月份电大远程网络教育大学英语B统考试卷原题

1、大学英语B8一、社交英语1、-Bringmethebill,please.-_A：Youarewelcome.B：Pleasewaitforamoment,sir.C：Illhurryup.D：Bequick.答案：B2、-Didyouwinthe100metrerace?-Yes,Idid.-Really?-_.A：CongratulationsB：BestwishesC：GoodluckD：Right答案：A3、-Hello,mayItalktothedirectornow?-_A：Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment.B：No,youcant.C：Sorry,youcant

2、.D：Idontknow.答案：A4、-Couldyouhelpmewithmyphysics,please？-_A：No,noway.B：No,Icouldnt.C：No,Icant.D：SorryIcant.Ihavetogotoameetingrightnow.答案：D5、-MustItakeataxi?-No,you_.Youcantakemycar.A：hadbettertoB：dontC：mustnotD：donthaveto答案：D1/7二、阅读理解1、Doyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofweather?你想认识一些相关天气的历史吗？

3、Dontlookatthesky.Dontlookforoldweatherreports.Lookingatthetreeringsismoreimportant.Someweatherreportsgobackonlyonecentury，butsometreescanshowusanexactrecordoftheweatherevenfurtherback.Itsclearthatatreewouldgrowbestinaclimatewithlotsofsunlightandrainfall.Itisalsoexpectedthatlittlesunlightorrainfallwo

4、uldlimitthegrowthofatree.Thechangefromafavorable(有益的)toanunfavorableclimatecanbereadingthetreeringsintreetrunk.Tofindouttheweatheroftenyearsago，counttheringsofatreetrunkfromtheoutsidetotheinside.Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheotherrings，thenwearesurethatlotsofsunnyandrainyweatherhappened.Iftheringsareclo

5、setogether，thentheclimatewasbadforthetree.Studyingtreeringsisimportantnotonlyforthehistoryoftheweather，butalsoforthehistoryofman.InaplaceofNewMexicoyoucanfindonlysandnotreesandnopeople.However，manycenturiesagoalotofpeoplelivedthere.Theyleftsuddenly.Why?Ascientiststudiedthedeadtreeringswhichhadgrownt

6、here.Hedecidedthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.Treeswereusedtomakefiresandbuildings.So,afterthepeoplecutdownthetrees，theyhadtomove.、Itisunderstoodthatinafavorableclimatetreeringsgrowfarfromeachother.A：TB：F答案：A、Treesbroughtlotsofsunlightandrainfall.A：TB：F答案：B、Thescientistsarein

7、terestedinstudyingtreeringsbecausetheycantellwhethertheclimatewasfavorableornot.A：TB：F答案：A、Studyingdeadtreeringsshowshowthepeopleleft.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、ThepeoplehadtoleavetheplaceofNewMexicobecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.2/7A：TB：F答案：A2、BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatca

8、nbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.固然英法只被短短20分钟就能超越的英吉利海峡分开，但两国之间的文化却相差甚远。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary(周年龄念)ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfol

9、lowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChiracsb

10、odylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthis

11、doesntstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.SurveysshowthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.Perhapsthisbad

12、feelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrancescloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritainscloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsofdoubtfulfriendship,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Heresone:WhatsthebestthingaboutBritainsrelationshipwit

13、hFrance?TheEnglishChannel.、Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis_.A：friendlyB：impoliteC：brotherlyD：amixtureofloveandhate答案：D、ThewarinIraqdoes_totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.A：goodB：harmC：neithergoodnorharm3/7DbothgoodandharmDTheBritisharenotsofriendlyto_andtheFrencharenotso

14、friendlyto_.AGermanyAmericaBAmericaGermanyCGermanyGermanyDAmericaAmericaA_aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin_.AAmericanpeopleBritainBBritishpeopleGermanyCFrenchpeopleBritainDBritishpeopleFranceDWhatdoesthelastsentencemean?_AAslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFrancea

15、ndBritain.BTheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.CFranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthemDTheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.C1_thesehonourshereceivedasumofmoney.AExceptBButCBesidesDOutsideC2Iwont

16、befree_Ifinishthiswork.AafterBuntilCbutDwhenB3Thewindowwasbroken.Tryto_whohasbrokenit.4/7A：findoutB：findC：lookforD：look答案：A4、-WhereisMr.Green?-_thelibrary.A：HesgonetoB：HesbeentoC：HeisntinD：Hesout答案：A5、Youhavefinishedthework,_you?A：haventB：haveC：dontD：do答案：A四、完型填空Itseemsquiteclearlyunjusttopaytwopeop

17、ledifferentamountsofmoneyfordoingthesamework.对做相同工作的两个人支付不一样的酬劳，这看上去很不公正。Butitisnotaseasyasitappealsatfirst_1_tointroduceequalpayforequalwork.Twopeoplemaybeworkingsidebysideinafactoryanddoingthesamework,butonemaybedoingittwiceasfastasthe_2_。oronemaybemakingnomistakes,whiletheotherismakingalot.Insome

18、kindsofwork,onecansolvetheproblemofspeedifonepaysbytheamountofworktobedoneandnotbythehour:workpaidforinthis_3_iscalledpiece-work.Butitisnotalwayspossibletodothis,soitissometimesusefultopayworkersatdifferentrates,whichtakedifferencesinskillinto_4_.Thisusuallymeansthattheyoungerandthereforelessexperie

19、ncedworkergetslessthanthe_5_andmoreexperiencedone,whichseemsreasonableenough.、A：otherB：sightC：olderD：wayE：account答案：B5/7、A：otherB：sightC：olderD：wayE：account答案：A、A：otherB：sightC：olderD：wayE：account答案：D、A：otherB：sightC：olderD：wayE：account答案：E、A：otherB：sightC：olderD：wayE：account答案：C五、英译汉、Inanageofplenty,wefeelspiritualhunger.在这个物质财产丰裕的时代，我们感觉精神上的饥渴。、ButitlookslikesomethingIwouldneverbuy.但它看起来就像是我绝不会买的东西。、WearegettingreadyforourEnglishexamination.我