电大英语网考B模拟题1

大学英语B网考模拟题

Test1

I.交际英语

1.Wenedsometoothpaste.

A.Let'sgotothebookstoreB.LefsgetsomeC.Let'sbuythemD.Let'sgo

2.Tmsorrytotroubleyou..

A.heamet)y)uB.whatapity!I'msorrytohearthat

C.tdosn'tnatterD.hanksabt

3.——Paul,?

—Oh,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother

A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who'stalkingoverthere

C.vhatareheydongD.仲ichshat

4.一Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?

—,andhowareyou?

A.Don'tmentioniB.Hm,notbobaiC.ThanksD.Pretty应st

5.一Thatisabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

A.Oh,hanks.Igottyesterday.B.Sorry,it'stoocheap.

C.You(anhwet.D.Seey)uhter.

IL阅读理解

Passage1

ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingto

sellitbecauseitishaunted(闹鬼).Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenight

becauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthat

thedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.

Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereonmthemorning.He

alsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichtheghost(鬼)musthave

drunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafree

drink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptitevenifhe

givesitaway.(147words)

6.Mr.Jameswas.

A.a中ostB.heowierofthepubichous

C.goingtobuythehouseD.goingtohaveafreedrink

7.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.Mr.Jamessawtheghost.B.Hehadnotturnedoffthelights.

C.The(hairshadbeenmoved.D.Hesleptwell.

8.Mr.Jamesthehouse.

A.wisgi/enB.builtC.entedD.bought

9.Mr.Jamesfound.

A.sixtyemptybottlesB.thatthevillagershaddrunkthewhisky

C.thatthelightswereonD.therewasaghostonhisbed

10.ThewriterofthepassageMr.James*story.

A.bdievesB.doesn'tbdieveC.rrakesup

D.hasbeentoldthestorybysomeelse

Passage2

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapply

onadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,

months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,

long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolid

short-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionand

thenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdeal

withjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendfor

severalyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselfto

becomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethe

beliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondategrow,your

motivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyears

ormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusor

ourcourseofaction.(221words)

11.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

C.ifwehavedreamsofthefutureD.ifweputforwardsomeplans

12.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

A.adalybaisB.yourachievementinaweek

C.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

13.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmed

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

D.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

14.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.lifeE(^namichingB.weshouldsetuplong-termgoals

C.DifferentkindsofgoalsinlifeD.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementof

solidshort-termgoals.

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorour

courseofaction.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoals0hoseWiichhwebencompleted.

III.词汇与结构

16.ProfessorJohnsoncomesfromeitherOxfordorMIT,Ican'tremember.

A.vhereB.hereC.WiichD.hat

17.Nevergetoffthebusithasstopped.

A.fB.s)on遇C.intilD.or

18.WhenLilycamehomeat5pm.yesterday,hermotherdinnerinthekitchen.

A.©okedB.vas©okingC.©oksD.hascooked

19.Didyounoticetheguyheadlookslikeabigpotato?

A.B.vhichC.\AhoseD.vhom

20.BoththekidsandtheirparentsEnglish,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiraccent.

A.sB.b«nC.aeD.was

IV.完型填空

ManychildrenactinTVshows.Theyworkseveralhourseveryday,sotheycannot

gotoregularschool.Howdotheyget_21—?

InHollywood,wheremanyTVshowsaremade,aboutfortyteachersgivelessonsfor

—22—intheshows.Theyteachwherevertheirpupilsareworking.

Theteacher's_23—isveryimportant.Sheisresponsibleformakingsurethatthe

childworksonlythepermittedhourseachweek.Sheisalsoresponsibleformakingsure

thatthechildlearnsthe_24—subjects.Shemakessure,too,thatthechildgetsenough

_25_andplay,alongwithhiseducation.

Childactorsarerequiredto_26_classestwentyhourseachweek.Californialaw

saysthattheymustbetaughtfromSeptembertothemiddleofJune.Iftheydonotget

good_27_inschool,theyarenotpermittedtocontinueworkinginTVshows.

