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大学英语B试卷
2011年7月
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第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕
1. — I haven’t seen Billy for 10 years.
— ____________ A. Either have I.
B. So have I.
D. Neither have I.
C. Haven’t I. — ____________
A. Yes, I would. B. Coffee, please. C. Yes, please. 3. — Do you know who telephoned me?
— ____________
A. I heard it was Sally. B. Yes, I remember it now. C. No, I didn’t phone you. D. Yes, I know you well. 4. — Excuse me, how far is the airport from here?
— ____________
A. You can take a taxi. dollars.
5. — I’ve got two tickets for the match. Shall we go and watch it together?
— ____________
B. It’s about thirty miles. D. It’s only six hundred
C. I’ll fly to Sydney.
D. It’ very nice.
2. — What would you like, tea or coffee?
A. The tickets must be expensive. C. Why not? Let’s go. 6. — Could I borrow your CD of English songs?
— ______________
A. No, I am not available. hand now.
C. It’s very kind of you. 7. — Hello, Sally. How’s everything?
— _____________
B. The match must be exciting. D. The place is too far away.
B. I’m sorry. It’s not at D. Thank you very much.
A. Good for you. B. Oh, I agree. C. That’s right. D. Just so-so. 8. — Waiter!
— ____________
— I can’t eat this. It’s too salty. A. Yes, sir? B. What? — Not at all. ____________
A. I’ve no time. B. I’d rather not. it. D. I’d be happy to. 10. — I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.
— ____________
A. Cheers! B. Congratulations! C. Come on!
D. Good luck!
第二部分：阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕 Passage 1
There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art; Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a
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C. All right? D. Pardon?
9. — I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?
C.
I’d
like
computer linked to a telephone.
You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art produced electronically (通过电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artistes had no place to show their work.
A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records or floppy discs (软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also print his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser（激光）printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr. Shostak said the FIU museum would make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
11. The main purpose of this passage is to give information about_____________.
A. famous museums throughout the world B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A.
C. art exhibitions in Florida International University D. latest development of computer art
12. To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include_____________.
A. floppy discs
B. a computer and a printer C. pictures and drawings on paper
D. a computer connected to the museum by a telephone line 13. What are stored in this museum?
A. Paintings drawn by means of the computer. B. Different styles of paintings. C. Old paintings.
D. Drawings done by art students of FIU. 14. The museum was started when___________.
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A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists B. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists C. art students needed better places to show their works D. computer scientists wanted to do something about art
15. The word “audience” in the last paragraph refers to ___________.
A. art students C. exhibits in the museum
Passage 2
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool. 16. We know that the word “cool” has had ________.
A. only one meaning
B. no meanings
C. many different meanings D. the same meaning 17. In the passage, the word “express” means “________”.
A. see
D. feel
B. angry about D. unhappy with
B. strange to
B. show
C. know
B. computer owners
D. those who will enjoy art
18. If you are _______ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”
A. interested in C. afraid of A. pleased with
19. The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.
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