大学英语B8
一、交际英语
1.- Your garden is very beautiful. - __________. A.Thank you B.Congratulations C.Yes, it is D.No, it isn't
答案：A
2.- It's rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window? - ________ A.Yes, please. B.No, please. C.Sure, please. D.I don't like it. 答案：B
3.- What day is today? - _________ A.It's March 6. B.It's a fine day today. C.It's March. D.It's Monday. 答案：D
4.- How tall is your sister? - _________
A.She is not very well. B.She is 28 years old. C.She is very nice. D.She is as tall as I am. 答案：D
5.- How's your family? - _________
A.Thanks all the same. B.Thanks for calling. C.Not too bad. D.Don't mention it. 答案：C 二、阅读理解
Dear Professor Liu,
Please accept my greeting from New York. I am just beginning my graduate (研究
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院) studies here at this university. It is the third week of classes now. My roommate, Tom, is also a graduate student like me. He is studying biology (生物学). He is from Houston. We are now on good terms.
Our dormitory (学生宿舍) is well equipped (配备). There are all kinds of electric home appliances（电器）. But we don't have a TV set. I am going to buy one this afternoon. The view on the window is pleasant, and the weather is hot in the summer right now. It is about 38 degrees outside the room. But we have air conditioning in the room, so I feel OK.
How are you getting on? Are you still working on your paper now?
Please say \
Love Wang Hui
6.Wang Hui is writing to her former teacher. A.T B.F 答案：A
7.From the passage, we know that Wang Hui is a new graduate student in New York. A.T B.F 答案：A
8.Tom is from Houston. A.T B.F 答案：A
9.Wang Hui thinks her dormitory is too big. A.T B.F 答案：B
10.Wang Hui is going to move to another room. A.T B.F 答案：B
Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in England.
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Then workers were sent for and a big platform（台子）was made.
With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn't know it because he was thinking of his pictures.
The worker saw everything. \the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed. \（漆）and threw it at the pictures.
\pictures.
11.James Thornhill was an English ______. A.worker B.artist C.king D.writer 答案：B
12.He was ordered to ______.
A.paint the wall of the king's palace in England B.paint some pictures on the wall of the palace C.build a big platform in front of the palace D.put up some new pictures on the old wall 答案：B
13.It took them ______ to finish the pictures. A.a month B.a week
C.twelve months D.half a month 答案：C
14.James Thornhill felt that the ______ he was from the pictures, the ______ they
were.
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A.nearer…more beautiful B.farther…more ugly C.farther…more beautiful
D.higher above…more good-looking 答案：C
15.The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to ______. A.save James' life B.destroy the picture
C.make the picture more beautiful D.make the king angry 答案：A 三、词汇与语法
16.Fish can't live ______ water. A.with B.without C.in D.on 答案：B
17.____ you know, David has been well lately. A.Which B.As C.What D.When 答案：B
18.The manager will not _________ us to use his car. A.have B.let C.agree D.allow 答案：D
19.She wonders ____will happen to her private life in the future. A.that B.it C.this D.what 答案：D
20.Sunday is the day ____ people usually don’t go to work. A.when B.which
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C.in which D.that 答案：A 四、完型填空
A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman ___21___ in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked ___22___, so he offered her a cake. She accepted it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. ___23___ he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy ___24___ home, his mother saw the look of joy on his face. She asked him,“what made you so happy?”He replied,“I had lunch with God. She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!”The old woman also returned to her home ___25___. Her son asked, “Mother, why are you so happy?” She answered,“I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he's much younger than I expected.”
21. A.hungry B.got C.sitting D.happily E.Before 答案：C 22. A.hungry B.got C.sitting D.happily E.Before 答案：A 23. A.hungry B.got C.sitting D.happily E.Before 答案：E
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24. A.hungry B.got C.sitting D.happily E.Before 答案：B 25. A.hungry B.got C.sitting D.happily E.Before 答案：D 五、英译汉
26.We cannot tell when an earthquake（地震）is coming. 答案：我们无法判断地震什么时候发生。
27.We all like her because she's very helpful.
答案：我们都喜欢她， 因为她乐于助人。
28.Fred was such a hardworking student that he soon came out first in the class. 答案：弗瑞德是一个学习十分用功的学生，所以不久他就成了班里学习最好的学生。
29.The students are encouraged to do more listening, reading and writing by their
teacher.
答案：老师鼓励学生多听、多读、多写。 30.Are you fond of music? 答案：你喜欢音乐吗？
31.This new country hopes to establish friendly relations with all its neighbours. 答案：这个新成立的国家希望和所有邻国建立友好关系。 六、写作
32.写作
Instructions:根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1.回忆值得记忆的一天； 2.说明为什么值得记忆。 A Day to Remember
答案：无
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2020年7月专升本统考大学英语试卷B.08
