2023年新版电大网考统考大学英语B全真模拟试卷

2023年新版模拟试卷

第5套

交际用语

1.--Isthatseattaken?

--______________.

A.Pleasedon'tworry

B.Idon'tthinkso

C.Whynot?

D.It'sverynice

2.--Howmuchisthisnecklace?

--_______________.

A.It'sverynice

B.It'sabirthdaypresentformyparents.

C.Itcostsfiftypounds

D.It'sabargain

3.-Sorrytogiveyousomuchtrouble.

--______________.

A.Ithinkso

B.I'msosorry

C.It'sOK

D.Youarebusy

4.-Ithinkthereferencebookisveryhelpful

--_____________.

A.Goodidea.

B.SodoI

C.NeitherdoI

D.SoamI

5.-

Wouldyoucomeandhavedinnerwithus?

--_____________.

A.No,IthinkIdo.

B.No,nevermind

C.Yes,please

D.Yes,IthinkIwill

阅读理解

Passage1

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisa

mystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundsto

expressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;

andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresent

thosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,

wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations,thatis,thethingstheybringuptoour

minds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themore

weareremindedofthehappyandsadeventsofourpastbycertainwords;andthemoreweread

andlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsin

wordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwords

iswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,arealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhis

meaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovemen

totears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,orthey

willmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

6.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandideaswasthat

___________.

A.theycouldexpressactionsandthings

B.theycouldcommunicatewitheachother

C.theycouldagreeuponletters

D.theycouldwriteandcombinethem

7.Whatistrueaboutthewords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressonlythoughtsandfeeling.

B.Theyaresigns.

C.Theyaresimplysounds.

D.Theycanonlybewritten.

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Themorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsmeanssomethingtous.

B.Themorewereadandlearn,themoreknowledgewewillacquire.

C.Themorewereadandlearn,themorelearnedweare.

D.Themorewereadandlearn,themoreliteratewebecome.

9.Inexpressingtheirthoughts,greatwritersareable_______________.

A.tomovemekind．Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytravelledabouteight

kilometres．

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6．LeonardodaVinci______．

A．saidthatmanwouldflyintheskyoneday

B．builtakindofmachinewhichneverflew

C．drewmanybeautifulpicturesofbirds．

D．madedesignsforflyingmachine

7．EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishman______

A．madeakindofflyingmachine

B．triedtoflywithwingsmadeofchickenfeather

C．wantedtobuildakindofballoon

D．triedtoflyonalargebird

8．Infact，theEnglishmanwhotriedtofly______

A．losthislife

B．flewonly8minutes

．

．

C．gotbadlywounded

D．succeededinflying

9．Theveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonwere______．

A．theKingandtheQueen

B．twoFrenchmen

C．twoanimals

D．theMontgolfiers

10．WhendidtwoFrenchmenriseaboveParis？

A．InDecember1783．

B．InSeptember1783．

C．InNovember1783．

D．Intheseventeenthcentury．

PassageTwo

Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear(北极熊)?Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?Ifyouhadattendeda

winteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These

"PolarBears"arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,

theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasabithigher.ThemembersofthePolar

BearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytwo

requirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup,thisisveryimportant

becausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswim

outdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.

Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Someareworried

aboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody'stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheart

stops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummer

swimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuch

greaterinsummerthaninwinter.

ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-water

swimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循

环系统)becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmers

usuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasa

verypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.

Themainbenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolar

Bearslovetoswimyear-round;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays.

"WhenIgointothewater,Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway."

11.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsexcept

that_____.

A.theyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswith

B.theymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonths

C.theymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruary

D.theymustreachtheageof60

12.Doctors_____.

A.encouragepeopletotakepartincold-waterswimmingactively

B.pointoutthepossibledangerofbloodillnessduringcold-waterswimming

C.believeswimmingishelpfulbothinwinterandinsummer

D.havedifferentideasaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming

13.Accordingtothepassage,somedoctorsbelieveitistruethat_____.

A.youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturn