yes, help yourselfD. It doesn’t matter3. --- Is that Mr Robert Lee?--- __________ .A. Yes, Lee speakingB. Hello, what do you wantC. Sorry, speakingD. I don’t know4. --- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?--- __________ .A. You can’t ask meB. Pardon? I have no ideaC. Please don’t say soD. Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there5. --- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John?--- __________ .A.Thank you very muchB.No, no, John is not badC.Thank you. He is fineD.Don’t say that. It’s ugly. John is good6. --- What can I do for you, madam?--- __________ .A. I want a kilo of applesB. You can go your own wayC. ThanksD. Excuse me. I’m busy7. --- I’d like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.--- __________ .A. Thank you. You shouldn’t’ do thatB. Thanks, I’d like to go with youC. No, you can’t say soD. No, no, You can’t do that8. --- Do you mind telling me where you’re from?--- __________ .A. Certainly. I’m from LondonB. Sure. I was born in LondonC. Not really, you can do itD. Certainly not. I’m from London9. --- May I see the menu, please?--- __________ .A. That is the menu, sirB. Yes, please go onC. Here you are, sirD. Of course, sir10. --- I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A!--- __________ .A.Don’t worry about itB.Congratulations! That’s a difficult courseC.Mr Brown is very goodD.Good luck to you!Part ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding 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 don’t know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.The first explanation 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. The problem was that he didn’t know ho w spell, so what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while, he shortened that ter m to “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him bec ome President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.11. The author_______________.A. believes both of the storiesB. doesn’t 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, President Jackson________________.A. couldn’t draw up any documents at allB. didn’t like to read important papers by himselfC. often had his assistants sign documents for himD. wasn’t good at reading or spelling13. According to the first story, the term “OK”________________.A. was approved of by President JacksonB. was the 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 was bornC. was the name of Van Buren’s clubD. was used to call Van Buren’s 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 land 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 agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture 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 suburbs) of more than a million people each — a larger 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 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 America 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 million.17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas_____________A. United States.B. Germany.C. France.D. England.18. What’s 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 areas.19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States _________A. Most small towns become gradually crowded.B. Small towns are still similar to each other.C. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.D. Small towns are turning into large cities.20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb __________A. Because they are the same.B. Because the rush takes place too quickly.C. Because the process is gradual.D. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.Passage 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 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 do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed 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 lived 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, thy may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and 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 mow been written down. It is not so exact 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 passage ______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 know how to write23. “Remembered history” refers to ___________ .A. history based on a person’s imaginationB. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC. songs and dances about the most important eventsD. both B and C24. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when __________ .A. it is written downB. no written account is availableC. it proves to be trueD. people are interested in it25. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if theancient people had ___________ .A. kept a written record of every past eventB. not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most important happeningsE.made more songs and dancesPassage 4‘Mum, can we go to McDonald’s, please?’ Some people might ask, ‘Where would we be today if we did not have fast food?’ and ‘Where would parents take their children out to eat?’It has been reported that approximately 30% of meals consumed by families in the USA are eaten at one of the big chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, though probably none is more famous than McDonald’s. The distinctive ‘golden arch’ can now be seen in most major cities in the world. In 2002, McDonald’s had approximately 25,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and served 29 million people a day.Apparently, the secret of their success is a marketing strategy of ‘think gl obal, act local’.McDonald’s learnt that if they adapted their ‘Mac’ meals to different cultures, it was more successful than having a standardised set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised to local people who serve food with a ‘local’ flavour. For example, in Hong Kong, food called‘Shake Shake Fries’ and ‘Red Bean Sunday’ can be found on the menu, while in Switzerland, ‘Vegi