大学英语(B)模拟试题7及解析

1大学英语（B）模拟试题7及解析第一部分：交际用语（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）1.That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!AA.Ohthanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it’stoocheap.C.Heyyoucanhaveit.D.Seeyoulater.2.Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?DA.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.C.Ha---ha,Ilikeswimming.D.Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.3.Hi,welcomeback!Haveanicetrip?AA.Oh,fantastic!FreshairandsunshineeverydayB.Comeon,I’vegotlotsoffunC.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdaysD.Well,I'11lookforwardtoyourphonecall4.Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusywithnow?DA.Ihatetheweatherhere.B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.C.Yeah，thanksforcoming.D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.5.Marilyn,I'mafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.BA.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）Passage1IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfully2responsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Aperson,whois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)在美国，一般不习惯每天很早打电话给某个人。如果你很早打电话给他，在他刮胡子或吃早饭的时候，那就说明这件事情非常重要，需要立刻处理。晚上十一点以后打电话也是同样的意思。如果一个人在睡觉的时候接到电话，那他肯定觉得这是一件事关生死的大事。打电话的时间也显示事情的重要程度。在社会生活中，时间是一个非常重要的角色。在美国，如果在宴会三四天前才受到邀请，那受邀者就会认为自己不是很受重视。但并不是在所有的国家都如此。在世界上的其它地方，提前很多时候做约定被认为是很愚蠢的，因为约好一个星期以后的事情很容易忘记。所以时间的意义在不同的地方是不一样的。因此，来自不同文化背景的人之间就会产生误会。举个例子，准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的。如果某些人不准时，就会被认为不礼貌或不够负责任。在美国，没有一个人会把一次商务活动和等待一小时联系起来，这太不礼貌了。一个人如果迟到五分钟，就要作出解释，也许这还不够。6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?___BA.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.Ifpeoplearelate,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.7.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?___BA.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.8.WhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriendintheUSA?____BA.at7:00a.m.B.at4:00pmC.atthemidnightD.at4am9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?____DA.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Nomisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A.D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.10.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat_____BA.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime.B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation.Passage2Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadaily3basis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)目标有三种：短期目标，中期目标和长期目标。短期目标是根据每日制定的为了处理当前事物的目标。短期目标可以以少于一个星期，一个星期，两个星期，或者可能的话一个月来完成。我们必须记住，打地基比砌墙更需要坚实，长期目标脱离了扎实的短期目标的实现是不能实现的。短期目标的实现是以以前完成的目标为前提的。中期目标是在短期目标的基础上指定的。可以以一个学期或整个学年为周期指定，或者延长至几年。每次你根据目标前进了一步，都不要让自己感到没有信心或者压力重重。当你完成了一个目标，你都会增加成功的信心。并且当你完成目标的日期越来越近，你的动力和希望都会增加。长期目标可以和我们未来的梦想相关联。可以是五年或五年以上的目标。生活不