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1、大学英语B模拟试题2P a r t I Us e o f En g l i s h (20 p o i n t s)Di r ec t i o n s:I n t h i s p a r t t h er e a r e 10 i n c o m p l et e d i a l o g u es.Fo r ea c h d i a l o g u et h er e a r e f o u rc h o i c es m a r k ed A,B,C a n d D.Ch o o s e t h e O N E a n s w er t h a t b es t c o m p l et e

2、s t h ed i a l o g u e.T h enm a r k t h e c o r r es p o n d i n g l et t er o n t h e An s w er S h eet w i t h a s i n g l e l i n e t h r o u g ht h e c en t er.1.W o u l d y o u l i k e t o h a v e d i n n er w i t h u s t h i s ev en i n g?A.O K,b u t I h a v e t o g o t o a m eet i n g n o wB

3、.N o,I c a n tC.I d l o v e t o,b u t t h i s ev en i n g I h a v e t o g o t o t h e a i r p o r t t o m eet m y p a r en t sD.I d o n t k n o w2.-H i,i s Ma r y t h er e,p l ea s e?A.H o l d o n.I l l g et h er B.N o,s h e i s n t h er eC.Y es,s h e l i v es h er e D.Y es,w h a t d o y o u w a n t

4、3.P l ea s e h el p y o u r s el f t o t h e f i s h.A.T h a n k s,b u t f i s h d o es n t a g r ee w i t h m e B.S o r r y,I c a n t h el pC.I d o n l i k e f i s h D.N o,I c a n (t4.-H u r r y u p p l ea s e,o r I l l b e l a t e.A.S o r r y s i r,b u r t h e t r a f f i c i s t h i c k n o w B.W

5、 el l,i t s a l r i g h t,s i rC.H o w c a n y o u s a y t h a t,s i r?D.O h,w e a r e g o i n g t h e r i g h t w a y5.-Ex c u s e m e,b u t c a n y o u t el l m e t h e w a y t o t h e a i r p o r t?A.Do n t a s k t h a t B.S o r r y,I m a s t r a n g er h er eC.N o,I c a n t s a y t h a t D.N o,y

6、 o u r e d r i v i n g t o o f a s t6.H o w a b o u t g o i n g t o t h e c i n em a t o n i g h t,Ja n e?A.I d o n t t h i n k s oB.I m s o r r y.I h a v e t o d r i v e m y m o t h er h o m e t o n i g h tC.N ev er m i n dD.T a k e i t ea s y7.Ar e y o u r ea d y t o o r d er d es er t,p l ea s e?

7、A.Y es,p l ea s eB.P l ea s e d o n t o r d er i tC.N o,d o n t m en t i o n i tD.Y es,I d l i k e t o h a v e s o m e c h o c o l a t e c a k e8.Di d T o m t el l y o u t o w a t er t h e f l o w er s?A.N o.An d s o d i d I B.N o.An d n ei t h er d i d 1C.H e d i d.An d s o I d i d D.H e d i d.An d

8、 s o d o I9.S h a l l w e s i t u p h er e o n t h e g r a s s o r d o w n t h er e n ea r t h e w a t er?A.I d r a t h er s t a y h er e i f y o u d o n t m i n d B.S o r r y,I d o n t l i k e n ei t h erC.Cer t a i n l y,w h y n o t?D.Y es,w e l i k e t h es e t w o p l a c es10.-W o u l d y o u m

9、 i n d c h a n g i n g s ea t s w i t h m e?A.Y es,y o u c a n B.O f c o u r s e,I l i k e t oC.N o,I d o n t m i n d D.Cer t a i n l y,p l ea s e d oP a r t?R ea d i n g Co m p r eh en s i o n （40 p o i n t s）Di r ec t i o n s:T h er e a r e t h r ee p a s s a g es i n t h i s p a r t.Ea c h p a s

10、s a g e i s f o l l o w ed b yf i v e qu es t i o n s.Fo r ea c h qu es t i o n t h er e a r e f o u r c h o i c es m a r k ed A,B,C a n d D.Y o us h o u l d d ec i d e o n t h e b es t c h o i c ea n d m a r k t h e c o r r es p o n d i n g l et t er o n t h e An s w er S h eet w i t h a s i n g l

11、e l i n e t h r o u g ht h e c en t er.P a s s a g e 1W h en Mr s.Jo s ep h Gr o eg er d i ed r ec en t l y i n V i en n a,Au s t r i a,p eo p l e a s k ed t h eo b v i o u s,W h y d i d s h e l i v e t o b e 107?II An s w er s w er e p r o v i d ed b y a s u r v ey c o n d u c t eda m o n g 148V i

