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2023年4月大學(xué)英語（B）統(tǒng)考實考題1第二部分：閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題3分，滿分30分）此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5個問題。請從每個問題后的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Passage1Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.“Whyareyousad?”askedtheant.“I’mtheprisonerofthegiant,”thegirltoldtheant.“Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley(大麥)andrye（黑麥）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.“Iknow,”thegirlcried,“andifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!”“Don’tcry,”theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.6.Whatisanant? A.Asmallanimal. B.Aninsect. C.Abird D.Agiant7.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant? A.Whenitwaslookingforfood. B.Whenitsavedtheant’slife. C.Whenitwasnearlydying. D.Whenitlookedup.8.Whywastheyounggirlcrying? A.Becauseofhersadness B.Becauseshesawtheant C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.9.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework? A.Hewouldeather B.Hewouldlethergo C.Hewouldtakeheraway D.Hewouldsendhertoprison10.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl’slife? A.Thegiant. B.Theant. C.Theant’sfriends D.Hertears.Passage2PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryourbudgetis,thechoice—frombasicbarntosmallhotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastle—isallpartoffun.HostelsCheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefervalueoverluxuryandyoudon’thavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britain’sindependenthostelsandbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesandpricesvary,especiallyinruralareas,wheresomehostelsarealittlemorethanabunkhouse(臨時住房)whileothersareremarkablycomfortable–almostlikebargainhotels.YouthhotelsFoundedmanyyearsagoto“helpall,especiallyyoungpeopleoflimitedmeans,toagreaterknowledge,loveandcareofthecountryside”,theYouthHotelsAssociationisstillgoingstronginthe21stcentury.Thenetworkof230hotelsisaperfectgatewayforexploringBritain’stownsandcountryside.B&BsTheB&B(bedandbreakfast)isagreatBritishinstitution.Inessenceyougetaroominsomebody’shouse,andsmallB&Bsmayonlyhaveoneguestroom,soyou’llreallyfeellikepartofthefamily.LargerB&Bsmayhavefourorfiveroomsandmorefacilities,butjustaswarmasawelcome.IncountryareasyourB&Bmightbeinavillageoranisolatedfarmsurroundedbyfields.Pricesreflectfacilities:andusuallyrunfromaround￡12to￡20perperson.CityB&Bschargeabout￡25to￡30perperson,althoughthey’reoftencheaperasyougofurtherouttothesuburbs.Pubs&InnsAswellassellingdrinksandmeals,Britain’spubsandinnssometimesofferB&B,particularlyincountryareas.Stayinganightortwocanbegreatfunandputsyouattheheartofthelocalcommunity.Ratesrangefromaround￡15to￡25perperson.Pubsaremorelikelytohavesinglerooms.11.Inthispassagetheauthormainly_________.A.tellsuswheretostaywhilevisitingBritain B.advisesreaderstopayavisittoBritainC.introducesthewonderfulpublicservicesinBritain D.givesussomeinformationaboutBritishlife12.___________aremainlybuiltforyoungvisitors.A.Pubs&Inns B.YouthHotels C.Hostels D.B&Bs13.IfyoutravelaloneandwanttoknowbetteraboutfamilylifeinBritain,you’dbetterstayin______.A.Pubs&Inns B.YouthHotels C.Hostels D.B&Bs14.Ifyouareinterestedintravelingwithyourfriendsbutonlywithlimitedmeans,whereisthebetterplaceforyoutostay?_________.A.Pubs&Inns B.YouthHotels C.Hostels D.B&Bs15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastpartofthepassage?_______A.Pubsandinnsusuallyprovidevisitorsbedandbreakfast.B.Allpubsandinnsoffervisitorsbedandbreakfast.C.Pubsandinnschargeavisitor￡25atthemost.D.Ifyouwantasingleroom,youaremorelikelytogetoneinpubs.第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）A.Hi,SunYan!Whatareyoubusydoingthesedays?B.I’mbusy___21__fortheSpringFestival.A.WhatdoyoumeanbytheSpringFestival?B.Don’tyouknowabouttheSpringFestival?It’s___22___yourChristmasholiday.It’s___23___importantholidayinChina.A.Oh,Isee.___24___istheholiday?B.Aboutoneweeklong.A.Whatdoyouusuallydoduringtheholiday?B.Lotsofthings,suchaseatinganddrinking,playingMajiang,goingtomoviesandtempleA.Doyoueatspecialfood___26___theholiday?B.Yes,weeatdumplings.A.Dochildrenliketheholiday?B.Sure.Childrencanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.A.Whatisthatmoneyfor?B.Thismoney___27___tochildrenforgoodluckbytheirparentsorotherseniorpeople.Childrencanusethemoney___28___alotofthingsfor___29___.A.That’sveryinteresting.Thankyoufor___30___mesomuchabouttheSpringFestival.B.It’spleasure.21.A.prepared B.toprepare C.preparing D.beprepare 22.A.likes B.like C.liking D.linked 23.A.more B.themost C.much D.many 24.A.Howlong B.Howoften C.Howsoon D.Howquick 25.A.doesn’tallow B.isn’tallowed C.allows D.allowed 26.A.in B.for C.at D.with 27.A.isgiven B.gives C.gave D.given 28.A.tobuy B.buying C.bought D.buyed 29.A.them B.themselves C.theirselves D.theirs 30.A.totell B.tell C.telling D.told 第六部分：寫作（滿分15分）Instructions:建議你在30分鐘內(nèi)，根據(jù)下面所給的題目用英語寫出一篇不少于80詞的短文。Whichmeansoftransportationdoyouprefer?內(nèi)容需涉及以下方面：1.哪一種是你最喜歡的交通方式2.闡述你的理由3.做出結(jié)論Whichmeansoftransportationdoyouprefer? WhichkindofpublictransportationdoIprefer?Well,letmetellyousomethingaboutit.AsfarasIamconcerned,Iliketotaketrainbest.Therearethreereasonsformychoice.Firstly,takingtrainisthecheapestwayfortraveling,whichcostsmuchlessthanusingairplaneandprivatecars.Secondly,takingtrainisthesafestwayfortraveling,whichcausesmuchlesstrafficaccidentsthananyothermeansoftransportation.Thirdly,takingtrainisthemostconvenientwayfortraveling,whichsavesyoualotoftroublesofparkingorgoingtotheairport,asyoucangototherailwaystationmoreeasily.Butittakesthelongesttimefortraveling,sometimesitisverydifficultforyoutogettheticket.Anyway,Iliketravelinginmyownwayandtaketrainasthemeansoftransportation.(151words)

大學(xué)英語（B）統(tǒng)考實考題2第二部分：閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題3分，滿分30分）Passage1Therewereoncemanysheiks(阿拉伯的酋長)whowantedtomarryQueenMaura,forshewasoneofthemostbeautifulandpowerfulqueensofArabia.However,shedidnotlikemostofthesheiks,andsoontherewereonlythreeleftonherlistofpossiblehusbands.Thesethreesheikswereallequallyyoungandhandsome,richandstrong.ItwashardfortheQueentochoosethebestone.Oneevening,shedisguisedherselfandwenttowherethethreesheikswerehavingtheireveningmeal.Sheaskedthemtogivehersomethingtoeat.Thefirstsheikgavehersomestale(不新鮮的)foodleftoverfromthedaybefore.Thesecondsheikgaveheratoughpieceofoldcamel’stail.Thethirdsheik,whosenamewasHakim,gavehersomeofthemosttender(嫩的)andtastymeat.Thenextday,sheinvitedthethreesheikstodinneratherpalace.Shetoldherservantstogiveeachsheikwhathehadgivenhertheeveningbefore.Hakim,whoreceivedaplateoftenderandtastymeat,wouldnoteatitunlesstheothertwosheikscouldshareitwithhim.QueenMaurawascertainwhichofthesheiksshewantedtomarry.“Hakimisthemostgenerousofyou,”shetoldthem,“soIwanttomarryhimandhewillbecomeking.”6.WhatwasQueenlookingfor? A.Asheik. B.Aking. C.Aman. D.Ahusband.7.WhydidtheQueendisguiseherself? A.Becauseshedidn’twanttoberecognizedbythesheiks. B.Becauseshewantedtogetaneveningmeal. C.Becauseshewantedtogetsomehardfood. D.Becauseshewantedtogetsometastyfood.8.Whatdidshegivethesheikstoeatthenextevening? A.Aneveningmeal. B.Somestalefood. C.Aplateoftenderandtastymeat. D.Threedifferentmeals.9.Whydidn’tHakimwanttoeathismeal? A.Becausehewasnothungry. B.Becauseitwastootasty. C.Becausetheothersheikshadworsefood. D.Becausetheothersheikshadbetterfood.10.WhendidtheQueenfinallydecidewhotomarry? A.WhenshewenttoseeHakim. B.Thenexteveningafterthemeal. C.Thenextday. D.WhenHakimrefusedtoeathismeal.Passage2Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush—oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing，restlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirtasks.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturn,bethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample.Theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?___________A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure. B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing. D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.12.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means_____________.A.alessimportantthing B.afirstconcern C.agoodbusiness D.anattractivegift13.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________.A.throughsocialcourtesy B.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelations D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance14.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime B.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike15.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis_______________.A.critical B.ironical C.appreciative D.objective第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecently___21___cometo___22___somethinglookedthrough.Stores___23___theirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjars___24___foodanddrinkallowus___25___thecontents.Glass___26___spectacles,microscopes,telescopes,and___27___veryusefulandnecessaryobjects,___28___glassesareusedbypeoplewhocannotsee___29___orbypeoplewhowanttoprotecttheireyes___30___brightlight.21.A.they B.dothey C.theyhave D.havethey22.A.thinkit B.thinkifof C.thinkitas D.thinkofitas23.A.protect B.hide C.display D.setaside24.A.hold B.held C.thathold D.thatholding25.A.see B.tosee C.seeing D.seen26.A.usedtomake B.isusedtomake C.isusedtomaking D.usedtomaking27.A.manyothers B.manyother C.else D.another28.A.and B.aswell C.or D.either29.A.perfectly B.perfect C.perfection D.perfected30.A.from B.in C.with D.beyond第六部分：寫作（滿分15分） OnprivateCars1.一些人認(rèn)為應(yīng)鼓勵私人購買汽車。2.另一些人認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)控制私人購買汽車。3.你的見解。Today,people’slivingstandardisimprovingrapidly.Asaresult,somepeoplehaveboughtcarsoftheirown,andothersareplanningtobuycars.Therearesomeadvantagesandsomedisadvantagesinowningcars.First,acarallowsonetomovefreely.Withacar,thereisnoneedtowaitforthebusinthecoldorundertheburningsun.Second,acarmakesiteasierandmorecomfortabletotravel.Onecansetoutwheneverhelikes.Thereare,ontheotherhand,somedisadvantagesinowningacar.First,itmaycausemoretrafficjamsiftheroadconditionscannotbeimproved.Second,morecarswillresultinmoreseriouspollution.Finally,parkingwillbeaproblemsincethereisnotmuchspaceinlargecities.Inaword,ifconditionspermit,owningacarcanmakeusworkmoreefficientlyandlifewillbecomemoreenjoyable.（155words）

大學(xué)英語（B）統(tǒng)考實考題3第二部分：閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題3分，滿分30分）Passage1VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteThenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantwasalwaysfullofmenandtheirladyfriends.Whenevergentlemancamewithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemabeautifulmenu.Themenuslookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaiterhandedtothemangavethecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine;whilethemenuthathehandedtotheladygaveamuchhigherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas!6.Towhomdidthewaitergiveabeautifulmenuwhenagentlemanandhisladyfriendcameintotherestaurant? A.Thegentleman. B.Thelady. C.Bothofthem. D.Neitherofthem7.Werethemenusforthegueststhesame? A.Yes,theywere. B.Theywerethesameontheoutsidebutdifferentinside. C.No,theyweren’t. D.Theyweredifferentontheoutsidebutthesameinside.8.Whycouldthemaleguestremaincalmwhenheordereddishafterdish? A.Becausethepricesofthedisheswerereasonable. B.Becausehecouldhavesomediscount. C.Becausehewasrich. D.Becauseheknewthattheladywouldliketosharethecostwithhim.9.Whatdidtheladythinkofherfriendafteramealatthisrestaurant? A.Shethoughthewantedtoimpressher. B.Shethoughtheonlypretendedtobegenerous.C.Shethoughthewasveryrich. D.Shethoughthewasverygenerous.10.Whatdoesthestorymainlysuggest? A.Knowledgeofcustomerpsychologyhelpspromotebusiness. B.Arestaurantownershoulddesigndifferentmenusfordifferentguests. C.Allmenpretendtobegenerousbeforetheirladyfriends. D.Peopleliketogotoexpensiverestaurants.Passage2LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn’tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.11.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?__________A.Bymakinglaws. B.Byenforcingdiscipline.C.Byeducatingthepublic. D.Byholdingceremonies.12.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?_________A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers. B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans. D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.13.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?_______A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus. B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled. D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.14.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?________A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversy（爭議）overtheuseofflag.B.ThebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflagC.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.15.WhatisAmericans’attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?________A.Arbitrary B.Respect. C.Happy. D.Brave.第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Helenwasavery__21___girl,andherparentswerequiteproudofher.Alotofyoungmeninthetownwantedtomarryher,butshewasnotsatisfied___22___anyofthem.Oneevening,oneofthehandsomestoftheyoungmenwhowantto___23___Helencametovisitherinherparents’houseandaskedhertobecomehiswife.Sheanswered,“No,Tom.I___24___marryyou.Iwanttomarryamanwhoisfamous,whocan___25___music,singanddanceverywell,whocantell___26___interestingstories,whodoesn’tsmokeordrink,whostaysathomeintheeveningsandwhostops___27___whenIamtiredoflistening.”Theyoungmangot___28___,tookhiscoatandwenttothedoor.Butbeforehe___29___thehouse,heturnedandsaidtoHelen,“Itisn’ta___30___youarelookingfor.It’satelevisionset.”21.A.pretty B.sad C.handsome D.ugly22.A.to B.with C.for D.at 23.A.like B.heat C.understand D.marry24.A.hasn’t B.didn’t C.won’t D.hadn’t25.A.dance B.hit C.beat D.play 26.A.fairly B.hardly C.really D.possibly 27.A.talk B.talking C.talked D.totalk 28.A.back B.upon C.up D.down 29.A.went B.lived C.left D.stayed 30.A.thing B.men C.boy D.man 第六部分：寫作（滿分15分）Instructions:建議你在30分鐘內(nèi)，根據(jù)下面所給的題目用英語寫出一篇不少于80詞的短文。MyEnglishTeacher/MyTeacherinHighSchool MyfavoriteteacherismyEnglishteacher,whosenameisMrs.Zhang.She'sveryprettyandverynicetous.Shehaslong/shorthairandbigbrowneyes.Notlikeotherteachers,shealwaystriestomakefriendswiththestudentsandsheiskindandpatientwithherstudents,bothinandafterclass.ShegivesmealotofhelpwithmyEnglishstudy.WheneverImeetdifficultiesandbecomeupset,sheisalwaystheretoencouragemetokeepon.Withherhelp,ImakegreatprogressinmyEnglishstudy.Ilikeherverymuch!(102words)

大學(xué)英語（B）統(tǒng)考實考題4第二部分：閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題3分，滿分30分）Passage1Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsittingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,“Doyouhaveafamily?”“Yes,Ihaveoneson,”thewomananswered.“Oh,really?”saidtheman.“Doeshesmoke?”“No,he’snevertouchedacigarette,”thewomanreplied.“That’sgood,”themancontinued.“Idon’tsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtoone’shealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?”“Oh,no,”thewomanansweredatonce.“He’sneverdrunkadropofit.”“ThenIcongratulateyou,ma’am,”thesaid.“Anddoesheevercomehomelateatnight?”“No,never,”hisneighboranswered.“Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight.”“Well,”themansaid,“he’sawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?”“He’ssixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,”thewomanrepliedproudly.6.Whatarethemanandthewomantalkingabout? A.Whatawiseyoungmanshouldbelike. B.Whatayoungamanshouldn’tdo. C.Thewoman’sson. D.Theman’sson.7.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherson? A.Heisstilltooyoungtodoanythingbad. B.Heisaverygoodboy. C.Hewillgrowuptobeawiseyoungman. D.Heisbornwise.8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace? A.Onatrain. B.Atthewoman’shome. C.Inthestreet. D.Attheman’shome.9.Whichofthefollowingprobablybestdescribestheman’sfeelingattheendoftheconversation? A.Disappointed. B.Surprised. C.Amused. D.Annoyed.10.Whatcan’tyoulearnfromtheconversation? A.Themandidn’texpectthatthewomanhasayoungboy. B.Themanbelievesinproperbehaviorfortheyoung. C.Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreallyunderstandwhattheman’squestionsmean. D.Thewomanissurethathersonwon’tdoallthethingsthemanmentionsthenhegrowsup.Passage2IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan’twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they’reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960’s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople’slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.11.Whatissoapopera?__________A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories. B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV. D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.12.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?_______A.Collegestudentviewers. B.FavoriteTVserials. C.Soapoperafans. D.College-ageviewers.13.Whicharenotthereasonswhythesoapoperasuddenlybecomes“in”accordingtothepassage?_________A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?___________A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?_________A.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.B.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.C.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.D.Thepeople’sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Thelastpatientlefthisoffice.Mr.Southhadalookatthe__21___onthewall.Itwasaquartertosix.Itmeantthathehadtostaythereforfifteenminutes.Afriendofhisaskedhimtodinnerthatevening.Ofcourseheshould___22___someflowersforher.Hebroughtoutthepurseand___23___themoneyinit.Hehadsixtydollarsanditwasenoughtodothat.Andthenhe___24___heboughtanewspaperonhiswaytothehospitalafterlunch.Hewastoobusytoreadit.Nowhebroughtitout,butthencameinaman___25___forty.Helookedathimcarefully.Themanlooked___26___.Mr.Southdidn’tknowwhathecamefor.“What’swrongwithyou?”askedMr.South.“___27___,Mr.South,”saidtheman,“But…”Themanbegantosmileandsaid,“Don’tyou___28___me,Mr.South?Youcured（治愈）myrheumatism（風(fēng)濕?。﹖hreeyearsago.”“Mr.Bell?”“Yes.Didyou___29___menottogetmyselfwet?”“Yes,Idid,”answersthe___30___.“Well,Icomeheretoaskyouifyouthinkit’sOKformetotakeabathnow?”21.A.watch B.picture C.clock D.map 22.A.buy B.lookfor C.pick D.borrow 23.A.drew B.counted C.saw D.found 24.A.forgot B.remembered C.thought D.decided 25.A.at B.for C.on D.about 26.A.healthy B.strange C.weak D.tall 27.A.Everything B.Nothing C.Something D.Anything 28.A.hear B.listento C.remember D.help 29.A.say B.t