大学英语B、网考英语B、2019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 dialogues For each dialogue there are four choices marked A ，B，C and D Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogueThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through

2、 the center 21 Can you turn down the radio ， please？ _ A Oh， I knowBI m sorry， I didn t realize it was that loudCI ll keep it down next timeD Please forgive me22 These are certainly beautiful flowers Thank you so much _ A No， no It s nothingB You are welcome CYes， I agreeD Yes， I think so ， too23 Hi

3、 ， Sam， I think you did a good job _ A Thank youB Don t mention itCNot at allD I did it quite badly24 Good morning ，sir May I help you ？ _ A No， I don t buy anythingB No ， I don t need your helpCYes， I need some sugarD Oh， no That s OK25 Could you help me with my homework， please？ _ A No， no wayBNo

4、，I couldntCNo ，I cantD Sorry I cantIhave to go to a meeting right now26 Why don t you travel to New York on vacation？ _ A I don t want to goBExcuse me， because I cantCI want to, but I havent enoughtgo moneyD Because I m going to school today27 Would you like to go fishing with us now？ _ A No， I don

5、t likeBIt sounds interesting but I have lots of homework to doCI won t tell youD Oh, it is well28 Could I speak to John Harris, please _ 1A Oh， how are youB I m JohnCI m listeningD Speaking29 Congratulations ！ You won the first prize in today s speech contest _ A Yes， I beat the othersB No, no, I di

6、dn t do it wellCThank youD It s a pleasure30 Can I have a look at your passport ？ _ A It is hereB Here is itC Here you areD No, you can tPart Reading Comprehension(30 points)Directions ：There are three passages in this partEach passage is followed by five questions For each question there are four c

7、hoices marked A ，B，C and D You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage 1Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence They show that he was learning Latin ，was very intere

8、sted in the basics of good behavior in society ，and was reading English literature At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics In fact ，his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman ， and incomplete For unlike other young Virginian of thatday，he did not go to the Col

9、lege of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of WilliamsburgInterms of formal training then， Washington contrasts sharply with some other early AmericanPresidents such as John Adams，Thomas Jefferson and James MadisonIn later years，Washingtonprobably regretted his lack of intellectualtraining He

10、 never felt comfortablein a debate inCongress（国会）， or on any subject that had not to do with everyday， practical matters Andbecause he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders， he did notvisit the country he admired so much Thus， unlike Jefferson and Adams， he never re

11、achedEurope31 Why didn t Washington go to college？A His family could not afford itBA college education was rather uncommon in his time CHe didn t like the young Virginian gentlemenD The author doesn t give any reason32 Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he_ A lacked practice i

12、n public speakingBfelt his education was not good enoughCdidn t like arguing and debating with peopleD felt that debating was like intellectual training33 The reason why Washington didn t visit France was probably that heA didn t reallycare about goingBdidn t know French leadersCcouldn t mmunicateco

13、 directly with the French leadersD was too busy to travel234 According to the author ， _A Washington s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage interla life BWashington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French CWashington was not as good a president as Adams， Jef

14、ferson or MadisonD Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen35 The main idea of the passage is that Washington s educationA was of great variety ， covering many subjectsBwas probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his timeCmay seem poor by modern standards， but was good enough fo

15、r his time D was rather limited for a presidentPassage 2Like most people ，I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting It was not untilin my late thirties that I made this important discovery： giving away makes life so much moreexciting You need not worry if you lack money This is how

16、I experimented with giving awayIf an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me，I step inand make the suggestion to the storekeeperOne discovery I made about giving away is that it isalmost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back

17、 ，though the return often comes in an unexpected form One Sunday morning the coal post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home ，though it was addressed to me at my office I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationMore than a year later I needed a post office box for a new

18、 business I was startingI was told at the window that there were no boxes left ，and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list As I was about to leave ， the postmaster appeared in the doorway He had overheard （无意中听到） our conversation “ Wasn t it you that wrote us thatletter a year ago abou

19、t delivering a special delivery to your home？” Isaid yes “ well， youcertainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you You don tknow what a letter like that means to us We usually get nothing but complaints ” 36 From the passage， we understand that_A the author did

20、not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirtiesBthe author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than giversCthe author received the same education as most people during his childhoodD the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting

21、37 According to the author_ A giving means you will lack moneyBthe excitement of giving can bring you moneyCyou don t have to be rich in order to giveD when you give away money, you will be rich38 The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper_ A in writingB in personCin the window displayD

