大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析

1、大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析大学英语(B)模拟试题1PartIUseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. -Hello,mayItalk

2、totheheadmasternow?A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcantC.Sorry,youcantD.Idontknow2. -DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?A.Yes,youmayborrowC.Yes,helpyourself3. -IsthatMrRobertLee?B.Yes,goonD.ItdoesntmatterA. Yes, Lee speakingC. Sorry, speakingB.Hello,whatdoyouwantD.Idontknow4. -Excuseme,sir.Wher

3、eisDr.Brownsoffice?A. YoucantaskmeB. Pardon?IhavenoideaC. PleasedontsaysoD. SorryIdontknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere5. -Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?A. ThankyouverymuchB. No,no,JohnisnotbadC. Thankyou.HeisfineD. Dontsaythat.Itsugly.Johnisgood6. -WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?A.Iwantakiloofap

4、plesB.YoucangoyourownwayC.ThanksD.Excuseme.Imbusy7. -Idliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.-.A.Thankyou.YoushouldntdothatB.Thanks,IdliketogowithyouC.No,youcantsaysoD.No,no,Youcantdothat8. -Doyoumindtellingmewhereyourefrom?A. Certainly. I m from LondonB. Sure. I was born in LondonC. Not really,

5、you can do it9. - May I see the menu, please?D. Certainly not. I m from LondonA. That is the menu, sirB. Yes, please go onD. Of course, sirC.Hereyouare,sir10. -Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!A. DontworryaboutitB. Congratulations!ThatsadifficultcourseC. MrBrownisverygoodD. Goodlucktoyo

6、u!PartnReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Therearestoriesabo

7、uttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedontknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJack

8、son,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidntknowwshpoell,sowhathereallywrotewasolko“rekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermtoOK”.ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,N

9、ewYork.VanBurensfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimboemcePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldOK”.KinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled11. Theauthor.A. believesbothofthestoriesB. doesntbelieveawordofthestoriesC. isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD. istellingthestoriesjustforfun12. Accordingtot

10、hepassage,PresidentJackson.A. couldntdrawupanydocumentsatallB. didntliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimselfC. oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhimD. wasntgoodatreadingorspelling13. Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”A. wasapprovedofbyPresidentJacksonB. wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocumentsC. wasfirstus

11、edbyPresidentJacksonD. wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect”14. Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”.A. wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub”B. meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornC.wasthenameofVanBurensclubD. wasusedtocallVanBurensupposrtersintheelection15. Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”was

12、firstused.A. byVanBurenB. inapresidentialelectionC. toorganizetheOldKinderhookClubD. bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”Passage2AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeoplear

13、eengagedinagricultureandforestry（林业）,andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationn

14、owlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeirsuburbs）ofmorethanamillionpeopleeachalargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics（统计）ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneach

15、day.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.16. IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedi

16、nagricultureandforestryA.About25million.B.Morethan25million.C.Lessthan25million.D.Lessthan225million.17. WhichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareasA. United States. B. Germany.18. What s the meaning of the wordA. Of a large city with its suburbs.C. Of u

17、rban areas.C. France.D.England.“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassageB.Ofsmallandlargetowns.D. Ofruralareas.19. Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStatesA. Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.B. Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.C. Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,town

18、saredifferent.D. Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.20. WhyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburbA. Becausetheyarethesame.B. Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.C. Becausetheprocessisgradual.D. BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.Passage3Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayea

19、rago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeni

20、ngsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknow

21、almostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,thymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebee

22、nsungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycallrememberedhistory.Someofitwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwherethereare

23、nowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.21. WhichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassageA. “Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B. Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C. Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsust

24、obeabletoanswermanyquestions.D. Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.22. WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause.A. therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimeB. thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC. thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafireD. thepeople

25、theredidnotknowhowtowrite23. “Rememberedhistory”refersto.A. historybasedonapersonsimaginationB. storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC. songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandC24. “Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen.A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavaila

26、bleC.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit25. Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad.A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsE.mademoresongsanddancesPassage4Mum,canw

27、egotoMcDonalds,please?Somepeoplemightask,Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?andWherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonalddistin

28、ctivegoldenarchcannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2002,McDonaldapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyofthinkglobal,actlocalMcD.onaldslearntthatiftheyadaptedtheirMacmealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresu

29、ccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonaldsrestafranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwithalocalflavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalledShakeShakeFriesandRedBeanSundaycanbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,Veserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwithev

30、eryone.Itisoftencalledjunkfoodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.Conveniencefoodisjusttooconvenient!Itissoeas

31、yforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya-awayfromatalokcealrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.26. Thegoldenarchinthesecondparagraphrefersto.A)Burg

32、erKingB)TacoBellC)McDonaldsD)allthefastfoodrestaurants27. Accordingtothepassage,McDonaldsissuccessfulmainlybecause.A) IthasastandardizedsetofproductsallovertheworldB) ItisnotjunkfoodC) ItsfoodcisonvenientD) Itadapteditsmealstodifferentcultures.28. Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingtermshas/havethesame

33、meaningwithfastfood.A)junkfoodB)conveniencefoodC)ta-kaewayD)alloftheabove29. Fastfoodisoftencalledjunkfoodbecause.A) somepeoplethinkitisunhealthyandfulloffatB) fastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwasteC) itisnolongerfreshfoodD) BothAandB.30. Themainideaofthispassageis.A) fastfoodtodayB) thesuccess

34、fulsecretofMcDonalds.C) whyfastfoodisthoughtasjunkfoodD) differentopinionstowardfastfoodPartmVocabularyandStructure(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorre

