大学英语B真题(1)

2009年9月真题

Paper One

I. 交际用语（共5题）

1. ------ Is Mary there?

------ ______________

A. Speaking. （我就是）

B. I’m not Mary.

C. Who are you?

D. Mary is well today.

2. ------This is a challenging job. Who wants it?

------ ______________

A. I’ll take it.

B. It’s a good idea.

C. You bet!

D. No sweat!（不费力的[地]，轻易的[地]，没什么，没问题）

3. ------- If you like I can mail this letter for you?

------- ____________.

A. That’s very kind of you. （你真是太好了）

B. You are so kind

C. Please give me a hand.

D. You are great.

4. -------- David injured his leg playing football yesterday.

-------- Really? _________?

A. Who did that

B. What’s wrong with him.

C. How did that happen （怎么搞得）

D. Why was he so careless

5. ------- Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again!

------- . This is not the end of the world.

II. 阅读理解（共10题）

Passage One:

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and th ought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.”The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).

1.The thief was trying to get his neighbour’s doorbell.

2.The thief out some cotton in his ears so as not to hear anything.

3.The neighbour ran out probably because he knew his doorbell was being stolen.

4.The neighbour hit the thief to punish him for stealing.

5.The thief thoug ht the neighbour couldn’t hear the noise of the bell.

答案：TTTTT（讲过）

Passage Two

Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. Whatever your budget is , the choice ------- from basic barn to small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castle ----- is all part of fun.

Hostels

Cheap, good – value hostels are aimed at all types of like – minded travelers, who prefer value over luxury and you don’t have to be young or single to use them. Britain’s independent hostels and backpackers hostels also offer a great welcome. Facilities and prices vary, especially in rural

areas, where some hostels are a little more than a bunkhouse (临时住房) while others are remarkably comfortable ------ almost like bargain hotels.

Youth Hotels

Founded many years ago to “ help all , especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside”, the Youth Hotels Ass ociation is still going strong in the 21st century . The network of 230 hotels is a perfect gateway for exploring Britain’s towns and countryside.

B&Bs

The B&B ( bed and breakfast) is a great Britain institution. In essence you get a room in somebody’s house, and small B&Bs may only have one guest room, so you’ll really feel like part of the family. Larger B&Bs may have four or five rooms and more facilities, but just as warm as a welcome.

In country areas your B&B might be in a village or an isolated farm surrounded by fields. Prices reflect facilities; and usually run from around ￡12 to ￡20 per person. City B&Bs charge about ￡30 per person, although they’re often cheaper as you go further out to the suburbs.

Pubs & Inns

As well as selling drink ing and meals, Britain’s pubs and inns sometimes offer B&B , particularly in country areas. Staying a night or two can be great fun and puts you at the heart of the local community.

Rates range from around ￡15 to ￡25 per person. Pubs are more likely to have single rooms.

11. In this passage the author mainly ____________.

A. tells us where to stay while visiting Britain

B. advises readers to pay a visit to Britain

C. introduces the wonderful public services in Britain

D. gives us some information about British life

12. ________ are mainly built for young visitors.

A. Pubs & Inns

B. Youth Hotels

C. Hostels

D.B & Bs

13. If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, you’d better stay in _ ___________.

A. Pubs & Inns

B. Youth Hotels

C. Hostels

D. B & B s

14. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? _____________.

A. Pubs & Inns

B. Youth Hotels

C. Hostels

D. B & B s

15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage?

A. Pubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and breakfast

B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast

C. Pubs and inns charge a visitor ￡25 at the most

D. If you want a single room, you are more likely to get one in pubs

答案：ABDCB （九套题阅读之一）

III. 词汇与语法（共5题）

16．He _____ finding a taxi for me, even though I told him I lived nearby.

A. insisted on （坚持）

B. insisted at

C. insisted that

D. insisted in

17. On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several ________ a day.

A. customers

B. supporters

C. guests

D. clients （客户）

18. Yesterday was ________day that we decided to go swimming.

A. such beautiful

B. so beautiful

C. such a beautiful

D. a so beautiful

19.I was satisfied with her explanation, ______________.

