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1、2008年统考英语模拟试题试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试模拟试题 大学英语B_第一部分 英语知识运用此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. What would you like to drink? _. A. Ill have a Coke, please. B. Thank you. C. Soft drink. D. I dont like drink. 正确答案：A2. What time did you get home yesterday? _nine oclock

2、_the morning. A. On, in B. At, on C. At, in D. On, at 正确答案：C3. Its good to have seen you again. Bye! _. A. Good luck. B. Its getting late. C. Have a good dream. D. I want to see you. 正确答案：A4. My wallet was stolen. _ A. Its not bad. B. You will be rich. C. Thats terrible. D. Where is it now? 正确答案：C5.

3、 I'd like to buy a TV of high quality. _. A. Would you please turn on the TV? B. There is nothing good on TV now C. The TV needs repairing D. We have several models to be chosen. 正确答案：D6.May I see your ticket, please? A. Here it is. B. No,you can C. Yes,you can. D. No,it is mine. 正确答案：A7.I think

4、 he is an honest man. A. No, it isnt. B. Neither do I. C. Yes, so do I. D. Yes, he is so. 正确答案：C8.Im terribly sorry that Ive spilled some coffee on the carpet._ A. Sorry B. It doesnt matter. C. Thats right. D. Dont mention it. 正确答案：B9.Doctor, I dont feel well. _ A. You are fine. B. It doesnt matter.

5、 C. Whats the matter? D. Dont take it seriously. 正确答案：C10. Tom, Ive got married. _ A. You got married! Congratulation, Bob. B. Terrible C. Youre silly. D. I dont believe it. 正确答案：A_第二部分 阅读理解此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 _Passage My friend Mike was shaking his hea

6、d in disbelief. "That young woman who just waited on me," he said, pointing to an employee of the fast food restaurant where we were eating, "had to call someone over to help her count change. The cash register (现金出纳机) showed her I needed 99 cents, but she couldn't figure out how

7、to count out the coins." I understood Mike's concern. What we have done in this country, although unintentionally, is to create several generations of individuals most of whom have no idea how to reason; how to do simple math; how to do research; or, finally, how to be creative (有创造力的). The

8、 reason for this is our overuse of information technology: video games, television, digital watches, calculators, and computers. Information technology feeds us information without requiring us to think about it and let us perform operations without understanding them. It is time we took a hard look

9、 at an educational system that only teaches our children how to push buttons. Our kids can't tell time if the clock has hands. They can use calculators, but cannot add, subtract, divide, or multiply. Video games have taken the place of active, imaginative play. Although most of them are technica

10、lly literate, they choose not to read. They are so used to television and movies that they cannot use their imagination to stay interested in a book.It is not enough to recognize that a problem exists. What we need is a solution. The one I offer is simple to suggest, but may be impossible to carry o

11、ut. We must unplug our children. If we don't, they will never learn how to solve problems. They will never learn even basic reasoning skills and will certainly not develop creativity. Instead of filling classrooms with electronics, let's concentrate on good old-fashioned literacy reading boo

12、ks. Students must be taught not to perform computer operations by rote (死记), but to figure and reason for themselves. They must see how things work and how processes lead to results, they must also stretch their imagination. 11.We can see from the passage that the author believes _. A. information t

13、echnology is being overused B. modern technology helps us to do things we don't even understand C. reading benefits children more than anything else D. electronics has no place in the classroom 正确答案：C12.What solution does the author suggest to our children's problem? A. Get them off TV and c

14、omputer games. B. Turn off all electronic equipment at school. C. Teach them how to learn from video games. D. Give them freedom in the use of computers. 正确答案：A题目解析：细节推理题。从第二段中第三句“Video games have taken the place of active, imaginative play.”（电子游戏占据了活跃想象游戏的太多空间）可以推理出作者建议让孩子们远离电视和电脑游戏，所以正确答案为A“让孩子们远离

