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______. A) clean B) to clean C) to be cleaned D) being cleaned 17.There is a nice-looking car there. I wonder ______. 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 ______ lived in the 19th century. A) which B) who C) those D) that 19. the population is too large, we have to take measures to control the birth rate. A) Although B) Since C) If D) Until 20. It is requested that every student ______ a paper on sustainable development. A) writes B) wrote C) writing D) write 21 .He said, "I ______ 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 ______, he became more and more interested in science. A) elder B) the elder C) older D) the older 23. Only in this way ______ 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, ______ where he is. A) know B) knows C) to know D) knowing 25. Mr. John has decided that he will ______ 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) ______ the river. 27.My suggestion is that we (send) ______ a few people to help the other groups. 28.I am sorry to learn that you have made no (improve)______on the design at all. 29. I prefer (live) ______ in the country rather than in a city. 30. We had difficulty (carry) ______ out the plan. 31. Not(know) ______ her address, we couldn’t get in touch with her. 32.Do you know the (high) ______ of St. Paul’s Cathedral. 33. The great number of traffic accidents (emphasis) ______ the need for careful driving. 34. Many modern cars are equipped with an (automatically) ______ temperature control system. 35 .That one is no good; this one is even (bad) ______. 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 buy cans of frozen lemonade and mix it with water. The easiest way of all is to buy and open a can of lemonade that is ready to drink, just like a can of juice. Lemonade is good for people. It has vitamin C. It keeps the body cool in summer. When served hot it can help a bad cold or a sore throat. Lemonade is not a new drink. It has been around for a long time. Some say it came from China. Others think it probably came from England or France. More than four hundred years ago an English doctor wrote about the good that lemonade can do for people. 36. Lemonade is a (n) ______ drink. A) old B) popular C) nourishing D) A, B and C 37. In order to make good lemonade with one cup of lemon juice, we should add to it ______. A) two spoons of sugar and two quarts of water B) one cup of sugar and two quarts of water C) one cup of sugar and one quart of water D) one spoon of sugar and one quart of water 38.There are other easier ways to get lemonade, such as ______. A) to buy lemonade powder and boil it with water B) to go to department store C) to buy cans of boiled water D) to buy frozen lemonade and mix it with water 39. Lemonade is not a new drink. It______. A) appeared for a long time B) was brought by Chinese people C) has been around for several decades D) can help people recover from diseases 40. We can infer from the passage that the writer ______. A) thinks it is a good drink B) is a lemonade manufacturer C) tries to convince people that it is good for them D) is a medical researcher Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. Taking pictures is fun, and taking good ones is not difficult if you follow a few simple rules. Before you snap(快拍)a