2023年电大大学英语统考复习资料

高校英语B2023no3_0929」8

一、交际英语

1、-Thankyouforcalling.-

A:Don'tmentionit.

B：That*sfine.

C:Nicetalkingtoyou.

D：Callbackagain.

答案：c

评析：空

2、-Howdoyoudo?-

A：Verywell.

B:Howdoyoudo?

C:I*madoctor.

D:Nicetohaveknownyou.

答案：B

评析：空

3^-Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?-Oh

yes!TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan'tmissit.

A：Ibegyourpardon?

B：Whatdoyoumean?

C：You'rewelcome.

D：Mm,letmethink.

答案：D

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4、-Wow!Thisisamarvelousroom!I'veneverknownyou'resoartistic.-.

A：Great,Iamveryart-conscious

B：Don'tmentionit

C：Thanksforyourcompliments

D：It'sfine

答案：c

评析：空

5、-Isitpossibleforyoutoworklatetonight?-.

A：Ilikeit

B：V11dothat

C：rdloveto

D：Ithinkso

答案：D

评析：空

二、阅读理解

1、LindaandDavidhavetraveledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Linda

haspromisedhermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrived

safely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksit

isnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.

〃Iftherewereanaccident.〃Hesays,〃They'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravels

fast."

ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However,“shesays,〃itdoesn，t

costmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit'stheothersideoftheworld.It'sonlysix

pencepersecond（每秒六便士）。〃

〃Ifyou*reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,1,11eatmyhat,“David

says,“Andoneminute*snearlyfourpounds.〃

“That'snomorethanyou，dpayforanewhat,〃Lindaanswers.

Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogetherthenumber.Thetelephone

rings.Lindapicksitup.

“Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?”Shesays.

“Sixpencepersecond,“Davidremindsher.

“Hello,love.〃ItisMrs.Lee,Linda'smother,speakingfromLondon.〃Ican

hearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It'sabetterline

thanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,

andstillyoucouldn，thearmesometimes.”

“Yes,Mum.〃Lindaputsin.〃Ijustwantedtoringto…〃

〃IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shousetoeat,whenyouwere

alittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou•••〃Mrs.Leeisagreattalker

“Nearlyfourpounds.z/saysDavid.

Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.

〃Yes,allright,“saysMrs.Lee,〃Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhen

youwereatwork・・・〃

Onceagain,Mrs.Leetalksaboutthepast,andthereisnostoppingher.

“Fourpoundsfifty,“saysDavid.

Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

“There!Thatwasn'tlong,wasit?〃

〃Fourpounds,ninetypence.〃Davidanswers."Andyoudidn，tevensaythatwe've

arrived.〃

⑴、Lindaistelephoninghometo.

A：tellhermothersomebadnews

B：saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely

C：reportanaccidenttohermother

D：saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon

答案：B

评析：空

⑵、Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because.

A：itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypence

B：itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat

C：shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachild

D：shewillspeakfromonesideoftheworldtotheother

答案：D

评析：空

(3)Davidsays,“Nearlyfourpounds,z，because.

A：hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecall

B：hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat

C：Lindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrived

D：hewantsMrs.Leetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

答案：A

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⑷、Mrs.Leegoesontalkingforsolongbecause_______.

A：shelikestohearallaboutthepast

B：shelikestalking

C：Lindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrived

D：sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall

答案：B

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⑸、Lindastoppedhermotherby.

A：tellingherhowmuchthecalliscosting

B：writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo

C：tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafely

D：promisingtowrite,andringingoff

答案：D

评析：空

2、LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensure

properrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardto

itsuse.Al1thearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenational

flag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaised

andloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,

andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.

Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathletic

uniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederal

lawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgers

oftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn，tserveas

acoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donot

allowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoform

afeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.It

shouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.

⑴、HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A：Bymakinglaws.

B：Byenforcingdiscipline.

C：Byeducatingthepublic.

D：Byholdingceremonies.

答案：A

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(2)、WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A：Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.

B：Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C：ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.

D：Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

答案：B

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⑶、HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A：Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B：Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C：Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D：Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

答案：D

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⑷、WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A：Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B：Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C：Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D：Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

答案：C

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(5)HowareAmericanstowardstheirNationalFlag?

A：Arbitrary.

B：Respect.

C：Happy.

D：Brave.

答案：B

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三、词汇与语法

INTomissotalkative.I'msureyou'llsoongettiredhim.

A：of

B：with

C:at

D：on

答案：A

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2、Thesportsmeetingwasputofftillthenextweekrain.

A；inspiteof

B：so

C：because

D：becauseof

答案：D

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3、-Thepublicstoreistocloseat9:00p.m.-noneedtoworry;itisjust

7:30p.m.