TVchildrenareusuallygood_28_andmostoftheirteacherslikethisspecialkind

ofwork.Theirclassesareheldinmany_29—places.Sometimesthe_30_isa

Mississippiriverboat.Sometimesitistheinsideofaspaceship.Oftenthepupilsbecome

famousstars.

21.A.aschoolB.aihonorC.meducationD.apb

22.A.w)rkersB.charactersC.itudentsD.children

23.A.jobB.atitudeC.vorryD.emotion

24.A.hterestingB.equiredC.®syD.difficult

25.A.6odB.dothesC.w)rkD.ESt

26.A.goaB.atendC.barnD.keepup

27.A.narksB.emarksC.avardsD.Ewards

28.A.boyB.actorsC.grlsD.pupis

29.A.daigerousB.hterestingC.sifeD.bnely

30.A.honeB.houseC.dassroomD.stage

V.英译汉

31.Ihaveapaininmyback.,

32.Werethereanyphonecallsformewhile1wasout?

33.Wemusttakesomemeasurestocontrolthepollution.

VI.写作

MyFavoriteMeansofGettingInformation

Test2

I.交际英语

1.Nowlet'smoveontoanothertopic.Canyoufollowme?

_________,Professor.

A.No,IamnotB.Yes,IwillC,No,Ihwen'tD.Yes,perfectly

2.CanIhavealookatyourletter,please?

A.Excusene,y)ucan'tB.Tmafraidyoucan't

C.Ican'tagreewithyouD.Yes,thankyou

3.—Howareyou,Bob?

—Ted.

A.Howareyou?B.Tmfine.Thankyou.C.Howdoyoudo?D.Nicetomeetyou.

4.—Thanksforyourhelp.

A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.C.Quiteright.D.Don'tthankme.

5.一Hello,FmHarryPotter.

—Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but.

A.callmyCharlesB.callmeatCharlesC.callmeCharlesD.callCharlesme

II.阅读理解

Passage1

AnEnglishtravelerfoundhimselfinNorwaywithonlyenoughmoneytobuythe

ticketforhisjourneybackhome.Asheknewthatitwouldtakehimonlytwodaystoget

toEngland,hedecidedthathecouldeasilyspendthetimewithoutfood.Soheboughta

ticketandgotontheship.Themanclosedhisearstothesoundofthelunchbell.When

dinnertimecame,hedidn'tgotodinningroom,sayingthathewasnotfeelingverywell.

Thenextmorninghestilldidn'thavebreakfastandatlunchtimeheagainstayedin

hisroom.Butatdinnertimehewassohungrythathewenttothedinningroomandate

everythingthewaiterputinfrontofhim.Hegotreadyforthequarrel.

“Bringmethebill/'hesaid.;'Thebill,sir?"saidthewaiterinsurprise.t€Thereisn't

anybill.Onourshipmealsareincluded（包括）inthemoneyfortheticket,'*saidthe

waiter.（162vords）

6.Thestoryhappened.

A.hEnglandB.onashipfromNorwaytoEngland

C.hNorwayD.oiashipfromEnglandtoNorway

7.Whydidn'tthetravelergotothedinningroomfirst?

A.Becausehehadnoroney.B.Becausehedidn'tfeelverywell.

C.Becausehedidn'twanttoeatanything.

D.Becausehedidn'thearthesoundofthebell.

8.Thetravelerwenttothedinningroomtoeatsomethingbecause.

A.hisfriendhadgivenhimsomemoney

B.thewaiterhadaskedhimtochangehismind

C.helearnedthattherewasnobillontheshipD.hewastoohungry

9.Howmanymealsdidthetravelerhaveontheship?

A.OnlyoneB.TwoC.ThreeD.None

10.Afterthetravelerfinishedeating,.

A.hehadaquarrelwithwaiteroverthebillB.hedrankalot

C.heaskedthewaitertobringhimthechange（零钱）

D.hecametoknowthattravelersontheshiphadfreemeal

Passage2

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.We

encourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforethey

graduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne“helpselementarystudents

who'vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecause

itofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathsandEnglish.

