大学英语B-模拟试题2

1、.Test 2第一部分：交际用语（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）1. Who s that speaking? This is Tom _A. speaksB. spokenC. speakingD. saying2. I m sorry. I lost the key. _A. Well, it s OK.B. No, its all right.C. You are welcome.D. You are wrong.3. It s rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window? _A. Yes, please.B.

2、 No, go ahead.C. Sure, please.D. I don t like it.4. _ He teaches physics in a school.A. What does your father want to do?B. Who is your father?C. What is your father?D. Where is your father now?5. Excuse me, how much is the jacket? It s 499 Yuan. _.A. Oh, no. That s OK!B. How do you like it?C. Which

3、 do you prefer?D. Would you like to try it on?6. _ Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week.A. When did your parents arrive at Paris?B. How long have your parents been in Paris?C. Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday?D. When will your parents go to Paris?7. How often do you go

4、 dancing? _A. I will go dancing tomorrow.B. Yesterday.C. Every other day.D. I ve been dancing for a year.8. You know, I have three kids now. _A. Well, I ve grown a mustache.B. That s terrific!C. Say, you ve really changed your hair.D. Well, I gave up drinking.9. How about going to dinner at the Mexi

5、can restaurant tonight? _A. Forget it.B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.C. That s great!D. Glad you like it.10. 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.第二部分：阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）.Passage-P126Sixteen-year-old Mar

6、ia was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English verywell.Though she was very happy she couldgo abroad,she was feelingsad at leavingher familyand fiends.As she was thinkingallabout this,she suddenlyh

7、eard the airlineemployee askingher to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（称） . Maria pulled and pulled. The bagwas too heavy and she just couldnt lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He,too, was waiting to check in his luggage.“ Whats wrong with thisgirl?” He said,“ Whydoesnt

8、she hurryup?” He moved forwardand placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in fist. He was in a hurry to get a goodseat.Maria wasvery angry, but shewas verypolite. And inher bestEnglish she said,“ Whyare you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such ahurry,

9、 why can t you give me a hand with my luggage?”The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)11. Maria s story happened _.A. when she was leaving AmericaB. on her way back to Santo Doming

10、oC. before she left the USAD. when she arrived at the airport12. You believerthatthe workof the airlineemployee mentioned in thestory is to_at the airport.A. help carry peoples luggageB. ask people to pick up the luggageC. check people s luggageD. take care of people s luggage13. “ Why are you so up

11、set? ” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _.A. surprisedB. sadC. unhappyD. sorry14.“ Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the peoplearound felt _.A. worried about MariaB. worried about the manC. sorry for Maria s mannersD. sorry for

12、 the mans manners15. The author mentioned Maria s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that_.A. she was young but behaved properlyB. she would not have left home aloneC. everyone around her was wrongD. it was not good that nobody offered to help herPassage 2-P158There are three kinds o

13、f goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.Short-termgoals are those thatusuallydeal withcurrentactivities,which we can applyon a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly,months.It should be rememberedthat just as a buildingis no strongerthanits

14、 foundation,long-termgoals cannot amount to very much withoutthe achievementof solidshort-termgoals.Upon completingour short-termgoals,we shoulddate the occasionand then add new short-termgoals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediategoalsbuildon the foundationof the short-

15、termgoals.They might dealwithjustone term of schoolor the entireschoolyear,or theycouldeven extend forseveralyears. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in yourabilityto grow a

16、nd succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation anddesire will increase.Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.(221 w

17、ords)16. Our long-term goals mean a lot _.A. If we cannot reach solid short-term goalsB. If we complete the short-term goalsC. If we have dreams of the futureD. If we put forward some plans17. New short-term goals are built upon _.A. a daily basisB. your achievement in a weekC. current activitiesD.

