大学英语(B)模拟试题3及解析

1大学英语（B）模拟试题3及解析第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满15分）1.Couldyouhelpmewithmyphysics,please?请问你能帮我做物理课作业吗？D.A.No,noway.B.No,Icouldn’t.C.No,Ican’tD.SorryIcan’t.Ihavetogotoameetingrightnow.2.CouldIspeaktoDonWatkins,please?我能和DonWatkins说话吗？A.A.Speaking,please.B.Oh,howareyou?C.I’mlistening.D.I’mDon3.CouldIborrowyourcarforafewdays?我能借你的车用几天吗？C.A.Yes,youmayborrow.B.Yes,goon.C.Sure,hereyouare.Enjoyyourjourney.D.Itdoesn’tmatter.4.Thankyouforinvitingme.感谢您的邀请。C.A.Ireallyhadahappytime.B.Oh,it’stoolate.C.Thankyouforcoming.D.Oh,soslowly?5.MayIseeyourtickets,please?可以看一下你的票吗？A.A.Sure.B.No,youcan’tC.No,theyaremine.D.Yes,youcan.第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）Passage1Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneonOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.社区服务是我们大学教育的一个重要的部分。我们鼓励所有的学生在毕业前至少从事一项社区活动。一项新的叫做“一对一”的社区计划是用于帮助那些落后的小学生的。读教育专业的学生也许对这项计划尤其感兴趣，因为它为你提供了教学（教数学和英语）的机会。You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.你在一个学期内每周得自愿工作两小时。你可以选择教小孩数学，英语，或两者都教。一节课半小时比较好，因此你可以每周教两天，每次每门课半小时。2ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.道奇教授将担任这些家庭教师的顾问。他会帮你制订教学计划或提供活动的建议。他的办公时间是每周二和周三下午。你可以在他那签约参与这个计划并于下周开始工作。I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.(220words)我确定你会喜欢这项社区服务，同时你也能获得宝贵的经验。能在你的简历上表明你有教孩子的经验而且你能关心你的社区，应该是很不错的一件事。如果你愿意签约或如果你有任何问题，于本周前往道奇教授的办公室。6.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?B这段话的目的是什么？A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.7.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?C讲话人所说的这项计划的目的是什么？A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.8.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?A道奇教授是干什么的？A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.9.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?D对家教有兴趣的学生应该怎么做？A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoProfessorDodge.10.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?B你认为说话者是在对谁说这些话的。A.Faculty.B.Students.C.Residents.D.Graduatedstudents.Passage2Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.3纸是人类发明的最重要的产品之一。没有一些便宜而又实用的材料来写的话，书面语也不可能广泛传播。纸的发明意味着更多的人可以接受教育，因为更多的书可以印出来并分发出去。纸和印刷一起为知识的交流提供了极其重要的途径。Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1990theworld’suseofpaperwasaboutkilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.我们每年用多少纸呢？也许你无法很快回答出这个问题。在1900年，全世界的用纸量是每年人均一公斤左右。现在有些国家的用量达到每年人均50公斤。像美国，英国和瑞典这样的国家的用量远超其他各国。Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)像许多其他我们用的东西一样，纸最早发明于中国。在埃及和西方，十五世纪前纸并没有广泛使用。埃及人写字写在一种水性植物做成的材料上。欧洲人用羊皮纸用了好几百年。羊皮纸很牢固，它是用某些幼年动物的皮做成的。从羊皮纸上保存的记录中我们了解到关于欧洲历史的最重要的事情。11.What’sthemeaningfortheword“parchment”?B“parchment”的意思是什么？A.Theskinofyounganimals.B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.12.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?A关于纸的发明下面哪项没有被提到？A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.13.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?A埃及人什么时候开始广泛地使用纸？A.Around1400.B.Around1900.C.Around400.D.Around900.14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?B以下哪个国家每年人均用纸量更大？A.China.B.Sweden.C.Egypt.D.Japan.15.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttal