2023年大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析

大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析大学英语(B)模拟试题1Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 1.Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow? __________. A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment B.No,youcan’t C.Sorry,youcan’t D.Idon’tknow 2.DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary? __________. A.Yes,youmayborrow B.Yes,goon C.Yes,helpyourself D.Itdoesn’tmatter 3.IsthatMrRobertLee? __________. A.Yes,Leespeaking B.Hello,whatdoyouwant C.Sorry,speaking D.Idon’tknow 4.Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice? __________. A.Youcan’taskme B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea C.Pleasedon’tsayso D.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere 5.Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn? __________.ThankyouverymuchNo,no,JohnisnotbadThankyou.HeisfineDon’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood6.WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?__________. A.Iwantakiloofapples B.Youcangoyourownway C.Thanks D.Excuseme.I’mbusy7.I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.__________. A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’t’dothat B.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou C.No,youcan’tsayso D.No,no,Youcan’tdothat8.Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?__________. A.Certainly.I’mfromLondon B.Sure.IwasborninLondon C.Notreally,youcandoit D.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon9.MayIseethemenu,please?__________. A.Thatisthemenu,sir B.Yes,pleasegoon C.Hereyouare,sir D.Ofcourse,sir10.Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!__________.Don’tworryaboutitCongratulations!That’sadifficultcourseMrBrownisverygoodGoodlucktoyou!PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage 1 TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting. ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowspell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”. ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbec 11.Theauthor_______________. A.believesbothofthestories B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun 12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson________________. A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim D.wasn’tgoodatreadingorspelling 13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”________________. A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson B.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect” 14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”______________. A.wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub” B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn C.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub D.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection 15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused____________. A.byVanBuren B.inapresidentialelection C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub D.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”Passage 2AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(记录)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitan16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry____________ A.About25million. B.Morethan25million. C.Lessthan25million. D.Lessthan225million.17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas_____________ A.UnitedStates. B.Germany. C.France. D.England.18.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage_________ A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs. B.Ofsmallandlargetowns. C.Ofurbanareas. D.Ofruralareas.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnited A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded. B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother. C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent. D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb__________ A.Becausetheyarethesame. B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly. C.Becausetheprocessisgradual. D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.Passage 3 Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion. Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite. Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,thymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall’rememberedhistory’.Someofithasmowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful. 21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage______ A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory. 22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______. A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite 23.“Rememberedhistory”refersto___________. A.historybasedonaperson’simagination B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents D.bothBandC 24.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________. A.itiswrittendown B.nowrittenaccountisavailable C.itprovestobetrue D.peopleareinterestedinit25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad___________. A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsmademoresongsanddancesPassage4‘Mum,canwegotoMcDonald’s,please?’Somepeoplemightask,‘Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?’and‘Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?’Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald’s.Thedistinctive‘goldenarch’cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2023,McDonald’shadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyof‘thinkglobal,actlocal’.McDonald’slearntthatiftheyadaptedtheir‘Mac’mealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonald’srestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwitha‘local’flavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalled‘ShakeShakeFries’and‘RedBeanSunday’canbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,‘VegiMacs’areserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalled‘junk’foodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.