A. so my classmates were

B. so were my classmates (我的同学们也满意)

C. so my classmates did

D. so did my classmates

20. I have been looking forward to __________ from my parents.

A. hear

B. being heard

C. be heard

D. hearing（收到来信）

IV. 完型填空（共10题）

You may meet Americans who know very little about your country. If this __1 E is __ the case, be patient with them. Unfortunately, little is taught about the cultures or customs of other countries in America schools. The United States has always been separated from older countries by the vast oceans to the East and West of the country. As a __2 C result __ Americans have not become so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things as is often the case in older countries. If Americans try to help you __3_ A with _ something that is very familiar to you, if they mistake your country for another of thousands of kilometers away, be patient with them. The United States has developed into a modern nation in a very short time __4 B compared __ with many other countries------only about 300 years. Americans have been very busy with growth of the country, with building roads and cities, establishing free education for millions of children, and making inventions, discoveries, and developments to benefit the whole world. The Nation's attention has

been on the United States, not on the world, during most of this __5 D 300-year__ period. It is only since World War Two (1939-1945) that Americans have been more interested in other parts of the World.

A with

B compared

C result

D 300-year

E is

A with

B compared

C result

D 300-year

E is

A with

B compared

C result

D 300-year

E is

A with

B compared

C result

D 300-year

E is

A with

B compared

C result

D 300-year

E is

V. 英译汉（共3题）

31. You must always remember not to cheat in exams.

你们必须时刻记住考试不能作弊

32. I don’t know who broke the window.

我不知道谁打破了窗户

Are you fond of music？

你喜欢音乐吗？

33. Wang Li’s father has taught English here since he has graduated from Peking University.

自从王立的父亲从北京大学毕业后一直在这教英语。

VI.写作

Instructions: 建议你在30 分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇少于80词的短文。

My English Study

参考作文总复习

Paper Two

I. 交际用语（共5题）

1. --------- When are you going on holiday?

----------____________

A. Last night.

B. Next week.下周

C. By plane.

D. With my brother.

2. --------- What does Tom’s wife do for a living?（汤母的妻子以什么为生/汤母妻子干什么的）---------___________.

A. She is a doctor.

B. Tom loves his wife.

C. She has a happy life.

D. She lives far from here.

3. -------- Thank you for inviting me.

--------- _______

A. I really had a happy time.

B. Oh, it’s too late.

C. Thank you for coming.

D. Oh, so slowly?

4. ------ Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again!

------__ B. Cheer up ___ . This is not the end of the world. 高兴一下吧这也不是世界末日

A. Good luck

B. Cheer up

C. Go ahead

D. No problem

5. --------- Could you help me with my physics, please?

--------- __________.

A. No, no way决不行

B. No, I couldn’t

C. No, I can’t

D. Sorry I can’t. I have to go to a meeting right now 对不起我不能帮你，我马上得参加一个会议

II. 阅读理解（共10题）

Passage One:

Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.

It’s always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you’re in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won’t. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.

Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won’t go flying, it will stay safely on the skateboard

V olvo, a famous Swedish car maker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849.

Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometime s a seat belt isn’t enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belt could even hurt the people who wear them.

Most newer cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly--- in less than one second ---- to keep the people inside safe.

6. The passage mainly tells us ____________.

A. how seat belts work to make cars safe

B. why we must tie the egg to the skateboard

C. two important ways to keep safe in cars

D. what air bags are

7. The writer gives the example of the egg to _______________.

A. show why it is important to wear a seat belt when in a car

B. tell us what a skateboard is

C. show how to wear a seat belt

D. tell us that eggs are easy to break

8. Seat belts can make cars safer because ______________

A. they are made of strong materials

B. they can stop us from hitting other cars

C. they can help us stay safely on the seats

D. people are interested in them

9. Air bags are also important for cars because they ____________.

A. are made of plastic

B. work together with seat belts to keep us safe

C. are put in front of and next to the seats

D. can stop cars hitting each other

10. The best title for this passage is ________________.

A. Useful Seat Belts

B. Make Yourself Safe in Cars

C. Air Bags Work Well

D. Egg on Skateboard

Passage Two

Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all, so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor moved out. A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the man seemed to be quiet.

