全国高校网络教育大学英语统考(B)试题及答案

全国高校网络教育大学英语统考（B ）试题及答案Test 1Part I 日常会话1. — Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now --AA. Sorry, he is busy at the mome nt C. Sorry, you can ' t2. -- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary -- .CA. Yes, you may borrow C. Yes, help yourself 3. -- Is that Mr Robert Lee --AA. Yes, Lee speak ing. C. Sorry, speak ing.4. — Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brow n -D.A. You can ' t ask meB. Pard on I have no ideaC. Please don ' t say soD. Sorry, I don ' t know, but you can ask the man over there5. - Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John-- .C A. Thank you very much C. Thank you. He is fine is good 6.- What can I do for you, madam --.AA. I want a kilo of apples C. ThanksB. No, you can ' t D. I don ' t knowB. Yes, go on D. It doesn ' t matterB. Hello, what do you want D. I don ' t know. 's officeI ' d like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.B. You can go your own wayD. Excuse me. I ' m busy7. -D. Don ' t say that. It ' s ugly. John B. No, no, Joh n is not bad-- .BA. Thank you. You should n you t do thatB. Thanks, I ' d like to go withC. No, you can' t say soD. No, no. You can t do that8. —Do you mi nd telli ng me where you ' re from-- .DA. Certainly. I ' m from LondonB. Sure. I was born in LondonD. Certainly not. I ' m fromC. Not really, you can do itLondon9. - May I see the menu, please-- CA. That is the menu, sir.B. Yes, please go on.C. Here you are, sir.D. Of course, sir.10. - I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A !-- .BA. Don ' t worry about it difficult courseB. Congratulations! That' s aC. Mr Brow n is very goodD. Good luck to you!Part I I 阅读理解Passage 1There are stories about two . presidents, An drew Jacks on and Martin Van Bure n,which attempt to explain the American English is true,term OK. Wedon' t know if either storybut they are both in teresti ng.The first expla nati on is based on the fact that Preside nt Jacks on had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important paperscame to Jacks on, he tried to read them and the n had his assista nts expla in what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “ all correct ” on it. The problem was that he didn ' t know how to spell, so what he really wrote was “ ol korekt ”After a while, he shortened that term to “ OK .The sec ond expla nati on is based on the place where Preside nt Van Bure n was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Bruen ' s friends organized a club to help him becomePreside nt. They called the club the Old Kin derhook Club, and anyone who supportedVan Buren was called “ OK .11. The author C . __________A. believes both of the storiesB. doesn ' t believe a word of the storiesC. is not sure whether the stories are trueD. is telling the stories just for fun12. Accord ing to the passage, Preside nt Jacks on D . ________A. couldn ' t draw up any documents at allB. didn ' t like to read important papers by himselfC. ofte n had his assista nts sig n docume nts for himD. wasn ' t good at reading, writing or spelling13. Accordi ng to the first story, the term “ OK”CA. was approved of by Preside nt Jacks onB. was the title of some official docume ntsC. was first used by Preside nt Jacks onD. was an old way to spell “ all correct ”14. Accord ing to the sec ond story, the term “ OK DA. was the short way to say “ Old Kin derhook Club ”B. meant the place where Preside nt Van Bure n was bornC. was the name of Van Buren ' s clubD. was used to call Van Bure n ' s supporters in the elect ion15. According to the second story, the term “ OK” was first used B .A. by Van Bure nB. in a presidential electionC. to orga nize the Old Kin derhook ClubD. by the members of the “ Old Kin derhook Club ”Passage 2Although the Un ited States covers so much land and the land produces far morefood tha n the prese nt populati on n eeds, its people are by now almost en tirely anurban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture andforestry（林业）,and most of the rest live in or around tow ns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small tow ns, and the typical small tow n may represe nt a widely accepted view of thecoun try, but most America ns do not live in small tow ns any more. Half the populati on now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas（large cities with their suburbs ） ofmore than a million people each - a large proportion than in Germany or English,let alone France. The statistics（统计）of urban and rural population should betreated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of countrybecomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.16. