大学英语B统考模拟题及专项练习

大学英语B统考模拟试题及专项练习
中山大学网络教育学院
2009年11月
目录
大学英语B统考模拟题 (2)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（一） (2)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（二） (7)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（三） (12)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（四） (17)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（五） (22)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（六） (27)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（七） (32)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（八） (39)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（九） (47)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十） (55)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十一） (63)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十二） (70)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十三） (78)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十四） (86)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十五） (94)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十六） (102)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十七） (110)
大学英语B统考模拟试题（十八） (119)
大学英语B机考专项练习 (127)
专项练习（一） (127)
专项练习（二） (130)
专项练习（三） (133)
专项练习（四） (137)
专项练习（五） (139)
专项练习（六） (145)
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大学英语B统考模拟题
大学英语B统考模拟试题（一）
I. Conversations：Choose the right answer to finish each of the following conversations. （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
1. –Thanks for your help.
– ________________
A. My pleasure.
B. Never mind.
C. Quite right.
D. Don’t ask me.
2. —Hi, welcome back. Had a nice trip?
— _________________.
A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.
B. Come on, I’ve got lots of fun.
C. By the way, I don’t like swimming very much.
D. Well, I look forward to your invitation.
3. –Oh, sorry to bother you.
–__________________.
A. That’s Okay.
B. No, you can’t.
C. That’s good.
D. Oh, I don’t know.
4. — How do you do? Glad to meet you.
— _____________________.
A. Fine. How are you?
B. How do you do? Glad to meet you, too.
C. How are you? Thank you!
D. Nice. How are you?
5. –How was your trip to London, Jane?
– _____________________
A. Oh, wonderful indeed.
B. I went there alone.
C. The guide showed me the way.
D. By plane and by bus.
II. Reading Comprehension （共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
Each of the following two passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the best choice.
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Brief Overview:
Thailand is a rush for your senses: a bustling, exotic(异国情调的), and vivid culture that never ceases to amaze visitors. On this cultural tour, you’ll visit Thailand’s gilded temples, one more gorgeous than the next, in the cities of Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai. Other highlights include a cruise through Bangkok’s canals, a visit to a rural hill tribe village, riding elephants through the jungle and exciting shopping opportunities in Chiang Mai’s famous night bazaar.
Continue to Cambodia, where you’ll visit the bustling capital of Phnom Penh. Tour the Royal Palace with its dazzling Silver Pagoda. Then it’s on to Angkor Wat, where you have two days to explore the spectacular carved stone temples of this World Heritage site.
Features of this trip:
Exclusive tour, guided privately by a multilingual guide throughout the trip.
Customize your own itinerary（路线）to create a holiday of your dream.
Designed for 4 to 5 star luxury accommodation and services. Hotels can be changed to lower budget.
Depart and return whenever you choose – shorten or lengthen the tour to suit your wishes.
Outstanding value, costing you 25-30% less than similar guided tours of the same flexibility and quality.
Group discounts are available. Call 020 7430 1766
NOTE: Prices shown are effective as of date of publication of web page, and are subject to changes due to currency fluctuations, changes in availability, seasonal increases or variations in local costing at the time of booking.
6. This ad is most probably made for ______.
A. a private guide
B. a travel agency
C. a country
D. a hotel
7. In which of the following cities can a visitor shop in a night bazaar?
A. Bangkok.
B. Phnom Penh.
C. Chiang Mai.
D. Ayutthaya.
8. Which of the following activities shouldn’t a visitor do in Cambodia?
A. Visiting the capital.
B. Touring the royal palace.
C. Riding elephants.
D. Traveling to a world heritage.
9. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Pity this cultural tour is limited to only 10 days.
B. Start prices cover all the fees including accommodation, services and flight.
C. Anyone who wants to get a discount may call 020 7430 1766.
D. This tour is said to be fairly easy and comfortable.
10. Start prices are influenced by the following EXPECT _______.
A. the local living conditions
B. currency fluctuations
C. changes in availability
D. variations in local costing
Passage 2