But at three o'clock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had never heard a dog there before. It must be the young man's dog. So she telephoned the young man,

said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened until three o'clock the next morning. Then Miss Grey's telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, “You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago. Now I've rung you up to say that I haven't a dog.”

1. Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbour moved out.

2. Miss Grey's new neighbour was as noisy as the old one.

3. Some noise woke her up in the early morning.

4. She thought the new neighbour had brought a dog with him.

5. The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning, because he wanted to punish( 惩罚) her.

答案：FFTTT

III. 词汇与语法（共5题）

16．It’s __________ that he was wrong.

A. clearly

B. clarity

C. clear

D. clearing

17. The sports meeting was put off till the next week __________ rain

A. in spite of

B. so

C. because

D. because of

18. Don't forget __________ the window before leaving the room.

A. to have closed

B. to close

C. having closed

D. closing

19. Nancy is __________ girl.

A. a eighteen –year- old

B. an eighteen-years-old

C. a eighteen-years- old

D. an eighteen-year-old

20. Charles regretted __________ the TV set last year. The price has now gone down.

A. buying

B. to buy

C. of

D. from

IV. 完型填空（共10题）

Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know 1 B. what to do when it slipped from his horse and fell ___2D. onto ____ the road. The sack was ___3_C. too __ heavy for him to carry, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand. It was not long _4E. before a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized hin, for it was the great who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer would have dared to ask ___5A. another ___ farmer for help, or any poor man who might have come along the road, but he could not beg a person of great a man.

A. another

B. what

C. too

D. onto

E. before

A. another

B. what

C. too

D. onto

E. before

A. another

B. what

C. too

D. onto

E. before

A. another

B. what

C. too

D. onto

E. before

A. another

B. what

C. too

D. onto

E. before

V. 英译汉（共5题）

31. This pair of shoes cost me 260 yuan.

这双鞋花了我260元。

32. Not all Americans are interested in sports, of course.

当然并非所有的美国人都对体育感兴趣

33. Apples here like water and sunshine.

这里的苹果喜水喜光。

VI.写作

Instructions: 建议你在30 分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇少于80词的短文。

选择一个你想旅游的地点，并安排旅行计划，你应该包括下列内容：

1．说明你想旅游的地点；

2．说明你为什么选择这个地点；

3．描述你的旅行计划。

Paper Three

I. 交际用语（共5题）

1. -----How do you do ?

------_____________.

A. Very well.

B. How do you do?

C. I’m a doctor.

D. Nice to have known you.

2. ------Are you feeling better today, Jack?

-------____________

A. There must be something wrong.

B. Just have a good rest.

C. Yes, thank you, doctor. But I still don't feel good. 是的医生，谢谢你。不过我还是感觉不太舒服

D. Don’t worry about me.

3. -------Oh, Betty, we will be having a buffet party next Saturday, and we’d like you to join us.

------- ____________. Susan. What’s the occasion? What time do you want me to come?

A. I’d love to 我非常愿意去

B. No way

C. By no means

D. I’m afraid not.

4. --------Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock “n” roll? I’m preparing for tomorrow’s exam.

---------____________

A. It’s none of your business.

B. What are you doing?

C. Sure. Sorry to disturb you. 抱歉打扰你了

D. No, I don’t think so.

5. ------- How are you, Bob?

------ _________. Ted.

A. How are you?

B. I’m fine. Thank you.

C. How do you do?

D. Nice to meet you.

II. 阅读理解（共10题）

Passage One:

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them

If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

6. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A. Because they may have four seasons in one day.

