全国高校网络教育部分公共基础课统一考试用书大学英语（B）模拟试卷 (2010年修订版)Test 5第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分10分）此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出正确选项。 1How was your trip to London，Jane? AOhwonderful indeed B1 went there alone CThe guide showed me the way DBy plane and by bus2Hey，Tom，whats up? AYes，definitely! BOh，not much CWhat is happening in your life? DYou are lucky3Do you mind my smoking here? ANothanks BYes，I do CYesId rather not DGood idea4David injured his leg playing football yesterday Really? AWho did that? BWhats wrong with him? CHow did that happen? DWhy was he s()careless?5This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs AYou may ask for help BLet me give you a hand CPlease do me a favor DId come to help第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后面的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出正确选项。Passage 1 Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it，and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train，car or bus，even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the eveningOne advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaperEven a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rentWith the same money，one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones ownThen，in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working livesEven though one has to get up earlier and spendmore time in trains or buses，one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings，one can enjoy the fresh，clean air of the countryIf one likes gardens，one can spend ones free time digging，planting，watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a gardenThen，when the flowers and vegetables come up，one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature Some people，however，take no interest in country things：for them，happiness lies in the townwith its cinemas and theatres，beautiful shops and busy streets，dancehalls and restaurantsSuch people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside LondonAn occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights(two weeks)visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want：the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night (287 words) 6Which of the following statements is NOT true? APeople who love Nature prefer to live outside the city BAll the people who work in London prefer to live in the country CSome people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London DMany nature lovers，though working in London，prefer to live outside the city7With the same money needed for ，one can buy a little house with a garden in the country Agetting a small flat with a garden Bhaving a small flat with a garden Crenting a small flat without a garden Dbuying a small flat without a garden8When the garden is in blossom，the one has been rewarded A1iving in the country Bhaving spent time working in the garden Chaving a garden of his own Dhaving been digging，planting and watering9People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that if they had to live outside London Atheir life was meaningless Btheir life was invaluable Cthey didnt deserve a happy life Dthey were not worthy of their happy life10The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to Adeal with Bdo away withCescape from Dprevent fromPassage 2By definition，heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage，achievements，and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of othersthey are people against whom we measure othersThey are men and women recognized for shaping our nations consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire themYet， some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by， where the very idea of heroism is something beyond usan artifact of the past. Some maintain，that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace，our age is essentially an un-heroic oneFurthermore，the overall crime rate is down，poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy，and advances continue to be made in medical scienceCultural icons are hard to define，but we know them