12、en n es e m en a n d w o m en w h o h a d r ea c h ed t h e a g e o f 100.S o m ew h a t s u r p r i s i n g w a st h e f a c t t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y h a d l i v ed m o s t o f t h ei r l i v es i n c i t i es.I n s p i t e o f t h ec i t y s i m a g e a s a nu n h ea l t h y p l a c e,c i t

13、 y l i v i n g o f t en p r o v i d es b en ef i t s t h a t c o u n t r y l i v i n g c a nl a c k.O n e f a c t o r s eem s t o b e i m p o r t a n t t o t h e l o n g ev i t y （长寿）o f t h o s e i n t er v i ew ed.T h i s f a c t o r i s ex er c i s e.I n t h e c i t i es i t i s o f t en f a s t

14、er t o w a l k s h o r t d i s t a n c est h a n t o w a i t f o r a b u s.Ev en t a k i n g p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f t en r equ i r es s o m e w a l k i n g.S m a l l er a p a r t m en t h o u s es h a v e n o el ev a t o r s （电梯）,a n d s o p eo p l e m u s t c l i m b s t a i r

15、s.Ci t y p eo p l e c a n u s u a l l y w a l k t o l o c a l s u p er m a r k et s.S i n c e p a r k i n g s p a c es a r e h a r dt o f i n d,t h er e i s o f t en n o a l t er n a t i v e t o w a l k i n g.O n t h e o t h er h a n d,t h o s e w h o 1 i v e i n t h e c o u n t r y a n d s u b u r

16、b s d o n o t h a v e t o w a l kev er y d a y.I n f a c t,t h e o p p o s i t e i s o f t en t r u e.T o g o t o s c h o o l,w o r k,o r a l m o s ta n y w h er e el s e,t h ey m u s t r i d e i n c a r s.11.T h e V i en n a s u r v ey m a y h el p t o ex p l a i n .A.the complaints of people in ap

17、artment housesB.the cause of Mrs.Groeger s deathC.the longevity of people like Mrs.GroegerD.the image of cities in general12.The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some .A.benefits of walkingB.occasions for walking in city lifeC.comments made by city peopleD.problems of city living13.To reac

18、h the third floor of a building,it would probably be most healthfulA.to take the elevator B.to walk up the stairsC.to ride in a car D.to find an alternative to walking14.People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking becauseA.they don t live near business areasB.they don t need

19、 the exerciseC.they never have parking problemsD.they can t afford to take the bus15.A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is thatA.air pollution is not seriousB.anyone can live to be 107C.country people should move to the cityD.walking is a healthful exercisePassage 2Fo r a n y En g l i

20、s h m a n,t h er e c a n n ev er b e a n y d i s c u s s i o n a s t o w h o i s t h e w o r l d sg r ea t es td r a m a t i s t (居U作 家).O n l y o n e n a m e c a n p o s s i b l y s u g g es t i t s el f t o h i m:t h a t o fW i l l i a m S h a k es p ea r e.Ev er y En g l i s h m a n h a s s o m e

21、 k n o w l ed g e,h o w ev er s l i g h t,o f t h ew o r k o f o u r g r ea t es t w r i t er.Al l o f u s u s e w o r d s,p h r a s es a n d qu o t a t i o n s f r o mS h a k es p ea r e s w r i t i n g s t h a th a v e b ec o m e p a r t o f t h e c o m m o n p r o p er t y o f t h e En g l i s h

22、-s p ea k i n g p eo p l e.Mo s to f t h e t i m e w ea r e p r o b a b l y u n a w a r e o f t h e s o u r c e o f t h e w o r d s w e u s ed,r a t h er l i k e t h e o l dl a d y w h o w a s t a k en t o s ee a p er f o r m a n c e o f H a m l et a n d c o m p l a i n ed t h a t i t w a s f u l 1o

23、 f w el l -k n o w n p r o v er b s a n dqu o t a t i o n s.S h a k es p ea r e,m o r e p er h a p s t h a n a n y o t h er w r i t h er,m a k es f u l l u s e o f t h e g r ea tr es o u r c es o f t h e En g l i s h l a n g u a g e.Mo s t o f u s u s e a b o u t f i v e t h o u s a n d w o r d s i

24、n o u rn o r m a l u s e o f En g l i s h;S h a k es p ea r e i n h i s w o r k s u s ed a b o u t t w en t y -f i v e t h o u s a n d.T h er e i s p r o b a b l y n o b et t er w a y f o r a f o r ei g n er t o a p p r ec i a t e t h e r i c h n es s a n dv a r i et y o f t h e En g l i s h l a n g

