电大大学英语B网考题库

1、大学英语（B）统考模拟题1第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）1. Did you use to play the piano? _B_.A. yes, I doB. No, I didnt C. Yes, I play it everyday D. No, I do2. Im going to Beijing next week, you know, its one of the most beautiful cities in China. A .A. Enjoy yourself B. Its a pleasureC. Good luck D. Very good3.

2、Hi, is Mary there, please? _A_.A. Hold on. Ill get her. B. No, she isnt here.C. yes, she lives hereD. Yes, what do you want?4. Are you getting a new flat this year? _B_ I cant afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat.A. Without question.B. You must be joking.C. Good idea!D. Are you sure?5. I

3、 was worried about my math, but Mr. Brown gave me an A. _B_A. Dont worry about it.B. Congratulations! Thats a difficult course.C. Mr. Brown is very good.D. Good luck to you!第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）Passage 1There was once an ant that was very thirsty. It ran here and there looking for some water

4、but could not find any. Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it. The ant drank the water, which saved its life. The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly

5、the ant could speak the language of human beings. The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds. “Why are you sad?” asked the ant. “Im the prisoner of the giant,” the girl told the ant. “He wont let me go until Ive made three separate heaps of grain, barley (大麦) a

6、nd rye（黑麦）out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”“That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.“I know,” the girl cried, “and if I havent finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”“Dont cry,” the ant said, “my friends an

7、d I will help you.”Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.6. What is an ant? BA. A small animal.B. An insect.C. A birdD. A giant7. W

8、hen did the drop of water fall on the ant? CA. When it was looking for food.B. When it saved the ants life.C. When it was nearly dying. D. When it looked up.8. Why was the young girl crying? DA. Because of her sadnessB. Because she saw the ant C. Because the giant would let her goD. Because the gian

9、t had given her an impossible job to do.9. What would the giant do if the girl failed to do the work? AA. He would eat herB. He would let her goC. He would take her away D. He would send her to prison10. Who or what saved the girls life? DA. The giant. B. The ant.C. The ants friends D. Her tears.Pas

10、sage 2Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. Whatever your budget is, the choicefrom basic barn to small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castleis all part of fun.HostelsCheap, good-value hostels are aimed at all types of like-minded travelers, who prefer value over luxury

11、 and you dont have to be young or single to use them. Britains independent hostels and backpackers hostels also offer a great welcome. Facilities and prices vary, especially in rural areas, where some hostels are a little more than a bunkhouse(临时住房) while others are remarkably comfortable almost lik

12、e bargain hotels.Youth hotelsFounded many years ago to “help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside”, the Youth Hotels Association is still going strong in the 21st century. The network of 230 hotels is a perfect gateway for exploring

13、Britains towns and countryside.B&BsThe B&B (bed and breakfast) is a great British institution. In essence you get a room in somebodys house, and small B&Bs may only have one guest room, so youll really feel like part of the family. Larger B&Bs may have four or five rooms and more facilities, but jus

14、t as warm as a welcome.In country areas your B&B might be in a village or an isolated farm surrounded by fields. Prices reflect facilities: and usually run from around 12 to 20 per person. City B&Bs charge about 25 to 30 per person, although theyre often cheaper as you go further out to the suburbs.

15、Pubs & InnsAs well as selling drinks and meals, Britains pubs and inns sometimes offer B&B, particularly in country areas. Staying a night or two can be great fun and puts you at the heart of the local community.Rates range from around 15 to 25 per person. Pubs are more likely to have single rooms.

16、11. In this passage the author mainly _A_.A. tells us where to stay while visiting BritainB. advises readers to pay a visit to BritainC. introduces the wonderful public services in BritainD. gives us some information about British life12. _B_ are mainly built for young visitors.A. Pubs & InnsB. Yout

17、h HotelsC. HostelsD. B&Bs13. If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, youd better stay in _D_.A. Pubs & InnsB. Youth HotelsC. HostelsD. B&Bs14. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay

18、? _C_.A. Pubs & InnsB. Youth HotelsC. HostelsD. B&Bs15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage?_B_A. Pubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and breakfast.B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast.C. Pubs and inns charge a visitor 25 at the most.D

19、. If you want a single room, you are more likely to get one in pubs.第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）16. The window was broken. Try to _A_ who has broken it.A. find outB. findC. look for D. look17. The old houses are being pulled down to _A_ a new office block.A. make room for B. make use ofC. take the p

