1大学英语B8一、交际英语1.-Whatdoyouthinkofyournewteacher?-_________A.Hecametoteachuslastweek.B.HeteachesusEnglish.C.Hehastwochildren.D.Heisverynice.答案:D2.-I'msorrytohearthatyoufailedintheexam.-___________.A.NotatallB.Oh,thankyou.That'sverykindofyouC.YouarewelcomeD.Yes,I'mreallysorry答案:B3.-That'sabeautifulcat.Iwonderwhoitbelongsto.-_________A.ItbelongstotheBrowns.B.Thecatismyfavouritetoo.C.Mindyourownbusiness.D.Ican'tsayanythingmore.答案:A4.-HowwasyourtriptoLondon,Jane?-___________A.Oh,wonderfulindeed.B.Iwenttherealone.C.Theguideshowedmetheway.D.Byplaneandbybus.答案:A5.-IwonderifIcoulduseyourcomputertonight?-___________I'mnotusingitrightnow.A.Sure,hereyouare.B.Idon'tknow.C.Itdoesn'tmatter.D.Whocares?答案:A二、阅读理解MrTomForesterlivedbyhimselfalongwayfromtown.Hehardlyeverlefthishome,butonedayhewentintotowntobuysomethingsinthemarket.Afterhehadbought2them,hewentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatablebyhimself.Whenhelookedaround,hesawseveraloldpeopleputglassesonbeforereadingtheirnewspapers,soafterlunchhedecidedtogotoashoptobuyhimselfsomeglassestoo.Hewalkedalongtheroad,andsoonfoundashop.Themanintheshopmadehimtryonalotofglasses,butTomalwayssaid,No,Ican'treadwiththese.Themanbecamemoreandmorepuzzled(迷惑不解),untilfinallyhesaid,Excuseme,butcanyoureadatall?No,ofcourseIcan't!Tomsaidangrily.IfIwasalreadyabletoread,doyouthinkIwouldhavecomeheretobuyglasses?6.MrForesterlivedaloneinacity.A.TB.F答案:B7.Tomalmostneverwentintotown.A.TB.F答案:A8.Theoldpeopleintherestaurantreadtheirnewspaperswithglassesoff.A.TB.F答案:B9.TheshopTomwentintosoldglassesforpeoplewhocouldnotseewell.A.TB.F答案:A10.WhatkindofmistakedidTommake?Helefthismoneyintherestaurant.A.TB.F答案:BHowmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehow3inventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.11.Theoriginoflanguageis_________.A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecretC.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved答案:D12.Whatistrueaboutwords?A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendown.C.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.答案:C13.Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir______.A.propertiesB.characteristicsC.peculiarityD.representativefunction4答案:D14.By“association”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans______.A.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemindC.anappearancewhichispuzzlingD.astrangefeature答案:B15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.C.Hecanmovementotears.D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.答案:A三、词汇与语法16.__________ofthemthinksthatisagoodidea.A.AnyoneB.NooneC.NoneD.Someone答案:C17.________fineweatheritistoday!A.WhatB.HowC.WhataD.Howa答案:A18.Ifthedoctorhadbeenavailable,thechild____________.A.wouldnotdieB.couldnothavediedC.mightnotdieD.shouldnothavedied答案:B19.We’vemissedthelastbus.I’mafraidwehaveno________buttotakeataxi.A.wayB.choiceC.possibilityD.selection答案:B520.____youknow,Davidhasbeenwelllately.A.WhichB.AsC.WhatD.When答案:B四、完型填空Manypeoplebuysuitcasestocarrytheirluggagewhentheygoabroadonholidayandnevertakethetroubletofindoutwhethertheywillbe__21__tosurvivethejourney.Whatevercaseyoubuy-andobviouslythemoreyoupayforit,thebetteritislikelytobe-youshouldbecareful__22__toomuchintoit.Alotofpassengers__23__andthenthelocksbreak.Somepeoplethinkmanufacturersshouldsayhowmuchthecasecancarry.Butthemanufacturerssayitdepends__24__thequalityofthecase.Acheapcase,__25__hasbeenbadlymade,willobviouslynotlastaslongasanexpensiveone.21.A.nottopackB.dosoC.whichD.strongenoughE.on答案:D22.A.nottopackB.dosoC.whichD.strongenoughE.on答案:A23.A.nottopackB.dosoC.whichD.strongenoughE.on答案:B24.6A.nottopackB.dosoC.whichD.strongenoughE.on答案:E25.A.nottopackB.dosoC.whichD.strongenoughE.on答案:C五、英译汉26.Jimwillgotohisteacherwheneverhehasquestions.答案:吉姆一有问题就找他的老师。27.MyproblemisthatIdon'thavemuchtimetodothework.答案:我的问题在于我没有多少时间干这工作。28.Chinawillbuildupaspacestationintenyears.答案:在十年内,中国将建一个太空站。29.Howlongwillittakeustogetthere?答案:我们到那儿要用多长时间?30.Eachtimehistoryrepeatsitself,thepricegoesup.答案:历史每重演一次,代价就增加一分。31.Whatkindoflifedomostpeopleenjoy?答案