电大大学英语B网考试题1.doc

电大大学英语B网考试题1

Are you going on holiday for a long time?
- _________
C：No. Only a couple of days
Are you getting a new flat this year?   
- _______ I can't afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat.
B：You must be joking.
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Can you help me?
- _________
B：Sure. What is it?
Could you help me with my physics, please？
- ________.
D：Sorry I can't. I have to go to a meeting right now
Could I speak to Don Watkins, please？
C：Speaking, please.
Could I borrow your car for a few days?
C：Sure, here your are. Enjoy your journey
Can you go to the concert with us this evening?
-- ________.
B：I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight
Congratulations! You won the first prize in today's speech contest.
-- ________.
C：Thank you
Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock "n" roll? I'm preparing for tomorrow's exam.    
- ___________
C：Sure. Sorry to disturb you
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Do you think this is a nice place?
- _________
D：Yes, I think so.
Do you mind my smoking here?
- _______.
B：Yes, I do
David injured his leg playing football yesterday.
- Really? _______?
C：How did that happen
Doctor, I don't feel well.
- _______
C：What's the matter?
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Excuse me, how much is the jacket?
- It's 499 Yuan. ______
D：Would you like to try it on?
Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the post office?
B：Sorry, I'm a stranger here
Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office?
- __________ Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can't miss it.
D：Mm, let me think.
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Good morning, John . How are you doing?
- _________
C：Not so bad. And you?
Good-bye for now.
- _________
C：See you.
Good morning, may I speak to Mark, please?
- _________
B：Who's speaking?
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How do you do? 
- _________
B：How do you do?
Hello, how are you?
- _________
C：Fine, thank you.
How tall is your sister?
- _________
D：She is as tall as I am.
How do I get to the cinema?
- _________
D：Go down this street and turn left.
How do you do?
- _________
B：How do you do?
How's your family?
- _________
C：Not too bad.
How's your mother doing?
- _________
B：She is very well.
How did Mr. Jones get to the cinema?
- _________
C：By car.
How many students do you teach?
- _________
C：About 50.
How many languages does Peter speak?
- _________
A：Many languages.
C：Four languages.
How are you, Bob?
-  _______, Ted.
B：I'm fine. Thank you.
Hello, I'm Harry Potter.
- Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ______. 
C：call me Charles
Hi, Tom, how's everything with you?
- ___________ , and how are you?
B：Hm, not too bad
Hi, welcome back! Have a nice trip?
- ____________.
A：Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day
Haven't seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?
- _____________.
D：I am working part time in a bookshop, you know
- ______?
- He teaches physics in a school.
C：What is your father
How often do you go dancing?
- ______.
C：Every other day
How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight?
- ______
C：That's great!
Hello, may I talk to the director now?
- _________.
A：Sorry, he is busy at the moment
How do you do? Glad to meet you.
-- _________
B：How do you do? Glad to meet you, too.
Hi, is Mary there, please?
-- _____
A：Hold on. I'll get her.
How was your trip to London, Jane?         
- ___________.
A：Oh, wonderful indeed
Hey, Tom, what's up?
- __________
B：Oh, not much.
How are you feeling?
- Much better. ______.  
A：Thanks for coming to see me
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I didn't mean to do that. Please forgive me.  
- _________
B：That's all right.
I think he is a good lecturer.
- _________
B：So do I.
Is Mary there?
- _________
A：Speaking.
Is that seat taken?
- _________
B：I don't think so.
I'm sorry. I lost the key.
- ________.         
A：Well, it's OK
It's rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window?
- ______.
B：No, go ahead
I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A.
- _________
B：Congratulations! That's a difficult course.
I wonder if I could use your computer tonight?         
- ___________ I'm not using it right now.
A：Sure, go ahead.
Is it possible for you to work late tonight?    
- _______.
D：I think so
If you like I can mail this letter for you?
- _______.
A：That's very kind of you
I'm terribly sorry that I've spilled some coffee on the carpet.
- _______.
B：It doesn't matter
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Let me introduce myself. I'm steward．
- _________
B：Pleased to meet you.
Let's go to the library this afternoon.
- _________.
D：That's a good idea.
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Marilyn, I'm afraid I have to be leaving now.
- ____________    
B：Oh, so early?
Madam, do all the buses go downtown?
- ______.
D：Sorry, I'm new here
May I see your tickets, please?
- ________.
C：Sure
Must I take a taxi?
-- No, you________. You can take a car.
D：don't have to
May I use your bike for a moment?
-- ________.
C：By all means
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Oh, sorry to bother you.
- __________.
A：That's Okay
Oh, Betty, we will be having a buffet party next Saturday, and we'd like you to join us.
-  _______ , Susan. What's the occasion? What time do you want me to come?
A：I'd love to
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Paul, _______?
- Oh, that's my father! And beside him, my mother.
B：who's talking over there
Please help yourself to the seafood.
-- ________.
D：Thanks, but I don't like the seafood
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Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?
A：I'd rather stay here if you don't mind.
Susan is absent from today's writing class.
- _______? As far as I know, she has never missed a class.
A：How come
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Thank you ever so much for your lovely gift.
- _________
B：I'm glad you like it.
Thank you for your invitation.
- _________
B：It's a pleasure.      
Thank you for calling.
- _________
C：Nice talking to you.
Thanks for your help.
- __________.          
A：My pleasure
That's a beautiful dress you have on!
- __________.
A：Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday
Thank you for inviting me.
- _______
C：Thank you for coming.
This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs.
- _______.
B：I'll give you a hand
Tomorrow is my birthday.
- _______
C：Many happy returns of the day!
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What's the problem with your bike?
- _________
C：Nothing serious.
What a beautiful dress you have on today!
- _________
D：Thank you.
What's the matter, dear?
- _________
B：I have a terrible headache
What does Tom's wife do for a living?
- _________.
A：She is a doctor.
What do you think of this novel?
- _________
C：It costs fifty pounds.
What's the matter, John?
- _________
A：I failed my French test.
What are you majoring in?
- _________
C：Mathematics.
What day is it today?
- _________
D：It's Monday.
What's the matter with you?
- _________
C：I don't feel well.
What do you think of your new teacher?
- _________
D：He is very nice.
What does Peter do?
- _________
D：He's a language teacher.
Where is Miss Smith?
- _________
B：She's at home.
When are you going on holiday?
- _________
B：Next week.
What do you do?
- _________
C：I'm a college student.
Why didn't you come to my birthday party yesterday?
-  ________.
D：Sorry, but my wife had a car accident
Who's that speaking?
- This is Tom______.
C：speaking
- ______？
- Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week.
B：How long have your parents been in Paris
What can I do for you?
- ___________.
A：I want a kilo of pears
We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?
-- ________.
A：I'm afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting
Would you mind changing seats with me?
-- ________.
C：No, I don't mind
Wow! This is a marvelous room! I've never known you're so artistic.
- ______.
C：Thanks for your compliments
Would you like another slice of Christmas cake?   
- _______ I'm full.
B：No more, thanks.
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Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again! 
- _______. This is not the end of the world.
B：Cheer up
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You know, I have three kids now.
- ______
B：That's wonderful!

