网络教育英语统考B真题

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大学英语B试卷

来源：全国高校网络教育考试委员会办公室

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。试卷和答题卡均不得带出考场。

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；每小题2分，满分20分）

此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并，用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔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?

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 like 2 kilos of

oranges.

3.—What about going for a walk?

—______________

A. It's good for you.

B. That's all right.

C. So, do I.

D. Why not? A good idea.

4.—I think the Internet is very helpful.

—___________

A. Yes, so do I.

B. It's a very good idea.

C. Neither do I.

D. I'd rather go surfing on it.

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.

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.

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 free.

C. Is it all right?

D. That's great.

8.—I believe we've met somewhere before.

—No, ____________.

A. it isn't the same

B. it can't be true

C. I don't think so

D. I'd rather not

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.

C. Come again when you are free.

D. It's not necessary for you to say so.

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?

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 1

The 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 United 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 these 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

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numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of North America were mostly