A：Youhave

B：Theyhave

C：Itis

D：Thereis

答案：D

评析：空

4、1hadmymeals___whenIwasillinbedwithabadcold.

A：tobring

B：bring

C：brought

D：bringing

答案：c

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5、WhatabadmemoryI'vegot!Ievenforgotthebookwithme.

A：totake

B：taking

C：take

D：taken

答案：B

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四、完型填空

1、MrJohnsonwasaskingTomalotofquestions,butTomcouldn，tanswer21

ofthem.MrJohnsonthendecidedtoaskhimsomeverysimplequestions___22___he

couldget23right."WhatwastheGreatPyramid?”heasked.

Tomthoughtfor___24___andthenanswered,〃AcityinAustralia?”

〃No,itwasanoldtombinEgypt,〃MrJohnsonsaid.Hewasgettingalittleangry

___25___,buthewastryingnotto___26___it.

Thenheasked,〃27wasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates?”

Tomthoughtforalongtime,butdidn'tsay___28___.ThenMrJohnsongotvery

angryandshouted,“GeorgeWashington!z，Tomstoodupandbegantowalk___29___his

seat.

“Come30!〃MrJohnsonsaid.〃Ididn'ttellyoutogo.〃

〃0h,rmsorry,“Tomsaid.〃Ithoughtyoucalledthenextstudent.”

⑴、

A：some

B：any

C：each

D：every

答案：B

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⑵、

A：inorder

B：incase

C：unless

D：sothat

答案：D

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⑶、

A：few

B：afew

C：little

D：alittle

答案：B

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⑷、

A：something

B：somewhere

C：sometime

D：someone

答案：C

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⑸、

A：now

B：then

C：so

D：yet

答案：A

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⑹、

A：give

B：let

C：show

D：look

答案：C

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⑺、

A：What

B：Which

C：Who

D：Whose

答案：C

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⑻、

A：anything

B：something

C：nothing

D：everything

答案：A

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⑼、

A：from

B：towards

C：with

D：through

答案：B

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(10)、

A：to

B：on

C：towards

D：back

答案：D

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五、英译汉

⑴、OurteacheralwaysencouragesustospeakEnglishbravely.

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⑵、Youmustalwaysremembernottocheatinexams.

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⑶、Varioussubstancesdifferwidelyintheirmagneticcharacteristics.

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六、写作

(1)、写作

Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，依据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。

MyActivitiesinLeisureTime

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高校英语B20231103_0929_19

一、交际英语

1、-Thankyouforcalling.-

A；Don'tmentionit.

B：That*sfine.

C：Nicetalkingtoyou.

D：Callbackagain.

答案：c

评析：空

2、-Howdoyoudo?-

A:Verywe11.

B：Howdoyoudo?

C:I,madoctor.

D：Nicetohaveknownyou.

答案：B

评析：空

3、-Unbelievable!Ihavefailedthedrivingtestagain!-______.Thisisnotthe

endoftheworld.

A：Goodluck

B：Cheerup

C：Goahead

D：Noproblem

答案：B

评析：空

4、-WouldyoulikeanothersliceofChristmascake?-I'mfull.

A：Yes,please.

B：Nomore,thanks.

C：Whynot?

D：Nothingmore.

答案：B

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5、-Susanisabsentfromtoday'swritingclass.-?AsfarasIknow,shehas

nevermissedaclass.

A：Howcome

B：Sowhat

C：Why

D：Whatfor

答案：A

评析：空

二、阅读理解

1、InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience

fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.

Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittle

cold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,and

itwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.

Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarm

clothes.

WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakean

umbrellaoraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughat

them.

Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday.

⑴、WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A：Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.

B：Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.

C：Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.

D：Becausetheskyissunnyallday.

答案：A

评析：空

⑵、Fromthestoryweknowthatwhencome,thereisaheavyrain.

A：sunshineandsnow

B：blackclouds

C：summerandwinter

D：springandautumn

答案：B

评析：空

⑶、Thesentence"Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.means〃itissometimestoo

inwinter.，z

A：warm

B：cool

C：cold

D：rainy

答案：A

评析：空

⑷、TnthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrella

withthembecause.

A：theirfriendsaskthemtodoso

B：itoftenrainsinEngland

C：theyaregoingtosellthem

D：theyaretheirfavouritethings

答案：B

评析：空

⑸、Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A：BadSeasons

B：SummerorWinter

C：TheWeatherinEngland

D：StrangeEnglishPeople

答案：C

评析：空

2、PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryour

budgetis,thechoice—frombasicbarntosmal1hotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastle

—isallpartoffun.

Hostels

Cheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefer

valueoverluxuryandyoudon'thavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britain，s

independenthostelsandbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesand

pricesvary,especiallyinruralareas,wheresomehostelsarealittlemorethana

bunkhouse（临时住房）whileothersareremarkablycomfortable—almostlikebargain

hotels.

