北京理工大学远程教育学院《大学英语 第一部分：交际用语
D1. — I ' m sorry. I missed the bus.
1》模拟试卷（1）
A. I hope it won ' t happen again B. I accept your apology
C. You should be very sorry D. It could happe n to anyone B 2. — How is everythi ng?
A. It was no thi ng B. Just so-so C. Not at all D. It doesn
' t matter
3. —When you can ' t follow your teacher what will you say?
A. Can you say for a second time？ B. I don ' t understand anything. C. Pard on? D. What you said was nonsen se. 4. — Can I speak to Mr. Brow n please? —Yes ________ .
A. Brow n is speak ing B. I am Mr. Brow n
C. this is me D. please speak D5.——Thank you for your in vitati on.
A. I ' ll appreciate it B. It doesn C6.— Whe n are you going to the show?
A. Last ni ght. B. Yesterday. C. This eve ning D. I am.
7.— How about going to dinner at the Mexica n restaura nt toni ght?
A. That's great! B. Forget it. C. Glad you like it. D. I don C8.— if I could use your dicti on ary?
A. Go on. B. Go up. C. Go ahead. D. Go away. 9. —We n eed some toothpaste.
A. Let ' s go to the bookstore B. Let ' s buy them C. Let ' s get some D. Let ' s go 10. — Mike I am going to skate in the mountains tomorrow.
—Oh really? ________
A. Con gratulati ons! B. Have a good time. C. Good luck! D. Great.
' t like Mexican food.
' t matter C. It ' s a small thing D. It ' s a pleasure
第二部分：阅读理解（共 10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有
5个问题。请从每个问题后的
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。 Passage 1
Questi ons 11 to 15 are baxxxxsed on the follow ing passage:
Big Ben is the great clock high up in the tower of the Parliament（议会）building.
Big Ben ' s story starts in 1834.In that year the old parliament building burned down. Its clock tower crashed
（倒塌）to the ground. There had to be a new building --and a new clock.
Plans were made. They called for a “ King of Clock the biggest and best in the world the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time.
The big clock was made in two years. But it couldn wasn' t even built!
Five more years went by before the clock tower was finished. Then the giant hour bell was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11 1859.
This great bell had to have a n ame. A meeti ng of Parliame nt was called to pick one. clock is the King of Clocks. ” one man said. “Let ' s call the bell the Queen of Bells.
“Then why not Victoria? ” said another. （Victoria was the British queen at that time.）
The talk about n ames went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man whom the others liked. By this time they were all tired. Some one shouted it Big Ben? ”
Everybody laughed and the meeting broke up. But it was Big Ben from then on. Not just the bell but the whole clock.
D11. The pla ns said that the new clock had to ____________ . A. be n amed at a parliame nt meet ing B. be called Big Ben C. be made in two years
D. be big and keep good time
A12. The clock tower was built five years after _____________ . A. the clock was made
B. the hour bell was made
C. the old Parliame nt buildi ng bur ned dow n D. the new Parliament building was completed D13. The new clock bega n strik ing ___ years after the old clock had crashed dow n. A. 2 B. 5 C. 15 D. 25
B14. Origi nally the British Parliame nt called the meet ing in order to n ame ________ . A. the clock B. the bell C. the clock tower D. the whole buildi ng C15. Big Ben was n amed after _________ A. the king of En gla nd B. the British quee n C. a man in Parliame nt D. the clock maker Passage 2
Questi ons 16 to 20 are baxxxxsed on the follow ing passage:
People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very importa nt and pers on al. Most people in Brita in live in houses rather tha n flats and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them pers onal and cha nge them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden even if it is a very small one and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garde n are the private space of a pers on. In a crowded city a pers on knows that he or she has a private space which is only for him or herself and for in vited frie nds.
People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels （浴巾）around you; on the train you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you.
Once I was travelli ng on a train to London. I was in a sect ion for four people and there was
“ Why not call
“ The ”
' t be put in the tower. The tower
” . So
a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase公文包）on the table.
北京理工大学远程教育《大学英语I》模拟题及答案-考试类
