2020年9月统考大学英语B模拟试卷9(含答案)

1、大学英语B9一、交际英语1 .- Is there a table for 4, please?-, please. Is the one near the backdoor OK?A.Take your timeB.This wayC.You are welcomeD.After you答室：B2,- What's wrong with you, dear?A.I didn't go to school.B.I have a terrible headache.C.I took the kids shopping today.D.It is a beautiful dress

2、.答室：B3 .-1 think he is a good lecturer.A.Sorry, it doesn't matter.B.So do I.C.Yes. It's a good idea.D.I don't mind.答室：B4 .- How can I get to the cinema?A.It's very far.B.Yes, there is a cinema near here.C.It's well known.D.Go down this street and turn left. 答室：D5 .- How much is t

3、his necklace?A.It's very nice.B.It's a birthday present from my parents.C.It costs fifty pounds.D.It's a bargain.答室：C二、阅读理解Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often a

4、ble to know where most words come from.Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham（火腿）? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a

5、big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beet they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, "We come from Hamburg," One of these Americans

6、 owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called "hamburgers". Today "hamburgers" are sold in many countries aro

7、und the world.Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.6.According to the writer, English is not so old as Chinese.A.T B.F 答室：A 7.H

8、amburg is a city in Germany. A.TB.F答室：A8,According to the story, hamburgers are made only with beef.A.T B.F 答室：B 9.According to the writer； knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting.A.T B.F 答室：A lO.According to the story, the word hamburger comes from England because Germans don'

9、t speak good English.A.T B.F 答室：BOnce James Thornhill a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king*s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform （台子）was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. Theyworked f

10、or a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Fina

11、lly he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn't know it because he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. HWhat should I do?11 he thought. "Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.

12、HSo the worker quickly took some paint （漆）and threw it at the pictures.MWhat are you doing?1' cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.11 .James Thornhill was an English.A.workerB.artistC.king0.writer答室：B12 .He was ordered to.A.paint the wall of the king's palace in England

13、13 paint some pictures on the wall of the palaceC.build a big platform in front of the palaceD.put up some new pictures on the old wall答室：B13.lt took them to finish the pictures.A.a monthB.a weekC.twelve monthsD.half a month答室：C14.James Thornhill felt that the he was from the pictures, the theywere.

14、A.nearer. more beautifulB.farther. more uglyC.farther. more beautiful.higher above. more good-looking答室：C15 .The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order toA.save James1 lifeB.destroy the pictureC.make the picture more beautifulD.make the king angry答室：A三、词汇与语法16 .We are looking forward to th

15、e Beijing Olympics.A.hostB.hostingC.be hostedD.be hosting答室：B17 .Don't forget the window before leaving the room.A.to have closedB.to closeC.having closed0.closing答室：B18 .The top of the Great Wall is for five horses to go side by side.A.wideB.so wideC.wide enough0.enough wide答室：C19 .you are leav

16、ing tomorrow, we can have dinner together tonight.A.SinceB.WhileC.For0.Before答室：A20.1 often see the road on his way home.A.he crossB.him crossC.him crossedD.he crossing答室：B四、完型填空Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places _21_ people could

17、 go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made _22_ concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean.Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. _23_the zoo keepers

18、 took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill.In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given more _24_ in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they

19、 would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow _25_the areas that animals live in.21.A.ofB.AIthoughc.whereD.overE.freedom答室：c 22.A.ofB.AIthoughc.whereD.overE.freedom答室：A 23.A.ofB.AIthoughc.whereD.overE.freedom答室：B 24.A.ofB.AIthoughc.whereD.overE.freedom答室:E 2