最新2016年电大开放教育c++语言程序设计(本)期末考试复习题及参考答案资料小抄

电大C语言程序设计期末考试复习题及参考答案资料小抄一、单选题1在定义函数的格式类型修饰符函数名（形式参数表）函数体；中，函数体可以是（）。A、基本语句B、复合语句C、空语句D、语句序列2ABAB的值（）。A、为TRUEB、为FALSEC、与AB的值相同D、与AB的值相同3每一个实在参数就是一个（）。A、表达式B、常量C、变量D、函数调用4假定AB为一个类，则该类的拷贝构造函数的声明语句为_。AABBABABXCABABDABABX5对于结构中定义的成员，其隐含访问权限为_。APUBLICBPROTECTEDCPRIVATEDSTATIC6当使用FSTREAM流类定义一个流对象并打开一个磁盘文件时，文件的隐含打开方式为_。AIOSINBIOSOUTCIOSIN|IOSOUTD没有7在PC机中运行的C语言程序，CHAR类型的数据占字节。A、1B、2C、3D、48指出下列哪种基本类型是错误的B。A、FLOATB、INTEGERC、CHARD、LONG9若A，B，C均为整型变量，则表达式A2，BA2，C0的值为。A、不定B、2C、4D、010设CHARTA；则表达式506T值的数据类型为。A、INTB、FLOATC、不确定D、DOUBLE11以下为不正确的IF语句。A、IFXY；B、IFXYXY；C、IFXYCINXELSECINY；D、IFX0是判断一元二次方式AX2BXC0有实根的表达式。18表达式（B10）INTB1,B2B1B2A0FORINTI1IB1IFB1B2B2B1B1AICOUTVOIDMAININTA83,5,7,9,11,13,15,17INTPAFORINTI0IVOIDLEINTA,INTBINTXAABBXCOUTCLASSAINTA,BPUBLICAAB0AINTAA,INTBBAAABBBCOUTVOIDMAININTM3,X4,Y4,Z7MM“M”MENDL”X”XENDL”Y”YENDL”Z”Z程序运行后的输出结果为答案M7X5Y4Z87INCLUDEVOIDSORTINTX,INTY,INTZINTTIFXYTXXYYTIFXZTXXZZTIFYZTYYZZTCOUT“X”X”Y”Y”Z”ZVOIDMAININTA,B,CCINABCCOUT“A”A”B”B”C”CSORTA,B,CCOUT“A”A”B”B”C”C假设输入为1068则程序运行后的输出结果为参考答案A10B6C8X6Y8Z10A10B6C88INCLUDEVOIDPRNSTRCHARSTR,INTM,INTNINTIFORI1I“”STRFORI1ISTRWHILESTRCOUT“”STRCOUTENDLVOIDMAINCHARP“INFORMATION”PRNSTRP,3,4程序运行后的输出结果为答案FORM四、写出下列每个函数的功能1INTCOUNTDOUBLEA,INTNDOUBLEM0INTIFORI0IMCRETURNC答案计算并返回参数数组中大于等于参数数组中所有元素平均值的元素个数2LONGFACTLONGNIFNVOIDWAINTA,INTNFORINTI0IINCLUDEVOIDJBCHARFNAME/可把以FNAME所指字符串作为文件标识符的文件称为FNAME文件，/假定该文件中保存着一批字符串，每个字符串的长度均小于20。IFSTREAMFINFNAMECHARA20INTI0WHILEFINACOUTINTGETNOINTVALINTA32,52,31,86,3,44,11,7,55,63FORINTI0IVALCOUTVOIDMAININTI,ENG0,NUMB0,BLAN0,OTHERS0CHARA100CINGETLINEA,100FORI0AIIIFAI48NUMBELSEIFAI32BLANELSEIFAI65INTA850FORI0IAIJ/输入学生成绩FORI0I8IFORJ1J5JAI0AIJ/求学生四门课程总成绩请您删除一下内容，O_O谢谢2016年中央电大期末复习考试小抄大全，电大期末考试必备小抄，电大考试必过小抄BASKETBALLCANMAKEATRUECLAIMTOBEINGTHEONLYMAJORSPORTTHATISANAMERICANINVENTIONFROMHIGHSCHOOLTOTHEPROFESSIONALLEVEL,BASKETBALLATTRACTSALARGEFOLLOWINGFORLIVEGAMESASWELLASTELEVISIONCOVERAGEOFEVENTSLIKETHENATIONALCOLLEGIATEATHLETICASSOCIATIONNCAAANNUALTOURNAMENTANDTHENATIONALBASKETBALLASSOCIATIONNBAANDWOMENSNATIONALBASKETBALLASSOCIATIONWNBAPLAYOFFSANDITHASALSOMADEAMERICANHEROESOUTOFITSPLAYERANDCOACHLEGENDSLIKEMICHAELJORDAN,LARRYBIRD,EARVIN“MAGIC“JOHNSON,SHERYLSWOOPES,ANDOTHERGREATPLAYERSATTHEHEARTOFTHEGAMEISTHEPLAYINGSPACEANDTHEEQUIPMENTTHESPACEISARECTANGULAR,INDOORCOURTTHEPRINCIPALPIECESOFEQUIPMENTARETHETWOELEVATEDBASKETS,ONEATEACHENDINTHELONGDIRECTIONOFTHECOURT,ANDTHEBASKETBALLITSELFTHEBALLISSPHERICALINSHAPEANDISINFLATEDBASKETBALLSRANGEINSIZEFROM28530IN7276CMINCIRCUMFERENCE,ANDINWEIGHTFROM1822OZ510624GFORPLAYERSBELOWTHEHIGHSCHOOLLEVEL,ASMALLERBALLISUSED,BUTTHEBALLINMENSGAMESMEASURES29530IN7576CMINCIRCUMFERENCE,ANDAWOMENSBALLIS28529IN7274CMINCIRCUMFERENCETHECOVERINGOFTHEBALLISLEATHER,RUBBER,COMPOSITION,ORSYNTHETIC,ALTHOUGHLEATHERCOVERSONLYAREDICTATEDBYRULESFORCOLLEGEPLAY,UNLESSTHETEAMSAGREEOTHERWISEORANGEISTHEREGULATIONCOLORATALLLEVELSOFPLAY,THEHOMETEAMPROVIDESTHEBALLINFLATIONOFTHEBALLISBASEDONTHEHEIGHTOFTHEBALLSBOUNCEINSIDETHECOVERINGORCASING,ARUBBERBLADDERHOLDSAIRTHEBALLMUSTBEINFLATEDTOAPRESSURESUFFICIENTTOMAKEITREBOUNDTOAHEIGHTMEASUREDTOTHETOPOFTHEBALLOF4954IN1214MWHENITISDROPPEDONASOLIDWOODENFLOORFROMASTARTINGHEIGHTOF6FT180MMEASUREDFROMTHEBOTTOMOFTHEBALLTHEFACTORYMUSTTESTTHEBALLS,ANDTHEAIRPRESSURETHATMAKESTHEBALLLEGALINKEEPINGWITHTHEBOUNCETESTISSTAMPEDONTHEBALLDURINGTHEINTENSITYOFHIGHSCHOOLANDCOLLEGETOURNEYSANDTHEPROFESSIONALPLAYOFFS,THISINFLATEDSPHERECOMMANDSCONSIDERABLEATTENTIONBASKETBALLISONEOFFEWSPORTSWITHAKNOWNDATEOFBIRTHONDECEMBER1,1891,INSPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS,JAMESNAISMITHHUNGTWOHALFBUSHELPEACHBASKETSATTHEOPPOSITEENDSOFAGYMNASIUMANDOUTLINED13RULESBASEDONFIVEPRINCIPLESTOHISSTUDENTSATTHEINTERNATIONALTRAININGSCHOOLOFTHEYOUNGMENSCHRISTIANASSOCIATIONYMCA,WHICHLATERBECAMESPRINGFIELDCOLLEGENAISMITH18611939WASAPHYSICALEDUCATIONTEACHERWHOWASSEEKINGATEAMSPORTWITHLIMITEDPHYSICALCONTACTBUTALOTOFRUNNING,JUMPING,SHOOTING,ANDTHEHANDEYECOORDINATIONREQUIREDINHANDLINGABALLTHEPEACHBASKETSHEHUNGASGOALSGAVETHESPORTTHENAMEOFBASKETBALLHISSTUDENTSWEREEXCITEDABOUTTHEGAME,ANDCHRISTMASVACATIONGAVETHEMTHECHANCETOTELLTHEIRFRIENDSANDPEOPLEATTHEIRLOCALYMCASABOUTTHEGAMETHEASSOCIATIONLEADERSWROTETONAISMITHASKINGFORCOPIESOFTHERULES,ANDTHEYWEREPUBLISHEDINTHETRIANGLE,THESCHOOLNEWSPAPER,ONJANUARY15,1892NAISMITHSFIVEBASICPRINCIPLESCENTERONTHEBALL,WHICHWASDESCRIBEDAS“LARGE,LIGHT,ANDHANDLEDWITHTHEHANDS“PLAYERSCOULDNOTMOVETHEBALLBYRUNNINGALONE,ANDNONEOFTHEPLAYERSWASRESTRICTEDAGAINSTHANDLINGTHEBALLTHEPLAYINGAREAWASALSOOPENTOALLPLAYERS,BUTTHEREWASTOBENOPHYSICALCONTACTBETWEENPLAYERSTHEBALLWASTHEOBJECTIVETOSCORE,THEBALLHADTOBESHOTTHROUGHAHORIZONTAL,ELEVATEDGOALTHETEAMWITHTHEMOSTPOINTSATTHEENDOFANALLOTTEDTIMEPERIODWINSEARLYINTHEHISTORYOFBASKETBALL,THELOCALYMCASPROVIDEDTHEGYMNASIUMS,ANDMEMBERSHIPINTHEORGANIZATIONGREWRAPIDLYTHESIZEOFTHELOCALGYMDICTATEDTHENUMBEROFPLAYERSSMALLERGYMSUSEDFIVEPLAYERSONASIDE,ANDTHELARGERGYMSALLOWEDSEVENTONINETHETEAMSIZEBECAMEGENERALLYESTABLISHEDASFIVEIN1895,AND,IN1897,THISWASMADEFORMALINTHERULESTHEYMCALOSTINTERESTINSUPPORTINGTHEGAMEBECAUSE1020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