电大大学英语B(Test )

第一部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并用铅笔将答案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A] [B] [C] [D] 1.—Could you help me with my physics, please?

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A. No, no way. B. No, Icouldn’t C. No, I can’t. D. Sorry I can’t. I have to go to a meeting right now.

2. —Could I speak to Don Watkins, please?

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A. I’m listening B. Oh, how are you? C. Speaking, please. D. I’m Don.

3. —Could I borrow your car for a few days?

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A. Yes, you may borrow. B. Yes, go on.

C. Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey. D. It doesn’t matter.

4. —Thank you for inviting me.

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A. I really had a happy time. B. Oh, it’s too late C. Thank you for coming D. Oh, so slowly?

5. —May I see your tickets, please?

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A. No, they are mine. B. No, you can’t. C. Sure. D. Yes, you can.

6. —Hello, may I talk to the director now?

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A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment. B. No, you can’t. C. Sorry, you can’t D. I don’t know.

7. —I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A.

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A. Don’t worry about it. B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course. C. Mr. Brown is very good. D. Good luck to you!

8. —What can I do for you?

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A. I want a kilo of pears. B. You can do in your own way. C. Thanks. D. Excuse me. I’m busy.

9. —Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the post office?

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A. Don’t ask that. B. Sorry, I’m a stranger here. C. No, I can’t say that. D. No, you’re driving too fast.

10. —Oh, sorry to bother you.

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A. That’s Okay. B. No, you can’t. C. That’s good. D. Oh, I don’t know.

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第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的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

Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps elementary students who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.

You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.

Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors—he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.

I’m sure you’ll enjoy this community service… and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this week. (220 words) 11. What is the purpose of the talk? ____________

A. To explain a new requirement for graduation. B. To interest students in a new community program. C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.

D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program. 12. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? ____________

A. To find jobs for graduating students.

B. To help education majors prepare for final exams. C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students. D. To provide funding for a community service project. 13. What does Professor Dodge do?____________

A. He advises students to participate in certain program. B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.

C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom. D. He helps students prepare their resumes. 14. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do?____________

A. Contact the elementary school. B. Sign up for a special class. C. Submit a resume to the dean. D. Talk to Professor Dodge.

15. Whom do you think the speaker addresses?____________

A. Faculty. B. Students. C. Residents D. Graduated students.

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Passage 2

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon

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learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.

What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple – people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.

One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. (248words) 16. Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses?____________

A. Selling home furnishings. B. Renting furnished apartments. C. Selling used furniture. D. Renting home furnishings. 17. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?____________

A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new. B. Because it saves them a lot of money.

C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.

D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way. 18. What can you infer from the passage?____________

A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.

B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town. C. Only those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture. D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented. 19. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?____________

A. Rent or Buy? B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. C. Furnished Apartments. D. A New Idea. 20. Young people liked renting home furniture in that __________.

A. They have less money

B. They don’t want to buy old furniture C. The new furniture is of good quality

D. They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture

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Passage 3

Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.

How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1990 the world’s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.

Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was

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not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of year. Parchment was very strong。 it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. (208words) 21. What’s the meaning for the word “parchment”?____________

A. The skin of young animals.

B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. C. The paper used by European countries. D. The paper of Egypt. 22. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper?____________

A. More jobs could be provided than before. B. More people could be educated than before. C. More books could be printed and distributed.

D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge. 23. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely?____________

A. Around 1400. B. Around 1900. C. Around 400. D. Around 900. 24. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year?____________ A. China B. Sweden C. Egypt D. Japan 25. What is the main idea of this short talk?____________

A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays. B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily. C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man. D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.

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第三部分：词汇与结构（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

此部分共有20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] 26. When the railway is completed, we ______ get to town much easily.

A. must B. would C. are able to D. will be able to 27. You ______ buy some reference books when you go to college.

A. could B. will have to C. must to D. might 28. He didn’t pass the final examination. He ______ it.

A. must have prepared for B. ought to prepare for C. ought to have prepared for D. ought to prepare for 29. The atmosphere ______ certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.

