2023年大学英语B级考试试题与答案

SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Theclassroomneeds______.A)cleanB)tocleanC)tobecleanedD)beingcleaned17.Thereisanice-lookingcarthere.Iwonder______.A)whomitbelongstoB)whomdoesitbelongtoC)itbelongstowhomD)whomdoesitbelong18.Wordsworthwasoneofthegreatestpoets______livedinthe19thcentury.A)whichB)whoC)thoseD)that19.thepopulationistoolarge,wehavetotakemeasurestocontrolthebirthrate.A)AlthoughB)SinceC)IfD)Until20.Itisrequestedthateverystudent______apaperonsustainabledevelopment.A)writesB)wroteC)writingD)write21.Hesaid,"I______alotofnewpoemsbytheendoflastyear."A)hadalreadylearntB)havealreadylearntC)wouldhavealreadylearntD)alreadylearnt22.AsEdisongrew______,hebecamemoreandmoreinterestedinscience.A)elderB)theelderC)olderD)theolder23.Onlyinthisway______catchupwithyourbrothers.A)doyoucanB)canyouC)youcanD)youdocan24.Noone,excepthistwobestfriends,______whereheis.A)knowB)knowsC)toknowD)knowing25.Mr.Johnhasdecidedthathewill______thebranchcompanysetupinthesmalltown.A)takeoverB)handinC)putinD)leadtoSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.Write.thewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Westartedtheattackwhentheenemy(cross)______theriver.27.Mysuggestionisthatwe(send)______afewpeopletohelptheothergroups.28.Iamsorrytolearnthatyouhavemadeno(improve)______onthedesignatall.29.Iprefer(live)______inthecountryratherthaninacity.30.Wehaddifficulty(carry)______outtheplan.31.Not(know)______heraddress,wecouldn'tgetintouchwithher.32.Doyouknowthe(high)______ofSt.Paul'sCathedral.33.Thegreatnumberoftrafficaccidents(emphasis)______theneedforcarefuldriving.34.Manymoderncarsareequippedwithan(automatically)______temperaturecontrolsystem.35.Thatoneisnogood;thisoneiseven(bad)______.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)Direction:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfil.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Direction:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)orD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithaSinglelinethroughthecenter.Lemonadeisafavoritesummerdrink.Itisenjoyedatfamilymeals,picnic,ballgames,andmanyspecialparties.Peoplelikeitslight,lemonytaste.Theyalsolikeitbecauseitkeepsthemfromgettingtoothirsty.Doyoudrinkit?Freshlemonadecanbemadebycuttingalemoninhalfandsqueezingthejuiceintoacup.Aftertheseedsaretakenout,sugarandwateraremixedin.Onecupoflemonjuice,Onecupofsugar,andtwoquartsofwaterstirredtogethermakegoodlemonade.Thereareeveneasierwaystogetlemonade.Onewayistobuylemonadepowder.Thenaddtherightamountofwater.Anotherwayistobuycansoffrozenlemonadeandmixitwithwater.Theeasiestwayofallistobuyandopenacanoflemonadethatisreadytodrink,justlikeacanofjuice.Lemonadeisgoodforpeople.IthasvitaminC