The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman who got married at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle
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twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women get married at a younger age and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances（家用电器）and convenience foods.
This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they got married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to get married young, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more return afterwards to a full-time or part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each of them.
11. We are told that in an average family about 1890________.
A. many children died before they were five
B. the youngest child would be fifteen years younger than the oldest
C. seven of eight children lived to be more than five
D. the child death rate was rather high
12. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother________.
A. would expect to work until she died
B. was usually expected to take up paid employment
C. would be healthy enough to take up paid employment
D. was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely
13. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to ________.
A. get married so that they can get a job
B. leave school as soon as they can
C. give up their jobs for good after they are married
D. continue working until they are going to have a baby
14. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to ________.
A. stay at home after leaving school
B. marry men younger than themselves
C. start working again later in life
D. get married while still at school
15. The best title for this passage is ______________.
A. Great Changes in Women’s Life
B. 19th-Century Family
C. Modern Girls’ Choice
D. Equal Duties in Family Life
III. Vocabulary and Structure （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
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Direction: There are five incomplete sentences here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.
16. Our___________ contract is about to expire and we'll need to discuss a new one.
A. certain
B. current
C. consuming
D. comfortable
17. It’s our duty to preserve the planet for future _____________.
A. persons
B. generations
C. characters
D. nations
18. You can't expect to have any friends if you don't ________any effort with people.
A. do
B. take
C. make
D. have
19. I don’t think I will ever feel ________ spreading rumors.
A. consistent
B. common
C. comfortable
D. comparable
20. If you’re com ing, please let me know _______ advance.
A. at
B. in
C. by
D. on
IV. Cloze （共10题：每题1分，满分10分）
Each blank in the following passage is provided with four choices. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight? ”I eagerly asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt I’ll be able to__21__ it on time. I am just too busy right now, ”he replied.
My mind could not accept the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to__22__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __23__. Why would I even bother asking? __24__ , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be different.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends greeted me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __25__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __26__ three others. I followed my classmates to the stage. When I reached out my hand to shake the teacher’s, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera hurt my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __27__.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he woul d not be __28__ . But the strong smell of alcohol （酒精）hit me as soon as I stepped inside, and I could feel my tears __29__. I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him lying on the couch.
Why did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more __30__ than his whiskey bottle.
21. A. reach B. keep C. take D. make
22. A. watch B. avoid C. attend D. speed
23.A. excuse B. reply C. promise D. trick
24.A. Besides B. Thus C. Otherwise D. However
25.A. air B. audience C. school D. playground
26.A. apart from B. other than C. except for D. along with
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27.A. successfully B. disappointedly C. delightedly D. hopefully
28.A. drunk B. woken C. forgiven D. hidden
29.A. getting off B. taking down C. building up D. turning around
30.A. perfect B. comfortable C. fortunate D. important
V. Translation: Put the following sentences into Chinese. （每题5分，共15分）
31. You can talk to people in towns and villages and learn about life from their perspective.
32. In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind.
33. If there are certain things you cannot live without, take them with you.
VI. Writing （15分）
You are required to write a composition on the topic “Travel” with no less than 80 words based on the outline given below.
1.我一直都喜欢旅游。

