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《大学英语B》模拟试卷Test8第一部分：交际用语(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.---MayIuseyourbikeforamoment?---__________A.It’swell.B.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.Byallmeans.D.Ihavenoidea.---我可以用一会你的自行车吗？---当然可以。2.---Howdoyoudo?Gladtomeetyou.---__________A.Fine.Howareyou?B.Howdoyoudo?Gladtomeetyou,too.C.Howareyou?Thankyou!D.Nice.Howareyou?---你好，很高兴认识你。---你好，我也很高兴认识你。3.---Hi,isMarythere,please?---___________A.Holdon.I’llgether.B.No,sheisn’there.C.Yes,sheliveshere.D.Yes,whatdoyouwant?---请问，玛丽在吗？---请稍等，我去叫她。4.---Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?---___________A.Yes,youcan.B.Ofcourse,Iliketo.C.No,Idon’tmind.D.Certainly,pleasedo.---你介意和我换个位置吗？---不介意。5.---Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?---_________.A.I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind.B.Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither.C.Certainly,whynot?D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces.---我们在这儿的草地上坐呢，还是去那儿的河边坐？---如果你不介意的话，我想在这儿坐。第二部分：阅读理解(共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分)此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Passage1Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknownisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actions,andthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.人们最初是如何发明单词的不得而知，换句话说，语言的起源是个秘密。所有我们所知道的只是，人，不同于动物，不知怎么发明了某些声音来表达思想、情感、行为和事物，以便相互交流；后来统一了某些被称为字母的符号，这些字母可以连起来代表那些声音，可以写下来。我们把那些声音叫做单词，不管它们是口语还是书面语。Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.文字的力量在于其联系性——它们把这些联系性带到我们的头脑中。通过经历，单词对我们充满了意义。我们活得越久，某些单词就越能使我们回忆起过去的喜怒哀乐；我们越是阅读和学习，对我们有意义的单词数量就越增加。Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.(239words)伟大的作家是那些不仅具有伟大思想而且能用词汇来表达这些思想的人，他们的思想强烈地震撼着我们的心灵和情感。单词的这种美妙和寓意用法就是我们所谓的文学性。总之，真正的诗人受文字的掌控。他可以用音乐般的词汇来表达自己的意思，这些词汇凭借其所应用的环境和联系性能让人感动得流泪。因此，我们应该学会仔细选择所用词汇并准确使用，否则会使我们说的话可笑又粗俗。6.Theoriginoflanguageis_________.语言的起源是一个还未解决的问题。A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret.C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer.D.aproblemnotyetsolved7.Whatistrueaboutwords?关于词汇哪一项是对的？他们是简单的声音。A.Theyareusedttoexpressfeelingsonly.B.TheycannotbewrittendownC.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.8.Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir_________.文字的真正力量在于其代表功能。A.propertiesB.characteristicsC.peculiarityD.representativefunction9.By“association”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans_________.作者用“联系性”这个词指头脑中思想的联接。A.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemind.C.anappearancewhichispuzzling.D.astrangefeature.10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?关于真正的诗人，下列哪项不正确？他只不过是一个文字的掌握者。A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.C.Hecanmovementotears.D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.Passage2Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?羞怯是许多人不快乐的原因。害羞的人焦虑不安，自我意识强，也就是说，他们过分在意自己的形象和行为。焦虑时常萦绕在他们的脑海中：我给人留下了什么印象?他们喜欢我吗?我让人觉得很傻吗?我的穿着是否不吸引人?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson’sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople’sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.显而易见，这种不舒适的感觉必然给人们带来了不利的影响。一个人的自我意识反映在他或她的行为上，而一个人的行为会影响他人的反应。一般而言，人们认识自己的方式对他们的生活的方方面面有深远的影响。Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing.”Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism:theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone:“You’rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit’snottrue.”Itisclearthat,whileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.羞怯的人非常自卑，他们可能很被动，容易受他人的影响。他们需要得到他人的再次确认：他们所做的是“正确的事情”。羞怯的人对批评很敏感，他们认为批评使得他们更低人一等。他们也发现自己很难因为受到类似的表扬而高兴，如：“你刚才所说的使我感觉很好。我知道那不是真的”。很明显，尽管具有自知之明是件好事，但过度自谦则是有害的。Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessaswellastheirstrengths.羞怯能根除吗？或至少能减少些吗？幸运的是，许多人能通过决心和耐心建立自信来克服羞怯。既然羞怯