Macs’ are served.However, fast food is not popular with everyone. It is often called ‘junk’ food because it is said to be unhealthy and full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing countries go hungry. At the same time, more and more people no longer cook fresh food at home. ‘Convenience’ food is just too convenient! It is so easy for people with busy working lives to call into their local branch of Marks and Spencer, or some other supermarket chain, to buy ready-made meals on their way home from work. It is even easier to buy a ‘take-away’ from a local restaurant or pick up the phone and order a pizza to be delivered to your home.26. T he ‘golden arch’ in the second paragraph refers to ______________.A) Burger King B) T aco Bell C) McDonald’s D) all the fast food restaurants27. According to the passage, McDonald’s is successful mainly because __________________.A)It has a standardized set of products all over the worldB)It is not ‘junk’ foodC)Its’ food is convenientD)It adapted its meals to different cultures.28. In the passage, which of the following terms has/ have the same meaning with fast food.A) ‘junk’ food B) ‘convenience’ food C) ‘take-away’ D) all of the above29. Fast food is oft en called ‘junk food’ because _____________.A)some people think it is unhealthy and full of fatB)fast food chains produce enormous amounts of wasteC)it is no longer fresh foodD) Both A and B.30. The main idea of this passage is ____________.A)fast food todayB)the successful secret of McDonald’s.C)why fast food is thought as ‘junk’ foodD)different opinions toward fast foodPart ⅢVocabulary and Structure(25 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.31. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy __________ for herexamination.A. to prepareB. to be preparedC. preparingD. being prepared32. The computer doesn’t work well, so something _________ wrong.A. can have goneB. should have goneC. must have goneD. ought to have gone33. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders __________ will happen to he private life.A. howB. whoC. whatD. that34. The concert usually takes place at the People’s Square, with the audience __________on th e ground.A. seatingB. seatedC. be seatingD. to seat35. If the whole program __________ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.A. was not plannedB. were not plannedC. would not be plannedD. had not been planned36. Isn’t it about the time you __________ to do morning exercises?A. beganB. beginC. should beginD. have begun37. I am very grateful to you for what you’ve given me and __________ you have done for me.A. whichB. thatC. all whatD. all that38. It was not until she had arrived home __________ remembered her appointment with the doctor.A. when sheB. that sheC. and sheD. she39. Determined to __________ as if everything were normal, he responded with a kind of indifference.A. carry onB. account forC. bring upD. get through40. He __________ to arrange a loan through a finance company.A. triedB. succeededC. managedD. endeavored41. Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent. __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.A. As a resultB. In a wordC. By the wayD. On the contrary42. I __________ going to the doctor, but I wish I hadn’t.A. pick outB. make outC. give offD. put off43. Young children often can’t __________ between TV programs and commercials.A. separateB. distinguishC. compareD. contrast44. The morning paper __________ a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.A. carriedB. extendedC. broughtD. took45. And what we got to __________ is a disgrace.A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD. keep up withSection BDirections: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are r choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line though the center.You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. ____46____ , you will have more freedom – freedom tochoose what to study, when to study, or ____47___ to study. You will need to exercise maximum self –imposed (志愿的) , and you have only yourself to ____48____. The decisions you make ____49___ your study habits will be a ____50____ factor in your success, or lack of success in college.____51____ , you will discover that your instructors ____52____ the ones you have had previously. They will expect you to ____53___ more ____53____ in your study habits and time management. Remember that much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outsideof class if there is evidence that you are putting maximum effort into the course.____54___ your abilities and skill mastery, you will need to manage your time effectively in order to succeed in college. A schedule ____55___ efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only when you wish and as you wish. (221 words)46. A. On the other hand B. ON the on handC. NeverthelessD. Therefore47. A. if B. whether C. why D. who48. A. turn to B. answer to C. respond to D. act as49. A. of B. to C. towards D. concerning50. A. determining B. demanding C. deciding D. depending51. A. However B. Nevertheless C. In addition D. Except that52. A. differ from B. are similar to C. differ in D. are alike53. A. t ake … part B. throw … yourselfC. plunge … yourselfD. take … initiative54. A. In spite of B. ConcerningC. Regardless ofD. On the condition of55. A. related to B. carried on C. relied on D. based onPartⅣWriting (15 points)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an E-mail to one of your former classmates. You should write at least 80 words, and base your E-mail on the Chinese outline below:1.了解对方毕业后的情况.2.你的近况.3.邀请对方方便时来访.大学英语B模拟试题2Part 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 a single line through the center.1. --- Would you like to have dinner with us this evening?--- __________ .A. OK, but I have to go to a meeting nowB. No, I can’tC. I’d love to, but this evening I have to go to t he airport to meet my parentsD. I don’t know2. --- Hi, is Mary there, please?