大學(xué)英語B級(jí)考試模擬試題與答案解析

大學(xué)英語B級(jí)考試模擬試題與答案解析大學(xué)英語(B)模擬試題1Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 1.Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow? __________. A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment B.No,youcan’t C.Sorry,youcan’t D.Idon’tknow 2.DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary? __________. A.Yes,youmayborrow B.Yes,goon C.Yes,helpyourself D.Itdoesn’tmatter 3.IsthatMrRobertLee? __________. A.Yes,Leespeaking B.Hello,whatdoyouwant C.Sorry,speaking D.Idon’tknow 4.Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice? __________. A.Youcan’taskme B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea C.Pleasedon’tsayso D.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere 5.Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn? __________.ThankyouverymuchNo,no,JohnisnotbadThankyou.HeisfineDon’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood6.WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?__________. A.Iwantakiloofapples B.Youcangoyourownway C.Thanks D.Excuseme.I’mbusy7.I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.__________. A.Thankyou.Youshouldn’t’dothat B.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou C.No,youcan’tsayso D.No,no,Youcan’tdothat8.Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?__________. A.Certainly.I’mfromLondon B.Sure.IwasborninLondon C.Notreally,youcandoit D.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon9.MayIseethemenu,please?__________. A.Thatisthemenu,sir B.Yes,pleasegoon C.Hereyouare,sir D.Ofcourse,sir10.Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!__________.Don’tworryaboutitCongratulations!That’sadifficultcourseMrBrownisverygoodGoodlucktoyou!PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage 1 TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting. ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowspell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”. ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbec 11.Theauthor_______________. A.believesbothofthestories B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun 12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson________________. A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim D.wasn’tgoodatreadingorspelling 13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”________________. A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson B.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect” 14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”______________. A.wastheshortwaytosay“OldKinderhookClub” B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn C.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub D.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection 15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”wasfirstused____________. A.byVanBuren B.inapresidentialelection C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub D.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhookClub”Passage 2AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林業(yè)),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(統(tǒng)計(jì))ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitan16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry____________ A.About25million. B.Morethan25million. C.Lessthan25million. D.Lessthan225million.17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas_____________ A.UnitedStates. B.Germany. C.France. D.England.18.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage_________ A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs. B.Ofsmallandlargetowns. C.Ofurbanareas. D.Ofruralareas.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnited A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded. B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother. C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent. D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb__________ A.Becausetheyarethesame. B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly. C.Becausetheprocessisgradual. D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.Passage 3 Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion. Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite. Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,thymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall’rememberedhistory’.Someofithasmowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful. 21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage______ A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory. 22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______. A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite 23.“Rememberedhistory”refersto___________. A.historybasedonaperson’simagination B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents D.bothBandC 24.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________. A.itiswrittendown B.nowrittenaccountisavailable C.itprovestobetrue D.peopleareinterestedinit25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad___________. A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsmademoresongsanddancesPassage4‘Mum,canwegotoMcDonald’s,please?’Somepeoplemightask,‘Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?’and‘Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?’Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald’s.Thedistinctive‘goldenarch’cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2002,McDonald’shadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyof‘thinkglobal,actlocal’.McDonald’slearntthatiftheyadaptedtheir‘Mac’mealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonald’srestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwitha‘local’flavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalled‘ShakeShakeFries’and‘RedBeanSunday’canbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,‘VegiMacs’areserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalled‘junk’foodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.‘Convenience’foodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya‘take-away’fromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.26.The‘goldenarch’inthesecondparagraphrefersto______________.A)BurgerKingB)TacoBellC)McDonald’sD)allthefastfoodrestaurants27.Accordingtothepassage,McDonald’sissuccessfulmainlybecause__________________.IthasastandardizedsetofproductsallovertheworldItisnot‘junk’foodIts’foodisconvenientItadapteditsmealstodifferentcultures.28.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingtermshas/havethesamemeaningwithfastfood.A)‘junk’foodB)‘convenience’foodC)‘take-away’D)alloftheabove29.Fastfoodisoftencalled‘junkfood’because_____________.somepeoplethinkitisunhealthyandfulloffatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwasteitisnolongerfreshfoodD)BothAandB.30.Themainideaofthispassageis____________.fastfoodtodaythesuccessfulsecretofMcDonald’s.whyfastfoodisthoughtas‘junk’fooddifferentopinionstowardfastfoodPartⅢVocabularyandStructure(25points)Section ADirections:Inthissectionthereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusy__________forherexamination.A.toprepare B.tobepreparedC.preparing D.beingprepared 32.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell,sosomething_________wrong. A.canhavegone B.shouldhavegone C.musthavegone D.oughttohavegone 33.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonders__________willhappentoheprivatelife.A.how B.who C.what D.that34.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeople’sSquare,withtheaudience__________ontheground. A.seating B.seated C.beseating D.toseat35.Ifthewholeprogram__________beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost. A.wasnotplanned B.werenotplanned C.wouldnotbeplanned D.hadnotbeenplanned36.Isn’titaboutthetimeyou__________todomorningexercises? A.began B.begin C.shouldbegin D.havebegun37.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyou’vegivenmeand__________youhavedoneforme. A.which B.that C.allwhat D.allthat38.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome__________rememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor. A.whenshe B.thatshe C.andshe D.she39.Determinedto__________asifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindofindifference. A.carryon B.accountfor C.bringup D.getthrough40.He__________toarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany. A.tried B.succeeded C.managed D.endeavored41.