大学英语B9
一、交际英语
1、- I've got your invitation.
- Oh, good. ______
A：Can you come?
B：Thanks a lot.
C：I'll take it.
D：May I help you?
答案： A
2、---How is Mr Brown?-- ______________.
A：He is tall and beautiful
B：He is very strict with us
C：He is fine
D：He is in an expensive car
答案： C
3、- _______?- It's Friday.
A：What day is it?
B：What's the date today?
C：What's the time?
D：What time is it?
答案： A
4、- Madam, do all the buses go downtown?A：Wow, you got the idea.
B：No, never mind.
C：Pretty well, I guess.
D：Sorry, I'm new here.
答案： D
5、-- Congratulations! You won the first prize in today's speech contest.-- ________
A：Yes, I beat the others.
B：No, no, I didn't do it well.
C：Thank you.
D：It's a pleasure.
答案： C
二、阅读理解
1、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.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A
bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young
man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he
will drop it."
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited.
Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the
room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw
that each piece was packed separately.
(1)、The story took place in the United States.
A：T
B：F
答案： B
(2)、The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich, according to the passage.
A：T
B：F
答案： A
(3)、The young man wanted to buy a present as a Christmas gift for the girl.
A：T
B：F
答案： B
(4)、The shop manager came to talk to the young man, because he was poorly dressed.
A：T
B：F
答案： B
(5)、On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because the girl was in love with him.
A：T
B：F
答案： B
2、How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a
mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express
thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that
later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds,
and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds.
Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain
words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the
number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in
words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming 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 which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We
should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our
speech silly and vulgar.
(1)、The origin of language is _________.
A：a legend handed down from the past
B：a matter that is hidden or secret
C：a question difficult to answer
D：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：properties
B：characteristics
C：peculiarity
D：representative function
答案： D
(4)、By "association" in the last paragraph, the author means ______.
A：a special quality
B： a joining of ideas in the mind
C：an appearance which is puzzling
D：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、Everyone of them _______ tired and wanted a good rest.
A：seems
B：is seemed
C：was seemed
D：seemed
答案： D
2、--Would you like a bag of rice?--Yes. I have ______ rice at home.
A：some
B：little
C：a little
D：any
答案： B
3、--____I put my coat here? --Sorry, you ______.
A：May; mustn't
B：Do; don't
C：can; needn't
D：May; can't
答案： D
4、I don't know the park, but it's______ to be quite beautiful.
A：said
B：told
C：spoken
D：talked
答案： A
5、 Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a _____ and disorder!
A：mass
B：mess
C：guess
D：bus
答案： B
四、完型填空
Social customs and ways of behaving are changing. __1__ was considered impolite many years
ago is now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was thought to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke
in the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman __2__ a fool of himself by
smoking when a woman was in the room.
Customs __3__ from country to country, but the important thing __4__ is not to do anything that
might make other people feel __5__, especially if they are your guests. You are expected to find a way
to keep them from feeling foolish.
(1)、
A：uncomfortable
B：would make
C：to remember
D：what
E：vary
答案： D
(2)、
A：uncomfortable
B：would make
C：to remember
D：what
E：vary
答案： B
(3)、
A：uncomfortable
B：would make
C：to remember
D：what
E：vary
答案： E
(4)、
A：uncomfortable
B：would make
C：to remember
D：what
E：vary
答案： C
(5)、
A：uncomfortable
B：would make
C：to remember
D：what
E：vary
答案： A
五、英译汉
(1)、Though it was late, they kept on working.
(2)、A good memory is a great help in learning a language.
(3)、It's always a pleasure to see many friends here in London.
(4)、He was too tired to go on reading.
六、写作
Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短
文。
1．回忆值得记忆的一天；
2．说明为什么值得记忆。
A Day to Remember