--- __________ .A. Hold on. I’ll get herB. No, she isn’t hereC. Yes, she lives hereD. Yes, what do you want3. --- Please help yourself to the fish.--- __________.A. Thanks, but fish doesn’t agree with meB. Sorry, I can’t helpC. I don’t like fishD. No, I can’t4. --- Hurry up please, or I’ll be late.--- __________.A. Sorry sir, bur the traffic is thick nowB. Well, it’s alright, sirC. How can you say that, sir?D. Oh, we are going the right way5. --- Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the airport?--- __________.A. Don’t ask thatB. Sorry, I’m a stranger hereC. No, I can’t say thatD. No, you’re driving too fast6. --- How about going to the cinema tonight, Jane?--- __________.A. I don’t think soB. I’m sorry. I have to drive my mother home tonightC. Never mindD. Take it easy7. --- Are you ready to order desert, please?--- __________.A. Yes, pleaseB. Please don’t order itC. No, don’t mention itD. Yes, I’d like to have some chocolate cake8. --- Did Tom tell you to water the flowers?--- __________ .A. No. And so did IB. No. And neither did IC. He did. And so I didD. He did. And so do I9. --- Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?--- __________ .A. I’d rather stay here if you don’t mindB. Sorry, I don’t like neitherC. Certainly, why not?D. Yes, we like these two places10. --- Would you mind changing seats with me?--- __________ .A. Yes, you canB. Of course, I like toC. No, I don’t mindD. Certainly, please doPart ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, “Why did she live to be 107?” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity (长寿) of those interviewed.This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators (电梯) , an d so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking.On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars.11. The Vienna survey may help to explain __________ .A. the complaints of people in apartment housesB. the cause of Mrs. Groeger’s deathC. the longevity of people like Mrs. GroegerD. the image of cities in general12. The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some __________ .A. benefits of walkingB. occasions for walking in city lifeC. comments made by city peopleD. problems of city living13. To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful ___________ .A. to take the elevatorB. to walk up the stairsC. to ride in a carD. to find an alternative to walking14. People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because __________ .A. they don’t live near business areasB. they don’t need the exerciseC. they never have parking problemsD. they can’t afford to take the bus15. A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that __________ .A. air pollution is not seriousB. anyone can live to be 107C. country people should move to the cityD. walking is a healthful exercisePassage 2For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English – speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well – known proverbs and quotations.Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writher, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty – five thousand.There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort ( it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.16. English people __________ .A. have never discussed who is the world’s greatest dramatistB. never discuss any issue concerning the world’s greatest dramatistC. are sure who is the world’s greatest dramatistD. do not care who is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist17. Every Englishman knows __________ .A. more or less about ShakespeareB. Shakespeare, but only slightlyC. all Shakespeare’s writingsD. only the name of the greatest English writer18. Which of the following is true?A. We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings.B. Shakespeare’s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English..C. It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use.D. All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.19. What does the word “proverb” mean?A. Familiar sayings.B. Shakespeare’s plays.C. Complaints.D. Actors and actresses.20. Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?A. English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’s time.B. By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language.C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare’s time.D. Beginners may heave difficulty learning some aspects of English usage.Passage 3Threes are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade; and they help to prevent drought (干旱) and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man bas not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in largenumbers.Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor.When the empire fell to pieced, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. Thisprevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.21. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is that they can__________ .A. Keep him from the hot sunshineB. enable him to build warshipsC. make him draw quick profit from themD. protect him from droughts and floods22. It’s a great pity that __________ .A. man is only interested in building empiresB. man is eager to profit from treesC. man hasn’t realized the importance of trees to himD. man hasn’t found out that he has lost all trees23. Sooner or later the forests will disappear __________ .A. unless a country has a plenty supply of treesB. unless people stop cutting down their treesC. unless all people are taught the importance of planting treesD. unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them24. The word “bind” in Paragraph 5 means “__________”.A. to wash awayB. to make wetC. to make stay togetherD. to improve25. When there is a heavy rain, trees can help to prevent floods, as they can __________ .A. keep rain from falling down to soft groundB. cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink inC. prevent the soil from being washed awayD. make the topsoil stick togetherPassage 4Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles（困扰）old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?Betty shrugs. Talk? We’re friends.Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/ husband as a best friend, most。
