大学英语B级考试试题(卷)和答案解析

Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Theclassroomneeds______.A)clean B)toclean C)tobecleaned D)beingcleaned17.Thereisanice-lookingcarthere.Iwonder______.A)whomitbelongsto

B)whomdoesitbelongtoC)itbelongstowhom D)whomdoesitbelong18.Wordsworthwasoneofthegreatestpoets______livedinthe19thcentury.A)which B)who C)those D)that19.thepopulationistoolarge,wehavetotakemeasurestocontrolthebirthrate.A)Although B)Since C)If D)Until20.Itisrequestedthateverystudent______apaperonsustainabledevelopment.A)writes B)wrote C)writing D)write21.Hesaid,"I______alotofnewpoemsbytheendoflastyear."A)hadalreadylearnt B)havealreadylearntC)wouldhavealreadylearnt D)alreadylearnt22.AsEdisongrew______,hebecamemoreandmoreinterestedinscience.A)elder B)theelder C)older D)theolder23.Onlyinthisway______catchupwithyourbrothers.A)doyoucan B)canyou C)youcan D)youdocan24.Noone,excepthistwobestfriends,______whereheis.A)know B)knows C)toknow D)knowing25.Mr.Johnhasdecidedthathewill______thebranchcompanysetupinthesmalltown.A)takeover B)handin C)putin D)leadtoDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.Write.thewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Westartedtheattackwhentheenemy(cross)______theriver.27.Mysuggestionisthatwe(send)______afewpeopletohelptheothergroups.28.Iamsorrytolearnthatyouhavemadeno(improve)______onthedesignatall.29.Iprefer(live)______inthecountryratherthaninacity.30.Wehaddifficulty(carry)______outtheplan.31.Not(know)______heraddress,wecouldn'tgetintouchwithher.32.Doyouknowthe(high)______ofSt.Paul'sCathedral.33.Thegreatnumberoftrafficaccidents(emphasis)______theneedforcarefuldriving.34.Manymoderncarsareequippedwithan(automatically)______temperaturecontrolsystem.35.Thatoneisnogood;thisoneiseven(bad)______.PartⅢ (40minutes)Direction:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfil.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Direction:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)orD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithaSinglelinethroughthecenter.Lemonadeisafavoritesummerdrink.Itisenjoyedatfamilymeals,picnic,ballgames,andmanyspecialparties.Peoplelikeitslight,lemonytaste.Theyalsolikeitbecauseitkeepsthemfromgettingtoothirsty.Doyoudrinkit?Freshlemonadecanbemadebycuttingalemoninhalfandsqueezingthejuiceintoacup.Aftertheseedsaretakenout,sugarandwateraremixedin.Onecupoflemonjuice,Onecupofsugar,andtwoquartsofwaterstirredtogethermakegoodlemonade.Thereareeveneasierwaystogetlemonade.Onewayistobuylemonadepowder.Thenaddtherightamountofwater.Anotherwayistobuycansoffrozenlemonadeandmixitwithwater.Theeasiestwayofallistobuyandopenacanoflemonadethatisreadytodrink,justlikeacanofjuice.Lemonadeisgoodforpeople.IthasvitaminC.Itkeepsthebodycoolinsummer.Whenservedhotitcanhelpabadcoldorasorethroat.Lemonadeisnotanewdrink.Ithasbeenaroundforalongtime.SomesayitcamefromChina.OthersthinkitprobablycamefromEnglandorFrance.MorethanfourhundredyearsagoanEnglishdoctorwroteaboutthegoodthatlemonadecandoforpeople.36.Lemonadeisa(n)______drink.A)old B)popular C)nourishing D)A,BandC37.Inordertomakegoodlemonadewithonecupoflemonjuice,weshouldaddtoit______.A)twospoonsofsugarandtwoquartsofwaterB)onecupofsugarandtwoquartsofwaterC)onecupofsugarandonequartofwater D)onespoonofsugarandonequartofwater38.Thereareothereasierwaystogetlemonade,suchas______.A)tobuylemonadepowderandboilitwithwaterB)togotodepartmentstoreC)tobuycansofboiledwaterD)tobuyfrozenlemonadeandmixitwithwater39.Lemonadeisnotanewdrink.It______.A)appearedforalongtime B)wasbroughtbyChinesepeopleC)hasbeenaroundforseveraldecades D)canhelppeoplerecoverfromdiseases40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriter______.A)thinksitisagooddrinkB)isalemonademanufacturerC)triestoconvincepeoplethatitisgoodforthemD)isamedicalresearcherDirections:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.Takingpicturesisfun,andtakinggoodonesisnotdifficultifyoufollowafewsimplerules.Beforeyousnap(快拍)apicture,thinkingaboutit.Besurethatyouarecloseenoughtoyoursubject. Aprettyfaceagainstaclearbackground(背景),forexample,makesagoodpicture.Butadistantfigure,lostamongtreesandcloudslacksinterest.Inalandscape(风景)scene,trytokeepatleasttwothirdsofthepicturebelowthelinewherethegroundmeetsthesky,forasky-scene,keepatleasttwothirdsofthepictureabovethatline.Studypicturesinnewspapersandbooks.Trytoseewhysomearebetterthanothers.Usewhatyoulearntoimproveyourownpictures.41.Thispassagegivesussome______.A)reasonsfortakinggoodpicturesB)ideasofsomefunnyhobbiesC)adviceontakinggoodpicturesD)differenceofthepicturestakenoutdoorsandindoors42.Thewritertalksmostlyaboutpicturestaken______.A)outdoors B)indoors C)incolor D)fornewspapers43.Inthefirstexample,thesubjectisprobablya______.A)building B)tree C)horse D)girl44.Inalandscapescene,two-thirdsofthepictureshouldbe______.A)land B)sky C)clouds D)sea45.Youcanimproveyourpicturesby______.A)snappingthemasquicklyasyoucan

