10. ― Is this taxi taken, sir? ― ________________.
A. You are right. B. Are you taking a trip today? B. No, where are you going? D. Don’t you take a bus?
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从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] Passage 1
A poor boy, who had not enough money to buy a meal, stopped one hot summer at noon before an eating-house. The boss of the restaurant told him several times to go away but the boy could not leave the wonderful smell. At last, the cook came out of the restaurant. Taking hold of his arm, he declared that the boy had been feeding upon the smell of their food. He asked the boy to pay half the price of a meal. The poor fellow said that he neither could nor would pay.
At that moment, a police happened to pass. He said to the boy, “You have been feasting one your of your senses with the good smell of this man’s meat, you should satisfy one of his senses. How much money do you have?” “I have only two pence in all the world, sir and I must buy some bread.”
“Never mind,” answered the policeman, “Take your two pence between your hands. Now rattle them loudly.”
The boy did so, and the officer, turning to the cook, said, “Now, sir, I think he had paid you the smell of your delicious food. The smell of your food rewarded his nostrils and the sound of his money rewarded your ears.”
This decision gave more satisfaction to the bystanders than to the cook, but it was the only payment he could get. 1.he cook asked the boy to ___________________. A. go away
B. feed upon the smell of their food C. pay the price of a meal
D. give him some money for smelling the smell of their food 12. The boy ____________________. A. had no choice but to pay for half a meal B. refused to make any payment
C. reported what happened to the police in the police station D. was frightened by the cook’s words and ran away 13. The police asked the boy to ____________________. A. take out his two pence and show them to the cook B. give the cook two pence C. make noises with the two pence
D. stop smelling the smell from the restaurant 14. The cook finally got ____________________. A. some money
B. the bystanders’ support
C. some payment in terms of the two pence’s noise D. satisfaction of being paid half of a meal 15. Who was not satisfied with the solution?
A. The boy B. The cook C. The bystanders D. The policeman Passage 2
During Paleolithic times man became man by learning to speak, to make tools and to use fire. This gave him an enormous advantage over other animals about him. Yet in one fundamental respect he remained alike to them. He was still a hunter among other hunters. He was still a food gatherer as were countless other species that were completely dependent on the bounty of nature. And being dependent on the nature, he was dominated by nature. He had to be constantly on the move in order to follow animals and to locate fishing grounds. He had to live in small groups because not many could find enough food to support themselves in a given area if he lived alone. It is estimated that even in fertile areas with a mild winter, only one or two food collectors could support themselves per square mile. And twenty or even thirty square
miles were needed for each human soul in regions of cold climate, tropical jungle or desert.
Such dependence on nature left its mark on all aspects of human society. But this dependence was greatly reduced when man made the epochal discovery that he could feed himself by growing his food as well as by gathering it. In doing so a new world with a bright future opened before him, as he left behind him the Paleolithic stage of his development and entered the Neolithic. 16. Which of the following is not the advantage of man in Paleolithic times? A. Learning to speaking B. Making tools C. Using fire D. Being hunters 17.? A man who lived alone in Paleolithic times _____________________. A. could gather enough food for himself B. could support himself quite easily
C. would hardly survive the hard natural conditions D. needn’t move a lot for food
18. Which of the following is the most important factor that helped man step into the Neolithic times? A. gathering food B. moving to follow other animals C. living in small groups D. growing plants as food
19. Animals were alike to man in Paleolithic times in the following aspects except that ______________________. A. animals were food gatherers B. animals were hunters C. humans could make tools
D. animals and humans were both dominated by nature
20. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The development of agriculture contributed a lot in the history of human beings B. The development of agriculture was helpful for human language ability C. Humans had to live in small groups in order that they could have more friends D. Humans had to live in small groups so that they would not be lonely Passage 3
The purpose of this part of the book is to help you become more efficient in reading by speeding up the process generally. Most people can learn to cover material much faster than they do now while maintaining a high level of comprehension.
Improvement in reading efficiency has several major benefits. We need reading skills to benefit from the wealth of information that is now available in printed form. Most people get the rough outlines of their daily news from television and radio. However, the printed word still provides the in-depth coverage of topics that really produces well-informed people. Reading is also a great source of entertainment for many people. For students, it is the primary method of studying.
