大学英语B 统考-1系统及答案一、阅读理解Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely and urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry (林业) , and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people each ---- a larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics (统计) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But most and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.(2.0 分)1. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?A.About 25 million.B.More than 25 million.C.Less than 25 millionD.Less than 225 million.得分:2(2.0 分)2. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?A.United States.B.Germany.C.France.D.England.得分:2(2.0 分)3. What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage?A.Of a large city with its suburbsB.Of small and large towns.C.Of urban areas.D.Of rural areas.得分:2(2.0 分)4. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States?A.Most small towns become gradually crowded.B.Small towns are still similar to each other.C.As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.D.Small towns are turning into large cities.得分:2(2.0 分)5. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?A.Because they are the same.B.Because the rush takes place too quickly.C.Because the process is gradual.D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.得分:2The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teach mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing something very formal, such as writing a dissertation (学位论文) or preparing an article for publication in a professional journal. In either case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us understand and solve our problem.The following sections of this chapter will describe specific resources available in many libraries. In some cases you may already be aware of a resource and may use it frequently and successfully. In other cases you may be completely unfamiliar with a resource. Your goal should be to become aware of what is available and to know how to use each of these resources to help you solve the problem they are designed to solve.When educators have a piece of information that they want to share with their colleagues, they often make this information available in professional journals or at professional meetings. It would often be useful to have access to such information, and this chapter will describe the special services that enable us to locate such information.(2.0 分)6. The library resources can be helpful when we _______.A.want to find a better way to measure attitudes toward musicB.are preparing a paper for a professional journalC.are writing a dissertationD.All of the above得分:2(2.0 分)7. The familiarity of readers with different resources _______.A.is more or less the sameB.varies slightlyC.differs greatlyD.should not be different得分:2(2.0 分)8. The author believes that _______.A.library resources should be used frequently and completelyB.library resources cannot be made good use of if they are not available to usC.one is supposed to be aware of the library resources that are usually not availableD.one is supposed to have good knowledge and make good use of resources得分:2(2.0 分)9. When educators wish to share some information with their colleagues, they often _______.A.publish it in a professional journalB.attend professional meetingsC.get access to it in the libraryD.make use of some library services得分:2(2.0 分)10.The chapter in question _______.A.mainly deals with the ways of dissertation writingB.presents information on publishing papers in professional journalsC.introduces some library servicesD.describes some professional meetings得分:2American society is not nap(午睡)---friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. “There’s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.” Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping”, says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research.Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt. The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Clinton is trying to take a half-hour snooze(打瞌睡)every afternoon.About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “a mid-afternoon quiet p hase” also called “a secondary sleep gate.” Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap.We Superstars of Snooze don’t nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we “snack” on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.(2.0 分)11.It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is _______.A.unreasonableB.criminalC.harmfulD.costly得分:2(2.0 分)12.The research done by the Dement commission shows that Americans ________.A.don’t like to take napsB.are terribly worried about their national debtC.sleep less than is good for themD.have caused many industrial and traffic accidents得分:2(2.0 分)13. The purpose of this article is to ___________.A.warn us of the wickedness of nappingB.explain the danger of sleepinessC.discuss the side effects of nappingD.convince the reader of the necessity of napping得分:2(2.0 分)14.The “American sleep debt” (Line 1, Para.3) is the result of _________.A.the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleepB.the new sleep policy of the Clinton AdministrationC.the rapid development of American industryD.the Americans’ worry about the danger of sleepiness得分:2(2.0 分)15.The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is __________.A.preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shiftB.good practice to eat something light before we go to bedC.essential to make up for lost sleepD.natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it得分:2Soldiers and other military people wear uniforms with various other symbols to indicate their status. But in the business world everyone wears more or less similar suits, and you cannot tell at a glance who ranks higher or lower than another. So how do people in the business world show their superiority?An attempt to study this was made by two researchers using a series of silent films. They had two actors play the parts of an executive (经理) and a visitor, and switch roles each time. The scene had one man at his desk playing the part of an executive, while the other, playing the part of a visitor, knocks at the door, opens it and approaches the desk to discuss some business matter. The audience watching the films was asked to rate the executive and the visitor in terms of status. A certain set of rules about status began to emerge from the ratings. The visitor showed the least amount of status when he stopped just inside the door to talk across the room to the seated man. He was considered to have more status when he walked halfway up to the desk, and he had the most status when he walked directly up to the desk and stood right in front of the seated executive.Another thing that affected the status of the visitor in the eyes of the observers was the time between knocking and entering. For the seated executive, his status was also affected by the time between hearing the knock and answering. The quicker the visitor entered the room, the more status he had. The longer the executive took to answer, the more status he had.(2.0 分)16.The experiment designed by the two researchers aimed at finding out ________ .A.how business is conducted by an executive and a visitorB.how to tell the differences between an executive and a visitorC.how to tell businessmen at a glanceD.how businessmen indicate status得分:2(2.0 分)17. Which of the statements can best sum up the passage?A.The executive has a higher status than the visitor.B.Military people wear uniforms but the businessmen do not.C.A study revealing a set of rules about the status of businessmen.D.It is a good method to use a series of silent film in research.得分:2(2.0 分)18. Having entered the room, the closer the visitor approaches the executive, _________ .A.the less it affected his statusB.the lower his statusC.the more it affected his statusD.the higher his status得分:2(2.0 分)19.The longer the seated man was in answering the knock,_________ .A.the higher his statusB.the less it affected his statusC.the lower his statusD.the more it affected his status得分:2(2.0 分)20.Which statement is NOT true?A.Soldiers wear uniforms with various symbols so that one can tell their status at a glance.B.In the experiment, one actor played the executive while the other played the seated man.C.Business people wear similar suits.D.The audience watching the film rated the executive and the visitor in terms of status.得分:2二、单选题(3.0 分)1. Everyone at the party was greatly _________ by the pianist’s excellent performance.A.expressedB.depressedC.impressedD.pressed得分:3(3.0 分)2. We need a huge _____ of money to build a new high school for the children in this area.A.numberB.amountC.pieceD.kind得分:3(3.0 分)3. — May I see your tickets and passports, please?— _________________ .A.No, you can'tB.Yes, you canC.Here they areD.No, they are mine得分:3(3.0 分)4. 19. _______ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with the experiment.A.SinceB.ForC.AsD.With得分:3(3.0 分)5. 3. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _______all practical value by the time they were finished.A.had lostB.would have lostC.would loseD.should have lost得分:3(3.0 分)6. We are fortunate ______ having enough supplies of fuel ______ the winter.A.in, forB.in, withC.with, inD.for, of得分:3(3.0 分)7. —We’d like two cokes, please.—_____________A.Small, medium or large?B.You must pay first.C.Thank you.D.You are welcome.得分:3(3.0 分)8. —Thank you for the wonderful meal, Mrs. Hanson. —_____________A.I don’t think you ate well.B.I’m not a good cook in fact.C.Be careful next timeD.I am glad you enjoyed it.得分:3(3.0 分)9. ________ he is good at operating computers.A.It says thatB.It said thatC.It is being said thatD.It is said that得分:3(3.0 分)10.4. As a public relations officer, he is said _______ some very influential people.A.to knowB.to be knowingC.to have been knowingD.to have known得分:3(3.0 分)11.The new general manager is trying to find ________ to the company's financial problem.A.a reactionB.a ruleC.an actionD.a solution得分:3(3.0 分)12.---- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?___ ____________________.A.You can’t ask meB.Pardon? I have no ideaC.Please don’t say soD.Sorry, I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there得分:3(3.0 分)13.Almost everyone fails _______ the driver’s test on the first try.A.at passingB.to passC.to have passedD.on passing得分:3(3.0 分)14.This dictionary will prove ________ to you in your English study.A.be of some useB.being of some useC.to be of some useD.of some use得分:3(3.0 分)15.He had no choice but ________ to see him.A.goB.wentC.goingD.to go得分:3三、完形填空Jeremy Hampden has a huge circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great 1 of humor except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy’s 2 friends asked him to make a 3 at a wedding reception. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. He had 4 a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. On their way home, Jenny told his father she didn’t en joy the speech 5 she didn’t like to see so many people laughing at his father.(3.0 分)1.A.includedB.senseC.speechD.becauseE.closest得分:3(3.0 分)2.A.includedB.senseC.speechD.becauseE.closest得分:3(3.0 分)3.A.includedB.senseC.speechD.becauseE.closest得分:3(3.0 分)4.A.includedB.senseC.speechD.becauseE.closest得分:3(3.0 分)5.A.includedB.senseC.speechD.becauseE.closest得分:3。