A：He is no more than a master of words.
B：He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.
C：He can move men to tears.
D：His style is always charming.
A：a special quality
B：a joining of ideas in the mind
C：an appearance which is puzzling
D：a strange feature
答案：B
(5)、Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true?_________
Greatwriters are those who not only have great thoughts but also express thesethoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. Thischarming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all,the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words whichsing like music and which by their position and association can move men totears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use themaccurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
A：customers
B：supporters
C：guests
D：clients
答案：D
4、- It's a good idea. But who's going to_________ the plan?
- I think John and Peter will.
- _______ no need to worry; it is just 7:30 p.m.
A：You have
B：They have
C：It is
D：There is
答案：D
3、On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several _______ a day.
The powerof words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up beforeour minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longerwe live,the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of ourpast; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that meansomething increases.
答案：C
(3)、The real power of words consists in their ______.
A：properties
B：characteristics
C：peculiarity
D：representative function
答案：D
(4)、By "association" in the last paragraph, the author means ______.
B：I'll give you a hand.
C：Please do me a favor.
D：I'd come to help.
答案：B
5、- Hey, Tom, what's up?
- __________
A：Yes, definitely!
B：Oh, not much.
C：What is happening in your life?
A：call my Charles
B：call me at Charles
C：call me Charles
D：call Charles me
答案：C
4、- This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs.
- _________
A：You may ask for help.
2017年大学英语B统考试题【最新】
一、交际英语
1、- Where is Miss Smith?
- _________
A：She's fromEngland.
B：She's at home.
C：She's not back.
D：She's very well.
答案：B
2、- Are you going on holiday for a long time?
D：You are lucky.
答案：B
二、阅读理解
1、The fourth Thursday in November iscalled Thanksgiving Day. In theUnited States, it is an annual occasion to showthanks to God for his goodness.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
2、How men first learnt to invent wordsis unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we reallyknow is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to expressthought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate witheach other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters,which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be writtendown. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
(3)、President Washington set Thursday, November 26, 1789 as the First NationalThanksgiving Day.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
(4)、Since 1863, the fourth Thursday of November has been set as an annualThanksgiving Day, a nationwide holiday.
答案：D
(2)、What is true about words? _______
A：They are used to express feelings only.
B：They can not be written down.
C：They are simply sounds.
D：They are mysterious.
- _________
A：It was a long time.
B：Two weeks ago.
C：No. Only a couple of days.
D：Not long time ago.
答案：C
3、- Hello, I'm Harry Potter.
- Hello, my name isCharles Green, but_________.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
(5)、The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has not changed through theyears. The basic traditional food on Thanksgiving Day is roast turkey.
答案：A
三、词汇与语法
1、Although we have achieved some success, we should work harder _______ nowon.
A：from
B：by
C：since
D：as
答案：A
2、- The public store is to close at 9:00 p.m.
NowThanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditional turkeydinner and a happy reunion. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the dayafter. Many people, including students studying in another state, often travellong distances to spend the holiday at home.