网络教育公共基础课全国统一考试(英语)B级答案在最后一页第一部分：交际用语(5*3)1.—Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown'soffice?—___.A.Youcan'taskmeB.Pardon?IhavenoideaC.Pleasedon'tsaysoD.SorryIdon'tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere2.—Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?—___.A.ThankyouverymuchB.No,no.JohnisnotbadC.Thankyou.HeisfineD.Don'tsaythat.It'sugly.Johnisgood3.—WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?—___.A.IwantakiloofapplesB.YoucangoyourownwayC.ThanksD.Excuseme.I'mbusy4.—I'dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.—___.A.Thankyou.Youshouldn'tdothatB.Thanks,I'dliketogowithyouC.No,youcan'tsaysoD.No,no.Youcan'tdothat5.—Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou'refrom?—___.A.Certainly.I'mfromLondonB.Sure.IwasborninLondonC.Notreally,youcandoitD.Certainlynot.I'mfromLondon第二部分：阅读理解(10*3)Passage1Whatismakingthisman'swalletsofat?Isitmoney?Youmightthinkso,forthemantakeshiswalletoutwhenhebuysthingshewantsandneeds.Butthemandoesn'tpaycashwhenhebuyssomething.Hehascreditcards,whichheusesinplaceofmoney.Likemanyotherpeopletoday,thismanbuysoncredit.Thismeansthatsomestoresandbusinessesarewillingtolethimhavetheirgoodsorservicesnowandpayforthemlater.Ateachofthesestoreshehasachargeaccount.Peoplechargewhentheydon'thavethemoneytobuyallatonceorwhentheydon'twanttocarryalotofmoney.Chargeaccountsareoftwomainkinds.Witharegularchargeaccount,thestoregivesacustomercreditfornoextracharge.Thatis,ifhepaysfortheproductsthathebuyssoonafterhegetshisbill,thereisnoextracharge.Thusapairoftrousersthatcost$14.95,plus75centsstatesalestax,wouldstillcost$15.70attheendofthemonthwhenthebillissenttothebuyer.Thestoremanagersdon'tfeelthatamonthistoolongtowaitfortheirmoney.Theyarewillingtowaitthislongbecausetheyarecompetingwithotherstoresthatofferthesameservice.Thestore'swaitingtimeisoneofthecostsofdoingbusiness.(Astorethatsellsonlyforcashmaybeabletosellthesametrousersforlessthan$15.70becauseoneofitscostsisless.)Theotherkindofchargeaccount,calledbudgetaccount,islikeinstallmentbuying.Itletsabuyerusegoodslongerbeforepayinghiswholebill.Withmostofthesechargeaccounts,thebuyerhastopayonly10%or15%ofthetotalchargeeachmonth.6.Accordingtothepassage,peoplechargewhen___________.A.theywanttopayincashB.theysellgoodsC.theybuygoodsoncreditD.theydon'thavemoneytobuygoods7.Witharegularchargeaccount,thestoreallowsyoutopaylaterforthegoodsyoubuybecause___________.A.thestoremanagersdon'tneedahighprofitB.itisagoodwaytopromotesalesC.thestorewantstomakemoreprofitD.thestoreiscompetingwithotherstoresbyreducingitsprofit8.Forabudgetaccountthebuyerhastopay___________.A.thepriceandaninterestforthecreditB.muchmorethanthepricemarkedC.lessthanthepricemarkedD.asmuchashepaysincash9.Fromthepassageweknowthatstatesalestaxcanbe___________.A.verylowB.neglectedC.quitehighD.ashighas5%10.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat___________.A.AmericanstoresoffergoodserviceswillinglyB.abudgetaccountismorefavoredthanaregularaccountC.AmericanstoresarecompetingseverelyD.Americansdon'thaveenoughcashtopayPassage2Notverylongago,aspecialfamilysystemexistedincertainpartsofSouthIndia.Inthissystem,theactualheadofafamilyunitwasthemother'seldestbrother,thoughthemotheralsohadanimportantpositioninthefamily.Infamiliesofthiskind,ahusbandwasactuallynomorethanavisitor.Hedidnotlivewithhiswife,butwithhisownmother,brothersandsistersinanotherhouse.Hesawhissonsanddaughterssometimes,butthemanwhoactuallyfedandc...