YouthHotels

Foundedmanyyearsagoto"helpall,especiallyyoungpeopleoflimitedmeans,to

agreaterknowledge,loveandcareofthecountryside”,theYouthHotelsAssociation

issti11goingstronginthe21stcentury.Thenetworkof230hotelsisaperfectgateway

forexploringBritain,stownsandcountryside.

B&Bs

TheB&B(bedandbreakfast)isagreatBritishinstitution,Inessenceyougeta

roominsomebody，shouse,andsmal1B&Bsmayonlyhaveoneguestroom,soyou'11really

feellikepartofthefamily.LargerB&Bsmayhavefourorfiveroomsandmorefacilities,

butjustaswarmasawelcome.

IncountryareasyourB&Bmightbeinavillageoranisolatedfarmsurroundedby

fields.Pricesreflectfacilities:andusuallyrunfromaround£12to£20perperson.

CityB&Bschargeabout£25to£30perperson,althoughthey*reoftencheaperasyou

gofurtherouttothesuburbs.

Pubs&Inns

Aswel1assei1ingdrinksandmeals,Britain，spubsandinnssometimesofferB&B,

particularlyincountryareas.Stayinganightortwocanbegreatfunandputsyouat

theheartofthelocalcommunity.

Ratesrangefromaround£15to£25perperson.Pubsaremorelikelytohavesingle

rooms.

(1)Inthispassagetheauthormainly.

A：tellsuswheretostaywhilevisitingBritain

B：advisesreaderstopayavisittoBritain

C：introducesthewonderfulpublicservicesinBritain

D：givesussomeinformationaboutBritishlife

答案：A

评析：空

⑵、aremainlybuiltforyoungvisitors.

A：Pubs&Inns

B：YouthHotels

C：Hostels

D：B&Bs

答案：B

评析：空

(3)IfyoutravelaloneandwanttoknowbetteraboutfamilylifeinBritain,you'd

betterstayin________.

A；Pubs&Inns

B：YouthHotels

C：Hostels

D：B&Bs

答案：D

评析：空

⑷、Ifyouareinterestedintravellingwithyourfriendsbutonlywithlimitedmeans,

whereisthebetterplaceforyoutostay?________.

A：Pubs&Inns

B：YouthHotels

C：Hostels

D：B&Bs

答案：C

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⑸、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastpartofthepassage?

A：Pubsandinnsusuallyprovidevisitorsbedandbreakfast

B：Al1pubsandinnsoffervisitorsbedandbreakfast

C：Pubsandinnschargeavisitor£25atthemost

D：Ifyouwantasingleroom,youaremorelikelytogetoneinpubs

答案：B

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三、词汇与语法

1、Tomissotalkative.I'msureyou'llsoongettiredhim.

A：of

B：with

C：at

D：on

答案：A

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2、thesehonourshereceivedasumofmoney.

A：Except

B：But

C：Besides

D：Outside

答案：c

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3、-Thepublicstoreistocloseat9:00p.m.-noneedtoworry;itisjust

7:30p.m.

A:Youhave

B：Theyhave

C：Itis

D：Thereis

答案：D

评析；空

4、ThedeanofthePhilosophyDepartmentrequestedthatthevisitingscholar____alecture

onSartre.

A：gave

B：give

C：wouldgive

D：hadgiven

答案：B

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5、AftertheMinisterofEducationhadfinishedspeakingatthepressconference,he

wasmade___allsortsofawkwardquestions.

A：answer

B：answering

C：answered

D：toanswer

答案：D

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四、完型填空

1、Ofallthethingsweeatanddrink,water___21___themostimportant.Not

22___peoplerealizethis,___23___itisquitetrue.Thehumanbodycangowithout

foodforalongtime,buttwo___24___threedayswithoutwaterusuallyleadsto

death.

Manypeopledonotunderstandhow___25___waterthehumanbodyneeds____26___

workandmanypeopledonotdrink___27___especiallyinhotweather.Mostpeople

drinkwhentheyare___28___butweoftenneedmorewater,especially___29___we

havebeendoingexercises.

Aman'sbodyis65-75%water.Waterisveryimportantinseveraldifferent

30—.

⑴、

A：would

B：was

C：are

D：is

答案：D

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⑵、

A：many

B：afew

C：some

D：much

答案：A

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⑶、

A：that

B：but

C：so

D：however

答案：B

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⑷、

A：or

B：and

C：but

D；for

答案：A

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⑸、

A：smal1

B：big

C：many

D：much

答案：D

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⑹、

A：at

B：to

C：and

D：so

答案：A

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⑺、

A；afew

B：toomuch

C；some

D：enough

答案：D

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⑻、

A；hungry

B：thirsty

C：busy

D：tired

答案：B

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⑼、

A：when

B：because

C：that

D：since

答案：A

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(10)、

A：way

B：ways

C：places

D：needs

答案：B

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五、英译汉

⑴、OurteacheralwaysencouragesustospeakEnglishbravely.

