2019年开放电大远程网络教育大学英语B试题附答案一、交际英语1、- Wow! This is a marvelous room! Ive never known youre so artistic.-_ A：Great, I am very art-conscious. B：Dont mention it. C：Thanks for your compliments. D：Its fine.答案： C2、-Do you dance?-Yes, I do.-_?-Every weekend. A：How hard do you practice B：How much do you pay for it C：How often do you go dancing D：How long do you practice it答案： C3、-I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.-_. You looked tired last time I saw you. A：I hope so B：Really C：Im glad you did D：The sound was nice答案： C4、- Madam, do all the buses go downtown?- A：Wow, you got the idea. B：No, never mind. C：Pretty well, I guess. D：Sorry, Im new here.答案： D5、- Whos speaking?- This is Tom . A：speaks B：spoken C：speaking D：saying答案： C 二、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，在第一篇短文后有5个正误判断题，从每题后的两个选项中选出正确答案；在第二篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。1、 Mr. White lived in a small village（怀特先生住在一个小乡村里）. His parents hadnt enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didnt like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa.One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, Could you please tell us a rare animal, sir? Certainly, said Mr. Turner. One day I met a rhinoceros（犀牛） by a river Please wait a minute, sir, said the man. There arent any rhinoceros in Africa at all! Its rare just because there arent any!(1)、Mr. White was born in a farmers family. A：T B：F答案： A(2)、Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town. A：T B：F答案： B(3)、The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knew more than any other person in the town. A：T B：F答案： A(4)、All people believed Mr. White except the children. A：T B：F答案： B(5)、Mr. White wouldnt like to admit that he was wrong. A：T B：F答案： A 2、 When John and Victoria Falls arrived 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, 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 couple people whose job or business may force them 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 wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that 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 instead 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. (248words)6. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? 以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一？A. Selling home furnishings. B. Renting furnished apartments.C. Selling used furniture. D. Renting home furnishings. 租用家具。7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? 为什么人们更喜欢租用家具？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. 因为这样可以省去很多麻烦和钱。D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.8. What can you infer from t