2023年大学英语B统考题库全真题目.doc

1、Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, 1 backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.
Many of us think 2 stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us 3 pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take 4 more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to 5 our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.

(1)、
A：of
B：under
C：accept
D：from
E：on
答案：D

(2)、
A：of
B：under
C：accept
D：from
E：on
答案：A

(3)、
A：of
B：under
C：accept
D：from
E：on
答案：B

(4)、
A：of
B：under
C：accept
D：from
E：on
答案：E

(5)、
A：of
B：under
C：accept
D：from
E：on
答案：C

7、Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places 1 people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made 2 concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean.
Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. 3 the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill.
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given more 4 in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow 5 the areas that animals live in.

(1)、
A：of
B：Although
C：where
D：over
E：freedom
答案：C

(2)、
A：of
B：Although
C：where
D：over
E：freedom
答案：A

(3)、
A：of
B：Although
C：where
D：over
E：freedom
答案：B

(4)、
A：of
B：Although
C：where
D：over
E：freedom
答案：E

(5)、
A：of
B：Although
C：where
D：over
E：freedom
答案：D

10、 The world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is seawater, 1 salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other 2 .
And we can't even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water,which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need 3 water is increasing rapidly - almost day by day. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our previous water. One of the first steps we should 4 is to develop ways of reusing it.
Experiments have already been done in this 5 , but only on a small scale. The systems that have been worked out resemble those used in spacecraft.

(1)、
A：take
B：or
C：sources
D：for
E：case
答案：B

(2)、
A：take
B：or
C：sources
D：for
E：case
答案：C

(3)、
A：take
B：or
C：sources
D：for
E：case
答案：D

(4)、
A：take
B：or
C：sources
D：for
E：case
答案：A

(5)、
A：take
B：or
C：sources
D：for
E：case
答案：E

11、 Man can't go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 1 experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic（消极）, and man can prevent things 2 worse than they are now.
One thing that man can do is to limit the number of babies born. The need for this is obvious, 3 it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the countries of the population explosion, many people like big families. The parents think that this 4 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age.
Several governments have 5 birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China. India and Egypt. In some cases the results have not been successful. Japan has been an exception. People were encouraged to limit their families in the 1950's, which has effectively reduced the birth rate in Japan.

(1)、
A：From getting
B：Some
C：But
D：Adopted
E：Brings
答案：B

(2)、
A：from getting
B：some
C：but
D：adopted
E：brings
答案：A

(3)、
A：from getting
B：some
C：but
D：adopted
E：brings
答案：C

(4)、
A：from getting
B：some
C：but
D：adopted
E：brings
答案：E

(5)、
A：from getting
B：some
C：but
D：adopted
E：brings
答案：D

13、 Glasses protect people's eyes from bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger __1__ we can examine them. Telescopes make objects that are far away appear __2__ closer to us. However in recent years plastics have replaced glass __3__ conditions where glass might be easily broken there are new uses to be developed for glass that were never imagined in the __4__. Perhaps the greatest __5__ of glass is that its constituent (构成) parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world.

(1)、
A：much
B：so that
C：advantage
D：past
E：on
答案：B

(2)、
A：much
B：so that
C：advantage
D：past
E：on
答案：A

(3)、
A：much
B：so that
C：advantage
D：past
E：on
答案：E

(4)、
A：much
B：so that
C：advantage
D：past
E：on
答案：D

(5)、
A：much
B：so that
C：advantage
D：past
E：on
答案：C

14、 Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand.
It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.

(1)、
A：another
B：what
C：too
D：onto
E：before
答案：B

(2)、
A：another
B：what
C：too
D：onto
E：before
答案：D

(3)、
A：another
B：what
C：too
D：onto
E：before
答案：C

(4)、
A：another
B：what
C：too
D：onto
E：before
答案：E

(5)、
A：another
B：what
C：too
D：onto
E：before
答案：A

15、 Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know ___1___ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___2___ to Benny's house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman. "It's behind the trees. But you can't get there easily.You can go there by bus. It'll ___3___ you hours to get there ___4___ foot.""What's wrong with her?" Tony thought. "I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the trees."
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was right. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the ___5___.

(1)、
A：on
B：where
C：way
D：river
E：take
答案：B

(2)、
A：on
B：where
C：way
D：river
E：take
答案：C

(3)、
A：on
B：where
C：way
D：river
E：take
答案：E

(4)、
A：on
B：where
C：way
D：river
E：take
答案：A

(5)、
A：on
B：where
C：way
D：river
E：take
答案：D

18、 Everyone has hobbies. A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take up hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, ___1___ music instruments and collect stamps or other things. They grow flowers, ___2___ fishing and hunting. They climb mountains, swim, skate and play games.
People today have ___3___ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were ___4___ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the place of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies ___5___ these activities offer them enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation.

(1)、
A：because
B：more
C：play
D：go
E：too
答案：C

(2)、
A：because
B：more
C：play
D：go
E：too
答案：D

(3)、
A：because
B：more
C：play
D：go
E：too
答案：B

(4)、
A：because
B：more
C：play
D：go
E：too
答案：E

(5)、
A：because
B：more
C：play
D：go
E：too
答案：A

19、 Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___1___ while they cross the road. Most of ___2___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___3___ are killed because they are careless.
A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___4___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.
The new traffic laws were put into use ___5___ May 1st, . The new traffic laws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.

(1)、
A：killed
B：on
C：children
D：difficult
E：them
答案：A

(2)、
A：killed
B：on
C：children
D：difficult
E：them
答案：E

(3)、
A：killed
B：on
C：children
D：difficult
E：them
答案：C

(4)、
A：killed
B：on
C：children
D：difficult
E：them
答案：D

(5)、
A：killed
B：on
C：children
D：difficult
E：them
答案：B

20、 Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be ___1___ life on earth. All animals and plants need water. Man need water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ___2___.
Water ___3___ almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the would there is some water in the air. You can not see it or feel it when it is part of the air. The water ___4___ seas and rivers is a liquid. The water in the air is not a liquid but a gas.
Clouds are made of water. They may ___5__ made of very small drops of water. Water, you have found,is very useful, so we must save water.

(1)、
A：ourselves
B：is found
C：be
D：in
E：no
答案：E

(2)、
A：ourselves
B：is found
C：be
D：in
E：no
答案：A

(3)、
A：ourselves
B：is found
C：be
D：in
E：no
答案：B

(4)、
A：ourselves
B：is found
C：be
D：in
E：no
答案：D

(5)、
A：ourselves
B：is found
C：be
D：in
E：no
答案：C