2007年4月网络教育大学英语统考(B)真题

PAGE9大学英语B试卷第1页（共9页）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2007年4月注意事项一、将你的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的规定栏内，将考号和考试科目在规定的栏内用2B铅笔涂满涂黑。考试结束后，把试卷和答题卡放在桌上。试卷和答题卡均不得带出考场。二、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卡的指定位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。三、选择题用2B铅笔将选中项涂满涂黑，主观题用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。

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〕〔C〕〔D〕1.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.—.A.That’sokayB.No,youcan’tC.That’sgoodD.Oh,Idon’tknow2.—Youhavelovelychildren.—.A.No,no.TheyarenotB.Oh,no,noC.You’retalkingtoomuch D.Thanks3.—Thesearecertainlybeautifulflowers.Thankyousomuch.—.A.No,nothingB.It’smypleasureC.Yes,IagreeD.Yes,Ithink,too4.—Goodmorning,sir.MayIhelpyou?—.A.No,Idon’tbuyanythingB.No,Idon’tneedyourhelpC.Yes,IneedsomesaltD.Oh,no.That’sOk5.—Welldone.Congratulationsonyoursuccess.—.A.ThankyouverymuchB.Oh,no,noC.No,Ididn’tdoverywellD.Sorry,Icouldn’tdoanybetter6.—Hello,mayItalktothemanagerabouttheprice?—.A.Sorry,heisoutatthemomentB.No,youcan’tC.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow7.—Canyougooutwithusfordinnerthisevening?—.A.No,IalreadyhaveplansB.Thanksalot,butI’mbusytonightC.No,Ireallydon’tlikebeingwithyouD.I’mill,soIshouldn’tgooutfordinnerhumanityofeverybody,”sheoncesaid.That’sjustthewayBarbaraJordanwas.11.MissJordandecidedtobecomealawyer.A.beforesheeverstartedschool B.whenshewasinhighschoolC.whileshewasinCongress D.assoonasshefinishedherschool12.WhatdidshestudyatBostonUniversity.A.Historyandscience B.LawC.Politicalscience D.Politicsandhistory13.Theword“restless”inParagraph5meansinitssentence.A.havingnorestalldaysandnightsB.beingnervousandimpatientC.havingtoomuchrestD.notsatisfiedwiththelifeshewaslivingandwantingtohavesomenewexperience14.Inherpoliticallifeshewonin1972.A.alawdegreeB.anappointmenttothepresident’scabinetC.aseatinthestatesenateD.aseatintheU.S.Congress15.MissJordanwasthefirstblackwoman.A.tobeappointedasanambassador B.fromtheSouthtobeelectedtoCongressC.tobeappointedtothecongress D.towinanationalelectionPassage2HowandwhendidAustraliabegin?ItisbelievedthatAustralianhistorybeganattheendoftheeighteenthcentury.AfterseveralcenturiesofEuropeanvoyaginginthesouthernoceans,theEnglishnavalofficerJamesCooksailedtheeasterncoastin1770,nameditNewSouthWalesandtookpossessionofitinthenameofhisking.WithintwentyyearstheBritishgovernmentsentateamofexplorerstosettleinNewSouthWales.On26January1788itscommander,ArthurPhillip,begantoruleovertheeasternhalfofthecountry.Thethousandofficers,soldiers,officialsandcriminalswhocameashorefromtheelevenshipsoftheFirstFleet,anchored(停泊)intheportofSydney.Theypreparedthewayforlaterimmigrantswhospreadoutoverthecontinent.ThisisastoryofasleepinglandbroughttolifebyEndeavour,thenamegiventoCook’sshipandthequalitygiventothosewhofollowedhim.Thenewcomersbroughtwiththemdomesticanimals,plantsandtools.Theyalsobroughtwiththemnewideas.ThataccomplishmentinturnshapedwhatAustraliaisnow.16.Accordingtothispassage,Australianhistorybeganattheendofthecentury.A.sixteenth B.seventeenthC.eighteenth D.nineteenth17.TheeasterncoastofAustraliawasnamedNewSouthWalesin1770.Whodidit?A.JamesCook.B.ArthurPhillip.C.GeorgeWashington.D.WilliamShakespeare.18.IntheearlyhistoryofAustraliathegovernmentsentitspeoplethereforsettlement.A.American B.French C.Spanish D.British19.ArthurPhillipinthispassageisreferredtoaswhobegantoruletheeasternhalfofthecountryin1778.A.anarmyofficer B.arichbusinessmanC.apoorfarmer D.auniversitystudent20.“Endeavour”inthepassageislikelytobe.A.ashipinwhichJamesCookandhismensailedtoAustraliaB.agroupofshipsledbyArthurPhillipC.thecourageandbraveryofthosewhocametoAustraliaintheearlydaysandwentthroughlotsofdifficultiesD.bothAandCPassage3Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheyaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Onlyafewwriterswerekissedbyfortune,howevertherearethousandsmorewhoseworkisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoproposalsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmeinmyroominaNewYorkdepartmentbuilding.Ididn’tevencarethatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagoodwriter.AfterayearIstillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIhardlymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodidwondering“Whatif”.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest,eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.21.Thepassageismeantto.A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer22.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?.A.GoodwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewardingB.Writer’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffortC.FamouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolationD.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall23.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?.A.Becausehewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebookB.Becausehehadn’tseenachangeforthebetterC.Becausehewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyearD.Becausehefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue24.Theword“people”inthesentence“…peoplewhodidwondering…”inParagraph3referstothose.A.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionB.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC.whothinktoomuchofthepositivesideoflifeD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath25.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto.A.thewonderfullandoneoftendreamsaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD.awordthatexistsonlyinone’simaginationPassage4Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeoplethendidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,

andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings.Andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerationsformostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.26.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?.A.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistoryB.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliableC.AwrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestionsD.Writtenrecordsofthepastplayanimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory27.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause.A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimeB.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafireD.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite28.“Rememberedhistory”refersto.A.historybasedonaperson’simaginationB.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandC29.“Rememberedhistory”isconsideredvaluableonlywhen.A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailableC.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit30.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreabouthumanhistorythanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad.A.mademoresongsanddancesB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventD.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings第三部分：词汇和结构（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〕〔D〕31.Doeshehismother?A.looklike B.lookslike C.looklikes D.lookedlike32.Thebusarrivedlatetheheavysnow.A.becauseof B.except C.because D.owing33.Thecostisforme;Iwon’tgothiswayanylonger.A.greatmuch B.toomuch C.verymuch D.muchtoo34.Thethiefadmittedgoldringsinthestore.A.steal B.tohavestolen C.tosteal D.stealing35.Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbeforetheyare.A.fullyaccepting B.acceptingfully C.fullyaccepted D.acceptfully36.Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutdoingthejob,yethecandoitkeepitgoing.A.goodenoughto B.enoughwellto C.wellenoughto D.wellenoughfor37.Weshouldgivetheseattoisoldorsick.A.whom B.whoever C.who D.whose38.Bobsaidthatitiseasy.A.forhimbeingontime B.beingontimeforhimC.forhimtobeontime D.ontimeforhim39.,hewouldhavebeenthetopstudentintheclass.A.Ifheworkedhard B.IfhehadworkedhardC.Ifhewasworkinghard D.Workinghard40.afewflowersinthegarden,thereisnothingelsethere.A.Exceptfor B.Exceptingfor C.Exceptthat D.Besides41.BeforehecametoJapan,hehadneverheardasingleJapaneseword.A.speaking B.speak C.tospeak D.spoken42.Knowledgeonlyfrompractice.A.hascome B.came C.comes D.iscoming43.ItisrequiredthatalltheteachersinthedepartmentonapicnicnextSaturday.A.togo B.went C.go D.mightgo44.WewillsucceedlearningEnglishwellifwedon’tloseheartwhenwefailed.A.to B.in C.with D.for45.Itisoftenmoredifficulttofindtrainedmenthanforscientificresearch.A.gettingfinancialsupport B.togettingfinancialsupportC.togetfinancialsupport D.ingettingfinancialsupport第二节：此小节的短文中共有10个空白处，针对每个空白处有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〕〔D〕Manypeopleliketodecorate46housesatChristmastime.Theydecoratetheinsideofthe47andtheoutside48.Insidetheyusuallydecoratea49treeandthefireplace,ifthereisone.Outsidetheyplacewreaths,ribbons,andcolored50onthedoorandwindows.Ifthereisatreeinfrontoftheirhouse,theyplacecoloredlights51ittoo.46.A.his B.their C.our D.your47.A.house B.field C.river D.lake48.A.either B.so C.too D.and49.A.Christmas B.NewYear C.SpringFestival D.Fool50.A.water B.medicine C.feet D.lights51.A.of B.on C.with D.upInNewYorkCity,52isaverytall,beautifullydecoratedChris