英语统考模拟试卷五

1、PAGE PAGE 8大学英语B模拟五第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，请你从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 D Excuse me, how soon does this train leave? _. A. It leaves every half an hour.B. It leaves in ten minutes. C. The next trains leaves at tenD. There is one at fou

2、r2. Well, how was your trip? _.A. It was very smooth and fast.B. I got back yesterday.C. I dont know yet.D. One moment please. Ill check.3. Hi, how are things with you? _. A. Yes, beautiful.B. Yes, theyre fine. Thank you. C. Oh, not too bad, thanks.D. It was great, thanks.4. Excuse me, but smoking i

3、snt allowed here. _. A. Oh, sorry. I didnt know.B. Thats all right. C. Yes, we certainly do.D. No, not at all.5. Hello, is that Mary speaking? This is Jane. _. A. Im not sure yet.B. Thats ok. C. Hello, Jane. Heres Mary.D. Thank you, Jane.6. I wish you many happy returns of the day. _. A. Thank you.B

4、. Are you? C. Youre welcome.D. No trouble at all.7. How is weather today? _. A. Its raining now.B. Yes, it is. It is raining hard. C. They are usually rather cold.D. It rains a great deal in this season.8. Id like to mail this package. _. A. Here you are.B. Do you have any letters? C. Yes, you can.D

5、. How do you want to send it?9. Excuse me, can I use your telephone? _. A. Not at all.B. Yes, how much? C. Oh, I see.D. No, its broken.10. Id like to look at your sweaters, if I could. _. A. They are too expensive.B. Certainly. Any particular style? C. No, you cant.D. No, its heavy for this season.第

6、二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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 DPassage 1 During Napoleons invasion of Russia, his troops were battling in the middle of a small town in that endless wintry land, when he was separated from his men. A group of Russian

7、 soldiers saw him and began chasing him through the twisting streets. Napoleon ran for his life into a little furriers shop. As Napoleon entered the shop, he saw the furrier and cried, “Save me, save me! Where can I hide?” The furrier said, “Quick, under the big pile of furs in the corner,” and he c

8、overed Napoleon up with many furs. No sooner had he finished than the Russian soldiers burst in the door, shouting “Where is he? We saw him come in.” Despite the furriers protests, they tore the shop apart trying to find Napoleon. But they didnt find him and left. After some time, Napoleon came out

9、from under the furs, unharmed, just as his personal guards came in the door. The furrier turned to Napoleon and said, “Excuse me for asking such a great man this question, but what was it like to be under those furs, knowing that the next moment would surely be your last?” Napoleon drew himself up t

10、o his full height and said to the furrier angrily, “How could you ask such a question of me, the Emperor Napoleon! Guards, take this rude man out, blindfold him and execute him. I myself will give the command to fire!” The guards took the poor furrier out, stood him up against a wall and blindfolded

11、 him. The furrier could see nothing, but he could hear the movements of the guards as they prepared their rifles. He trembled. Then he heard Napoleon clear his throat and call out slowly, “Ready aim” At that moment, knowing that he would die, a feeling he couldnt describe came to him and tears ran d

12、own his cheeks.After a long period of silence, the furrier heard footsteps approaching him and the blindfold was taken down from his eyes. He saw Napoleons eyes looking deeply into his own eyes that seemed to see into every dusty corner of his being. Then Napoleon said softly, “Now you know.”Napoleo

13、n ran for his life because _.he was followed by Russian soldiershe couldnt find his menhis personal guards were not with himhe saw a little furriers shopThe Russian soldiers rushed in as soon as _.a furrier saw Napoleon the furrier said to Napoleon that he could hide in a pile of fursNapoleon hid in

14、 a big pile of fursNapoleon entered the furriers shopWhen he came out from under the furs, Napoleon was _.thankful to the furrier B. not harmed at allC. noticed by Russian guardsD. angry about Russian soldiers search14. Tears ran down the furriers cheeks because _. A. he thought he was to be killed

