电大大学英语真题

1、大学英语B6一、交际英语1.How do you do? _ A.How are you?B.Good afternoon. C.I'm fine.D.How do you do?答案：D2.- Could I borrow your car for a few days?- _ A.Yes, you may borrow.B.Yes, go on.C.Sure, here is the key. Enjoy your journey.D.It doesn't matter.答案：C3.Is that seat taken?- _ A.Please don't worr

2、y.B.I don't think so.C.Why not?D.It's very nice.答案：B4.- Wow! This is a marvelous room! I've never known you're so artistic.- _ A.Great, I am very art-conscious.B.Don't mention it.C.Thanks for your compliments.D.It's fine.答案：C5.- Is it possible for you to work late tonight? -

3、_ A.I like it.B.I'll do that.C.I'd love to.D.I think so.答案：D二、阅读理解A dolphin（海豚）is always well-known as a clever and friendly animal. Recently another amazing（令人惊奇的）discovery made by the British marine（海洋的）biologist (生物学家) Alexis shows that dolphins, to our surprise, keep in touch with each o

4、ther by calling each other's names among themselves something like human beings. Alexis recorded over 1700 different kinds of dolphins' calls and made a careful analysis of them. The analysis shows each dolphin has his own sound signal referring specially to himself and used all the time whe

5、n he gets in touch with others. What's more, one dolphin is even able to imitate another's cry in more or less the same way as sometimes human beings do while talking with birds, which is believed to be an important step towards language from animals' calls.6.Alexis's new discovery a

6、bout dolphins is that they are famous.A.TB.F 答案：B7.A dolphin is able to talk with birds.A.TB.F答案：B8.Imagining others' cries is thought to be a step from animals' calls to language.A.TB.F答案：A9.A dolphin is like a human being by speaking in a certain language.A.TB.F答案：B10.The main idea of the

7、text is a new discovery about the dolphin.A.TB.F答案：AWhen John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that

8、 more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign stud

9、ents, airline workers, young married couples - people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with littl

10、e money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of the

11、ir own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. 11.Which of the follo

12、wing has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? A.Selling home furnishings.B.Renting furnished apartments.C.Selling used furniture.D.Renting home furnishings.答案：D12.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?A.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.B.Because it saves them a l

13、ot of money.C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.D.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.答案：C13.What can you infer from the passage?A.The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town.C.Only those who dont

14、 have enough money to rent furniture.D.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.答案：B14.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A.Rent or Buy?B.A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.C.Furnished Apartments.D.A New Idea.答案：B15.Young people liked renting home

15、furniture because_A.they have less money.B.they dont want to buy old furniture.C.the new furniture is of good quality.D.they dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.答案：D三、词汇与语法16.For some years after his graduation, he _ some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped

16、them one by one.A.caught up withB.kept in touch withC.kept upD.made up with答案：B17.If you observe more closely, Margaret is _ of the two girls.A.the tallerB.tallerC.the tallestD.tallest答案：A18.The computer system _ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A.broke downB.broke out

17、C.broke upD.broke in答案：A19.Tom _ more than twenty pounds on the novel.A.spentB.paidC.costD.took答案：A20.While I was in the university, I learned taking photos, _ is very useful now for me.A.itB.whichC.thatD.what答案：B四、完型填空 A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much _21_ a nice-look

18、ing watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in _22_ se

19、conds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already _23_ among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, "Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?" he said in a low voice, "It's only a hundred do

20、llars." "The young man doesn't know I saw him _24_ the watch just now," he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend _25_ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, &

21、quot;You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together."21. A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：C22. A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：A23. A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：B24. A.a

22、 fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：E25. A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：D五、英译汉26.There is only some old furniture in the room.答案：这间房里布置了几件旧家具。27.Li Ming is a friend of mine whom I have known since childhood.答案：李明是我从小就认识的一位朋友。28.No matter how much it cost, he had to get the ca

23、r fixed.答案：无论费用多高，他也不得不去修车。29.He didn't need to attend the meeting.答案：他没必要参加那个会议。30.Most students feel satisfied with the progress theyve made.答案：大多数学生对自己所取得的进步感到满意。31.You and your team can discover the answers to problems together.答案：你和你的团队能够一起找到问题的答案。六、写作32.写作Instructions:根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少

