D. different ways to improve reading speed 正确答案：B
题目解析：文章主要讲的是发展阅读技巧的重要性和如何计划阅读的速度，正确答案选B。 9. \ A. the average reading rate
B. the ability of reading fast with a good understanding C. reading materials readers like D. reading habits 正确答案：B
题目解析： ―reading efficiency‖是阅读效率的意思，所以正确答案选B。 10. Reading speed can be calculated by _____. A. counting how many words a reader has read
B. dividing the total number of words a reader read by the time he spends on reading C. timing how many minutes a reader has read D. asking help from the teacher 正确答案：B
题目解析：由文章―Then you simply divide the number of words by the number of minutes it takes to read.‖可以知道提高阅读速度可以通过分段分时间阅读，正确答案选B。
A symbol is something that is used to represent something else. Numbers, letters, and words are all symbols that show ideas.
The easiest symbols to understand are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. We can put these 10 symbols together in different ways to make every possible number. All people on earth understand the ideas shown by these mathematical symbols. In fact, scientists think that if we meet living things from space, we will use mathematical symbols to try to talk to them.
Letters are symbols we can use to write a sound. We put letters together to make words. Words are symbols, too. For example, we want to write the idea of something that is living. It is made of wood, and it has leaves. We use the word tree. Other languages use different words to make their symbols tree.
The Egyptians made one of the earliest forms of writing called hieroglyphics. They used pictures to represent people and stories. We can still see examples of hieroglyphics in museums. They are very difficult for us to read.
Europeans began to use picture symbols on road signs about 50 years ago. People speak many different languages in Europe, but they can drive in all European countries because of the picture symbols in the road signs. 11. All the following are symbols except _____. A. letters 正确答案：B
题目解析：由文章地一段可以知道―Numbers, letters, and words are all symbols that show ideas‖并没有提到B，所以答案选B。 12. In the first sentence of the passage, the word \ A. find B. C. give D. 正确答案：D
题目解析： ―represent‖是表示、描绘的意思，这里意思接近的只有单词show,正确答案选D。 13. The easiest symbols to understand are _____. A. picture symbols B. letters C. mathematical symbols 正确答案：C
题目解析：由原文―The easiest symbols to understand are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9‖可以知道最早的象征符号是数字，正确答案选C。 14. In this passage, \ A. writing in pictures, not words B. writing in words with pictures C. writing in words only D. writing with letters 正确答案：A
题目解析： ―hieroglyphics‖是象形文字的意思，―They used pictures to represent people and stories‖象形文字用的是图画表示人和故事，
D. signs
ask show
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C. numbers D.
正确答案选A。
15. Which of the following is not true?
A. Numbers can be used to talk to living things from space. B. Hieroglyphics is still used in Egypt today. C. Words are symbols that show ideas. 正确答案：B
题目解析：答案ACD都是文中提到的，由―We can still see examples of hieroglyphics in museums‖可以知道象形文字现在只存在于博物馆了，所以现在已经不适用了，正确答案选B。 第三部分 词汇和结构
此部分共有5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。
16. These are common materials _____ we are all familiar. A. about which C. with which 正确答案：C
题目解析：这些是我们都很熟悉的一种普通的物质。由于be familiar with是固定搭配，所以正确答案为C。 17. We can obtain knowledge from other sources _____ books. A. beside C. apart 正确答案：B
题目解析：主要区别besides和except，前者表示除了……还有……，后者表（排）除了……其他的，所以根据题意，正确答案为B。 18. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it seems as if the sun_____ round the earth. A. circles 正确答案：D
题目解析：太阳从东边升起从西边落下，就好像太阳绕地球转了一圈一样。it seems as if对于一种客观事实的虚拟，用were doing，所以正确答案为D。
19. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times, _____ done. A. a few damages were B. few damages were C. little damages was 正确答案：C
题目解析：虽然这座城镇被暴风雨袭击了许多次，但是只受了一点损失。although引导的句子表示转折，后半句要说明损失的微小，因为damage是不可数名次，并且little表示微乎其微，意思更加准确，所以正确答案为C。 20. He helped me _____ my homework. A. with B. C. about 正确答案：A
题目解析： help sb do /help sb do―帮助某人做某事‖; help sb with sth―帮助某人某事‖，固定搭配，所以正确答案为A。 第四部分 完型填空
短文中共有10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子空缺部分有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。
The water level of oceans rises and falls (21) twice a day. This movement of water is called the tide. Tides are caused by the (22) of the sun and the moon on the earth's surface; since the moon is much closer, it affects the tides more than the sun. When (23) is directly overhead, it actually pulls on the water that is (24) it. This causes the water level to (25) because water is pulled away from the earth. As the moon disappears over the (26) ,the pull (27) and the water level settles back towards the ocean bottom.
When the water reaches its highest level, we have high tide. And when the water reaches its lowest level, we have low tide. From its (28) point, the water rises gradually for about six hours (29) it reaches high tide. Then it begins to fall continuously for about six hours until it reaches low tide. Then the (30) begins again. 21. A. quickly B. C. alternatively D.
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D. People speaking different languages can read road signs.
