大学英语B试题

1、.大学英语B试题Test 6Part Use of English (20 points)Directions：In this part there are 10 incomplete dialoguesFor each dialogue there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogueThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

2、 center 21Can I help you with the bag？ _ ANo，noI can take it myself BThank you CSorry，you cant DNo，Im all right 22Hello，Id like to speak to Mark , please _ AYes，Im Mark BThis is Mark speaking CIts me here DThis is me 23Can you go out with us for dinner this evening？ _ ANo，I already have plans BThank

3、s a lot but Im busy tonight CNo，I really dont like being with you DIm ill，so I shouldnt go out for dinner 24Sorry，I must be leaving now，because theres a meeting _ AOh，no，you cant BYes，you can leave if you like CDo you really have to go？Couldnt you at least stay for another cup of tea？ DOh，noI dont u

4、nderstand 25Id like to book a flight to Shanghai，please _ ANo, of course not BDo you mind if I said no？ CYes，sir，single or return？ DYou cantWe are busy 26Excuse me，is this the right direction for the school？ _ Awell，no，youre going in the wrong direction BNo，dont ask me CNo，I dont know DDont go this

5、way 27May I see your tickets and passports，please？ _ ANo，you cant BYes，you can CHere they are DNo，they are mine 28Do you mind if I take a couple of hours off this afternoon？ _ ANever mind BOK，but what for？ CYes，please help yourself DYes，but I dont care 29Hello，is that Shanghai Airlines？ _ AYes，can I

6、 help you？ BYes，what do you want？ CYes，youre right DYes，right number 30Sorry I kept you waiting _ AIm sad BI dont care CThats all rightTheres no hurry DNo，not at allPart Reading Comprehension(30 points)Directions：There are three passages in this partEach passage is followed by five questionsFor each

7、 question there are four choices marked A，B，C and DYou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage 1 One silly question I simply cant stand is “How do you feel”Usually the question is asked of a man in actiona m

8、an on the go，walking along the street，or busily working at his deskSo what do you expect him to say？He11 probably say，“Fine，Im all right”But “youve put a bug in his ear”maybe now hes not sureIf you are a good friend，you may have seen something in his face，or his walk，that he did not realize that mor

9、ningIt starts him worrying a littleFirst thing you know，he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right，while you go merrily on your way asking someone else，“How do you feel？” Every question has its time and placeIts perfectly acceptable，for instance，to ask “How do you feel？”if youre visiting

10、 a close friend in the hospitalBut if the fellow is walking on born legs，hurrying to make a train，or sitting at his desk working，its no time to ask him that silly question When George Bernard Shaw，the famous writer of plays was in his eighties，someone asked him “How do you feel”，Shaw put him in his

11、place“When you reach my age”，he said，“either you feel all right or youre dead”31According to the writer，greetings，such as “How do you feel？”_ Ashow ones consideration for others Bare a good way to make friends Care proper to ask a man in action Dgenerally make one feel uneasy32The question “How do y

12、ou feel？”seems to be correct and suitable when asked of Aa man working at his desk Ba person having lost a close friend Ca stranger who looks somewhat worried Da friend who is ill33The writer seems to feel that a busy man should_ Abe praised for his efforts Bnever be asked any question Cnot be bothe

13、red Dbe discouraged from working so hard34George Bernard Shaws reply in the passage shows his_ Acheerfulness Bcleverness Cability Dpoliteness35“Youve put a bug in his ear” means that youve_ Amade him laugh Bshown concern for him Cmade fun of him Dgiven him some kind of warningPassage 2 Acting is suc

14、h an overcrowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Dont!”But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act，although the chances of his becoming famous are slimThe normal way to begin is to go to a drama s

15、choolUsually only students who show promise and talent are accepted，and the course lasts two yearsThen the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company（剧团)，usually as an assistant stage managerThis means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre and occasionally acting in

16、 very small partsIt is very hard work indeed，the hours are long and the salary is tiny Of course，some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard trainingConnie Pratt，for example，was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factoryA film producer happen

17、ed to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop，as he drove past in his carHe stopped and got out to speak to the girlHe asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test，and she thought he was jokingThen she got angry and said she would call the policeIt took the producer twe

18、nty minutes to convince Connie that he was seriousThe test was successfulAnd within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the dayBut chances like this happen once in a blue moon!36From the very beginning，the author puts it clearly that acting is a pro

19、fession _ Asought after by too many Btoo difficult for young people Cfor slim people only Done can go into without special training37For someone who feels he must act，it is very likely that_ Ahe will become a film star at long last Bhe will become a stage manager Che will be well paid Dhe will end u

20、p without any success38The film producer found Connie Pratt one morning when she was_ Aat work in a bicycle factory Bdriving past him in her car Cgoing to a film studioDwaiting for a bus39A few weeks after the test，Connie Pratt found herself_ Athe most famous actress of the world Bplaying the leadin

