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大学英语试题BTest 1Part Listening Comprehension (20 points)Section ADirections: In this section you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, you should read the four choice marked A, B, C and D, and decide on the best answers. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A. The bus has broken down and will not arrive.B. The bus was in a terrible accident.C. The bus will probably arrive at 9:15.D. The bus may arrive tonight, but the man isnt sure.2. A. He was angry at Susan.B. He wasnt annoyed by Susan.C. He was worried about the answer.D. He was indifferent to Susans feelings.3. A. The traffic was too busy.B. His car was held up by the police.C. He didnt realize that time had passed so quickly.D. He didnt expect the woman to wait for him.4. A. He lent her an extra pen.B. He offered her a pencil.C. He said he didnt have any extra ink.D. He was afraid of losing his pencil.5. A. 16 B. 13 C. 15 D. 146. A. Bob is leaving for Spain.B. Bob should decide about Spanish for himself.C. They should go up to Bobs study.D. They have to make an urgent decision.7. A. They are shopping in a supermarket.B. They are making a shopping list.C. They are traveling by train.D. They are preparing for a trip.8. A. Chocolate cake. B. Ice-cream.C. Nothing. D. Coffee.9. A. He had forgotten to bring the book.B. He had lost the book.C. He had bought the wrong book.D. He was not able to bring the book.10. A. About 12 oclock B. About 2 p.m.C. Late in the evening. D. Early in the next morning. Section BDirections: In this section you will hear a conversation. The conversation will be spoken twice. There are five questions about the conversation. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the best answer and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.11. A. Neighbors. B. Classmates. C. Friends. D. Colleagues12. A. Turn her radio down. B. Turn her stereo down. C. Turn her CD player down. D. Turn her TV down.13. A. Chinese. B. American. C. Italian. D. Japanese.14. A. next to the post office. B. next to the Italian restaurant.C. next to the Italian cinema. D. next to the railway station.15. A. Three blocks. B. A couple of blocks. C. One block. D. A couple of miles. Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a passage. The passage will be read twice. There are five questions about the passage. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the best answer and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. A. Four. B. Five. C. Two. D. Three.17. A. A nearby bush. B. A nearby meadow. C. A nearby forest. D. A nearby playground.18. A. A pretty young lady B. An elderly lady C. An elderly young man D. an old man19. A. In the bed-room. B. In the sitting room. C. In the courtyard. D. In the cage.20. A. The manager of the circus B. The helpers. C. The trainers D. The trainer and his helpers Part Use of English ( 10 points)Directions: In this part there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21. Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now? - .A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment B. No, you cant C. Sorry, you cant D. I dont know 22. Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? - . A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, do on C. Yes, help yourself D. It doesnt matter 23. Are you Mr. Robert Lee? - . A. Yes, Lee speaking B. Hello, what do you want C. Sorry, speaking D. I dont know 24. Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Browns office? - .A. You cant ask me B. Pardon? I have no idea C. Please dont say so Sorry I dont know, but you can ask the man over there.25. Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John? Mary, John - .A. Thank you very much B. No, no, John is not bad C. Thank you. He is fine D. Dont say that. Its ugly. John is good 26. What can I do for you, madam? - . A. I want a kilo of apples B. You can go your own way C. Thanks D. Excuse me, Im busy 27. Id like to take you to the coffee house on the corner. - .A. Thank you. You shouldnt do that B. B. Thanks, Id like to go with you C. C. No, you cant say so D. No, no. You cant do that 28. Do you mind telling me where youre from? - .A. Certainly. Im from London B. Sure. I was born in London. C. Not really, you can do it D. Certainly not. Im from London 29. May I see the menu, please? Ive been waiting an hour already. - . A. That is the menu, sir B. Yes, please go on C. Here you are, sir D. Of course, sir30. I was worried about chemistry, but Mr. Brown gave me an A! - .A. Dont worry about it B. Congratulations! Thats a difficult course C. Mr. Brown is very good Brown D. Good luck to you! Part Reading Comprehension ( 30 points)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each questions there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We dont know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson, he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didnt know how to spell, so what he really wrote was “all correct”. After a while, he shortened that term to “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Burens friends organized a club to help him become President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren wan called “OK”. 31. The author .A. believes both of the storiesB. doesnt believe a word of the storiesC. is not sure whether the stories are trueD. is telling the stories just for fun32. According to the passage, President Jackson A. couldnt draw up any documents at all B. didnt like to read important papers by himselfC. often had his assistants sign documents for himD. wasnt good at reading, writing or spelling33. According to the first story, the term “OK” A. was approved of by President JacksonB. was the title of some official documentsC. was first used by President JacksonD. was an old way to spell “all correct”34. According to the second story, the term “OK” A. was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”B. meant the place where President Van Buren wan bornC. was the name of Van Burens clubD. was used to call Van Burens supporters in the election35. According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used .A. by Van BurenB. in a presidential electionC. to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD. by the members of the “Old Kinderhook Club” Passage 2Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in the agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people eacha large proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics(统计) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.36. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? A. About 25 million. B. More than 25 million C. Less than 25 million D. Less than 225 million37. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? A. United States B. Germany C. France D. England38. Whats the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage? A. Of a large city with its suburbs B. Of small and large towns C. Of urban areas D. Of rural areas39. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States?A. Most small towns become gradually crowdedB. Small towns are still similar to each otherC. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are differentD. Small towns are turning into large cities40. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?A. Because they are the sameB. Because the rush takes place too quicklyC. Because the process is gradualD. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas Passage 3If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we dont have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call remembered history. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful. 41. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?A. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.B. Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.42. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because A. there was nothing worth being written down at that timeB. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordC. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fireD. the people there did not know how to write43. “Remembered history” refers to .A. history based on a persons imaginationB. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC. songs and dances about the most important eventsD. both B and C44. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when . A. it is written down B. no written account is available C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it45. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had .A. kept a written record of every past eventB. not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most important happeningsD. made more songs and dances Part Vocabulary and Structures (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center