20、lace of D. supply with18. A number of people _C_ at the street corner.A. amB. is C. are D. be19. I have the complacent feeling _C_ Im highly intelligent.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. this20. How can he _ B _ if he is not _B_?A. listen; hearingB. hear; listeningC. be listening; heardD. be hearing; listene

21、d to第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）A: Hi, Sun Yan! What are you busy doing these days?B:Im busy _21_ for the Spring Festival.A:What do you mean by the Spring Festival?B:Dont you know about the Spring Festival? Its_22_your Christmas holiday.Its_23_important holiday in China.A:Oh, I see. _24_ is the holi

22、day?B:About one week long.A: What do you usually do during the holiday?B:Lots of things, such as eating and drinking, playing Majiang, going to movies and temple fairs（庙会）,visiting relatives and friends and so on. In many places people like to set off firecrackers（鞭炮）.It is very interesting. But now

23、 it _25_ in some big cities because it is not safe.A:Do you eat special food _26_ the holiday?B:Yes, we eat dumplings.A:Do children like the holiday?B:Sure. Children can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents.A:What is that money for?B:This money _2

24、7_ to children for good luck by their parents or other senior people. Children can use the money _28_ a lot of things for _29_. A:Thats very interesting. Thank you for _30_ me so much about the Spring Festival.B:Its pleasure.C 21. A. preparedB. to prepareC. preparingD. be prepareB 22. A. likes B. li

25、ke C. likingD. linkedB 23. A. moreB. the mostC. much D. manyA 24. A. How longB. How often C. How soonD. How quick B 25. A. doesnt allowB. isnt allowedC. allowsD. allowedB 26. A. inB. for C. atD. withA 27. A. is given B. givesC. gaveD. givenA 28. A. to buyB. buying C. boughtD. buyedB 29. A. themB. th

26、emselves C. theirselvesD. theirs C 30. A. to tellB. tellC. tellingD. told第五部分：英译汉（共3小题；每题5分，满分15分）请在15分钟内把下列3句英文翻译成中文。31. Its not much different from that heavy metal music you like so much.那跟你喜欢的重金属音乐并没有什么不同。32. This place has plentiful material resources.这个地方的物质资源是丰富的。33. You neednt go there anymo

27、re. He already knows about it. 你不必去了，他已经知道那件事了。第六部分：写作（满分15分）Instructions: 建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。Which means of transportation do you prefer?内容需包括以下方面：1. 哪一种是你最喜欢的交通方式2. 阐述你的理由3. 做出结论Which means of transportation do you prefer?Which kind of public transportation do I prefer? Well, let

28、me tell you something about it. As far as I am concerned, I like to take train best.There are three reasons for my choice. Firstly, taking train is the cheapest way for traveling, which costs much less than using airplane and private cars. Secondly, taking train is the safest way for traveling, whic

29、h causes much less traffic accidents than any other means of transportation. Thirdly, taking train is the most convenient way for traveling, which saves you a lot of troubles of parking or going to the airport, as you can go to the railway station more easily. But it takes the longest time for trave

30、ling, sometimes it is very difficult for you to get the ticket.Anyway, I like traveling in my own way and take train as the means of transportation.大学英语（B）统考模拟题2第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）1.Thank you for your nice gift. _A_A. Im glad you like it. B. No, thanks.C. Its very kind of you. D. Im sorry to

31、 hear that.2.Do you prefer tea or coffee? _C_A. Milk.B. Yes, I like tea.C. Coffee, please.D. None.3.How often do you go dancing? _C_A. I will go dancing tomorrow. B. Yesterday.C. Every other day. D. Ive been dancing for a year.4.Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office? _D_ Oh

32、 yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You cant miss it.A. I beg your pardon?B. What do you mean?C. Youre welcome.D. Mm, let me think.5.How do you do? Glad to meet you. _B_A. Fine. How are you?B. How do you do? Glad to meet you, too.C. How are you? Thank you!D. Nice. How are you?第二部分：阅

33、读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）Passage 1There were once many sheiks (阿拉伯的酋长) who wanted to marry Queen Maura, for she was one of the most beautiful and powerful queens of Arabia.However, she did not like most of the sheiks, and soon there were only three left on her list of possible husbands. These three she

34、iks were all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was hard for the Queen to choose the best one.One evening, she disguised herself and went to where the three sheiks were having their evening meal. She asked them to give her something to eat.The first sheik gave her some stale (不新鲜的) food

