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1大学英语B试题Test4PartⅡUseofEnglish(10points)Directions：Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues．ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．21．—Canyouturndowntheradio，please？—__________．A．Oh，IknowB．I’msorry，Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud．C．I’llkeepitdownnexttimeD．Pleaseforgiveme22．—Thesearecertainlybeautifulflowers．Thankyousomuch．—__________．A．No，no．It’snothingB．Youarewelcome．C．Yes，Iagree．D．Yes，Ithinkso，too23．—Hi，Sam，Ithinkyoudidagoodjob．—__________．A．ThankyouB．Don’tmentionitC．NotatallD．Ididitquitebadly24．—Goodmorning，sir．MayIhelpyou？—__________．A．No，Idon’tbuyanythingB．No，Idon’tneedyourhelpC．Yes，IneedsomesugarD．Oh，no．That’sOK．25．—Couldyouhelpmewithmyhomework，please？—__________．A．No，nowayB．No，Icouldn’tC．No，Ican’tD．SorryIcan’t．Ihavetogotoameetingrightnow26．—Whydon’tyoutraveltoNewYorkonvacation？—__________．A．Idon’twanttogoB．Excuseme，becauseIcan’tC．Iwantto,butIhaven’tgotenoughmoneyD．BecauseI’mgoingtoschooltoday27．—Wouldyouliketogofishingwithusnow？—__________．A．No，Idon’tlikeB．ItsoundsinterestingbutIhavelotsofhomeworktodoC．Iwon’ttellyouD．Oh,itiswell28．—CouldIspeaktoJohnHarris,please．—__________．2A．Oh，howareyouB．I’mJohnC．I’mlisteningD．Speaking29．—Congratulations！Youwonthefirstprizeintoday’sspeechcontest．—__________．A．Yes，IbeattheothersB．No,no,Ididn’tdoitwellC．ThankyouD．It’sapleasure30．—CanIhavealookatyourpassport？—__________．A．ItishereB．HereisitC．HereyouareD．No,youcan’tPartⅢReadingComprehension(30points)Directions：Therearethreepassagesinthispart．Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions．ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．Passage1SomeofthenotebooksGeorgeWashingtonkeptasayoungmanarestillinexistence．TheyshowthathewaslearningLatin，wasveryinterestedinthebasicsofgoodbehaviorinsociety，andwasreadingEnglishliterature．Atschoolheseemsonlytohavebeeninterestedinmathematics．Infact，hisformaleducationwassurprisinglybriefforagentleman，andincomplete．ForunlikeotheryoungVirginianofthatday，hedidnotgototheCollegeofWilliamandMaryintheVirginiancapitalofWilliamsburg．Intermsofformaltrainingthen，WashingtoncontrastssharplywithsomeotherearlyAmericanPresidentssuchasJohnAdams，ThomasJeffersonandJamesMadison．Inlateryears，Washingtonprobablyregrettedhislackofintellectualtraining．HeneverfeltcomfortableinadebateinCongress（国会），oronanysubjectthathadnottodowitheveryday，practicalmatters．AndbecauseheneverlearnedFrenchandcouldnotspeakdirectlytotheFrenchleaders，hedidnotvisitthecountryheadmiredsomuch．Thus，unlikeJeffersonandAdams，heneverreachedEurope．31．Whydidn’tWashingtongotocollege？A．Hisfamilycouldnotaffordit．B．Acollegeeducationwasratheruncommoninhistime．C．Hedidn’tliketheyoungVirginiangentlemen．D．Theauthordoesn’tgiveanyreason．32．WashingtonfeltuncomfortableinCongressdebatesbecausehe__________．A．lackedpracticeinpublicspeakingB．felthiseducationwasnotgoodenoughC．didn’tlikearguinganddebatingwithpeopleD．feltthatdebatingwaslikeintellectualtraining33．ThereasonwhyWashingtondidn’tvisitFrancewasprobablythathe__________．A．didn’treallycareaboutgoingB．didn’tknowFrenchleadersC．couldn’tcommunicatedirectlywiththeFrenchleadersD．wastoobusytotravel334．Accordingtotheauthor，__________．A．Washington’slackofformaleducationplacedhimatadisadvantageinlaterlifeB．WashingtonshouldhavegonetoFranceeventhoughhecouldnotspeakFrenchC．WashingtonwasnotasgoodapresidentasAdams，JeffersonorMadisonD．WashingtonwasamodelforallVirginiangentlemen35．ThemainideaofthepassageisthatWashington’seducation__________．A．wasofgreatvariety，coveringmanysubjectsB．wasprobablyequaltothoseofmostyounggentlemenofhistimeC．mayseempoorbymodernstandards，butwasgoodenoughforhistimeD．wasratherlimitedforapresidentPassage2Likemostpeople，Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting．ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery：giving－awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting．Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney．ThisishowIexperimentedwithgiving－away．Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestome，Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper．OnediscoveryImadeaboutgiving－awayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback，thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform．OneSundaymorningthecoalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome，thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice．Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation．MorethanayearlaterIneededapost－officeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting．Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft，andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist．AsIwasabouttoleave，thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway．Hehadoverheard（无意中听到）ourconversation．“Wasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome？”Isaidyes．“well，youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou．Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous．Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints．”36．Fromthepassage，weunderstandthat__________．A．