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpa

childwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhour

ofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwith

lessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities..HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayand

Thursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnext

week.

I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityservice...andyou'llgainvaluableexperienceat

thesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperience

withchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignup,orifyou

haveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.(220words)

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

12.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

13.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?

A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprograms.

B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.

C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.

14.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.

C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoProfessorDodge.

15.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?

A.faculty.B.Sudents.C.Residents.D.Gaduateditudents.

III.词汇与结构

16.Thecaraccidenthappenedatcrossroadafewmetersawayfrombank.

A.he;/B./aC.IheD.he;he

17.It'stointerrupttheotherswhiletheyaretalking.

A.DughB.ndeC.politeD.toublesome

18.Neverbeforeseesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!

A.IhweB.hwelC.IddD.ddl

19.John'sfathermathematicsinthisschooleversincehegraduatedfrom

HarvardUniversity.

A.aughtB.eachesC.hisaughtD.Eeaching

20.Everyyearthousandsoflivesinroadaccidentsbecauseofcarelessdriving.

A.bseB.bstC.hwebstD.a,ebst

IV.完型填空

Nobodylikesstayingathomeonaholidayiftheweatherisfine.LastAugustwe

—21—tospendthedayinthecountry.Theonlydifficultywasthatmillionsofother

peoplehadthe_22—idea.Wemovedoutofthecity_23—behindalonglineofcars,

butat_24_wecametoaquitecountryroadand,aftersometime,_25_atalonely

farm.Wehadbroughtplentyoffoodwithusandwegotitoutofthe_26—.Now

everythingwasready,sowesatdownatthefootofahill.Itwasvery_27_inthecool

grassuntilweheardbellringingatthetopofthehill.Whatwesaw_28—uspickupour

thingsandrunbacktothecarasquickly_29—possible.Therewereabouttwohundred

sheepcoming30_towardsus.

21.A.decidedB.3kedC.boughtD.bld

22.A.wongB.dfferentC.GrangeD.jame

23.A.qucklyB.politelyC.JowlyD.carefully

24.A.hstB.frstC.heaidD.hebanning

25.A.iiDvedB.ioppedC.w)rkedD.Ively

26.A.tainB.boatC.phneD.car

27.A.richB.badC.neeD.sorry

28.A.toppedB.rmdeC.btD.helped

29.A.vhenB.fC.hanD.as

30.A.dowiB.upC.hroughD.along

V.英译汉

31.What'syournationality,sir?

32.Theschoolthereforeplansgamesandmatchesforitspupils.

33.Sincetheearthlookslikeaball,thesuncanshineononlyhalfofitatatime.

VI.写作

大学英语B网考模拟题参考答案

第一部分：交际英语3X515%

第二部分：阅读理解3X1030%

第三部分：词汇与结构3X515%

第四部分：完型填空1X1010%

第五部分：英译汉5X315%

第六部分：写作15%

Test1

I.1—5BCBBA

II.6—10BCDCB11—15BDCCC

III.16—20DCBCC

IV.21—25CDABD26—30BADBC

V.31.我的背部疼痛。

32.我不在时，有人打电话给我吗？

33.我们必须采取措施来控制污染。

Test2

I.1—5DBBAC

IL6—10BADAD11—15BCADB

III.16—20DBDCD

IV.21—25ADCAB26—30DCBDA

V.31.先生，你是哪一个国家的人？

32.所以学校为学生们安排游戏和比赛。

33.由于地球看起来像个球，所以太阳在同一时间只能照到它的一半。

HealthandWealth

Test3

I.交际英语

1.Ithinkheisagoodlecturer.

A.sorry,itdoesn'tmatterB.SodoI.C.Yes.It'sagoodidea.D.Idon'tmind.

2.Whatdoyouthinkofthesong?

A.Itsoundssweet.B.Ilikemusicverymuch.C.Idon'tknowthetitle

D.Itwasapleasure

3.一Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties

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

4.一Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.B.Comeon,I'vegotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon?tlikeSaturdays.D.Well,Tillookforwardtoyourphonecall.

