201302批次考试大学英语B卷.doc

201302批次考试大学英语B卷一、单项选择题 （共40题、总分40分） 1. Once you have finished the design, you may have a whole week ( )( ). (本题分数：1 分。)A、 off B、 down C、 in D、 up 2. Salt is ( ). Youd better go and get some. (本题分数：1 分。)A、 lacking B、 using out C、 running up D、 running out 3. - Hi, Kate. What is your plan for this week end? - I ( ) Hangzhou. (本题分数：1 分。)A、 go to B、 am going to C、 am go to D、 am to 4. It was raining outside, I ( ) one umbrella and walked out. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 picked up B、 take up C、 have D、 make 5. I dont know ( ). (本题分数：1 分。) A、 what does this word mean B、 what this word means C、 what kind of a meaning is this word D、 that is this word means 6. ( ) some mammals came to live in the sea is not known (本题分数：1 分。) A、 Which B、 Since C、 Although D、 How 7. ( ), how can I get to the Kodak company? (本题分数：1 分。) A、 Im sorry B、 Please tell me C、 Well D、 Excuse me8. Were it be rainy tomorrow, we ( ) the activities. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 will cancel B、 would cancel C、 had cancelled D、 cancel 9. Music ( ) us a lot of pleasure. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 giving B、 give C、 gives D、 gived 10. Someone took my book.Well, I didnt and ( ). (本题分数：1 分。) A、 nor did Jack B、 nor Jack did C、 Jack did nor D、 Jack nor did 11. He was caught in a traffic jam and by the time he reached the airport his friends plane ( ). (本题分数：1 分。) A、 has already taken off B、 had already taken off C、 has been taken off D、 had been taken off 12. ( ) I am well again, I can go on with the expedition. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 In that B、 Now that C、 Because D、 That 13. Peoples attitudes ( ) gift giving many very from country to country. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 of B、 for C、 to D、 on 14. ( ) I enjoy working very hard each day at the university, I still feel that my family is more important than anything else. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 Even B、 Even though C、 If D、 As if 15. My pronunciation isnt ( ) enough to make myself understood. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 absolute B、 accurate C、 amused D、 detailed 16. You can ( ) to a beautiful blue sky and then it starts raining during breakfast. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 wake to B、 wake up C、 wake for D、 wake towards 17. Chinese New Year ( )( ) the Spring Festival, as it is the first day of the spring season according to the Chinese lunar calendar. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 is known as B、 is called as C、 is names as D、 is regarded as 18. Of course, our ( ) relationship is very good. But business is business. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 personnel B、 personal C、 private D、 public 19. I know every word in an( ), but I dont know what it implies. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 expressing B、 express C、 expressed D、 expression 20. You must ( ) what you said. Its unfair. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 take up B、 take in C、 take back D、 take off 21. Im afraid that he is not quite sure if it is worth ( ). (本题分数：1 分。) A、 doing B、 of doing C、 to do D、 done 22. Local dramas are a ( ) part of Chinese culture. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 necessary B、 need C、 required D、 inquired 23. ( ) a life may be too hard to the little girl. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 This B、 That C、 So D、 Such 24. The subject ( ) I am most interested is English. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 in that B、 in what C、 in which D、 in where 25. I have never spoken ill of her, ( ) I dont like her. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 if B、 because C、 so that D、 though26. She is quite shy and always feels ( ) in public (本题分数：1 分。) A、 embraced B、 enlarged C、 embarrassed D、 engaged 27. We prefer writing on paper ( )typing on a computer. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 to B、 than C、 over D、 with 28. You dont have to tell him! He is fully ( ) the danger. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 sure of B、 aware of C、 blind to D、 confident of 29. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ( ) today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 are to challenge B、 may be challenged C、 have been challenged D、 are challenging 30. Such man ( ) heard form him praised him. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 as B、 who C、 that D、 whom 31. Dont ( ) so often. Its bad for your health (本题分数：1 分。) A、 stay up B、 stay out C、 stay in D、 stay down 32. My children are looking forward to ( ) a trip to Nanjing next week. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 make B、 be making C、 making D、 have making 33. The care moves at a ( ) speed (本题分数：1 分。) A、 instant B、 constant C、 distant D、 resistant 34. He is full of ( ) and likes to study everything new to him. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 love B、 suspect C、 hatred D、 curiosity 35. Youre such a hardworking student, you ( ) the praise. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 reserve B、 deserve C、 conserve D、 preserve 36. Your handwriting has a ( ) style and I can recognize it at once. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 unique B、 common C、 sharp D、 beneficial37. Her mother is ( ) mixed blood. So she has brown hair but black eyes and yellow skin. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 of B、 in C、 at D、 with 38. The stadium will have been built by the time she ( ) from Japan. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 returns B、 will return C、 return D、 returned 39. If we had got up earlier this morning, we ( )( ) in the rain. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 would not have walked B、 dont walk C、 are not walking D、 would not walk 40. The basketball game come to us ( ) from New York. (本题分数：1 分。) A、 live B、 alive C、 lively D、 living二、阅读理解单项选择题 （共4题、总分40分） 1. Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant ( 仆人 ). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that. One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “ Here are two bottles of poison ( 毒药 ) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them. ” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself. (本题分数：10 分。)(1). In the story, ( ) liked wine and good food very much. （2 分） A、the rich man B、the servant C、both A and B D、neither A and B(2). The rich man knew that it was ( ) that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food. （2 分） A、the cat B、 himself C、nobody D、the servant(3). The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ( ). （2 分） A、there was in fact poison in the bottles B、did not want the servant to drink his wine C、he wanted to kill the cat D、he wanted to kill the servant(4). In fact, ( )ate all the nice food and drank the wine. （2 分） A、the servant B、cat C、the rich man D、nobody(5). From the story, we know that the servant is very ( ) （2 分） A、lazy B、bad C、clever D、kind 2. During the summer holidays there will be a revised ( 修改过的 ) schedule of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club. In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper. (本题分数：10 分。)(1). The main purpose of this announcement is to ( ) （2 分） A、 tell students of important schedule changes B、 tell students of new bus and library services C、 show the excellent services for students D、 ask students to renew their library cards(2). At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall? ( ) （2 分） A、 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 B、 8:30,9:30, 10:30, 11:30 C、 8:30,9:00, 9:30, 10:00 D、 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30(3). Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ( ) （2 分） A、 they are not to be announced B、 they are posted outside of the student club C、 the full list is not ready D、 the full list is too long(4). In the summer holidays, the library will have ( ) （2 分） A、 no special hours B、 special hours on weekdays C、 special hours on weekends D、special hours both on weekdays and weekends(5). We may infer that during the summer holidays ( ) （2 分） A、 the student newspaper will sell more copies B、 there will be a concert or a film once a week C、 many students will stay in the university D、 no breakfast will be served on weekend 3. One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dans brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea. Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy ( 浮标 )through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted ( 漂移 ) about and was not seen until twelve hours later. Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ships captain had sent out a message. Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy, he said. (本题分数：10 分。)(1). Why didnt Mark and Dan go sailing together? ( ) （2 分） A、 Dan asked his brother to go instead B、 Dan was in some other place. C、 Mark was in some other place. D、 Mark would like to go with John(2). Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that( ) （2 分） A、 he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help B、 he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared C、 it wouldnt be hit by other ships D、 he might be picked up by a passing ship(3). John and Mark became separated because ( ) （2 分） A、 there wasnt room for both John and Mark on the buoy B、 John couldnt control the boat and drifted away C、 Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didnt D、 John had to stay in the boat to radio for help(4). What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy? ( ) （2 分） A、 John told people where to look for him. B、 John radioed to the Good Hope to get him. C、 He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope. D、 The captain saw him as the fog cleared(5). The word he in the last sentence refers to ( ) （2 分） A、 the captain that got the message B、 the captain that sent the message C、 John D、 Mark 4. It was not yet eleven oclock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger. While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the boatman lifted a lantern. By the newly risen moon, he took a very careful look at the stranger s appearance. He was a young man of eighteen years with brown, curly hair, well-shaped features. His bright, cheerful eyes were nature s gifts, and worth all that art could have done for his adornment ( 装饰 ). And now, as it seemed, he was on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters before this one. In his left hand was a walking stick, and a leather bag in his right hand. The bag seemed not so much stocked. The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, an