大學英語B級試題

大學英語B級試題高校英語(B)模擬試題1

PartI

UseofEnglish(20points)

Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.---Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?---__________.

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentC.Sorry,youcant

B.No,youcantD.Idontknow

2.---DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?---__________.

A.Yes,youmayborrowC.Yes,helpyourself

B.Yes,goonD.Itdoesntmatter

3.---IsthatMrRobertLee?---__________.

A.Yes,LeespeakingC.Sorry,speaking

B.Hello,whatdoyouwantD.Idontknow

4.---Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brownsoffice?---__________.

A.Youcantaskme

B.Pardon?IhavenoideaC.Pleasedontsayso

D.SorryIdontknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere5.---Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?---__________.

A.ThankyouverymuchB.No,no,JohnisnotbadC.Thankyou.Heisfine

D.Dontsaythat.Itsugly.Johnisgood6.---WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?---__________.

A.IwantakiloofapplesC.Thanks

B.YoucangoyourownwayD.Excuseme.Imbusy

7.---Idliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.---__________.

A.Thankyou.YoushouldntdothatB.Thanks,IdliketogowithyouC.No,youcantsayso

D.No,no,Youcantdothat

8.---Doyoumindtellingmewhereyourefrom?---__________.

A.Certainly.ImfromLondonC.Notreally,youcandoit

B.Sure.IwasborninLondonD.Certainlynot.ImfromLondon

9.---MayIseethemenu,please?---__________.

A.Thatisthemenu,sirC.Hereyouare,sir

B.Yes,pleasegoonD.Ofcourse,sir

10.---Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!---__________.

A.Dontworryaboutit

B.Congratulations!ThatsadifficultcourseC.MrBrownisverygoodD.Goodlucktoyou!

PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedontknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite―allcorrect‖onit.Theproblemwasthathedidntknowhowspell,sowhathereallywrotewas―olkorekt‖.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto―OK‖.

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBurensfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled―OK‖.

11.Theauthor_______________.

Passage2

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林業(yè)),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeachalargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(統(tǒng)計)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilled

A.believesbothofthestoriesB.doesntbelieveawordofthestoriesC.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD.istellingthestoriesjustforfunA.couldntdrawupanydocumentsatallB.didntliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimselfC.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhimD.wasntgoodatreadingorspellingA.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJacksonB.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocumentsC.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJacksonD.wasanoldwaytospell―allcorrect‖

A.wastheshortwaytosay―OldKinderhookClub‖B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornC.wasthenameofVanBurensclub

D.wasusedtocallVanBurenssupportersintheelectionA.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelection

C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClubD.bythemembersofthe―OldKinderhookClub‖

12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson________________.

13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm―OK‖________________.

14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm―OK‖______________.

15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm―OK‖wasfirstused____________.

withhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry____________

A.About25million.

B.Morethan25million.

C.Lessthan25million.

D.Lessthan225million.

17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas_____________

A.UnitedStates.

B.Germany.

C.France.

D.England.

18.Whatsthemeaningoftheword―metropolitan‖inthemiddleofthepassage_________A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.C.Ofurbanareas._________

Passage3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.D.Ofruralareas.

19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates

20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb__________

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,thymayknowsomethingofthepast.

Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycallrememberedhistory.Someofithasmowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage______

A.―Rememberedhistory‖,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimeB.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafireD.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowriteA.historybasedonapersonsimagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandCA.itiswrittendownC.itprovestobetrue

B.nowrittenaccountisavailable

23.―Rememberedhistory‖refersto___________.

24.―Rememberedhistory‖isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________.

D.peopleareinterestedinit

25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedo

nowiftheancientpeoplehad___________.

Passage4

Mum,canwegotoMcDonalds,please?Somepeoplemightask,Wherewouldwebe

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsE.mademoresongsanddances

todayifwedidnothavefastfood?andWherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?

Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonalds.Thedistinctivegoldenarchcannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2023,McDonaldshadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.

Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyofthinkglobal,actlocal.McDonaldslearntthatiftheyadaptedtheirMacmealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonaldsrestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwithalocalflavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalledShakeShakeFriesandRedBeanSundaycanbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,VegiMacsareserved.

However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalledjunkfoodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.Conveniencefoodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuyatake-awayfromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.

26.Thegoldenarchinthesecondparagraphrefersto______________.

A)BurgerKingB)TacoBellC)McDonaldsD)allthefastfoodrestaurants

27.Accordingtothepassage,McDonaldsissuccessfulmainlybecause__________________.

A)IthasastandardizedsetofproductsallovertheworldB)ItisnotjunkfoodC)Itsfoodisconvenient

D)Itadapteditsmealstodifferentcultures.

28.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingtermshas/havethesamemeaningwithfastfood.A)junkfoodB)conveniencefoodC)take-awayD)alloftheabove

29.Fastfoodisoftencalledjunkfoodbecause_____________.A)somepeoplethinkitisunhealthyandfulloffatB)fastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwasteC)itisnolongerfreshfoodD)BothAandB.

30.Themainideaofthispassageis____________.

A)fastfoodtoday

B)thesuccessfulsecretofMcDonalds.C)whyfastfoodisthoughtasjunkfoodD)differentopinionstowardfastfood

PartⅢVocabularyandStructure(25points)SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy__________forherexamination.A.toprepareC.preparing

B.tobepreparedD.beingpreparedB.shouldhavegoneD.oughttohavegone

32.Thecomputerdoesntworkwell,sosomething_________wrong.

A.canhavegoneC.musthavegoneprivatelife.A.how

B.who

C.what

D.that

34.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeoplesSquare,withtheaudience

__________ontheground.

A.seating

B.seated

C.beseating

D.toseat

35.Ifthewholeprogram__________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywould

havebeenlost.

A.wasnotplanned

B.werenotplanned

C.wouldnotbeplannedA.beganme.

A.whichthedoctor.

A.whensheindifference.

B.thatshe

C.andshe

D.she

39.Determinedto__________asifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindof

B.that

C.allwhat

D.allthat

38.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome__________rememberedherappointmentwith

D.hadnotbeenplanned

C.shouldbegin

D.havebegun

33.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders__________willhappentohe

36.Isntitaboutthetimeyou__________todomorningexercises?

B.begin

37.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyouvegivenmeand__________youhavedonefor

A.carryonA.triedofhim.

B.accountforB.succeeded

C.bringup

D.getthroughD.endeavored

40.He__________toarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany.

C.managed

41.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.__________,Icantspeaktoohighly

A.Asaresultcontrary

42.I__________goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadnt.

A.pickoutA.separate

B.makeoutB.distinguish

C.giveoffC.compare

D.putoffD.contrast

43.Youngchildrenoftencant__________betweenTVprogramsandcommercials.44.Themorningpaper__________astoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkand

WashingtonD.C.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearerchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethoughthecenter.

Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.____46____,youwillhavemorefreedomfreedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or____47___tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumselfimposed(志愿的'),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto____48____.Thedecisionsyoumake____49___yourstudyhabitswillbea____50____factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege.

____51____,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors____52____the