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture andforestryCA. About 25 million.B. More than 25 millionC. Less than 25 millionD. Less than 225 million17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitanareasCA. the United States.B. GermanyC. France.D. England18. What ' s the meaning of the word “ metropolitan ” in the middle of the passageAA. Of a large city with its suburbs.B. Of small and large towns.C. Of urban areas.D. Of rural areas.19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United StatesBA. Most small towns become gradually crowded.B. Small towns are still similar to each other.C. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.D. Small towns are turning into large cities.20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburbCA. Because they are the same.B. Because the rush takes place too quickly.C. Because the process is gradual.D. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.Passage 3If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what wedid each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do nothave any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most importanthappenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of thattime and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave writte n records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in cen tral Africa, because they had not learned to write.Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell whattheir fathers did in the past. This we may call ‘ remembered history ' . Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily cha nged whe n used aga in and aga in in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are ofte n very helpful.21. Which of the follow ing ideas is not suggested in the passageDA. “ Remembered history ” , compared with written history, is less reliable.B. Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the huma n history.C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questio ns.D. Where there are no writte n records, there is no history.22. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because D .A. there was nothing worth being written down at that timeB. the people there ignored the importa nee of keep ing a recordC. the writte n records were perhaps destroyed by a fireD. the people there did not know how to write23. “ Remembered history ” refers to D . _________A. history based on a person ' s imaginationB. stories of importa nt happe nings passed dow n from mouth to mouthC. songs and danced about the most importa nt eventsD. both B and C24. “ Remembered history ” is regarded as valuable only when BA. it is writte n dow nB. nowritte nacco untisavailableC. it proves to be trueD. people are in terested in it25. The passage suggests that we could have lear ned much more about our past tha nwe do now if the ancient people had A . A. kept a writte n record of every past event B. not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most importa nt happe ningsD. made more songs and dan cesPart I I I 语法与词汇选择题26. Jea n did not have time to go to the con cert last ni ght because she was busy C for her exam in ati on. A. to prepare B. to be preparedC. prepari ngD. beingprepared27. The computer doesn ' t work well. Something C wrong. A. can have gone B. should have gone C. must have goneD. ought to have gone28. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she won ders C will happen ______to her private life. A. howB. whoC. whatD. thatcon cert usual l y takes pl ace at t he Peopl e ' s Square, wi t h t h e audie nee B on the gro und. A. seat ing B. seated C. be seat ing D. toseat30. If the whole program D beforeha nd, a great deal of time and money would have bee n lost.31. Isn ' t it about the time you A to do morning exercisesfor me.A. was not pla nnedC. would not be pla nned B. were not pla nnedD. had not bee n pla nned A. beganB. begi nC. should begi nD. have begu n32. I am very grateful to you for what youve give n me and D you have done33. It was not un til she had arrived home B remembered her appo in tme nt with the doctor. A. whe n sheB. that sheC. and sheD. she34. Determ ined to A as if everyth ing were no rmal, he respon ded with a ki nd of in differe nee. A. carry on B. aeeo unt forC. bring upD.getthrough35. He C to arrange a loa n through a finance eompa ny.Wash ington .up withPart IV. 