.Itkeepsthebodycoolinsummer.Whenservedhotitcanhelpabadcoldorasorethroat.Lemonadeisnotanewdrink.Ithasbeenaroundforalongtime.SomesayitcamefromChina.OthersthinkitprobablycamefromEnglandorFrance.MorethanfourhundredyearsagoanEnglishdoctorwroteaboutthegoodthatlemonadecandoforpeople.36.Lemonadeisa(n)______drink.A)oldB)popularC)nourishingD)A,BandC37.Inordertomakegoodlemonadewithonecupoflemonjuice,weshouldaddtoit______.A)twospoonsofsugarandtwoquartsofwaterB)onecupofsugarandtwoquartsofwaterC)onecupofsugarandonequartofwaterD)onespoonofsugarandonequartofwater38.Thereareothereasierwaystogetlemonade,suchas______.A)tobuylemonadepowderandboilitwithwaterB)togotodepartmentstoreC)tobuycansofboiledwaterD)tobuyfrozenlemonadeandmixitwithwater39.Lemonadeisnotanewdrink.It______.A)appearedforalongtimeB)wasbroughtbyChinesepeopleC)hasbeenaroundforseveraldecadesD)canhelppeoplerecoverfromdiseases40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriter______.A)thinksitisagooddrinkB)isalemonademanufacturerC)triestoconvincepeoplethatitisgoodforthemD)isamedicalresearcherTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.Takingpicturesisfun,andtakinggoodonesisnotdifficultifyoufollowafewsimplerules.Beforeyousnap(快拍)apicture,thinkingaboutit.Besurethatyouarecloseenoughtoyoursubject.Aprettyfaceagainstaclearbackground(背景),forexample,makesagoodpicture.Butadistantfigure,lostamongtreesandcloudslacksinterest.Inalandscape(风景)scene,trytokeepatleasttwothirdsofthepicturebelowthelinewherethegroundmeetsthesky,forasky-scene,keepatleasttwothirdsofthepictureabovethatline.Studypicturesinnewspapersandbooks.Trytoseewhysomearebetterthanothers.Usewhatyoulearntoimproveyourownpictures.41.Thispassagegivesussome______.A)reasonsfortakinggoodpicturesB)ideasofsomefunnyhobbiesC)adviceontakinggoodpicturesD)differenceofthepicturestakenoutdoorsandindoors42.Thewritertalksmostlyaboutpicturestaken______.A)outdoorsB)indoorsC)incolorD)fornewspapers43.Inthefirstexample,thesubjectisprobablya______.A)buildingB)treeC)horseD)girl44.Inalandscapescene,two-thirdsofthepictureshouldbe______.A)landB)skyC)cloudsD)sea45.Youcanimproveyourpicturesby______.A)snappingthemasquicklyasyoucanB)thinkingaboutthembeforeyoutakethemC)studyingpicturesinnewspapersandbooksD)standingcloselytoyoursubjectTask3Directions:Thefollowingisapassageaboutabusinessmemo.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50(innotmorethan3words)inthetablebelow.Thebusinessmemo(备忘录)isprobablythemostfrequentlyusedcommunicationwithinacompany.Itiscalledanintra-companycommunicationbecauseitisusedbypeopleintheirowncompanyororganization.Theychangetoletters,however,whentheywritemessagestopeoplewhodonotworkfortheircompany.Amemocreatesawrittenrecordthatmayormaynotfiled,dependingonthereceiverandthesubject.Asyouknow,spokenmessagesmaybemisunderstoodorforgotten.Amemo,however,becomesarecordthatdoesmuchtoensurethecompletecommunicationbetweenthesenderandthereceiver.Thestandardformofamemofrequentlycarriesapre-printedseriesofitems:To,From,DateandSubject.Thefirsttwoitemsincludethenamesofthereceiverandthesender.Awell:writtensubjectlinetellsthereaderthekeytopicortopicsthememoisabout.BusinessMemoFunction:forcommunicationwitha(46)Purpose:1)tokeepa(47)2)to(48)thecompletecommunicationItemsinvolved:1)Receiver2)493)Date4)50Task4Directions:ThefollowingispartofInformationforPublicSigns.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与......等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A—CamerasForbiddenB—ChildrenNotAdmittedC—CriticismsAndSuggestionsWelcomeD—Don'tTouchHigh-TensionWireE—ForUseOnlyInCaseOfFire.F—InspectionsDeclinedG—KeepOffTheGrassH—KeepSilenceI—NightBellJ—NoBusinessTodayK—OutOfBoundsL—ReservedM—Round-The-ClockBusinessN—SeatByNumberO—SeeToTheFireP—PleaseKeepHandsOff51．()勿踏草地()灭火专用52．()严禁拍照()夜间有事，请按此铃53．()今天不营业()对号入座54．()游客止步()小心烟火55．()昼夜营业()谢绝参观Task5Directions:Thefollowingisanadvertisement.Afterreadingft,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56throughNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innotmorethan$words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.NEWLYDECORATED&FULLYFURNISHEDOFFICE-QUARTERSROOMTOLETDONGFANGHOTEL—3rdFloor,WestWingCentralair-conditioned(中央空调),fullycarpetedandwallpapered.Woodexecutivedesksandchairs,typing-stand,filing-cabinet,side-boardandpamphletrackWall-beds,car-roomcupboard,upholsterysofa(豪华丝沙发)andcoffeetable.Colour-TV,Hi-Fisystemandrefrigerator.Roomdirect-dialGuangzhou-HKtelephoneline,telexprinter,conference-roomwith8mmfilmandslideprojectors.Leaseterm(租期)attenant'soption(租户自选).Regularhotelservicesprovided.KINTHAITRADINGCO.603,WahYingCheongCentralBuilding,158-164,Queen'sRoad,Central,HONGKONGTelex:65275HLKTCHXCable:"KINTHTRCO'Tels:5-438213,5-457043-4orRm.1325,1330DongfangHotel,Guangzhou.Tel.:69900ext.1325or1330Telex:44116TFKTCCN56.Whereistheoffice-quartersroom?Itison______ofDongFanghotel.57.Whatkindoftelephonelineisavailableintheoffice-quartersroom?______Guangzhou-HKtelephonelineisprovidedthere.58.Howabouttheleaseterm?Theleasetermis______.59.WhichnumberscanyoudialifyouwanttorentaroominthehotelwhenyouareinHongKong?Dial5-457043-4or______.60.WhichnumbercanyoudialifyouwanttorentaroominthehotelwhenyouareinGuangzhou.Dial69900ext.______.PartⅣTranslation(25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(No.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MarkthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61.Ouridentityhasamajoreffectonourcommunication.A)我们的身份对交流尚有一定的效果。B)我们的见解对整个交流产生了很大的阴影。