2020年度大学英语B统考、网络教育大学英语B、网络统考大学英语B、电大英语B统考模拟试题9下

大学英语B统考、网络教育大学英语B、

网络统考大学英语B、电大英语B统考模

拟试题9下

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Test7

第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15

分）

此部分共有5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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中

选出正确选项。

1.—Thafsabeautifuldressyouhaveon!----你穿

的这件裙子很漂亮。

—噢，谢谢，

我昨天买的。

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,ifs

toocheap.

C.YoucanhaveitD.Seeyoulater.

2-Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdayparty

yesterday?----昨天你为什么不来参加我的生日晚会？

—不好意思，我太太出了个交通事故。

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.B.Fine,I

nevergotobirthdayparties.

C.Ha***ha,Idon'tlikebirthdayparties.D.Sorry,

butmywifehadacaraccident

3.—Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?----欢迎回

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来，旅行还不错吧?

噢，太棒

了！每天都有新鲜的空气和温暖的阳光。

A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

B.Comeon,I'vegotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdays.

D.Well,Illlookforwardtoyourphonecall.

4.—Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusy

doingnow?----好几年不见了，最近都在忙什么呢？

—我现在在一家书店兼职。

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.

B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.

D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

5.—Marilyn,I'mafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.----

玛琳，我恐怕现在不得不走了。

———噢，

那么早？

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?

C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!

第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分

30分）

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此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请

从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选

项。

Passage1

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomaryto

telephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyou

telephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingor

havingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthe

matterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediate

attention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephone

callsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacall

duringsleepinghours,heassumesifsamatteroflifeor

death.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesits

importance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportant

part.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighly

regardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextended

onlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitis

nottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,it

maybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoo

farinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadate

morethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.The

meaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.

Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefrom

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differentculturesthattreattimedifferently.Promptness

isvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeople

arenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornot

fullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkof

keepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,it

wouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,

willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshe

willnotcompletethesentence.(260words)

6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

以下哪项表示了本文的中心思想？

A.Itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthe

morningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.世界

各地时间在社会生活中扮演的角色。

C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegarded

asimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthe

same.

7.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucall

someoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

根据本文，如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给她，意

味着什么？

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A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.这是一件事关生死的大

事

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

8.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwant

tomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?

如果你想约你的朋友，以下哪个时间是比较恰当

的？

A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.下午4点C.at

themidnight.D.at4:00am.

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccording

tothepassage?

根据本文，以下哪项陈述是正确的？

A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighly

regardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyis

extendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethe

partydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetween

peoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconcept

oftime.

C.Itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakean

appointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..

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D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.准时

在美国社会是受到高度认可的。

10.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat

,从本文我们能够得出：

A.ifsamatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeonein

daytime

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsofthe

world世界各地的时间观念是不同的。

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouare

earlyorlateforabusinessparty

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesome

explanation

Passage2

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,

medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwith

currentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.

Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwo

weeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberemembered

thatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,

long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithout

theachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Upon

completingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatethe

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occasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwill

buildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationof

theshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustoneterm

ofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldeven

extendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepata

time,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecome

discouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,

youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowand

succeed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,your

motivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsof

thefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeis

notastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-term

goaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)

11.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A.Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.If

wecompletetheshort-termgoals

C.IfwehavedreamsofthefutureD.Ifweput

forwardsomeplans

12.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

短期目标是以以前完成的目标为前提的。

A.adailybasisB.yourachievement

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inaweek

C.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthat

havebeencompleted

13.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,

.每完成一个目标，将会增加我们成功的信

心。

A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weare

overwhelmed

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.we

shouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

14.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

这篇短文的中心思想是什么？

ALifeisadynamicthing.B.we

shouldsetuplong-termgoals

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.目标的不同种类。

D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong

accordingtothepassage?

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuch

withouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationof

theshort-termgoals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowa

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long-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothose

whichhavebeencompleted.

第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分

15分）

此部分共有5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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,

选出正确选项。

16.ThestudentswereallentertainedinaMexican

restaurant,atProfessorBrian's.

A.moneyB.payC.expenseD.

loss

17.Tom,whatdidyoudowithmydocuments?Ihave

neverseensuchaanddisorder!

A.massB.messC.guessD.

bus

18.Ifshewantstostaythin,shemustmakea

inherdiet.

A.changeB.turnC.runD.go

19.theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStates

wasanEnglishcolony.

A.BeforeB.AtC.InD.