统考大学英语B五套全真模拟试题
统考大学英语B全真模拟试题11--第一部分:交际用语,此部分共有5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，请从四个选项中选出正确选项。
Question:1, - Sorry, I can't find the books you asked for.- ________________.A) Don't mention it. B) It's your fault.C) Thanks anyway. D) I won't forgive you.Question:2, - You are late! The discussion started 30 minutes ago.- _________A) Well, I don't care. B) Don't blame me.C) I am really sorry. D) That's great.Question:3, - I'm sorry I'm late.- _________ Come earlier next time.A) No trouble. B) All right. C) It doesn't matter. D) I don't matter.Question:4, - I didn't mean to do that. Please forgive me.- _________A) Not too bad. B) That's all right. C) It's a pleasure. D) Thank you.Question:5, - I am so sorry to interrupt you again.- _________A) That's good. B) It's all right. C) I don't think so. D) No way!2--第二部分:阅读理解（,此部分共有2篇短文，在第一篇短文后有5个正误判断题，从每题后的两个选项中选出正确答案；在第二篇短文后有5个问题。
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试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语B模拟试题2006年5月注意事项一、将你的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的规定栏内，将考号和考试科目在规定的栏内用2B铅笔涂满涂黑。
考试结束后，把试卷和答题卡放在桌上。
二、仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。
答案一定要写在答题卡的指定的位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。
三、选择题用2B铅笔将选中项涂满涂黑，主观题用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；第小题2分，满分20分）此部分共分有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四个选项模块，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 ] [D]1.－Hello, could I speak to Don, please?－_______________A.Who are you?B.Who’s there?C.Who could I help?D.Who’s speaking?答案及解释：D. Who’s speaking?在这里的意思是“您是哪位？”英文中打电话问对方是谁的时候不能用Who are you?故不选A.至于B和C答非所问，故也不选。
2. －May I help you,madam?－__________________A.Sorry,I have no idea.B.Yes,I know what to say.C. You’d better give me a hand.D. Yes,I’d like2 kilos of oranges答案及解释：D. 问句的意思是“夫人，您要点什么？”，D意为“我要两千克橘子”，与原文相符，故选它。
3.－What about going for a walk?－_____________________A.It’s good for you.B.That’s all right.B. So,do I. D.Why not?A good idea.答案及解释：D. 问句的意思是“出去散步怎样？”，D意为“为什么不去？好主意”，与原文相符，故选它。
至于其他三项都答非所问，故不选。
4. －I think the Internet is very helpful.－___________________A. Yes.so do IB.It’s a very good idea.C. Neither do ID.I’d rather go surfing on it.答案及解释：A. A意为我也是这样认为的，so do I是个倒装句，表明前句说明的情况也适用于本句。
如果前句是个否定句的话，就应该选C。
至于B和C与原文不符，故不选。
5. －Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow?－___________________A.Yes,but I’ll have English classes.B.Sorry,I have an appointment with Dr.Brown.C.I’m afraid I have no idea.D.I won’t.It’s kind of you.答案及解释：B. 根据问句“你明天愿意跟我一起去野餐游玩吗”，我们可以断定选B，即“对不起，我和布朗医生有约在先了”是最合适的。
至于其他三项都不合适，故不选。
6. －Excuse me,when is the next flight from London due to arrive?－____________________A.In half an hour.B.An hour before.C.Until the next one.D.Before another one.答案及解释：A. 问句的意思是“请问下一趟从伦敦起飞的飞机预计什么时候到达”，那么答语“半个小时之后到达”是最合适的。
7. －I’m glad you like it.Please drop in any time you like.－___________________A.Yes,I will.B.I’m afraid I won’t be freeC.Is it all right?D.That’s great.答案及解释：A. 原句当中有“请随时光临寒舍”之意，那么答语D“我会来的”是最合适的，其他三项都不合适，故不选。
8. －I believe we’ve met somewhere before.－___________________A.it isn’t the sameB.it can’t be tureC.I don’t think so C.I’d rather not答案及解释：C. 原文的意思是“我认为我们以前在什么地方碰见过”，只有选项C的意思（即“我认为我们没有碰见过”）与之吻合，至于其他三项的含义都与原文不符，故不选。
9. －You’ve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner,Mrs.Wang.－___________________A.Oh,I don’t think I cooked very well.B.I’m glad you enjoyed it.e again when you are free.D.It’s not necessary for you to say so.答案及解释B. 这是一个回答别人对自己表示赞美的对话，当别人赞美自己的时候西方人和中国人习惯不同，他们会表示接受或感谢，而不是象中国人一样为了表示谦虚否定自己，故A是典型的中国式英语，不选。
至于C和D则答非所问了，也不选。
10. －I’m sorry.Bob’s not in his office.－___________________A.Would you like to leave a message ?B.Are you sure for that?C.Can you take a message for me?D.Can you phone me?答案及解释：C. A意为您要留话吗？B意为您敢肯定他不在办公室吗？C意为你可以帮我捎个口信给他吗？D意为你能给我打电话吗？根据原文“很抱歉，鲍勃不在办公室”，我们可以判断只有C最合适，其他均不合适。
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 ] [D]Passage 1The United States covers a large part of the North American continent.Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south .Although the Unite d States is a big country,it is not the largest in the world.In 2000,its population was over 222 million.When this land first became a nation ,after winning its independence from England ,it had thirteen states .Each of the states was represented(代表)on the American flag by a star .All there states were in the eastern part of the continent .As the nation grew toward the west ,new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag .For a long time ,there were 48 stars .In 1959,however ,two more stars were added to the flag ,representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States .There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country .Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans come from all over the world .Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of North America were mostly form England .It is for that reason that the language of the United states is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world.11.Which of the following is TRUE?A. America is the largest country in the world.B. The United States lies next to Canada and MexicoC. America covers most part of the North American continent.D. Mexico is to the north of Canada.答案及解释：B.根据原文第一段我们得知：美国的北边是加拿大，南边是墨西哥。
所以B 的说法是正确的。
12. After winning its independence ,the United States_______.A. had nothing to do with EnglandB. made India part of its landC. mainly developed westwardD. took over parts of Canada and Mexico答案及解释：C.根据原文第二段得知：美国从英格兰独立出来后有13个州，所有这些州都集中在东部，后来向西扩展建立新的州，很长一段时间拥有48个州。