电大大学英语B(Test)

1、Test 3第一部分：交际用语（共 10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并用铅笔将答案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例A B C D1. Could you help me with my physics, please?A. No, no way.B. No, Icouldn ' tC. No, I can't.D. Sorry I can 't. I have to go to a meeting right now.2. Could I spea

2、k to Don Watkins, please?一A. I'm listeningB. Oh, how are you?C. Speaking, please.D. I'm Don.3. Could I borrow your car for a few days?A. Yes, you may borrow.B. Yes, go on.C. Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey.D. It doesn't matter.4. Thank you for inviting me.一A. I really had a happy

3、time.C. Thank you for coming5. 一 May I see your tickets, please?A. No, they are mine.C. Sure.6. 一 Hello, may I talk to the director now?一A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.C. Sorry, you can't7.8. Oh, it's too lateD. Oh, so slowly?B. No, you can't.D. Yes, you canB. No, you can't.D. I

4、don't know.I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A.7 / 7B. Congratulations! That 's a difficult course.D. Good luck to you!A. Don 't ask that.C. No, I can't say that.10. Oh, sorry to bother you.A. That's Okay.C. That's good.B. Sorry, I'm a stranger here.D

5、. No, you 're driving too fast.B. No, you can't.D. Oh, I don't know.A. Don 't worry about it.C. Mr. Brown is very good.8. What can I do for you?A. I want a kilo of pears.B. You can do in your own way.C. Thanks.D. Excuse me. I'm busy.9. 一 Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to

6、the post office?1-5 DCCCC6-10ABABA第二部分：阅读理解(共 15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有 5个问题。请从每个问题后的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 DPassage 1Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one commun

7、ity activity before they graduate. A new community program called One On One" helps elementary students who ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.You'd have to

8、 volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutor she'll be available to help you with lesson plans or

9、 to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service- and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on y

10、our resume, too, showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about yourcommunity. If you 'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge 's office this week. (220 words)11. What is the purpose of the talk?A. To explain a new requirement fo

11、r graduation.B. To interest students in a new community program.C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.12. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes?A. To find jobs for graduating students.B. To help

12、 education majors prepare for final exams.C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.D. To provide funding for a community service project.13. What does Professor Dodge do?A. He advises students to participate in certain program.B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.C. He observes

13、 elementary school students in the classroom.D. He helps students prepare their resumes.14. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do?A. Contact the elementary school.B. Sign up for a special class.C. Submit a resume to the dean.D. Talk to Professor Dodge.15. Whom do you think the

14、speaker addresses?A. Faculty.B. Students.C. ResidentsD. Graduatedstudents.11-15 BCADBPassage 2When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But

15、 they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international

16、 business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple- people whose job orbusiness may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they re

17、ach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One fa

18、mily, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don 't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure

19、what their neighbors might think. (248words)16. Which of the following has become one of America 's fastest growing businesses?A. Selling home furnishings.B. Renting furnished apartments.C. Selling used furniture.D. Renting home furnishings.17. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?A. Beca

20、use the furniture they get in this way is new.B. Because it saves them a lot of money.C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way. 18. What can you infer from the passage?A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B. Ren

21、ting furniture is not popular in the couple 's home town.C. Only those who don 't have enough money to rent furniture.D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.19. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. Rent or Buy?B. A New Way of Getting Hom

22、e Furnishings.C. Furnished Apartments.D. A New Idea.20. Young people liked renting home furniture in that.A. They have less moneyB. They don't want to buy old furnitureC. The new furniture is of good qualityD. They don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture16-20 DCBB

23、DPassage 3Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and

24、distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1990 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some count

25、ries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year

26、 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant.Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of year. Parchment was very strong 。 it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on par

27、chment. (208words)21. What's the meaning for the word parchment"?A. The skin of young animals.B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.C. The paper used by European countries.D. The paper of Egypt.22. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper

28、?A. More jobs could be provided than before.B. More people could be educated than before.C. More books could be printed and distributed.D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.23. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely?A. Around 1400.B. Around 1900.C. Around 400.D. Around 900.24.

29、Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year?A. ChinaB. SwedenC. EgyptD. Japan25. What is the main idea of this short talk?A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.C. The invention of paper is of great signi

30、ficance to man.D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.21-25 BAABC第三部分：词汇与结构(共 20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 此部分共有20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 D26. When the railway is completed, we get to town much easily.A. mustB. wouldC. are able

31、 toD. will be able to 27. You buy some reference books when you go to college.A. couldB. will have toC. must toD.might 28.He didn't pass the final examination. He it.A. must have prepared forB. ought to prepare forC. ought to have prepared forD. ought to prepare for29. The atmosphere certain gas

32、es mixed together in definite proportions.A. composes ofB. is made upC. consists ofD. makesup of 30. Neither John his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.A. norB. orC. butD.and 31. You don't mind you Xiao Li, do you?A. callB. to callC. to callingD. my calling 32. T

33、he girl is of a film star.A. somebody anyone33. Charles regrettedA. buyingfromB. somethingC. anybodyD.34.35.36.it37.38.the TV set last year. The price has now come down.B. to buyC. ofD.I have the complacent feeling I m highly intelligent.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. thisIt was on the beachA. thatD. whic

34、hWe all thoughtA. thatI had my mealsA. to bringMiss White found the kid lying dead.B. thisC. itpity that you were unable to attend our meeting.B. whichC. thisD.when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.B. bringWhat a bad memory I ve got! I even forgotC. brought the book with me.D. bringingA. tookB. taki

35、ngC. takeD. taken39.The dean of the Philosophy Department requested that the visiting scholara lecture on thephilosopher Sartre.A. gave had givenB. giveC. would giveD.allsorts of awkward questions.A. answerB. answeringC. answeredD.to40. After the Minister of Education had finished speaking at the pr

36、ess conference, he was madeanswer41.Jane's dress is similar in designA. likeher sister's.B. withC. to42.43.D. asI was satisfied with her explanation,.A. so my classmates wereC. so my classmates didThe sports meeting was put off till the next weekB. so were my classmatesC. so did my classmate

37、srain.A. in spite of because ofB. soC. becauseD.44.I will count three hundred and not one of youmove a bit.A. is toB. are toC. isD.45.A. a porter porterB. is a porterC. that of a porterD.as a26-30 DBCCA 31-35 DBACA36-40 DCBBD 41-45 CBDACareHis salary as a driver is much higher thanA、 B、 C、 D 四A B C

38、D第四部分：完形填空（共 10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）4个选项，请从以下短文中共包含 10个未完成的句子，针对每给句子中空缺部分有个选项中，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One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of 46_ It's bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea, " Jamie said. 

39、9;Yes. I m thinking of those fishing boats at sea： she said.At that moment 47 went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.The coastline will be in the dark, " Jamie's mother said. She got more worried. 48 always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the

40、 cold.Now, don't worry, mum. They 're right." They 're _49 to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 50the cove （海湾）in the dark.Jamie took flare and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He starte

41、d to climb. He 51 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He _52 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, the

42、n another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 53 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were _54 sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 55 the fishermen of the village.46.A. the windB. the cloudsC. the rainD.the weather47. A. Jamie

43、D. the lights48. A. MessagesB. his motherB. AccidentsC. the fireC. TroublesD.Questions49.A. sureB. luckyC. safeD.ready50.A. loseB. missC. leaveD.forget51. A. pushedD. climbed52. A. madeD. finished53. A. were atB. pulledB. triedB. had foundC. carriedC. failedC. had passed byD.weregoing into54.A. nowB. thenC. onceD.again55.A. answerB