5.—Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

II.阅读理解

Passage1

Lx)velydogaged5

I'mmovingandcan'ttakehimwithWanted

me.Verygoodwithchildren.I*dliketoWelcometheHilo'sStore

giveitawaytoagoodhome.Takeanyoldpairofshoestous

Tel:8631966betweennowand30Sep.Andyouwill

paynotmorethantendollarsforany

Awomen'sdresssize12silk$150.newpairofshoes.Youroldshoeswill

Alsothreedressedforgirlsbetween5begiventothepoorpeople.

and9yearsold,$120thethree.

MoreinformationcallLauraat

5998326.

(98words)

6.Youneedn'tpayifyouwanttoget.

A.apairofshoesB.awomen'sdressC.agirfsdressD.alovelydog

7.IfMrs.Evansisinterestedinthedressed,soshemaycall.

A.8631966B.5998326C.2455919D.245683636

8.IfMrs.Evanswantstobuyallthedressed,soshehastopay.

A.$170B.200C.270D.SOO

9.IfyougiveanoldpairofshoestoHilo'sStore,youcangetanewpairofshoeswith

A.overlOdollarsB.fesshan10dolars

C.onp10ddhrsD.10dllarsorfesshanlOdollars

10.Whowilltheoldshoesbegivento?

A.ichpeopleB.p®rpeopleC.b铝garsD.ha:d-workingpeople

Passage2

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnot

bringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnished

apartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmore

andmorepeopleareusing.Therentingoffurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)has

becomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewho

areinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,

youngmarriedcouples—peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomove

frequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmoving

theirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnew

homes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymay

soondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurniturethey

reallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycould

affordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrented

furnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.But

usuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsis

stillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.(248words)

11.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

12.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

13.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.RentorBuy?B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C.RirnishedApartments.D.ANewHea.

15.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat

A.Theyh»efessmoney.B.Theydontwintt)buyotifirniture.

C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.

D.Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture.

III.词汇与结构

16.Whenwewrite,wemustwriteasaswecan.

A.carefulB.carefullyC.nurecarefulD.norecarefully

17.Jane'scapisred.Butisblue.

A.HerB.HimC.HsD.It's

18.TheyoungladycomingovertousourEnglishteacher;thewayshewalks

tellsusthat!

A.mistbeB.canbeC.vouldteD.©uldbe

19.Hadyoucomefiveminutesearlier,youthetraintoBirmingham.Butnow

youmissedit.

A.wouldcatchB.wouldhavecaughtC.couldcatchD.shouldcatch

20.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,haveoffat.

A.alargenumberB.thelargenumberC.alargeamountD.thelargeamount

IV.完型填空

Samhadadog,itsnamewasTod.Itwashelpful,butitatetoomuch.Sohedidn't

likeit.Hewantedto_21_Tod.He_22_Todandputitinasmallboat.Herowed（戈ll）the

boattothe_23—ofabigriver.Justashe_24—thepooranimalintotheriver,theboat

begantogodown.—25—themanandTod_26—intotheriver.

Todwasabletoswim,_27_Samcouldnft.Thedogbit（咬）therope（绳子）and

brokeit.Ittrieditsbesttoswimto_28—Sam.Themanwassaved,sohewasvery

thankful（感激的）tothedog,hedidn'twanttokillthedog_29—.Fromthenon,hegave

thedogas_30—asitwanted.

21.A.jellB.buyC.beatD.kil

22.A.iedB.puledC.puJiedD.closed

23.A.fontB.footC.sdeD.niddle

24.A.hrewB.carriedC.sentD.brought

25.A.bfeitherB.NorC.EachD.Both

26.A.fellB.droppedC.bstD.jumped

27.A.bazauseB.houghC.butD.when

28.A.kilB.aveC.meetD.hi

29.A.norareB.aiynureC.nobngerD.notmore

30.A.IttleB.fewC.rmnyD.much

V.英译汉

31.Treesneedwatertogrow.