完形填空You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilitieswithout being pushed as much. 41 ,you will have more freedom — freedom to choose what to study, whe n to study, or 42 to study. You will need to exercise maximumself-discipline. This is the hardestkind of discipline because it is self-imposed （志愿的）,and you have only yourselfto 43 . The decisions you make 44 your study habits will be a 45 factor in your success, or lack of success in college.46 , you will discover that your in structors 47 the ones you have hadA. whichB. thatC. all whatD. all thatA. triedB. succeeded36. Jack is good, kind, hard work ing and in tellige nt. highly of him. A. As a result B. I n a wordcon trary37. I going to the doctor , but I wish I had n A. pick outB. make outC. man aged ,ID. endeavored can 't speak tooC. By the wayD. On the't.C. give offD. put off38. Young childre n ofte n can tbetwee n TV programs and commercials.A. separateB. disti nguishC. compareD. con trast 39. The morning papera storyabout dem on strati ons in New York and A. carriedB. exte ndedC. broughtD. took40. And what we have got to is a disgrace. A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD.keeppreviously. They will expect you to 48 more 48 in your study habits and timemanagement. Rememberthat much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outside of class if there is evidenee that you are putt ing maximum effort into course.49 your abilities and skill mastery, you will n eed to man age your time effectively in order tosucceed in college. A schedule 50 efficie nt use of time will en able you to in clude both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only whe n you wish and as you wish. (221 words)Test 2Part I 日常会话1. - Would you like to have dinner with us this eveningA. OK, but I have to go to a meeti ng nowB. No, I can ' t41. A. On the other handC. Nevertheless 42. A. if 43. A. turn to as 44. A. of concerning45. A. determ ining depe nding46. A. However 47. A. differ from alike48. A. take …part in itiative 49. A. In spite ofC. Regardless of 50. A. related to based onB. whether B. an swer toB. to B. dema ndingB. NeverthelessB. are similar toB. On the one hand D. ThereforeC. whyC. respond toC. towards C. decidi ng C. In additionC. differ inB. throw …yourselfC. plunge …yourselfB. carried onB. Concerning D. On the con diti on ofC. relied onD. whoD. actD.D.D. Except thatD. areD. take …D.C. I ' d love to, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parentsD. I don ' t know2. - Hi, is Mary there, pleaseA. Hold on. I ' ll get her.C. Yes, she lives here.3. - Please help yourself to the fish.A. Thanks, but fish doesn ' t agree with meB. Sorry, I can' t helpC. I don ' t like fishD. No, I can' t4. - Hurry up, please, or I ' ll be late.5. - Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the airportA. Don ' t ask thatC. No, I can' t say that6. - How about going to the cinema tonight, JaneA. I don ' t think soB. I ' m sorry. I have to drive my mother home tonightC. Never mindD. Take it easy7. - Are you ready to order desert, please8. - Did Tom tell you to water the flowersB. No. And neither did I B. No, she isn ' t here. D. Yes, what do you wantA. Sorry sir, but the traffic is thick now C. How can you say that, sirB. Well, it ' s alright, sir D. Oh, we are going the right wayB. Sorry, I ' m a stranger hereD. No, you ' re driving too fastA. Yes, pleaseC. No, don ' t mention it chocolate cake B. Please don ' t order itD. Yes, I ' d like to have someA. No. And so did I9. - Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the waterA.I ' d rather stay here if you donC. Certai nly, why notD. Yes, we like these two places10. - Would you mind changing seats with meB. Of course, I like toPart I I 阅读理解Passage 1When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recen tly in Vienna, Austria, people asked the questi on,“ Whydid she live to be 107 ” An swers were provided by a survey con ductedamong 148 Viennese menand womenwho had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spiteof the city ' s image as an un healthy place, city livi ng ofte n provides ben efits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the Iongevity of those in terviewed.This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportationoften requires some walking.Smaller apartme nt houses have no elevators, and so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is ofte n no alter native to walk ing.On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have towalk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost any where else, they must ride in cars.11. The Vienna survey may help to explai n _____A. the compla ints of people in apartme nt housesB. the cause of Mrs. Groeger ' s deathC. the Ion gevity of people like Mrs. GroegerD. the image of cities in gen eralC. He did. And so I didD. He