‘Convenience’foodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya‘take-away’fromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.26.The‘goldenarch’inthesecondparagraphrefersto______________.A)BurgerKingB)TacoBellC)McDonald’sD)allthefastfoodrestaurants27.Accordingtothepassage,McDonald’sissuccessfulmainlybecause__________________.IthasastandardizedsetofproductsallovertheworldItisnot‘junk’foodIts’foodisconvenientItadapteditsmealstodifferentcultures.28.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingtermshas/havethesamemeaningwithfastfood.A)‘junk’foodB)‘convenience’foodC)‘take-away’D)alloftheabove29.Fastfoodisoftencalled‘junkfood’because_____________.somepeoplethinkitisunhealthyandfulloffatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwasteitisnolongerfreshfoodD)BothAandB.30.Themainideaofthispassageis____________.fastfoodtodaythesuccessfulsecretofMcDonald’s.whyfastfoodisthoughtas‘junk’fooddifferentopinionstowardfastfoodPartⅢVocabularyandStructure(25points)Section ADirections:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy__________forherexamination.A.toprepare B.tobepreparedC.preparing D.beingprepared 32.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell,sosomething_________wrong. A.canhavegone B.shouldhavegone C.musthavegone D.oughttohavegone 33.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders__________willhappentoheprivatelife.A.how B.who C.what D.that34.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeople’sSquare,withtheaudience__________ontheground. A.seating B.seated C.beseating D.toseat35.Ifthewholeprogram__________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost. A.wasnotplanned B.werenotplanned C.wouldnotbeplanned D.hadnotbeenplanned36.Isn’titaboutthetimeyou__________todomorningexercises? A.began B.begin C.shouldbegin D.havebegun37.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyou’vegivenmeand__________youhavedoneforme. A.which B.that C.allwhat D.allthat38.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome__________rememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor. A.whenshe B.thatshe C.andshe D.she39.Determinedto__________asifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindofindifference. A.carryon B.accountfor C.bringup D.getthrough40.He__________toarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany. A.tried B.succeeded C.managed D.endeavored41.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.__________,Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim. A.Asaresult B.Inaword C.Bytheway D.Onthecontrary42.I__________goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn’t. A.pickout B.makeout C.giveoff D.putoff43.Youngchildrenoftencan’t__________betweenTVprogramsandcommercials. A.separate B.distinguish C.compare D.contrast44.Themorningpaper__________astoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashington A.carried B.extended C.brought D.took45.Andwhatwegotto__________isadisgrace. A.comeupwith B.catchupwith C.putupwith D.keepupwithSectionBDirections:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearerchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethoughthecenter. Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.____46____,youwillhavemorefreedom–freedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or____47___tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumself–imposed(志愿的),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto____48____.Thedecisionsyoumake____49___yourstudyhabitswillbea____50____factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege. ____51____,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors____52____theonesyouhavehadpreviously.Theywillexpectyouto____53___more____53____inyourstudyhabitsandtimemanagement.Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakesplaceoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwillgiveyouadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthereisevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffortintothecourse. ____54___yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyinordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule____55___efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoincludebothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonlywhenyouwishandasyouwish.(221words) 46. A.Ontheotherhand B.ONtheonhand C.Nevertheless D.Therefore 47. A.if B.whether C.why D.who 48. A.turnto B.answerto C.respondto D.actas 49. A.of B.to C.towards D.concerning 50. A.determining B.demanding C.deciding D.depending 51. A.However B.Nevertheless C.Inaddition D.Exceptthat 52. A.differfrom B.aresimilarto C.differin D.arealike 53. A.take…part B.throw…yourself C.plunge…yourself D.take…initiative 54. A.Inspiteof B.Concerning C.Regardlessof D.Ontheconditionof 55. A.relatedto B.carriedon C.reliedon D.basedonPartⅣWriting(15points)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanE-mailtooneofyourformerclassmates.Youshouldwriteatleast80words,andbaseyourE-mailontheChineseoutlinebelow: 1.了解对方毕业后的情况.2.你的近况.3.邀请对方方便时来访.大学英语B模拟题1答案及部分注解Part I UseofEnglish(20points)1.从本题的对话可看出，第一句话人想见校长，但校长此时列法见他，礼貌的回答需表达歉意，并说明理由，因此最佳答案是A。2.本题的提问者是想借用对方的词典，假如对方乐意出借自己的词典，最佳的回答是C。Helpyourself在这里的意思是“尽管用吧”。3.本题的问句是在询问对方是不是罗伯特﹒李先生，假如回答是肯定的，最佳的选择是A。这是电话里的一种惯用语。4.本题的提问者在礼貌地用“Excuseme,sir”询问布朗博士的办公室在哪里，因此回答也需要有礼貌。假如是否认的回答，不知道布朗博士的办公室在哪能里，最佳要向提问者提及什么地方可得到帮助，所以最佳的选择是D。5本题的提问者在赞扬玛丽的连衣裙很美丽，同时也询问约翰的情况，对赞扬的典型回答是thankyou，同时还需要提供有关约翰的信息，因此选择C。6从本句的问句和回答看，该句是出现在服务场合，说话人在询问对方想买什么，因此选择A。7本题的第一说话人想请对方去喝咖啡。假如不接受邀请，礼貌的方式是要表达歉意或感谢并说明理由。假如回答是肯定的，通常礼貌的方式是要表达感谢，并表达自己接受对方的邀请，因此最佳的选择是B。8本题的提问者在询问对方是哪里人，用的动词是mind。假如对方不介意，最佳的选择是D。9从本题的第一说话人说的话看，情景是在餐馆。说话人想看菜单，并抱怨已经等候多时。服务员在递菜单时常说hereyouare，因此最佳的选择是C。10从本题的第一说话人说的话看，说话人曾紧张自己的化学考试成绩，但却得了A，显得不久乐。对方听了这消息时会给予祝贺，所以选择B。PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Passage 111答案C。细节推理题。见原文第一段中第二句话“Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue”，意思是我们不知道这两个故事是否真实，因此选项C“作者不能确认故事是否真实”是对的选项。12答案D。细节题。