大學英語B級考試模擬試題與答案解析

大學英語B級考試模擬試題與答案解析大學英語(B)模擬試題1Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 1.Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow? __________. A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment B.No,youcan’t C.Sorry,youcan’t D.Idon’tknow 2.DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary? __________. A.Yes,youmayborrow B.Yes,goon C.Yes,helpyourself D.Itdoesn’tmatter 3.IsthatMrRobertLee? __________. A.Yes,Leespeaking B.Hello,whatdoyouwant C.Sorry,speaking D.Idon’tknow 4.Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice? __________. A.Youcan’taskme B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea C.Pleasedon’tsayso D.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere 5.Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn? __________.ThankyouverymuchNo,no,JohnisnotbadThankyou.HeisfineDon’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood6.WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?__________. A.Iwantakiloofapples B.Youcangoyourownway C.Thanks D.Excuseme.I’mbusy7.I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.__________. A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’t’dothat B.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou C.No,youcan’tsayso D.No,no,Youcan’tdothat8.Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?__________. A.Certainly.I’mfromLondon B.Sure.IwasborninLondon C.Notreally,youcandoit D.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon9.MayIseethemenu,please?__________. A.Thatisthemenu,sir B.Yes,pleasegoon C.Hereyouare,sir D.Ofcourse,sir10.Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!__________.Don’tworryaboutitCongratulations!That’sadifficultcourseMrBrownisverygoodGoodlucktoyou!PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage 1 TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting. ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowspell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”. ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbec 11.Theauthor_______________. A.believesbothofthestories B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun 12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson________________. A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory. 22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______. A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite 23.“Rememberedhistory”refersto___________. A.historybasedonaperson’simagination B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents D.bothBandC 24.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________. A.itiswrittendown B.nowrittenaccountisavailable C.itprovestobetrue D.peopleareinterestedinit25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad___________. A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsmademoresongsanddancesPassage4‘Mum,canwegotoMcDonald’s,please?’Somepeoplemightask,‘Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?’and‘Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?’Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald’s.Thedistinctive‘goldenarch’cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2002,McDonald’shadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyof‘thinkglobal,actlocal’.McDonald’slearntthatiftheyadaptedtheir‘Mac’mealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonald’srestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwitha‘local’flavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalled‘ShakeShakeFries’and‘RedBeanSunday’canbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,‘VegiMacs’areserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalled‘junk’foodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.‘Convenience’foodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya‘take-away’fromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.26.The‘goldenarch’inthesecondparagraphrefersto______________.A)BurgerKingB)TacoBellC)McDonald’sD)allthefastfoodrestaurants27.Accordingtothepassage,McDonald’sissuccessfulmainlybecause__________________.IthasastandardizedsetofproductsallovertheworldItisnot‘junk’foodIts’foodisconvenientItadapteditsmealstodifferentcultures.28.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingtermshas/havethesamemeaningwithfastfood.A)‘junk’foodB)‘convenience’foodC)‘take-away’D)alloftheabove29.Fastfoodisoftencalled‘junkfood’because_____________.somepeoplethinkitisunhealthyandfulloffatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwasteitisnolongerfreshfoodD)BothAandB.30.Themainideaofthispassageis____________.fastfoodtodaythesuccessfulsecretofMcDonald’s.whyfastfoodisthoughtas‘junk’fooddifferentopinionstowardfastfoodPartⅢVocabularyandStructure(25points)Section ADirections:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy__________forherexamination.A.toprepare B.tobepreparedC.preparing D.beingprepared 32.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell,sosomething_________wrong. A.canhavegone B.shouldhavegone C.musthavegone D.oughttohavegone 33.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders__________willhappentoheprivatelife.A.how B.who C.what D.that34.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeople’sSquare,withtheaudience__________ontheground. A.seating B.seated C.beseating D.toseat35.Ifthewholeprogram__________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost. A.wasnotplanned B.werenotplanned C.wouldnotbeplanned D.hadnotbeenplanned36.Isn’titaboutthetimeyou__________todomorningexercises? A.began B.begin C.shouldbegin D.havebegun37.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyou’vegivenmeand__________youhavedoneforme. A.which B.that C.allwhat D.allthat38.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome__________rememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor. A.whenshe B.thatshe C.andshe D.she39.Determinedto__________asifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindofindifference. A.carryon B.accountfor C.bringup D.getthrough40.He__________toarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany. A.tried B.succeeded C.managed D.endeavored41.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.__________,Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim. A.Asaresult B.Inaword C.Bytheway D.Onthecontrary42.I__________goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn’t. A.pickout B.makeout C.giveoff D.putoff43.Youngchildrenoftencan’t__________betweenTVprogramsandcommercials. A.separate B.distinguish C.compare D.contrast44.Themorningpaper__________astoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashington A.carried B.extended C.brought D.took45.Andwhatwegotto__________isadisgrace. A.comeupwith B.catchupwith C.putupwith D.keepupwithSectionBDirections:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearerchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethoughthecenter. Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.____46____,youwillhavemorefreedom–freedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or____47___tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumself–imposed(志愿的),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto____48____.Thedecisionsyoumake____49___yourstudyhabitswillbea____50____factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege. ____51____,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors____52____theonesyouhavehadpreviously.Theywillexpectyouto____53___more____53____inyourstudyhabitsandtimemanagement.Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakesplaceoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwillgiveyouadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthereisevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffortintothecourse. ____54___yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyinordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule____55___efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoincludebothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonlywhenyouwishandasyouwish.(221words) 46. A.Ontheotherhand B.ONtheonhand C.Nevertheless D.Therefore 47. A.if B.whether C.why D.who 48. A.turnto B.answerto C.respondto D.actas 49. A.of B.to C.towards D.concerning 50. A.determining B.demanding C.deciding D.depending 51. A.However B.Nevertheless C.Inaddition D.Exceptthat 52. A.differfrom B.aresimilarto C.differin D.arealike 53. A.take…part B.throw…yourself C.plunge…yourself D.take…initiative 54. A.Inspiteof B.Concerning C.Regardlessof D.Ontheconditionof 55. A.relatedto B.carriedon C.reliedon D.basedonPartⅣWriting(15points)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanE-mailtooneofyourformerclassmates.Youshouldwriteatleast80words,andbaseyourE-mailontheChineseoutlinebelow: 1.了解對方畢業(yè)后的情況.2.你的近況.3.邀請對方方便時來訪.大學英語B模擬題1答案及部分注解Part I UseofEnglish(20points)1.從本題的對話可看出，第一句話人想見校長，但校長此時列法見他，禮貌的回答需表示歉意，并說明理由，因此最佳答案是A。2.本題的提問者是想借用對方的詞典，如果對方樂意出借自己的詞典，最佳的回答是C。Helpyourself在這里的意思是“盡管用吧”。3.本題的問句是在詢問對方是不是羅伯特﹒李先生，如果回答是肯定的，最佳的選擇是A。這是電話里的一種慣用語。4.本題的提問者在禮貌地用“Excuseme,sir”詢問布朗博士的辦公室在哪里，因此回答也需要有禮貌。如果是否定的回答，不知道布朗博士的辦公室在哪能里，最好要向提問者提及什么地方可得到幫助，所以最佳的選擇是D。5本題的提問者在贊揚瑪麗的連衣裙很漂亮，同時也詢問約翰的情況，對贊揚的典型回答是thankyou，同時還需要提供有關(guān)約翰的信息，因此選擇C。6從本句的問句和回答看，該句是出現(xiàn)在服務(wù)場所，說話人在詢問對方想買什么，因此選擇A。7本題的第一說話人想請對方去喝咖啡。如果不接受邀請，禮貌的方式是要表示歉意或感謝并說明理由。如果回答是肯定的，通常禮貌的方式是要表示感謝，并表示自己接受對方的邀請，因此最佳的選擇是B。8本題的提問者在詢問對方是哪里人，用的動詞是mind。如果對方不介意，最佳的選擇是D。9從本題的第一說話人說的話看，情景是在餐館。說話人想看菜單，并抱怨已經(jīng)等候多時。服務(wù)員在遞菜單時常說hereyouare，因此最佳的選擇是C。10從本題的第一說話人說的話看，說話人曾擔心自己的化學考試成績，但卻得了A，顯得很高興。對方聽了這消息時會給予祝賀，所以選擇B。PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Passage 111答案C。細節(jié)推理題。見原文第一段中第二句話“Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue”，意思是我們不知道這兩個故事是否真實，因此選項C“作者不能確認故事是否真實”是正確選項。12答案D。細節(jié)題。見原文第二段第二句“hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting”，意思是“他在閱讀和寫作方面都有困難”，第二段最后一句“Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell”，意思是“問題是他不會拼寫”，只有選項D“他拙于閱讀、寫作和拼寫”與原文相符。選項C“他讓他的助手替他簽署文件”與原文所說“他讓助手把文件讀給他聽”不符。13答案C。細節(jié)推理題。原文提到了“OK”的兩個用處，第一個起源于PresidentJackson,他批準某一文件的時候，會簽上“OLkorekt”，即“ALLCORRECT”（全對）的錯誤拼寫，后來又將之縮略為“OK”。故選項C“OK由PresidentJackson首用”符合原文。14答案D。細節(jié)題。原文最后一段中說“VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident…anyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled‘OK’”，意思是VanBuren的支持者們組織了OldKinderhook俱樂部來支持他競選，所以他的支持者們都被稱為“OK”。故只有選項D符合原文。15答案B。判斷推理題。原文最后一段中說“VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident…anyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled‘OK’”，意思是VanBuren的支持者們組織了OldKinderhook俱樂部來支持他競選，所以他的支持者們都被稱為“OK”?？梢姟癘K”一開始專指那次總統(tǒng)競選中VanBuren的支持者，僅適用于那次總統(tǒng)選舉，故正確答案是B。Passage 216答案C。細節(jié)推理題。見原文第二句話“Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry”，少于十分之一的美國人從事農(nóng)業(yè)和林業(yè)，所以如果美國人口是2.5億，那么農(nóng)業(yè)和林業(yè)的從業(yè)人員為其十分之一不到，即少于2500萬，所以選項C是正確答案。17．答案C。細節(jié)判斷題。見原文第四句話“halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas…-alargerproportionthaninGermanyofEngland,letaloneFrance”，美國一半人口都住在大約30個大都市里，這個比例大過德國和英國，更不用提法國了，可見法國的城市人口比例在四個國家里是最小的，因此正確答案是C。18．答案A。詞語釋義題。19．答案B。細節(jié)判斷題。見原文倒數(shù)第三句話“everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns”，第一個小城都與其他的小城很相似，故選項B符合原文。20．答案C。Passage 321．答案D。綜合判斷題。見原文第三段第一句話“evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast”，即使沒有文字記錄，人們也可以了解過去的歷史，即通過口頭傳授，很明顯選項D是與原文這個觀點不一致的，故D是應(yīng)選答案。22．答案D。細節(jié)題。見原文第二段最后一句話“weknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite”，對于中非200年的歷史我們幾乎一無所知，那是因為中非地區(qū)的人不會書寫，所以D是正確答案。23．答案D。詞義理解題?？梢愿鶕?jù)上下文判斷詞義。原文第三段提到，人們從老一輩人那兒聽說，再以歌唱、舞蹈和故事的形式流傳下去，這就稱為“rememberedhistory”。所以選項D是正確答案。24．答案B。細節(jié)題。見原文最后一句話“wheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful”，但沒有文字記錄的時候，這些口頭流傳的故事就很有幫助，故選項B符合原文。25．答案A。綜合推理題。根據(jù)全文大意，作者認為文字記錄是我們了解歷史最有價值的資料，所以如果古人對每一件事都以文字記錄下來，我們對歷史將了解得更多，所以選項A最接近文意。26.C27.D28.D29.D30.APartⅢVocabularyandStructure(25points)31．答案C。此題的考點是busy的用法。因為busy的搭配是bebusy(in)doingsth。所以答案為C。32．答案C。此題的考點是情態(tài)動詞must與havedone結(jié)構(gòu)的搭配表示有把握的猜測。所以答案為C。33．答案C。此題的考點是wonder引導的賓語從句。其中what與本題的題意相符，所以選C。34．答案B。此題的考點是with+n.+done結(jié)構(gòu)在句中做狀語。因為表示的狀態(tài)不是正在進行所以不選A，答案為B。35．答案D。此題的考點是由if引導的條件狀語從句36．A37.D38.B39.A40.C41.B42.D43.B44.A45.C46．A47.B48.B49.D50.A51.C52.A53.D54.C55.DPartⅣWriting(15points)（略）

大學英語B模擬試題2Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 1.Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening? __________. A.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow B.No,Ican’t C.I’dloveto,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents D.Idon’tknow 2.Hi,isMarythere,please? __________. A.Holdon.I’llgether B.No,sheisn’there C.Yes,sheliveshere D.Yes,whatdoyouwant 3.Pleasehelpyourselftothefish. __________. A.Thanks,butfishdoesn’tagreewithme B.Sorry,Ican’thelp C.Idon’tlikefish D.No,Ican’t 4.Hurryupplease,orI’llbelate. __________. A.Sorrysir,burthetrafficisthicknow B.Well,it’salright,sir C.Howcanyousaythat,sir? D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway 5.Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport? __________. A.Don’taskthat B.Sorry,I’mastrangerhere C.No,Ican’tsaythat D.No,you’redrivingtoofast 6.Howaboutgoingtothecinematonight,Jane? __________. A.Idon’tthinkso B.I’msorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhometonight C.Nevermind D.Takeiteasy 7.Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please? __________. A.Yes,please B.Pleasedon’torderit C.No,don’tmentionit D.Yes,I’dliketohavesomechocolatecake 8.DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers? __________. A.No.AndsodidI B.No.AndneitherdidI C.Hedid.AndsoIdid D.Hedid.AndsodoI 9.Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater? __________. A.I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind B.Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither C.Certainly,whynot? D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces 10.Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme? __________. A.Yes,youcan B.Ofcourse,Iliketo C.No,Idon’tmind D.Certainly,pleasedoPartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage 1 WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(長壽) Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators(電梯),andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking. Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars. 11.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________. A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger’sdeath C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger D.theimageofcitiesingeneral 12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome__________. A.benefitsofwalking B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife C.commentsmadebycitypeople D.problemsofcityliving 13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___________. A.totaketheelevator B.towalkupthestairs C.torideinacar D.tofindanalternativetowalking 14.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause__________. A.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas B.theydon’tneedtheexercise C.theyneverhaveparkingproblems D.theycan’taffordtotakethebus 15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat__________. A.airpollutionisnotserious B.anyonecanlivetobe107 C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity D.walkingisahealthfulexercisePassage 2 ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist(劇作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish–speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell–knownproverbsandquotations. Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwrither,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty–fivethousand. ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday. 16.Englishpeople__________. A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatist C.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist D.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetanddramatist 17.EveryEnglishmanknows__________. A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly C.allShakespeare’swritings D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter 18.Whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritings.B.Shakespeare’swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish..C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse. D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare. 19.Whatdoestheword“proverb”mean? A.Familiarsayings. B.Shakespeare’splays. C.Complaints. D.Actorsandactresses. 20.WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish? A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare’stime. B.BydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage. C.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare’stime. D.BeginnersmayheavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.Passage 3Threesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manbasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieced,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.21.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan__________. A.Keephimfromthehotsunshine B.enablehimtobuildwarships C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods22.It’sagreatpitythat__________. A.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires B.maniseagertoprofitfromtrees C.manhasn’trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohim D.manhasn’tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees23.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear__________. A.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftrees B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees C.unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtreesD.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhocuttreesinsteadofplantingthem24.Theword“bind”inParagraph5means“__________”. A.towashaway B.tomakewet C.tomakestaytogether D.toimprove25.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan__________. A.keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftground B.causethesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin C.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway D.makethetopsoilsticktogetherPassage4BettyandHaroldhavebeenmarriedforyears.Butonethingstillpuzzles（困擾）oldHarold.HowisitthathecanleaveBettyandherfriendJoansittingonthesofa,talking,goouttoaballgame,comebackthreeandahalfhourslater,andthey’restillsittingonthesofa?Talking?Whatintheworld,Haroldwonders,dotheyhavetotalkabout?Bettyshrugs.Talk?We’refriends.Researchingthismattercalledfriendship,psychologistLillianRubinspenttwoyearsinterviewingmorethantwohundredwomenandmen.Nomatterwhattheirage,theirjob,theirsex,theresultswerecompletelyclear:womenhavemorefriendshipsthanmen,andthedifferenceinthecontentandthequalityofthosefriendshipsis“markedandunmistakable.”Morethantwo-thirdsofthesinglemenRubininterviewedcouldnotnameabestfriend.Thosewhocouldwerelikelytonameawoman.Yetthree-quartersofthesinglewomenhadnoproblemnamingabestfriend,andalmostalwaysitwasawoman.Moremarriedmenthanwomennamedtheirwife/husbandasabestfriend,mosttrustedperson,ortheoneidentified（認定）atleastone,usuallymore,trustedfriendstowhomtheycouldturninatroubledmoment,andthey