2011年9月考期《统考大学英语B》在线模拟
一、单选题（共 5 道试题，共 15 分。）
1. I don't have much free time as my work _______ all my time. C
A. takes away
B. takes over
C. takes up
D. takes in
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2. --Plea help yourlf to the afood. --__________. D
A. No, I can’t.知已网
B. Sorry, I can’t help
C. well, afood don’t suit for
D. Thanks, but I don’t like the afood
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3. - I didn't mean to do that. Plea forgive me. - _________ B羊奶粉十大名牌排行榜
A. Not too bad.
B. That's all right.
C. It's a pleasure.
D. Thank you.
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4. The new asmbly line having been adopted, the factory produced ____ cars in 1999 as the year before. C
A. as twice many
B. twice many as
C. twice as many
D. as many as twice
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5. The soup smells ________.Would you like some? A
A. good
B. well
C. properly
D. finely
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二、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 30 分。）
1.
Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread u of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated becau more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.
爱国名人的故事How much paper do you u every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's u of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries u as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden u more paper than other countries.
Paper, like many other things that we u today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly ud before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote
on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans ud parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment.
1). What's the meaning of the underlined word 'parchment'? _________B
A. The skin of young animals.
B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.
C. The paper ud by European countries.
D. The paper of Egypt
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2). Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the invention of paper? ________A
A. More jobs could be provided than before.
B. More people could be educated than before.
More books could be printed and distributed.
D. More ways could be ud to exchange knowledge.
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风作文3). When did the Egyptians begin to u paper widely? ___________A
A. Around 1400.
B. Around 1900.
C. Around 400.
D. Around 900.
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4). Which of the following countries us more paper for each person a year? _______C
A. China.
B. Sweden.
C. Egypt.
D. Japan.
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5). What is the main idea of this short talk? _________C
A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.
B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.
C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.
D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.
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2. On February 14th many people in the world celebrate an unusual holiday, St. Valentine's Day, a special day for lovers. The origin of this holiday is uncertain but according to one story it gets its name from a Christian named Valentine who lived in Rome during the 3rd century A.D. His job was to perform marriages for Christian couples. Unfortunately the Emperor of Rome didn't allow Christian marriages. So they had to be performed in cret（秘密地）. Finally Valentine was arrested and put into prison. While he was in prison he fell in love with the daughter of the prison guard. After one year the Emperor offered to relea（释放） Valentine if he would stop performing Christian marriages. Valentine refud and so he was killed in February, 270 A.D. Before he was killed Valentine nt a love letter to the daughter of the prison guard. He signed the letter "from your Valentine". That was the first Valentine.
Today Valentines are cards usually red and shaped like hearts with messages of love written in them. On Valentine's Day tens of millions of people nd and receive Valentines. Whether it is an expensive heart-shaped box of chocolates from a cret adm
irer or a simple hand-made card from a child, a Valentine is a very special message of love.
1). The passage is mainly about ________.B
A. a special holiday
B. one possible origin of St. Valentine's Day
C. the love story of a Christian called Valentine
D. what is Valentine today
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2). Valentine was put into prison becau _________.C
A. he didn't allow Christian marriages
B. he performed marriages for Christian couples openly
C. he performed marriages for Christian couples, which was against the king's wish
D. he nt a love letter to the daughter of the prison guard
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3). It is ________ that Valentine was killed?C
A. becau he was put into prison
B. becau he performed many Christian marriages in cret
C. becau he refud to accept the Emperor's offer
D. becau he fell in love with the daughter of the prison guard
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黑鱼怎么养4). Which of the following about Valentines is TRUE?D
