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,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?

-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.

D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

答案：D

12.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

0.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

答案：C

13.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'sbornetown.

C.Onlythosewhodonzthaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

□.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

答案：B

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

CFor

0.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

0.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：E

22.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

0.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：B

23.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

0.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：A

24.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

0.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：C

25.

A.nothing

B.gotinto

C.wasnotworking

0.telephones

E.dangerous

答案：D

五、英譯漢

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