2.旅游能够增长知识，并对健康有益。

3.希望人们都能抓住机会外出旅游。

大学英语B统考模拟试题（一）答案：
I: Conversation AAABA
II: Reading Comprehension BCCDA DDDCA
III. Vocabulary and Structure BBCCB
IV. Cloze DCACA DBACD
V. Translation
1. 你可以和城镇、村庄中的人谈话，从他们的角度了解生活。

2. 近年来，许多夫妇继续保持这种传统的关系。

3. 如果有些东西是你不可或缺的，那么就带上。

VI. Writing
范文
I am always interested in traveling. My reasons are quite simple and clear. If anybody is not satisfied with my viewpoints, I shall be greatly surprised at his ways of thinking.
In the first place, traveling increases our knowledge. Only by traveling can we see things outside our home town. In the second place, traveling is good to our health. While we are traveling, we usually exercise our bodies.
In conclusion, I earnestly hope that everybody seize their opportunity to go traveling.
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大学英语B统考模拟试题（二）
I. Conversations：Choose the right answer to finish each of the following conversations. （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
1.— Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?
— ______________________.
A.Well, my friend sent me a flower.
B.Fine, I never go to birthday parties.
C.Ha… ha, I don’t like birthday parties.
D.Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.
2. — What can I do for you?
— _________________.
A. I want a kilo of pears.
B. You can do it in your own way.
C. Thanks.
D. Excuse me. I’m busy.
3. — Thank you for inviting me. I had a good time.
— ____________________.
A. I really had a happy time.
B. Oh, it’s too late.
C. Thank you for coming.
D. Oh, so slowly?
4. — This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs.
— _______________.
A. You may ask for help.
B. Let me give you a hand.
C. Please do me a favor.
D. I’d come to help.
5. — We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?
— ___________________________.
A.I’m afraid not, because I have an important meeting.
B.Of course not. I have no idea.
C.No, I would not like it.
D.It’s all set.
II. Reading Comprehension （共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
Each of the following two passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the best choice.
Passage 1
The fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, it is an annual (每年的) occasion to show thanks to God for his goodness.
As a historical, national and religious holiday, Thanksgiving Day began with the English in Plymouth Colony. As far back as 1621, after a long bitter winter and the gathering of the first harvest, these early settlers shared a feast with the local Indians and offered prayers of thanksgiving. President Washington proclaimed (宣布) the first national Thanksgiving Day to be
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celebrated on November 26, 1789. President Lincoln revived the custom in 1863.
It was not until 1941 that the US Congress adopted a resolution, setting the fourth Thursday of November as an annual Thanksgiving Day. Thus what began as a religious celebration of the harvest has since become a nationwide holiday.
Today Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditional turkey dinner and a happy reunion. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. Many people, including students studying in another state, often travel long distances to spend the holiday at home.
6. The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. how the Americans spend their Thanksgiving Day
B. what the Americans do on Thanksgiving Day
C. Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday
D. how Thanksgiving Day became a nationwide holiday
7. Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in 1621 by ______ of the Plymouth Colony.
A. English settlers
B. American settlers
C. the local Indians
D. President Washington
8. What is the meaning of the underlined word “feast” in paragraph 2?
A. gathering
B. harvest
C. meal
D. prayer
9. In 1941 __________________________.
A. the first national Thanksgiving Day was celebrated
B. the custom of Thanksgiving Day was brought back to the Americans.
C. the date for Thanksgiving Day was set by law
D. people began to celebrate Thanksgiving Day by spending the day at home
10. Which of the following statements is true about the celebration of Thanksgiving Day?
A. Thanksgiving Day started as an occasion for family members to show thanks for one another.
B. On Thanksgiving Day, school children usually have a couple of days off.
C. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day was a European custom introduced to America.
D. The most popular way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day is travel with friends.
Passage 2
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all — one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger numbe r of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, manual work is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 8
11. The writer of the passage thinks that _______.
A. education can resolve most of the problems in the world.
B. free education for all will probably lead us to a perfect world
C. free education won’t help solve problems
D. not all of the social problems can be solved by education
12. The writer wants to prove that _______.
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs
B. our society needs free education for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor
D. working with hands is more important than anything else
13. According to the passage .
A. manual work is dirty and shameful
B. manual work is considered low
C. manual work is the most important
D. we can’t regard manual work as low
14. The purpose of education is _______.
A. to choose officials for the country
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work
C. to allow everyone to receive education that fits him/her
D. to build a perfect world
15. The passage tells us about _______ of the education.
A. the means
B. the system
C. the value
D. the type
III. Vocabulary and Structure （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）Direction: There are five incomplete sentences here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.
16. We always ________ our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner.
A. make
B. hold
C. celebrate
D. remember
17. Wearing seat belts in cars is _____________ by law.
A. commercial
B. compulsory
C. commanding
D. commentary
18. The school uses a combination of modern and __________ methods for teaching reading.
A. traditional
B. old
C. ancient
D. present
19. Do you have any double rooms ___________ this weekend?
A. present
B. qualified
C. available
D. capable
20. During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of __________
A. health
B. poverty
C. wealth
D. prosperity
IV. Cloze （共10题：每题1分，满分10分）
Each blank in the following passage is provided with four choices. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be
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interested in the memoir of Ralph W. Tyler, one of the most famous men in American education.
Born in Chicago in 1902, __21__ and schooled in Nebraska, the __22__ college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his __23__ from medicine to education.
Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect __24__ his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he __25__ developed a new method of testing.
Tyler became well-known in 1938, __26__ he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.
Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he __27__ for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.
__28__ Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even __29__he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives（目标）that develop __30__ teaching and learning within their schools.
21 A. bringing up B. to bring up C. brought up D. having brought up
22. A. 19 years old B. 19 years’ old C. 19 year old D. 19-year-old
23. A. study B. major C. course D. class
24. A. on B. to C. in D. at
25. A. further B. again C. addition D. once more
26. A. where B. when C. how D. which
27. A. got B. became C. lay D. held
28. A. Because B. Furthermore C. Although D. In spite of
29. A. in 80s B. at 80s C. in his 80s D. at his 80s
30. A. the best B. better C. the better D. best
V. Translation: Put the following sentences into Chinese. （每题5分，共15分）31. Celebrated worldwide in regions with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered to be the most important holiday for the Chinese.
32. In areas where junior middle school education is available to all, all primary school graduates can go on to junior middle school without entrance examinations.
33. Chinese New Year is celebrated with firecrackers, Chinese dragon dances and lion dances.
VI. Writing （15分）
You are required to write a composition on the topic “My Favorite Holiday/ Festival” with no less than 80 words based on the outline given below.
1. 每年有许多节假日，我最喜欢的是____________。