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.__________,Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim. A.Asaresult B.Inaword C.Bytheway D.Onthecontrary42.I__________goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn’t. A.pickout B.makeout C.giveoff D.putoff43.Youngchildrenoftencan’t__________betweenTVprogramsandcommercials. A.separate B.distinguish C.compare D.contrast44.Themorningpaper__________astoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashington A.carried B.extended C.brought D.took45.Andwhatwegotto__________isadisgrace. A.comeupwith B.catchupwith C.putupwith D.keepupwithSectionBDirections:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearerchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethoughthecenter. Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhavemoreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.____46____,youwillhavemorefreedom–freedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or____47___tostudy.Youwillneedtoexercisemaximumself–imposed(志愿的),andyouhaveonlyyourselfto____48____.Thedecisionsyoumake____49___yourstudyhabitswillbea____50____factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege. ____51____,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors____52____theonesyouhavehadpreviously.Theywillexpectyouto____53___more____53____inyourstudyhabitsandtimemanagement.Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakesplaceoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwillgiveyouadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthereisevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffortintothecourse. ____54___yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyinordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule____55___efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoincludebothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonlywhenyouwishandasyouwish.(221words) 46. A.Ontheotherhand B.ONtheonhand C.Nevertheless D.Therefore 47. A.if B.whether C.why D.who 48. A.turnto B.answerto C.respondto D.actas 49. A.of B.to C.towards D.concerning 50. A.determining B.demanding C.deciding D.depending 51. A.However B.Nevertheless C.Inaddition D.Exceptthat 52. A.differfrom B.aresimilarto C.differin D.arealike 53. A.take…part B.throw…yourself C.plunge…yourself D.take…initiative 54. A.Inspiteof B.Concerning C.Regardlessof D.Ontheconditionof 55. A.relatedto B.carriedon C.reliedon D.basedonPartⅣWriting(15points)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanE-mailtooneofyourformerclassmates.Youshouldwriteatleast80words,andbaseyourE-mailontheChineseoutlinebelow: 1.了解對(duì)方畢業(yè)后的情況.2.你的近況.3.邀請(qǐng)對(duì)方方便時(shí)來訪.大學(xué)英語B模擬試題2Part I UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 1.Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening? __________. A.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow B.No,Ican’t C.I’dloveto,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents D.Idon’tknow 2.Hi,isMarythere,please? __________. A.Holdon.I’llgether B.No,sheisn’there C.Yes,sheliveshere D.Yes,whatdoyouwant 3.Pleasehelpyourselftothefish. __________. A.Thanks,butfishdoesn’tagreewithme B.Sorry,Ican’thelp C.Idon’tlikefish D.No,Ican’t 4.Hurryupplease,orI’llbelate. __________. A.Sorrysir,burthetrafficisthicknow B.Well,it’salright,sir C.Howcanyousaythat,sir? D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway 5.Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport? __________. A.Don’taskthat B.Sorry,I’mastrangerhere C.No,Ican’tsaythat D.No,you’redrivingtoofast 6.Howaboutgoingtothecinematonight,Jane? __________. A.Idon’tthinkso B.I’msorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhometonight C.Nevermind D.Takeiteasy 7.Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please? __________. A.Yes,please B.Pleasedon’torderit C.No,don’tmentionit D.Yes,I’dliketohavesomechocolatecake 8.DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers? __________. A.No.AndsodidI B.No.AndneitherdidI C.Hedid.AndsoIdid D.Hedid.AndsodoI 9.Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater? __________. A.I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind B.Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither C.Certainly,whynot? D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces 10.Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme? __________. A.Yes,youcan B.Ofcourse,Iliketo C.No,Idon’tmind D.Certainly,pleasedoPartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage 1 WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(長(zhǎng)壽) Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators(電梯),andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking. Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars. 11.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________. A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger’sdeath C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger D.theimageofcitiesingeneral 12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome__________. A.benefitsofwalking B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife C.commentsmadebycitypeople D.problemsofcityliving 13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___________. A.totaketheelevator B.towalkupthestairs C.torideinacar D.tofindanalternativetowalking 14.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause__________. A.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas B.theydon’tneedtheexercise C.theyneverhaveparkingproblems D.theycan’taffordtotakethebus 15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat__________. A.airpollutionisnotserious B.anyonecanlivetobe107 C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity D.walkingisahealthfulexercisePassage 2 ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist(劇作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish–speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell–knownproverbsandquotations. Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwrither,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty–fivethousand. ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday. 16.Englishpeople__________. A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatist C.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist D.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetanddramatist 17.EveryEnglishmanknows__________. A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly C.allShakespeare’swritings D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter 18.Whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritings.B.Shakespeare’swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish..C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse. D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare. 19.Whatdoestheword“proverb”mean? A.Familiarsayings. B.Shakespeare’splays. C.Complaints. D.Actorsandactresses. 20.WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish? A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare’stime. B.BydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage. C.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare’stime. D.BeginnersmayheavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.Passage 3Threesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manbasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieced,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.21.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan__________. A.Keephimfromthehotsunshine B.enablehimtobuildwarships C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods22.It’sagreatpitythat__________. A.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires B.maniseagertoprofitfromtrees C.manhasn’trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohim D.manhasn’tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees23.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear__________. A.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftrees B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees C.unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtreesD.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhocuttreesinsteadofplantingthem24.Theword“bind”inParagraph5means“_______