见原文第二段第二句“hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting”，意思是“他在阅读和写作方面都有困难”，第二段最后一句“Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell”，意思是“问题是他不会拼写”，只有选项D“他拙于阅读、写作和拼写”与原文相符。选项C“他让他的助手替他签署文献”与原文所说“他让助手把文献读给他听”不符。13答案C。细节推理题。原文提到了“OK”的两个用处，第一个起源于PresidentJackson,他批准某一文献的时候，会签上“OLkorekt”，即“ALLCORRECT”（全对）的错误拼写，后来又将之缩略为“OK”。故选项C“OK由PresidentJackson首用”符合原文。14答案D。细节题。原文最后一段中说“VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident…anyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled‘OK’”，意思是VanBuren的支持者们组织了OldKinderhook俱乐部来支持他竞选，所以他的支持者们都被称为“OK”。故只有选项D符合原文。15答案B。判断推理题。原文最后一段中说“VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident…anyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled‘OK’”，意思是VanBuren的支持者们组织了OldKinderhook俱乐部来支持他竞选，所以他的支持者们都被称为“OK”。可见“OK”一开始专指那次总统竞选中VanBuren的支持者，仅合用于那次总统选举，故对的答案是B。Passage 216答案C。细节推理题。见原文第二句话“Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry”，少于十分之一的美国人从事农业和林业，所以假如美国人口是2.5亿，那么农业和林业的从业人员为其十分之一不到，即少于2500万，所以选项C是对的答案。17．答案C。细节判断题。见原文第四句话“halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas…-alargerproportionthaninGermanyofEngland,letaloneFrance”，美国一半人口都住在大约30个大都市里，这个比例大过德国和英国，更不用提法国了，可见法国的城市人口比例在四个国家里是最小的，因此对的答案是C。18．答案A。词语释义题。19．答案B。细节判断题。见原文倒数第三句话“everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns”，第一个小城都与其他的小城很相似，故选项B符合原文。20．答案C。Passage 321．答案D。综合判断题。见原文第三段第一句话“evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast”，即使没有文字记录，人们也可以了解过去的历史，即通过口头传授，很明显选项D是与原文这个观点不一致的，故D是应选答案。22．答案D。细节题。见原文第二段最后一句话“weknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite”，对于中非22023的历史我们几乎一无所知，那是由于中非地区的人不会书写，所以D是对的答案。23．答案D。词义理解题。可以根据上下文判断词义。原文第三段提到，人们从老一辈人那儿听说，再以歌唱、舞蹈和故事的形式流传下去，这就称为“rememberedhistory”。所以选项D是对的答案。24．答案B。细节题。见原文最后一句话“wheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful”，但没有文字记录的时候，这些口头流传的故事就很有帮助，故选项B符合原文。25．答案A。综合推理题。根据全文大意，作者认为文字记录是我们了解历史最有价值的资料，所以假如古人对每一件事都以文字记录下来，我们对历史将了解得更多，所以选项A最接近文意。26.C27.D28.D29.D30.APartⅢVocabularyandStructure(25points)31．答案C。此题的考点是busy的用法。由于busy的搭配是bebusy(in)doingsth。所以答案为C。32．答案C。此题的考点是情态动词must与havedone结构的搭配表达有把握的猜测。所以答案为C。33．答案C。此题的考点是wonder引导的宾语从句。其中what与本题的题意相符，所以选C。34．答案B。此题的考点是with+n.+done结构在句中做状语。由于表达的状态不是正在进行所以不选A，答案为B。35．答案D。此题的考点是由if引导的条件状语从句36．A37.D38.B39.A40.C41.B42.D43.B44.A45.C46．A47.B48.B49.D50.A51.C52.A53.D54.C55.DPartⅣWriting(15points)（略）

大学英语B模拟试题2Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 1.Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening? __________. A.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow B.No,Ican’t C.I’dloveto,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents D.Idon’tknow 2.Hi,isMarythere,please? __________. A.Holdon.I’llgether B.No,sheisn’there C.Yes,sheliveshere D.Yes,whatdoyouwant 3.Pleasehelpyourselftothefish. __________. A.Thanks,butfishdoesn’tagreewithme B.Sorry,Ican’thelp C.Idon’tlikefish D.No,Ican’t 4.Hurryupplease,orI’llbelate. __________. A.Sorrysir,burthetrafficisthicknow B.Well,it’salright,sir C.Howcanyousaythat,sir? D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway 5.Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport? __________. A.Don’taskthat B.Sorry,I’mastrangerhere C.No,Ican’tsaythat D.No,you’redrivingtoofast 6.Howaboutgoingtothecinematonight,Jane? __________. A.Idon’tthinkso B.I’msorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhometonight C.Nevermind D.Takeiteasy 7.Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please? __________. A.Yes,please B.Pleasedon’torderit C.No,don’tmentionit D.Yes,I’dliketohavesomechocolatecake 8.DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers? __________. A.No.AndsodidI B.No.AndneitherdidI C.Hedid.AndsoIdid D.Hedid.AndsodoI 9.Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater? __________. A.I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind B.Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither C.Certainly,whynot? D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces 10.Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme? __________. A.Yes,youcan B.Ofcourse,Iliketo C.No,Idon’tmind D.Certainly,pleasedoPartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage 1 WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(长寿) Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators(电梯),andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking. Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars. 11.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________. A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger’sdeath C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger D.theimageofcitiesingeneral 12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome__________. A.benefitsofwalking B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife C.commentsmadebycitypeople D.problemsofcityliving 13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___________. A.totaketheelevator B.towalkupthestairs C.torideinacar D.tofindanalternativetowalking 14.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause__________. A.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas B.theydon’tneedtheexercise C.theyneverhaveparkingproblems D.theycan’taffordtotakethebus 15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat__________. A.airpollutionisnotserious B.anyonecanlivetobe107 C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity D.walkingisahealthfulexercisePassage 2 ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist(剧作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish–speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell–knownproverbsandquotations. Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwrither,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty–fivethousand. ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday. 16.Englishpeople__________. A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatist C.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist D.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetanddramatist 17.EveryEnglishmanknows______