電大2017年 大學英語B網考材料

1、2016年9月大學英語B網考材料（網考復習重點內容是07版的“大學英語B” 題）第一部分：閱讀理解及參考答案Passage 1Nancy and Peter McCall like sports. In the summer they swim and in the winter they ski. They are planning a ski trip for this weekend, but they dont know about the weather. Its 730 now, and they are listening to the weather report on the

2、 radio. The weatherman is giving the weather for the weekend.“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but its not going to rain. The temperature is going to be in the thirties. Its going to snow Friday night and maybe Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon and Sunday are going to be cold and sunny.”Now

3、 Nancy and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be perfect for a ski trip. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.1. When did Nancy and Peter listen to the weather forecast?A. Thursday evening B. Friday evening C. Friday morning D. Saturday evening2. What are Nancy and Pet

4、er planning for the weekend?A. A trip to the mountains B. A trip to a winter resort C. A ski trip in the mountainsD. A trip to a sports center3. When is it going to snow according to the weather forecast?A. Thursday night B. Friday morning C. Saturday night D. Friday night4. What will the weather be

5、 like on Sunday?A. Cold and cloudy B. Warm and rainy C. Clear, cold and sunny D. Clear, warm and sunny5. What can you infer from the passage?A. Nancy and Peter must live quite near the mountains B. Nancy and Peter like skiing better than swimmingC. Nancy and Peter go swimming or skiing every weekend

6、D. Nancy and Peter listen to weather reports very oftenAC DCAPassage 2Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with gran

7、dparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families cannot be mov

8、ed from place to place as smaller families can. So, at present people tent to have smaller families. In the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consists

9、 only of a man and a woman. A small number of families may take raising children as their chief work. At the same time they may also raise other peoples children, leaving those families free to move from job to job.1. Which of the following topics is discussed in the passage? A. Development of scien

10、ce and industry in America B. Influence of science and industry on American families C. The harmful effect of industrializationD. Social problems resulting from the highly developed science and industry in America2. What kind of families is described in the passage? A. Families of the past B. Famili

11、es of the present and of the future C. Families of the past and of the future D. Families of the past, the present and the future3. According to the writer, what is one of the reasons why families are getting smaller in America? A. children tend to leave their parents and grandparents when they grow

12、 up B. People no longer want to have children C. The need for workers who are able to move at any time has been increasing D. Both old and young people prefer to live by themselves4. Who will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future? A. Parents themselves B. Grandparents C. So

13、cial workers D. A small number of families5. What can you infer from the passage? A. Science and industry have caused thousands of families to split B. Children do not like to live with their parents or grandparents C. Large families can hardly survive in a highly industrialized societyD. Americans

14、are very choosy with their jobsBDCDCPassage 3A man got into a train and found himself sitting opposite a woman who seemed to be about thirty-five years old. Soon they began talking to each other, and the man said to her, “Do you have a family?”“Yes, I have one son, ” the woman answered.“Oh, really?”

15、 said the man. “Does he smoke?”“No, hes never touched a cigarette,” the woman replied.“Thats good,” the man continued. “I dont smoke either. Tobacco is very bad to ones health. And does your son drink wine?”“Oh, no,” the woman answered at once. “Hes never drunk a drop of it.”“Then I congratulate you

16、, maam,” he said. “And does he ever come home late at night?”“No, never,” his neighbor answered. “He goes to bed immediately after dinner every night.”“Well,” the man said, “hes a wise young man. How old is he?”“Hes six months old today. But he will grow up to be a gentleman,” the woman replied prou

17、dly.1. What are the man and the woman talking about?A. What a wise young man should be like. B. What a young man shouldnt do.C. The womans son.D. The mans son.2. How does the woman feel about her son?A. He is still too young to do anything bad.B. He is a very good boy.C. He will grow up to be a wise

18、 young man. D. He is born wise.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. On a train. B. At the womans home. C. In the street. D. At the mans home.4. Which of the following probably best describes the mans feeling at the end of the conversation?A. Disappointed.B. Surprised.C. Amused.D. Annoyed.5.

