大學英語B5

一、交際英語

1.-Excuseme.Couldyousparemeafewminutes?-

A.Ofcourse.

B.Ofcoursenot.

C.Iamsorrytohearthat.

D.Yes.I'mbusynow.

答案：A

2.-Doyoumindmysmokinghere?

A.No,thanks.

B.Yes,Ido.

C.Yes.I'drathernot.

D.Goodidea.

答案：B

3.-DidyouknowthatDavidinjuredhislegyesterday?

-Really?

A.Whodidthat?

B.What'swrongwithhim?

C.Howdidthathappen?

D.Whywashesocareless?

答案：C

4.-Excuseme,couldyoushowmethswaytothenearestpostoffice?

-Ohyes!TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan'tmissit.

A.Ibegyourpardon?

B.Whatdoyoumean?

C.You'rewelcome.

D.Mm,letmethink.

答案：D

5.-What'stheproblemwithyourbike?

A.Notatall.

B.Good,thankyou.

C.Nothingserious.

D.Sure

答案：C

二、閱讀理解

Sixpeopleweretravellinginacompartment（包廂）onatrain.Fiveofthemwere

quietandwellbehaved；butthesixthwasarudeyoungmanwhowascausingalotof

troubletotheotherpassengers.

Atastationthisyoungmangotoutwithhistwoheavybags.Noneoftheother

passengershelpedhim,butoneofthemwaiteduntiltherudeyoungmanwasvery

faraway.Thenheopenedthewindowandshoutedtotheyoungman,"Youleft

somethingbehindinthecompartment!"Thenheclosedthewindowsagain.

Theyoungmanturnedaroundandhurriedbackwithhistwobags.Hewasvery

tiredwhenhearrived,butheshoutedthroughthewindow,"WhatdidIleave

behind?"

Asthetrainbegantomoveagain,thepassengerwhohadcalledhimbackopened

thewindowandsaid,"Averybadimpression!"

6.0neofthepassengershelpedtheyoungman.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

7.Thesixthyoungmanwasimpolite.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

8,Havingheardtheshout,theyoungmanwasfrightened.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

9.Theyoungmanleftsomethingunpleasantinthetrain.

A.T

B.F

答案；A

lO.Theotherpassengerswerenothappywiththeyoungman'sbehavior.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,they

didnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveina

furnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanew

systemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings

(bed；tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowing

businesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?

Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,

airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforce

themtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleand

thecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhen

theyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuy

cheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhave

enoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycan

rentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheir

rentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuying

newthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaof

rentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheir

neighborsmightthink.

ll.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowing

businesses?

A.Sellinghomefurnishings.

B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture.

0.Rentinghomefurnishings.

答案：D

12.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

0,Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

答案：c

13.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

0.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

答案：B

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.RentorBuy?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C.FurnishedApartments.

D.ANewIdea.

答案；B

15.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurniturebecause.

A.theyhavelessmoney

B.theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture

C.thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality

D.theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture

答案：D

三、詞匯與語法

16.Everysocietyhasitsownpeculiarcustomsandofacting.

A.attitudes

B.behavior

C.ways

D.means

答案；C

17.Thehigherthetemperature,__theliquidevaporates.

A.thefaster

B.themorefast

C.theslower

D.themoreslower

答案：A

18.1oftenseetheroadonhiswayhome.

A.hecross

B.himcross

Chimcrossed

D.hecrossing

答案：B

19.Theworkersarebusy_modelsfortheexhibition.

A.tomake

B.withmaking

Gbeingmaking

0.making

答案：D

20.youareleavingtomorrow,wecanhavedinnertogethertonight.

A.Since

B.While

C.For

D.Before

答案：A

四、完型填空

Manypeoplehavetoworkatweekends.Somepeopledonotmind,othersthinkit

isterrible.

Onemanthinksthatworkingatweekendscanbe_21_.HeisGeorgeSmith.Mr.

Smithworksinanoffice,inBrighton,England.

OnSaturday,May24,1986,hewenttotheofficetodosomework.Afterhe_22_

thelift,itstoppedbetweenfloors.Mr.Smithcouldnotgetoutofthelift.Hebeganto

shout,butnooneheardhim.ThenMr.Smithrememberedthatitwasaholidayin

England.NoonewasgoingtocometoworkuntilTuesday.

Therewas_23_forMr.Smithtodo.Hehadtowaituntiloneofhisworkmates

cametoworkandfoundhim.Withnothingtoeatordrink,Mr.Smithwasvery

hungryandhadtosleepmostofthetime.

EarlyonTuesdaymorning,oneofhisworkmatescameintoworkandfoundthelift

_24_.Whentheliftwasopened,Mr.Smithcameoutcold,weak,andtired.Hehad

beenintheliftforover60hours!

NowMr.Smithsays,"Ionlyusetheliftiftheyhave_25_inthem."

21.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

D.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：E

22,

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

D.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：B

23.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

D.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：A

24.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

D.telephones

E.dangero