B. Because they often have very good weather.

C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring.

d. Because the sky is sunny all day

7. From the story we know that when ________ come, there is a heavy rain.

A. sunshine and snow

B. black clouds

C. summer and winter

D. spring and autumn

8. The sentence “ People can also have summer in winter.” Means “it is sometimes too ______in winter.”

A. warm

B. cool

C. cold

D. rainy

9. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ____________.

A. their friends ask them to do so

B. it often rains in England

C. they are going to sell them

D. they are their favorite things

10. The best title for this passage is ___________.

A. Bad Seasons

B. Summer or Winter

C. The Weather in England

D. Strange English People

Passage Two

Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero, Hercules. He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen. On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow. He was known as the hero of a hundred adventures.

Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again he sent him on

difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens (歌女). But no one knew where the garden was.

So Hercules went away. He walked the whole day and the rest day and the next. He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning. One of the mountains was in the shape of a man, with long, long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a bugs head. He was bolding up the sky. Hercules knew it was Atlas, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help.

Atlas answered, 'My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?'

Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said, 'Well , you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I'm going to see the king with the apples.' Hercules knew that he couldn't fight him because of the sky on his back. So he shouted:

' Just one minute's help. My shoulders are hurting. Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion (垫子) for my shoulders.'

Atlas believed him. He threw down the apples and help up the sky.

Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.

1.Hercules was the tallest man in the world.

2.Hercules was given many difficult tasks because the king wanted to get rid of him

3.Atlas was the giant who held up the sky

4.Atlas got the golden apples for Hercules because he wanted to be the king himself.

5.Hercules finally managed to get the apples by defeating Atlas.

答案：TTTFF-

III. 词汇与语法（共5题）

16．We came finally _________ the conclusion that she has been telling lies all the time.

A. of

B. into

C. to

D. at

17. Before the final examination, some students have shown _________ of tension. They even have trouble in sleeping.

A. anxiety

B. marks

C. signs 迹象

D. remarks

18. At that time, she ________ on a journey with her friend.

A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. is being 正在进行

19. After the Minister of Education had finished speaking at the press conferences, he was made _______ all sorts of awkward question.

A. answer

B. answering

C. answered

D. to answer

20. People at the party worried about him, because no one was aware ________ he had gone.

A. of where

B. of the place where

C. where

D. the place

IV. 完型填空（共10题）

Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of 1 B wings from chicken feathers and fixed them to his shoulders. Then he jumped from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. 2、A Instead , he fell to the ground and broke several bones. The first real attempt at flying took place in France in 1783. The two Mongolian brothers knew that hot air rose. If they could fill a large balloon with hot air, they thought it would rise into the air and 3 E fly . They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten meters in diameter. They filled it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred meters into the air. It fell to earth about three kilometers 4 D away . At the next attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry passengers. We do not know what the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we 5C do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely.

1、A Instead B wings C do D away E fly

2、A Instead B wings C do D away E fly

3、A Instead B wings C do D away E fly

4、A Instead B wings C do D away E fly

5、A Instead B wings C do D away E fly

V. 英译汉（共3题）

31. Our teacher always encourages us to speak English bravely.

我门英语老师一直鼓励我们大胆地说英语

32. I have no interest in what they say about me.

我对他说我什么不感兴趣

33. Bill hit his car into a wall last night.

昨晚上比尔把车撞在了路上

VI.写作

Instructions: 建议你在30 分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇少于80词的短文。My Favorite Sport

Paper Four

I. 交际用语（共5题）

1. ------- What does Tom’s wife do for a living?

-------__________.

A. She is a doctor.

B. Tom loves his wife.

C. She has a happy life.

D. She lives far from here.

2. ------ What’s the matter with you?

------______________

A. It doesn’t matter.

B. Not too bad.

C. I don’t feel well.

D. That’s all right.

3. ----- How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight?