18、the goals that have been completed18. When we complete each step of our goals, _.A. we will win final successB. we are overwhelmedC. we should build up confidence of successD. we should have strong desire for setting new goals19. What is the main idea of this passage? _A Life is a dynamic thing.B. w

19、e should set up long-term goalsC. Different kinds of goals in life.D. The limitationof long-termgoals.20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goalsB. The intermediate goals

20、 build on the foundation of the short-term goals.C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us orour course of action.D. We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.Passage 3=P127Britain and France are separated by the English Chan

21、nel, a body of water that can becrossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem tobe miles apart.Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary（周年纪念）of thesigningof a friendshipagreement calledthe EntenteCordiality.The agreement marked a newbe

22、ginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year,there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blairsupported despite French PresidentJacques Chira

23、c speakingout againstit. This discomfortis expressed in Blairand Chirac s body language at internationalmeetings.While the FrenchleaderoftengreetsGerman ChancellorGerhard Schroeder witha hug（拥抱）, Blairjustreceivesa handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have hel

24、ped ties.The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which thetwo sidessee the world.But thisdoesn t stop 12 millionBritonstakingholidaysin Franceeach year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys（ ）show that most French people feel close

25、r to the Germans than they do to the British. Andthe research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believesthe French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France s close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not hap

26、py with Britain s close links with the US.Whatever the answer is,as bothsides celebrate100 years of“ doubtfulfriendship”,they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Heres one: What s the best thingabout Britain s relationship with France? The English Channel. (320 words)21. For centuries,

27、 the relationship between Britain and France is _.A. friendly B. impoliteC. brotherlyD. a mixture of love and hate22. The war in Iraq does _ to the relationship between France and Britain.A. goodB. harmC. neither good nor harmD. both good and harm23. The British are not so friendly to _ and the Fren

28、ch are not so friendly to _.A. Germany; AmericaB. America; GermanyC. Germany; GermanyD. America; America24. _ are more interested in having holidays in _.A. American people BritainB. British people GermanyC. French people BritainD. British people France25. What does the last sentence mean?A. As long

29、 as the EnglishChannel exists,no furtherdisagreementwillform between Franceand Britain.B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France andBritain.C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationshipbetween them.D. The English Channel i

30、s the largest enemy between France and Britain.第三部分： 与 构（共20 小 ；每小 1 分， 分20 分）26.I don t know the park, but it s _ to be quite beautiful.A. saidB. toldC. spokenD. talked27. Mike is better than Peter _ swimming.A. forB. atC. onD. in28.The baby is hungry, but there s _ milk in the bottle.A. littleB. a

31、 littleC. fewD. a few29. Nancy is _ girl.A. a eighteen-year-oldB. an eighteen-years-oldC. a eighteen-years-oldD. an eighteen-year-old30. Harry, who had failed in the final exam, had a great worry _ his mind.A. onB. inC. withD. at31. Do you know the man _ under the apple tree?.A. layB. lainC. lyingD.

32、 laying32. Is the library _ now? No, it s _.A. open; closeB. opening; losingC. open; closedD. opened; closed33. When shall we meet again? _ it any day you like. It s all the same to me.A. DoB. GetC. MeetD. Make34. _ girl dressed _ black is her sister Rose.A. A; inB. A; onC. The; onD. The; in35. Alth

33、ough he did not know London well, he made his way _ to the airport.A. easy enoughB. enoughC. easily enoughD. enough easily36. Two thousand dollars _ enough for the car.A. beingB. wereC. areD. is37. They have learned about _ in recent years.A. several hundreds English wordsB. hundreds of English word

34、sC. hundred of English wordsD. several hundred English word38.With hiswork completed, themanager stepped back to his seat,feeling pleased _he was a man of action.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. whether39. _? She s our history teacher.A. What s sheB. Where does the woman workC. Who is sheD. How is the woman

35、40.Today s weather is _ worse than yesterday s.A. veryB. muchC. very muchD. much too41.It is saidthat _ boys inyour school likeplayingfootball in their spare time,though others prefer basketball.A. quite a lotB. quite a fewC. quite a bitD. quite a little42. What s his mother like? _.A. She s very ha

36、ppyB. She s at homeC. She likes watching TVD. She s tall and thin43. The new order means _ overtime.A. worksB. workedC. to workD. working44. She has two best friends. _ of them is in the country.A. AllB. BothC. No oneD. Neither45. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I _ to

37、half a dozenother groups before.A. was givingB. am givingC. had givenD. have given第四部分：完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusingand frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps46thetalk with slides, wri

38、ting up important information on the blackboard,47readingmaterial and giving out assignment. The new student sees the other students continuously.writing on notebooks and48what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecturewith notes which do not catch the main points and 49become hard even for

39、 the studentsto understand.Most institutionsprovide courses whichassistnew students todeveloptheskillstheyneed tobe50 listenersand not-takers.Iftheseareunavailable,therearemany usefulstudy-skills guides which51learners to practice these skills independently. In allcases it is important to52the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to acknowledge tha