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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语B试卷2011年7月注 意 事 项一、将你的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的规定栏内，将考号和考试科目在规定的栏内用2B铅笔涂满涂黑。考试结束后，把试卷和答题卡放在桌上。试卷和答题卡均不得带出考场。二、仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题卡的指定位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。三、选择题用2B铅笔将选中项涂满涂黑，主观题用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D

2、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例ABCD1. Oh, sorry to bother you. .A. Thats okay B. No, you cantC. Thats good D. Oh, I dont know2. You have lovely children. .A. No, no. They are not B. Oh, no, noC. Youre talking too much D. Thanks3. These are certainly beautiful flowers. Thank you so much. .A.

3、 No, nothing B. Its my pleasureC. Yes, I agree D. Yes, I think, too4. Good morning, sir. May I help you? .A. No, I dont buy anything B. No, I dont need your helpC. Yes, I need some salt D. Oh, no. Thats Ok5. Well done. Congratulations on your success. .A. Thank you very much B. Oh, no, noC. No, I di

4、dnt do very well D. Sorry, I couldnt do any better6. Hello, may I talk to the manager about the price? .A. Sorry, he is out at the moment B. No, you cantC. Sorry, you cant D. I dont know7. Can you go out with us for dinner this evening? .A. No, I already have plans B. Thanks a lot, but Im busy tonig

5、htC. No, I really dont like being with you D. Im ill, so I shouldnt go out for dinner8. Do you mind if I take a couple of hours off this afternoon? .A. Never mind. B. Ok, but what for?C. Yes, please help yourself. D. Yes, but I dont care.9. Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Smiths office？ .A. You cant as

6、k me B. Good questionC. Please dont say so D. Sorry I dont know, but you can ask the man over there10. Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John? .A. Thank you very much B. No, no, John is not bad C. Thank you. He is fine D. Dont say that第二部分：阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题

7、后有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例ABCDPassage 1Barbara Jordan, one of the most respected lawyers and politicians in the United States, was the first black woman from the South to be elected to Congress.She was born in Houston, Texas, on February 21, 1936. Right from the start,

8、 she set high standards for herself in school. In high school, Miss Jordan decided to become a lawyer. At Texas Southern University she studied political science and history and graduated in 1956 at the top of her class. By 1959 she had earned a law degree from Boston University. Miss Jordan began p

9、racticing law at her parents dining room table. Three years later she opened her own office. The restless Miss Jordan first broke into politics in 1966, becoming the first black woman elected to the Texas senate. After an impressive record as a state senator, she entered the national scene. In 1972

10、she won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. During her time in office she was devoted to helping minorities, the poor, and the elderly. “My approach is to respect the humanity of everybody,” she once said. That just the way Barbara Jordan was. 11. Miss Jordan decided to become a lawyer .A.

11、before she ever started schoolB. when she was in high schoolC. while she was in CongressD. as soon as she finished her school12. What did she study at Boston University? .A. History and science B. LawC. Political scienceD. Politics and history13. The word “restless” in Paragraph 5 means in its sente

12、nce.A. having no rest all days and nightsB. being nervous and impatientC. having too much restD. not satisfied with the life she was living and wanting to have some new experience14. In her political life she won in 1972.A. a law degreeB. an appointment to the presidents cabinetC. a seat in the stat

13、e senateD. a seat in the U.S. Congress15. Miss Jordan was the first black woman .A. to be appointed as an ambassadorB. from the South to be elected to CongressC. to be appointed to the congressD. to win a national electionPassage 2How and when did Australia begin? It is believed that Australian hist

14、ory began at the end of the eighteenth century. After several centuries of European voyaging in the southern oceans, the English naval officer James Cook sailed the eastern coast in 1770, named it New South Wales and took possession of it in the name of his king. Within twenty years the British gove

15、rnment sent a team of explorers to settle in New South Wales. On 26 January 1788 its commander, Arthur Phillip, began to rule over the eastern half of the country. The thousand officers, soldiers, officials and criminals who came ashore from the eleven ships of the First Fleet, anchored (停泊) in the

16、port of Sydney. They prepared the way for later immigrants who spread out over the continent. This is a story of a sleeping land brought to life by Endeavour, the name given to Cooks ship and the quality given to those who followed him. The newcomers brought with them domestic animals, plants and to