19、What cant you learn from the conversation? A. The man didnt expect that the woman has a young boy.B. The man believes in proper behavior for the young.C. The woman is so proud of her son that she does not really understand what the mans questions mean.D. The woman is sure that her son wont do all th

20、e things the man mentions when he grows up.CCACCPassage 4Many people now keep animals as pets. Some people have cats and dogs in their houses. Other people like fish, caged birds, tortoises and even snakes, monkeys or lions. Millions of dollars and much time are spent every year on pet food, equipme

21、nt, taming and medical treatment. Of course, there are some people who do not look after their pets properly or are even cruel to them. For this reason a royal society was created in 1824 in Britain to prevent cruel treatment of animals. In contrast to the love of pets is the fact that blood sports

22、still exist in most countries. People go hunting foxes, elephants, pandas, ducks, rabbits and other animals, or go fishing, not because they need the meat to eat, but just for pleasure. In some countries, blood sports like bull fighting and cock fighting are common and hunting rare animals for comme

23、rcial purposes has brought about an even more serious problem in the protection of the ecosystem. It is strange that people love certain animals, but enjoy killing others, in cruel ways, too.1. How do most people treat their pets? A. They do not take care of them. B. They train them at home. C. They

24、 spend a very large amount of money and time on equipment to give them good exercises. D. They spend a large amount of money and time taking care of them.2. Which of the following is not a blood sport? A. Bull fighting. B. Cock fighting. C. Fox hunting. D. Horse racing. 3. What do you think is the w

25、riters attitude towards blood sports? A. He thinks they are very cruel. B. He feels strongly they should be banned. C. He is neutral about them. D. He finds them strange. 4. Which of the following seems to affect the earths ecosystem most seriously? A. Hunting animals for pleasure. B. Keeping pets a

26、t home.C. Illegal killing of rare animals. D. Maltreating animals. 5. What does the passage mainly imply? A. People should not keep animals as pets at home. B. Rare animals should not be killed for profits. C. Animals should be well treated and protected. D. Hunting should be forbidden. DDACCPassage

27、 5Weather has a great influence on people. It influences peoples health, intelligence (智力) and feelings. In August, it is very hot and in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart disease (疾病) and other kind of health problems during the month. In the Northeast and Middle West,

28、 it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these places may have heart disease after the weather changes in February or March.The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1982 study by scientists, the IQ scores of a group of students were very high during

29、 a storm, but after the storm their IQ scores were lower than usual level. So storms can increase intelligence. However, very hot weather can lower it. Students in the United States often do badly on exams in the hot months of the year.Weather also has a strong influence on peoples feelings. Winter

30、may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months and they may feel unhappy during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. The summer heat may make them tired and they are easy to get angry. Are you feeling sick, sad, tired or

31、very intelligent today? The weather may be the cause.1. If thin people feel unhappy, the weather may be very _.A. warmB. cold C. coolD. hot2. Students in the U.S. usually do badly on exams in _.A. JanuaryB. December C. August D. May3. People in the Northeast of America usually have heart disease in

32、_.A. MarchB. August C. July D. December4. Storms can increase students IQ, this discovery was made _.A. in 1982B. by 1982 studentsC. by 1982 scientistsD. by a study of 1982 examples5. What is the best title for this passage? _.A. WeatherB. Weather and PeopleC. The Great influence of WeatherD. Weathe

33、r and HealthBCAACPassage 6Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner didnt know what to do. The food in his restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant was alw

34、ays full of men and their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for ea

35、ch dish and each bottle of wine; while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! 1. To whom did the waiter give a beautiful menu when a gentleman and

36、 his lady friend came into the restaurant?A. The gentleman.B. The lady. C. Both of them.D. Neither of them.2. Were the menus for the guests the same?A. Yes, they were. B. No, they werent.C. They were the same on the outside but different inside.D. They were different on the outside but the same insi

37、de.3. Why could the male guest remain calm when he ordered dish after dish?A. Because the prices of the dishes were reasonable.B. Because he could have some discount.C. Because he was rich.D. Because he knew that the lady would like to share the cost with him.4. What did the lady think of her friend

38、 after a meal at this restaurant?A. She thought he wanted to impress her.B. She thought he only pretended to be generous.C. She though he was very rich.D. She thought he was very generous5. What does the story mainly suggest?A. Knowledge of customer psychology helps promote business.B. A restaurant

