统考指定教材07修订版大学英语B模拟试题三

1、统考指定教材（07修订版）：大学英语B模拟试题三Test 3第一部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例A B C D1-5 DCCCC 6-10ABABA1. Could you help me with my physics, please?_A. No, no way.B. No, I couldntC. No, I cant.D. Sorry I cant. I have to go to a meeting

2、right now.2. Could I speak to Don Watkins, please?_A. Im listeningB. Oh, how are you?C. Speaking, please.D. Im Don.3. Could I borrow your car for a few days?_A. Yes, you may borrow.B. Yes, go on.C. Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey.D. It doesnt matter.4. Thank you for inviting me._A. I really h

3、ad a happy time.B. Oh, its too lateC. Thank you for comingD. Oh, so slowly?5. May I see your tickets, please?_A. No, they are mine.B. No, you cant.C. Sure.D. Yes, you can.6. Hello, may I talk to the director now?_A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.B. No, you cant.C. Sorry, you cantD. I dont know.7.

4、I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A._A. Dont worry about it.B. Congratulations! Thats a difficult course.C. Mr. Brown is very good.D. Good luck to you!8. What can I do for you?_A. I want a kilo of pears.B. You can do in your own way.C. Thanks.D. Excuse me. Im busy.9. Excuse me,

5、but can you tell me the way to the post office?_A. Dont ask that.B. Sorry, Im a stranger here.C. No, I cant say that.D. No, youre driving too fast.10. Oh, sorry to bother you._A. Thats Okay.B. No, you cant.C. Thats good.D. Oh, I dont know.第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、

6、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例A B C D11-15 BCADB 16-20 DCBBD 21-25 BAABCPassage 1Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program call

7、ed “One On One” helps elementary students whove fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.Youd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a ch

8、ild with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors hell be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Th

9、ursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.Im sure youll enjoy this community service and youll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that youve had experience with children and that you care about your

10、community. If youd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodges office this week. (220 words)11. What is the purpose of the talk? _A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.B. To interest students in a new community program.C. To discuss the problems of elementary sch

11、ool students.D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.12. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? _A. To find jobs for graduating students.B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.D. To provid

12、e funding for a community service project.13. What does Professor Dodge do? _A. He advises students to participate in certain program.B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.D. He helps students prepare their resumes.14. What should

13、students who are interested in the tutorials do? _A. Contact the elementary school.B. Sign up for a special class.C. Submit a resume to the dean.D. Talk to Professor Dodge.15. Whom do you think the speaker addresses? _A. Faculty.B. Students.C. ResidentsD. Graduated students.Passage 2When John and Vi

14、ctoria 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 more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (be

15、d, 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 students, airline workers, young married couple people whose job or busi

16、ness 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 little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike.

17、They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that 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 their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to

18、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. (248words)16. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing busines

19、ses? _A. Selling home furnishings.B. Renting furnished apartments.C. Selling used furniture.D. Renting home furnishings.17. 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 lot of money.C. Because it saves them much trouble

20、 and money.D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.18. 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 have enough money to rent furniture.D. Peopl

21、e usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.19. 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.20. Young people liked renting home furniture in that _.A. They have less moneyB

22、. They dont want to buy old furnitureC. The new furniture is of good qualityD. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniturePassage 3Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some ch

23、eap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.How much paper do you use every year? Prob

24、ably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1990 the worlds use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.Paper,

25、 like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of year. Parchment was very strong; it was mad

26、e from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. (208words)21. Whats the meaning for the word “parchment”? _A. The skin of young animals.B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.C.

27、 The paper used by European countries.D. The paper of Egypt.22. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? _A. More jobs could be provided than before.B. More people could be educated than before.C. More books could be printed and distributed.D. More ways could be used to

28、exchange knowledge.23. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? _A. Around 1400.B. Around 1900.C. Around 400.D. Around 900.24. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? _A. ChinaB. SwedenC. EgyptD. Japan25. What is the main idea of this short talk? _A. More an

29、d more paper is being consumed nowadays.B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.第三部分：词汇与结构（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）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，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可

30、以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例A B C D26-30 DBCCA 31-35 DBACA 36-40 DCBBD 41-45 CBDAC26. When the railway is completed, we _ get to town much easily.A. mustB. wouldC. are able toD. will be able to27. You _ buy some reference books when you go to college.A. couldB. will have toC. must toD. might28. H

31、e didnt pass the final examination. He _ it.A. must have prepared forB. ought to prepare forC. ought to have prepared forD. ought to prepare for29. The atmosphere _ certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.A. composes ofB. is made upC. consists ofD. makes up of30. Neither John _ his fath

32、er was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.A. norB. orC. butD. and31. You dont mind _ you Xiao Li, do you?A. call B. to callC. to callingD. my calling32. The girl is _ of a film star.A. somebodyB. somethingC. anybodyD. anyone33. Charles regretted _ the TV set last year. The price

33、 has now come down.A. buyingB. to buyC. ofD. from34. I have the complacent feeling _ Im highly intelligent.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. this35. It was on the beach _ Miss White found the kid lying dead.A. thatB. thisC. itD. which36. We all thought _ pity that you were unable to attend our meeting.A. tha

34、tB. which C. thisD. it37. I had my meals _ when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.A. to bringB. bringC. broughtD. bringing38. What a bad memory Ive got! I even forgot _ the book with me.A. tookB. takingC. takeD. taken39. The dean of the Philosophy Department requested that the visiting scholar _ a le

35、cture on the philosopher Sartre.A. gaveB. giveC. would giveD. had given40. After the Minister of Education had finished speaking at the press conference, he was made _ all sorts of awkward questions.A. answerB. answeringC. answeredD. to answer41. Janes dress is similar in design _ her sisters.A. lik

36、e B. withC. toD. as42. I was satisfied with her explanation, _.A. so my classmates wereB. so were my classmatesC. so my classmates didC. so did my classmates43. The sports meeting was put off till the next week _ rain.A. in spite ofB. soC. becauseD. because of44. I will count three hundred and not o

37、ne of you _ move a bit.A. is toB. are toC. is D. are45. His salary as a driver is much higher than _.A. a porterB. is a porterC. that of a porterD. as a porter第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子，针对每给句子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例A B C D46-50 DDCAB 51-55 BCC

38、ABOne day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of 46 “Its bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “ Yes. Im thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said.At that moment 47 went out. Jamie and his mother were in th

39、e dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamies mother said. She got more worried. 48 always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, dont worry, mum. Theyre right.” Theyre 49 to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing

40、 boats himself. The fishing boats would 50 the cove （海湾）in the dark.Jamie took flare and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 51 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He 52 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose a

41、nd cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 53 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 54 sailin

42、g into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 55 the fishermen of the village.46. A. the windB. the cloudsC. the rainD. the weather47. A. JamieB. his motherC. the fireD. the lights48. A. MessagesB. AccidentsC. TroublesD. Questions49. A. sureB. luckyC. safeD. ready50. A. loseB. missC. leaveD. forget51. A. pushedB. pulledC. carriedD. climbed52. A. madeB. triedC. failedD. finished53. A. were atB. had foundC. had passed byD. were going into54. A. nowB. thenC. onceD. again55. A. answerB. saveC.