2010年4月全国网络教育统一考试大学英语(B)统考实考题9.doc

大学英语（B）统考实考题9 第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 1.— Thanks for your help. — ____________________ A. My pleasure. B. Never mind. C. Quite right D. Don’t thank me. 2. — Hi, welcome back! Have a nice trip?— ____________. A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day B. Come on, Ive got lots of fun C. By the way, I dont like Saturdays D. Well, Ill look forward to your phone call 3. — We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us? — _________ A. I’m afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting. B. Of course not. I have no idea. C. No, I can’t D. That’s all set. 4. — May I use your bike for a moment? — _________ A. It’s well. B. It doesn’t matter. C. By all means. D. I have no idea. 5.— Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? — _________ A. I’d rather stay here if you don’t mind. B. Sorry, I don’t like neither. C. Certainly, why not? D. Yes, we like these two places. 第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分） Passage 1 As price and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend in the U.S. continue to grow. We needed furniture for our living room, says John Ross, and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. I was deeply upset about it. Now Ive finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself. John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. I