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1、大学英语B网考辅导补充材料（2009-12新增）（用于2010年4，9月网考复习）Passage 1It was very cold last Sunday. Paul and his friends Allen, Bill and Betty went to the lake after breakfast. They began to skate on the ice. Paul skated better than his three friends. He skated fast and didnt know a piece of ice was broken. He fell int

2、o the water. His friends were afraid and called for help. Just then two workers walked there and heard them. They ran there quickly and helped the boy come out of the water. Then they took him to a hospital. Paul and his parents thanked them very much.1. When did the children go skating?A. After bre

3、akfast.B. Before supper.C. After lunch.D. At lunch.2. How many children skated on the lake?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. 3. Who skated best of all the children?A. Allen did.B. Paul did.C. Bill did.D. Worker did.4. Why did Paul fall into the water?A. Because he skated fast.B. Because he was not good at

4、 skating.C. Because he didnt know the ice there was broken.D.5. Who helped Paul?A. His friends.B. His parents.C. Two workers.D. Betty.Key: ABBCCPassage 2Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communication technology is a step back from the closeness

5、 of human interaction. With e-mail and instant massaging over the Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost ever

6、y imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine, the alienation quotient goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning

7、to the worker when you swipe （刷卡）your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Placing money at the bank? talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when can just put your credit card into the ATM?Pretty soon you wont have the hard task of making eye contact at

8、the grocery store. Some grocery chains are usually a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing?1. The writers attitude towards advances in communication technology may be described as _?A. criticalB. unconcernedC. positiveD.

9、uninterested2. If his mom has a question, he _.A. will find ways to reach herB. will locate her e-mail addressC. will try to get her a voice machineD. will leave her the answer through voice mail3. Judging from the context, the word “alienation” in line 2, paragraph 2 means _.A. relationshipB. close

10、nessC. strangenessD. stress4. With the rapid development of high technology, people dont need to _.A. see or talk to one anotherB. say good morning to workersC. make eye contact with clerksD. completely rely on manpower5. It can be inferred that the writer _.A. is pleased with the modern pace of lif

11、eB. feels more separated from othersC. doesnt want anyone to bother himD. sings the praised of communication technologyKey: ADCABPassage 3There was once an ant that was very thirsty.It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to di

12、e of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.The ant drank the water, which saved its life.The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.The ant looked up and saw t

13、he young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.“Why are you sad?” asked the ant.“Im the prisoner of a giant.” the girl told the ant. “ He wont let me go until Ive made three separate heaps of grain, barley（大麦）and rye（黑麦）out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”“Th

14、at will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.“I know,” the girl cried, “and if I havent finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”“Dont cry,” the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.”Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds

15、 of seeds.The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.1. What is an ant?A. A small animal.B. An insect.C. A bird.D. A giant.2. When did the drop of water fall on the ant?A. When it was looking for food.B. When

16、it saved the ants life.C. When it was nearly dying.D. When it looked up.3. Why was the young girl crying?A. Because of her sadness.B. Because she saw the ant.C. Because the giant would let her go.D. Because the giant had given her an impossible job to do.4. What would the giant do if the girl failed

17、 to do the work?A. He would eat her.B. He would let her go.C. He would take her away.D. He would send her to prison.5. Who or what saved the girls life?A. The giantB. The antC. The ants friendsD. Her tearsKey: ACDADPassage 4My friends grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being proc

18、essed（移民入境检查）at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order. But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.“Start out at

19、the end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end hell tell you how much you have to pay.”“I soon learned thats how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willi

20、ng to pay the money. You can even get success, but youll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”1. Where do you think the old man came from?A. Poland.B. Australia.C. Canada.D. Japan.2. From the passage, we know if you want to get success in A

21、merica, you should _.A. get help from your friendsB. try to get it by yourselfC. know how a cafeteria worksD. get up again if you fail3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order.B. The old woman sat down opposite the old man so that s

22、he could serve him.C. Although the woman didnt know the old man, she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria.D. Although the woman didnt know the old man, she decided to pay the bill for him.4. What does the word “it” in the third paragraph refer to?A. The food served in the cafeteria.

