大学英语B级考试模拟试题与答案解析

大学英语(B)模拟试题1PartI

UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:

Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.Foreachdialoguethereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

__________.

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

B.No,youcan’t

C.Sorry,youcan’t

D.Idon’tknow

2.DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

__________.

A.Yes,youmayborrow

B.Yes,goon

C.Yes,helpyourself

D.Itdoesn’tmatter

3.IsthatMrRobertLee?

__________.

A.Yes,Leespeaking

B.Hello,whatdoyouwant

C.Sorry,speaking

D.Idon’tknow

4.Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice?

__________.

A.Youcan’taskme

B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea

C.Pleasedon’tsayso

D.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere

5.Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?

__________.A.

ThankyouverymuchB.

No,no,JohnisnotbadC.

Thankyou.HeisfineD.

Don’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood6.WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

__________.

A.Iwantakiloofapples

B.Youcangoyourownway

C.Thanks

D.Excuseme.I’mbusy7.I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.

__________.

A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’t’dothat

B.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou

C.No,youcan’tsayso

D.No,no,Youcan’tdothat8.Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?

__________.

A.Certainly.I’mfromLondon

B.Sure.IwasborninLondon

C.Notreally,youcandoit

D.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon9.MayIseethemenu,please?

__________.

A.Thatisthemenu,sir

B.Yes,pleasegoon

C.Hereyouare,sir

D.Ofcourse,sir10.Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!

__________.A.

Don’tworryaboutitB.

Congratulations!That’sadifficultcourseC.

MrBrownisverygoodD.

Goodlucktoyou!

Part

Ⅱ

ReadingComprehension

(40points)Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage

1

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowspell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.

11.Theauthor_______________.

A.believesbothofthestories

B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories

C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue

D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun

12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson________________.

A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall

B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself

C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim

D.wasn’tgoodatreadingorspelling

13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”________________.

A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson

B.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments

C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson

D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect”

14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”______________.

A.wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub”

B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn

C.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub

D.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection

15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused____________.

A.byVanBuren

B.inapresidentialelection

C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub

D.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”

Passage

2AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry____________

A.About25million.

B.Morethan25million.

C.Lessthan25million.

D.Lessthan225million.17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas_____________

A.UnitedStates.

B.Germany.

C.France.

D.England.18.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage_________

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.

B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.

C.Ofurbanareas.

D.Ofruralareas.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnited

States_________

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.

D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb__________

A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

Passage

3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,thymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall’rememberedhistory’.Someofithasmowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage______

A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

23.“Rememberedhistory”refersto___________.

A.historybasedonaperson’simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

24.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________.

A.itiswrittendown

B.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrue

D.peopleareinterestedinit25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedo

nowiftheancientpeoplehad___________.

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsE.

mademoresongsanddances

Passage4'Mum,canwegoto

McDonald’s,please?’Somepeoplemightask,'Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?’and'Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?’Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald’s.Thedistinctive'goldenarch’cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2002,McDonald’shadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyof'thinkglobal,actlocal’.

McDonald’slearntthatiftheyadaptedtheir'Mac’mealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonald’srestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwitha'local’flavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalled'ShakeShakeFries’and'RedBeanSunday’canbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,'VegiMacs’areserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalled'junk’foodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,

moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.'Convenience’foodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya'take-away’fromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.

26.The'goldenarch’inthesecondparagraphrefersto______________.A)BurgerKing

B)TacoBell

C)McDonald’s

D)allthefastfoodrestaurants27.Accordingtothepassage,McDonald’sissuccessfulmainlybecause__________________.A)

IthasastandardizedsetofproductsallovertheworldB)

Itisnot'junk’foodC)

Its’foodisconvenientD)

Itadapteditsmealstodifferentcultures.28.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingtermshas/havethesamemeaningwithfastfood.A)'junk’food

B)'convenience’food

C)'take-away’

D)alloftheabove29.Fastfoodisoftencalled'junkfood’because_____________.A)

somepeoplethinkitisunhealthyandfulloffatB)

fastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwasteC)

itisnolongerfreshfoodD)

BothAandB.30.Themainideaofthispassageis____________.A)

fastfoodtodayB)

thesuccessfulsecretofMcDonald’s.C)

whyfastfoodisthoughtas'junk’foodD)

differentopinionstowardfastfood

Part

Ⅲ

VocabularyandStructure(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy__________forherexamination.A.toprepare

B.tobepreparedC.preparing

D.beingprepared

32.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell,sosomething_________wrong.

A.canhavegone

B.shouldhavegone

C.musthavegone

D.oughttohavegone

33.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders__________willhappentoheprivatelife.A.how

B.who

C.what

D.that34.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeople’sSquare,withtheaudience__________ontheground.

A.seating

B.seated

C.beseating

D.toseat35.Ifthewholeprogram__________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.

A.wasnotplanned

B.werenotplanned

C.wouldnotbeplanned

D.hadnotbeenplanned36.Isn’titaboutthetimeyou__________todomorningexercises?

