大学英语B1
大学英语B1
一、交际英语
1、- May I borrow your umbrella for a moment?-- ______________.
A：No, you can't do it
B：Sorry, but you may not
C：Well, I am afraid I am going to use it myself
D：Of course not. I'm going to need it myself
答案： C
2、- What can I do for you, madam?- ______________
A：Thank you.
B：You can't help me.
C：I want to buy a camera.
D：I'm glad to hear that.
答案： C
3、- Excuse me, how much is the jacket?- It's 499 Yuan. ______________
A：Oh, no. That's OK!
B：How do you like it?
C：Which do you prefer?
D：Would you like to try it on?
答案： D
4、- Thank you for inviting me.- _______
A：I really had a happy time.
B：Oh, it's too late.
C：Thank you for coming.
D：Oh, so slowly?
答案： C
5、- Could you help me with my physics, please？- ________
A：No, no way.
B：No, I couldn't.
C：No, I can't.
D：Sorry I can't. I have to go to a meeting right now.
答案： D
二、阅读理解
1、 Today the official language of the United Sates and most of Canada is English. However, French almost became the official language because of a war.
The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indian fought on the side of the French.
France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington.
The French, aided by Indians, outsmarted（更精明） the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France. Both general died in this battle, but the English outlasted（比……持久）the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.
(1)、A good title for this selection is The French and Indian War.
A：T
B：F
答案： A
(2)、Most of North America today has the English culture and language.
A：T
B：F
答案： A
(3)、General Wolfe died in France.
A：T
B：F
答案： B
(4)、Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River at the end of the war.
A：T
B：F
答案： B
(5)、Both general died in the final battle.
A：T
B：F
答案： A
2、It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become "in". Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30 pm, college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can't wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they're a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960's, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people's lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.
(1)、What is soap opera?
A：Plays based on science fiction stories.
B：Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C：The daytime serial dramas on TV.
D：Popular documentary films on TV.
答案： C
(2)、What can be the best title of the passage?
A：College student viewers.
B：Favorite TV serials.
C：Soap opera fans.
D：College-age viewers.
答案： C
(3)、Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become "in" among American young people ?
A：Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B：Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.
C：Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D：Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
答案： D
(4)、What can we learn from the passage? _________
A：College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.
B：Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today.
C：young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
D：The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
答案： C
(5)、What message does the author want to convey to us? _________
A：The people's favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.
B：The people's favorites to drama works change along with the times.
C：The people's favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.
D：The people's favorites have changed the drama works.
答案： B
三、词汇与语法
1、The man ______Mary was so tall that she could hardly see the show.
A：in front of
B：in the front of
C：at the back of
D：at the beginning of
答案： A
2、After walking hurriedly for half an hour, I wanted to drink _______.
A：something cold
B：cold something
C：something with cold
D：something to be cold
答案： A
3、While I was in the university, I learned taking a photo, ____ is very useful now for me.
A：it
B：which
C：that
D：what
答案： B
4、Professor Smith promised to look _______my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the thesis defense.
A：after
B：over
C：on
D：into
答案： B
5、Never before _______ see such a terrible car accident on the road!
A：I have
B：have I
C：I did
D：did I
答案： D
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 by 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 die. 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.
A：make B：warm C：how D：put out E：from
(1)、B
(2)、C
(3)、A
(4)、D
(5)、E
五、英译汉
(1)、But it looks like something I would never buy.
(2)、People use science knowledge to understand and change nature.
(3)、Excuse me. Where's the nearest police station?
(4)、In no other country in the world can you find such plants as this one.
六、写作
Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。
1.介绍你的母亲；
2.描述一件母亲做过的事情和你对此的感受。
My Mother
