大學(xué)英語B 二模擬試題

大學(xué)英語B（二模擬試題

I.VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions://?eachofthefollowingsentences,thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ChoosetheONE

answerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.

1.Hefivedifferentlanguagesfluently.

A.speakB.speaksC.spokeD.speaking

2.Afteranhourofheavyrain,thestorm.

A.breakB.brokeC.breakdownD.brokedown

3.1alwaysthatmistakes.

A.am,makingB./,makeC.will,makeD./,tomake

4.Tomhisexamby18December.

A.haveB.willhaveC.havehadD.willhavehad

5.OnNovember1weinthishouseforthirtyyears.

A.liveB.havelivedC.arelivingD.willhavebeenliving

6.Theyanewhouseatthefootofthehilllastyear.

A.buildB.builtC.buildsD.wasbuilding

7.1aletterwhenshe.

A.write,callsB.wrote,calledC.waswriting,callsD.waswriting,called

8.Hewastired.Hesincedawn.

A.workedB.wasworkingC.hasworkedD.hadworked

9.Nobodyhimsincelastweek.

A.seesB.hasseenC.sawD.isseeing

10.Hetoplayfootballontheplayground.

A.seesB.sawC.hasseenD.wasseen

11.Hecouldnotthefeelingthatsomeonewaswatchinghim

A.see

B.saw

C.avoided

D.avoid

12.They'reorganizingacampaigntodrawpeople'stotheenvironmentallyharmfuleffectsofusing

theircars.

A.attention

B.idea

C.thoughts

D.wealth

13.1hadn'tseenherfbr20years,butIherimmediately.

A.think

B.recalled

C.thought

D.recall

14.1won'tdiscussthereportsincetimeislimited.Tiljusthitthehighspots.

A.short

B.new

C.entire

D.good

15.Hesharplythecarandstoppeddrivingsoastoavoidthedog.

A.braked

B.break

C.broke

D.bread

16.Hearrivedhomejustintimetohisbrotherbeingtakenawaybythepolice.

A.catch

B.witness

C.caught

D.witnessed

17.TmtryingtomyworksothatIcanhaveacoupleofdaysoffnextweek.

A.arrange

B.find

C.lookfor

D.care

18.It'simportantforyoutothrougheverytextinthebookbeforethetest.

A.study

B.learn

C.skim

D.work

19.Thisadvertisementisintendedtotheattentionofhousewives.

A.attach

B.attack

C.attend

D.attract

20.Youcanhireacarifyouwanttothecityfurther.

A.explore

B.explant

C.explode

D.explain

I.ReadingComprehension(45points)

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfallowedby5questions.Foreachquestion

thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.

Passage1

IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch.Hehasletmeusehishousetoputon

fund-raisingevents.ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying:"Iwanttotellyouastory.Italigoes

backtoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofahorsetrainerwhowouldgofromstabletostable,farmto

farmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Asaresult,theboy'shighschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.

Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.

“Thatnighthewroteasevenpaperdescribinghisdreamofhavingahorseranchsomeday.Hewrote

abouthisdreamingreatdetail,withadrawingofaranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesand

thetrack.Thenhedrewadetailedfloorplanforahousethatwouldsitonhisdreamranch.

“Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslater

hereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,*Seemeafterclass/

“Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,'WhyidIreceiveanF,Theteachersaid,

'Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youcomefromahorse-training

family.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.There'snowayyoucouldeverdo

it/Thentheteacheradded,'Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade/

“Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfather

said,"Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionfor

you?Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,4Youcankeep

theFandI'llkeepmydrcam.'"

Montythenturnedtotheassembledgroupandsaid,“Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmyhouse

inthemiddleofmyhorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace."Headded,4tThcbestpart

ofthestoryisthattwoyearsagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchfbraweek.

Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,Took,Monty,Icantellyouthisnow.WhenIwasyourteacher,Iwas

somethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids'dreams.Fortunatelyyouwerebraveenough

nottogiveuponyours.'"

“Don'tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat,“Montyatlastconcluded.

21WhatdidMontyRoberts,daddoinhisjob

A.Heraisedhorses.

B.Hecleanedhorseranches.

C.Hetrainedhorsestojoincontests.

D.Hewentfromstabletostabletoaskfbrhorses.

22WhathappenedwhenMontywasasenior

A.Hefinishedschool.