正确答案：C
题目解析：根据上下文意思，这里表示海水一天涨潮，落潮变化两次，表变化的词语用alternatively，正确答案选C。 22. A. strength B. 正确答案：B
题目解析：根据自然科学尝试，潮水是受太阳和月亮的引力影响变化的。表示引力用pull，后面也多次提到了引力pull，正确答案选B。
23. A. the sun B. C. the earth 正确答案：B
题目解析：根据前面的意思是当月亮靠近时，对海潮的影响大于太阳，即这里表示月亮，正确答案选B。 24. A. below 正确答案：A
题目解析：当月亮引力作用时一般是涨潮，而太阳引力作用时是落潮，所以这里应该填below表示吸引水到月亮下面，正确答案选A。 25. A. rise B. fall C. move D. float 正确答案：A
题目解析：月亮引力吸引水往上运动，当然是涨潮，正确答案选A。 26. A. surface B. C. mountain 正确答案：D
题目解析：根据上下文表示月亮消失在地平线，正确答案选D。 27. A. rises 正确答案：C
题目解析：月亮消失在地平线上，即它的引力就变小了，表示降低变小用lessens，正确答案选C。 28. A.
longest
B.
shortest
C. highest 正确答案：D
题目解析：根据后面的意思，海水逐渐上升差不多六小时后到达最高点即涨潮，推断出这里应该是最低潮，正确答案选D。 29. A.
until
B.
although
C. even if 正确答案：A
题目解析：表示海水上升需要六个小时才能到达高潮，与后面相对应until it reaches low tide，所以正确答案选A。 30. A.
work
B.
circle
C. trip 正确答案：B
题目解析：根据上下文意思，最低潮过后六小时逐渐到达高潮然后又开始回落到达最低潮，然后又开始逐渐到达高潮，如此周而复始，表示循环的意思用circle，正确答案选B。 第五部分 英译汉
请把下列3个句子翻译成中文。 31. Apple here like water and sunshine. 试题解析：这里的苹果喜欢水和阳光。
32. There is a large amount of energy wasted due to friction. 试题解析：由于摩擦而损耗了大量的能量。 33. As is known to all, China is a developing country. 试题解析：众所周知，中国是一个发展中国家。 第六部分 写作
要求你根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 34. My College Life
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大学英语B统考模拟试卷及参考答案5 第一部分 交际英语
此部分共有5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。
1.— How often do you take the medicine? — _____four hours. A. Since 正确答案：B 题目解析：
译文：我应该隔多长时间吃一次药呢？解析：从how often的提问可以看出来，是对事件频率的提问，只有Bevery符合，译为每隔四个小时。
2.— What time did you get home yesterday? — _____nine o'clock _____the morning. A. On, in C. At, in 正确答案：C 题目解析：
译文：昨天你几点到的家？解析：回答的应该是具体时间，而具体时间之前应该用at，in the morning是固定搭配，所以选C。 3.― May Mr. David see me today? ― _____ A. No problem. 正确答案：D 题目解析：
译文：Mr. David今天会见我吗？解析：答案A没问题。 答案B他会喜欢的。 答案C不行，他很忙。 答案D是的，时间是下午两点。 正确答案选D。 4.― Could you give me a help? ― _____ A. No, I can't. C. Yes, I could. 正确答案：B 题目解析：
译文：你能帮我一下吗？解析：答案A不，我不能。 答案B当然可以。 答案C是的，我能。 答案D我不能帮你。正确答案选B。 5.— Madam,do all the buses go downtown? — _____
A. Wow, you got the idea. 正确答案：D
题目解析：问答的人是一个陌生人，不了解该地的情况，只好说Sorry。 第二部分 阅读理解
此部分共有2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。
Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.
They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.
Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modern times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russian, for
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example, pigeons, which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to this and one pigeon can inspect 3,000 to 4,000 balls an hour.
Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.
6. What made scientists think animals can be made to work for us one day? A. Animals are very skillful at a circus. B. They are big and strong.
C. Some animals are as clever as human beings.
D. Animals can be trained because they like to get something as a reward. 正确答案：A
题目解析：细节题。从第二段第一句话―They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things‖（他们指出在马戏团，例如，我们可以看到大象、猴子、狗和其他一些动物做十分灵巧的事情）可以得出正确答案为A―在马戏团，动物们都是很灵巧的‖。
7. The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit_____. A. when it is hungry 正确答案：D
题目解析：细节推断题。从第二段倒数第二句可以看出―…the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward.‖（训练员总会给那些动物一块糖果或者一块水果作为奖励），所以可以推断出正确答案为D―训练员通常在动物完成规定动作之后给它们一块糖果或者水果‖。
8. The \
A. an honour given for doing something B. money paid for doing something C. attention paid to good conduct 正确答案：D
题目解析：理解题。reward―报酬，奖赏‖，在这里仍然是这个意思，即给动物完成工作的补偿，所以正确答案为D―对工作的一些回报‖。
9. Many animals may be trained to do simple jobs if they know _____. A. who their trainers are B. C. They will get a reward 正确答案：C
题目解析：细节题。从第二段最后一句可以看出―…if they know they will get a reward for doing them.‖（如果那些动物知道它们做那些事情将会得到奖赏），所以可以推断出正确答案为C―许多动物可以被训练做些简单的工作，如果它们知道它们将得到奖赏‖。 10. Which of the following is not true?
A. Scientists consider apes may driver trains some day. B. Apes have worked in some factories. C. Apes may one day be used to gather crops. D. An ape is not a large monkey. 正确答案：D
题目解析：细节题。A―科学家认为猿猴有朝一日可以开火车‖B―猿猴已经在一些工厂里工作了‖C―未来的某一天猿猴可以被用来收割农作物‖都可以在最后一段找到，所以运用排除法，只有D文章没有提到，所以正确答案为D―猿不是大猴子‖。
In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago ― so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.
The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair
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something dangerous will happen to them
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C. when it starts to play a trick D. after it has done the trick