picture, thinking about it. Be sure that you are close enough to your subject. A pretty face against a clear background (背景), for example, makes a good picture. But a distant figure, lost among trees and clouds lacks interest. In a landscape(风景) scene, try to keep at least two thirds of the picture below the line where the ground meets the sky, for a sky-scene, keep at least two thirds of the picture above that line. Study pictures in newspapers and books. Try to see why some are better than others. Use what you learn to improve your own pictures. 41 .This passage gives us some______. A) reasons for taking good pictures B) ideas of some funny hobbies C) advice on taking good pictures D) difference of the pictures taken outdoors and indoors 42. The writer talks mostly about pictures taken______. A) outdoors B) indoors C) in color D) for newspapers 43. In the first example, the subject is probably a ______. A ) building B ) tree C ) horse D ) girl 44. In a landscape scene, two-thirds of the picture should be ______. A) land B) sky C) clouds D) sea 45. You can improve your pictures by______. A) snapping them as quickly as you can B) thinking about them before you take them C) studying pictures in newspapers and books D) standing closely to your subject Task 3 Directions: The following is a passage about a business memo. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 ( in not more than 3 words ) in the table below. The business memo(备忘录) is probably the most frequently used communication within a company. It is called an intra-company communication because it is used by people in their own company or organization. They change to letters, however, when they write messages to people who do not work for their company. A memo creates a written record that may or may not filed, depending on the receiver and the subject. As you know, spoken messages may be misunderstood or forgotten. A memo, however, be comes a record that does much to ensure the complete communication between the sender and the receiver. The standard form of a memo frequently carries a pre-printed series of items: To, From, Date and Subject. The first two items include the names of the receiver and the sender. A well: written subject line tells the reader the key topic or topics the memo is about. Business Memo Function: Purpose: 1) to keep a (47) the complete communication Items involved: 1) Receiver 2) 49 3) Date 4) 50 Task 4 Directions: The following is part of Information for Public Signs. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与......等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55. A—Cameras Forbidden B—Children Not Admitted C—Criticisms And Suggestions Welcome D—Don’t Touch High-Tension Wire E—For Use Only In Case Of Fire. F—Inspections Declined G—Keep Off The Grass H—Keep Silence I—Night Bell J—No Business Today K—Out Of Bounds L—Reserved M—Round-The-Clock Business N—Seat By Number O—See To The Fire P—Please Keep Hands Off 51(( )勿踏草地 ( )灭火专用 52(( )严禁拍照 ( )夜间有事，请按此铃 53(( )今天不营业 ( )对号入座 54(( )游客止步 ( )小心烟火 55(( )昼夜营业 ( )谢绝参观 Task 5 Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading ft, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions ( No. 56 through No. 60 ). You should write your answers ( in not more than $ words ) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. NEWLY DECORATED & FULLY FURNISHED OFFICE-QUARTERS ROOM TO LET DONG FANG HOTEL—3 rd Floor, West Wing Central air-conditioned (中央空调), fully carpeted and wall papered. Wood executive desks and chairs, typing-stand, filing-cabinet, side-board and pamphlet rack Wall-beds, car-room cupboard, upholstery sofa (豪华丝沙发) and coffee table. Colour-TV, Hi-Fi system and refrigerator. Room direct-dial Guangzhou-HK telephone line, telex printer, conference-room with 8mm film and slide projectors. Lease term (租期) at tenant’ s option (租户自选) . Regular hotel services provided. KIN THAI TRADING CO. 603, Wah Ying Cheong Central Building, 158-164, Queen’s Road, Central, HONG KONG Telex:65275 HLKTC HX Cable: " KINTHTRCO’ Tels:5-438213,5-457043-4 or Rm. 1325, 1330 Dongfang Hotel, Guangzhou. Tel.: 69900 ext. 1325 or 1330 Telex: 44116 TFKTC CN 56. Where is the office-quarters room? It is on______of Dong Fang hotel. 57. What kind of telephone line is available in the office-quarters room? ______Guangzhou-HK telephone line is provided there. 58. How about the lease term? The lease term is______. 59. Which numbers can you dial if you want to rent a room in the hotel when you are in Hong Kong? Dial 5-457043-4 or______. 60. Which number can you dial if you want to rent a room in the hotel when you are in Guangzhou. Dial 69900 ext.______. Part ? Translation (25 minutes) Directions: This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences ( No. 61 to No. 64) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Mark the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph ( No. 65 ) in the corresponding space on the Translation/ Composition Sheet. 61. Our identity has a major effect on our communication. A) 我们的身份对交流还有一定的效果。 B) 我们的看法对整个交流产生了很大的阴影。 C) 我们的身份对交流有着重要影响。 D) 我们的认识对我们的交流有重要影响。 62(NO other sporting event captures the world’s imagination like the Football World Cup( A) 从来没有其他任何一项体育竞赛像足球世界杯那样引入遐想。 B) 没有一个体育事件像足球世界杯一样让人思索。 C) 同足球世界杯一样，其他的体育事件同样也那样引人遐想。 D) 从来没有其他体育新闻能像足球世界杯那样在全世界引起轰动。 63(Over the last two decades，a new trend in American education has developed( A) 在过去二十四年中，美国的教育界出现了一个新的口号。 B) 在过去二十年，在美国，教育界已焕然一新。 C) 在过去二十四年中，美国的教育出现了一个新的势头。 D) 在过去二十年，美国教育界出现了一个新趋势。 64(We are obliged to thank you for your kind attention in this matter( A) 我们非常感谢你们对此事的注意。 B) 不胜感谢贵方对此事的关照。 C) 我们被迫达了对贵方的谢意。 D) 万分感谢在此事上贵方的投入。 65. Within the area of Public Administration, I am interested in Public Policy Making and Operation Research (运筹学), which ! hope can be emphasized in my future program of study. Upon fulfilling the degree objective, I will return to China and apply for a position in government. Part ? Writing (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter according to the information given below. Remember to write the letter on the Translation/Composition Sheet. Write a toast speech based on the information given in Chinese below. 琼斯先生是加中友好协会的主席。作为加中人民的老朋友，他为促进两国人民 之间的友谊做出了很大贡献。他在此次来访中又一次表达了加拿大人民的友好情 意，促进了两国人民的合作。提议为琼斯先生及其夫人的健康干杯，为两国人民 之间的永恒友谊干杯。 Words for reference: 加中友好协会:Canadian-Chinese Friendship Association 促进:foster Part ? Structute Section A 16(C [解析] need，require等动词表示“需要„„”时，要用动名词或动词不定式的被动形式作宾语，表示被动的含义，即need doing或need to be done，故选C。 17(A [解析] whom 引导的宾语从句作wonder的宾语;而在从句中，whom作belong to的宾语。另外，在宾语从句中，主语和谓语的顺序应与陈述句相同，故选A。 18(D [解析] 由形容词最高级修饰的名词，其后的定语从句要用that引导，故选D。 19(B [解析] since引导的是原因状语从句，表示“因为，由于”。其他选项与题意不符: until意为“直到„„才”，故选B。 