did. And so do It mindB. Sorry, I dont like n eitherC. No, I don ' t mindD. Certainly, please doA. Yes, you canwalki ngbecause .A. they don ' t live n ear bus in ess areas exercise C. they n ever have park ing problemsbus 15. A con clusi on that can be draw n from this passage is thatA. air pollution is not seriousB. anyone can live to be 107C. country people should move to the cityD. walking is healthful exercisePassage 2For any Englishman, there can never be any discussionas to who is the world ' sgreatest dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every En glishma n has some kno wledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotationsfrom Shakespeare ' swritings that have become part of the commonproperty of the English-speakingpeople.Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was take n to see a performa nee of Hamlet and compla ined that it was full of well- known proverbs and quotati ons.Shakespeare, more perhaps tha n any other writer, makes full use of the great resources of the En glish Ian guage. Most of us use about five thousa nd words in our no rmal use of En glish; Shakespeare in his works used about twen ty-five thousa nd.There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the EnglishIanguage than by studyingthe various ways in which12. The purpose of the sec ond paragraph is to list some A. ben efits of walk ing B. occasi ons for walk ing incitylifeC. comme nts made by city peopleD. problems of city livi ng 13. To reach the third floor of a building. it would probably be most healthfulA. to take the elevatorB. to walk up the stairsC. to ride in a carD. to find an alter nativeto14. People who live in the country probably do more drivingtha n walk ingB. they don ' tneed theD. they can ' t afford to take theShakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course,recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have cha nged since Shakespeare's day.16. En glish peopleA. have n ever discussed who is the world's greatest dramatistB. n ever discuss any issue concerning the world 's greatest dramatistC. are sure who is the world ' s greatest dramatistD. do not care who is the world' s greatest dramatist17. Every En glishma n knows A. more or less about Shakespeare B. Shakespeare, but only slightly C. all Shakespeare ' s writingsD. only the name of the greatest English writer 18. Which of the followi ng is trueA. We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare' s writings.B. Shakespeare ' s writings have become the property of those who are learningto speak En glish.A. English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare ' s timeB. By doing so one can be fully aware of the rich ness of the En glish Ian guage.C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare ' s timeD. Begi nners may have difficulty lear ning some aspects of En glish usage.Passage 3Trees are useful to man in three very importa nt ways: they provide him wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to preve nt drought ( 干旱)and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them dow n in large nu mbers.Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, withC. It is likelyto be true that people often do not know the origins of the wordsthey use.D. All the words people use are take n from the writi ngs of Shakespeare. 19. What does the word A. Familiar say in gs.C. Complai nts.proverb meanB. Shakespeare ' s plays. D. Actors and actresses.20. Why is it worthwhile to study the variousways in which Shakespeare used En glishwhich to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. Whenthe empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvati on.Even where a government realizes the importanee of a plentiful supply of trees,it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the treesbut are too careless to pla nt and look after new trees. So, uni ess the gover nmenthas a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are evenmore serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowi ngthe rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. This prevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing rema ins but worthless desert.21. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which isthat they can _________A. keep him from the hot sunshineB. en able him to build warshipsC. make him draw quick profit from themD. protect him from droughts and floods22. It ' s a great pity that . ___________A. man is only in terested in buildi ng empiresB. man is eager to profit from treesC. man hasn ' t realized the importanee of trees to himD. man hasn ' t found out that he has lost all trees23. Sooner or later the forests will disappear . _____A. uni ess a country has a ple nty supply of treesB. uni ess people stop cutt ing dow n their treesC. uni ess all people are taught the importa nee of pla nting treesD. uni ess the gover nment puni shes those who cut trees in stead of pla nting thembind ” in Paragraph 5 means24. The wordA. to wash awayB. to make wetC. to make stay togetherD. to improve25. When there is a heavy rain, trees can help to preve nt floods, as they can A. keep rain from falling down to soft ground B. cause the soil to allow rain water to sink in C. preve nt the soil from being washed away D. make the topsoil stick togetherPart I I I 语法与词汇选择题26. TOEFL is a test for stude nts n ative language is not En glish. A. thatB. of whomC. whoseD. which27. He told me how he had give n me shelter and protecti on without which I of__hun ger. A.would be died B. would dieC. wouldhave diedD. will die28. This article deals with the n atural phe nomenon which most in teresting toevery one.29. He studied hard in his youth, con tributed to his great success in later life. as31. He ' s determined to finish the job long it takes.32. Hardly ever get a good job these days without a good educati on.people33. Nowhere else in the world more attractive sce nery tha n in Switzerla nd.34. Childre n lear n best by study ing at their own A. areB. isC. they areD. it isA. thatB. itC. whatD. which30. The populationof many Alaskan cities has _ ubledin the past threeyears.A. large tha nB. as great asC. more tha nD. as manyA. no matterB. howeverC. whereverD. whateverA. people mightB. people canC. do peopleD. haveA. you can find foundB. is foundC. can you findD. has beenA. rateB.speedC. paceD. growth35. The committee is due to its report by the end of this year.A. releaseB. relieveC. relateD. retain36. She ' s an only child, but they didn ' t really her.A. hurtB. damageC. spoilD. harm37. His pare nts him the opport un ity to go to uni versity.A. ig noredB. n eglectedC. refusedD. denied38. all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.A. As forB. BesidesC. ExceptD. Despite39. For a successful bus in ess, frien dly and staff are essential.A. sufficie ntB. effectiveC. efficie ntD. respective40. To their new shampoo, they are selli ng it at half price for a mon th.A. progressB. proceedC. promoteD. proposePart IV. 完形填空He has been proclaimed “ the finest mind alive ” , “ the greatest genius of the late 20th century ” , and “ Einstein ' s heir （继承人）”.Known to millions, 41 _, ___ for his book A Brief History of Time（《时间简史》）,Stephen Hawking is a star scientist in more ways tha n one. His gift 42 revealing the mysteries of the uni verse in a style that non-scientists can enjoy 43 Hawking an instant celebrity（名人）and his book a bestseller in both Britain and America. It has 44 in the Guinness Book of Records for spe nding 184 weeks in The Sun day Times “ top-te n ” lists, and has sold more tha n five millio n copies worldwide---virtually un heard-of success for a scie nee book.How did all this happe n How has a man 45 is almost completely paralyzed （瘫痪）and un able to speak 46 through a computer overcome these 47 obstacles andachieved far more tha n most people ever dream ofHawking says: "I soon realized that the rest of the world won' t want to know you if you' re bitter or angry. You have to be 48 if you' re to get much sympathy or help. ” He goes on:“ Nowadays, muscle power is obsolete （无用）.What we need 49 mind power---and disable people are 50 good at that 50 anyone else. ”（250words）41. A. far and wide B. by far C. far and away D. so farA. Can I help youB. Certa inly, how dare youTest 3Part I 日常会话1. - Oh, sorry to bother you.A. That ' s okayB. No, you can ' tC. That ' s goodD. Oh, Idon ' t know2. - Good morning, Dr Johnson ' s office. Can I help youA. Speaking, pleaseB. I ' d like to make an appointment,pleaseC. Yes, go onD. No, you can ' t3. - We are going to have a dancing party tonight. Would you like to join usA. I ' m afraid not. Because I have an appointment with my dentist tonightB. Of course no t. I have no ideaC. No, I can ' tD. That ' s all set4. - Excuse me. I don ' t want to interrupt you but…43. A. is made B . has bee n madeC. was madeD. m ade 44. A. earned a place B.achieved a fameC. made a n ameD.gainedreputati on45. A. whose B .who C. whereD. w hich46. A. besidesB. despiteC. exceptD.aside from47. A. difficultB. i ncredibleC. veryD.surpris ing48. A. n egative B. positiveC. s en sitiveD. aggressive49. A. isB . is to C. areD. a re to 50. A. not so …asB .as …asC. the same …asD.s o …than 42. A. of B. toC. forD. at。