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1、大学英语B统考模拟试卷及参考答案2 1.―Hereweare,sir,Tian'anMenSquare.―_____D.Terrific!IfinallygettoseetherealTian'anMen.2.―Whatwouldyouliketodrink?―_____B.Thankyou.3.―_____―NextSaturday.B.Whenwillyourholidaysbegin?4.Li:Hello.I'mringingabouttheflatadvertisedintoday's
2、STAR._____Mrs.Green:Yes,itis.Twoorthreepeoplehaverungupaboutit,butnobody'sbeentoseeityet.A.Isitstillavailable?5.—Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?—It's499Yuan._____D.Wouldyouliketotryiton?DoyouknowwhoBenjaminBannekerwasandwhathedid?BenjaminBannekerwasasel
3、f-educatedscientistatatimewhenmostAfricanAmericanswereslaves.BornafreeblackmanintheBritishColonyofMarylandin1731,hereceivedsomeformaleducation,buthemostlyborrowedbooksandtaughthimselfscienceandmathematics.At22,heborrowedapocketwatch,andwithoutanytrai
4、ning,figuredouthowtocarveaworkingwoodenclockthatchimedeachhour.Becauseofthisclock,hebecamewellknownandpeoplewouldvisithimjusttoseehiscreation.Bannekerranhisfamilyfarmformanyyears,butwhenhewasinhislate50s,aneighbor'ssonlenthimatelescope.Hebecameintere
5、stedinastronomy,thestudyoftheplanetsandstars,andagaintaughthimselfanewscience.Hemadecalculationsoftides,sunrisesandsunsets,andevenpredictedaneclipse.Forseveralyearshepublishedanalmanacofthesecalculations.Today,heisbestknownforpublishingsixalmanacs,ca
6、lled"BenjaminBanneker'sAlmanac"between1792and1797.Inthe1790s,Bannekeralsohelpedsurveyandlayoutthelandfor Washington , D.C. ,whichbecamethenation'scapital.ForalookatBanneker'samazinglife,visittheBenjaminBannekerHistoricalPark&MuseuminEllicott,City,
7、Maryland. 6.WhatwasthestatusofmostAfrican-AmericansatBanneker'stime?D.MostAfricanAmericanswereslaves.7.WhatsubjectsdidBenjaminteachhimself?B.Science,mathematicsandastronomy.8.Hebecamefamousattheageof22becauseof_____..D.aclock9.Theword"almanac"(Line
8、4,para3)probablymeans_____..A.abook10.WhichofMr.Banneker'sworksisbestknown?C.BenjaminBanneker.Earlyinthe16thcenturymenweretryingtoreachAsiabytravelingwestfrom Europe .InordertofindAsiatheyhadtofindawaypast SouthAmerica .Themanwhoeventuallyfoundtheway
