月“大学英语B”正式试题

1、2007年10月统考“大学英语B”正式试卷根源：全国高校网络教育考试委员会办公室公布时间：2007-12-03试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国一致考试大学英语B试卷2007年10月第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）此部分共有10个未达成的对话，针对每个对话中未达成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够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。示例ABCDGood-byeandthankyouverymuchforawonderfultime._.Hopetoseeyouagain.A.ThankyouforyourcomingB.N

2、otatallC.ItwasnothingD.Nevermind2.Couldyoushowmeyourpassport？_.A.Yes,IcouldB.SureC.IhaventitwithmeD.Idontwantto3.WouldyoumindifIturnedtheradioup？_.A.Yes,pleaseB.No,goaheadC.No,thankyouD.Yes,thatllberight4.WearegoingtoLondonforholidaynextweek.Wouldyoumindtakingcareofmygardenwhilewereaway？Notatall._.A

3、.Sorry,IhavenotimeB.IdrathernotC.WithpleasureD.No,IwouldntPleasehelpyourselftothefish._.A.Thanks,butIdontlikefishB.Sorry,IcanthelpC.Well,fishdontsuitforD.No,IcantWouldyouliketohavedinnerwithmethisSaturday,Mr.Wang?_.A.Oh,no.LetsnotB.IdratherstayathomeC.Idloveto,butIhaveameetingthatdayD.Thankyou1/8Exc

4、useme,isthereaparkhere？_.Thankyouallthesame.A.IdontwanttotellyouB.Yes,thereisC.No,thereisntD.Sorry,IdontknowMike,Iamgoingtoskateinthemountainstomorrow.Oh,really？_.A.GoodluckB.ThankyouC.HaveagoodtimeD.Congratulations9.IamsorryforwhatIhavesaidtoyou._.A.ItsjusttoobadB.NoproblemC.Dontthinkanymoreaboutit

5、D.Imsureaboutthat10.IwonderifIcoulduseyourdictionary？Sure._.A.GoonB.HereyouareC.GoupD.Hereareyou第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够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。示例ABCDPassage1TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattemptt

6、oexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedontknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.

7、Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidntknowhowtospell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBurensfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident

8、.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.Theauthor_.believesbothofthestoriesdoesntbelieveawordofthestoriesisnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueistellingthestoriesjustforfunAccordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson_.2/8A.couldntdrawupanydocumentsatallB.didntliketorea

9、dimportantpapersbyhimselfC.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhimD.wasntgoodatreading,writingorspelling13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”_.A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJacksonB.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocumentsC.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJacksonD.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect”14.Accordingtotheseco

10、ndstory,theterm“OK”_.A.wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub”B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornC.wasthenameofVanBurensclubD.wasusedtocallVanBurenssupportersintheelection15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused_.A.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelectionC.toorganizetheOldKinderhookCl

11、ubD.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”Passage2Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcour

12、seconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks。whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudentto

13、movebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposes（施加）aconstant（连续不停的）pressureandstrain（负担）ofwork,butinspi

14、teofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Thestudentorganizationsareeffectiveinensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforea

15、studentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.16.NormallyanAmericanuniversitystudentwouldattend_coursesforadegree.A.36B.20C.12D.153/8Acc

16、ordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed_.toliveinadifferentuniversitytotakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversitytoliveathomeanddrivetoclassestogettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversitiesAmericanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause_.theiracademicperformancewillaffectthei

17、rfuturecareerstheyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairstheyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplinetheywanttorunforpositionsofauthoritySomestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause_.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudytheywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversitysuch

18、positionsmayhelpthemgetbetterjobssuchpositionsareusuallywellpaidThestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein_.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsevaluatingstudentsperformancebybringingthembeforeacourtkeepingupthestudentsenthusiasmforsocialact

19、ivitiesPassage3Yuppiesareyoungpeoplewhoearnalotofmoneyandliveinastylethatistooexpensiveformostpeople.IfyouareinvitedtoaYuppiedinnerparty,dontbesurprisedifyouareofferedfreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.Whiletheideaofeatingfriedinsectsfillsmostofuswithhorror,insecteatingisbecominghighlyfashionable.Fo

20、rexample,inthemediaindustry,successfulmanagersareoftenseentoeatfriedorboiledinsectsfromtimetotimewhileworkingattheirdesks.Thesesafe-to-eatinsectscanbefoundandorderedontheInternet.Andyoungpeopleareloggingontoforeignfoodwebsitesandorderingsamplesofpreparedinsectstoserveattheirdinnerparties.Althoughthe