although意为“虽然，尽管”，if意为“如果”， 20(D [解析] 在表示“要求”，“坚持”，“建议”，“命令”等动词后的从句中，谓语动词用“(should) +动词原形”构成虚拟语气;在这里，省略了should，直接要加动词原形。这些动词的主语从句，如It is required that...，It is ordered that...，It is suggested that...等，也要用相同的形式，例如:It is suggested that we (shoulD) study hard((人们建议我们应该好好学习。) 21(A [解析] 该句虽然是直接引语的句子，但时间状语为by the end of last year(到去年为止)，这样直接引语中的谓语动词就构成了“过去的过去”，所以应该用过去完成时。四个选项中只有A是过去完成时时态，故选A。 22(C [解析] 形容词的比较级前不能加定冠词the，所以B，D不正确。elder主要用于指家庭成员，不符合题意，如:my elder brother(我的哥哥)，故选C。 23(B [解析] 以“only+状语”开头的句子要使用部分倒装，即把情态动词或助动词提到主语的前面，所以C、D不正确，但A选项的情态动词也不正确，故选D。 24(B [解析] 如果主语为单数，尽管后面有with，together with，as well as，no less than，like，but，expect等介词，但这样的介词短语相当于修饰主语的定语成分，所以谓语动词仍用单数，故选B。 25(A [解析] take over意为“接收，接管”;hand in意为“上交”;put in意为“放进，提出，提交，插入”;lead to意为“导致，通向”。只有A项符合题意，故选A。 Section B 26(were crossing [解析] 根据句意，从句表示过去某段时间正在进行的动作，所以时态要用过去 进行时。 27((should) send [解析] 当表语从句的主语和同位语从句的先行词是能够引起虚拟语气的抽象名词时，从句必须用虚拟语 气。从句的谓语动词用“(should+)动词原形”的形式。类似的名词包括:idea，motion，plan，advice， demand，desire，order，proposal，requirement，suggestion，decision，recommendation等。 28(improvement [解析] 根据句子结构可以看出no后需要一个名词作宾语，improve的名词形式为improvement，意为“进展，进步”。 29(to live [解析] prefer to do sth. rather than do sth(意为“宁愿做„„也不愿做„„”。此句中，rather than后的 live被省略了，故答案为to live。 30(carrying [解析] have difficulty/trouble(in)doing sth(意为“做„„有困难”，因此要把carry变为动名词形式。 31(knowing [解析] 现在分词作原因状浯相当于as，since，because等连词引导的从句，现在分词与主句主语之间为主谓关系，故答案为knowing。 32(height [解析] 根据句子结构可以看出the后需要一个名词作宾语，high的名词形式为height，意为“高度”。 33(emphasizes [解析] 根据句子结构可以看出本句话缺少谓语，所以空格中需要用一个动词做谓语，emphasis的动词为 emphasize。本句强调了一个客观事实，所以谓语动词要使用一般现在时，又因为主语“the number of...”是第三人称单数，所以谓语动词也要使用第三人称单数形式。 34(automatic [解析] 根据句子结构可以看出空格中需要一个形容词作定语，来修饰宾语temperature control system，automatically的形容词形式为automatic，意为“自动的，自动化的”。 35(worse [解析] 根据句意可以看出，本句是两者this one和that one之间进行的比较，所以要使用比较级形式。注意:bad的比较级形式是worse。 Part ? Reading Comprehension Task 1 36(D 37(B 38(D 39(A 40(C Task 2 41(C 42(A 43(D 44(A 45(C Task 3 46(company 47(record 48(ensure 49(sender 50(subject Task 4 [答案]51(G，E 52(A，I 53(J，N 54(K，O 55(M，F Task 5 56(the 3rd floor 57(Room direct-dial 58(at tenant’s option 59(5-438213 60(1325 or 1330 P Translation—English into Chinese art ? 61(C [译文] 我们的身份对交流有着重要影响。 [解析] 此句为一个简单句。在翻译的过程中，按照汉语的表达习惯先把主语翻译出来，“identity”意为“身份”;此外，“have effect on”意为“对„„产生影响”。 62(A [译文] 从来没有其他任何一项体育竞赛像足球世界杯那样引人遐想。 [解析] 此句为一个简单句，按照正常逻辑译出即可。此外，“no other”意为“其他任何都不„„”;“like”意为“像„„一样”;“capture”意为“迷住，引起兴趣”，因此“capture imagination”可以意译为“引入遐想”。 63(D [译文] 在过去二十年，美国教育界出现了一个新趋势。 [解析] 此句为包含一个时间状语的句子。在翻译过程中，应先把时间状语译出来。此外，“trend”意为“趋势”，而“develop”的原意为“发展，进步”，在此句中的意思为“逐渐显现出来”。 64(B [译文] 不胜感谢贵方对此事的关照。 [解析] 此句为简单句，只要抓住句子主干，按照正常逻辑译出即可。此外，“be obliged to”意为“感到必须做„„”，“thank sb. for sth.”意为“因某事而感谢某人”。 65( [译文] 在公共行政这一领域，我对公共政策制定和运筹学有很大兴趣，并希望 在将来的学习中有所侧重。在获得学位后，我将回到中国并在政府部门谋职。 Part ? Writing Example: Dear Sir or Madam, J Mr. Jones is the chairman of Canadian-Chinese friendship Association. Being an old friend of Canadian and Chinese, he made much contribution to the friendship between the two countries’ people. During this time of visiting, he expresses goodwill of the Canadian once again, and fosters the two countries’ cooperation. Now I propose that we cheer for the health of Mr. Jones and his wife, and for the eternal friendship between the two countries. Analysis: *称谓后用逗号。 *首先说明琼斯先生是加中友好协会的主席。 *他为促进两国人民之间的友谊做出了很大贡献。 *提议为琼斯先生及夫人和两国友谊干杯。 *祝酒词最后不需要签名。