17、ols. They also brought with them new ideas. That accomplishment in turn shaped what Australia is now.16. According to this passage, Australian history began at the end of the century.A. sixteenth B. seventeenthC. eighteenth D. nineteenth17. The eastern coast of Australia was named New South Wales in

18、 1770. Who did it?A. James Cook.B. Arthur Phillip.C. George Washington.D. William Shakespeare.18. In the early history of Australia the government sent its people there for settlement.A. American B. French C. Spanish D. British 19. Arthur Phillip in this passage is referred to as who began to rule t

19、he eastern half of the country in 1778.A. an army officer B. a rich businessman C. a poor farmer D. a university student20. “Endeavour” in the passage is likely to be .A. a ship in which James Cook and his men sailed to AustraliaB. a group of ships led by Arthur PhillipC. the courage and bravery of

20、those who came to Australia in the early days and went through lots of difficultiesD. both A and CPassage 3Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases they are

21、dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “Youve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. Only a few writers were kissed by fortune, however there are thousands more whose wor

22、k is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no proposals at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York department building. I didnt even care that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a us

23、ed typewriter and felt like a good writer.After a year I still hadnt got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasnt going to be one of those people who did wondering “What

24、 if”. I would keep putting my dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.21. The passage is meant to .A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to exper

25、ienceB. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writerC. show young people its unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fameD. encourage young people to pursue a writing career22. What can be concluded from the passage? .A. Good writers often find their work interes

26、ting and rewardingB. Writers success depends on luck rather than on effortC. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolationD. The chances for a writer to become successful are small23. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? .A. Because he wasnt ab

27、le to produce a single bookB. Because he hadnt seen a change for the betterC. Because he wasnt able to have a rest for a whole yearD. Because he found his dream would never come true24. The word “people” in the sentence “people who did wondering” in Paragraph 3 refers to those .A. who think a lot wi

28、thout making a decisionB. who regret giving up their career halfway C. who think too much of the positive side of lifeD. who are full of imagination even upon death25. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to .A. the wonderful land one often dreams aboutB. the bright future that one is looking fo

29、rward toC. the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reachedD. a word that exists only in ones imagination Passage 4If 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 o

30、f 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 do not 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

31、fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people then 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 kn

32、ow 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

33、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

34、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.26. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage? .A. Where there are no

35、written records, there is no historyB. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliableC. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questionsD. Written records of the past play an important role in our learning of the human history27. We know v

36、ery little about the central Africa 200 years ago because . A. there was nothing worth being written down at that time B. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record C. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire D. the people there did not know how to write 28. “Remembered

37、history” refers to . A. history based on a persons imagination B. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth C. songs and dances about the most important events D. both B and C 29. “Remembered history” is considered valuable only when . A. it is written down B. no written accoun

38、t is available C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it 30. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about human history than we do now if the ancient people had . A. made more songs and dances B. not burnt their written records in wars C. kept a written record of ever

39、y past eventD. told exact stories of the most important happenings第三部分：词汇和结构 （共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）第一节：此小节共有15个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。 示例ABCD31. Does he his mother? A. look likeB. looks likeC. look likesD. looked like32. The bus arrived late the heavy

40、snow.A. because of B. exceptC. becauseD. owing33. The cost is for me; I wont go this way any longer. A. great much B. too much C. very much D. much too34. The thief admitted gold rings in the store.A. steal B. to have stolenC. to steal D. stealing 35. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years befor

41、e they are .A. fully accepting B. accepting fully C. fully acceptedD. acceptfully 36. He doesnt know much about doing the job, yet he can do it keep it going.A. good enough toB. enough well to C. well enough to D. well enough for 37. We should give the seat to is old or sick.A. whom B. whoever C. wh

42、oD. whose38. Bob said that it is easy .A. for him being on time B. being on time for him C. for him to be on time D. on time for him 39. , he would have been the top student in the class.A. If he worked hard B. If he had worked hard C. If he was working hard D. Working hard 40. a few flowers in the

43、garden, there is nothing else there.A. Except forB. Excepting for C. Except that D. Besides41. Before he came to Japan, he had never heard a single Japanese word .A. speaking B. speakC. to speakD. spoken42. Knowledge only from practice.A. has come B. came C. comes D. is coming43. It is required that all the teachers in the department on a picnic next Saturday.A. to go B. went C. go D. might go 44. We will succeed