C)我们的身份对交流有着重要影响。D)我们的结识对我们的交流有重要影响。62．NOothersportingeventcapturestheworld'simaginationliketheFootballWorldCup．A)历来没有其他任何一项体育竞赛像足球世界杯那样引入遐想。B)没有一个体育事件像足球世界杯同样让人思考。C)同足球世界杯同样，其他的体育事件同样也那样引人遐想。D)历来没有其他体育新闻能像足球世界杯那样在全世界引起轰动。63．Overthelasttwodecades，anewtrendinAmericaneducationhasdeveloped．A)在过去二十四年中，美国的教育界出现了一个新的标语。B)在过去二十年，在美国，教育界已焕然一新。C)在过去二十四年中，美国的教育出现了一个新的势头。D)在过去二十年，美国教育界出现了一个新趋势。64．Weareobligedtothankyouforyourkindattentioninthismatter．A)我们非常感谢你们对此事的注意。B)不胜感谢贵方对此事的关照。C)我们被迫表达了对贵方的谢意。D)万分感谢在此事上贵方的投入。65.WithintheareaofPublicAdministration,IaminterestedinPublicPolicyMakingandOperationResearch(运筹学),which!hopecanbeemphasizedinmyfutureprogramofstudy.Uponfulfillingthedegreeobjective,IwillreturntoChinaandapplyforapositioningovernment.PartⅤWriting(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtowritealetteraccordingtotheinformationgivenbelow.RemembertowritetheletterontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.WriteatoastspeechbasedontheinformationgiveninChinesebelow.琼斯先生是加中和谐协会的主席。作为加中人民的老朋友，他为促进两国人民之间的友谊做出了很大奉献。他在本次来访中又一次表达了加拿大人民的和谐情意，促进了两国人民的合作。建议为琼斯先生及其夫人的健康干杯，为两国人民之间的永恒友谊干杯。Wordsforreference：加中和谐协会：Canadian-ChineseFriendshipAssociation促进：fosterTestSevenPartⅠListeningComprehensionSectionAProperAnswers1．A[听力原文]Hello，everyone!Iseveryonehere?[解析]“Hello，everyone：Iseveryonehere?”即“大家好!所有人都来了吗?”，是课堂上老师用来询问是否有人缺席的常用语。A选项“Maryisnothere，becausesheisill．”(玛丽没有来，由于她病了。)是对这一询问的恰当回答，故选A。2．B[听力原文]Thisrestaurantisverygood,doyouthinkso?[解析]“Thisrestaurantisverygood，doyouthinkso?”即“这家餐馆很不错，你觉得呢?”，“Doyouthinkso?”一般用来询问对方是否批准自己的见解。B选项“Butthepriceistoohigh．”(但是我认为价钱太高了。)委婉地表达了相反的意见，暗含丁这家餐馆是不错，但价格偏高，故选B。3．C[听力原文]CanIhelpyou?[解析]“CanIhelpyou?”即“我能为您效劳吗?”是服务业的常用语。C选项“Iwantaseatnearthewindow．”(我想要个靠窗的座位。)是对这一用语的恰当回应，故选C。4．D[听力原文]I'msorrytohearthatyouwereill,whataboutyou,now?[解析]“I'msorrytohearthatyouwereill，whataboutyou，now?”即“很伤心听说你病了，现在感觉怎么样?”，“Whataboutyou?”这一句式用来询问对方的健康状况。D选项“Alittlebetter，”(好了一点儿。)是对这一问候的恰当回答，故选D。5．C[听力原文]Itmusthavebeensnowinglastnight,doyouthinkso?[解析]“I'mmusthavebeensnowinghastnight，doyouthinkso?”即“昨晚一定下雪了，你认为呢?”，“musthavedone”表达对过去事实的肯定推测。“Doyouthinkso?”用于征求对方对同一问题的见解。C选项“Yes，thegroundsarewhite．”(是的，地面已经变白了。)是对这一问题的恰当回答，故选C。SectionBShortDialogues6．C[听力原文]M:Isittrueyouonlyspent$32ontwoshirts?W:No,Ionlyspenthalfofthat.Q:Howmuchdoeseachshirtcost?[解析]在这段对话中，男士询问买两件衣服是否要花32美元，女士说只用一半，即16美元，但问题是每件多少钱，所以还要再除以2，即8美元，故选C。7．B[听力原文]W:Wouldyouliketoseeamenu?M:No,thankyou.IalreadyknowwhatIwanttoorder.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?[解析]从这段对话中我们得知，女士使用“Wouldyoulike...?”这一句式询问男士是否要看菜谱(menu)，而男士表达已经知道要点(order)什么了。menu和order都是餐馆的特性用语，所以可以判断女士是服务员，而男士是顾客，故选D。8．A[听力原文]W:Weren'tyounervouswhentheprofessorcalledonyouintheclass?M:I'dsayIwereshakingallover.Q:Howdidthemanfeelwhenhewascalledon?[解析]在这段对话中，女士询问男士课堂上专家要他回答问题(callon)时是否紧张，男士回答他全身都在发抖(shakeallover)。由此可以推断当时他既紧张、又胆怯，故选A。9．A[听力原文]W:I'msorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.M:That'squiteallright.Ihavebeenherefornearlyhalfanhour.Q:Whydidthewomanapologizetotheman?[解析]在这段对话中，女士表达让对方等候很抱歉，而男士表达他已经等了她近半个小时。所以女士道歉的因素是她迟到了，故选A。10．B[听力原文]M:ItwasthethirdtimeRangerhadphonedmetosayhehadanewjob.W:It'sdifficulttokeepayoungmaninonejobforlifenowadays.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?[解析]这段对话中向我们透露了这样的信息，男士说罗格已经换了三次工作，女士接着说现如今很难让一个年轻人一辈子干一件工作，因此可以推断女士的意思是年轻人很少会干长一份工作，故选D。SectionCShortPassage[听力原文]Dickwasasailoronabigship.ItwenttoJapanandAustralia,soDickwasoftenontheshipforsomemonthsatatime.Whenhe(11)wokeupinthemorningandlookedout,heonly(12)sawthesea,orsometimesaport.Whenhewastwenty-three,Dickmarriedandboughtasmall(13)housewithagardeninhiswife'stown.Itwas(14)farawayfromthesea.Thenhehadtogobacklohisship,andwasaway(15)fromhomefortwomonths.Hewentfromtheporttothetownbybus,andwasveryhappytoseehiswifeagain.11．woke[解析]根据原文(11)处可得出答案。12．saw[解析]根据原文(12)处可得出答案。13．house[解析]根据原文(13)处可得出答案。14．far[解析]根据原文(14)处可得出答案。15．from[解析]根据原文(15)处可得出答案。PartⅡStructuteSectionA16．C[解析]need，require等动词表达“需要……”时，要用动名词或动词不定式的被动形式作宾语，表达被动的含义，即needdoing或needtobedone，故选C。17．A[解析]whom引导的宾语从句作wonder的宾语；而在从句中，whom作belongto的宾语。此外，在宾语从句中，主语和谓语的顺序应与陈述句相同，故选A。18．D[解析]由形容词最高级修饰的名词，其后的定语从句要用that引导，故选D。19．B[解析]since引导的是因素状语从句，表达“由于，由于”。其他选项与题意不符：although意为“虽然，尽管”，if意为“假如”，until意为“直到……才”，故选B。20．D[解析]在表达“规定”，“坚持”，“建议”，“命令”等动词后的从句中，谓语动词用“(should)+动词原形”构成虚拟语气；在这里，省略了should，直接要加动词原形。这些动词的主语从句，如Itisrequiredthat...，Itisorderedthat...，Itissuggestedthat...等，也要用相同的形式，例如：Itissuggestedthatwe(shoulD)studyhard．(人们建议我们应当好好学习。)21．A[解析]该句虽然是直接引语的句子，但时间状语为bytheendoflastyear(到去年为止)，这样直接引语中的谓语动词就构成了“过去的过去”，所以应当用过去完毕时。四个选项中只有A是过去完毕时时态，故选A。22．C[解析]形容词的比较级前不能加定冠词the，所以B，D不对的。elder重要用于指家庭成员，不符合题意，如：myelderbrother(我的哥哥)，故选C。23．B[解析]以“only+状语”开头的句子要使用部分倒装，即把情态动词或助动词提到主语的前面，所以C、D不对的，但A选项的情态动词也不对的，故选D。24．B[解析]假如主语为单数，尽管后面有with，togetherwith，aswellas，nolessthan，like，but，expect等介词，但这样的介词短语相称于修饰主语的定语成分，所以谓语动词仍用单数，故选B。25．A[解析]takeover意为“接受，接管”；handin意为“上交”；putin意为“放进，提出，提交，插入”；leadto意为“导致，通向”。只有A项符合题意，故选A。SectionB26．werecrossing[解析]根据句意，从句表达过去某段时间正在进行的动作，所以时态要用过去进行时。27．(should)send[解析]当表语从句的主语和同位语从句的先行词是可以引起虚拟语气的抽象名词时，从句必须用虚拟语气。从句的谓语动词用“(should+)动词原形”的形式。类似的名词涉及：idea，motion，plan，advice，demand，desire，order，proposal，requirement，suggestion，decision，recommendation等。28．improvement[解析]根据句子结构可以看出no后需要一个名词作宾语，improve的名词形式为improvement，意为“进展，进步”。29．tolive[解析]prefertodosth.ratherthandosth．意为“宁愿做……也不愿做……”。此句中，ratherthan后的live被省略了，故答案为tolive。30．carrying[解析]havedifficulty/trouble(in)doingsth．意为“做……有困难”，因此要把carry变为动名词形式。31．knowing[解析]现在分词作因素状浯相称于as，since，because等