大学英语试卷B9

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答案：B2.- Whats wrong with you, dear?- _ A.I didnt go to school.B.I have a terrible headache.C.I took the kids shopping today.D.It is a beautiful dress.答案：B

2、3.- I think he is a good lecturer.- _ A.Sorry, it doesnt matter.B.So do I.C.Yes. Its a good idea.D.I dont mind.答案：B4.- How can I get to the cinema?- _ A.Its very far.B.Yes, there is a cinema near here.C.Its well known.D.Go down this street and turn left.答案：D5.- How much is this necklace?- _ A.Its ve

3、ry nice.B.Its a birthday present from my parents.C.It costs fifty pounds.D.Its a bargain.答案：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 able to know where most words come fr

4、om.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 big city in Germany called Hamburg.

5、They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, We come from Hamburg. One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked

6、 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 around the world.Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is intere

7、sting. 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.TB.F答案：A7.Hamburg is a city in Germany.A.TB.F答案：A8.According to the story, hamburgers

8、 are made only with beef.A.TB.F答案：B9.According to the writer, knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting.A.TB.F答案：A10.According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from England because Germans dont speak good English.A.TB.F答案：BOnce James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was a

9、sked to paint some pictures on the walls of the kings 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. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked

10、 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. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didnt know it because he was think

11、ing of his pictures.The worker saw everything. What should I do? 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. So the worker quickly took some paint（漆）and threw it at the pictures.What are you doing? cried the p

12、ainter, running quickly forward to his pictures.11.James Thornhill was an English _.A.workerB.artistC.kingD.writer答案：B12.He was ordered to _.A.paint the wall of the kings palace in EnglandB.paint some pictures on the wall of the palaceC.build a big platform in front of the palaceD.put up some new pi

13、ctures on the old wall答案：B13.It took them _ to finish the pictures.A.a monthB.a weekC.twelve monthsD.half a month答案：C14.James Thornhill felt that the _ he was from the pictures, the _ they were.A.nearermore beautifulB.farthermore uglyC.farthermore beautifulD.higher abovemore good-looking答案：C15.The w

14、orker threw some paint at the pictures in order to _.A.save James lifeB.destroy the pictureC.make the picture more beautifulD.make the king angry答案：A三、词汇与语法16.We are looking forward to _the Beijing Olympics.A.hostB.hostingC.be hostedD.be hosting答案：B17.Dont forget _ the window before leaving the room

15、.A.to have closedB.to closeC.having closedD.closing答案：B18.The top of the Great Wall is _ for five horses to go side by side.A.wideB.so wideC.wide enoughD.enough wide答案：C19._ you are leaving tomorrow, we can have dinner together tonight.A.SinceB.WhileC.ForD.Before答案：A20.I often see _ the road on his

16、way home.A.he crossB.him crossC.him crossedD.he crossing答案：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 go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made _22_ concrete with ir

17、on 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 took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange w

18、ays, 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 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.AlthoughC.whereD.overE.freedom答案：C22. A.ofB.AlthoughC.whereD.overE.freedom答案：A23. A.ofB.AlthoughC.whereD.overE.freedom答案：B24. A.ofB.AlthoughC.whereD.overE.freedom答案：E25