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Between

20.Nomatter,thelittlesistersmanagedto

roundthesheepupanddrivethembackhomesafely.

A.itwassnowinghardB.harditwas

snowing

C.howitwassnowinghardD.howhardit

wassnowing

第四部分：完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分

10分)

以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子,针对每给句

子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选出正确选项。

Climatechangeisoneofthemostfundamental

challengesevertoconfronthumanity.Itsimpactsare

alreadyshowingandwillintensifyovertime21left

unchecked.Thereisoverwhelmingscientificevidence,

22shownintheFourthAssessmentReport(第四次

评估报告的综合报告)oftheIntergovernmentalPanelon

ClimateChange(IPCC)政府间气候变化专门委员会

(IPCC),thatclimatechangewillthreaten23

growthandlong-termprosperity,aswellasthevery

survivalofthemostvulnerablepopulations.IPCC

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projectionsindicatethatifemissionscontinuetoriseat

theircurrent24andareallowedtodoublefrom

theirpre-industriallevel,theworldwillfaceanaverage

temperature25ofaround3℃thiscentury.Serious

impactsareassociated2Gthisscenario（情景）,

includingsea-levelrise,shiftsingrowingseasons,and

an27—frequencyandintensityofextremeweather

eventssuchasstorms,floodsanddroughts.

TheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConferencein

CopenhageninDecemberinoffersa28

opportunitytostepupinternationalactionon7:limate

change.ACopenhagendealis29theglobal

transitionintogreeneconomicgrowth,and,most

urgently,tohelptheworld,especiallythemost

vulnerable,toadapttoimpacts_30arenow

inevitable.一"

21、A.ifB.whetherC.whenD.which

22、A.becauseB.asC.whileD.when

23、A.economicsB.economicalC.economy

D.economic

24、A.speedB.rateC.paceD.

rhythm

25、A.risingB.riseC.raiseD.

raising

26、A.withB.toC.fromD.in

27、A.beingincreasedB.increasedC.increaseD.

increasing

28、A.historyB.historicalC.historicD.

historically

29、A.necessaryB.inevitableC.essential

D.basic

30、A.thatB.ofwhichC.whoD.what

第五部分：英翻汉（满分15分）

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请把下列3句英文翻译成中文。

31Billhithiscarintoawalllastnight.

32Wouldyoupleasehelpmewiththisheavybox?

33HehastaughtEnglishinthisuniversityeversincehe

movedtothiscity.

第六部分：写作（满分15分）

要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲

用英语写出一封不少于80词的短文。

MyFavoriteTVProgram

L你最喜欢什么电视节目？

2•你为何喜欢这种电视节目？

Test8

第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15

分）

此部分共有5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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中

选出正确选项。

1.—MayIuseyourbikeforamoment?你的自行车

我能够用一会吗？

A.Ifswell.B.Itdoesn'tmatter.

C.Byallmeans.当然能够。D.Ihaveno

idea.

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2.—Howdoyoudo?Gladtomeetyou.你好，很高兴

认识你。

一你好，我也很高兴认识

你。

A.Fine.Howareyou?B.Howdoyoudo?

Gladtomeetyou,too.

C.Howareyou?Thankyou!D.Nice.Howare

you?

3.一Hi,isMarythere,please?请问，Mary在吗？

—别挂断，我去叫她。

A.Holdon.1911gether.B.No,sheisn't

here.

C.Yes,sheliveshere.D.Yes,whatdo

youwant?

4.一Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?你介意

和我换个位置吗？

一不介意。

A.Yes,youcan.B.Ofcourse,Iliketo.

C.No,Idon'tmind.D.Certainly,please

do.

5.—Shallwesituphereonthegrassordownthere

nearthewater?

A.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind.如果你不

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介意，我想在这儿坐。

B.Sorry,Idon'tlikeneither.

C.Certainly,whynot?

D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces.

第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分

30分）

此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请

从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选

项。

Passage1

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;

inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.All

wereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehow

inventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,

actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewith

eachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertain

signs,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresent

thosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Those

sounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecall

words.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheir

associations-thethingtheybringupbeforeourminds.

Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;

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andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecallto

usthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewe

readandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthat

meansomethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreat

thoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhich

appealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.This

charmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecall

literarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterof

words.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsing

likemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociation

canmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearnto

chooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,or

theywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

6.Theoriginoflanguageis.语言的起源是：

A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatter

thatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblem

notyetsolved一个还未解决的问题

7.Whatistrueaboutwords?关于词汇哪一项是

正确？

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.They

cannotbewrittendown.