22、 about the neighborhood39 When the author needed a pest office box,_ A he had to put his name on a waiting listBhe wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationCmany people had applied for post office boxes before him3D he asked the postmaster to make one for him40 In reply to the postmaster，sthequest

23、ionauthor said_ A it was the special deliveryBit was the post office boxCit was the note of appreciation he wroteD it was he who wrote him a letter a year agoPassage 3Childrenin the United States are exposed to many influences other than that oftheirfamilies Television is the most significant of the

24、se influences， because the habit of watchingtelevision usually begins before children start attending school Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children Thedegree of violence in many of these shows also worries them Studies indicate that，when children are expo

25、sed to violence， they many become aggressive or insecureParents are also concerned about the commercials that their children see on television Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children And some parents feelthat these shows should not have any commercials at all be

26、cause young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parentsapprove of The most famous of these is Sesame Street， which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alpha

27、bet（字母）and numbersIt also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks forquality ， some criticsargue that alltelevision ， whethereducational or not ， is harmfultochildren These critics

28、 feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored and passive（被动的）consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it 41 Which of the following statements is NOT based on the passage ？A Parents are worried about the influence

29、from television on their childrenBTelevision has much influence on children CBoth parents and their children like watching educational televisionD Some critics think that television is no good for children42 In what ways do children suffer from television？A They become the victims of social violence

30、 BThey spend hours watching television instead of doing school workCThe programs make the children lose interest in the world D The programs make the children spend too much of their parents money43 Parents would not like their children to see commercials because_ A they think that their children ar

31、e not old enough to handle advertising Bcommercials teach children alphabet and numbersCcommercials help to sell productsD they don t likemmercialsco44 Educational television is widely appreciated because_ A it does have the same commercials as others4Bit offers programs for both children and their

32、parentsCmany parents like the programs it offers for their childrenD children can learn some school subjects before they go to school45 Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage ？A Watching Too Much Television May Be Harmful to Young Minds BTelevision Is More Harmful than Edu

33、cational CTelevision s Influence on Children D More Education TelevisionPart TV Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)Section ADirections ： In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A ，B，C and DChoose the ON E answer that best completes the sentenc

34、eThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center 46 That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _ the police A called inB calling inC call inD to call in47 Although Jack made a foolish mistake ， weat him A ought to have laughedB oughtn t to have

35、 laughedCought to laughD should not to laugh48 In no circumstance.A. smoking should be allowed on the campusB. should smoking be allowed on the campusC. should smoking allowed on the campusD. should smoking allow on the campus49 we desire that the tour leader _ us immediately of any changes in plans

36、 A informB informsC informedD has informed50 These two areas are similar _ they both have a high rainfall during this season A to thatB besides thatC in thatD except that51 _my love of landscape ， nothing could persuade me to spend another day in theHighlands A But forB For allC AboveD Except for52

37、Scientists say it may be five or ten years _ it is possible to test this medicine onhuman patientsA sinceB beforeC afterD when53 _is no reason for dismissing him A Because he was a few minutes lateB Owing to a few minutes being lateCThe fact that he was a few minutes lateD Being a few minutes late54

38、 Dieters should try to reach and _ a reasonable weight A containB secureC reserveD maintain55 They claim that _ l ， 000 factories closed down during economic crisis A sufficientlyB approximatelyC considerablyD properly56. I _ an interesting news item in yesterday s TimesA came acrossB came upCcame t

39、oD came over57 I was stunned by the news， and my initial _ was anger 5A impressionB reactionC commentD other58 We are interested in the weather because it _ us so directly What we wear ，whatwe do， and even how we feelA benefitsB affectsC guidesD effects59That probably explains why public opinion is

40、broadly _ euthanasia （安乐死），or atleast certain forms of it A in relation to B in contrast to C in excess of D in favor of 60 She was _ a very affectionate person A at heartB in personC on purposeD by natureSection BDirections ： There are 10 blanks in the following passage For each blank there are fou

41、r choices marked A ，B，C and DYou should choose the ON E answer that best completes the passageThenmake the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Another useful method for improving your reading is the ability to reflect on what is beingpresented Readers61the

42、material that they have read not simply to understand it，62to interpret ，analyze，and critique this information Readers use several different methods to helpthem reflect such as careful note taking ， synthesis（综合）， and analysisCareful note taking on your reading material63while you read Pausing periodicallyto 64 about important claims or ideas ， 65 details，or questions about nuclear concepts is