统考大学英语B模拟试题5

1、Test 1 (B) 试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试 大学英语B卷 2007年6月 注意事项 一、 将你的姓名、学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、蓝圆珠笔或钢笔答题，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

2、、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 D 1. Where have you been lately? _. A. Ive been to Shanghai on business B. Ive a lot of work to do D. Yes, I haven t seen you either C. Everything is fine Hello. How is everything? 2. _. 1 A. Nothing much B. Fine, thanks. How about you? C. Im pleased t

3、o meet you D. Im fine, thanks 3. How often is there a flight to Paris? _. A. Do you have your passport with you? B. Theres nonstop flights. C. It will leave at 10. D. We have flights to Paris every hour 4. Hi! George. How are you? _. A. Thats all right. B. Dont mention it. C. How are you? D. Fine, t

4、hanks. And you? 5. Sorry, I didnt catch what you said. _. A. Thats fine. B. Dont say it again B. I said I was married. D. Its a pity, isnt it? 6. Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest subway station? _. A. Its two blocks up this street. B. Yes. You are going the wrong way. C. Dont talk about it. D

5、. I need your help. 7. My cat is ill. She wont eat anything. _. A. Youd better go to the clinic. B. Why not get something to eat? C. I would go on diet if I were you. D. You should take her to the vet. 8. Oh, goodness! I havent got any money on me! _. A. Keep the change please. B. Let me lend you so

6、me. C. Sorry, I havent got one. D. Its good to save some money. 9. Would you mind if we asked you for some advice? _. A. Thank you so much. B. Er. What can I do for you? C. Thats all right. D. Yes. Please go ahead. 10. I hope I am not interrupting your work. _. A. Its hard to say. B. O.K. Lets start

7、 again. C. Please go on with your work. D. Oh, thats all right. 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 D Passage 1 A farmer had once made a purchase of a fine fat sheep, hoping to offer it up to the Buddha. 2 While he was le

8、ading it home, four thieves saw him and made up their minds to steal the sheep. They knew him to be an honest person and one who thought of no more harm in others than he had in himself. They dared not take the sheep away from him by force, for they were too near the city. Therefore, they thought ha

9、rd and got an idea: they first parted company and then came to the man as if they had come from several distinct parts. The first thief came up to the farm and said, “My good old man, why are you leading this dog?” At this moment the second thief, coming from another direction, cried to him, “ Poor

10、old man, where have you stolen this dog?” And immediately after these words, the third thief came up and asked the farmer, “Where are you going with this handsome greyhound?” The poor farmer began to doubt whether the sheep was a sheep or not. But the fourth robber put him quite beside himself by co

11、ming near him and asking what the dog cost him. The farmer began to think and got the conclusion that the four men, who came from different directions, could not all be wrong. He believed that the sheep he was leading was a dog. On realizing this, the farmer went back quickly to the market to demand

12、 his money of the person who sold him the dog, leaving the dog with the four thieves. 11. The farmer _. A. bought a sheep in the city B. bought a sheep in the market C. led a sheep to the market to sell C. stole a sheep in the city 12. The four thieves decided to play a trick to get the sleep becaus

13、e _. A. the farmer had never been to the city B. the farmer was honest and would be easily cheated by their tricks C. the farmer was narrow-minded D. the farmer was stupid 13. The farmer began to have a doubt when the _ thief called his sheep a dog. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 14. Which of

14、 the following statements is true according to the passage? A. The animal was really a dog B. The four thieves knew about the farmer C. The four thieves had tried to rob the farmer but failed D. The farmer was sure that he had bought a sheep 15. What can be concluded from the story is _. A. dont try

15、 to buy a sheep as an offering to the Buddha B. if there were four persons saying it was a sheep, it was certainly a sheep C. the farmer was really cheated by the four thieves D. the farmer saw through the thieves tricks Passage 2 Prior to modern times, Western Europe was an underdeveloped rather th

16、an a developed region. In the eleventh century China was producing two and a half times as much iron as did England and Wales together in 1640. By the twelfth century several Chinese cities had a population equal to that of the whole contemporary England - about 1.3 million people. When 3 the Wester

17、ners began their attack of Constantinople in 1203, they were full of respects for those high walls, those mighty towers, those rich palaces and churches, of which there were so many that no man could believe it if he had not seen them with their own eyes. In modern times the situation was changed, t

18、hanks in large part to the profits from overseas trade and colonies, and to the settlement in new continents. Therefore, ninety percent of the worlds total industrial output comes today from European origin. About two-thirds of the worlds people are earning about $200 per capita every year, while th

19、e remaining one-third enjoy per capita incomes as high as $2,400 in the case of the United States. th century China was _. 16. In the 11 A. more underdeveloped than Western Europe. B. more advanced in technology than England C. as developed as Western Europe D. producing as much iron as Western Euro

20、pe 17. Constantinople was _. A. a part of Western Europe B. part of China C. quite rich and prosperous D. was a city with a population of 1.3 million 18. Europe became much more developed in modern times mainly by _. A. attacking Constantinople B. making profits from foreign trade and their colonies

21、 C. learned from the developed parts of the world and improved its technology D. having its people form the idea of working hard 19. It can NOT be concluded from the passage that _. A. several Chinese cities altogether had a total population of 1.3 million B. westerners admired Constantinople for it

22、s marvelous buildings C. Constantinople was much more developed than the invaders hometown D. Americans have much higher salaries than two-thirds of the worlds people 20. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Four-fifths of the worlds products come from Europe. B. Ninety percen

23、t of the worlds industrial output is from Europe C. Europe began to develop when they attacked Constantinople D. Westerners set up colonies after they became rich Passage 3 The body of an animal may well be compared with some machine like a locomotive engine. Indeed, the animal body is a machine. It

