网络教育公共基础课全国统一考试(英语)B级

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第一部分：交际用语(5*3)

1. －Jane: Carol, you look very well.

－Carol: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend tennis must have done you good. －Jane: ______________.

A. That’s very kind of you.

B. Are you kidding? Thank you anyway.

C. You think so? That’s encouraging.

D. I don’t believe it. You are flattering me.

2.－Salesgirl: Good morning, Miss. Can I help you?

－Mary: Yes, I’d like half a kilo of oranges, please.

－Salesgirl: ______________. Anything else?

Mary: No, thank you.

A. These oranges are for you.

B. Give you the oranges.

C. There you are.

D. Help yourself.

3. —Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend?

—_______.

A. I don’t believe

B. I d on’t believe it

C. I believe not so

D. I believe not

4.－When your classmate can’t follow you, what will he say to you?

－He will say, “______________________”

A. Can you say for a second time?

B. Pardon?

C. I don’t understand anything.

D. What you said was nonsense.

5.－The light in the office is still on.

－Oh, I forgot _______.

A. turning it off

B. turn it off

C. to turn it off

D. having turned it off

第二部分：阅读理解(10*3)

Passage 1

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases they are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. Only a few writers were kissed by fortune, however there are thousands more whose work is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no proposals at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York department building. I didn't even care that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a good writer.

After a year I still hadn't got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who did wondering "What if". I would keep putting my dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

6. The passage is meant to ____.

A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

C. show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career

7. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Good writers often find their work interesting and rewarding

B. Writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort

C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation

D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small

8. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

A. Because he wasn't able to produce a single book

B. Because he hadn't seen a change for the better

C. Because he wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year

D. Because he found his dream would never come true

9. The word "people" in the sentence "...people who did wondering..." in Paragraph 3 refers to those ____.

A. who think a lot without making a decision

B. who regret giving up their career halfway

C. who think too much of the positive side of life

D. who are full of imagination even upon death

10. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to ___.

A. the wonderful land one often dreams about

B. the bright future that one is looking forward to

C. the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

D. a word that exists only in one's imagination

Passage 2

Paris is the capital of the Europe nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.

Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international dressing centre. What the woman are wearing in Paris will be worn by woman all over the world. Paris is also a famous world centre of education. For example, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(联合国教科文组织).

The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this beautiful river. The oldest and perhaps most well known is the Pond Neuf, which was built in the 16th century. The Sorbonne(巴黎大学), a famous university, is located on the left bank of the river. There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre (卢浮宫)as well as Notre Dame(巴黎圣母院). However, the most famous building in this city must be the Eiffel Tower(艾菲尔铁塔).

Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island, called the Iledela Cite, is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.

11. This selection mainly tells us about ___________.

A. the buildings in France

B. the general situation of Paris

C. the centre of the world

D. the famous buildings along the Seine River