电大大学英语B模拟试题

1高校网络教育部分公共基础课统一考试大学英语（B）模拟试卷（二）3月份统考的听力部分不考PartIIUseofEnglish(10points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21.----IwanttogotoNewYork.What’sthefare?----_________.A.Pardonme?.B.I’msorry.C.Yes,Idon’tunderstand.D.I’mnotunderstanding.22.----Sorry,Ikeptyouwaiting.----_____________A.I’msad.B.Idon’tcare.C.That’sallright.There’snohurry.D.No,notatall.23----Congratulations!Youwonthefirstprizeintoday’sspeechcontest.----___________A.Yes,Ibeattheothers.B.No,no,Ididn’tdoitwell.C.Thankyou.D.It’sapleasure.24.----Youhavelovelychildren.----___________A.No,no,no.Theyarenot.B.Oh,no,no.C.You’retalkingtoomuch.D.Thanks.25.----Canyoucomeoverfordinnerwithus?----______________A.I’dliketobutIhaveameetingtonight.B.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.No,Idon’tlike.D.Oh,thatsoundswell.26.----Oh,I’msorry.ButIpromiseI’llbecarefulnexttime.----____________A.It’snothingatall.B.Oh,nevermind.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.Thankyou.D.Therearenoquestions.27.----CouldIuseyourdictionaryforamoment?2----________________A.It’swell.B.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.Byallmeans.D.Ihavenoidea.28.----Pleasehelpyourselftothefish.----__________________A.Thanks,butIdon’tlikefish.B.Sorry,Ican’thelp.C.Well,fishdon’tsuitme.D.No,Ican’t.29.----Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport?----_______________A.Don’taskthat.B.Sorry,I’mastrangerhere.C.No,Ican’tsaythat.D.No,you’redrivingtoofast.30.----Areyoureadytoorderdessert,please?----_____________A.Yes,please.B.Pleasedon’torderit.C.No,don’tmentionit.D.Yes,I’dliketohavesomechocolatecake.PartIIIReadingComprehension(30points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Almosteveryfamilybuysasleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribetoasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings---battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown(推翻)orkilled---tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,andofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.331.Thephrase“subscribeto”inthefirstparagraphmeans“”.A.gotothenewspaperstandandbuyB.sendtheirownnewsstoriestoC.agreetobuyforaspecificperiodoftimeD.becomefaithfulreadersof32.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis.A.widespreadB.foundamongafewfamiliesC.notpopularD.uncommon33.Beforethetimeofthenewspaper,.A.badnewstraveledquicklyandgoodnewsslowlyB.fewpeoplecaredabouteventsthattookplaceinfarawaycountriesC.kingsandrulerswereoftenoverthrownorkilledD.newswaspassedfromonepersontoanother34.Theauthorseemstoagreethatmoneyspentonadvertisementsis.A.wastedB.notmuchC.wellspentD.ofnousetoanyone35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Fivehundredyearsagoittookalongtimefornewstoreachothercountries.B.Newspaperadvertisementsturnpeople’sattentionawayfromtheirproducts.C.Thenewsthatwereadinnewspapersismainlyaboutnewproducts.D.Whennewspapersaresoldatalowprice,thenewspaperproducerswilllosemoney.Passage2ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist(剧作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.36.Englishpeople_________.A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatistB.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatistC.ares