15、at once B. he heard the movements of Napoleons guards C. he heard the sound of a rifle D. he was blindfolded and couldnt see anything15. Napoleon answered the furriers question by _. A. blindfolding him B. by putting him in a similar situation he himself had experienced just before C. scolding him D

16、. shooting himPassage 2Most Americans believe that good education is quite necessary to democracy and social progress. Even during their colonial time the settlers attached great importance to setting up schools for their children, because these puritans were firm believers in education. They tried

17、hard to establish enough schools for their children. The schools were not only to teach children how to read, write and calculate but also to train clergymen. The first college, Harvard, was set up in Massachusetts in 1636. Soon after, the colonial government passed a law requiring every town of mor

18、e than 40 families to have a school and school master. By the mid-eighteenth century several well-known colleges were founded, including Columbia in New York and Princeton in New Jersey. They were used to train young people.Education did not develop very fast in the South where big plantation owners

19、 did not want to build schools for the children of the poor workers and slaves. Children from rich families usually went to England for higher education. This was one the reasons why the South developed more slowly than the North.Colonial schools laid the foundation for America educational system in

20、 which all the American schools were left to the care of communities or local authority. Compulsory education has been carried out and primary and secondary education has been open to American children free of charge for many years. 16. Education in most Americans eyes is _. A. quite necessary for s

21、ocial development and democracy B. important only for the earliest settlers C. good as they have many famous universities D. the basis of working hard17. Which of the following was not a task of school? A. To train clergymen B. To teach children how to read and write C. To teach children math D. To

22、send children to British universities18. The south America developed slowly because _. A. children in the south went to England for higher education B. there were not many rich people in the south C. not all rich children in the south had chances to go to school in England D. education developed qui

23、te slowly in the south19. American educational system was built _. A. on the basis of colonial educational system B. after some famous colleges were founded C. by churches as they hoped to train more clergymen D. when many children from rich families went to England20. Which of the following stateme

24、nts is true according to the passage? A. Princeton B. Colombia C. Harvard D. A law was passed by the American government that a school should be built in every townPassage 3 One of the most important skills in reading is the knowledge of words. Since Vocabulary Building and Word Study, another book

25、in this series, is devoted to vocabulary development, we are not going to deal with this skill directly, but you should be aware do some basic facts. The number of words you know determines the difficulty and complexity of the material you can read and understand. If you have an extremely limited re

26、ading vocabulary, you will be able to read only very simple material. For example, children just beginning to read in first grade must use books that only have a few dozen words in them. As they progress through school their reading vocabulary keeps increasing until they are adults. Adults typically

27、 have reading vocabularies of over 50,000 words. Failure to develop an extensive reading vocabulary will definitely hold you back in your efforts to improve comprehension. Most people learn new words by encountering them in reading or conversation, where the meaning is usually clear from the context

28、. A few words are learned by looking them up in the dictionary. A good way to expand your vocabulary is to read a lot, especially in different areas. In that way you will find many new words, which are often explained by the author. One of the main purposes of a beginning textbook is to explain the

29、language of the field about which it is written. Thus you can expect to increase your vocabulary a lot if you read a textbook in a field that is new to you. If you feel that vocabulary is a problem for you, you may wish to do something systematic about it. There are many good books designed to help

30、develop vocabulary, including the one in this series. 21. This passage mainly discusses _.A. the importance of developing vocabulary and how to expand itB. systematic ways to develop vocabularyC. the degree of vocabulary difficultyD. how to read a text in an interesting field22. The difficulty of a

31、reading material is partly decided by_ according to the passage. A. how often you do reading B. how much vocabulary you haveC. the speed of progress readers make in schoolD. whether you look difficult words up in the dictionary23. This passage is _.A. part of a lecture on readingB. an introduction t

32、o a book on how to develop vocabulary C. a news report about how much vocabulary should be mastered by readersD. taken from the book entitled Vocabulary Building and Word Study24. One of the factors that prevent readers from reading fast is _. A. looking words up in the dictionary B. a limited maste

