大学英语b级考试试题与答案

大学英语b级考试试题与答案

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are

required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16. The classroom needs____C__.

A) clean B) to clean C) to be cleaned D) being cleaned 17.There is a nice-looking car there. I wonder _A_____.

A) whom it belongs to B) whom does it belong to

C) it belongs to whom D) whom does it belong

18. Wordsworth was one of the greatest poets ___D___ lived in the

19th century.

A) which B) who C) those D) that

19. the population is too large, Bwe have to take measures to

control the birth rate.

A) Although B) Since C) If D) Until

20. It is requested that every student ___D___ a paper on

sustainable development.

A) writes B) wrote C) writing D) write

21 .He said, "I ___A___ a lot of new poems by the end of last year."

A) h ad already learnt B) have already learnt

C) would have already learnt D) already learnt

22. As Edison grew ___C___, he became more and more interested in science.

A) elder B) the elder C) older D) the older 23. Only in this way

____B__ catch up with your brothers.

A) do you can B) can you C) you can D) you do can 24.No one, except his two best friends, ___B___ where he is.

A) know B) knows C) to know D) knowing

25. Mr. John has decided that he will __A____ the branch company set up in the small town.

A) take over B) hand in C) put in D) lead to Section B

Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write .the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 26. We started the attack when the enemy (cross) _were crossing_____ the river.

27.My suggestion is that we (send) should send______ a few people to help the other groups. 28.I am sorry to learn that you have made no (improve)improvement______on the design at all. 29. I prefer (live) _to live_____ in the country rather than in a city.

30. We had difficulty (carry) __carrying____ out the plan.

31. Not(know) _knowing_____ her address, we couldn't get in touch with her.

32.Do you know the (high) _height_____ of St. Paul's Cathedral.

33. The great number of traffic accidents (emphasis)emphasizes

______ the need for careful driving. 34. Many modern cars are equipped with an (automatically) automatic______ temperature control system.

35 .That one is no good; this one is even (bad) _worse_____.

Part ? Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Direction: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1

Direction: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) or D) . You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a Single line through the center.

Lemonade is a favorite summer drink. It is enjoyed at family meals, picnic, ball games, and many special parties. People like its light, lemony taste. They also like it because it keeps them from getting too thirsty. Do you drink it?

Fresh lemonade can be made by cutting a lemon in half and squeezing the juice into a cup. After the seeds are taken out, sugar and water are mixed in. One cup of lemon juice, One cup of sugar, and two quarts of water stirred together make good lemonade.

There are even easier ways to get lemonade. One way is to buy lemonade powder. Then add the right amount of water. Another way is to