The time you now spend reading can be made much more productive by increasing your reading rate. For some people this will mean that they can obtain more information in the same length of time. For others it will mean that time now devoted to reading can be used in other more interesting and profitable ways.
To determine how fast you are reading, you first have to get some idea of the number of words in a given passage. Then you simply divide the number of words by the number of minutes it takes to read. That will give your rate in words per minute. 21. The passage is taken from ____________________. A. a story book B. a news report
C. a report on a scientific research D. a book on reading
22. Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit from reading according to the passage? A. Reading will help readers get more information
B. By reading readers will have a in-depth coverage of daily news C. Students must read so that they can master knowledge
D. Improvement of reading helps readers get outlines of daily news 23. This passage mainly discusses ______________________. A. different kinds of reading
B. the importance of improving reading skills and how to calculate reading rate C. reading as a source of entertainment
D. different ways to improve reading speed
24. “reading efficiency”in Paragraph 2 means __________________________. A. the average reading rate
B. the ability of reading fast with a good understanding C. reading materials readers like D. reading habits
25. Reading speed can be calculated by _________________________. A. counting how many words a reader has read
B. dividing the total number of words a reader read by the time he spends on reading C. timing how many minutes a reader has read D. asking help from the teacher Passage 4
The earliest settlers came to the North American continent to establish colonies which were free from the controls that existed in European societies. They wanted to escape the controls by kings, governments, priests, churches, and noblemen. To a great extent, they succeeded. In 1776 the British colonial settlers declared their independence from England and established a new nation, the United Stated of America. In so doing, they overthrew the king of England and declared that the power to govern would lie in the hands of the people. They were now free from the power of kings. In 1787, when they wrote the Constitutions for their new nation, they separated church and state so that there would never be a government-supported church. This greatly limited the power of the church. Also, in writing the Constitution they expressly forbade titles of nobility to ensure that an aristocratic society would not develop. There would be no ruling class of noblemen in the new nation.
The historic decisions made by those first settlers have had a profound effect on the shaping of the American character. By limiting the power of the government and the churches and eliminating a formal aristocracy, they created a climate of freedom where the emphasis was on the individual. The United States came to be associated in their minds with the concept of individual freedom. This is probably the most basic of all the American values. Scholars and outside observers often call this value “individualism,” but many Americans use the word “freedom”. Perhaps the word “freedom” is one of the most respected popular words in the United States today. 26. The colonial settlers in North America _______________________. A. had hoped to completely get rid of the controls from Europe
B. were completely out of the controls from Europe at the very beginning
C. were never under the controls from Europe in the course of building the colonies D. were partly successful after 1776
27. In 1776 the British colonial settlers ________________________. A. killed the king of England and set up a new country
B. declared their independence from all the kings and governments in Europe C. overthrew the rule of England and declared their independence D. separated church from state
28. After the establishment of the United States of America ________________________. A. the British colonial settlers become the upper class B. American people became the real master of their country C. the church was highly supported by the government D. the power of church was increased
29. Which of the following was one of the historic decisions that influenced a lot the shaping of the American character of individualism? A. the separation of church and state B. the development of an aristocratic society C. the appearance of the upper class D. overthrowing the king of England
30. A climate of freedom was formed after ________________________. A. Americans began to use the word “freedom”
B. scholars and observers began to use the term “individualism”
C. the Constitutions was written in which the power of the government and the church was limited and the ruling class was eliminated D. the earliest settlers came to the North America
第三部分：词汇与结构（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