15、电视和电脑游戏”。13.For children to be interested in reading, they must _. A. have an imaginative mind B. be given the right books C. turn off their television sets D. have a large enough vocabulary 正确答案：A14.What is Mike's concern? A. People now rely too much on information technology. B. Many restauran

16、ts now do not provide good service. C. Modern technology feeds us too much information. D. We are creating people who can't think for themselves. 正确答案：D15.What is the problem with the employee of the fast food restaurant? A. She does not know how to operate the cash register. B. She is unable to

17、 solve simple math problems. C. She lacks coins for customers' change. D. She does not know how to count coins 正确答案：B_PassageThe strange close understanding between twins is a familiar enough phenomenon. Often they seem to understand each other and share each others emotions to such an extent th

18、at one suspects some kind of thought communication.What is not so widely known is that this special relationship often acts as a brake on twins intellectual development. As they are partly isolated in their own private world, twins communicate less with adults than do other children. The verbal abil

19、ity of a four-year-old twin is typically 6 months behind that of a non-twin. The problem can be particularly severe in an underprivileged family a one- parent family for example where there is little stimulation for children anyway.Such children, while capable of mutual comprehension in a private la

20、nguage, often remain incomprehensible to outsiders and are thus at severe educational disadvantage. The only solution to the problem, cruel though it may seem, is to separate the twins thus forcing them to acquire ordinary speech helped and guided by sympathetic parents and teachers.16.The writer me

21、ntions all of the items listed below except _. A. twins can help each other B. twins share each others emotion C. twins are able to understand each other in a private language D. twins communicate less with their parents 正确答案：A17.The author probably feels that the twins problems _. A. cannot be solv

22、ed because the solution is very cruel B. can be solved because twins will be separated C. can not be solved unless the twins are forced to live in an ordinary environment D. can be solved if the adults communicate with them more often 正确答案：C18.Whats the reason for twins to be at a disadvantage in th

23、eir intellectual development? A. They can only understand their own private language. B. They communicate less with outsiders than non-twins. C. There is little stimulation for them. D. Adults dont like to talk with them. 正确答案：B19.“An underprivileged family” (Para. 2) may refer to _. A. the family w

24、here the parents are divorced B. the family which is in poor condition C. the family where the parents are less educational D. all of the above 正确答案：D20.Many people dont know that _. A. twins understand each other to talk B. twins are slow to learn to talk C. twins are unlikely to do less well at sc

25、hool than other children D. there exists thought communication between twins 正确答案：B_Passage In most lectures, several main ideas are presented. These are the concepts the lecturer wants the students to remember. Often the lecture has a general idea that serves as an “umbrella” covering the other mai

26、n concepts. The students job, then, is to pick out the main concepts, including the “umbrella” idea. Lecturers usually begin with an introduction. Sometimes the main concepts and the “umbrella” idea are briefly presented in the introduction; often they are not. Next comes the body of the lecture. It

27、 is here that the several main concepts are always presented. The final part of a lecture, the conclusion, is traditionally a summary of the main concepts. This is also the place where the “umbrella” idea can most easily re repeated, restated, or even introduced for the first time. When a lecture is

28、 well organized, with a clear-cut beginning, middle, and end, the main ideas are usually easy to pick out. When a lecture is not well organized, getting the gist (要点) of what is being said is quite difficult. Some lecturers are “long-winded”, taking a long time to come to the point. Others ramble on

29、 (杂乱无章地漫谈) and never seem to come to the point at all. 21.What is the main idea of this passage? A. A successful lecture. B. The usage of a lecture C. The organization of a lecture. D. What can we get from a lecture? 正确答案：C22.Which of the following is a well-organized lecture? A. Those that ramble o

30、n the points. B. Those that dont come to the point at all. C. Those that have a clear-cut beginning, middle and end. D. Those that are “long-winded”. 正确答案：C23.What are the parts that a lecture normally has? A. Conclusion, main body and introduction. B. Main body, conclusion and introduction. C. Intr

