大学英语B8

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 大学英语B8

一、交际英语

1- I can't repair your recorder until tomorrow, I'mafraid.   -That's OK, there's ___答案 D

Ano problem Bno wonderCno doubtDno worry

2--Why not join us in the game?--_____ 答案 A

 AOK! I'm comingBNo, you do the sameCOh, that's all rightDDon't mention it

3 -- Shall we sit up here on the grass or downthere near the water? -- ___答案 A

 AI'd rather stay hereif you don't mind.BSorry, I don't like neither.

 CCertainly, why not?DYes, we like these two places.

4- How often do you go dancing?- ________答案 C

 AI will go dancingtomorrow.BYesterday.

 CEvery other day.DI've been dancing for a year.

5-May I see your tickets, please?- _____ ASure.BNo, you can't.

CNo, they are mine. DYes, you can.答案 A

二、阅读理解

1Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of aroom? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on againwhen you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human and turn thesystems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.

    The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they willdo much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They willdetect faulty electrical appliances, isolate them so that they cannot harmanyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and ifyou are out of the house, the computer will call the firemen. It will also callthe police, should the sensors detect an intruder非法闯入者. You will open the door using yourpersonal card--the one you use for shopping--maybe using a number known only toyou.

(1)The author intends to tell the readers that inyear 2040 there will be no switches for lights and heaters. BF

(2)According to the passage, people will save muchtrouble with the help of advanced technology. AT

(3)According to theauthor, in 2040, new technology will free us from the keys we use todayAT

(4)Thanks to computers, in 2040 people will becontrolled by computers. BF

(5)The best title for the passage is "TheDevelopment of Science and Technology". BF

 2When John andVictoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bringvery many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnishedapartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new systemthat more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed,tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growingbusinesses.

What kinds of people rent theirhome furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international businessor government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young marriedcouples - people whose job or business may force them to move frequently fromone city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving theirfurniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their newhomes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture thatthey may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buyfurniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better qualityfurniture than they could afford to buy.

One family, who now have alarge, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much thatthey decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usuallypeople don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishingsis still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.

(1)Which of the following has become one of America'sfastest growing businesses? _答案 D

 ASelling homefurnishings. BRenting furnished apartments.

 CSelling usedfurniture.DRenting home furnishings.

 (2)Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?___ 答案 C

 ABecause the furniturethey get in this way is new.

 BBecause it saves thema lot of money.

 CBecause it saves themmuch trouble and money.

 DBecause they canalways get better quality furniture in this way.

 (3)What can you infer from the passage?__ 答案

 AThe idea of rentingfurniture is not acceptable.

 BRenting furniture isnot popular in the couple's home town.

 COnly those who don'thave enough money to rent furniture.

 DPeople usually grow tolike the furniture they have rented.

 (4)Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?__ 答案 B

 ARent or Buy?BA New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.

 CFurnished Apartments.DA New Idea.

 (5)Young people liked renting home furniture in that___答案: D

 AThey have less money.BThey don't want to buy old furniture.CThe new furniture is of good quality. DThey don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture.

三、词汇与语法

1Jane's cap is red. But ______is blue.  AHer BHi CHisDIt's答案 C

2Mary told me that she _______ to the supermarketbefore coming home.

 AwentBhad gone     Chas gone      Dgoes答案 B

3Will you_________ me a favor, please?

 Ado  Bmake   Cbring    Dgive答案 A

4A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him_________ tothe door.

 Ahurrying  Bhurried  Churry  Dto hurry 答案 C

5It's time we ____ the lecture because everybodyhas arrived.

 Awill start  Bshall startCstart    Dstarted答案 D

四、完型填空

   For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautifulto look at. Only recently do they come to __1__ it as something looked through.Stores __2__ their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars that holdfood and drink allow us __3__ the contents. Glass is used to make spectacles, microscopes,telescopes, and __4__ very useful and necessary objects, and glasses, are usedby people who can not see perfectly or by people who want to protect their eyes__5__ bright light.

  Athink of  Bto see  Cdisplay  Dfrom  Emany other

(1)A

(2)C

(3)B

(4)E

(5)D

五、英译汉

(1)Did you get that E-mail from me?

(2)The cause of the fire was carelessness.

(3)I'm certain he'll go to see the film, because he'sbought a ticket.

(4)The students are encouraged to do more listening, reading and writingby their teacher.

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。

内容提示:假如你叫张琳,你昨天(47日)在放学回家的路上发生了交通事故。你从自行车上摔了下来,被好心人及时送到了医院,医生叫你卧床休息三天,特此请假(ask for a sick leave

要求:1.请根据以上内容,向班主任张老师写一张请假条;

   2.以第一人称写,不能逐字翻译;

   3.词数80左右。

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