试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语B试卷来源：全国高校网络教育考试委员会办公室2006年3月注意事项一、将你的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的规定栏内，将考号和考试科目在规定的栏内用2B 铅笔涂满涂黑。

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第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并用铅笔将答题卡上相应的字母按要求涂黑。

示例〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D1. — What would you like to have, meat or fish?— _____________________.A. Either will doB. Yes, I like meatC. Yes, I like fishD. No, they are not my favorite2. — Thank you very much for giving me so much help.— _____________________.A. No thank youB. You’re welcomeC. OKD. Thanks3. — Must I be home before seven?— ___________________.A. No, you need n’tB. No, you mustn’tC. Yes, you willD. No, you won’t4. — Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday?— __________________.A. Yes, of courseB. No, thanksC. It doesn’t matterD. Friday5. — I doubt whether the Chinese Football Team can win the game this time.— ____________________.A. That’s trueB. It’s hard to sayC. I like the teamD. I don’t believe it6. — I believe we’ve met somewhere before.— No, ____________________.A. it isn’t the sameB. it can’t be rightC. I don’t think soD. I’d rather not7. — Oh dear! I’ve just broken a window.— ___________! It can’t be helped.A. GreatB. Never mindC. That’s fineD. Not at all8. —I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s.— _____________________.A. Oh, that’s very nice of youB. CertainlyC. It’s a pleasureD. Oh, I’m glad to hear that9. — Thank you ever so much for the book you gave me.— _____________________.A. No thanksB. I’m glad you like itC. Yes, it is goodD. No, it’s not so good10. — What day is today?— _____________.A. Today is March 25thB. Today is SaturdayC. Today is fineD. Today is cold第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并用铅笔将答题卡上相应的字母按要求涂黑。

示例〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔DPassage 1Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them.”But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables”.Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables!Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words, “Enjoy your vegetables!”11.Where was Mrs. Brown’s garden?A. In front of her house.B. In the middle of her house.C. Behind her house.D. On the left side of her house.12.What was she planning to do with the vegetables the next day?A. To feed ducks.B. To sell them in a market.C. To throw them away.D. To pick them.13.Why did Mrs. Brown’s son shout the next morning?A. He saw their neighbor’s ducks in their house.B. The ducks ran out of the garden.C. He was afraid of the ducks.D. He saw their neighbor’s ducks eating their vegetables in the garden.14.What did Mrs. Brown do when she heard her son shouting?A. She ran out of the house.B. She still stayed in the house.C.She was shouting, too.D.She called her neighbor.15.What words were written on a piece of paper?A. Enjoy your vegetables.B. Thanks for your vegetables.C. Merry Christmas.D. Happy birthday.Passage 2Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite (胃口). It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our bodies need food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. When we are worried, we may not want to eat, either. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was a sign that he wasn’t telling the truth. He was telling a lie. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because when he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.16. We have to develop good eating habits because_________.A. we want to eat moreB. we want to enjoy our mealsC. we want to be healthy and strongD. we want to save time17. _______ may take away our appetite before we have our meal.A. Either meat or riceB. Neither sweets nor ice-creamC. Not only meat but also riceD. Both sweets and ice-cream18. We had better have our meals_________.A. when our work is overB. at the same time each dayC. when the meal is still hotD. when we go back home19. A man who is angry has _________.A. a better appetiteB. a poor appetiteC. to eat more foodD. to eat dry bread20. The judges in old England considered that a man could________ if he told a lie.A. swallow dry bread easilyB. eat a lot of dry breadC. drink milk or hot waterD. hardly swallow dry breadPassage 3This library is an English language teaching and learning library. Unfortunately our resources are limited and so not everyone can join. Teachers of English, University students and professionals who are in the medical, engineering and managing fields can all join the library. Those from other professions are welcome to apply, but your application will not necessarily be approved. You must fill in a library application form, and put it in the box on the librarian’s desk. Because of the high number of applications we receive each week, you must wait one week. You may borrow one video at a time. The video must be returned in one week. If you can’t return it on time, please call. Otherwise your video library card will be cancelled. You may borrow three items at one time, that is, three books or three discs. All items must be returned within one month.21.Which of the following groups of people can join the library?A. All teachers.B. High school students.C. University students.D. Army officers.22.Why can’t the library issue library cards to everyone who applied?A. Because it takes too long to process all the applications.B. Because its resources are limited.C. Because there are not enough staff members.D. Because it is a library for special purposes.23.What would the library do if a reader fails to return the video on time?A. Ask him to apply again.B. Cancel his video card.C. Not approve his application.D. Not allow him to borrow any items.24.How many items can be borrowed at one time?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.25.For how long can a reader keep a book before he returns it?A. 1 month.B. 2 months.C. 1 week.D. 2 weeks.Passage 4What will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity (容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.26.The size of man’s forehead will probably grow bigger because _______.A. he will use his brain more and moreB. he makes use of only 20% of the brain’s capacityC. his brain has grown larger over the past centuriesD. he has not used 80% of the brain27.What is NOT true according to the text?A. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.B. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.C. Man’s hair will probably disappear.D. Man’s arms and legs are likely to become weaker.28.What will be true about a human being in the future?A. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.B. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.C. His fingers will grow weaker because he won’t use them.D. He will think and feel in a different way.29.It is implied that __________________.A. human beings will become more attractive in the futureB. body organs will become poorer if they are not used oftenC. human beings hope for a change in the future lifeD. future life is always predictable30.The passage mainly tells us that _______________.A. man’s life will be different in the futureB. man is growing shorterC. future man will look quite different from us nowD. human beings’ organs will not function properly第三部分：词汇和结构（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）第一节：此小节共有15个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并用铅笔将答题卡上相应的字母按要求涂黑。