大学英语B、网考英语B、2011年4月网考、计算机应用基础网考

1、大学英语B试题Test 4Part Use of English(10 points)Directions：In this part there are 10 incomplete dialoguesFor each dialogue there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogueThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the c

2、enter 21Can you turn down the radio，please？ _ AOh，I know BIm sorry，I didnt realize it was that loud CIll keep it down next time DPlease forgive me 22These are certainly beautiful flowersThank you so much _ ANo，noIts nothing BYou are welcome CYes，I agree DYes，I think so，too 23Hi，Sam，I think you did a

3、 good job _ AThank you BDont mention it CNot at all DI did it quite badly 24Good morning，sirMay I help you？ _ ANo，I dont buy anything BNo，I dont need your help CYes，I need some sugar DOh，noThats OK 25Could you help me with my homework，please？ _ ANo，no way BNo，I couldnt CNo，I cant DSorry I cantI have

4、 to go to a meeting right now 26Why dont you travel to New York on vacation？ _ AI dont want to go BExcuse me，because I cant CI want to, but I havent got enough money DBecause Im going to school today 27Would you like to go fishing with us now？ _ ANo，I dont like BIt sounds interesting but I have lots

5、 of homework to do CI wont tell you DOh, it is well 28Could I speak to John Harris, please _ AOh，how are you BIm John CIm listening DSpeaking 29Congratulations！You won the first prize in todays speech contest _ AYes，I beat the others BNo, no, I didnt do it well CThank you DIts a pleasure 30Can I hav

6、e a look at your passport？ _ AIt is here BHere is it CHere you are DNo, you cantPart Reading Comprehension(30 points)Directions：There are three passages in this partEach passage is followed by five questionsFor each question there are four choices marked A，B，C and DYou should decide on the best choi

7、ce and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centerPassage 1 Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existenceThey show that he was learning Latin，was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society，and was reading

8、 English literature At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematicsIn fact，his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman，and incompleteFor unlike other young Virginian of that day，he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of WilliamsburgIn

9、 terms of formal training then，Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams，Thomas Jefferson and James MadisonIn later years，Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual trainingHe never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress（国会），or on any sub

10、ject that had not to do with everyday，practical mattersAnd because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders，he did not visit the country he admired so muchThus，unlike Jefferson and Adams，he never reached Europe31Why didnt Washington go to college？ AHis family could

11、not afford it BA college education was rather uncommon in his time CHe didnt like the young Virginian gentlemen DThe author doesnt give any reason32Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he_ Alacked practice in public speaking Bfelt his education was not good enough Cdidnt like ar

12、guing and debating with peopleDfelt that debating was like intellectual training33The reason why Washington didnt visit France was probably that he_ Adidnt really care about going Bdidnt know French leaders Ccouldnt communicate directly with the French leaders Dwas too busy to travel34According to t

13、he author，_ AWashingtons lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life BWashington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French CWashington was not as good a president as Adams，Jefferson or Madison DWashington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen35The mai

14、n idea of the passage is that Washingtons education_ Awas of great variety，covering many subjects Bwas probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time Cmay seem poor by modern standards，but was good enough for his timeDwas rather limited for a presidentPassage 2 Like most people，I was br

15、ought up to look upon life as a process of gettingIt was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery：givingaway makes life so much more excitingYou need not worry if you lack moneyThis is how I experimented with givingawayIf an idea for improving the window display of a neighb

16、orhood store flashes to me，I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeperOne discovery I made about givingaway is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back，though the return often comes in an unexpected formOne Sunday morning the coal post

17、office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home，though it was addressed to me at my officeI wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationMore than a year later I needed a postoffice box for a new business I was startingI was told at the window that there were no boxes left，and that my

18、 name would have to go on a long waiting listAs I was about to leave，the postmaster appeared in the doorwayHe had overheard（无意中听到）our conversation“Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home？”I said yes“well，you certainly are going to have a box

19、 in this post office if we have to make one for youYou dont know what a letter like that means to usWe usually get nothing but complaints”36From the passage，we understand that_ Athe author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties Bthe author was like most people who

20、were mostly receivers rather than givers Cthe author received the same education as most people during his childhood Dthe author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting37According to the author_ Agiving means you will lack money Bthe excitement of giving can bring you mone

21、y Cyou dont have to be rich in order to give Dwhen you give away money, you will be rich38The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper_ Ain writing Bin person Cin the window display Dabout the neighborhood39When the author needed a pestoffice box,_ Ahe had to put his name on a waiting lis

