网络教育英语考试试题及参考答案.doc

统考大学英语B新发展英语综合教程（二）一、单选题 1. An apple falling on the ground well illustrates the principle of _. A. gravity 2. He regretted _the decision too hastily. C. making 3. It was in 1930 _ he became a university student. B. that 4. He _ smoking at last. A. gave up 5. - Have you got your test result?- Not yet. The papers _. C. are still being corrected 6. They notice that plants dont grow well _ is much shade. C. where there 7. I _ you a happy birthday. D. wish 8. I dont care how hard you are or how much time you spend on the project. I just want you to work _. D. efficiently 9. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _. B. make up for 10. Dont tell me such things _ you are not certain. D. as 11. Why not _ tennis? It will help you keep fit. A. take up 12. I held the little bird in my hand and felt it heart _. C. beating 13. This is the second time she _ improvement on that equipment. D. has made 14. This book costs _ that one. D. twice as much as 15. He was asked to speak louder _ all the other students in the classroom could hear him. C. so that 22:_ idea of _ sounds much better than Clares.C:That, hers16. We cant _ another 100 kilometers any more. C. make 17. The manager needs an assistant that he can _ to take care of problems in his absence. A. count on 18. It was _ he saw the doctor coming out of the emergency room with an expression as grave as a judge _ he realized the seriousness of his wifes illness. A. not until.that 19. She closed the window and drew the _ before switching on the light. C. curtains 20. They _ to climb the mountain yesterday afternoon. C. set out 21. She is _to refuse, so I have to give in. C. too kind a girl 22. Such electron tubes _ in a radio set are also found in a TV set. B. as we use 23. He said the government would do its best to _ the problem of unemployment. C. solve 24. His hard work _ when he won the prize. A. paid off 25. Today is Jennys wedding day. She _ to Thomas. D. has just got married 1. He seems _ from this university. D. to have graduated 2. China is famous _ the Great Wall. B. for 4. _ in the blanket in such weather, the little boy kept crying. B. Wrapped 5. I havent decided which seat _. C. to sit on 6. He is the only one of the sons in the family who _ received high education. D. has 8. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _ to its burning temperature. D. be heated 9. They spent the afternoon _ blackberries in the wood. A. picking 10. I dont think that car is _ the money you paid for it. B. worth 11. If one great airplane _ into another in the air, 600 lives could be lost. C. crashed 12. Many visitors come to Israel to _ an ancient land rich with 4000 years of history. C. explore 13. -I always look before crossing the street.-You are right. You cant be too _. B. careful 14. Lucy is going camping with _ girls. C. two other little 15. It _ me of the country which we visited last summer. C. reminds 16. The students are looking forward to _ their holidays in Japan. B. spending 17. -She likes to watch TV plays, but she doesnt watch TV every day.-_. D. So it is with me 19. Our school _ new facilities. A. is equipped with 20. It is obvious that boys are more naughty than girls by _. A. nature 22. - Will you do me the honor of dancing with me?- _. B. Id love to, but Im wanted on the phone 24. With the guide _ the way, we set out on foot into the night dark. B. leading 25. Is Mary _ to join in us? A. supposed 1. The job made her dependent _ her husband. A. on 2. She is always the first _to school. B. to come 3. Comrade Li promised to help us and he said he would come _. A. right away 4. Every new _ has the possibility of making or losing money. B. venture 5. Please telephone me half an hour _. B. in advance 6. Please _ me at the station on time. C. meet 7. Weve all heard of Thomas Edison, _ who invented the electric light and many other things. C. the man 8. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably _ spring. D. late 9. The figures _ by the local government showed that the area still suffered inadequate teaching resources. B. released 10. As Mr. Pot is always regarded his colleagues (同事) as his _, they decided to play a practical jokes on him that would make him more humble. C. inferiors 11. In order to grow well, the Blue Sprace, like other pine trees, _ a temperate climate. B. requires 12. -_? - Im suffering from a stomachache. D. Whats the matter with you 14. Many visitors come to Israel to _ an ancient land rich with 4000 years of history. C. explore 15. Some of the passengers told the reporters about their _ in the burning train. D. experiences 17. There arent many pandas _ in the world today. A. alive 18. On his return from his college, he found the house _. B. deserted 19. I dont think we can take it _, some problems still remains. C. for granted 20. - Could you do me a favor to carry a big shelf?- _. B. With pleasure 21. It would be _ a risk to leave the baby alone. A. running 25. Shanghai has a larger population than _ in China. D. any other city 1. It was a minor illness, and she soon _ it. B. got over2. -Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?-No, its out of _. A. range5. Your answer is different _ the teachers. C. from7. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _. A. reach9. - Can you attend the party tomorrow, Tom?