33、ry of vocabulary C. new words explained by the author D. reading materials in different areas25. Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. The passage is taken from a book on how to expand vocabulary in a systematic way B. There is no satisfactory way to expand vocabulary C. F

34、or beginners, it is not proper to read books with too many new words D. Vocabulary keeps increasing until learners are adultsPassage 4 A nineteenth-century French dramatist remarked that the only difference between animals and human beings is that people drink when they are not thirsty and make love

35、 in any season. The sociologists definition of the difference is more scientific: only human beings have the ability for creating and transmitting culture. More than any other species, human animals are able to surpass their biological limitations by sharing ideas and passing on what they learn to f

36、uture generations.All animals, including human beings, have certain problems in common. In order to survive as species, they must find a home, get food and provide for their young. Animals are guided by instincts that enable them to cope with these problems of existence. They respond to their enviro

37、nment is a fixed predictable manner: beavers build dams as homes, lions hunt for antelopes for food, and birds build nests to protect their young. Should these solutions turn out to be inadequate, animals for the most part will still go on making the same responses to the same problems. It is true t

38、hat much of the behavior of higher animals is learned through direct experience. As everyone knows, dogs can be taught to overcome their instinctive dislike of cats, and parrots often learn new calls. In some cases animals have also been known to teach their offspring what they themselves have learn

39、ed. Nevertheless, human beings are unique in their far greater ability to learn from experiences, to create new solutions to old problems, and most important, to use language to transmit what they have learned to future generations. While animal societies must rely on biologically inherited methods

40、of dealing with their environment, human societies have the far greater advantage of a socially inherited culture. 26. From a sociological point of view, the difference between humans and animals is _. A. humans drink when they are not thirsty B. humans must find a home C. humans can pass on their c

41、ulture from generation to generation D. humans know how to bring up their young27. One of the problems that both humans and animals must face is _. A. they have to overcome their biological disadvantages B. they have to raise their young in whatever living conditions C. they must share ideas when in

42、 trouble D. they must find new solutions to difficult problems28. In face of problems of existence, animals _. A. can think and find a plausible solution B. only respond repeatedly in the fixed way C. can pass on the information to their young D. young animals can think of better ways to solve them2

43、9. Beavers can build dams as home _. A. because they can learn from each other B. in an instinctive way C. after many failures D. after they follow other beavers ways of building dams30. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Only humans can learn from experience B. H

44、umans have much greater ability to solve problems with new methods C. Humans have more biological advantages than animals D. Humans and animals have nothing in common第三部分：词汇与结构（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 第一节：此小节共有15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，请你从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 。31What we

45、 care most is how to _ the living standard of the people. A. ariseB. raiseC. riseD. arouse32. This song often _ us of the days when we worked together in the countryside. A. remembersB. remindsC. reflectsD. memorizes33. _ that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about. A. Si

46、nceB. AsC. NowD. After34. We are all _ that your plan is quite practical and we have decided to accept it. A. believedB. realizedC. convincedD. supposed35. It is over two years now _ I began learning French. I have made much progress in it. A. afterB. whyC. thatD. since36. After walking hurriedly fo

47、r half an hour, I wanted to drink _. A. something coldB. cold something C. something with coldD. something to be cold37. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and two sons, _ to arrive on the evening flight. A. areB. isC. are goingD. will be38. You have caught a bad cold so you _ stay in bed now. A. mus

48、tB. needC. haveD. shall39. While _ for the bus at the bus station, I met an old friend of mine whom I havent seen for 10 years. A. being waitedB. waitingC. having waitedD. waited40. If you have told me in advance, I _ her at the airport. A. would meetB. metC. had metD. would have met41. All _ they h

49、ave done is good for us all. We should understand them. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. as42. One cannot learn a foreign language well _ he studies hard. A. unlessB. ifC. asD. when43. She has been working hard day and night during these years _ she could pay for the lost necklace. A. in order thatB. as long asC. the momentD. beca