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大学英语B，网考英语B考试题库 第一部分 交际英语A. milk B. sweet potatoes C. coffee D. roast turkey (5).The passage is mainly about ______.答案(B) A. how the American people spend their Thanksgiving Day B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being C. what the American people do in their Thanksgiving Day D. when Thanksgiving Day became an American holiday 30 Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience（服从）. One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted: Fall down on your faces! They did, and the terrible grassland fire swept over them and they werent hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his, and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? -Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends. (1).Which of the following statements is true?答案(C) A. The author was saved from the fire. B. The author was brought up by his grandmother. C. Grandma was good at telling children stories. D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun. (2).All of the following were not praised by the author except _________.答案(A) A. the boy who shared his cake with others B. the boy who ate up all his cake by himself C. the boy who kept the cake for the future D. the boys who didnt obey their parents (3).According to this passage, the underlined word “tailored” probably means __.答案(B) A. measured B. specially prepared C. cut D. invented (4).Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?答案(A) A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions. B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school. C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home. D. The big fire soon spread over to the village. 31 High in the Swiss