大学英语B(二)

1. He ____B____ five different languages fluently.A. speakB. speaksC. spokeD. speaking2. After an hour of heavy rain, the storm ___D_____.A. breakB. brokeC. break downD. broke down3. I ____B____ always ________ that mistakes.A. am, makingB. /, makeC. will, makeD. /, to make4. Tom ____B____ his exam by 18 December.A. haveB. will haveC. have hadD. will have had5. On November 1 we ____D____ in this house for thirty years.A. liveB. have livedC. are livingD. will have been living6. They ____B____ a new house at the foot of the hill last year.A. buildB. builtC. buildsD. was building7. I __D___ a letter when she _______.A. write, callsB. wrote, calledC. was writing, callsD. was writing, called8. He was tired. He ___B____ since dawn.A. workedB. was workingC. has workedD. had worked9. Nobody ____C____ him since last week.A. seesB. has seenC. sawD. is seeing10. He ___D_____ to play football on the playground.A. seesB. sawC. has seenD. was seen11. He could not ____D____ the feeling that someone was watching himA.seeB. sawC.avoidedD. avoid12. They’re organizing a campaign to draw people’s ____A____ to the environmentally harmful effects of using their cars.A.attentionB. IdeaC.thoughtsD. wealth13. I hadn’t seen her for 20 years, but I ____B____ her immediately.A.thinkB. RecalledC.thoughtD. recall14. I won’t discuss the ___C_____ report since time is limited. I’ll just hit the high spots.A.shortB. NewC.entireD. good15. He ___A_____ sharply the car and stopped driving so as to avoid the dog.A.brakedB. BreakC.brokeD. bread16. He arrived home just in time to ____B____ his brother being taken away by the police.A.catchB. witnessC.caughtD. witnessed17. I’m trying to ____A____my work so that I can have a couple of days off next week.A.arrangeB. FindC.look forD. care18. It's important for you to ____B____ through every text in the book before the test.A.studyB. LearnC.skimD. work19. This advertisement is intended to ____D____ the attention of housewives .A.attachB. AttackC. AttendD. attract20. You can hire a car if you want to ____A____ the city further.A.exploreB. ExplantC. ExplodeD. explainI. Reading Comprehension (45 points)21 What did Monty Roberts’ dad do in his job (C)A. He raised horses.B. He cleaned horse ranches.C. He trained horses to join contests.D. He went from stable to stable to ask for horses.22 What happened when Monty was a senior (C)A. He finished school.B. He had an exam.C. He wrote a paper about his dream.D. His study was interrupted.23 What was Monty’s dream (D)A. To raise horses just like his dad.B. To own a horse farm.C. To earn money.D. To build ranches.24 What was on Monty’s paper (A)A. Drawings and wordsB. Only writingsC. Only drawingsD. Nothing25 Why did the teacher give Monty’s paper an “F” (D)A. She thought it was badly drawn.B. She thought it had many mistakes.C. She thought he didn’t work hard.D. She thought it unrealistic.Passage 226 Why was Rose in college ( C )A. Because she always wanted to have a college degree.B. Because she thought college was fun and she could make many friends.C. Because she has never gone to a college.D. Because she enjoyed being the centre of attention from the other students.27 According to para. 3, how did Rose live her college life ( C )A. She always dressed up and never attend any class.B. She was quiet and didn’t want to make any friends.C. She was easygoing and made lots of friends.D. She wasn’t making the best out of her college life.28 How did she react when she dropped her speech note at the football banquet ( D )A. She got very nervous and stopped speaking.B. She was drunk with too much whiskey.C. She had to give up beer for this mistake.D. She continued her speech witha joke.29 What does Rose mean by “so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it” ( B )A. they are killed by them walking around.B. they are “dead” because they don’t have any dreams.C. they are “dead” because are they are not satisfied with their life.D. they are “dead” because they don’t know anything.30 According to Rose, which one of the following is correct about the difference be- tween “growing old” and “growing up” ( D )A. Both mean the aging process where a child becomes a grown-up.B. Both mean lots of changes.C. “growing old” is sad, but “growing up” is happy.D. “growing old” is natural, but “growing up” is something we can control. Passage 331 The title of the passage is “When Snowball Melted”. What does the title mean ( C )A. the increasing temperature made the snowball melt.B. the bird called Snowball was too sad for her kid’s death so she became weaker and weaker.C. the grief born by the bird called Snowball for the death of her kid was dissolved by her husband’s love.D. the bird called Snowball was loved by her husband so it seemed like a snowball was melted.32 Why did “our tiny apartment seemed like paradise” even though we were poor ( B )A. Because we love our tiny apartment.B. Because the tiny apartment housed a couple in love.C. Because we kept two birds in love in the tiny apartment.D. Because our tiny apartment was clean and cozy.33 In paragraph 4, why does the author use “‘adopted’ a pair of canaries from our local pet store” instead of the word “buy” ( B )A. “Adopted” is used here to show that the birds are deserted by the store so the couple adopted them.B. “Adopted” is used here to show the couple’s love for the birds, while the word “buy” seemed to be cold and emotionless.C. “Adopted” is used here to show that nobody wanted the birds so the couple were the only one who bought them.D. there is no special reason why “adopted” is used here.34 What is the cause of Punkinhead’s death ( D )A. He’d had a heart attack before he fell.B. He broke his neck in the fall.C. He was attacked by a cat.D. the cause of Punkinhead’s death is unknown.35 Which of the following things were NOT what Sunshine did to comfort Snowball after the death of their kid ( B )A. He kept trying to push Snowball away from her sad situation.B. He flew up to her normal place and stayed there.C. He convinced her to fly up and eat some seeds every so often, while he stood duty in her place.D. each time she left, he’d quietly place one piece of straw over Pun kin head’s body.III. Translation翻译 (20 points)36. This is one of the first lessons my mother taught me, and it is probably the most important.这很可能是我母亲教给我的第一堂课。