22、t Bhe wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation Cmany people had applied for postoffice boxes before him Dhe asked the postmaster to make one for him40In reply to the postmasters question，the author said_ Ait was the special delivery Bit was the postoffice box Cit was the note of appreciation he w

23、roteDit was he who wrote him a letter a year agoPassage 3 Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their familiesTelevision is the most significant of these influences，because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending schoo

24、l Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for childrenThe degree of violence in many of these shows also worries themStudies indicate that，when children are exposed to violence，they many become aggressive or insecure Parents are also concerned about the commercials tha

25、t their children see on televisionMany parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for childrenAnd some parents feel that these shows should not have any commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers Educational television ha

26、s no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve ofThe most famous of these is Sesame Street，which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet（字母）and numbersIt also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live Even though

27、 most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks for quality，some critics argue that all television，whether educational or not，is harmful to childrenThese critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored and passive（被动的）consum

28、ers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it41Which of the following statements is NOT based on the passage？ AParents are worried about the influence from television on their children BTelevision has much influence on children CBoth parents and their children like

29、 watching educational television DSome critics think that television is no good for children42In what ways do children suffer from television？ AThey become the victims of social violence BThey spend hours watching television instead of doing school work CThe programs make the children lose interest

30、in the world DThe programs make the children spend too much of their parents money43Parents would not like their children to see commercials because_ Athey think that their children are not old enough to handle advertising Bcommercials teach children alphabet and numbers Ccommercials help to sell pr

31、oducts Dthey dont like commercials44Educational television is widely appreciated because_ Ait does have the same commercials as others Bit offers programs for both children and their parents Cmany parents like the programs it offers for their children Dchildren can learn some school subjects before

32、they go to school45Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？ AWatching Too Much Television May Be Harmful to Young Minds BTelevision Is More Harmful than Educational CTelevisions Influence on ChildrenDMore Education TelevisionPart TV Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)Sectio

33、n ADirections：In this section there are 15 incomplete sentencesFor each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the ON E answer that best completes the sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center46That was so serious a matter

34、that I had no choice but _ the police Acalled in Bcalling in Ccall in Dto call in47Although Jack made a foolish mistake，we at him Aought to have laughed Boughtnt to have laughed Cought to laugh Dshould not to laugh48In no circumstance .A. smoking should be allowed on the campusB. should smoking be a

35、llowed on the campusC. should smoking allowed on the campusD. should smoking allow on the campus49we desire that the tour leader _ us immediately of any changes in plans Ainform Binforms Cinformed Dhas informed50These two areas are similar _ they both have a high rainfall during this season Ato that

36、 Bbesides that Cin that Dexcept that51_my love of landscape，nothing could persuade me to spend another day in the Highlands ABut for BFor all CAbove DExcept for52Scientists say it may be five or ten years _ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients Asince Bbefore Cafter Dwhen53_is no re

37、ason for dismissing him ABecause he was a few minutes late BOwing to a few minutes being late CThe fact that he was a few minutes late DBeing a few minutes late54Dieters should try to reach and _ a reasonable weight Acontain Bsecure Creserve Dmaintain55They claim that _ l，000 factories closed down d

38、uring economic crisis Asufficiently Bapproximately Cconsiderably Dproperly56. I _ an interesting news item in yesterdays Times Acame across Bcame up Ccame to Dcame over57I was stunned by the news，and my initial _ was anger Aimpression Breaction Ccomment Dother58We are interested in the weather becau

39、se it _ us so directlyWhat we wear，what we do，and even how we feel Abenefits Baffects Cguides Deffects59That probably explains why public opinion is broadly _ euthanasia（安乐死），or at least certain forms of it Ain relation to Bin contrast to Cin excess of Din favor of60She was _ a very affectionate per

40、sonAat heart Bin person Con purpose Dby natureSection BDirections：There are 10 blanks in the following passageFor each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and DYou should choose the ON E answer that best completes the passageThen make the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single

41、line through the center Another useful method for improving your reading is the ability to reflect on what is being presentedReaders 61 the material that they have read not simply to understand it， 62 to interpret，analyze，and critique this informationReaders use several different methods to help them reflect such as careful notetaking，synthesis（综合），and analysis Careful notetaking on your reading material 63 while you readPausing periodically to 64 about important claims or ideas， 65 details，or questions about nuclear concepts is a