23、B. The success one wants to get.C. The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria.D. The plate used in the cafeteria.5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. From Eastern Europe to AmericaB. Eating in an American CafeteriaC. How to Eat in a CafeteriaD. Life Is Like a Cafeteria in AmericaKey: ABCBDPas

24、sage 5Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the worlds greatest wonders.“In my opinion,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids（埃及金字塔）are the worlds greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built t

25、hem had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.”“I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful,” the second man said, “but I do not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have ta

26、ken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do.”He turned to the third man and asked, “What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”The third man thought for a long time, and then he s

27、aid, “Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos.”And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.The other two men were very surprised. “A thermos?” they exclaimed. “

28、But thats a simple thing.”“Oh, no, its not,” the third man said. “In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot. In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether its winter or summer?”1. The underlined word “thermos” in Chinese means “_”.A. 电冰箱B. 洗衣机

29、C. 电风扇D. 保温瓶2. That the three men could not agree on what the worlds greatest wonder was because _.A. they could not think of anything very wonderfulB. they all had different ideasC. they could not prove that their opinions were rightD. the journey ended too soon3. The first man thought the pyramids

30、 were the most wonderful things in the world because _.A. they were very beautifulB. they were EgyptianC. they had been built with very simple toolsD. they could do mathematical calculations4. The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _.A. it lasted longer tha

31、n the pyramidsB. it cost less than a computerC. he thought it knew whether it was winter or summerD. the other two men were surprised when he told them about it5. The third man was not very clever because _.A. he could not think of anything to sayB. he did not understand how a thermos worksC. he did

32、 not think the pyramids were wonderfulD. he did not know anything about computersKey: DBCCBPassage 6If you ask Daniel Radcliff who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible. “Oh, wow, thats really difficult,” he says with a smile.“

33、There have been so many things, so many memories that at times its hard to recall them all,” says Daniel. “But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for the Philosophers Stone. It was just amazing, one of the best nights of my life.”“But Ive had such a great time doing The Chamber of

34、Secrets. I love doing the work. I love meeting new people and being part of the team. Its been great.”Daniel has changed. He turned 14 in July, 2002. He is taller, his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years, and he has become an excellent actor, too.Daniel was bo

35、rn in London where his father, Alan, worked as an agent and his mother, Marcia, as a casting director, and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child.1. How old was Daniel Radcliff in 2003?A. 15B. 16C. 14D. 132. What is Daniel Radcliffs memory about the past year according to

36、the passage?A. He didnt remember anything about it.B. He had so many bad memories about it.C. There were amazing experiences in the past year.D. There were not many unforgetable things in the past year.3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a liking by Daniel?A. Making friends.B. Being an act

37、or.C. Being part of the team.D. Becoming a director.4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Daniels parents are all film stars.B. Daniels parents influenced Daniel greatly.C. Daniel has never had any influence from his parents.D. Daniel has brothers and sisters.5. Daniel was bo

38、rn in _.A. New YorkB. BeijingC. ParisD. LondonKey: ACDBDPassage 7These days, children often think of superheroes（超级英雄）as cute（漂亮的）, cool and strong supermen. A poor, short and thin boy wearing glassed may not interest the kids today. Yet in less than 4 years, Harry Potter has taken the world by the

39、storm. J. K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was a British single mother out of work and living on money given to her by the government. One day, when she was on a long train trip, she had the idea for this book. She wrote the first book of the seven in the caf with her baby daughter sleeping b

40、eside her. Last year, the fans welcomed the birth of the fourth by lining outside the bookstores. Today these books are still popular among people. Harry Potter is something more than fantasy（幻想）. Rowling tries to tell the readers how things are not always what they seem to be. However, millions of

41、the fans dont care about such a lesson. They would like to spend many sleepless nights waiting in line for the fifth, the sixth and the seventh to come. For them, surprising stories of the little boy are what they want.1. J.K. Rowling _ when she wrote the first book.A. lived a quiet life with her hu

42、sbandB. was very poor and didnt get work for herselfC. had to teach her daughter how to workD. was already a famous writer2. When did Rowling think of the idea of writing her book?A. While she was telling her baby stories about superheroes.B. While she was going on a long trip.C. She was on her way

43、to find work.D. While she was drinking in a caf.3. How many books of the seven have come out according to this passage?A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.D. Seven.4. What does Rowling want to show to her readers?A. Harry Potter is a poor, short and thin boy wearing glasses.B. Fantasy.C. How things are not alway

44、s what they seem to be.D. She has got many interesting story books.5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Rowling wrote the first book with her daughters help.B. Rowling gave birth to her fourth baby last year.C. The fans just care about the surprising stories of Harry Potter.D. Only children love the

45、 books, for theyre fairy tales.Key: BBACCPassage 8Ours is a big world, complex and full of many diverse people. People with many varying points of view are constantly running up against others who have differing opinions. Those of us who smoke are just one group of many. Recently, the activism of no

46、n-smokers has reminded us of the need to be considerate of others when we smoke in public.But, please! Enough is enough! We should like to remind non-smokers that courtesy is a two-way street. If you politely request that someone not smoke you are more likely to receive a cooperative response than i

47、f you scowl（皱眉）fiercely and hurl insults. If you speak directly to someone, you are more likely to get what you want than if you complain to the management.Many of us have been smoking for so long that we sometimes forget that others are not used to the aroma of burning tobacco. Were human, and like

48、 everyone else we occasionally offend unknowingly. But most of us are open to friendly suggestions and comments, and quite willing to modify our behavior to accommodate others.Smokers are people, too. We laugh and cry. We have hopes, dreams, aspirations. We have children, and mothers, and pets. We e

49、at our hamburgers with everything on them and salute the flag at Fourth of July picnics. We hope youll remember that the next time a smoker lights up in public.1. The purpose of the first paragraph is _.A. to inform the reader of the complexity of the worldB. to declare that the author belongs to th

50、e group of smokersC. to tell non-smokers that smokers will be considerateD. to reveal the authors reason for writing this essay2. What does the second sentence in the second paragraph imply?A. We should go on two different roads.B. We have different ways of doing things.C. Being polite to each other

51、 is a mutual thing.D. We can smoke and sometimes we will not smoke.3. According to the author, how can you get cooperative response from smokers if you dont like to have someone smoking beside you?A. Complain to his superior.B. Tell him directly that you hate smokers.C. Refrain from complaining but

52、try to hint him next time.D. Tell him politely that you are not used to smoke.4. According to the author, why do some smokers smoke in public?A. Because they cannot resist smoking.B. Because they forget that others do not like the smell of cigarettes.C. Because they are humans and they cannot avoid

53、offending people.D. Because there is no law against it.5. How does the author try to persuade the reader?A. He uses reasons.B. He appeals to peoples emotions.C. He cites examples in his argument.D. He simply states his opinion.Key: DCDCDPassage 9Here is a story told about an American general who was

54、 a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled o

55、ut. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go

56、 around the city and buy all his teeth.The officers went out and visited every shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.1. The general came back to Wa

57、shington _.A. after the First World WarB. after the Second World WarC. during the First World WarD. both A and B2. Many families wanted to have _ of the general.A. a pictureB. a tooth or anythingC. a shopD. Both A and B3. The general ordered his men to _.A. arrest the dentistB. look for all his teet

58、h and buy all of themC. visit all the shops selling teethD. buy all the teeth in all the shops4. The face that the generals name was on the label of each tooth shows that _.A. the general was famousB. the shop owners wanted to make more moneyC. the generals teeth were valuable.D. both A and B5. The

59、teeth they collected most probably cost _.A. $175B. $795C. $875D. $1150Key: AABACPassage 10A public house which was recently bought by Mr. James is up for sale. He is going to sell it because it is haunted（闹鬼）. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise comin

60、g from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. James had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost（鬼）must have d

61、runk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, he shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept it even if he gives it away.1. Mr. James was _.A. a ghostB. the owner of the public houseC. going to buy the houseD. going to have a free drink2. Which of the following is correct?A. Mr. James saw the ghost.B. He had not tu