------_________

A. Forget it.

B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.

C. That’s great.

D. Glad you like it.

4. ---- Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you?

-----__________, and how are you?

A. Don’t mention it

B. Hm, not too bad.

C. Thanks.

D. Pretty fast.

5. ------Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?

-------______

A. I’d rather stay here if you don’t mind.

B. Sorry, I don’t like neither.

C. Certainly, why not?

D. Yes, we like these two places.

II. 阅读理解（共10题）

Passage One:

As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of energy. The sun pours more energy on earth than we can ever use. Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy.

Anyt hing to do with the sun is called “solar”. The word began with the Roman word for the sun and their god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe kind of energy. It doesn’t make pollution or have dangerous leftovers. That is why scientists and investors are experimenting with ways of harnessing (治理利用) the sun to do some of the jobs fossil fuels have been doing.

But to make the sun do work like that, they have to solve some problems. They have to collect the sun’s energy. Collecting sunshine is not easy, unless you are a plant. Sunshine is not easy to

store, either. You can’t fill a tank with it or put it in the wood box. You can not move it through a pipe or a wire. You can not just turn it on.

6. What form does most of solar energy take to reach us?

A. Light.

B. Heat.

C. Gas.

D. Both A and B.

7. Where does the word “solar” come from?

A. Greek.

B. Roman.

C. Old English.

D. Chinese.

8. Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?

A. It is a safe energy.

B. It is a green energy.

C. It may cause pollution to the air.

D. It is endless.

9. What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy?

A. It is not easy to collect.

B. It is not easy to store.

C. It is not easy to find out.

D. Both A and B.

10. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To give a brief introduction to solar energy.

B. To explain the reason why it is not easy to make solar energy.

C. To give information about the advantage of solar energy.

D. To give a brief introduction to the word “solar”.

Passage Two

“Get up, the water is coming.” Yan Xinzhi, director of the neighborhood committee of Chaoyang Street, Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, would knock at the door of every household at midnight to have people collect water; otherwise, the tap water would soon run dry when everyone in the city got up and joined the “water rush” in the morning. Yan, an elderly lady about 60, had served as committee director for more than 20 years; her major work was to rouse her neighbors from their sleep to get water. As time went by, residents could not go to sleep before one o’clock in the morning.

Chaoyang Street was not the only street in Taiyuan that lacked water, and Taiyuan was not the only city in China with water in short supply.

Niu Maosheng, Minister of Water Resources, told China Today that more than 300 cities nationwide lack water; in 108 cities the situation has become critical. The annual deficit of water has reached 6 billion cubic meters, leading to a loss of RMB 200 billion (approximately US $24 billion) in industrial output.

1. As neighborhood committee director, the major part of Yan Xinzhi’s job was to wake up her neighbors at midnight to get water.

2. The passage reveals that all the cities in China suffer from water shortage.

3. The passage is written by a water expert.

4. The lack of water has lead to a loss of US $24 billion in industrial output.

5. Xi’an is another city with water in short supply.

答案：TFFTF

III. 词汇与语法（共5题）

16．His words are ______ but the meaning is deep.话少含义深

A. few

B. a few

C. little

D. a little

17. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses.

A. in between

B. far apart

C. among them

D. from each other

18. Nancy is considered to be _____ the other students in her class

A. less intelligent

B. the most intelligent

C. intelligent as well

D. as intelligent as

19. Both the kids and their parents ____ English, I think, I know it from their accent.

A. is

B. been

C. are

D. was

20. You don't mind _____ you Xiao Li, do you?

A. call

B. to call

C. to calling

D. calling

IV. 完型填空（共10题）

"Mom, can I have some money?" Those are the words my mother used to hear all the time. In return, I heard, " Why don't you get a job? Not to make me happy, but so that you have your own money and gain a bit more responsibility." So last year I got a job working about 25 hours a week. For $5 an hour, working as a salesman in a photo studio. After I got this 1 E Job , I had to do football, homework and job