第一节：此小节共有15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，请你从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]。 31. I _______ live in the country than in the city because I can enjoy fresh air and sunshine. A. has better B. had better C. would rather D. like to
32. Standing under a big tree to _______ getting wet in a rain is not a good choice. This is especially true when it is the thunderstorm reason. A. avoid B. keep C. stop D. drop
33. I can’t find my glasses. Perhaps I have ______ them behind in the office yesterday. A. forgot B. left C. put D. set
34. My leather coat looks old and shabby. I ought to have it ______. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. cleaned
35. Never ______ faith in himself and the design of the experiment, he went on with his experiment for another two months. A. lost B. to lost C. losing D. to be lost
36. The teacher’s lecture on pronunciation lasted for three hours. Many of us felt very _______ and sleepy. A. boring B. bored C. interesting D. interested
37. Can you imagine that the sun ______ from the east but the west tomorrow, what would human beings do? A. will not rise B. would not rise C. had not risen D. were not to rise
38. She hasn’t seen her family ______ three years ago when she left for English for further study. A. since B. for C. from D. before
39. Believe in yourself. You will get ______ your nervousness once you are on stage. A. along B. over C. through D. in
40. I met her on the street ______ and she told me she was leaving for Canada next month. A. in three days B. the other day C. three days before D. for three days
41. The celebration of some festivals goes ______ their religious origins and now they has little to do with religion. A. far away B. far beyond C. far from D. far into 42. Do you know that Tom has ______ with his girlfriend? A. broken into B. broken off C. made out D. made for
43. I passed him a large glass of beer, ______ he drank immediately. A. which B. that C. as D. this
44. Generally speaking, the cost of the air fare is much higher than _______. A. the rail fare B. that of the rail fare
C. those of the rail fare D. which of the rail fare
45. They thought about the problem for a long time but came to no _______. A. end B. opinion C.idea D. conclusion
第二节：此小节的短文中共有10个空白处，针对每个空白处的4个选项，请你从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]。
For the first time in our marriage, I had decided to46my holiday alone, without my wife. We had not47. My common sense told me that all habits --- even good ones --- should be48from time to time. Doing everything together with my wife had become very much of a habit with me. So I had gone off to Italy49my own to spend three weeks at a hotel at the seaside. I had hoped it would be nice and warm. But actually it was 35 in the shade,50enough to roast an ox. I walked about in shorts, my bald head 51with a handkerchief, sweating and thirsty. And all the time I had to52my wife, who had gone to the mountains of North Wales and was doubtless53herself very much. Why had I, with my sensitive English skin, gone to Italy of all places? At night, I was kept54by two bands55like mad in the bar downstairs. 46. A. takeB. spend C. cost D. use
47. A. debated B. approved C. agreed D. quarreled 48. A. broken B. taken C. separated D. formed 49. A. with B. for C. at D. on
50. A. cool B. warm C. cold D. hot
51. A. touching B. touched C. covered D. covering 52. A. talk to B. discuss with C. hear of D. think of 53. A. enjoying B. favoring C. liking D. loving 54. A. asleep B. awake C. astonished D. alike 55. A. play B. compose C. composing D. playing 第四部分：写作（满分15分）
要求你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 Ways to Keep Fit 参考答案：
Part I Use of English (20 points, 2 points for each item) 1-5 ACADB 6-10 DACCB
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points, 2 points for each item) 11-15 DBCCB 16-20 DCDCA 21-25 DDBBB 26-30 ACBAC Part III Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 1 point for each item) Section A
31-35 CABDC 36-40 BDABB 41-45 CBABD Section B
46-50 BDADD 51-55 CDABD 大学英语B模拟五
第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，请你从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] 1― Excuse me, how soon does this train leave? ― ___________________.
A. It leaves every half an hour. B. It leaves in ten minutes. C. The next trains leaves at ten D. There is one at four 2. ― Well, how was your trip? ― __________________.
A. It was very smooth and fast. B. I got back yesterday. C. I don’t know yet.D. One moment please. I’ll check. 3. ― Hi, how are things with you? ― __________________.
A. Yes, beautiful. B. Yes, they’re fine. Thank you. C. Oh, not too bad, thanks.D. It was great, thanks. 4. ― Excuse me, but smoking isn’t allowed here. ― __________________.
A. Oh, sorry. I didn’t know. B. That’s all right. C. Yes, we certainly do. D. No, not at all. 5. ― Hello, is that Mary speaking? This is Jane. ― __________________. A. I’m not sure yet. B. That’s ok.
C. Hello, Jane. Here’s Mary. D. Thank you, Jane. 6. ― I wish you many happy returns of the day. ― __________________.
A. Thank you. B. Are you? C. You’re welcome.D. No trouble at all. 7. ― How is weather today? ― __________________.
2017年电大大学英语b统考模拟试卷及参考答