二、阅读理解
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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
 (1)The story took place ______.
B：in England
(2)Which of the following is true?
A：The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
(3)Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
C：Her birthday was coming soon.
(4)Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?
B：He looked pale and sad.
(5)On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ______.
D：he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through

Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, greater than what only a few other men have achieved. An American university president once commented that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on-but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.
 (1)The main idea of Paragraph 1 is ______.
C：the change in human thought produced by Einstein
(2)According to the American university president, ______.
D：Our ideas about the universe are different today because of Einstein
(3)According to Paragraph 2, Albert Einstein ______.C：was famous in the world
(4)According to the passage Einstein did his greatest work ______.B：when he was young
(5)It may be concluded that ______.
A：Albert Einstein was forced to serve in the German army
B：Albert Einstein had no other interests besides scienceC：Germans usually have a high respect for science

After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.
 It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws （爪子） and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert couldn't give it, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to "buy him" to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his week's wage to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere else.
(1)Albert had been living in the same district for ______.D：more than twenty years
(2)Albert decided to move because ______.
C：he couldn't get into his own house
(3)Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because ______.
B：he wanted the chocolate
(4)We can tell from the story that ______.
D：it took Albert too much money to buy chocolate for Bingo
(5)Albert had to "buy him" means ______.
C：Albert had to give him chocolate

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.
 (1)According to this passage we know that ___D：not all the games have a long history
(2)The writer didn't tell us in this passage that ________.
A：basketball was invented in America
(3)People all over the world enjoy sports because ________. D：all of the above
(4)From this passage we can see that _______.
D：according to the author sports and games are significant to our life in many respects
(5)What's the writer's attitude towards sports?
A：positive
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend. I'd like to bring him home with me."
  "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
(1)The soldier called his parents from San Francisco _________. .
B：after having fought in Vietnam
(2)The soldier told his parents that he wanted them to _________.
D：agree to his plan that he would bring his wounded friend home and live with them
(3)His father considered his plan _________.
A：unacceptable
(4)A few days later ________.
B：the parents were told by the police that their son had killed himself
(5)The son killed himself because __________.  
B：his father's words greatly disappointed him and he didn't want to be a burden to his

A foreigner's first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands（任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
    Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don't, waiters will hurry you.
(1)Which of the following statements is wrong? ________       
D：Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.
(2)In the fourth paragraph, "a high priority" means ________.   B：a first concern
(3)Americans evaluate a business colleague ________.    D：by learning about their past performance
(4)This passage mainly talks about ________.  
A：how Americans treasure their time
(5)We can infer from the passage that the author's tone in writing is ________.  
C：appreciative

A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man － the man who has risen t