《大学英语B》2018年12月统考试卷8

1大学英语B8一、交际英语1.-I'msorryI'mlate.-_________Comeearliernexttime.A.Sure.B.Youarewelcome.C.Itdoesn'tmatter.D.Idon'tknow.答案：C2.-Comeandseemeifyouhavetime.-_________A.Ican't.B.I'llthinkitover.C.Thankyou.D.Iwill.答案：D3.-I'msorryIlostthekeytoyourbike.-_________A.Whatdoyoumean?B.Don'tworry.IthinkI'vegotanotherone.C.Youarequiteright.D.Ofcourse,Iknowyouwill.答案：B4.-Whatareyoumajoringin?-_________A.Inauniversity.B.Veryhard.C.Mathematics.D.Atnineinthemorning.答案：C5.-Couldyouhelpmewithmyphysics,please？-________A.No,noway.B.No,Icouldn't.C.No,Ican't.D.SorryIcan't.Ihavetogotoameetingrightnow.答案：D二、阅读理解Now,you'llbecomingbackheretobrushupyourEnglish,soyou'llwanttomakeasmuchconversationaspossible.Whateveryoudo,don'tstayinaplacefullofoverseasstudents,especiallyiftheycomefromourcountry.Thisisfatal.Don'tbelieveallthestoriesyouhearabouthowunfriendlytheEnglishare.It'sjustthatmanyofthemarealittleshy,andtheyhavethisideaaboutmindingtheirownbusiness.Inatrain,orrestaurant,forexample,oranywhereelsetheywilltalktoyou;butyoumustbreaktheicefirst.Thenseethemtalk!Anysubjectwilldo--theweather,theirdogs,food.Pardonme,notanysubject.Don'tbenosy(爱打听的)abouttheirprivatelife,theirincomesandexpenditures,ortheirages.TheseEnglishworship(尊重)theirprivacy.Avoidreligiontoo.Thebestplacetotalkisinpubs,butasyouareagirl,gowithsomeoneelse,anddon'tgotothepubsinPiccadilly,LeicesterSquareandsoon.Findonenearwhereyouarelivingandgothereregularly.Someone'sboundtotalktoyou.Oh!Makesuretoletthemseeyouareaforeigner.Pretendtohavedifficultyinordering,orsomething.Thatshouldbe2easyenough.6.Thewritersuggeststhattheyhadbetternotstayinaplacewheretherearealotofyoungpeople.A.TB.F答案：B7.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldbelievetheEnglisharemostlyfriendly.A.TB.F答案：A8.WecantalkaboutanythingwithEnglishexcepttheirdogs.A.TB.F答案：B9.Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttotalkwiththeEnglish,usuallyyouhavetotalktothemfirst.A.TB.F答案：A10.ThebestplacetotalktotheEnglishisinarestaurant.A.TB.F答案：BTodayNewtonisaverycleanplace.Manyyearsago,however,thereweremillionsofratsinit.Theyattackedthecatsanddogs.Sometimesagreatnumberofthemknockeddownamanorwomanwalkinghomeatnight.Theratswereverylargeinsizeandtheyharmedmanypeople.TheGovernmentorderedeverybodytokillrats.Mostpeoplewerelazy,sotheydidn'tkillmany.TheGovernmentpromisedtopaysomemoneyforeachdeadrat.Thatmadethepeopleveryhappy.Theykilledthousandsofratseveryday.AGovernmentofficerputallthedeadratsinabigpile.Sometimesamanbroughthundredsinoneday.Aftertwoweekstherewerenotmanyratsinthecity,butpeoplestillbroughtmanyratstotheGovernmentoffice.TheGovernmentofficerthoughtthatpeoplewerestealingdadratsfromthepile.Heorderedhismentodigadeepholeandputtheratsinit.Soontherewerenomorerats,andtheGovernmentdidn'tpayanymoremoney.11.Newtonisaplacewhich______.A.usedtobeverycleanB.isnolongeracityC.isverycleanD.willbeveryclean答案：C12.WhentheGovernmentfirstorderedthepeopletokillrats,thepeople______.A.askedforsomemoneyforeachdeadratB.stoledeadratsfromthepileC.weretoolazytokillmanyratsD.killednearlyalltheratsquickly答案：C13.Thepeoplekilledrats______.A.togetmoneyfromtheGovernment3B.tohelptheGovernmentmakethecitycleanC.tomaketheGovernmentofficerhappyD.toprotect（保护）theircatsanddogs答案：A14.Adeepholewasdugsothat______.A.theratscouldn'tcomeouttoattackpeopleatnightB.peoplecouldtakeratsfromiteasilyC.peoplewouldkillmoreratsD.nobodycouldtakeanyratsfromthepile答案：D15.Whatisthebesttopicforthispassage?A.HowtoKillRatsB.Newton一ACityofRatsC.HowNewtonBecameaVeryCleanPlaceD.HowNewtonBecameaFamousCity答案：C三、词汇与语法16.IinvitedJoeandLindatodinner,but________ofthemcame.A.neitherB.eitherC.noneD.both答案：A17.Unfortunately,hisfather________inthetrafficaccidentyesterday.A.deadB.waskilledC.killedD.wasdead答案：B18.-Iamvery_______withmyowncooking.Itlooksniceandsmellsdelicious.-Mm,itdoeshavea_______smell.A.pleasant;pleasedB.pleased;pleasedC.pleasant;pleasantD.pleased;pleasant答案：D19.WhenLilycamehomeat5p.m.yesterday,hermother_____dinnerinthekitchen.A.cookedB.wascookingC.cooksD.hascooked答案：B20.______theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.A.BeforeB.AtC.InD.Between答案：A四、完型填空4Watercanbefoundeverywhereintheworld.Butinsomeplaceswateris__21__toget.Whathappenswhenatownhassuchaproblem?AsmalltowninAmericafoundawayout.Itisaverydryplaceandthereislittlerainthere.Thetownhadnowaterofitsown.Thepeopletheregotwaterfromariver300milesaway.As__22__peoplecametoliveinthetown,morewater__23__,andthingswentfrombadtoworse.Nowwaterhadtobebroughtinfrom600milesaway.Allthesecostagreatdealofmoney.Inmostplaces,waterisusedandthenthrownaway.Butscientistsinthetowntriedtofindawayto__24__thedirtywater.Thenthewatercouldbeusedagaininmanyways.Inthepastfewyearsfiveman-madelakeshavebeendug.Herepeoplecanswim,fishandgoboating.Famershavemorewaterfortheir__25__.Severalnewfactorieshavebeenputup.Nowthepeoplehaveenoughwater.Thetownhassaveditswaterandalsosaveditself.21.A.wasneededB.cleanC.cropsD.difficultE.more答案：D22.A.wasneededB.cleanC.cropsD.difficultE.more答案：E23.A.wasneededB.cleanC.cropsD.difficultE.more答案：A24.A.wasneededB.cleanC.cropsD.difficultE.more答案：B25.A.wasneededB.c