B)thinkingaboutthembeforeyoutakethemC)studyingpicturesinnewspapersandbooks D)standingcloselytoyoursubjectDirections:Thefollowingisapassageaboutabusinessmemo.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50(innotmorethan3words)inthetablebelow.Thebusinessmemo(备忘录)isprobablythemostfrequentlyusedcommunicationwithinacompany.Itiscalledanintra-companycommunicationbecauseitisusedbypeopleintheirowncompanyororganization. changetoletters,however,whentheywritemessagestopeoplewhodonotworkfortheircompany.Amemocreatesawrittenrecordthatmayormaynotfiled,dependingonthereceiverandthesubject.

know,spokenmessagesmaybemisunderstoodorforgotten.Amemo,however,becomesarecordthatdoesmuchtoensurethecompletecommunicationbetweenthesenderandthereceiver.Thestandardformofamemofrequentlycarriesapre-printedseriesofitems:To,From,DateandSubject.Thefirsttwoitemsincludethenamesofthereceiverandthesender.Awell:writtensubjectlinetellsthereaderthekeytopicortopicsthememoisabout. forcommunicationwitha(46)

1)tokeepa(47)2)to(48)thecompletecommunicationDirections:ThefollowingispartofInformationforPublicSigns.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto与(......等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55. B—ChildrenNotAdmittedC—CriticismsAndSuggestionsWelcome D—Don'tTouchHigh-TensionWireE—ForUseOnlyInCaseOfFire. G—KeepOffTheGrass H—KeepSilenceI—NightBell J—NoBusinessTodayK—OutOfBounds N—SeatByNumberO—SeeToTheFire P—PleaseKeepHandsOff ) ) Directions:Thefollowingisanadvertisement.Afterreadingft,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56throughNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innotmorethan$words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.NEWLYDECORATED&FULLYFURNISHEDOFFICE-QUARTERSROOMTOLETDONGFANGHOTEL—3rdFloor,WestWingCentralair-conditioned(中央空调),fullycarpetedandwallpapered.Woodexecutivedesksandchairs,typing-stand,filing-cabinet,side-boardandpamphletrackWall-beds,car-roomcupboard,upholsterysofa(豪华丝沙发)andcoffeetable.Colour-TV,Hi-Fisystemandrefrigerator.Roomdirect-dialGuangzhou-HKtelephoneline,telexprinter,conference-roomwith8mmfilmandslideprojectors.Leaseterm(租期)attenant'soption(租户自选).Regularhotelservicesprovided.KINTHAITRADINGCO.603,WahYingCheongCentralBuilding,158-164,Queen'sRoad,Central,HONGKONGTelex:65275HLKTCHXCable:"KINTHTRCO'Tels:5-438213,5-457043-4orRm.1325,1330DongfangHotel,Guangzhou.Tel.:69900ext.1325or1330Telex:44116TFKTCCN56.Whereistheoffice-quartersroom?Itison______ofDongFanghotel.57.Whatkindoftelephonelineisavailableintheoffice-quartersroom?______Guangzhou-HKtelephonelineisprovidedthere.58.Howabouttheleaseterm?Theleasetermis______.59.WhichnumberscanyoudialifyouwanttorentaroominthehotelwhenyouareinHongKong?Dial5-457043-4or______.60.WhichnumbercanyoudialifyouwanttorentaroominthehotelwhenyouareinGuangzhou.Dial69900ext.______.PartⅣ (25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(No.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MarkthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61.Ouridentityhasamajoreffectonourcommunication.62．NOothersportingeventcapturestheworld'simaginationliketheFootballWorldCup．63．Overthelasttwodecades，anewtrendinAmericaneducationhasdeveloped．64．Weareobligedtothankyouforyourkindattentioninthismatter．65.WithintheareaofPublicAdministration,IaminterestedinPublicPolicyMakingandOperationResearch(运筹学),which!hopecanbeemphasizedinmyfutureprogramofstudy.Uponfulfillingthedegreeobjective,IwillreturntoChinaandapplyforapositioningovernment.PartⅤ (15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtowritealetteraccordingtotheinformationgivenbelow.RemembertowritetheletterontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.WriteatoastspeechbasedontheinformationgiveninChinesebelow.Wordsforreference：PartⅠ SectionAProperAnswersHello，everyone!Iseveryonehere?AThisrestaurantisverygood,doyouthinkso?CanIhelpyou?I'msorrytohearthatyouwereill,whataboutyou,now?[解析]“I'msorrytohearthatyouwereill，whataboutyou，now?”即“很难过听说你病了，现在感觉怎DItmusthavebeensnowinglastnight,doyouthinkso?SectionBShortDialoguesM:Isittrueyouonlyspent$32ontwoshirts?W:No,Ionlyspenthalfofthat.Q:Howmuchdoeseachshirtcost?[解析]在这段对话中，男士询问买两件衣服是否要花32美元，女士说只用一半，即16美元，但问题W:Wouldyouliketoseeamenu?M:No,thankyou.IalreadyknowwhatIwanttoorder.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?，DW:Weren'tyounervouswhentheprofessorcalledonyouintheclass?M:I'dsayIwereshakingallover.Q:Howdidthemanfeelwhenhewascalledon?[解析]在这段对话中，女士询问男士课堂上教授要他回答问题(callon)时是否紧张，男士回答他全身都W:I'msorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.M:That'squiteallright.Ihavebeenherefornearlyhalfanhour.Q:Whydidthewomanapologizetotheman?M:ItwasthethirdtimeRangerhadphonedmetosayhehadanewjob.W:It'sdifficulttokeepayoungmaninonejobforlifenowadays.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?SectionCShortPassageDickwasasailoronabigship.ItwenttoJapanandAustralia,soDickwasoftenontheshipforsomemonthsatatime.Whenhe(11)wokeupinthemorningandlookedout,heonly(12)sawthesea,orsometimesaport.Whenhewastwenty-three,Dickmarriedandboughtasmall(13)housewithagardeninhiswife'stown.Itwas(14)farawayfromthe