大学英语试题B卷

华南农业大学继续教育学院

2018年第一学期期末考试

《英语》试卷（B卷）

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（本试卷共五大题，总分100分，考试时间100分钟）

I.Phonetics（5 points）

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A,B,C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation by blackening the corresponding letter.

1.( )A.campus B. ambition C. associate D. actually

2.( )A. polite B. promise C. flight D.tide

3.( )A. cheek B. challenge C.church D. character

4.( )A. definitely B. pretty C. represent D. respect

5.( )A. pleasing B. treat C. meal D. pleasure

II.Vocabulary and Structure（20 points）

Directions: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter.

1.( ) He was famous both at home and ____.

A.board

B. aboard

C.broad

D.abroad

2.( ) I really look ___ the weekend because that’s when we can spend some time together.

A.out for

B. forward to

C.down

D.around

3.( ) I have never read such a ____ book!

A.bored

B. bore

C. boring

D. born

4.( ) _____ you should give your mum a call on Thanksgiving Day.

A.May be

B. May

C.Might be

D.Maybe

5.( )I ____ smoke, but now I have given up.

A.was used to

B. got used to

ed to

D.am used to

6.( ) I won’t tell the secrets ___ you say I can.

A.if

B. as long as

C.unless

D.once

7.( )Don’t worry. I will have no trouble ____ your home.

A.to find

B. finding

C.find

D.about finding

8.( )It ___ her three hours to repair her bike.

A.spent

B.took

C.cost

D.made

9.( )They got married and ____ in New York two years ago.

A.went

B. fixed

C.set

D.settled

10.( )In the past, only in a post office could people ____ letters to their friends.

A.give

B. mail

C.bring

D.take

11.( ) I feel sad because ___ family don’t believe me.

A.own

B.my own

C.I own

D.myself

12.( )Music has always brought comfort and ____ to people throughout the world.

A.pleasing

B. pleased

C.please

D.pleasure

13.( )We had planned to play tennis but ___ it was raining, we went swimming instead.

A.since

B. though

C.if

D.so

14.( )The mist prevented him ___ seeing very far.

A.off

B. away

C.from

D.to

15.( )None of them could ___ $40 for a ticket.

A.offer

B. afford

C.buy

D.offend

16.( )It’s best if you can get someone local to show you the ___.

A.sight

B. sightseeing

C.sightseer

D.sights

17.( )I have the greatest confidence in John because he is honest,efficient and ___.

A.reliant

B. dependent

C.rely

D.reliable

18.( ) She never took a taxi, even though she could ___ to.

A.offer

B. bear

C.afford

D.take

19.( )You play the piano____ well! But you are just six !

A.quilt

B. quite

C.quiet

D.quit

20.( )Don’t worry; you have ___ time to fish the work.

A.lots of

B.lot of

C.many

D.a few

III.Cloze（30 points）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter.

Making friends is a skill．Like most skills, it 1 patience．If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to 2 some action．You must first go where there are people．You won’t make friends staying home 3 ．Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things 4you do is much easier．Or join someone 5 some activity．

Many people are 6 when talking to new people. 7 meeting strangers means

8 about the unknown．Most seeing the unknown．And it’s human nature to feel a bit

of fears about 9 new people come from doubts about 10 ．We imagine other people are 11 us——finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that．But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way．Try to accept yourself 12 you are, and try to put the other at ease．You’ll both feel more comfortable．

Try to act self-confident 13 don’t feel that way when you14 a room full of strangers．Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and 15 ．

16 ,you say something．Don’t wait for17

If you see someone you’d like to

person to start a talk．

Just meeting someone 18 does not mean that you’ll make friends with that

．It takes time to 20 person．19 is based on mutual likings and “give and take”friendship.

1. ( )A. costs B. needs C. spends D. wants