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C.Theyaresimplysounds.她们是简单的声音D.

Theyaremysterious.

8.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir.文字

的真正力量在于其

A.propertiesB.characteristics

C.peculiarityD.representative

function代表功能

9.By“association”,theauthormeans.作者用

“联系性”这个词指

A.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideas

inthemind头脑中思想的联接

C.anappearancewhichispuzzlingD.astrange

feature

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthereal

poetisNOTtrue?

A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.她只不过

是一个文字的掌握者。

B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglike

music.

C.Hecanmovementotears.D.Hisstyleis

alwayscharming.

Passage2

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessfora

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greatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousand

self-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcerned

withtheirownappearanceandactions.Worrisome

thoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:what

kindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoI

soundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmust

negativelyaffectpeople.Aperson'sconceptionof

himselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshe

behaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsother

people'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethink

aboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasof

theirlives.

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobe

passiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneed

reassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing."Shy

peopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelit

confirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.TheyalsoHndit

difficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatement

likethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeel

good.Iknowifsnottrue."Itisclearthatwhile

self-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitis

harmful.

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Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleast

reduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshyness

withdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuilding

self-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwitha

lackofself-esteems,itisimportantforpeopletoaccept

theirweaknessaswellastheirstrengths.

Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,

interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterwe

understandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveupto

ourfullpotential.Lefsnotallowshynesstoblockour

chancesforarichandfulfillinglife.

11.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“what

kindofimpressionamImaking?”

A.Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheir

appearance.

B.People'sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabout

theirappearanceandactions.

C.Ifsnaturalthatshypeopledon'tbelieveother9s

compliments.

D.Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.

12.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis•才艮

据作者的观点，自知之明是一件

A.agoodquality好事B.thecauseof

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unhappiness

C.harmfultopeopleD.aweakpointof

shypeople

13.Whenbeingpraised,shypeoplefeelthatitis

.当被赞扬的时候，羞怯的人感到这是

A.goodB.unreal不真实的C.very

reasonableD.harmful

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccording

tothepassage?

A.Shynesshelpsustodevelopourpotential.

B.Shynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetter.

C.Shynesscanblockourchancesforarichlife.羞'快

能够阻碍我们实现富裕人生的机会。

D.Shynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteem.

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople

.从文章中能够推断出羞怯的人

A.shouldfindmoreoftheirweakness

B.shouldunderstandthemselvesintherightway应当

以正确的方式看待自己

C.hadbetterignoretheirweakness

D.cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglow

self-esteem

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第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分

15分）

此部分共有5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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,

选出正确选项。

16Apoliceofficerclaimedthattheyoungmanhad

attemptedtopayinghisfare.

A.avoidB.rejectC.refuseD.

neglect

17.WhileIwasintheuniversity,Ilearnedtakinga

photo,isveryusefulnowforme.

A.itB.whichC.thatD.what

18.Thiskindofmaterialexpandsthe

temperatureincreasing.这种材料随温度的提高而膨

胀。

A.toB.forC.withD.at

19.Peopleatthepartyworriedabouthim,becauseno

onewasawarehehadgone.

A.ofwhereB.oftheplacewhereC.where

D.theplace

20.Asuddennoiseofafire-enginemadehimto

thedoor.火警的突然响起使她匆忙走到门口。

A.hurryingB.hurriedC.hurryD.

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tohurry

第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分

10分）

以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子,针对每给句

子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选

项中选出正确选项。

It'sveryinterestingtostudynamesofdifferent

countries.Chinesenamesaredifferent__21___

foreignnames.OnceanEnglishladycameto22—

me.WhenIwasintroducedtohershesaid,"Gladto

meetyou,MissPing."Thenshegavemehernamecard

withthreewordsonit:HBettyJ.Black".SoIsaid,

"Thankyou,MissBetty,"Welookedateachotherand

laughedheartily.LaterIfoundthattheEnglishpeople

23theirfamilynameslastandthegivennames

24.whiletheirmiddlesare__」5_usedvery

mucfLIexplainedtoherthattheChinesefamilyname

26first,thegivennamelast,soshe*__

nevercallmeMissPing.SheaskedifweChinesehada

middlename.Itoldherwedidn't。28peoplemay

oftenfindthreewordsonaChinesenainecard.Inthis

casethefamilynamestillcomesfirst,andtheother

wordsafterit29atwo-wordgivenname.Itis

quiteusualinChmaTMysisterisLiXiaofang.Shehas

twowordsinhergivennameinsteadofjustone

__30__mine.

21~A.withB.fromC.forD.in

22、A.findB.lookatC.visitD.

