大学英语B模拟试题1
Test 1
（注：在四个选项中下划线的选项是正确答案。题目后面的中文是题目和正确选项的相关
译文。写作题后面的英文和中文短文分别是作文范文和范文的译文。）
一、交际用语（1’*10） 1. How are you, Bob? _______________ Ted. B. I’m fine. Thank you.
---你好吗，鲍勃？---我很好，特德。 2. Thank you for your help.
________A. My pleasure. ---谢谢你的帮忙。---我很荣幸。 3. Hello, I’m Harry Potter.
Hello, my name is Charles Green, but_______. C. call me Charles.
---你好，我是哈里﹒波特。---你好，我是查理﹒格林，你可以叫我查理。 4. Paul, ______________ ?
Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.
B. Who’s talking over there ---鲍，那边在说话的人是谁？---哦，那是我的爸爸，在他旁边的是我妈妈。 5. Hi, Tom, how is everything with you?
_______________, and how are you? B. Hm, not too bad. ---你好，汤姆，近来都好吗？---还不错，你呢? 6. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!
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A. Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday.
---你穿的这件裙子很漂亮。---噢，谢谢，我昨天买的。 7. Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday? _____________
D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident. ---昨天你为什么不来参加我的生日晚会？---不好意思，我太太出了个交通事故。 8. Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip?
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A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day. ---欢迎回来，旅行还不错吧？---噢，太棒了！每天都有新鲜的空气和温暖的阳光。 9. Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?
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D. I am working part time in a bookshop, you know. ---好几年不见了，最近都在忙什么呢？---我现在在一家书店兼职。 10. Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now.
______ B. Oh, so early. ---玛琳，我恐怕现在不得不走了。---噢，那么早？
二、阅读理解（2’*15）
Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has
11. What’s this passage about? 这篇文章主要讲了什么？ C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命
12. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下那件事不是发生在1789年？ B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速发展。
13. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？ D. In Bastille. 巴士底狱
14. What does the underlined word “abolished ” mean? 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意思.
D. Ended. 废除。
15. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下那个不是法国大革命产生的效果？ D. The king tried to control the national parliament. 国王试图控制议会。
Passage 2
In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m.. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly
16. What is the main idea of this passage?______________ 以下哪项表达了本文的中心思想？
B. The role of time in social life over the world. 世界各地时间在社会生活中扮演的角色。
17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? ________________ 根据本文，如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给他，意味着什么？ B. A matter of life or death. 这是一件事关生死的大事
18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? 如果你想约你的朋友，以下哪个时间是比较恰当的？ B. at 4:00 pm
下午4点。
19. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage? 根据本文，以下哪项陈述是正确的？
D. Promptness is valued highly in American life. 准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的。
20. From the passage we can safely infer that ________________ 从本文我们可以得出
B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. 世界各地的时间观念是不同的。
Passage 3
A foreigner's first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands(任务). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
21. Which of the following statements is wrong? _________ 以下哪项陈述是错误的？ D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。
22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _________ 第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？ B. a first concern 要首要考虑的。
23. Americans evaluate a business colleague ___________ 美国人评价他们的同事是根据
D. by learning about their past performance 他们过去的表现。
24. This passage mainly talks about ___________ 本文主要讲了 A. how Americans treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。
25. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is _______________ 从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是
C. appreciative 欣赏的。
三、词汇与结构（1’*20）
26. Professor Smith promised to look ________ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defence.
B. over
史密斯教授已经答应帮我看一下我的论文，这就是说要在答辩前在仔细看一下。
27. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses __________ A. in between
我们家离火车站大概一英里左右，而且中间房子不多。
28. As the bus came round the corner, it ran ________ a big tree by the roadside. A. into
大学英语(B)模拟试题1