35、 left over from the day before.The second sheik gave her a tough piece of old camels tail.The third sheik, whose name was Hakim, gave her some of the most tender (嫩的) and tasty meat.The next day, she invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She told her servants to give each sheik what he h

36、ad given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of tender and tasty meat, would not eat it unless the other two sheiks could share it with him.Queen Maura was certain which of the sheiks she wanted to marry.“Hakim is the most generous of you,” she told them, “so I want to marry him and

37、he will become king.”6. What was Queen looking for? DA. A sheik.B. A king.C. A man.D. A husband.7. Why did the Queen disguise herself? AA. Because she didnt want to be recognized by the sheiks. B. Because she wanted to get an evening meal.C. Because she wanted to get some hard food.D. Because she wa

38、nted to get some tasty food.8. What did she give the sheiks to eat the next evening? DA. An evening meal. B. Some stale food. C. A plate of tender and tasty meat. D. Three different meals.9. Why didnt Hakim want to eat his meal? CA. Because he was not hungry.B. Because it was too tasty.C. Because th

39、e other sheiks had worse food. D. Because the other sheiks had better food.10. When did the Queen finally decide who to marry? BA. When she went to see Hakim.B. The next evening after the meal.C. The next day.D. When Hakim refused to eat his meal.Passage 2A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is

40、 likely to be that everyone is in a rushoften under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going，restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their tasks. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this count

41、ry.Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you dont, waiters will hurry you.You also find drivers will be ab

42、rupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.The view of time affects the importance we

43、attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return, be this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lan

44、ds where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welc

45、oming cup of tea or coffee that may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than eval

46、uate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. 11. Which of the following statements is wrong? _D_A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.B. Americans attach less importance t

47、o patience.C. Americans dont care much about ritual socializing.D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _B_.A. a less important thingB. a first concernC. a good businessD. an attractive gift13. Americans evaluate a business colleagu

48、e _D_.A. through social courtesyB. through prolonged business talksC. by establishing business relationsD. by learning about their past performance14. This passage mainly talks about _A_.A. how Americans treasure their time B. how busy Americans are every dayC. how Americans do business with foreign

49、ersD. what American way of life is like15. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is _C_.A. criticalB. ironicalC. appreciativeD. objective第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）16. Chinese is spoken by the _C_ number of people in the world.A. smallest B. most C. largestD. wide17. Theres

50、 lots of fruit _D_ the tree. Our little cat is also in the tree.A. inB. atC. underD. on18. Have you got _B_ E-mail address?Yes, mine is Li Ping A. the B. anC. a D. /19. It was on the beach _A_ Miss White found the kid lying dead.A. thatB. thisC. itD. which20. Whats his mother like? _D_.A

51、. Shes very happy. B. Shes at home.C. She likes watching TV. D. Shes tall and thin.第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently _21_ come to _22_ something looked through. Stores _23_ their goods in large glass windows.

52、 Glass bottles and jars _24_ food and drink allow us _25_ the contents. Glass _26_ spectacles, microscopes, telescopes, and _27_ very useful and necessary objects, _28_ glasses are used by people who can not see _29_ or by people who want to protect their eyes _30_ bright light.B 21. A. they B. do t

53、hey C. they have D. have theyD 22. A. think it B. think if of C. think it as D. think of it as C 23. A. protect B. hide C. display D. set aside C 24. A. hold B. held C. that hold D. that holdingB 25. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seenB 26. A. used to make B. is used to make C. is used to making D. u

54、sed to makingB 27. A. many others B. many other C. else D. anotherA 28. A. and B. as well C. or D. eitherA 29. A. perfectly B. perfect C. perfection D. perfectedA 30. A. from B. in C. with D. beyond第五部分：英译汉（共3小题；每题5分，满分15分）31. Once all the information is completed, you sign here.所有内容都填完之后，你就在这儿签名。32

55、. Okay, and I need a pen to fill out the address. 好，我还得借一支笔来填写地址。33. The most common samples of inorganic materials are the gases of the atmosphere, water, rocks, etc.大气中的气体、水、岩石都是无机物中最普通的实例。第六部分：写作（满分15分）On private Cars1. 一些人认为应鼓励私人购买汽车。2. 另一些人认为应该控制私人购买汽车。3. 你的看法。Today, peoples living standard is improving rapidly. As a result, some people have bought cars o