32.Theyareordinarypeople,butdidagreatjob.

33.IfyoutravelbyshipacrossthePacific,youcrosstheInternationalDateLine.

VI.写作

NeverGiveup

Test4

I.交际英语

1.Howisyourmotherthesedays?

Oh,.

A.Sheisgood.B.Sheisnotverywell.C.Nevermind.D.Thatisallright.

2.Lefsgotoamovieafterwork,OK?

A.Notadi.B.WhynoPC.Neverwind.D.Whost?

3.—Marilyn,PmafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!

4.一Who'sthatspeaking?

—ThisisTom.

A.peaksB.pokenC.peakingD.jaying

5.—Pmsorry.Ilostthekey.

A.Well,it'sOK.B.No,it'sallright.C.Youarewelcome.D.Youarewrong.

IL阅读理解

Passage1

Iamgoingtotellyouastoryabouttwodriverswhowantedtoparktheircarsinthe

sameparkingspace.Themanwhoarrivedattheparkingspacefirstwasratheroldwith

grayhair.HewasdrivingalargeRollsRoyce.Thebeautifulcarstoppedjustinfrontof

theparkingspace.Thenthedriverturnedhisheadandveryslowlybegantoreversehis

carintothespace.

Justashewasdoingthis,ayoungmaninaMinicameupfrombehind.Henoticed

thespaceanddrovestraightin,nosefirst.TheolderdriverintheRollsRoycestoppedhis

carsuddenly.Hewasveryangryandredintheface.Hewounddownhiswindowand

lookedattheyoungman.Buttheyoungmanwasn'tsorry.Hehadgotouthiscarnowand

hewaslaughing.,,Youhavetobeyoungtodothat!"hesaidtotheolderdriverand

pointedattheMiniandatthespacehehadjusttaken.

Theoldermansaidnothing.HejustbegantoreversehisRollsRoyceagainand

crashedintotheMiniveryhard.TherewasnotmuchoftheMinileftwhentheolder

driverhadfinished.Theyoungmanwatchedwhatwashappeningandcouldn'tbelievehis

eyes.Hewasangryandveryredintheface.Theolderdriverlookedoutofthewindow

andsmiled.^^Youhavetoberichtodo由at."Hesaid.(249words)

6.Whatisthestoryabout?

A.Twodrivershappenedtocrashintoeachotherinaparkingspace.

B.Twocarscrashedintoeachotherduetothedrivers'disputeoveraparkingspace.

C.Twodriverstriedtoparktheircarsinonesmallparkingspace.

D.Theparkingspacewastoosmalltoholdtwocarsatthesametime.

7.Whatdoyuknowiboutheivodivers?.

A.Theyoungdriverwasquickerthantheolderdriver.

B.Eachofthemhadanexpensivecar.

C.Theydidn'tseeeachotherwhiletheyweregettingintothesameparkingspace.

D.Bothofthemweregoodatdriving.

8.Whatdidtheolderdrivermeanwhenhesaid,“Youhavetoberichtodothat"?

A.Youarenotrichenoughtobuyanewcarlikemine.

B.Youaretoopoortocontendwithmefortheparkingspace.

C.Youarenotrichenoughtoparkyourcarhere.

D.Onlyrichpeopledaretodothat.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementabouttheyoungdrivercanNOTbeinferred?

A.Hehadn'texpectedtheolderdrivertoreactsostrongly.

B.Hehadn'tthoughttheolderdriverhadthatmuchdaringinhim.

C.Hewasshockedtoseewhathadbecomeofhiscar.

D.Hehadexpectedhisdefeat.

10.WhichofthefollowingproverbsisNOTsuitabletodescribethestory?

A.Titfortat.B.Theyoungandtheagedwillneveragree.

C.Winatfirstandloseatlast.D.Firstcome,firstserved

Passage2

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseof

writtenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterial

towriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecause

morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paper

providedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestion

quickly.In1900theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.

Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.

CountriesliketheUnited