B.Hehadanexam.

C.Hewroteapaperabouthisdream.

D.Hisstudywasinterrupted.

23WhatwasMonty'sdrcam

A.Toraisehorsesjustlikehisdad.

B.Toownahorsefarm.

C.Toearnmoney.

D.Tobuildranches.

24WhatwasonMonty'spaper

A.Drawingsandwords

B.Onlywritings

C.Onlydrawings

D.Nothing

25WhydidtheteachergiveMonty'spaperan"F"

A.Shethoughtitwasbadlydrawn.

B.Shethoughtithadmanymistakes.

C.Shethoughthedidn'tworkhard.

D.Shethoughtitunrealistic.

Passage2

“Whyareyouincollegeatthisage“Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthis

challengeatherage."IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone!”shetoldme.

Overtheyear,Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodress

upandsheenjoyedbeingthecentreofattentionfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup!

Attheendofthesemester,weinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Shewasintroducedandsteppedupto

thestage.Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech,shedroppedherspeechcardsonthefloor.Frustratedanda

littleembarrassedsheleanedintothespeakerandsimplysaid,"I'msorryI'mabitnervous.IgaveupbeerfbrLent

andthiswhiskeyiskillingme!”

AswclaughedRoseclearedherthroatandbegan,“Wcdonotstoplaughingbecausewcarcold;wegrowold

becausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.You

havetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.

You'vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaround

whoaredeadanddon'tevenknowit!

Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsfbrwhatwedid,butratherfbrthingswedidn'tdo.The

onlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.

Finally,thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingoldandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandliein

bedfbronefullyearanddon'tdooneproductivething,youwillturntwenty.Thisisgrowingold,bydoing

nothingtoyourlife.Theideaofgrowingupistoalwaysfindopportunitytochange.”

Attheyear'sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.Oneweekafter

graduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneral.Whenyou

finishreadingthis,pleasesendthispeacefuladvicetoyourfriendsandfamily:Remember,wecannotavoid

growingold,butwecanchooseourownwaystogrowup.

26WhywasRoseincollege

A.Becauseshealwayswantedtohaveacollegedegree.

B.Becauseshethoughtcollegewasfunandshecouldmakemanyfriends.

C.Becauseshehasnevergonetoacollege.

D.Becausesheenjoyedbeingthecentreofattentionfromtheotherstudents.

27Accordingtopara.3,howdidRoselivehercollegelife

A.Shealwaysdressedupandneverattendanyclass.

B.Shewasquietanddidn'twanttomakeanyfriends.

C.Shewaseasygoingandmadelotsoffriends.

D.Shewasn'tmakingthebestoutofhercollegelife.

28Howdidshereactwhenshedroppedherspeechnoteatthefootballbanquet

A.Shegotverynervousandstoppedspeaking.

B.Shewasdrunkwithtoomuchwhiskey.

C.Shehadtogiveupbeerfbrthismistake.

D.Shecontinuedherspeechwithajoke.

29WhatdocsRosemeanby“somanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoarcdeadanddon'tevenknowit”

A.theyarekilledbythemwalkingaround.

B.theyare"dead”becausetheydon'lhaveanydreams.

C.theyare“dead”becausearetheyarenotsatisfiedwiththeirlife.

D.theyare"dead”becausetheydon'tknowanything.

30AccordingtoRose,whichoneofthefollowingiscorrectaboutthedifferencebe-tween4'growingold”and

“growingup”

A.Bothmeantheagingprocesswhereachildbecomesagrown-up.

B.Bothmeanlotsofchanges.

C.”growingold“issad,but"growingup”ishappy.

D."growingold“isnatural,but^growingup”issomethingwecancontrol.

Passage3

Lovebirds.That'swhatallourfriendscalleduswhenwefirstmarried.

IguessDonandIdeservedit.Moneywastight.Sometimeswe'dhavetosaveupdaysjustfbranicecream

cone.Still,ourtinyapartmentseemedlikeparadise.Lovedoesthat,youknow.

Themoreweheardthetenn“l(fā)ovebirds”,themorewethoughtaboutbirds.Onedaywestartedsavingupfbra

coupleoflovebirdsofourown.Weknewwecouldn'taffordtobuybothbirdsandanicecage,soinhisspare

moments,Donmadethecagehimself.