25、 u a g e t h a n b y s t u d y i n g t h e v a r i o u s w a y s i n w h i c hS h a k es p ea r e u s ed i t.S u c h a s t u d y i s w el l w o r t h t h e ef f o r t (i t i s n o t,o f c o u r s e,r ec o m m en d ed t o b eg i n n er s)ev en t h o u g h s o m e a s p ec t s o f En g l i s h u s a g

26、 e,a n d t h e m ea n i n go f m a n y w o r d s,h a v e c h a n g ed s i n c e S h a k es p ea r e sd a y.16.En g l i s h p eo p l e .A.h a v e n ev er d i s c u s s ed w h o i s t h e w o r l d s g r ea t es t d r a m a t i s tB.n ev er d i s c u s s a n y i s s u e c o n c er n i n g t h e w o r

27、l d s g r ea t es t d r a m a t i s tC.a r e s u r e w h o i s t h e w o r l d s g r ea t es t d r a m a t i s tD.d o n o t c a r e w h o i s t h e w o r l d s g r ea t es t p o et a n d d r a m a t i s t17.Every Englishman knows .A.more or less about ShakespeareB.Shakespeare,but only slightlyC.all

28、Shakespeare s writingsD.only the name of the greatest English writer18.Which of the following is true?A.W e use all the words,phrases and quotations from Shakespeare s writings.B.Shakespeare s writings have become the property of those who are learningtospeak English.C.It is likely to be true that p

29、eople often do not know the origins of the wordstheyuse.D.All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.19.What does the word-proverb I I mean?A.Familiar sayings.B.Shakespeare s plays.C.Complaints.D.Actors and actresses.20.W hy is it worthwhile to study the various ways in whic

30、h Shakespeare usedEnglish?A.English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare s time.B.By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language.C.English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare s time.D.Beginners may heave difficulty learning some aspects of Eng

31、lish usage.Passage 3Threes are useful to man in three very important ways:they provide him woodando t h er p r o d u c t s;t h ey g i v e h i m s h a d e;a n d t h ey h el p t o p r ev en t d r o u g h t （干旱）a n d f l o o d s.Un f o r t u n a t el y,i n m a n y p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d,m a n b

32、a s n o t r ea l i z ed t h a t t h e t h i r do f t h es es er v i c es i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t.I n h i s ea g er n es s t o d r a w qu i c k p r o f i t f r o m t h et r ees,h e h a sc u t t h em d o w n i n l a r g e n u m b er s.T w o t h o u s a n d y ea r s a g o,a r i c h a n d p

33、o w er f u l c o u n t r y c u t d o w n i t s t r ees t o b u i l dw a r s h i p s,w i t h w h i c h t o g a i n i t s el f a n em p i r e.I t g a i n ed t h e em p i r e b u t,w i t h o u ti t s t r ees,i t ss o i l b ec a m e b a r e a n d p o o r.W h en t h e em p i r e f el l t o p i ec ed,t h

34、e c o u n t r y f o u n di t s el f f a c ed b yf l o o d s a n d s t a r v a t i o n.Ev en w h er e a g o v er n m en t r ea l i z es t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f a p l en t i f u l s u p p l y o f t r ees,i t i sd i f f i c u l t s o m et i m es t o m a k e t h e p eo p l e r ea l i z e t h i s.T

35、 h ey c u t d o w n t h e t r eesb u t a r e t o oc a r el es s t o p l a n t a n d l o o k a f t er n ew t r ees.S o,u n l es s t h e g o v er n m en t h a s a g o o ds y s t em o fc o n t r o l,o r c a n ed u c a t e t h e p eo p l e,t h e f o r es t s s l o w l y d i s a p p ea r.T h i s d o es n

36、 o t o n l y m ea n t h a t t h er e w i l l b e f ew er t r ees.T h e r es u l t s a r e ev enm o r es er i o u s:f o r w h er e t h er e a r e t r ees,t h ei r r o o t s b r ea k t h e s o i l u p,a l l o w i n g t h er a i n t o s i n k i n,a n d a l s o b i n d t h e s o i l.T h i s p r ev en t

37、s t h e s o i l f r o m b ei n g w a s h ed a w a y.Bu t w h er et h er e a r eno trees,the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface,and thiscauses floodsand the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow.W hen all thetopsoil is gone,nothing remains but worthless desert.21

38、.Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways,the most important of whichis thatthey can .A.Keep him from the hot sunshineB.enable him to build warshipsC.make him draw quick profit from themD.protect him from droughts and floods22.It s a great pity that .A.man is only interested in building empiresB