39、owner should design different menus for different guests.C. All men pretend to be generous before their lady friends.D. People like to go to expensive restaurants.CCADAPassage 7A guide dog is a dog especially trained to guide a blind person. Dogs chosen for such training must show good disposition,

40、intelligence, physical fitness and sense of responsibility.At the age of about fourteen months, a guide dog begins an intensive course that lasts from three to five months. It becomes accustomed to the leather harness and stiff leather handle it will wear when guiding its blind owner. The dog learns

41、 to watch the traffic and to cross the street safely. It also learns to obey such commands as forward, left, right and sit and to disobey any command that might lead its owner into danger.The most important part of the training course is a four-week program in which the guide dog and its future owne

42、r learn to work together. However, many blind people are unsuited by personality to work with dogs. Only a tenth of the blind find a guide dog useful. 1. What is a guide dog? A. A dog trained to help the blind.B. A dog trained to play tricks in a circus.C. A dog trained to work as a tourist guide.D.

43、 A dog trained to help handicapped children.2. At what age does a guide dog begin its training course? A. At the age of three to five months.B. At the age of four weeks.C. At the age of fourteen months.D. At the age of ten months.3. Which of the following is NOT included in the training course? A. L

44、earning to guide its owner in the street.B. Learning to obey some commands.C. Learning to wear harness and handles.D. Learning to save its owner when he/she falls into danger.4. What is the most important part of the training course? A. To teach the dog to become accustomed to the harness.B. To teac

45、h the dog to distinguish the right commands from the wrong ones.C. To teach the dog how to cooperate with its future owner.D. To teach the dog how to rescue its owner from danger.5. Why are guide dogs not popular? A. Many blind people find it hard to work with dogs.B. Its hard to train a guide dog.C

46、. A guide dog doesnt work long.D. Guide dogs are not efficient enough.ACDCAPassage 8If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of trees. There are thousands and thousands of different kinds o

47、f plants and animals.However, the worlds forests are getting smaller all the time. We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years. What will happen if they disappear? If we cut down our fo

48、rests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world. In a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot. Perhaps the climate of the world will change. This will be dangerous f

49、or everyone in the world. That is why we must take care of our forests. 1. The passage mainly tells us about _.A. the importance of taking care of plantsB. the result of cutting down the treesC. the locations of great forestsD the reasons for forming the deserts2. Which of the following is TRUE acco

50、rding to the passage?A. Africa and South America are the oceans of trees.B. Forests are homes for different kinds of animals.C. Forests are usually several square kilometers large.D. Different plants cant be found in the same forest.3. The need for more wood and more land results in _.A. the change

51、of the world climateB. the disappearance of many plants and animalsC. more deserts and less farmlandD. All of the above4. What will happen in 20 or 30 years in some peoples view?A. Well have more and greater forests.B. We11 have enough land to support our people.C. We11 have no forests like those in

52、 the center of Africa.D. Well have enough wood to do some cooking.5. The writer thinks _.A. it dangerous to cut down the forestsB. it necessary to protect the forestsC. it impossible to take care of the worldD. it important to keep animalsABDCBPassage 9Clowns（小丑）like to make people laugh. They paint

53、 their faces and put on funny noses. Sometimes they put on a sad face but most of the time they put on a happy face. They also wear funny clothes.Most clowns work in circuses. They do all kinds of silly things to make the audience laugh. They run, jump, fall down, turn somersaults (翻滾，斤頭), and roll

54、over. They ride donkeys backwards. They push each other in wagons or wheelbarrows. Sometimes they shout and sing. Clowns are funny men, and occasionally, women, too! A circus is not a circus without clowns!Children especially enjoy watching clowns. A clown named Cookie often visits hospitals to ente

55、rtain sick children as well as older people. Sick people need to laugh. It helps them to get better faster.There is an old saying: Laughter is good medicine. 1. Clowns make people laugh by _. A. making fun of the audience B. putting on stupid faceC. painting their faces D. doing all kinds of silly t

56、hings2. Clowns are _. A. always male B. always female C. mostly female D. mostly male3. The sentence A circus is not a circus without clowns means _. A. a circus will not be of much fun if it has no clownsB. a circus can no longer survive if the clowns are goneC. a circus with clowns is not the same as a circus without clownsD. a circus cannot attract children if it has no clowns4. Clowns are a great favorite with _. A. old people B. sick