2013年4月统考大学英语B试卷结构与题型

5、The students told her about the laughing. A. T

Passage 2

For several years，Americans have enjoyed teleshopping－watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries，people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes，jewelry，food，toys，and many other things. Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden，for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries，and in one year it made $100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels，and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels.

In Germany，until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness，including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities，this is an important reason. But at the same time，other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They can do teleshopping \them，and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

6、Teleshopping is cheap in Europe. A. T A. T A. T A. T A. T

Passage 3

People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.

People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you.

Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought that he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal （非语言的） communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out （突出）of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.

11、The home matters greatly to Englishmen.

B. F B. F B. F B. F B. F

7、People like teleshopping because it is easier.

8、Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they don't watch TV. 9、In Germany，teleshopping may have fewer buyers. 10、The best title of this passage is \答案. BABBA

B. F

答案. AABAB

A. T A. T A. T A. T A. T

B. F B. F B. F B. F B. F

12、The British can own private space like the house and the garden.

13、According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means you want to tell others the space belongs to you. 14、The man opposite to the writer showed that he owned the whole table by reading a book. 15、The writer tried to get back his space by moving the case off the table. 答案. AAABB

Passage 4

A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.

The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: \servant enters the room, he will drop it.\

On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited.

Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.

16、The story took place in the United States. A. T A. T A. T A. T A. T

Passage 5

A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, \the square?\

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There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, \

\arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I had tried not to be late.\

21、The story doesn't tell us how the young woman got to the square. A. T

B. F

B. F B. F B. F B. F B. F

17、The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich, according to the passage. 18、The young man wanted to buy a present as a Christmas gift for the girl.

19、The shop manager came to talk to the young man, because he was poorly dressed.

20、On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because the girl was in love with him. 答案. BABBB

22、The lady stopped the taxi because she was afraid of walking across the street. A. T A. T A. T A. T

Passage 6

Younger people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about life, work and play. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy but rather to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around talking and singing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are always necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. The group discusses the problem. They ask, \do about it? \

One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: \\

26、The passage is mainly about how adults and teenagers live together in a special group. A. T A. T A. T A. T A. T

Passage 7

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back enough to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.

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He waited for a few seconds and then added, \

\\moment! How could you afford to buy the lottery tickets?\

31、The small man was allowed to keep just enough to buy his lunch in the office every day.

B. F B. F B. F B. F B. F

27、The special program offered every winter in New York city. 28、People will make more rules when someone breaks a rule.

29、To find a way to solve the generation gap is NOT stated directly in the passage as a purpose of the program. 30、Some teenagers learn photography when they are free. 答案. ABBAA

B. F B. F B. F B. F

23、The young man at the other side of the square had probably been waiting for a long time. 24、The young lady was clever at making excuse. 25、The young lady was just pretending that she had tried. 答案. ABAAA

A. T A. T A. T A. T A. T

B. F B. F B. F B. F B. F

32、The man won a lottery one day. 33、The woman is good-natured.

34、The woman was pleased yet suspicious when her husband won a lottery. 35、The man had to give almost all his money to his wife every week. 答案. AABAB

Passage 8

Ramon was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got a chance, he would ask his dog to amuse his friends with some tricks. One day Ramon went to visit his friend Frank who was sick at home with a bad cold. \yesterday,\

\糖浆). He'll be back in a minute, before you know it.\Ramon put a five-dollar bill in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. \

\however, Blackie had not returned. Ramon was feeling embarrassed, and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

\to open the door and let him in. Frank was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

\摆动) his tail. Ramon glanced out and saw a bone outside.

36、Frank's cold had worsened and he had no medicine at home. A. T A. T A. T A. T A. T

Passage 9

Herman had worked for the bank of Ruritania for ten years and was still only a clerk. He was not satisfied with the position and wanted to find something better. Yet he did not want to lose his position in bank before he had got another one, so he prepared a letter about himself, with the words \banks, asking them for a job.

A few days later, one of these letters came into the hands of Herman's boss at the bank; someone had given it to him at a party. The next morning, Herman's boss asked him to come into his room and said, \setting you free!\

41、Herman was not happy because he was in prison in the bank. A. T

B. F

42、Herman did not want to leave the Bank of Ruritania immediately because he had not found a better job yet.

B. F B. F B. F B. F B. F

37、Ramon called for a doctor. 38、Ramon felt embarrassed when Blackie was late.

39、Blackie barked at the bone outside the window because he wanted to have it.

40、The story mainly implies dogs are after all dogs, however clever they are. 答案. ABABA