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大学英语B试卷
2007年4月
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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[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕
1.
— Oh, sorry to bother you.
— .
A.
That’s okay B.
No, you can’t
C.
That’s good
D. Oh, I don’t
know
2.
— You have lovely children.
— .
A.
No, no. They are not
B.
Oh, no, no
C.
You’re talking too much
D. Thanks
3.
— These are certainly beautiful flowers. Thank you so
much.
— .
A.
No, nothing
B. It’s my pleasure
C.
Yes, I agree
D. Yes, I think,
too
4.
— Good morning, sir. May I help you?
— .
A.
No, I don’t buy anything
B.
No, I don’t need your help
C.
Yes, I need some salt
D. Oh, no. That’s
Ok
5.
— Well done. Congratulations on your success.
— .
A.
Thank you very much
B. Oh, no,
no
C.
No, I didn’t do very well
D. Sorry, I couldn’t do any
better
6.
— Hello, may I talk to the manager about the
price?
— .
A.
Sorry, he is out at the moment
B. No, you
can’t
C.
Sorry, you can’t
D.
I don’t know
7.
— Can you go out with us for dinner this
evening?
—
.
A.
No, I already have plans
B.
Thanks a lot, but I’m busy tonight
C.
No, I really don’t like being with you
D.
I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out for dinner
8.
— 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 don’t
care.
9.
— Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Smith’s office？
— .
A.
You can’t ask me
B.
Good question
C.
Please don’t say so
D.
Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there
10.
— 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.
Don’t 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[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕
Passage
1
Barbara
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, 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 practicing
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 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. before she ever
started school
B. when she was in high
school
C. while she was in
Congress
D. as soon as she
finished her school
12.
What
did she study at Boston University?
.
A. History and science
B. Law
C. Political science
D. Politics and history
13.
The
word “restless” in Paragraph 5 means in its
sentence.
A. having no rest all
days and nights
B. being nervous and
impatient
C. having too much
rest
D. not satisfied with the
life she was living and wanting to have some new
experience
14.
In
her political life she won in
1972.
A. a law
degree
B. an appointment to the
president’s cabinet
C. a seat in the state
senate
D. a seat in the U.S.
Congress
15.
Miss
Jordan was the first black woman .
A. to be appointed as an
ambassador
B. from the South to be
elected to Congress
C. to be
appointed to the congress
D. to win a
national election
Passage
2
How and when
did Australia begin? It is
believed that Australian history 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 government 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 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 Cook’s ship and the quality given to those who
followed him.
The newcomers
brought with them domestic animals, plants and tools. 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.
seventeenth
C. eighteenth
D. nineteenth
17.
The
eastern coast of Australia was named New South
Wales in 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 the eastern
half of the country in 1778.
A.
an army officer
B.
a rich businessman
C. a poor farmer
D. a university student
20.
“Endeavour”
in the passage is likely to be .
A.
a
ship in which James Cook and his men sailed to Australia
B. a group of ships led
by Arthur Phillip
C. the courage
and bravery of those who came to Australia in the early
days and went through lots of difficulties
D. both A and
C
Passage
3
Many a young
person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such
people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between
being a writer and writing. In most cases they are dreaming of
wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve
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 work 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 didn’t even care
that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used
typewriter and felt like a good writer.
After a year I
still hadn’t 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 wasn’t going to
be one of those people who did wondering “What 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
experience
B. advise young people to
give up their idea of becoming a professional
writer
C. show young people it’s
unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and
fame
D. encourage young people
to pursue a writing career
22.
What
can be concluded from the passage?
.
A.
Good writers often find
their work interesting and rewarding
B. Writer’s success
depends on luck rather than on effort
C. Famous writers usually
live in poverty and isolation
D. The chances for a
writer to become successful are small
23.
Why
did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his
writing career?
.
A.
Because he wasn’t able to
produce a single book
B. Because he hadn’t seen
a change for the better
C. Because he wasn’t able
to have a rest for a whole year
D. Because he found his
dream would never come true
24.
The
word “people” in the sentence “…people who did wondering…” in
Paragraph 3 refers to those .
A.
who think a lot without
making a decision
B. who regret giving up
their career halfway
C. who think too much of
the positive side of life
D. who are full of
imagination even upon death
25.
“Shadowland”
in the last sentence refers to .
A.
the wonderful land one
often dreams about
B. the bright
future that one is looking forward to
C. the state
of uncertainty before one’s final goal is
reached
D. a word that
exists only in one’s imagination
Passage
4
If 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 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 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 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.
26.
Which
of the following ideas is not suggested in the
passage?
.
A.
Where there are no written records, there is no
history
B.
“Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less
reliable
C.
A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to
answer many questions
D.
Written records of the past play an important role in our learning
of the human history
27.
We
know very 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
history” refers to .
A.
history based on a person’s 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 account 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 every past event
D.
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[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕
31.
Does he his
mother?
A.
look like
B. looks like
C. look likes
D. looked
like
32.
The bus arrived late the
heavy snow.
A.
because of
B.
except
C.
because
D. owing
33.
The cost is for me; I won’t go this way
any longer.
A.
great much
B.
too much
C.
very much
D.
much too
34.
The thief admitted gold
rings in the store.
A.
steal
B.
to have stolen
C. to steal
D.
stealing
35.
New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before they are
.
A.
fully accepting B. accepting
fully
C.
fully accepted
D.
acceptfully
36.
He doesn’t know much about doing the job, yet he can do it
keep
it going.
A.
good enough to B.
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.
who
D.
whose
38.
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 &nb |