meet

23、A.putB.placedC.tookD.

brought

24、A.atthefirstB.atfirstC.inthefront

D.first

25、A.neverB.notC./D.often

26、A.cameB.comesC.putD.puts

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27、A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.

mustB

28、•B.OrC.WhileD.And

A,

29、.•isB.wasC.areD.were

30、A•asB.withC.toD.like

第五部分：英翻汉（满分15分）

请把下列3句英文翻译成中文。

31Transistorsaresmallinsizeandlightinweight.

32.Johnandhisbrotherdifferinpersonalityevenif

theirdifferencesinagearenotsignificant.

33.Ifyoudecidedtolearnanewlanguage,youwould

havetodedicateyourselfwholeheartedlytothecause.

第六部分：写作（满分15分）

要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲

用英语写出一封不少于80词的短文。

CanMoneyBuyHappiness?

1.不同的人对金钱能买来幸福持有不同观点。

2.我的观点

Test9

第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15

分）

此部分共有5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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中

选出正确选项。

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1.—.

你父母到巴黎呆了多久了？

—Well,theygottherelastWednesday.Soabouta

week,她们上星期三到那里的。呆了差不多一星期了。

A.WhendidyourparentsarriveatParis?

B.HowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninParis?

C.DidyourparentsarriveatParislast

Wednesday?

D.WhenwillyourparentsgotoParis?

2.—Howoftendoyougodancing?你多久去跳一次

舞？

—每隔一1天去一1次。

A.Iwillgodancingtomorrow.B.Yesterday.

C.Everyotherday.D.I'vebeen

dancingforayear.

3.—Hello,mayItalktothedirectornow?你好，我

现在能够和导演谈谈吗？

—很抱歉，她现

在很忙。

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment.B.No,you

can't.

C.Sorry,youcan'tD.Idon'tknow.

4.—HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexican

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restauranttonight?今晚去墨西哥餐厅吃饭怎么样？

太好了！

A.Forgetit.B.Sorry,IlikeMexican

food.

C.Thafsgreat!D.Gladyoulikeit.

5.—Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?女士,请

问，是不是所有的公交车都开往市区？

—对不起，我

也不是本地人O

A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,never

mind.

C.Prettywell,Iguess.D.Sorry,I'm

newhere.

第二部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题3分，满分

30分）

此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请

从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

Passage1

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNew

YorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringvery

manythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertolive

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inafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.But

theysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreand

morepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings

(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneof

America'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishings

insteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternational

businessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,

airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouple-peoplewhose

joborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfrom

onecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthe

costofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimply

rentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.

Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuy

cheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefer

towaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurniture

thattheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrent

betterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhome

oftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthat

theydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnew

things.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersabout

it.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,

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andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

(248words)

6.Whichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneof

America'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一？

A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Renting

furnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghome

furnishings.租用家具。

7.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

为什么人们更喜欢租用家具？

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.因

为这样能够省去很多麻烦和钱。

D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterquality

furnitureinthisway.

8.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

从段落中你能推断出什么？

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple's

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hometown.在这对夫妇的家乡，租用家具并不流行。

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorent

furniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhave

rented.

9.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleof

thepassage?___________

A.RentorBuy?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.一种

新的获得家具的方法。

C.FurnishedApartments.

D.ANewIdea.

10.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat

A.Theyhavelessmoney

B.Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture

C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality

D.Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twantto

buythecheapfurniture

Passage2

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecome

almostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan-

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themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,

usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whilethe

leaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessor

occupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreater

respectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreror

eventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainsto

pointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasa

farmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual（体力的）laborisnow

stillseenmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvited

todinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybut

evenluxuriously（豪华地）furnishedandinwhichthere

iseveryevidenceofthefactthefamilyhasbeenableto

affordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollege

educationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywill

cookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwill

washdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnot

consistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasily

assembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeora

pieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,the

hostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationof

specialdishes.Aprofessionalmaytalkaboutwashing

thecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.

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Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justashe

oftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhois

awayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesfor

hisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwitha

constructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhis

education.

11.Fromparagraph1,we