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⑵、Youmustalwaysremembernottocheatinexams.

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⑶、Transistorsaresmallinsizeandlightinweight.

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六、写作

⑴、写作

Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，依据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。

AboutDoingPhysicalExercise

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高校英语B20231103_0929_20

一、交际英语

1、-Thankyouforcalling.-

A:Don'tmentionit.

B：That*sfine.

C:Nicetalkingtoyou.

D：Callbackagain.

答案：c

评析：空

2、-Howdoyoudo?一

A：Verywell.

B:Howdoyoudo?

C:I,madoctor.

D：Nicetohaveknownyou.

答案：B

评析：空

3、-IfyoulikeIcanmailthisletterforyou?-

A：That*sverykindofyou

B：Youaresokind

C：Pleasegivemeahand

D：Youaregreat

答案：A

评析：空

4、-rmterriblysorrythatI'vespilledsomecoffeeonthecarpet.-_______.

A：Sorry

B：Itdoesn'tmatter

C：That'sright

D：Don，tmentionit

答案：B

评析：空

5、-Doctor,Idon，tfeelwell.-

A：Youarefine.

B：Itdoesn，tmatter.

C：What'sthematter?

D：Don，ttakeitseriously.

答案：C

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二、阅读理解

1、LindaandDavidhavetraveledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Linda

haspromisedhermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrived

safely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksit

isnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.

therewereanaccident.〃Hesays,"They'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravels

fast."

ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However,“shesays,“itdoesn't

costmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit'stheothersideoftheworld.It'sonlysix

pencepersecond（每秒六便士）。〃

〃Ifyoureonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I'11eatmyhat,〃David

says,“Andoneminute'snearlyfourpounds.〃

“That'snomorethanyou'dpayforanewhat,“Lindaanswers.

Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogetherthenumber.Thetelephone

rings.Lindapicksitup.

“Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?”Shesays.

“Sixpencepersecond,“Davidremindsher.

“Hello,love.ItisMrs.Lee,Linda,smother,speakingfromLondon.〃Ican

hearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It'sabetterline

thanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,

andstillyoucouldn，thearmesometimes.〃

〃Yes,Mum.〃Lindaputsin.justwantedtoringto…”

〃IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shousetoeat,whenyouwere

alittlegirl.AndthenwhenyouMrs.Leeisagreattalker

“Nearlyfourpounds.〃saysDavid.

Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.

〃Yes,allright,“saysMrs.Lee,〃Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhen

youwereatwork…〃

Onceagain,Mrs.Leetalksaboutthepast,andthereisnostoppingher.

“Fourpoundsfifty,“saysDavid.

Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

“There!Thatwasn'tlong,wasit?〃

〃Fourpounds,ninetypence.Davidanswers.〃Andyoudidn'tevensaythatwe，ve

arrived.〃

⑴、Lindaistelephoninghometo.

A：tellhermothersomebadnews

B：saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely

C：reportanaccidenttohermother

D：saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon

答案：B

评析：空

⑵、Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because.

A：itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypence

B：itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat

C：shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachild

D：shewillspeakfromonesideoftheworldtotheother

答案：D

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⑶、Davidsays,“Nearlyfourpounds,because.

A：hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecall

B：hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat

C：Lindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrived

D：hewantsMrs.Leetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

答案：A

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⑷、Mrs.Leegoesontalkingforsolongbecause.

A：shelikestohearallaboutthepast

B：shelikestalking

C：Lindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrived

D：sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall

答案：B

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⑸、Lindastoppedhermotherby.

A：tellingherhowmuchthecalliscosting

B：writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo

C：tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafely

D：promisingtowrite,andringingoff

答案：D

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2、IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthe

morning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,

thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediate

attention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.If

someonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.

Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.

Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeel

theyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythree

orfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareas

oftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvance

becauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.The

meaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarise

betweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.Promptnessisvalued

highlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegarded

asimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,

willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

⑴、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A：Itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursin

theU.S.

B：Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C：Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible

intheU.S.

D：Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

答案：B

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(2)Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleeping

hours?

A：Amatterofwork.

B：Amatterof1ifeordeath.

C：Youwanttoseehimorher.

D：Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

答案：B

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⑶、Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyour

friend?

A：at7:00am.

B：at4:00pm.

C：atthemidnight.

D：at4:00am.

答案：B

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(4)NWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A：IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationto

adinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B：Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabout

theconceptoftime.

C：Itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwel1inadvanceintheU.S.A..

D：PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

答案：D

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⑸、Fromthepassagewecansafelyinfe