Weputourcageinfrontofashadedwindow.Thenwewaiteduntilourlittlesavingwasfullofbillsandspare

change.Withthatmoneywe“adopted"apairofcanariesfromourlocalpetstore,amaleandafemale,andnamed

themSunshineandSnowball.

Timepassed,andwhenouryounglovebirdsfinallyseemedmatureenoughtostartafamilyoftheirown,we

wentaheadandpreparedanestareaandlotsofnestingmaterialforthem.Snowballwasaveryexactingwifein

designinganddecoratingtheirnestjustso,whileSunshine,filledwithlove,bentoverbackwardtoputeverything

justwheresheordered.

Thenonedayaneggappeared.Howtheysang!Andafewweekslaterwhenatinychickhatched,theirhappiness

seemedtoknownobounds.Idon'tknowhowithappened,butthatbabybirdwasbrightorange.Sorightoffwe

namedhimPunkinhead.

Thesunnydayspassed.Howproudallofuswerewhenourbabybirdranoutofthenestontoarealgrown-up

perch!

Thenoneday,Punkinheadsuddenlyfellheaddowntothebottomofthecage.Thetinyorangebirdjustlay

there,bothparentsandIrushedtohisrescue.

Buthewasdead.Justlikethat.Whetherhe'dhadaheartattackbeforehefellorbrokehisneckinthefall,I'll

neverknow.ButPunkinheadwasgone.

ThemotherbirdrefusedtoleteitherSunshineormegetnearthatlittlebody.Insteadofthejoyfulmelodiesi

usuallyheardfromSnowball,nowshegaveonlythemostheartbreakingcriesandmoans.Herheart,joyandwill

seemedcompletelymeltedbyhersorrow.

PoorSunshinedidn,tknowwhattodo.HekepttryingtopushSnowballawayfromhersadsituation,butshe

refusedtomove.Instead,overandovershekepttryingtowakeupherbelovedchild.

FinallySunshineseemedtoworkoutaplan.Heconvincedhertoflyupandeatsomeseedseverysooften,while

hestooddutyinherplace.Theneachtimesheleft,he'dquietlyplaceonepieceofstrawoverPunkinhead'sbody.

Justone.Butinafewdays,piecebypiece,itwascompletelycoveredover.

AtfirstSnowballseemedpanicwhenshelookedaround,butshedidn'ttrytouncoverthechick.Instead,she

flewuptohernormalplaceandstayedthere.Theniwasabletoquietlyreachinandremovethelittlebody.

Afterthat.SunshinespentallhistimecomfortingSnowball.Eventuallyshestartedmakingnormalsounds,and

thenoneday,hersorrowfinallymeltedandshesangagain.Idon'tknowifSnowballeverrealizedthequietlabor

ofloveandhealingSunshinehaddoneforher.Buttheyremaineddevotedforaslongastheybothlived.Love

doesthat,youknow.

31Thetitleofthepassageis"WhenSnowballMelted*'.Whatdoesthetitlemean

A.theincreasingtemperaturemadethesnowballmelt.

B.thebirdcalledSnowballwastoosadfbrherkid'sdeathsoshebecameweakerandweaker.

C.thegriefbombythebirdcalledSnowballfbrthedeathofherkidwasdissolvedbyherhusband'slove.

D.thebirdcalledSnowballwaslovedbyherhusbandsoitseemedlikeasnowballwasmelted.

32Whydid“ourtinyapartmentseemedlikeparadiseMeventhoughwewerepoor

A.Becauseweloveourtinyapartment.

B.Becausethetinyapartmenthousedacoupleinlove.

C.Becausewekepttwobirdsinloveinthetinyapartment.

D.Becauseourtinyapartmentwascleanandcozy.

33Inparagraph4,whydoestheauthoruse444adopted'apairofcanariesfromourlocalpetstoreMinsteadof

theword“buy”

A.”Adopted“isusedheretoshowthatthebirdsarcdesertedbythestoresothecoupleadoptedthem.

B.”Adopted“isusedheretoshowthecouple'slovefbrthebirds,whilethewordtkbuy^^seemedtobecoldand

emotionless.

C.”Adopted“isusedheretoshowthatnobodywantedthebirdssothecoupleweretheonlyonewhobought

them.

D.thereisnospecialreasonwhy“adopted“isusedhere.

34Whatisthecause