大学英语B统考试题【最新】一、交际英语1、- Where is Miss Smith?- _A：Shes fromEngland.B：Shes at home.C：Shes not back.D：Shes very well.答案： B2、- Are you going on holiday for a long time?- _A：It was a long time.B：Two weeks ago.C：No. Only a couple of days.D：Not long time ago.答案： C3、- Hello, Im Harry Potter.- Hello, my name isCharles Green, but_.A：call my CharlesB：call me at CharlesC：call me CharlesD：call Charles me答案： C4、- This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs.- _A：You may ask for help.B：Ill give you a hand.C：Please do me a favor.D：Id come to help.答案： B5、- Hey, Tom, whats up?- _A：Yes, definitely!B： Oh, not much.C：What is happening in your life?D：You are lucky.答案： B二、阅读了解1、The fourth Thursday in November iscalled Thanksgiving Day. In theUnited States, it is an annual occasion to showthanks to God for his goodness.As ahistorical, national and religious holiday, Thanksgiving Day began with theEnglish in Plymouth Colony. As far back as 1621, after a long bitter winter andthe gathering of the first harvest, these early settlers shared a feast withthe local Indians and offered prayers of thanksgiving. The first nationalThanksgiving Day was proclaimed(颁布)by President Washington on November 26, 1789. President Lincoln revived thecustom in 1863.It was notuntil 1941 that the U.S. Congress adopted a resolution(决定), setting the fourth Thursday ofNovember as an annual Thanksgiving Day. Thus what began as a religiouscelebration of the harvest has since become a nationwide holiday.NowThanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditional turkeydinner and a happy reunion. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the dayafter. Many people, including students studying in another state, often travellong distances to spend the holiday at home.(1)、The passage is mainly about how Thanksgiving Day came into being.A：TB：F答案： A(2)、Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in 1621 by English settlers of thePlymouth Colony.A：TB：F答案： A(3)、President Washington set Thursday, November 26, 1789 as the First NationalThanksgiving Day.A：TB：F答案： B(4)、Since 1863, the fourth Thursday of November has been set as an annualThanksgiving Day, a nationwide holiday.A：TB：F答案： B(5)、The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has not changed through theyears. The basic traditional food on Thanksgiving Day is roast turkey.A：TB：F答案： A2、How men first learnt to invent wordsis unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we reallyknow is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to expressthought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate witheach other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters,which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be writtendown. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.The powerof words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up beforeour minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longerwe live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of ourpast; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that meansomething increases.Greatwriters are those who not only have great thoughts but also express thesethoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. Thischarming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all,the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words whichsing like music and which by their position and association can move men totears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use themaccurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.(1)、The origin of language is _.A：a legend handed down from the pastB：a matter that is hidden or secretC：a question difficult to answerD：a problem not yet solved答案： D(2)、What is true about words? _A：They are used to express feelings only.B：They can not be written down.C：They are simply sounds.D：They are mysterious.答案： C(3)、The real power of words consists in their _.A：propertiesB：characteristicsC：peculiarityD：representative function答案： D(4)、By association in the last paragraph, the author means _.A：a special qualityB： a joining of ideas in the mindC：an appearance which is puzzlingD：a strange feature答案： B(5)、Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true?_A：He is no more than a master of words.B：He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.C：He can move men to tears.D：His style is always charming.答案： A三、词汇与语法1、Although we have achieved some success, we should work harder _ nowon.A：fromB：byC：sinceD：as答案： A2、- The public store is to close at 9:00 p.m.- _ no need to worry; it is just 7:30 p.m.