24、 is a machine composed of many parts doing some particular kind of work for which a particular kind of structure fits it. All the parts are dependent on each other and work together for the accomplishment of the total business of the machine. The locomotive must be provided with fuel, such as coal o

25、r wood or other combustible substance, the consumption of which provides the force or energy of the machine. The animal body must be provided wit fuel, which is called food, which similarly provides the energy of the animal. Oxygen must be provided for the combustion of the fuel in the locomotive an

26、d of the food in the body. The locomotive is composed of special parts: the fire box for the storage and combustion of fuel; the steam pipes for the carriage of steam; the wheels for locomotion; the chimney for throwing off 4 waste. The animal body is similarly composed of such parts as the stomach

27、for the storage and digestion of food, the organs for the throwing off of waste water, the blood vessels for the carriage of oxygen and food-holding blood, the legs or wings for locomotion. 21. The body of an animal is like a locomotive in that _. A. it is composed of many parts that work just like

28、different parts of a locomotive B. it can do some particular kind of work C. it works like all the machines in the world D. both the animal and the locomotive need coal or wood as their fuel 22. Every part of the animal body _. A. works independently B. works dependently on each other C. looks like

29、the same as that of a machine D. has the same structure as that a machine 23. The energy of an animal is provided by _. A. throwing off waste B. the combustion of fuels such as coal or wood C. consumption of food D. the carriage of blood 24. The function of the animals legs is like _ of a machine. A

30、. the wheels B. chimney C. steam pipes D. the fire box 25. The steam pipes of a locomotive work like the _ of an animal body. A. stomach B. blood vessels C. legs D. wings Passage 4 I once amused myself by asking persons on the street, in stores and on street cars what they most desired out of life.

31、This was before the polls of Mr. Gallup or of the inquiring reporter. I expected those questioned to place foremost good health. But they did not. Neither did they say salvation or life after death. Quite differently, their first wish was more money to spend. Secondly, they wanted more happiness out

32、 of life. These may not be the answers I thought they ought to give, but they appeared to be sincere and honest answers. Who does not want happiness, or more money to spend? As these seem to be almost universal desires they merit consideration. So, since taking this poll I have from time to time spe

33、culated on what social science might do to bring about these desiderata. Our first question is: What is the promise of social science in regard to the standard of living? After examining that, we can consider what social science promises in regard to happiness. The outlook for a higher plane of livi

34、ng for all of us here in the United States is very good indeed. The wealth we probably will have, however, will not be wholly an achievement of social science; it will be the result also of natural science. For we must have tools as well as markets to produce wealth. 16. Before interviewing people o

35、n the street, the author had hoped that _. A. people would put good health in the first place B. people would think salvation most important C. people wished to have an after-life first D. peoples first wish was spending more money 17. The author did the research _. 5 A. in order to write a report B

36、. just for fun C. so as to finish his work D. to make more money 18. According to the authors poll, peoples first expectation was _. A. enjoy happiness from life B. having good health C. salvation D. having more money to spend 19. The result of the poll makes the author think about _. A. the philoso

37、phy of life B. social sciences role in improving the standard of living C. natural sciences bit in increasing peoples income D. whether it was right to put money in the first place 20. The authors conclusion about a higher standard of living is _. A. social science is the only factor to improve the

38、standard of living B. natural science is the only factor improve the standard of living C. both social science and natural science should play their respective roles in the realization of it. D. tools are more important than markets to improve the standard of living 第三部分：词汇与结构（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 第一节

39、：此小节共有15个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有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 。 31. The bus came after I _ for about half an hour. A. had been waited B. was waiting C. have waited D. had been waiting 32. You _ the day before yesterday if you really thought this was very important. A. ou

40、ght to come B. ought have come C. ought to have come D. ought to be coming 33. I tried to _ to him for the error I made in my work but he didnt listen to me at all. A. excuse B. spare C. apologize D. pardon 34. Power stations employ _ water to produce electricity. A. fallen B. falling C. filling D.

41、filled 35. I had intended _ him while he was in trouble during those years, but I couldnt get in touch with him. A. to help B. helping C. to have helped D. having helped 36. _ from space, our earth, 70 percent of its surface covered with water, looks like a blue planet. A. Seen B. To be seen C. Seei

42、ng D. Having seen 37. _ having made much effort, he still failed to win the contest. What a pity! A. although B. against C. Despite D. with 38. A large number of people _ present at the meeting, which was out of our expectation. A. was B. were C. have D. has 39. He left in _ hurry that he forgot to

43、tell us where he was going. A. so hurry B. quite C. so a hurry D. such a 6 40. All of the Browns children have been well _. They have very good manners. A. brought up B. brought about C. brought in D. brought out 41. Mr. Smith is a _ old man. We all respect and like him very much. A. respectful B. r

44、espectable C. respective D. respect 42. Our department _ courses in several foreign languages, including required ones and optional ones. A. accepts B. takes C. considers D. offers 43. If I had time, I _ that new movie at the cinema. A. would see B. will see C. had seen D. will have seen 44. However

45、 _ his remarks were, I should not have shouted at him. A. amusing B. impolite C. disinteresting D. suitable 45. He has been _ for nearly three weeks after the death of his dear pet. A. sad B. satisfied C. evil D. joyful 第二节：此小节的短文中共有10个空白处，针对每个空白处的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

46、。示例 A B C。 Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. Further, medical authorities express their 46 about the effect of smoking 47 the health not only of those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, nonsmokers who must 48 inhale t

47、he air polluted by tobacco smoke may 49 more than the smokers themselves. As you are doubtless 50 , a considerable number of our students have joined in an effort to 51 the university to ban smoking in the classrooms. I believe they are entirely right in their aim. 52 , I would hope that it is 53 to achieve this by calling on the smokers to use good judgment and sho