大学英语B8一、交际英语1.- Your garden is very beautiful.- _.A.Thank youB.CongratulationsC.Yes, it isD.No, it isnt答案：A2.- Its rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window?- _ A.Yes, please.B.No, please.C.Sure, please.D.I dont like it.答案：B3.- What day is today?- _ A.Its March 6.B.Its a fine day today.C.Its March.D.Its Monday.答案：D4.- How tall is your sister?- _ A.She is not very well.B.She is 28 years old.C.She is very nice.D.She is as tall as I am.答案：D5.- Hows your family?- _ A.Thanks all the same.B.Thanks for calling.C.Not too bad.D.Dont mention it.答案：C二、阅读理解Dear Professor Liu,Please accept my greeting from New York. I am just beginning my graduate (研究院) studies here at this university. It is the third week of classes now. My roommate, Tom, is also a graduate student like me. He is studying biology (生物学). He is from Houston. We are now on good terms.Our dormitory (学生宿舍) is well equipped (配备). There are all kinds of electric home appliances电器. But we dont have a TV set. I am going to buy one this afternoon. The view on the window is pleasant, and the weather is hot in the summer right now. It is about 38 degrees outside the room. But we have air conditioning in the room, so I feel OK. How are you getting on? Are you still working on your paper now?Please say Hello to those who have taught me. I miss all of you very much.Love Wang Hui6.Wang Hui is writing to her former teacher.A.TB.F答案：A7.From the passage, we know that Wang Hui is a new graduate student in New York.A.TB.F答案：A8.Tom is from Houston.A.TB.F答案：A9.Wang Hui thinks her dormitory is too big.A.TB.F答案：B10.Wang Hui is going to move to another room.A.TB.F答案：BOnce James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the kings palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform台子was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didnt know it because he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. What should I do? he thought. Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed. So the worker quickly took some paint漆and threw it at the pictures.What are you doing? cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.11.James Thornhill was an English _.A.workerB.artistC.kingD.writer答案：B12.He was ordered to _.A.paint the wall of the kings palace in EnglandB.paint some pictures on the wall of the palaceC.build a big platform in front of the palaceD.put up some new pictures on the old wall答案：B13.It took them _ to finish the pictures.A.a monthB.a weekC.twelve monthsD.half a month答案：C14.James Thornhill felt that the _ he was from the pictures, the _ they were.A.nearermore beautifulB.farthermore uglyC.farthermore beautifulD.higher abovemore good-looking答案：C15.The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to _.A.save James lifeB.destroy the pictureC.make the picture more beautifulD.make the king angry答案：A三、词汇与语法16.Fish cant live _ water.A.withB.withoutC.inD.on答案：B17._ you know, David has been well lately.A.WhichB.AsC.WhatD.When答案：B18.The manager will not _ us to use his car.A.haveB.letC.agreeD.allow答案：D19.She wonders _will happen to her private life in the future.A.thatB.itC.thisD.what答案：D20.Sunday is the day _ people usually dont go to work.A.whenB.whichC.in whichD.that答案：A四、完型填空A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman _21_ in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked _22_, so he offered her a cake. She accepted it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. _23_ he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.When the boy _24_ home, his mother saw the look of joy on his face. She asked him,“what made you so happy?He replied,“I had lunch with God. Shes got the most beautiful smile Ive ever seen!The old woman also returned to her home _25_. Her son