2012年底大专英语期末考试卷A(答案)

山西省城乡建设学校中国地质大学班期末试卷（A）答案班级：施工七班、施工八班（高中一年制）科目：英语Part ⅠVocabulary (30%)Sections ADirection : Fill in the blanks with words given below. Change the form where necessary. Then write it on the BLANK (15%)1.He comes to work twice (两次) a week .2.Four multiplied (乘) by five is twenty .3.The hour is a unit (单位) of time .4.The gross weight ( 毛重) of the box of chocolates is 500 grams .5.V oltage ( 电压) is measured in volts , V .6.The artist should create ( 创造) beautiful things .7.The tree grew to a height ( 高度) of 20 feet .8.I got an electric ( 电的) shock from the wire .9.Heat expands ____ metal ____( 金属) .10.The dentist picked up several instruments ( 仪器、器械) .11.The task ( 任务) has been fulfilled .12.Warm clothes can protect against ( 抵御) the cold of winter .13.The child used a ruler ( 直尺) to draw straight lines .14.10 minus ( 减去) 5 leaves 5.15.Did I make any error in my calculation ( 计算).Sections BDirection :match the corresponding meanings together. (找出与单词或词组相匹配的正确的汉语意思)(15%)Part ⅡReading Comprehension (30%) Direction : :Each one of the three passage is followed by five questions .You should decide on the best choice and mark A,B,C or D on the BLANK.Passage AOur eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body . There are times when most of us would have sweets and ice-cream rather than eat meat and rice . Sweets andice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat at the end of a meal . If we eat before a meal , they may take away our appetite . It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day . When we feel angry , It is a sign that our body needs food . When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat . A long time ago ,in England ,some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread . If the man could not swallow the bread , it was a sign that he was not telling the truth . He was telling lies . Although this seems very strange and rather foolish , it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth . A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry . Because he is worrying ,he loses his appetite and does not want to eat .( D ) 31 .Why do we have to form good eating habits ?A Because we want to eat moreB Because we enjoy our mealsC Because we want to save timeD Because we want to keep fit( C ) 32. When do you think it is good to eat sweets and ice –cream according to the text ?A When we are happyB When we have a good appetiteC After a mealD Before a meal( A ) 33. The word “swallow” means “”.A take into the stomach through the throat (咽喉)B eat with difficultyC break with the teeth before taking inD drink like a fish( B ) 34. When does the writer suggest it would be better to have our meals ?A When our work is overB At the fixed time every dayC When the meal is still hotD When every family member is home( D ) 35. What could a man do if he told a lie according to some judges in old England?A He could eat a lot of foodB He could hardly drink wineC He could swallow some dry bread easilyD He could not swallow any dry breadPassage BA blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in t he hat.A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you wri te?”The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded people they were lucky that they were not blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can.The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.( B ) 36. What did the boy do on the street?A. He sold this old hat.B. He begged for money.C. He was busy collecting coins.D. He showed his good handwriting.( C ) 37. How did the man help the blind boy?A. He took the boy’s sign away.B. He only gave the boy some money.C. He changed the words on the sign.D. He asked other people to help the blind boy.( C ) 38. The blind boy recognized the kind man by his .A. wordsB. smellC. footstepsD. voice( D ) 39. Why was the second sign better than the first one?A. There were more words on the second sign.B. The words on the second sign reminded people of a sunny day.C. The first sign said the b oy was blind while the second one didn’t.D. The second sign made people realize how lucky they were while the first one didn’t.( D ) 40. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Enjoy a sunny dayB. A blind boy in the streetC. Help the disabled peopleD. Different words make the differencePassage CLong, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbo r’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to thin k, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out.“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how the neighbo r found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered.( B )41. The thief was trying to get .A. his neighborB. his neighbo r’s doorbellC. some cottonD. a door with a bell on it( A )42. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.A. safeB. difficultC. dangerousD. easy( D )43. The neighbor ran out probably(很可能) because .A. he knew his doorbell was being stolenB. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit himC. he realized (意识到) something strange happenedD. Both B and C( B )44. The neighbor hit the thief to .A. give him lessonsB. punish (惩罚) him for stealingC. help him with the bellD. be his teacher( C )45. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.B. The thief knew why the neighbor came out.C. The thief thought the neighbor couldn’t hear the noise the bell made.D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbo r ran out.Part ⅢTranslation (10%) Directions :Translate the following sentences into English. Then write it on the BLANK 46．长度的基本单位是米。