技工学校期末考试英语试卷.doc

技工学校09级2011-2012 春季期末考试英语阅读卷 A In English there are some interesting words. These words have some interesting stories behind them. The word sandwich ,for examples,is very common in English ,but with a good story. If we want to know the story behind it,we must know something about an English nobleman,his name was Sandwich. Sandwich live in the 18th century .He was rich,but he liked to play cards. He often played for 24 hours,and did not even stop to have his meals. One day,he asked his servants to bring some meat and bread ,so he could play while eating . He put the meat between two pieces of bread,hd held the food in his left hand while he was playing with his right hand . People liked Sandwichs idea and began to eat bread and meat in his way. And from the name of the man Sandwich ,we have the word sandwich today. 1. Sandwich is from a mans name,he was _ A. A Chinese B an American C an Englishman D a Frenchman. 2. Sandwich lived between _ A 1600-1800 B 1701-1999 C 1700-1799 D 1701-2000 3. Sandwich was _ A a common B a servant C. a rich man D. a poor man 4. What did he like to da? A Playing basketball B Watching TV C. Playing chess D. Playing cards 5. What is sandwich made of ? A . Meal and bread B. Only meat C. Only bread D. Meat and riceB A man is going to a friends house. It is quite far away and so he takes some sandwiches along for his lunch. As he goes along ,he says to himself, My fired is sure to give me a very nice meal . He is going to give me good wine to drink. So whats the use of these dry sandwiches! as he said this , he throws them in the dust. He goes on and comes to a river. The river has become very big because of the rain in the past few days. He waits for a long time. Then the sun begins to set. The man says to himself,I cant go to my friends house today. I must go home. Then he starts for home. Soon he feels hungry. He wants very much to have something to eat. But he doesnt have anything. Suddenly he sees some dry,dirty ,hard sandwiches on the road. He is very happy. He picks them up and eats therm all. Do not throw good things away, you may need them later. 1. It will take the man _to walk to his friends house. A few days. B. A few hours. C. A whole night D. One hour2. He throws the sandwiches in dust because _ A. He doesnt like them B. The sandwiches are dirty . C. He thinks his friend will not like them . D. He is sure to have a nice meal at his friends house.3. In the sentence of the sun begins to set , set means _ A. 沉落 B 升起 C。 照耀 D。 变暗.4. Because _, he was going to go back home. A. It is late. B. He hasnt got sandwiches . C. It rains hard . D. He is hungry.5. The story taches us that _. A.We must not walk a ling way to visit a friend . B. We must not throw dry sandwiches away. C. We must throw things away when we dont need them. D W e must always keep good things because we may need them later on.C Booking a ticket at the Ticket Office Passenger :Good morning, Is that A Airline ? Agent: Good morning ,Sir. This is A Airline Booking Office. May I help you? P: Yes . Are there flights from Beijing to Paris ? A: Yes. P: I plan a trip to Paris next week. Are there direct flight for Paris?A: Yes ,twice weekly. If youd like to hold for a second,I will check the exact schedule for you. . Thank you for waiting . A Airline CA933 is due on Wednesday and Friday. It leaves Beijing at 10:00 a.m. and arrive in Paris CDG Airport at 2:40 p.m on the same day. All times are local.P: Whats the flying time between Beijing and Paris?A: Its about 10 hours. P: I see. How much should I pay?A: RM B 4410.P: By the way, is that a Boeing flight?A: No, it is A340. It is a fone aircraft. May I make a reservation for you? P: Yes. D The English language is different from any other languages. Yet English words dont stay the same. Its always changing. New words are needed for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or old words are used in new way. English can change by borrowing word from other languages .Tomato was borrowed from Mexico coffee came from Turkey.,and tea came from China. Now new space words are borrowed from other countries ,too. New words also come into use by putting two words together. Postman and grandfather are examples. The names of people can also become new words. Our sandwich was named after a man called Sandwich. 1. This passage is mainly about _ A. Borrowing words from other languages B the changing English language C how to put two words together D.how the names of people become English words. 