21、ideaofeatinginsectsisprobablydisgustingtomostofus,fewpeoplewouldclaimthatpigs,chickensandsomekindsofseafoodweofteneatareexamplesofgreatbeauty.Oneday,insectswouldbemarketedandsoldasafooditeminsupermarkets.AccordingtotheirfansofYuppies,theyarenotonlyhealthy,butalsoverytasty.Butuntilourattitudestofoodc

22、hange,itseemsthatinsectseaterswillremainaselectfew.21.WhydidthespeakersaywemightbesurprisedattheYuppiedinnerparty?A.Becausewemightbeofferedadishoffreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.B.Becausenothingbutfreshlycookedinsectsareserved.C.BecausesomeYuppiesliketohorrifyguestswithinsectsasfood.D.Becausewemi

23、ghtmeetmanysuccessfulmanagersinthemediaindustry.4/8Wherecanpeopleordertheunusualfoodmentionedbythespeaker?FromYuppieclubs.Inthesupermarket.Intheseafoodmarket.OntheInternet.WhyareYuppiesattractedbytheunusualfood?Itseasytoprepare.Itstastyandhealthful.Itsexoticinappearance.Itssafetoeat.Whatdoesthespeak

24、ersayaboutthefutureofthistypeofunusualfood?Itwillbeconsumedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.Itwillbecomethefirstcourseatdinnerparties.Itwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocaltastes.Itisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostpeople.Whydidtheauthorwritesuchapassage?LookdownuponYuppies.EnjoythelifeofYuppies.IntroducethelifeofYuppie

25、s.WanttobeYuppies.Passage4Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?”Or“Didheenvymyluck?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookba

26、ck,itstoolate.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedontreallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“yourealuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“Yourealuckyguy”or“Yourealuckygal”,thatsbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?Theresa

27、bitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesntseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesntthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeoneswords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Hisposture(体态)?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopan

28、dthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker_.feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohimfeelshemaynothave“read”hisfriendstruefeelingscorrectlythinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlf

29、riend,Helen5/8D.issorrythathisfriendslethimdownInthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof“Yourealuckydog”toshowthat_.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendlythissayingmeansthesameas“Yourealuckyguy”or“Yourealuckygal”sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewordstheword“dog”

30、shouldntbeusedtoapplytopeopleThispassagetriestotellyouhowto_.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriendsbringthe“dog”bitintoourconversationavoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyoukeeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthemInlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis_.tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseyest

31、olistentohowhepronounceshiswordsnottobelievewhathesaystocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,thelookinhiseyes,andhispostureIfyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter,youwould_.beabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyouavoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyounotloserealfriendswhosaythingsthatdonotpleaseyo

32、ubeabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou第三部分：词汇和构造（共25小题；每题1分，满分25分）第一节：此小节共有15个未达成的句子，针对每个句子中未达成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够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。示例ABCD31.Youshould_somemoneyinsteadofspendingitall.A.saveupB.costC.wasteD.take32.Thisisthehousein_LuXunoncelivedinthe20s.A.thatB.whichC.whosew

33、hom_enoughmanpowerandfinancialsupport,wecertainlycanfinishthework.A.AsifB.AlthoughC.GivenBecauseWhatisthe_forthesandstorm?A.reasonB.causeC.effectfactStudentsdontgotoschool_Sundays.A.inB.atC.on6/8toTherewaslittlehope_propermedicinecouldbefound.A.ifB.ifnotC.withunlessIbelievedhiswife_forhimjustasIwasp

34、rayingforJames.A.shouldbeprayingB.mustbeprayingC.wouldbeprayingD.mustpray38.Itsdifficulttofinda_aroundhereinBeijingforlessthan2000yuan.A.two-bedroomapartmentB.two-bedroomsapartmentC.two-bedroomapartmentsD.two-bedroomsapartmentsThepicturesofthemoontakenfromthespacecraftare_thanthosetakenfromtheearth.

35、A.clearB.muchclearerC.moreclearerD.theclearest40.Itwasin2001_thistypeofcarbegantobepopularwiththeteenagers.A.whichB.thenC.whenD.that41.BothChinaandJapan_locatedintheeastofAsia.A.areB.beC.iswasHeissohonest_everystudentinourclassloveshim.A.whyB.whichC.whenD.that43.ItisnotthatIamunwillingtohelpyou_Imverybusy.A.soB.orC.butthatthatWellgoonwiththeexperiment_heapproves_disapproves.A.whetherorB.neithernorC.notonlybu