2012年4月电大_网院统考大学英语B模拟题2.doc

大学英语B 2一、交际英语1、- How are you today?-_, thank you. A：Fine B：Good C：Nice D：Great 2、-Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the post office?- _. A：You cant miss it B：I dont know C：No, I cant D：Sorry, but I am a stranger here myself 3、- _- You too! A：Merry Christmas! B：What a beautiful day! C：Help yourself! D：Its very kind of you! 4、- Congratulations! You won the first prize in todays speech contest.- _ A：Yes, I beat the others. B：No, no, I didnt do it well. C：Thank you. D：Its a pleasure. 5、- Do you mind my smoking here?- _ A：No, thanks. B：Yes, I do. C：Yes. Id rather not. D：Good idea. 二、阅读理解1、 After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethell Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and relax and enjoy a peaceful retirement. But that kind of life is not for Ethell Pepper. I just wanted to do something different. If you are going to participate in life, do it. Dont just sit down and look out of the window. She says. At 68, she decided to become one of the pioneer participants in a program at the University of California. The program offers campus housing and classes to people over sixty. She enrolled in a class called Human Relationships and a Diverse Society. I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in high school for 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures that I didnt know then. One of the more important lessons that Im learning is to perceive, not to judge. Older adults can add to the educational resources of university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps break some long believes on aging. Young students may have fears of growing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see that older people can be active, healthy, and continue to contribute to society. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living.(1)、Ethell entered university when she was 68. A：T B：F (2)、Ethell has been teaching minority students for 20 years. A：T B：F (3)、Ethell enjoyed staying with young people. A：T B：F (4)、Elderly people bring a great deal of useful experience to the university. A：T B：F (5)、Ethell is learning how to teach minority students. A：T B：F 2、 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A persons conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other peoples reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing the right thing. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, Youre just saying that to make me feel good. I know its not true. It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Lets not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. (1)、 What does the author try to prove by citing what kind of impression am I making? (Para. 1)_ A：Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance. B：Peoples shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. C：Its natural that shy people dont believe others compliments. D：Shy people think they are different from others. (2)、According to the writer, self-awareness is _. A：a good quality B：the cause of unhappiness C：harmful to people D：a weak point of shy people (3)、That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is _. A：good B：unreal C：very reasonable D：harmful (4)、Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? _ A：Shyness helps us to develop our potential B：Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better C：Shyness can block our chances for a rich life D：Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem (5)、It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _. A：should find more of their weakness B：should understand themselves in the right way C：had better ignore their weakness D：can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem 三、词汇与语法1、We are next-door _. A：neighborhoods B：neighbor C：neighborhood D：neighbors 2、In order to _ your goals, you must work hard. A：make B：achieve C：require D：develop 3、I dont know why she avoids _ her opinion on the subject. A：to give B：to be given C：giving D：being given 4、I have been looking forward to _ from my parents. A：hear B：being heard C：be heard D：hearing 5、Mike is better than Peter _ swimming A：for B：at C：on D：in 四、完型填空Fire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat water, 1 your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows 2 people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down. Today people know how to 3 a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful about matches. You should also learn to 4 fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with yo