2015年9月电大远网络教育大学英语B统考题库真题5.docVIP

一、交际英语 1.- Sorry Im late. - _________ A.You are welcome. B.Its a pleasure. C.Take care. D.Dont worry. 答案：D 2.- We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us? - ________ A.Im afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting. B.Of course not. I have no idea. C.No, I cant. D.Thats all set. 答案：A 3.- Would you like to go to the concert with us this evening? - ________ A.No, I already have plans. B.Id love to, but Im busy tonight. C.No, I really dont like being with you. D.Im ill, so I shouldnt go out. 答案：B 4.- Must I take a taxi? - No, you ________ . You can take my car. A.had better to B.dont C.must not D.dont have to 答案：D 5.- Could I speak to Don Watkins, please？ - ________ A.Speaking, please. B.Oh, how are you？ C.Im listening. D.Im Don. 答案：A 二、阅读理解 The word horsepower（马力） was first used two hundred years ago. (200年前“马力”这个词首次使用。) James Watt had made the first widely used steam（蒸气）engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring（测量）power. 电大、各类远程网络教育统考大学英语B、计算机应用基础统考辅导 全套题库，精心整理并归类完毕，全中文翻译，视频教程讲解，零基础一次性通过，索取请加QQ：?153499368 Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3,300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine. 6.The passagesays that Watt made the first widely used steam engine. A.T B.F 答案：A 7.Watt made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of a horse. A.T B.F 答案：A 8.Watt wanted to find a way to lift a 3300-pound weight. A.T B.F 答案：B 9.One horsepower would equal the weight a horse could lift. A.T B.F 答案：B 10.The title of the passageis How the Term Horsepower Came into Being. A.T B.F 答案