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1
Part I Use of En glish (20 poi nts)
Directions: In this part there are 10 in complete dialogues. For each dialogue there are choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE an swer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through cen ter. four the
1. --- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?
A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment
B. No, you can '
C. Sorry, you can '
D. I don 'tknow
2. --- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?
A. Yes, you may borrow
C. Yes, help yourself
3. --- Is that Mr Robert Lee? B. Yes, go on
D. It doesn 'matter
A. Yes, Lee speak ing
C. Sorry, speak ing
4. --- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brow n
B. Hello, what do you want D. I don 'tknow
' office?
A. You can 'ask me
B. Pard on? I have no idea
C. Please don 'say so
D. Sorry I don 'know, but you can ask the man over there
5. --- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is Joh n?
A. Thank you very much
B. No, no, Joh n is not bad
C. Thank you. He is fine
D. Don 'say that. It ' ugly. John is good
6. --- What can I do for you, madam?
A. I want a kilo of apples
B. You can go your own way
C. Thanks
D. Excuse me. I'm busy
7. --- I ' like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.
A. Thank you. You shouldn ''do that
B. Thanks, I ' like to go with you 10. ---I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brow n gave me an A!
A. Don 'worry about it
B. Con gratulatio ns! That 's a difficult course
C. Mr Brow n is very good
D. Good luck to you!
Part n Reading 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 corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter.
Passage 1
There are stories about two U.S. preside nts, An drew Jacks on and Martin Van Bure n, which attempt to explain the America n En glish term OK. We don 'k now if either story is
true, but they are both in teresti ng.
The first expla nati on is based on the fact that Preside nt Jacks on had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jacks on, he tried to read them and the n had his assista nts expla in what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write all correct ” on it. The problem was that he didn ' know how spell, so what he really wrote was &l korekt ”. After a while, he shortened that term to OK ”.
The sec ond expla natio n is based on the place where Preside nt Van Buren was born, Kin derhook, New York. Van Bure n 's friends orga ni zed a club to help him become Preside nt. They called the club the Old Kin derhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called OK ”.
11. The author _____________ .
A. believes both of the stories
B. doesn 'believe a word of the stories
C. is not sure whether the stories are true
D. is telling the stories just for fun
C. No, you can 'say so 8. --- Do you mind telling me where you
A. Certainly. I 'm from London C. Not really, you can do it 9. --- May I see the menu, please?
A. That is the menu, sir
C. Here you are, sir
D. No, no, You can 'do that 're from?
B. Sure. I was born in London D. Certainly not. I 'm from London
B. Yes, please go on D. Of course, sir
12. Accord ing to the passage, Preside nt Jackson ______________ .
A. couldn 'draw up any documents at all
B. didn 'like to read important papers by himself
C. ofte n had his assista nts sig n docume nts for him
D. wasn 'good at reading or spelling
13. Accord ing to the first story, the term OK ”__________________ .
A. was approved of by Preside nt Jacks on
B. was the title of some official docume nts
C. was first used by Preside nt Jacks on
D. was an old way to spell all correct ”
14. Accord ing to the sec ond story, the term OK ”_______________ .
A. was the short way to say Old Kinderhook Club ”
B. meant the place where Preside nt Van Bure n was born
C. was the n ame of Van Buren ' club
D. was used to call Van Bure n ' supporters in the electio n
15. According to the second story, the term OK” was first used _______________ .
A. by Van Bure n
B. in a presidential election
C. to orga nize the Old Kin derhook Club
D. by the members of the Old Kinderhook Club ”
Passage 2
Although the Un ited States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the prese nt populati on n eeds, its people are by now almost en tirely an urba n society. Less tha n a tenth of the people are en gaged in agriculture and forestry（林业）,and most of the rest live in or around tow ns, small and large. Here the traditi onal picture is cha nging: every small tow n may still be very like other small tow ns, and the typical small tow n may represe nt a widely accepted view of the coun try, but most America ns 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 with in 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 millio n.
B. More than 25 millio n.
C. Less than 25 millio n.
D. Less than 225 millio n.
17. Which of the follow ing four coun tries has the smallest proport ion of people livi ng
in metropolita n areas _____________
A. Un ited States.
B. Germa ny.
C. Fran ce.
D. En gla nd.
18. What ' 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 tow ns.
C. Of urba n areas.
D. Of rural areas.
19. Accord ing to the passage, what can we lear n about small tow ns in the Un ited
States _________
A. Most small tow ns become gradually crowded.
B. Small tow ns are still similar to each other.
C. As the traditi onal picture is cha nging, tow ns are differe nt.
D. Small tow ns are turni ng into large cities.
20. Why is it hard to say whe n 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 America ns live in metropolita n areas.