24、于80词的短文。The One I Love Most1.介绍你最喜欢的一个人；2.说明喜欢他（她）的理由。大学英语B7一、交际英语1.- Do you like to play basketball?- _A.Perhaps.B.No. Xiaowang does not like it.C.I am crazy about it.D.I am pleased about it. 答案：C2.- We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?- _ A.I'm afraid not, b

25、ecause I have to go to an important meeting.B.Of course not. I have no idea.C.No, I can't.D.That's all set.答案：A3.- Could I speak to Don Watkins, please？- _ A.Speaking, please.B.Oh, how are you？C.I'm listening.D.I'm Don.答案：A4.- Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post

26、office? - _Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can't miss it. A.I beg your pardon?B.What do you mean?C.You're welcome.D.Mm, let me think.答案：D5.- Hello, I'm Harry Potter. - Hello, my name is Charles Green, but _.A.call my CharlesB.call me at CharlesC.call me Charles

27、D.call Charles me答案：C二、阅读理解 I was born in the late twenties on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. I went through the public schools of Atlanta for a period, and then I went to study at what was then known as the Atlanta University Lab High School for two years. After that school was closed, I went t

28、o Booker T. Washington High School. The neighborhood in which I was born was quite ordinary: no one was very rich. Most of the blacks in the neighborhood who had some money lived in a section of the town known as "Hunter Hills". It was a very nice area to be in. I have a wonderful mother a

29、nd father. I can hardly remember a time that they ever argued. It is quite easy for me to think of love all over the world because I grew up in a family where love was central and where lovely relationships were ever present. It is quite easy for me to develop optimism (乐观主义) about human nature main

30、ly because of my experiences when I was a child. In my own life I have put together in my character both my father's and my mother's characters. My father has strong determination for good things and my mother is gentle and sweet. Because of the influence of my mother and father, I guess I a

31、lways have a strong wish to serve the interests of people. I thought I could probably do it better as a lawyer or doctor, but I was slow to make up my mind. But six months of working with my father after graduation from college gave me all the determination for entering the missionary (牧师工作). 6.The

32、writer most probably was born between 1925 and 1929.A.TB.F答案：A7.It seems that the writer liked the place in which he was born.A.TB.F答案：A8.The writer's family was a center of love.A.TB.F答案：B9.The writer's experiences in his childhood taught him how to put together his parents' characters.

33、A.TB.F答案：B10.The writer thought that being a lawyer or doctor was not an easy decision.A.TB.F答案：BToday Newton is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in it. They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a great number of them knocked down a man or woman walking home

34、at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed many people.The Government ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they didn't kill many. The Government promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every

35、day. A Government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the Government office. The Government officer thought that people were stealing dad rats from the pil

36、e. He ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the Government didn't pay any more money. 11.Newton is a place which _.A.used to be very cleanB.is no longer a cityC.is very cleanD.will be very clean答案：C12.When the Government first ordered the pe

37、ople to kill rats, the people _.A.asked for some money for each dead ratB.stole dead rats from the pileC.were too lazy to kill many ratsD.killed nearly all the rats quickly答案：C13.The people killed rats _.A.to get money from the GovernmentB.to help the Government make the city cleanC.to make the Gove

38、rnment officer happyD.to protect（保护）their cats and dogs答案：A14.A deep hole was dug so that _.A.the rats couldn't come out to attack people at nightB.people could take rats from it easilyC.people would kill more ratsD.nobody could take any rats from the pile答案：D15.What is the best topic for this p

39、assage?A.How to Kill RatsB.Newton一A City of RatsC.How Newton Became a Very Clean PlaceD.How Newton Became a Famous City答案：C三、词汇与语法16.What's the weather forecast _ tomorrow?A.forB.toC.withD.of答案：A17.He put forward a theory, _ of great importance to the progress of science of technology.A.I think

40、which is B.which I think isC.which is I thinkD.I think it is 答案：B18.If she wants to keep slim, she must make a _ in her diet.A.changeB.turnC.runD.go答案：A19.You had better _ a doctor as soon as possible.A.seeingB.sawC.seeD.seen答案：C20.Mike is better than Peter _swimmingA.forB.atC.onD.in答案：B四、完型填空 Mr. Know-all was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing, a man passed in the street. Seeing Mr. Know-all, he stopped and said, "_21_, but if you keep on sawing that b