35、spondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31. Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusyforherexamination.A. to prepareC. preparing32. The computer doesnB. tobepreparedD.beingpreparedtworkwell,sosomethingwrong.A.canhavegoneB.shouldhavegoneC. musthavegoneD.oughtt

36、ohavegone33. AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonderswillhappentoheprivatelife.A.howB.whoC.whatD.that34. The concert usually takes place at the Peoples Square, with the audience e_g_ro_u_n_d_._on thA.seatingB.seatedC.beseatingD.toseat35. Ifthewholeprogrambeforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywo

37、uldhavebeenlost.A.wasnotplannedB.werenotplannedC.wouldnotbeplannedD.hadnotbeenplanned36. Isntitaboutthetimeyoutodomorningexercises?A. beganB. begin37. I am very grateful to you for what youA. whichB. that38. It was not until she had arrived home _A. when sheB. that sheC.shouldbeginD.havebegunvegiven

38、meandyouhavedoneforme.C.allwhatD.allthatrememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.C.andsheD.she39. Determinedtoasifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindofindifference.D. get throughD. endeavoredspeak too highly of him . tD. On the contrary t.D. put offA.carryonB.accountforC.bringup40. Hetoarrangealo

39、anthroughafinancecompany.A.triedB.succeededC.managed41. Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.,IcanA.AsaresultB.InawordC.Bytheway42. Igoingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadnA.pickoutB.makeoutC.giveoff43. YoungchildrenoftencantbetwperoegnraTmVsandcommercials.A.separateB.distinguishC.compareD.contrast44. T

40、hemorningpaperastoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashingtonD.C.A.carriedB.extendedC.broughtD.took45. Andwhatwegottoisadisgrace.A.comeupwithB.catchupwithC.putupwithD.keepupwithSectionBDirections:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearerchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEa

41、nswerthatbestcompletesthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethoughthecenter.Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.46,youwillhavemorefreedomfreedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentost

42、udy,or47tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumselfimposed(志愿的),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto48.Thedecisionsyoumake49_yourstudyhabitswillbea50factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege.51,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors52theonesyouhavehadpreviously.Theywillexpectyouto53_more53inyourstudyhabitsandtimema

43、nagement.Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakesplaceoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwillgiveyouadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthereisevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffortintothecourse.54_yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyinordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule55_efficient

44、useoftimewillenableyoutoincludebothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonlywhenyouwishandasyouwish.(221words)46.A.OntheotherhandC.NeverthelessB.ONtheonhandD.Therefore47.A.ifB.whetherC.whyD.who48.A.turntoB.answertoC.respondtoD.actas49.A.ofB.toC.towardsD.concerning50.A.determ

45、iningB.demandingC.decidingD.depending51.A.HoweverB.NeverthelessC.InadditionD.Exceptthat52.A.differfromB.aresimilartoC.differinD.arealike53.A.takepartB.throwyourselfC.plungeyourselfD.takeinitiative54.A.InspiteofC.RegardlessofB.ConcerningD.Ontheconditionof55.PartIVA.relatedtoWriting(15points)B.carried

46、onC.reliedonD.basedonDirections:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanE-mailtooneofyourformerclassmates.Youshouldwriteatleast80words,andbaseyourE-mailontheChineseoutlinebelow:1 .了解对方毕业后的情况.2 .你的近况.3 .邀请对方方便时来访.大学英语B模拟试题2PartIUseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedia

47、logues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. -Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?A. OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnowB. No,IcantC. Idloveto,butthiseveningIhav

48、etogotohteairporttomeetmyparentsD. Idontknow2. -Hi,isMarythere,please?A. Hold on. I ll get herC. Yes, she lives hereB. No, she isnt hereD. Yes, what do you want3. - Please help yourself to the fish.A. Thanks, but fish doesnC. I don t like fish4. - Hurry up please, or I t agree with me B. Sorry, I ca

49、n t help D. No, I can tll be late.A. Sorry sir, bur the traffic is thick now C. How can you say that, sir?B. Well, italr ighst , sirD. Oh, we are going the right way5. -Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport?A.DontaskthatB.Sorry,ImastrangerhereC.No,IcantsaythatD.No,youredrivingtoofast6. -Howabou

50、tgoingtothecinematonight,Jane?A. IdontthinksoB. Imsorry.IhavetodrivemymotherhometonightC. NevermindD. Takeiteasy7. -Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please?-.A. Yes,pleaseB. PleasedontorderitC. No,dontmentionitD. Yes,Idliketohavesomechocolatecake8. -DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers?A.No.AndsodidIB.No.Andneith

51、erdidIC.Hedid.AndsoIdidD.Hedid.AndsodoI9. -Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?A.IdratherstayhereifyoudontmindB.Sorry,IdontlikeneitherC.Certainly,whynot?D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces10. -Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?A.Yes,youcanB.Ofcourse,IliketoC.No,IdontmindD.Certainly,pleasedoPartnR

52、eadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedr

53、ecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecitysimageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbe

54、nefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators（电梯）,andsopeoplemustclimbsta

55、irs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.11. TheViennasurveymayhe

56、lptoexplain.A. thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthousesB. thecauseofMrs.GroegersdeathC. thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.GroegerD. theimageofcitiesingeneral12. Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome.A. benefitsofwalkingB. occasionsforwalkingincitylifeC. commentsmadebycitypeopleD. problemsofcityliving13

57、. Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful.A.totaketheelevatorB.towalkupthestairsC.torideinacarD.tofindanalternativetowalking14. Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause.A. theydontlivenearbusinessareasB. theydontneedtheexerciseC. theyneverhaveparkingproblemsD. theycantaffordtotak