全国统考大学英语B模拟试卷A

1、大学英语四模拟试卷A(闭卷)学习中心：姓名：考场号：学号：座位号：专业：第一部分：交际用语共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。1-Isthatseattaken?-_A：Pleasedontworry.B：Idontthinkso.C：Whynot?D：Itsverynice.2-Thankyouforcalling.-_A：Dontmentionit.B：Thatsfine.C：Nicetalkingtoyou.D：Callbacka

2、gain.3-Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?-_A：Idratherstayhereifyoudontmind.B：Sorry,Idontlikeneither.C：Certainly,whynot?D：Yes,welikethesetwoplaces.4-HowwasyourtriptoLondon,Jane?A：Oh,wonderfulindeed-_.B：IwenttherealoneC：TheguideshowedmethewayD：Byplaneandbybus5-Hey,Tom,whatsup?-_A：Yes,d

3、efinitely!B：Oh,notmuch.C：Whatishappeninginyourlife?D：Youarelucky.第二部分：阅读理解共15小题；每题3分，总分值45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正确选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。Passage1OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes,“No,“Sure,ort“Yeahratherthanwithalongerreply.ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAm

4、ericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,AmericansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasinglewordthisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,ageoroccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebefo

5、retheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.“Hi,indAmericanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydontwanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforce

6、rtainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdonutsuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.6.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus_.A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theychoosewordstoocarefu

7、llyC.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan7.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords_.A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreetingB.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreetingC.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreetingD.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue

8、?A.AmericansoftenanswerwiththewordslikeB.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.“sure,“yeah.C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.9.TheAmericanslikeotherspraisebutifinapoliteway_.A.theydontknowwhattowayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasyC.theydontwanttoreply

9、D.bothAandB10.Thepassageindicatesthat_.A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.Passage2Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwritte

10、nlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Proba

11、blyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900theworldsuseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina

12、.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekep

13、tonparchment.11.Whatsthemeaningforthewordparchment?_A.Theskinofyounganimals.B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.12.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?_A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.B.Morepeoplecouldbeeduc

14、atedthanbefore.C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.13.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?_A.Around1400.B.Around1900.C.Around400.D.Around900.14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?_A.China.B.Sweden.C.Egypt.D.Japan.15.Whatisthe

15、mainideaofthisshorttalk?_A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.Passage3PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryourbudgetis,t

16、hechoicefrombasicbarntosmallhotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastleHostelsisallpartoffun.Cheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefervalueoverluxuryandyoudonthavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britainsindependenthostelsandbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesandpric

17、esvary,especiallyinruralareas,wheresomehostelsarealittlemorethanabunkhouse(临时住房)whileothersareremarkablycomfortablealmostlikebargainhotels.YouthHotelsFoundedmanyyearsagotohelpall,especiallyyoungpeopleoflimitedmeans,toagreaterknowledge,loveandcareofthecountryside,theYouthHotelsAssociationisstillgoing

18、stronginthe21century.Thenetworkof230hotelsisaperfectgatewayforexploringBritainstownsandcountryside.B&BsstTheB&B(bedandbreakfast)isagreatBritishinstitution,Inessenceyougetaroominsomebodyshouse,andsmallB&Bsmayonlyhaveoneguestroom,soyoullreallyfeellikepartofthefamily.LargerB&Bsmayhavefourorfiveroomsand

19、morefacilities,butjustaswarmasawelcome.IncountryareasyourB&Bmightbeinavillageoranisolatedfarmsurroundedbyfields.Pricesreflectfacilities:andusuallyrunfromaround12to20perperson.CityB&Bschargeabout25to30perperson,althoughtheyreoftencheaperasyougofurtherouttothesuburbs.Pubs&InnsAswellassellingdrinksandm

20、eals,BritainspubsandinnssometimesofferB&B,particularlyincountryareas.Stayinganightortwocanbegreatfunandputsyouattheheartofthelocalcommunity.Ratesrangefromaround15to25perperson.Pubsaremorelikelytohavesinglerooms.16.Inthispassagetheauthormainly_.A.tellsuswheretostaywhilevisitingBritainB.advisesreaders

21、topayavisittoBritainC.introducesthewonderfulpublicservicesinBritainD.givesussomeinformationaboutBritishlife17._aremainlybuiltforyoungvisitors.A.Pubs&InnsB.YouthHotelsC.HostelsD.B&Bs18.IfyoutravelaloneandwanttoknowbetteraboutfamilylifeinBritain,youdbetterstayin_.A.Pubs&InnsB.YouthHotelsC.HostelsD.B&B

22、s19.Ifyouareinterestedintravellingwithyourfriendsbutonlywithlimitedmeans,whereisthebetterplaceforyoutostay?_.A.Pubs&InnsB.YouthHotelsC.HostelsD.B&Bs20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastpartofthepassage?_.A.PubsandinnsusuallyprovidevisitorsbedandbreakfastB.Allpubsandinnsoffervisitorsbedan

23、dbreakfastC.Pubsandinnschargeavisitor25atthemostD.Ifyouwantasingleroom,youaremorelikelytogetoneinpubs第三部分：词汇与结构共10小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。21._ofthestudentsinourclassarefromthenorth.A.Twoninth22.Myfatherhasclasses_day:Mondays,Wed

24、nesdaysandFridays.A.eachotherB.everyotherC.thisandtheother23.ThismorningJackcametoschoollate_.A.thanusualB.asusualC.likeusual24.Imputtingonweight.Thedoctorhaswarnedmeto_sugar.A.keepupB.keepbackC.keepoff25.Wewere_forhalfanhourinthetrafficandsowearrivedlate.A.keptupB.heldupC.cutupD.broughtup26.Thenews

25、quicklyspreadthroughthevillage_thewarhadended.B.SecondninthC.SecondninesD.TwoninthsD.allotherD.likeusuallyD.keepawayA.whichB.whatC.thatD.where27.Wehurriedtothestation_findourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.A.onlyto28.Imeant_you,butIA.ringingB.beingringingB.inordertoC.soastoD.suchastomafraidIforgo

26、t.C.toringingD.toring29.Weliveinatime_,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemovingA.whatB.whenC.whichD.where30.Isthereanypossibilityofgettingtheprice_further?A.reducedB.reduceC.reducingD.bereduced第四部分：完形填空共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中空缺部分有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正确选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应

27、字母涂黑。Tousitseemsso_31_toputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashade_32_thesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinvery_33_times.Probablythefirst_34_itweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangething_35_withitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlyby_36_peopleorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreeksweret