《大学英语B》复习题三

大学英语大学英语B B 复习题三复习题三 一 交际英语 1 What do you think of the song A It sounds sweet B I like music very much C I don t know the title D It was a pleasure 答案 A 2 What s happened to my library books A I have no idea B You borrowed C You bought them yesterday D They are about long life 答案 A 3 I went to the beach and got plenty of rest You looked tired last time I saw you A I hope so B Really C I m glad you did D The sound was nice 答案 C 4 Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water A I d rather stay here if you don t mind B Sorry I don t like neither C Certainly why not D Yes we like these two places 答案 A 5 Well they got there last Wednesday So about a week A When did your parents arrive in Paris B How long have your parents been in Paris C Did your parents arrive in Paris last Wednesday D When will your parents go to Paris 答案 B 6 What are you majoring in A In a university B Very hard C Mathematics D At nine in the morning 答案 C 7 Are you going on holiday for a long time A It was a long time B Two weeks ago C No Only a couple of days D Not long time ago 答案 C 8 How do I get to the cinema A It s very far B Yes there is a cinema near here C It s well known D Go down this street and turn left 答案 D 9 What s the matter John A I failed my French test B It doesn t matter C Nothing s wrong with him D I don t think I can 答案 A 二 阅读理解 Passage1 The Spring Festival together with the winter holidays often means sharing cakes candies and other delicious food with friends and families Most people will eat more than they usually do But doctors find out that what you eat may affect how well you remember things This is bad news for people who eat too much Forgetfulness seems to many people an inevitable part of aging As our bodies grow older most of us find that many things we should remember are slipping out of minds But new facts show that it is possible to slow time s effects on our minds Once people thought that the brain could not make new cells but now studies show that learning new things can help brain grow and keep the illness away from the brain Professor Eric Kandel a Nobel Prize winner for his study of the human memory says the best way to save our memories is to keep our brains in good shape Through mental exercise he says people can keep their memories whole into their 80s and 90s And Mark Mattson a professor at the National Institute on Aging says that reducing the amount of calories fed to older rats and mice by thirty percent can be a good help to learning and memory While it is hard for many people to go on their diet like that doctors tell us that even small steps can make big difference 1 Doctors find out that may be bad for your memory A delicious food B eating too much C drinking too much D doing exercise 答案 B 2 The underlined word slipping in this passage means A leaving quietly B forgetting slowly C growing fast D coming badly 答案 A 3 Who thinks that we can save our memories through mental exercise A Nobel B Mark Mattson C Eric Kandel D A famous doctor 答案 C 4 The writer thinks that is a big problem we face as we grow older A illness B cell C diet D forgetfulness 答案 D 5 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A It was believed that nothing new could help brain grow B It is possible for us to slow time s effects on our bodies C It was not easy for many people to go on their diet ten years ago D It is very important for the old to fight forgetfulness 答案 A Passage2 Oil is so important that it is sometimes called black gold Almost half of our energy comes from oil We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes offices and schools Many everyday things are made from oil Your shirt may have oil in the material The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil Oil is hard to find because it is trapped deep under the earth Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace if it leaked out of the ground Today however we have many ways of finding oil One tool measures the pull of gravity Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil Another tool is sound waves Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them We need a lot of oil and we are using up the oil wells we know about Soon we must find new ways of looking for this black gold 1 From this passage we can know oil is A a kind of rocks B a source of energy C black gold D black rocks 答案 B 2 According to the passage we can tell that A oil is found in rocks B oil runs in rivers C oil is found only under water D oil runs very fast 答案 A 3 Which of the following isn t the way to help find oil A Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds B People measure the pull of gravity to know if there is oil C Sound waves tell us where the oil has leaked out of the ground D People know there is oil if it leaks out of the ground 答案 C 4 Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe A Oil was firstly found by measuring gravity B Many things are made from oil C We will never run out of oil D Our lives would be very different if we didn t have oil 答案 B 5 The main idea of the whole story is that A many things are made from oil B we must find new ways of looking for oil C people spend a lot of time looking for oil D oil is important for us but hard to find 答案 D Passage 3 A City of the World Most people imagine New York to be a city of skyscrapers Perhaps too they associate the city with the World Trade Center the Statue of Liberty Fifth Avenue Times Square the United Nations and Central Park and so on Except for the Statue of Liberty all these places are in one part of the city that is Manhattan which seems to be an island of skyscrapers The city is also a place where the headquarters of the United Nations is located People from all over the world live in the city and work at the United Nations The translators working at the UN must speak one of the five official languages English French Spanish Russian and Chinese The World Trade Center is a United Nations of Commerce along the Hudson River The towers of the World Trade Center are 405 meters high and each has 110 floors Together the two towers have 48 600 windows Three of the 102 elevators in each tower can take you from the first to the 11th floor in one minute Besides there are international banks government offices transportation companies restaurants and import and export businesses inside the twin towers The lobby of a building is usually on the ground floor but at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky 1 Why is the passage entitle A City of the World A Because thousands of foreign tourists come to visit the city every year B Because people in the city speak different languages C Because the United Nations and the World Trade Center are in the city D Because all major international organizations are located in the city 答案 C 3 Why does the passage say the World Trade Center is a United States of Commerce A Because it is attached to the United States B Because international banks import and export businesses and many other commercial and financial bodies are located here C Because an international trade fair is held here every year D Because the UN controls its work 答案 B 4 The passage says at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky What does it mean A There are no lobbies in the building of the World Trade Center B There are no lobbies on each floor C The lobbies are not open to public D There are lobbies on very high floors 答案 D 5 Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage A The city s development B The world famous buildings in the city C The tower of the World Trade Center D The official languages spoken at the UN 答案 A Passage4 Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 3 30 a m by a forceful pull King the family dog was trying to pull her out of the bed Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire from her parent s room Pearl s screams awaked her mother Fern and father Howard who had recently been in hospital for lung disease Helping Howard to a first floor window Fern told him to climb out then ran to her daughter Still inside King appeared at Pearl s window making squeaking 短促尖叫 sounds When running toward Pearl s bedroom Fern realized her husband hadn t yet escaped She made her way back through the smoke and flames following King s sound to where Howard lay semiconscious 半 昏迷 on the floor Fern helped him get outside King came out only after both were safe As day dawned the Carlsons saw that King s paws were badly burnt and his entire body was burnt too His chain collar had gotten so hot that it burnt his throat making it impossible for him to bark 叫 normally Only after the seven year old dog refused food did they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realize that King who slept outside had bitten through a wood door to warn his family 1 Who was King in the story A The family s son B The family s daughter C The family dog D The master 答案 C 2 According to the story the first one who was completely out of danger could be A Howard B Fern C Pearl and Fern D Pearl 答案 D 3 When the master s room caught fire A the dog was sleeping in Pearl s room B the dog waked Pearl up C the dog just slept outside the master s house D the dog did nothing but barking outside the master s house 答案 B 4 After reading this story we ve learnt that the following statements could be reasonable except A the dog made a big hole in the door B the dog awoke mother first C the dog was the last one to escape from the burning room D the dog was badly burned and not able to eat 答案 B 5 From this story it can be inferred that A Pearl loves her parents very much B Howard is the best man of the family C The woman loves her children more deeply than her husband D The dog is man s best friend 答案 D Passage5 When weather is hot you go to a lake or an ocean When you are near a lake or an ocean you feel cool Why The sun makes the earth hot but it cannot make the weather very hot Although the air over the earth becomes hot the air over the water stays cool The hot air over the earth rises Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air When you are near a lake or an ocean you feel the cool air when it moves in You feel the wind and the wind makes you feel cool Of course scientists cannot answer all of our questions If we ask Why is the ocean full of salt scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks When a rock gets very hot or very cold it cracks Rain falls into the cracks The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers The rivers carry the salt into the ocean But then we ask What happens to the salt in the ocean The ocean does not get more salty every year Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question We know a lot about our world But there are still many answers that we do not have and we are curious 1 The main idea of the passage is A people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean B scientists can explain everything we want to know C scientists can explain many things except one thing D the salt in the ocean comes from rocks 答案 A 2 You feel cool when you are near a lake or an ocean because A the water is not so hot as the earth B the earth is hot C the water is colder than the earth D cool air from the water moves towards the land 答案 D 3 Now scientists know A what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer B everything about the ocean C why the ocean does not get more and more salty D what happens to the salt in the ocean 答案 A 4 A rock cracks when A rain falls B it gets very hot C it gets very cold D either B or C 答案 D 5 People are always curious about the world around them because A they know nothing about it B they know little about it C there are answers they do not have D there are a lot of interesting stories about it 答案 C 三 词汇与语法 1 The students were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant at Professor Brian s A money B pay C expense D loss 答案 C 2 The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet A broke down B broke out C broke up D broke in 答案 A 3 No matter the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home safely A it was snowing hard B hard it was snowing C how it was snowing hard D how hard it was snowing 答案 D 4 A police officer claimed he had attempted to paying his fare A avoid B reject C refuse D neglect 答案 A 5 The manager will not us to use his car A have B let C agree D allow 答案 D 6 We go to the cinema a week A often B once C seldom D usually 答案 B 7 It was a great pleasure me to be invited to the party A for B on C to D of 答案 A 8 He is not a child A no more B no longer C any much D any more 答案 D 9 Do you know in English A how say it B how to say it C how saying it D how to saying it 答案 B 10 Don t laugh people when they are trouble A in at B at at C at in D on in 答案 C 四 完型填空 1 Mr Clarke works in a middle school He likes reading and often 21 some books from the library He keeps 22 to the radio every morning and reading 23 after supper So he knows much and teaches well His 24 worship 崇拜 him very much Mike Mr Clarke s little son is only nine He 25 likes reading books And he often ask