Passage 3
If 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 an swer to the questi on.
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 cen tral Africa, because they had no t lear ned to write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, thy may know somethi ng of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have bee n made about the most importa nt happe nin gs, and these have bee n sung and acted and told for many gen erati ons. 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 writte n records, such spoke n stories are ofte n very helpful.
21. Which of the follow ing ideas is not suggested in the passage ____
A. Remembered history ”, compared with written history, is less reliable.
B. Writte n records of the past play the most importa nt role in our lear ning of the
huma n history.
C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many
questi ons.
D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.
22. We know very little about the cen tral Africa 200 years ago because _____ .
A. there was nothing worth being written down at that time
B. the people there ignored the importa nee of keep ing a record
C. the writte n records were perhaps destroyed by a fire
D. the people there did not know how to write
23. Remembered history ” refers to ____________ .
A. history based on a pers on 's imagi nati on
B. stories of importa nt happe nings passed dow n from mouth to mouth
C. songs and dances about the most importa nt events
D. both B and C
24. Remembered history "is regarded as valuable only when ____________ .
A. it is written dow n
B. no written acco un t is available
C. it proves to be true
D. people are in terested in it
25. The passage suggests that we could have lear ned much more about our past tha n
we do now if the ancient people had ___________ .
A. kept a writte n record of every past event
B. not burnt their written records in wars
C. told exact stories of the most importa nt happe nings
E. made more songs and dances
Passage 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 eate n at one of the big cha ins 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 coun tries and served 29 milli on people a day.
Appare ntly, the secret of their success is a marketi ng strategy of thi nk global, act local'. McDonald 's learnt that if they adapted their Mac' meals to different cultures, it was more successful tha n hav ing a sta ndardised set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDon ald 's restaura nts are fran chised to local people who serve
food with a local' f lavour. For example, in Hong Kong, food called Shake Shake Fries ' and
Red Bea n Sun day' can be found on the menu, while in Switzerla nd, Vegi Macs' are served.
However, fast food is not popular with every one. It is ofte n called jbnk' food because it is said to be un healthy and full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing coun tries go hun gry. At the same time, more and more people no Ion ger 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 ' f rom a local restaura nt or pick up the pho ne and order
a pizza to be delivered to your home.
26. The golden arch 'in the second paragraph refers to _______________ .
A) Burger Ki ng B) Taco Bell C) McDo nald 's D) all the fast food restaura nts
27. Accord ing to the passage, McDon ald 's is successful mai nly because
A) It has a standardized set of products all over the world
B) It is not junk ' f ood
C) Its' f ood is convenient
D) It adapted its meals to different cultures.
28. In the passage, which of the follow ing terms has/ have the same meaning with fast food.
A) jbnk' food B) Convenience ' food C) take-away ' D) all of the
above
29. Fast food is often called junk food ' because _______________ .
A) some people think it is unhealthy and full of fat
B) fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste
C) it is no Ion ger fresh food
D) Both A and B.
30. The main idea of this passage is ___________ .
A) fast food today
B) the successful secret of McDonald 's.
C) why fast food is thought as jUnk' f ood
D) different opinions toward fast food
Part 川Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)
Section A
Directions: In this sect ion there are 15 in complete senten ces. 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 cen ter.
31. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy for her
exam in ati on.
A. to prepare
B. to be prepared
C. prepari ng
D. being prepared
32. The computer does n f work well, so someth ing _________ wrong.
A. can have gone
B. should have gone
C. must have gone
D. ought to have gone
33. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she won ders _________ will happe n to
he private life.
A. how
B. who
C. what
D. that
34. The concert usually takes place at the People's Square, with the audienee on the ground.
A. seati ng
B. seated
C. be seat ing
D. to seat
35. If the whole program _________ b eforeha nd, a great deal of time and money would
have bee n lost.
A. was not pla nned
B. were not pla nned
C. would not be pla nned
D. had not bee n pla nned
36. Is n f it about the time you _________ to do morni ng exercises?
A. bega n
B. begi n
C. should begi n
D. have begu n
37. I am very grateful to you for what you 've give n me and _________ you have done
for me.
A. which
B. that
C. all what
D. all that
38. It was not until she had arrived home _____________ remembered her appointment
with the doctor.
A. whe n she
B. that she
C. and she
D. she
39. Determ ined to ________ as if everythi ng were no rmal, he resp on ded with a ki nd of
in differe nee.
A. carry on
B. acco unt for
C. bring up
D. get through
40. He _________ to arrange a loa n through a finance compa ny.
A. tried
B. succeeded
C. man aged
D. en deavored