A.began

B.begin

C.shouldbegin

D.havebegun37.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyou’vegivenmeand__________youhavedoneforme.

A.which

B.that

C.allwhat

D.allthat38.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome__________rememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.

A.whenshe

B.thatshe

C.andshe

D.she39.Determinedto__________asifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindofindifference.

A.carryon

B.accountfor

C.bringup

D.getthrough40.He__________toarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany.

A.tried

B.succeeded

C.managed

D.endeavored41.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.__________,Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

A.Asaresult

B.Inaword

C.Bytheway

D.Onthecontrary42.I__________goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn’t.

A.pickout

B.makeout

C.giveoff

D.putoff43.Youngchildrenoftencan’t__________betweenTVprogramsandcommercials.

A.separate

B.distinguish

C.compare

D.contrast44.Themorningpaper__________astoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashingtonD.C.

A.carried

B.extended

C.brought

D.took45.Andwhatwegotto__________isadisgrace.

A.comeupwith

B.catchupwith

C.putupwith

D.keepupwith

SectionBDirections:

Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare

r

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethoughthecenter.

Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.____46____,youwillhavemorefreedom–freedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or____47___tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumself–imposed(志愿的),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto____48____.Thedecisionsyoumake____49___yourstudyhabitswillbea____50____factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege.

____51____,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors____52____theonesyouhavehadpreviously.Theywillexpectyouto____53___more____53____inyourstudyhabitsandtimemanagement.Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakesplaceoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwillgiveyouadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthereisevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffortintothecourse.

____54___yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyinordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule____55___efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoincludebothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonlywhenyouwishandasyouwish.(221words)

46.

A.Ontheotherhand

B.ONtheonhand

C.Nevertheless

D.Therefore

47.A.if

B.whether

C.why

D.who

48.

A.turnto

B.answerto

C.respondto

D.actas

49.A.of

B.to

C.towards

D.concerning

50.A.determining

B.demanding

C.deciding

D.depending

51.A.However

B.Nevertheless

C.Inaddition

D.Exceptthat

52.A.differfrom

B.aresimilarto

C.differin

D.arealike

53.A.take…part

B.throw…yourself

C.plunge…yourself

D.take…initiative

54.

A.Inspiteof

B.Concerning

C.Regardlessof

D.Ontheconditionof

55.A.relatedto

B.carriedon

C.reliedon

D.basedon

PartⅣ

Writing

(15points)Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanE-mailtooneofyourformerclassmates.Youshouldwriteatleast80words,andbaseyourE-mailontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.了解对方毕业后的情况.2.你的近况.3.邀请对方方便时来访.

大学英语B模拟试题2

PartI

UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:

Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

__________.

A.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow

B.No,Ican’t

C.I’dloveto,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents

D.Idon’tknow

2.Hi,isMarythere,please?

__________.

A.Holdon.I’llgether

B.No,sheisn’there

C.Yes,sheliveshere

D.Yes,whatdoyouwant

3.Pleasehelpyourselftothefish.

__________.

A.Thanks,butfishdoesn’tagreewithme

B.Sorry,Ican’thelp

C.Idon’tlikefish

D.No,Ican’t

4.Hurryupplease,orI’llbelate.

__________.

A.Sorrysir,burthetrafficisthicknow

B.Well,it’salright,sir

C.Howcanyousaythat,sir?

D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway

5.Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport?

__________.

A.Don’taskthat

B.Sorry,I’mastrangerhere

C.No,Ican’tsaythat

D.No,you’redrivingtoofast

6.Howaboutgoingtothecinematonight,Jane?

__________.

A.Idon’tthinkso

B.I’msorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhometonight

C.Nevermind

D.Takeiteasy

7.Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please?

__________.

A.Yes,please

B.Pleasedon’torderit

C.No,don’tmentionit

D.Yes,I’dliketohavesomechocolatecake

8.DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers?

__________.

A.No.AndsodidI

B.No.AndneitherdidI

C.Hedid.AndsoIdid

D.Hedid.AndsodoI

9.Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?

__________.

A.I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind

B.Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither

C.Certainly,whynot?

D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces

10.Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?

__________.

A.Yes,youcan

B.Ofcourse,Iliketo

C.No,Idon’tmind

D.Certainly,pleasedo

Part

Ⅱ

ReadingComprehension

(40points)Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage

1

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity

(长寿)

ofthoseinterviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators

(电梯),andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.

11.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________.

A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger’sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome__________.

A.benefitsofwalking

B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.commentsmadebycitypeople

D.problemsofcityliving

13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___________.

A.totaketheelevator

B.towalkupthestairs

C.torideinacar

D.tofindanalternativetowalking

14.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause__________.

A.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas

B.theydon’tneedtheexercise

C.theyneverhaveparkingproblems

D.theycan’taffordtotakethebus

15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat__________.

A.airpollutionisnotserious

B.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity

D.walkingisahealthfulexercise

Passage

2

ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist

(剧作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish–speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell–knownproverbsandquotations.

Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwrither,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty–fivethousand.

ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShak