1、大学英语B2一、交际英语1、- _- You too!A:Merry Christmas!B:What a beautiful day!C:Help yourself!D:Its very kind of you!答案: A2、-_, could you please tell me where the school library is?-Sure. Its at the back of the campus, about five minutes walk from here. A:Excuse meB:Pardon meC:Thats rightD:Thank you答案: A3、How
2、 much is that meat, please?- _A:Ten oclock.B:Ten yuan a kilo.C:I like it very much.D:I dont like.答案: B4、- Would you mind changing seats with me?- _A:Yes, you can.B:Of course, I like to.C:No, I dont mind.D:Certainly, please do.答案: C5、- We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to j
3、oin us?- _A:Im afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting.B:Of course not. I have no idea.C:No, I cant.D:Thats all set.答案: A二、阅读理解1、People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses ra
4、ther than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a
5、person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a l
6、ibrary you may spread your books around you.Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought th
7、at he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal (非语言的) communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out (突出)of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took m
8、y papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.(1)、The home matters greatly to Englishmen.A:TB:F答案: A(2)、The British can own private space like the house and the garden.A:TB:F答案: A(3)、According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a libra
9、ry, it means you want to tell others the space belongs to you. A:TB:F答案: A(4)、The man opposite to the writer showed that he owned the whole table by reading a book. A:TB:F答案: B(5)、The writer tried to get back his space by moving the case off the table.A:TB:F答案: B2、When John and Victoria Falls arrive
10、d in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes,
11、and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples - people whose job or business may force t
12、hem to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to w
13、ait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it inste
14、ad of buying new things. But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. (1)、Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? _A:Selling home furnishing
15、s.B:Renting furnished apartments.C:Selling used furniture.D:Renting home furnishings.答案: D(2)、Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?_A:Because the furniture they get in this way is new.B:Because it saves them a lot of money.C:Because it saves them much trouble and money.D:Because they can alwa
16、ys get better quality furniture in this way.答案: C(3)、What can you infer from the passage?_A:The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B:Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town.C:Only those who dont have enough money to rent furniture.D:People usually grow to like the furnitur
17、e they have rented.答案: B(4)、Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?_A:Rent or Buy?B:A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.C:Furnished Apartments.D:A New Idea.答案: B(5)、Young people liked renting home furniture in that_A:They have less money.B:They dont want to buy old furni
18、ture.C:The new furniture is of good quality.D:They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.答案: D三、词汇与语法1、If you want to change for a blue shirt, youll have to pay _$ 10.A:anotherB:otherC:moreD:each答案: A2、Everyone of them _ tired and wanted a good rest.A:seems B:is seemed C:was
19、seemed D:seemed答案: D3、If it _tomorrow, we will not go out. A:rainsB:will rainC:is to rainD:is going to rain答案: A4、The students were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brians _.A:money B:payC:expense D:loss答案: C5、Both the kids and their parents _ English, I think. I know it from th
20、eir accent.A:is B:been C:are D:was答案: C四、完型填空Fire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat water, 1 your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows 2 people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He went up to the sun b
21、y a rope and brought fire down. Today people know how to 3 a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous.Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful about matches. You should also learn to 4 fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they di
22、e. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or a blanket. This keeps the air 5 a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it might hurt you.(1)、 A:makeB:warmC:howD:put outE:from答案: B(2)、 A:makeB:war
23、mC:howD:put outE:from答案: C(3)、 A:makeB:warmC:howD:put outE:from答案: A(4)、 A:makeB:warmC:howD:put outE:from答案: D(5)、 A:makeB:warmC:howD:put outE:from答案: E五、英译汉(1)、In Foreign Languages Department,a checking machine is used to correct the students test papers.(2)、Do you think students should do a part-t
24、ime job?(3)、Go down this street until you reach the second traffic lights.(4)、She was the only daughter and the youngest child of five.六、写作Instructions:建议你在 30分钟内,根据下面所给的题纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。假如你叫李华,你的同学正在开展一场讨论,主题是:学生要不要参加体育锻炼。请根据下面所提供的信息,给某英语报社写一封信,介绍讨论情况。60的学生 40的学生1.应该每天进行体育锻炼 1. 锻炼浪费时间2.做早操、打乒乓、打篮球、但不要时间过长 2. 锻炼使人疲劳3.锻炼能增强体质,减少疾病 3. 锻炼以后很兴奋,较长时间不能投入学习注意:1. 信的开头已为你写好,但不计入总词数2. 词数:80字左右 参考单词:reduce vt. 减少Dear Editor, Im writing to tell you about a discussion weve had about whether the students should take physical exercise. _