新大纲2014年9月远程教育中心大学英语B统考题库

大学英语大学英语B9 一 交际英语一 交际英语 1 I ve got your invitation Oh good A Can you come B Thanks a lot C I ll take it D May I help you 答案答案 A 2 How is Mr Brown A He is tall and beautiful B He is very strict with us C He is fine D He is in an expensive car 答案答案 C 3 It s Friday A What day is it B What s the date today C What s the time D What time is it 答案答案 A 4 Madam do all the buses go downtown A Wow you got the idea B No never mind C Pretty well I guess D Sorry I m new here 答案答案 D 5 Congratulations You won the first prize in today s speech contest A Yes I beat the others B No no I didn t do it well C Thank you D It s a pleasure 答案答案 C 二 阅读理解二 阅读理解 1 A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl Soon she became his fianc e 未婚妻 The man was very poor while the girl was rich The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday He wanted to buy something beautiful for her but he had no idea how to do it as he had very little money The next morning he went to a shop There were many fine things there gold watches diamond but all these things were too expensive There was one thing he could not take his eyes off It was a beautiful vase That was a suitable present for his fianc e He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him The young man looked so pale sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him The young man told him everything The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him A bright idea struck him The manager pointed to the corner of the shop To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces The manager said When the servant enters the room he will drop it On the birthday of his fianc e the young man was very excited Everything happened as had been planned The servant brought in the vase and as he entered the room he dropped it There was horror on everybody s face When the box was opened the guests saw that each piece was packed separately 1 The story took place in the United States A T B F 答案答案 B 2 The young man s family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich according to the passage A T B F 答案答案 A 3 The young man wanted to buy a present as a Christmas gift for the girl A T B F 答案答案 B 4 The shop manager came to talk to the young man because he was poorly dressed A T B F 答案答案 B 5 On the birthday of his fianc e the young man was excited because the girl was in love with him A T B F 答案答案 B 2 How men first learnt to invent words is unknown in other words the origin of language is a mystery All we really know is that men unlike animals somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings actions and things so that they could communicate with each other and that later they agreed upon certain signs called letters which could be combined to present those sounds and which could be written down Those sounds whether spoken or written in letters we call words The power of words then lies in their associations the things they bring up before our minds Words become filled with meaning for us by experience and the longer we live the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past and the more we read and learn the more the number of words that mean something increases Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style Above all the real poet is a master of words He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately or they will make our speech silly and vulgar 1 The origin of language is A a legend handed down from the past B a matter that is hidden or secret C a question difficult to answer D a problem not yet solved 答案答案 D 2 What is true about words A They are used to express feelings only B They can not be written down C They are simply sounds D They are mysterious 答案答案 C 3 The real power of words consists in their A properties B characteristics C peculiarity D representative function 答案答案 D 4 By association in the last paragraph the author means A a special quality B a joining of ideas in the mind C an appearance which is puzzling D a strange feature 答案答案 B 5 Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true A He is no more than a master of words B He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music C He can move men to tears D His style is always charming 答案答案 A 三 词汇与语法三 词汇与语法 1 Everyone of them tired and wanted a good rest A seems B is seemed C was seemed D seemed 答案答案 D 2 Would you like a bag of rice Yes I have rice at home A some B little C a little D any 答案答案 B 3 I put my coat here Sorry you A May mustn t B Do don t C can needn t D May can t 答案答案 D 4 I don t know the park but it s to be quite beautiful A said B told C spoken D talked 答案答案 A 5 Tom what did you do with my documents I have never seen such a and disorder A mass B mess C guess D bus 答案答案 B 四 完型填空四 完型填空 Social customs and ways of behaving are changing 1 was considered impolite many years ago is now acceptable Just a few years ago it was thought to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke in the street No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman 2 a fool of himself by smoking when a woman was in the room Customs 3 from country to country but the important thing 4 is not to do anything that might make other people feel 5 especially if they are your guests You are expected to find a way to keep them from feeling foolish 1 A uncomfortable B would make C to remember D what E vary 答案答案 D 2 A uncomfortable B would make C to remember D w