21、g female role in a play Cas famous as the greatest actor of the world Dno less famous than the leading actor of the day40The concluding sentence “chances like this happen once in a blue moon” means Athis is something which happens once in a while Bthis is a highly profitable chance Cthis is somethin

22、g highly possible Dthis is a very rare chancePassage 3 Soldiers and other military people wear uniforms with various other symbols to indicate their statusBut in the business world everyone wears more or less similar suits，and you cannot tell at a glance who ranks higher or lower than anotherSo how

23、do people in the business world show their superiority？ An attempt to study this was made by two researchers using a series of silent filmsThey had two actors play the parts of an executive（经理）and a visitor，and switch roles each timeThe scene had one man at his desk playing the part of an executive，

24、while the other，playing the part of a visitor，knocks at the door，opens it and approaches the desk to discuss some business matter The audience watching the films was asked to rate the executive and the visitor in terms of statusA certain set of rules about status began to emerge from the ratingsThe

25、visitor showed the least amount of status when he stopped just inside the door to talk across the room to the seated manHe was considered to have more status when he walked halfway up to the desk，and he had the most status when he walked directly up to the desk and stood right in front of the seated

26、 executiveAnother thing that affected the status of the visitor in the eyes of the observers was the time between knocking and enteringFor the seated executive，his status was also affected by the time between hearing the knock and answeringThe quicker the visitor entered the room，the more status he

27、hadThe longer the executive took to answer，the more status he had41The experiment designed by the two researchers aimed at finding out_ Ahow business is conducted by an executive and a visitor Bhow to tell the differences between an executive and a visitor Chow to tell businessmen at a glance Dhow b

28、usinessmen indicate status42Which of the statements can best sum up the passage？ AThe executive has a higher status than the visitor BMilitary people wear uniforms but the businessmen do not CA study revealing a set of rules about the status of businessmen DIt is a good method to use a series of sil

29、ent film in research43Having entered the room，the closer the visitor approaches the executive，_ Athe less it affected his status Bthe lower his statusCthe more it affected his status Dthe higher his status44The longer the seated man was in answering the knock，_Athe higher his status Bthe less it aff

30、ected his status Cthe lower his status Dthe more it affected his status45Which statement is NOT true? ASoldiers wear uniforms with various symbols so that one can tell their status at a glance BIn the experiment，one actor played the executive while the other played the seated man CBusiness people we

31、ar similar suitsDThe audience watching the film rated the executive and the visitor in terms of statusPart Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)Section ADirections：In this section there are 15incomplete sentencesFor each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the ONE answer that best

32、 completes the sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center46The match was cancelled because most of the members _ a match without a standard courtAobjected to having Bobjected to have Cwere objected to have Dwere objected to having47Nowhere el

33、se in the world _ more attractive scenery than in Switzerland Ayou can find Bis found Ccan you find Dhas been found48This is a very difficult operationIt is essential that you_ for emergency Aare to be prepared Bwould prepared Cbe prepared Dmust be prepared49Most insurance agents would rather you_ a

34、nything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation Adont do Bdidnt do Cwould not do Ddo50Her sun-tanned face suggested that she_ in excellent healthAbe Bis Cwas Dwere51_evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated AIt being BIt is CThere is DThere being52Having been

35、asked to speak at the convention_ Asome notes were prepared for DrSmith BSmith prepared some notes CThe convention members were pleased to hear DrSmith DSome notes were prepared by DrSmith53Ever since the Smiths moved to the suburbs a year ago they_ better health Acould have enjoyed Bhad enjoyedChav

36、e been enjoying Dare enjoying54People are spending more of their income on goods such as cars and household_ Afacilities Bappliances Cinstruments Dequipment55Graceland, Elvis Presleys former home, is now a tourist _ that draws more than 600,000 visitors every year Aattention Battraction Cappointment

37、 Darrangement56Food was in short _ ; women stood in line for hours for a bucket of drinking water Astore Bprovision Creserve Dsupply57Being the _ sponsor of this competition, he has got great opportunities for advertising his products Aprincipal Bchief Cmain Dprimary58I dont want to talk about it no

38、w. Im not in the _ Afeeling Battitude Cemotion Dmood59 Mary had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _ Aintention Battempt Cpurpose Ddesire60Latin America has an_ labor force and natural resourcesAwealthy Babundant Cscattered DdepositedS

39、ection BDirections：There are 10 blanks in the following passageFor each blank there are four choices marked A,B，C and DYou should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passageThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center The proficient athlete p

40、ossesses natural sporting abilities and very good physical coordination，but 61 these physical assets heshe must be in superb（杰出的）physical conditionThe World Health Organization（WHO） 62 fitness as：“The ability to 63 your normal daily tasks with vigour（活力）and alertness（机警）and without undue（过度的）fatigue（疲劳），with enough energy 64 in reserve to cope with any emergencies that may arise or to follow the leisure pursuits（追求）of your choice”， 65 is the most importa