2. 喜欢这个假日的原因。

3. 渡过这个假日的方式。

大学英语B统考模拟试题（二）答案：
答案：I: Conversation DACBA
II: Reading Comprehension DACCB DADBC
III. Vocabulary and Structure CBACC
IV. Cloze CDBAA BDCCA
V. Translation
1.春节在全球华裔人口众多的地区得到庆祝，被认为是华人最重要的节日。

2.在所有少年儿童都能接受初中教育的地区，小学毕业生免试就读初中。

3.庆祝春节的活动有放鞭炮、舞龙舞狮。

VI. Writing
范文
There are many festivals in China every year, and my favorite one is Spring Festival. Based on the lunar calendar, the date is not fixed and it is celebrated on the first day of the first month in a lunar year. I like it because it is the beginning of a new year, and I always have a lot of fun. During the festival, family members get together, exchanging good wishes and having fun. The family usually celebrate the Spring Festival Eve with a big meal. Children, the happiness during the festival season, play and enjoy themselves without worrying about school work, and get some "Lucky Money" as their Spring Festival present.
大学英语B统考模拟试题（三）
I. Conversations：Choose the right answer to finish each of the following conversations. （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
1. — Paul, _________________?
— Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.
A. who is the guy over there
B. who’s talking over there
C. what are they doing
D. which is that
2. — Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?
— _____________________.
A. I hate the weather here.
B. My hair is getting a bit longer.
C. Yeah, thanks for coming.
D. I’m working part time in a bookshop.
3. — Hey, Tom, what’s up?
— _________.
A. Oh, not much.
B. Yes, definitely!
C. What is happening in your life?
D. You are lucky.
4. — I wish to propose a toast to our friendship.
— _________________.
A. Let’s drink.
B. Bottoms up!
C. Great!
D. I also want to propose a toast.
5. — How do you like Steven Spielberg’s movies？
— ______________.
A. Oh, I love his movies.
B. Yes, I like it.
C. I’m watching one for the moment.
D. You know him?
II. Reading Comprehension （共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
Each of the following two passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the best choice.
Passage 1
With the steady increase in the amount of leisure time that people enjoy today, the importance of businesses that deal with leisure products and services is also steadily increasing. Among them, tourist industry is one of the biggest industries of this kind. Providing transportation and accommodations for tourists —and guides, brochures, souvenirs —is one of the major industries in many countries. Since people are now having longer vacations and are more and more interested in seeing other parts of the world, this business will no doubt continue to grow.
Another industry obviously devoted to leisure is entertainment. Movies, TV shows, concerts and plays are usually intended for our leisure. The same can be said of most books, except textbooks. Professional sports make money because people pay to watch them in their free time. This list could be greatly extended. But even among these industries, we have mentioned only part of the picture. The people who make the TV sets and build the theatres and tourist hotels are as
much a part of the leisure industry as the singers or the hotel clerks.
6. What makes leisure business important according to the passage?
A. People’s leisure time is increasing.
B. More people are interested in seeing other parts of the world.
C. Improved transportation and accommodation conditions.
D. Longer vacations are offered than before.
7. According to the passage, the reason that tourist industry will continue to develop is ________.
A. transportation is more convenient
B. accommodation is more comfortable
C. guides are offering better services
D. people are more willing to travel
8. What do we know about entertainment from the passage?
A. Entertainment is the largest leisure industry.
B. Movies, TV shows, concerts and books are usually intended for our leisure.
C. People are usually reluctant to pay to watch professional sports.
D. Making TV sets and building theatres are also part of entertainment industry.
9. The list of entertainment industries in paragraph 2 ________________.
A. covers all the aspects of these industries
B. includes textbooks into entertainment
C. is not a complete picture of leisure industry
D. excludes those who work behind the scene of leisure industry
10. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Now that people have more leisure time, tourist industry has become the largest industry
in many countries.
B. Now that people have more leisure time, entertainment industry has become one of the
major industries in many countries.
C. Now that people have more leisure time, leisure business is becoming more important in
economic life.
D. Now that people have more leisure time, leisure business list is being extended.
Passage 2
In the past 10 years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.
When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters (花名册) will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stern happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.
The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.
“Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy in China is TV. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.”The success Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season。