31、oduction, main body and conclusion D. Introduction, conclusion and main body. 正确答案：C24.In a lecture, what is the students main job? A. To give an “umbrella” to the lecture. B. To pick out the main concepts. C. To answer questions. D. To find the main concepts and the “umbrella” idea. 正确答案：D25.What d

32、oes the underlined part “umbrella” refer to? A. A cover of something B. The general idea C. The main concepts. D. An instrument to protect people from the rain 正确答案：B_第三部分 词汇和结构此部分共有20个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 26.The prisoner has been _ of many privileges that ave

33、rage citizens enjoy. A. ensured B. informed C. deprived D. convinced 正确答案：A27.The sports center will provide more opportunities _ students and teachers alike. A. with B. by C. than D. for 正确答案：D28.Literature and art have a great influence _peoples ideology. A. to B. on C. for D. onto 正确答案：B29._ the

34、police found the lost couple in a cave in the deep forest. A. At the end B. On the end C. In the end D. For the end 正确答案：C30.In computer programming, this model is _ to any of the others we have in the department. A. the most superior B. superior C. superior the most D. more superior 正确答案：B31.we con

35、sider _ the instrument should be adjusted each time it is used. A. that it necessary B. necessary that C. it necessary that D. necessary of it that 正确答案：C32.He raised his arms to _ his face from the blow. A. protest B. protect C. prevent D. keep 正确答案：B33.I have decided to cancel the trip to Europe _

36、 the fact that I have been looking forward to touring European countries for many years A. in case of B. because of C. as a result of D. in spite of 正确答案：D34.Neither John nor I _able to persuade Richards grandfather to attend the wedding. A. am B. are C. are to be D. is 正确答案：A35._, the worse I seem

37、to feel. A. When I take more medicine B. Taking more medicine C. The more medicine I take D. The more I take medicine 正确答案：C36.The soldier was_ of running away when the enemy attacked A. accused B. charged C. scolded D. punish 正确答案：C37._ riding to school, Mary usually goes to school on foot. A. With

38、out B. Rather than C. Instead of D. In spite of 正确答案：C38.However _ his remarks were, I should not have shouted at him. A. amusing B. impolite C. disinteresting D. suitable 正确答案：B39.Much to my surprise, they went away without telling us their _ address. A. forever B. everlasting C. permanent D. etern

39、al 正确答案：C40.Never before _ see such a terrible car accident on the road ! A. I have B. have I C. I did D. did I 正确答案：D41.Had you come five minutes earlier , you _ the train to Birmingham , But now you missed it . A. would catch B. would have caught C. could catch D. should catch 正确答案：B42.When Lily c

40、ame home at 5 p.m . yesterday , her mother _ dinner in the kitchen . A. cooked B. was cooking C. cooks D. has cooked 正确答案：B43.The young lady coming over to us _ our English teacher; the way she walks tells us that ! A. must be B. can be C. would be D. could be 正确答案：A44.He has been _ for nearly three

41、 weeks after the death of his dear pet. A. sad B. satisfied C. evil D. joyful 正确答案：A45.The old couple said they _ in this city for over 50 years. A. have lived B. have been living C. had been living D. live 正确答案：B_第四部分 完型填空短文中共有10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子空缺部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Nobody wants t

42、o be (46) . Unfortunately our bodies can develop problems. When we arent (47) ,our bodies tell us . Sometimes a part of our body hurts. When a part of our body (48) , we say we have aches and pains. We can have aches and pains in different parts of the body.We call some simple (49) problems "ac

43、hes." For example, we can have a headache, a toothache, an earache, a backache or a stomachache. Other simple problems are not (50) aches, so we describe them in different ways. For example, we can have a sore throat, a sore leg, a sore toe."pain" is another word that we use to (51) a problem. We can have a pain in the chest, a pain in the shoulder or a pain (52) the back. A pain is strong. Also, a pain hurts in s specif