2. The English language needs new words for new_A inventions and ideas B. Stories and books C.films and TV plays D.space and universe 3. From the passage we can see that the English language _A. stays the same B. is always change C is very new D. is borrowed 4. The word,_, came into use by putting two words together. A. spaceship B. sandwich C. Coffee D.tomato5. Which of the following is right? A.There are no new words in the English language . B.People in space talk in different languages. C. New words come into use in different ways. D. Peoples names cant become new words now.E. Situation Ticket Endorsement 客票的签转A: Hello! A Airline Los Angels Office . May I help you?P：Yes ,please. I plan to go to Beijing directly via CA 984,but my boss told me to make a stopover (经停) in Singapore for some business arrangements. Is it possible for me to be rerouted(再乘坐) on your flight?A: I m afraid not ,because CA984 no longer stops at Singapore,but Singapore Airline has flights via Singapore.P:You mean, I have to change to ?A: Yes .May I ask if youve been ticketed?P: No.A: All right. I will give you a ticket instead of the e-ticket. Singapore Airline honor our tickets. However, an endorsement is required from this office.P: I see. Could you please endorse my ticket to Singapore Airline right now?A: Ill ask my supervisor to endorse your ticket .Please wait for a minute and I will be right back with with you.My supervisor has agreed and signed. Please note in the endorsement box of the ticket ENDORSED TO SQ is entered. Also Singapore Airline will exchange your ticket and recalculate the fare.P: Well ,thanks a lot.A: You are welcome. We hope youll fly A Airline next time.F Pictures hang on the wall. They are flat. You can touch a picture. But you cannot feel the shape of anything in it . Everything in the picture stays in the same place. It cannot move. Sculptures have shapes. You can feel them. You can turn them or walk around them. But sculptures cannot move,either. In todays world,everything seems to be moving. We have fast cars and airplanes. Man is going into space. We keep learning new things. There are more new things in the world of art now. Mobiles( 活动雕塑) are a modern kind of sculpture. They are made from such things like thin pieces of metal,paper,or wood. The pieces may be of any shape .Most mobiles hang from wires or string . As the air moves,the mobile moves . Each piece moves by itself . Mobiles are found in many art museums . This sculpture began in America. But, artists in many parts of the world now make mobiles. 1. In the past ,picture and sculptures can not_ A. be touched B. be felt C. be hung D. move 2. Today,everything seems to be_ A. singing B. dancing C .moving D. hanging 3. What is man dong now? A Man is learning new songs. B. Man is moving slowly in cars . C. Man is going into space. D Man is riding.horses. 4. What material can mobile be made of? A. Metal . B. Paper C. Wood D.All of the above. 5. The story mainly tells us that _ A. cars and airplanes move fast today. B. mobiles are a new kind of sculpture C. Flat pictures have to hang on the walls. D.people will not buy pictures.G Connecting Flights (衔接航班) A: Good morning .This is A Airline . May I help you? P: Well . I plan to Mexico City. Do you have any direct flights? A: Im sorry. We dont have any direct flights. P: How can I get there? A: And if you fly A Airline to San Francisco, youll have a few connecting flight that you can take on the same day. P: You mean I must transfer at San Francisco. Airport and change airlines. A: Im afraid you have to . Im sorry this is the only way. P: OK. I want to arrive there as soon as possible.A: I see. Please wait for a while. Thank for waiting . We have 2 connecting flights via San Francisco and they are all the same day connecting flights. The earliest one is Aero Mexico flight 979. It leaves San Francisco at 5:00 p.m. and arrives in Mexico city at 10:05 p.m. Air China flight CA985 arrives in San Francisco at 1:00 p.m. You have two and half hours for connection. P: That s fine. A: May I book a seat for you? P: OK.H The story of Dong Jianhua Dongjianhua was born in shanghai in 1937. His father was Dong Haoyun.,the king of the ship in Hong Kong.Dong Jianhua was his elder son . In 1949 when Dong Jianhua was 11,he came to Hong Kong with his father.At the age of thirteen ,he studied in Zhonghua middle school,. In 1954 he went to England to study mechanical engineering ( 机械工程).Five years later,he won Bachelor of the science in Liverpool university (大学).Later he went to America and he worked in the general Electrical Company in America. He had stayed in America for ten years. He returned to Hong Kong again in 1969. In Hong Kong he helped his father do business in shipping and opened an air line from Hong Kong to Europe and America. Though he was born in a rich family,he lived a