- I can when my headache _ thoroughly. C. disappear12. If everybody is _, lets begin our class. B. seated14. Her son, to whom she was so _, went abroad ten years ago. C. devoted15. Scientists said that too much _ to the sun may do some harm to the skin. A. exposure17. Tom went out to play with his homework_. A. done18. Some of the suggestions have been adopted but others have been _ as they are quite impractical. D. turned down19. The story was so touching that I could hardly _ my tears. B. hold back20. You will find a map of great _ in helping you to get round London. C. value22. - What made her so upset?-_the necklace_ yesterday. A. Lost, bought23. He couldnt use his own car because it _ then. A. was being repaired4. It _ that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the flood. C. has been reported5. The shopkeeper gave us _ weight; we got 9 kilos instead of 10 kilos. B. short1. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _. D. normal2. Go and join in the party. _ it to me to do the washing-up. C. Leave4. The experiment _ the discovery of a cure for cancer. C. resulted in5. In this accident, most people died. Those who _ were also badly injured. A. survived6. On Sundays I prefer _ at home to _ out. C. staying.going7. Rarely _ so difficult a problem. D. could she have been faced with12. People are more _ to spend money on goods with an attractive look than those without. B. tempted13. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _ because of the bad weather. D. called off14. She walked across immense room _ every one looking at her. A. with15. - What did Mrs Green do yesterday afternoon?- She went to the market, _ some bananas and visited her cousin. A. bought16. They all _ mentioning that girl. A. avoided17. Ill look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little _. C. patience18. Your chair needs _. B. repairing20. The children are curious about who _ the world. C. created22. - Did you visit the famous museum?- No. We _ it, but we spent too much time shopping. A. could have visited23.The factory has done good honour to the government and the people around so that visitors come to it _. B. in larger numbers24.The letters PTO _ parent-teacher organization. A. stand for3.My father _ an invitation to a dinner party, but he _ it. D. received.didnt accept5. Hardly _ the classroom when the class began. A. had he entered8. Id rather you _ anything about it for the time being. D. didnt do13. So loudly _ that all the people in the room got a fright. C:did he shout14. Anybody will do, _ he is responsible for that. C. as long as16. You had one of your teeth pulled out yesterday, _?D. didnt you17. The couch is comfortable to _. D:sit on18. _he goes, she will go, and she never cares _ happens.A:Wherever, what19.I can _ him to you for the job. He is a very good worker. C. recommend1. Even if the young man is very good at lots of things we cant say he is _. In fact, no one is.B. perfect 7. _determines a good meal varies from country to country.A:What9. I suggest _ for an outgoing this Sunday.D:our going12. Joes handwriting is _ Marys. C. much better than18. I want to buy a new tie to _ the brown suit.B:go with19. David like country life and has decided to _ farming. C:go in for20. John was _ he lay down for an hour before dinner. B:so tired that25. His report on the space exploration was really _.A:exciting5. According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking and heart disease is not necessarily _ and effect. D. cause17.Why not _ me earlier?B:tell1. _ a dog on the road, the car stopped.C:The driver seeing2. On the way to Suzhou, the bus we traveled in that day suddenly _.D:broke down二、完形填空 1. The death of a child, 1 ones own child, is something the mind can hardly comprehend. It seems to go 2 nature. The end of a life that is still forming 3 has just begun is an almost unthinkable cruelty.But it happens. Parents sometimes must witness the illness and death of the children 4 whom they gave birth. And 5 will ever fill the empty place that the dead child leaves behind. Parents 6 to die before their children, which is the natural order of life events. When the situation is reversed and a child dies 7 the parents it seems wrong.Yet we never know why one person dies and another lives. But we do know 8 a child is gone, the parents still have a future, as grey and worthless as it may at first seem. Death may take the child, but the love never 9 .The sorrow after a childs death is one of the longest and hardest type of 10 to live with. And it takes long to deal with the parents own emotions. (1) A. especially (2) B. against (3) B. or (4) C. to (5) D. nothing (6) B. expect (7) A. before (8) C. even if (9) B. goes away (10) A. loss 2. Brownie and Spotty were neighbour dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any 1 , these two dogs loved each other and played 2 so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses. One evening, Brownies family 3 that Brownie hadnt returned home. They went looking for him with no 4 . Brownie didnt appear the next day, and, despite their 5 to find him, by the next week he was still missing.Curiously, Spotty 6 at Brownies house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored (to pay no attention to) the 7 little neighbour dog.Finally, one morning Spotty 8 to take no for an answer. Spotty followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say, 9 me! Its urgent!Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a 10 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished hed taken Spottys earlier requirement seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. (1) C. neighborhood (2) A. together (3) D. noticed (4) B. success (5) C. efforts (6) B. showed up (7) A. nervous (8) B. refused (9) D. Follow (10) C. wild 3. Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. 1 , medical authorities express their concern about the effect of smoking 2 the health not only of those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, non-smokers who must involuntarily inhale (吸入) the air 3 by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers 4 .Smoking is prohibited in the theatres and in halls used for showing films 5 in laboratories 6 there may be a fire hazard (危险). Elsewhere, it is up to your good 7 .I am 8 asking you to maintain No-Smoking in classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the 9 health in mind, which is very important to a large 10 of our students.(1) B. Further (2) C. on (3) C. polluted (4) B. themselves (5) C. as well as (6) A. where (7) B. sense (8) C. therefore (9) B. non-smokers (10) A. number 1. Insure means to protect 1 a loss of money. Most people can budget their money so that their income will cover expected expenses 2 food, clothing, housing, and public services. But, there is no way to know 3 who will suffer a crisis (危机) such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car accident. Such crises usually 4 great expense. Even if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to 5 the expenses. Insurance is a system 6 a company collects money from many individuals and then pays certain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain crisis. An insurance policy 7 how much the insurance costs and how much the company will pay when a policy holder is faced with a certain crisis. There are many different kinds of insurance, 8 hospital, motor-car and fire. Insurance can be rather expensive but most people buy insurance of some kind. Insurance is something 9 people buy and hope they will 10 need.(1) C. against (2) A. such as (3) D. earlier (4) C. take (5) A. cover (6) B. by which (7) D. states (8) B. including (9) B. that (10) D. often 2. As the plane took off from Gatwick, Mr and Mrs Malloy sat back with a sign of pleasure.They had thought they had 1 been able to get away on this holiday, their first holiday alone, without the 2 , since their honeymoon. They had had to ask Mrs Malloys mother to look after Freddic and George, their 3 , while a neighbour had agreed to 4 Annabelle, their cat, for their two-week holiday. 5 there had been the problem of taking their leave from work at the 6 time, all the trouble of getting their 7 and make sure the 8 was clear what Annabelle liked to eat. 9 they had wondered whether it was all worthwhile. But they were 10 on a plane heading for Spain.(1) A. never (2) D. family (3) B. children (4) D. take care of (5) B. Then (6) C. same (7) B. grandmother (8) B. neighbour (9) A. Sometimes (10) C. at last 3. I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I had no 1 about my ability to hold their attention and to 2 on them my admiration for the literature（文学）of my mother tongue.I was shocked when the monitor shouted, Stand up! and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 3 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness（尴尬）was over, I quickly regained my calmness and began what I thought was a fact - packed lecture, sure to gain their respect - perhaps 4 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a (n) sense of achievements.My students kept diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 5 by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, Our literature teacher didnt teach us anything today. 6 her next lecture will be better. Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a similar subject. Didnt I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework（哲学体系）of Western thought and laid the historical 7 for all the works well study in class, I complained. How can they say I didnt teach them anything?It was a long term, and it 8 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teachers job was to raise 9 questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions. My students thought a teachers job was to provide 10 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!However, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.(1) C. doubt (2) A. impress (3) A. puzzled (4) B. even (5) A. replaced (6) B. Perhaps (7) D. background (8) D. gradually (9) B. interesting (10) C. exact 1. Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road , but they are all just a few clicks (点击)away. Life has 1 for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 2 you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 3 of a virtual community(虚拟社区).I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 4 I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ, said Foxs Shadow, the online nickname(网名)used by a Senior 2 girl in China. Eighty per cent of my