A. composes of B. is made up C. consists of D. makes up of 30. Neither John ______ his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.

A. nor B. or C. but D. and 31. You don’t mind ______ you Xiao Li, do you?

A. call B. to call C. to calling D. my calling 32. The girl is ______ of a film star.

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A. somebody B. something C. anybody D. anyone 33. Charles regretted ______ the TV set last year. The price has now come down.

A. buying B. to buy C. of D. from 34. I have the complacent feeling ______I’m highly intelligent.

A. what B. which C. that D. this 35. It was on the beach ______ Miss White found the kid lying dead.

A. that B. this C. it D. which 36. We all thought ______ pity that you were unable to attend our meeting.

A. that B. which C. this D. it 37. I had my meals ______ when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.

A. to bring B. bring C. brought D. bringing 38. What a bad memory I’ve got! I even forgot ______ the book with me.

A. took B. taking C. take D. taken 39. The dean of the Philosophy Department requested that the visiting scholar ______ a lecture on the philosopher Sartre.

A. gave B. give C. would give D. had given 40. After the Minister of Education had finished speaking at the press conference, he was made ______ all sorts of awkward questions.

A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer 41. Jane’s dress is similar in design ______ her sister’s.

A. like B. with C. to D. as 42. I was satisfied with her explanation, ______.

A. so my classmates were B. so were my classmates C. so my classmates did C. so did my classmates 43. The sports meeting was put off till the next week ______ rain.

A. in spite of B. so C. because D. because of 44. I will count three hundred and not one of you ______ move a bit.

A. is to B. are to C. is D. are 45. His salary as a driver is much higher than ______.

A. a porter B. is a porter C. that of a porter D. as a porter

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第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

以下短文包含10个未完成的句子，针对每给句子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从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]

One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of 46“It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “ Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing

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boats at sea,” she said.

At that moment 47 went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark. “The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother said. She got more worried. 48 always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.

“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re right.” They’re 49 to come through this all right. But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 50the cove （海湾）in the dark.

Jamie took flare and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 51 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.

He 52 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 53 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 55 the fishermen of the village. 46. A. the wind B. the clouds C. the rain D. the weather 47. A. Jamie B. his mother C. the fire D. the lights 48. A. Messages B. Accidents C. Troubles D. Q uestions 49. A. sure B. lucky C. safe D. ready 50. A. lose B. miss C. leave D. forget 51. A. pushed B. pulled C. carried D. climbed 52. A. made B. tried C. failed D. finished 53. A. were at B. had found C. had passed by D. were going into . A. now B. then C. once D. again 55. A. answer B. save C. find out D. look for

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第五部分：英翻汉（满分15分）

请在20分钟内把下列5句英文翻译成中文，把答案写在答题纸上。 56. A lot of natural resources in the mountain area are to be exploited and used.

57. In Foreign Languages Department, a checking machine is used to correct the students’ test papers. 58. The students are encouraged by their teacher to do more listening, reading and writing. 59. The plan has been over fulfilled by now.

60. The most common samples of inorganic materials are the gases of the atmosphere, water, rocks, etc.

56. 那个山区有许多自然资源有待于开发利用。 57. 外语教研部用阅卷机给学生批卷。 58. 老师鼓励学生多听，多读，多写。 59. 目前，已经超额完成计划。

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60. 大气中的气体、水、岩石都是无机物中最普通的实例。

第六部分：写作（满分15分）

要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲用英语写出一封不少于80词的短信。

A Get-together on May 1st

1．了解对方近日的情况。

2．你的近况并通知他（她）；五一长假有一个同学聚会。 3．邀请对方参加。

A Get-together on May 1st

April 15, 2007

Dear Wang Hong:

How is everything getting along with you? It is almost one year since we graduated from university. I miss you very much. What have you been doing all these days?

I have been a middle school teacher in my hometown since graduation. Teaching always keeps me busy, but I like my students and I love teaching, you know. So everything is fine here. There will be a former classmates’ getting together during this May Day holiday at my school.

You are my best friend. I never forget those happy days we spent together. I hope you can come to my school when the time is due and you are free.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

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