(大学英语B统考)2005年5月真题

试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语（B）试卷2005年5月注意事项将你的考号、姓名填写在答题纸的规定栏内。考试结束后，把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带出考场。仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。第一至第四部分的答案在答题纸上相应的字母上划横线。PartIListeningcomprehension(20points)SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Astheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokentwice.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecideonthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. A.GotoNewYork. B.Gotothestation. C.Visithermother. D.Visithersister.2. A.About12o’clock B.About2p.m. C.Lateintheevening. D.Earlynextmorning.3. A.Themanhasit. B.Thewomanhasit. C.It’sinthewastepaperbasket. D.It’sonadesk.4. A.Acomplaint. B.Aletter. C.Apresent. D.Areceipt.5. A.Tothebank. B.Totheshop. C.Tothenursery. D.Tothelibrary.6. A.China B.HongKong C.America D.Canada7. A.Runout. B.Callforadoctor. C.Buysomething. D.Goback.8. A.Herpen. B.Hersuitcase. C.Herpassport. D.Herhotelkey.9. A.7:30 B.7:40 C.7:50 D.8:0010. A.Husbandandwife B.Fatheranddaughter C.Doctorandpatient. D.Teacherandstudent.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearaconversation.Theconversationwillbespokentwice.Therearefivequestionsabouttheconversation.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.DecideonthebestanswerandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.11.Whomdidthemanandwomanaskforhelp? A.Apassenger. B.Apolice. C.Awaitress. D.Adriver.12.Whendidtheconversationtakeplace? A.Intheafternoon. B.Atnight. C.Intheevening. D.Inthemorning.13.Whatwerethemanandwomanlookingfor? A.Amodernhotel. B.Anexpensivehotel. C.Acomfortablehotel. D.Amotel.14.Howlongwouldittakethemanandwomantogettothemotelbyacar? A.Aboutfiveminutes. B.Aboutsixminutes. C.Aboutfiveorsixminutes. D.Abouttenminutes.15.Wheredidtheconversationmostlikelytakeplace? A.Inastreet. B.Inarestaurant. C.Nearahotel. D.Inameetingroom.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Therearefivequestionsaboutthepassage.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.DecideonthebestanswerandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Whatshouldyoubringalongincaseyourunoutofink? A.Twoorthreepens. B.Fourpencils. C.Twoorthreepencils. D.Twoorthreeballpens.17.Whatwillbetheformatoftheexam? A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions. B.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection. C.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions. D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.18.Whydoestheteachersaytheexamiscomprehensive? A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand. B.Thestudentswillbetestedonallthematerialstaughtinclass. C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofacademicfields. D.Thestudentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.19.Whatareyouadvisedtoreview? A.Thetextbookandclassnotes. B.Midtermsaswellasthetextbook. C.Themidtermsandclassnotes. D.Midtermsaswellasthetextbookandyourclassnotes.20.Whatpercentagewillthefinalaccountforinthecourse? A.30%. B.40%. C.50%. D.20%.PartIIUseofEnglish(10points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21.–Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?–_____A____.A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment. B.No,youcan’t.C.Sorry,youcan’t. D.Idon’tknow22.–DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?_____C________Yes,youmayborrow.Yes,goonYes,helpyourself.Itdoesn’tmatter23–WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?______A_____A.IwantakiloofapplesB.YoucangoyourownwayC.ThanksD.Excuseme.I’mbusy24.–Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?_____D______Certainly.I’mfromLondonSure.IwasborninLondon.Notreally,youcandoit.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon.25.–MayIseethemenu,please?I’vebeenwaitinganhouralready._______C_______Thatisthemenu,sir.Yes,pleasegoonHereyouare,sirOfcourse,sir26.–Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngamemeanA!______B______Don’tworryaboutit.Congratulations!That’sadifficultcourseMr.Brownisverygood.Goodlucktoyou!27.–I’dliketobookaflighttoShanghai,please._______C_________No,ofcoursenotDoyoumindifIsaidno?Yes,sir,singleorreturn.Youcan’t.Wearebusy.28.–Ilearnedthatyouwonthe100-meterracethismorning.Congratulations!________A__________Thankyou.No,Ican’tsayIdidwellintherace.Justlucky.No,no,Iranslowly.29.–CanIhelpyou,sir?_______A________Thanks.I’mjusthavingalook.Idon’tmind.No,I’mleavingsoon.It’sallright.30.–Excuseme,isthisseatfree?_______B______No,youcan’tsithere.Sorry,itistaken.Yes,itissharedbyaboy.Yes,butIdon’tknow.PartIIIReadingComprehension(30points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilies.Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevisionusuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattendingschool.Parentsareconcernedaboutthelackofqualityintelevisionprogramsforchildren.Thedegreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworriesthem.Studiesindicatethat,whenchildrenareexposedtoviolence,theymaybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.Parentsarealsoconcernedaboutthecommercials(商业广告)thattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Manyparentswouldliketoseefewercommercialsduringprogramsforchildren.Andsomeparentsfeelthattheseshowsshouldnothaveanycommercialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureenoughtodealwiththeclaimsmadebyadvertisers.Educationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsforchildrenthatmanyparentsapproveof.ThemostfamousoftheseisSesameStreet,whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrenaheadstartinlearningthealphabet(字母)andnumbers.Italsotriestoteachchildrenusefulthingsabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.EventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgiveSesameStreetandshowslikeithighmarksforquality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whethereducationalornot,isharmfultochildren.Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisioneverydayturnschildrenintoboredandpassive(被动的)consumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeactiveexplorersofit.31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotbasedonthepassage?CParentsareworriedabouttheinfluencefromtelevisionontheirchildren.Televisionhasmuchinfluenceonchildren.Bothparentsandtheirchildrenlikewatchingeducationaltelevision.Somecriticsthinkthattelevisionisnogoodforchildren.32.Inwhatwaysdochildrensufferfromtelevision?CTheybecomethevictimsofsocialviolence.Theyspendhourswatchingtelevisioninsteadofdoingschoolwork.Theprogramsmakethechildrenloseinterestintheworld.Theprogramsmakethechildrenspendtoomuchoftheirparents’money.33.Parentswouldnotliketheirchildrentoseecommercialsbecause_____A_____.A.theythinkthattheirchildrenarenotoldenoughtohandleadvertisingB.commercialsteachchildrenalphabetandnumbersC.commercialshelptosellproductsD.theydon’tlikecommercials34.Educationaltelevisioniswidelyappreciatedbecause_____C____.itdoeshavethesamecommercialsasothersitoffersprogramsforbothchildrenandtheirparentsmanyparentsliketheprogramsitoffersfortheirchildrenchildrencanlearnsomeschoolsubjectsbeforetheygotoschool35.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?CWatchingTooMuchTelevisionIsHarmfultoYoungMinds.TelevisionIsMoreHarmfulthanEducational.Television’sInfluenceonChildren.MoreEducationTelevision.Passage2Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycultdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretheretrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.36.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan______D_______.keephimfromthehotsunshineenablehimtobuildwarshipsmakehimdrawquickprofitfromthemprotecthimfromdroughtsandfloods37.It’sagreatpitythat___C____.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempiresmanisnoteagertomakeprofitsfromtreesmanhasn’trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohimmanhasn’tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees38.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear_____C_________.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftreesunlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtreesunlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtreesunlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhotreesinsteadofplantingthem39.Theword“bind”inParagraph5means“_____C_____”.towashawaytomakewettomakestaytogethertoimprove40.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan____B____.keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftgroundmakeitpossibleforthesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkinpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedawaymakethetopsoilsticktogetherPassage3Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourwork,youmaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergetic（精力充沛）iswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeoplethepeakcomesbeforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarsayingas:“Getup,John!You’relateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendwhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Whenyougetup,sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.41.AccordingtothenewfindingsofDr.Kleitman,ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably_____________.heisalazypersonherefusestofollowhisownenergycycleheisnotsurewhenhisenergyislowheisathisenergypeakintheafternoonorevening42.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?UnawarenessofenergycyclesFamiliarsayingAchangeinafamilymember’senergycycleAttemptstocontroltheenergyofotherfamilymembers.43.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould___changehisenergycycleovercomehislazinessgetupearlierthanusualgotobedearlier44.Youareadvisedtoactslowwhenyouriseinthemorningbecauseitwill___helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’sworkhelpyoutocontrolyourmoodearlyinthedayenableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkkeepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeakatdifferenthoursofday.Habithelpsoneadapttohisownenergycycle.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.PartIV.VocabularyandStructure(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.46.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy_C__forherexamination.A.toprepareB.tobepreparedC.preparingD.beingprepared47.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell,sosomething_C__wrong.A.canhavegoneB.shouldhavegoneC.musthavegoneD.oughttohavegone48.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders_D_willhappentoherprivatelife.A.howB.whoC.whatD.that49.Ifthewholeprogram________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmemorywouldhavebeenlost.A.wasnotplannedB.werenotplannedC.wouldnotplannedD.hadnotbeenplanned.50.Greatchanges________inourinstituteinthelastfewyears.A.havetakenplace B.hastakenplaceC.tookplace D.hadtakenplace51.Idon’tknowwhysheavoids________heropiniononthesubject.togive B.tobegivenC.giving D.beinggiven52.Hersun-tannedfacesuggestedthatshe________inexcellenthealth.A.be B.isC.was D.were53.EversincetheSmithsmovedtothesuburbsayearago,they________betterhealth.A.couldhaveenjoyed B.hadenjoyedC.havebeenenjoying D.areenjoying54.I_________goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn’t.A.pickout B.makeoutC.giveoff D.putoff55.Youngchildrenoftencan’t_______betweenTVprogramsandcommercials.A.separate B.distinguishC.compare D.contrast56.Themorningpaper_______astoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashingtonA.carried B.extendedC.brought D.took57.Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildren_________astronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.A.have B.havingC.has D.tohave58._______withthesizeofthewholeearth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.A.Whencompared B.CompareC.Whilecomparing D.Comparing59.IsupposebythetimeIcomebackintenyears’timealltheseoldhouses_________down.A.willhavebeenpulled B.willbepullingC.willhavepulled D.willbepulled60.FromnowonIwanttokeepmyself________ofhowthingsaregoingonwithyou.A.toinform B.informingC.informed beinformedSectionBDirections:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.61,youwillhavemorefreedom—freedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or62tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumself-discipline(自律).Thisisthehardestkindofdisciplinebecauseitisself-imposed(自我约束的),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto63.thedecisionsyoumake64yourstudyhabitswillbea65factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege.66,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors67theonesyouhavehadpreviously.Theywillexpectyouto68more68in69yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyinordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule70efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoincludebothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotwor