1、 1 / 26 2014 年 4 月大学英语 B 题库精选 第一部分 交际英语 1、 -We need some toothpaste. - A. Lets go to the bookstore. B. Lets get some. C. Lets buy them. D. Lets go. 2、 -Im sorry to trouble you. - . A. The same to you B What a pity! Im sorry to hear that C It doesnt matter D Thanks a lot 3、 -Unbelievable! I have fail
2、ed the driving test again! - . This is not the end of the world. A. Good luck B Cheer up C Go ahead D No problem 4、 -Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the post office? - . A. Dont ask that B Sorry, Im a stranger here C No, I cant say that D No, youre driving too fast 5、 -Could you help me wi
3、th my physics, please? - . A. No, no way B No, I couldnt C No, I cant D Sorry I cant. I have to go to a meeting right now Key: BCBBD 6.-Now lets move on to another topic. Can you follow me? - . Professor. A. No, I am not B Yes, I will C No, I havent D Yes, perfectly 7.-Can I have a look at your lett
4、er, please? - . A. Excuse me, you cant B Im afraid you cant C I cant agree with you D Yes, thank you 8.Havent seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now? - . A. I have the weather here B My hair is getting a bit longer C Yeah, thanks for coming D I am working part time in a bookshop, you know 9.
5、How do you do? Glad to meet you. - . A. Fine. How are you? B How do you do? Glad to meet you, too. C How are you? Thank you! D Nice. How are you? 10.Susan is absent from todays writing class. - ? As far as I know, she has never missed a class. A. How come B So what C Why D What for Key: DBDBA 11 -I
6、think he is a good lecturer. 2 / 26 - A Sorry, it doesnt matter. B So do I. C Yes. Its a good idea. D I dont mind. 12.What do you think of the song? - . A It sounds sweet B I like music very much C I dont know the title D It was a pleasure 13.Whos that speaking? -This is Tom . A speaks B spoken C sp
7、eaking D saying 14.How are you feeling? -Much better. . A Thanks for coming to see me B You look great C You are so kind D Dont mention it 15.How are you, Bob? - , Ted. A How are you? B Im fine. Thank you. C How do you do? D Nice to meet you. Key: BACAB 16、 -How is your mother these days? -Oh_. A. S
8、he is good. B. She is not very well. C. Never mind. D. Thats all right. 17、 -Lets go to a movie after work, OK? -_. A. Not at all. B. Why not? C. Never mind. D. Who is it? 18、 -Paul,_? -Oh, thats my father! And beside him, my mother. A. what is the person over there. B. whos talking over there. C. w
9、hat are they doing. D. which is that. 19、 -How often do you go dancing? -_. A.I will go dancing tomorrow. B. Yesterday. C. Every other day. D. Ive been dancing for a year. 20、 -Hello, may I talk to the director now? -_. A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment. B. No, you cant. C. Sorry, you cant. D.I don
10、t know. Key: BBBCA 21、 -Why not join us in the game? -_. A.OK! Im coming B. No, you do the same C. Oh, thats all right D. Dont mention it 22、 -Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum? 3 / 26 -Sorry, Im a stranger here. -_. A. Thanks, anyway B. It doesnt matter C. Never mind D. No
11、problem 23、 -Im sorry. I lost the key. -_. A. Well, its OK B. No, its all right C. You are welcome D. You are wrong 24、 -_? -He teaches physics in a school. A. what does your father want to do B. who is your father C. what is your father D. where is your father now 25、 -How was your trip to London,
12、Jane? -_. A. Oh, wonderful indeed B. I went there alone C. The guide showed me the way D. By plane and by bus Key: AAACA 26、 -Do you dance? -Yes, I do. -_? -Every weekend. A. how hard do you practice B. how much do you pay for it C. how often do you go dancing D. how long do you practice it 27、 Woul
13、d you like to go to the party with me? _. A Im afraid so B No, Im sorry not C Im afraid not D Its my pleasure 28、 -Thank you for inviting me. -_ A.I really had a happy time. B. Oh, its too late. C. Thank you for coming. D. Oh, so slowly 29、 -May I see your tickets, please? _. A. No, they are mine B.
14、 No, you cant C. Sure D. Yes, you can 30、 - _? -Very well, thank you. And you? A Good night B How do you do C How do you like Chinese D How are you Key: CCCCD 31 -Have a cup of tea, _ ? -Thanks a lot. A dont you B havent you C shall me D will you 32.- _? 4 / 26 -He is not very well. A Who is he B Wh
15、at is he C How is he D Who he is 33.Why didnt you come to my birthday party yesterday? - _. A Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower B Fine, I never go to birthday parties C Well, I dont like birthday parties D Sorry, but my wife had a car accident 34.This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs. -
16、_ . A You may ask for help B Ill give you a hand C Please do me a favor D Id come to help 35. -Could I ask you a rather personal question? -Of course, _. A good idea B thats right C never mind D go ahead Key: DCDBD 36.Oh, dear! Ive just broken a window. - _. A Great B Dont worry C Thats fine D Not a
17、t all 37. Sorry. I have taken your sports shoes by mistake. - _. A Thats right B Youre welcome C It doesnt matter D All right 38. -Thats a beautiful dress you have on! - _. A Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday B Sorry, its too cheap C You can have it D See you later 39. -How do I get to the cinema? - _.
18、 A Its very far. B Yes, there is a cinema near here. C Its well known. D Go down this street and turn left. 40. -If you like I can mail this letter for you? - _ . A Thats very kind of you B You are so kind C Please give me a hand D You are great Key: CCADA 第二部分 阅读理解 Passage 1 It was very cold last S
19、unday. Paul and his friends Allen, Bill and Betty went to the lake after breakfast. They began to skate on the ice. Paul skated better than his three friends. He skated fast and didnt know a piece of ice was broken. He fell into the water. His friends were afraid and called for help. Just then two w
20、orkers walked there and heard them. They ran there quickly and helped the boy come out of the water. Then they took him to a hospital. Paul and his parents thanked them very much. 5 / 26 1. When did the children go skating? A. After breakfast. B. Before supper. C. After lunch. D. At lunch. 2. How ma
21、ny children skated on the lake? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 3. Who skated best of all the children? A. Allen did. B. Paul did. C. Bill did. D. Worker did. 4. Why did Paul fall into the water? A. Because he skated fast. B. Because he was not good at skating. C. Because he didnt know the ice t
22、here was broken. D. Because he skated slow. 5. Who helped Paul? A. His friends. B. His parents. C. Two workers. D. Betty. Key: ABBCC Passage 2 Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communication technology is a step back from the closeness of human
23、interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every imagina
24、ble contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine, the alienation quotient goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the wo
25、rker when you swipe （刷卡） your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Placing money at the bank? talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when can just put your credit card into the ATM? Pretty soon you wont have the hard task of making eye contact at the gro
26、cery store. Some grocery chains are usually a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing? 1. The writers attitude towards advances in communication technology may be described as _? A. critical B. unconcerned C. positive D. un
27、interested 2. If his mom has a question, he _. A. will find ways to reach her B. will locate her e-mail address C. will try to get her a voice machine D. will leave her the answer through voice mail 3. Judging from the context, the word “alienation” in line 2, paragraph 2 means _. A. relationship B.
28、 closeness C. strangeness D. stress 4. With the rapid development of high technology, people dont need to _. A. see or talk to one another B. say good morning to workers C. make eye contact with clerks D. completely rely on manpower 5. It can be inferred that the writer _. A. is pleased with the mod
29、ern pace of life B. feels more separated from others C. doesnt want anyone to bother him D. sings the praised of communication technology Key: ADCAB 6 / 26 Passage 3 There was once an ant that was very thirsty. It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any. Then suddenly, when
30、the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it. The ant drank the water, which saved its life. The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human be
31、ings. The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds. “Why are you sad?” asked the ant. “Im the prisoner of a giant.” the girl told the ant. “ He wont let me go until Ive made three separate heaps of grain, barley（大麦） and rye（黑麦） out of this huge pile of seeds in w
32、hich they are all mixed together.” “That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds. “I know,” the girl cried, “and if I havent finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!” “Dont cry,” the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.” Soon thousands of ants
33、 were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds. The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go. Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life. 1. What is an ant? A. A small animal. B. An insect. C. A bird. D. A giant. 2. When did the drop of water fall on
34、 the ant? A. When it was looking for food. B. When it saved the ants life. C. When it was nearly dying. D. When it looked up. 3. Why was the young girl crying? A. Because of her sadness. B. Because she saw the ant. C. Because the giant would let her go. D. Because the giant had given her an impossib
35、le job to do. 4. What would the giant do if the girl failed to do the work? A. He would eat her. B. He would let her go. C. He would take her away. D. He would send her to prison. 5. Who or what saved the girls life? A. The giant B. The ant C. The ants friends D. Her tears Key: BCDAD Passage 4 My fr
36、iends grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed（移民入境检查） at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order. But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food
37、sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked. “Start out at the end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end hell tell you how much you have to pay.” “I soon learned thats how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is
38、like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but youll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. 7 / 26 You have to get up and get it yourself.” 1. Where do you think the old man came from? A. Poland. B. Austr
39、alia. C. Canada. D. Japan. 2. From the passage, we know if you want to get success in America, you should _. A. get help from your friends B. try to get it by yourself C. know how a cafeteria works D. get up again if you fail 3. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The old man sat down opposite the wo
40、man so that she could take his order. B. The old woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him. C. Although the woman didnt know the old man, she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria. D. Although the woman didnt know the old man, she decided to pay the bill for him
41、. 4. What does the word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? A. The food served in the cafeteria. B. The success one wants to get. C. The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria. D. The plate used in the cafeteria. 5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. From Eastern Europe to America B. Eating
42、 in an American Cafeteria C. How to Eat in a Cafeteria D. Life Is Like a Cafeteria in America Key: ABCBD Passage 5 Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the worlds greatest wonders. “In my opinion,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids（埃及金字塔） are the worlds greatest wonder.
43、 Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.” “I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful,” the second man said, “but I d
44、o not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do.” He turned to the third man and as
45、ked, “What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?” The third man thought for a long time, and then he said, “Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos.” And he
46、 took a thermos out of his bag and held it up. The other two men were very surprised. “A thermos?” they exclaimed. “But thats a simple thing.” “Oh, no, its not,” the third man said. “In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot. In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether its winter or summer?” 1. The underlined word “thermos” in Chinese means “_”. A. 电冰箱 B. 洗衣机 C. 电风扇 D. 保温瓶 2. That the three men could not agree on what the worlds greatest wonder was because _. 8 / 26 A. they could not think of anything ve