39、.man is eager to profit from treesC.man hasn t realized the importance of trees to himD.man hasn t found out that he has lost all trees23.Sooner or later the forests will disappear .A.unless a country has a plenty supply of treesB.unless people stop cutting down their treesC.unless all people are ta

40、ught the importance of planting treesD.unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them24.The word-bind|in Paragraph 5 means I I .A.to wash away B.to make wetC.to make stay together D.to improve25.W hen there is a heavy rain,trees can help to prevent floods,as they canA.k

41、eep r a i n f r o m f a l l i n g d o w n t o s o f t g r o u n dB.c a u s e t h e s o i 1 t o a l l o w r a i n w a t er t o s i n k i nC.p r ev en t t h e s o i l f r o m b ei n g w a s h ed a w a yD.m a k e t h e t o p s o i l s t i c k t o g et h erP a s s a g e 4Bet t y a n d H a r o l d h a v

42、e b een m a r r i ed f o r y ea r s.Bu t o n e t h i n g s t i l l p u z z l es（困扰）o l d H a r o l d.H o w i s i t t h a t h e c a n l ea v e Bet t y a n d h er f r i en d Jo a n s i t t i n g o n t h e s o f a,t a l k i n g,g o o u t t o a b a l l g a m e,c o m e b a c k t h r ee a n d a h a l f h

43、o u r s l a t er,a n d t h ey r e s t i l ls i t t i n g o n t h e s o f a?T a l k i n g?W h a t i n t h e w o r l d,H a r o l d w o n d er s,d o t h ey h a v e t o t a l k a b o u t?Bet t y s h r u g s.T a l k?W e 4r e f r i en d s.R es ea r c h i n g t h i s m a t t er c a l l ed f r i en d s h i

44、p,p s y c h o l o g i s t Li l l i a n R u b i n s p en t t w oy ea r s i n t er v i ew i n g m o r e t h a n t w o h u n d r ed w o m en a n d m en.N o m a t t er w h a t t h ei r a g e,t h ei r j o b,t h ei r s ex,t h e r es u l t s w er e c o m p l et el y c l ea r:w o m en h a v e m o r e f r i

45、en d s h i p st h a n m en,a n d t h e d i f f er en c e i n t h e c o n t en t a n d t h e qu a l i t y o f t h o s e f r i en d s h i p si s -m a r k ed a n d u n m i s t a k a b l e.IIMo r e t h a n t w o-t h i r d s o f t h e s i n g l e m en R u b i n i n t er v i ew ed c o u l d n o t n a m e

46、a b es tf r i en d.T h o s e w h o c o u l d w er e l i k el y t o n a m e a w o m a n.Y et t h r ee-qu a r t er s o f t h e s i n g l ew o m en h a d n o p r o b l em n a m i n g a b es t f r i en d,a n d a l m o s t a l w a y s i t w a s a w o m a n.Mo r em a r r i ed m en t h a n w o m en n a m e

47、d t h ei r w i f e/h u s b a n d a s a b es t f r i en d,m o s t t r u s t ed p er s o n,o r t h e o n e i d en t i f i ed（认定）a t l ea s t o n e,u s u a l l y m o r e,t r u s t ed f r i en d s t o w h o m t h ey c o u l d t u r n i n at r o u b l ed m o m en t,a n d t h ey s p o k e o p en l y a b o

48、 u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h es e r el a t i o n s h i p si n t h ei r l i v es.II I n g en er a l,|w r i t es R u b i n i n h er n ew b o o k,w o m en s f r i en d s h i p s w i t h ea c ho t h er r es t o ns h a r ed em o t i o n s a n d s u p p o r t,b u t m en s r el a t i o n s h i p

49、s a r e m a r k ed b y s h a r eda c t i v i t i es.|Fo r t h em o s t p a r t,R u b i n s a y s,i n t er a c t i o n s (交往)b et w een m en a r e em o t i o n a l l y c o n t r o l l ed-a g o o d f i tw i t h t h e s o c i a l r equ i r em en t s o f m a n l y b eh a v i o r.IIEv en w h en a m a n i

50、 s s a i d t o b e a b es t f r i en d,II R u b i n w r i t es,t h e t w o s h a r el i t t l e a b o u t t h ei ri n n er m o s t f eel i n g s.W h er ea s a w o m a n s c l o s es t f em a l e f r i en d m i g h t b e t h e f i r s tt o t el l h er t o l ea v e a f a i l i n g m a r r i a g e,i t