重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名 共5页第1页 生姓名考生班级。考生学号评分 art I Vocabulary Structure(20%) Section a 1. Ben was quite stubborn and it was almost impossible to him of his mistakes A admit B C. forget D. convince 2. Scarcely had I left my dormitory it began to snow B. then 3. These foreign students have got our chinese customs B accustomed C. intended to D. satisfied to 4. It is his laziness that his failure in the exams A resulted from C. resulted in D. led into 5. About 200 persons or the job, but only one of them got it. B requested C applied D. demanded 6. My car is different yours in many ways 7. His parents seem to have no influence his action B 8. We saw a jet plane A take off B. taken off C. took off D. taking off 9. Id like to take of this opportunity to thank you for your help A. profit B. benefil advantage D. interests 10. Her husband's advice that she there at once is rig goes C. Is going Section B 11. Students can not leave the class without the(permit) of the teacher 's 12. To his great(disappoint his son failed to pass the examination again 13. Mother needs(add) elp in the kitchen on weekends 14. Everything( take) nto account, John is more suitable for the job 15. There(be) no cause for worry, the driver went ahead towards his chosen destination 16. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he(come) to the meeting. 17. It is no use(quarrel) 18. Tom insisted on(go) with them 19. Most of his books are based on(history) events 20. Miss White(occasion) goes to theater on Sunday evening Part II Reading Comprehension (40%) Planning is important in almost anything you do. No matter what you are doing, spending time to plan ahead can help you reach your goal. The purpose of insurance is to help you plan for unexpected, costly emergencies. Probably the most important kind of insurance is medical insurance Medical insurance can be very expensive. The cost of this kind of insurance is going up. Like most people, you may not be able to afford all of the insurance you might need. Many people think that if you could only afford one kind of insurance you should buy health insurance. If you can afford only a small amount of health insurance, it is best to insure yourself against the big unexpected costs and pay the smaller common bills yourself. There are different kinds of insurance you can get. Hospital Expense insurance will pay for any costs you get while having to be in a hospital Surgical Expense insurance will pay for the doctor to operate on you. Regular Medical insurance will pay for any non-surgical treatment. Disability Income will help pay for living expenses if you are sick and cannot work 21. According to the passage, buying insurance is A. Essential重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第1页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 Part I Vocabulary & Structure (20%) Section A 1. Ben was quite stubborn and it was almost impossible to _________ him of his mistakes. A. admit B. recognize C. forget D. convince 2. Scarcely had I left my dormitory ____________ it began to snow. A. than B. then C. when D. and 3. These foreign students have got __________ our Chinese customs. A. used B. accustomed C. intended to D. satisfied to 4. It is his laziness that ____________ his failure in the exams. A. resulted from B. brought in C. resulted in D. led into 5. About 200 persons ____________ for the job, but only one of them got it. A. claimed B. requested C. applied D. demanded 6. My car is different ____________ yours in many ways. A. than B. in C. from D. to 7. His parents seem to have no influence _____________ his action. A. to B. on C. for D. in 8. We saw a jet plane _____________. A. take off B. taken off C. took off D. taking off 9. I’d like to take ___________ of this opportunity to thank you for your help. A. profit B. benefit C. advantage D. interests 10. Her husband’s advice that she ____________ there at once is right. A. go B. goes C. is going D. would go Section B 11. Students can not leave the class without the (permit) ______________ of the teacher’s. 12. To his great (disappoint) _____________, his son failed to pass the examination again. 13. Mother needs (add) ____________ help in the kitchen on weekends. 14. Everything (take) ____________ into account, John is more suitable for the job. 15. There (be) ______________ no cause for worry, the driver went ahead towards his chosen destination. 16. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he (come) ______________ to the meeting. 17. It is no use (quarrel) ______________ with her. 18. Tom insisted on (go) ______________ with them. 19. Most of his books are based on (history) ____________ events. 20. Miss White (occasion) _____________ goes to theater on Sunday evening. Part II Reading Comprehension (40%) Task 1 Planning is important in almost anything you do. No matter what you are doing, spending time to plan ahead can help you reach your goal. The purpose of insurance is to help you plan for unexpected, costly emergencies. Probably the most important kind of insurance is medical insurance. Medical insurance can be very expensive. The cost of this kind of insurance is going up. Like most people, you may not be able to afford all of the insurance you might need. Many people think that if you could only afford one kind of insurance, you should buy health insurance. If you can afford only a small amount of health insurance, it is best to insure yourself against the big unexpected costs and pay the smaller common bills yourself. There are different kinds of insurance you can get. Hospital Expense insurance will pay for any costs you get while having to be in a hospital. Surgical Expense insurance will pay for the doctor to operate on you. Regular Medical insurance will pay for any non-surgical treatment. Disability Income will help pay for living expenses if you are sick and cannot work. 21. According to the passage, buying insurance is ___________. A. Essential B. Unnecessary C. Unexpected