昌吉州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with ________ of their parents.

A. those   B. one   C. that   D. it

2、— You speak very good French!

—Thanks. I________ French in Nankai University for four years.

A．studied

B．study

C．was studying

D．had studied

3、— I get at least half an hour of exercise almost every day.

— Oh great! .

A.Good luck B.Cheer up

C.Same to you D.Keep it up

4、I can still remember my childhood life,_________it was so long ago.

A.if only B.as though C.even though D.in case

5、The terrible situation required that the manager ________ present.

A.be B.was C.would be D.shall be

6、The reason____ Spielberg could not go to the Film Academy was   his grades were too low.

A. that; that     B. why; that

C. why; because D. that; because

7、In order to make full use of the energy, many water power stations are built ______ there are big waterfalls.

A．unless

B．so that

C．where

D．whether

8、（题文）A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.

A. when   B. that

C. as   D. where

9、The questionnaire takes ______ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.

A.mainly B.punctually C.approximately D.precisely

10、____ himself with routine office tasks, he had no time to accompany his children.

A. Occupied   B. Occupyin

C. Being occupied   D. To be occupied

11、They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.

A. wrapped up B. picked up

C. called up D. took up

12、QQ, _________ you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.

A.as B.which C.that D.where

13、John accompanied me to the airport so that he could____the driving when I felt tired.

A.take over B.run over C.turn over D.rule over

14、You can’t imagine the suffering the explorers________ during their trip in the horrible desert without ample water and food.

A. stimulated   B. ultimated

C. underwent   D. reinforce

15、The government calls on us to avoid visiting crowded areas and medical institutions _______ it is necessary.

A.while B.because C.unless D.when

16、—Who is China’s first UFC champion?

—It is Zhang Weili _______ opponent, Jessica Andrade, was knocked out by her within just 42 seconds.

A.who B.whom C.that D.whose

17、 _____ a moment and I will go to your rescue.

A.Go on B.Hold on C.Move to D.Carry on

18、Only my cousin has chosen to apply for a job in Africa _______ the majority of this year’s graduates working in Britain.

A.in common with B.as well as

C.in contrast to D.by reason of

19、It is time for the West to learn from China's responsible efforts to   fake news.

A.weed out B.work out C.turn out D.bring out

20、Parents should keep their children company as much as possible because children feel, if they ______ don' t see their parents regularly.

A.rejected B.offended C.interrupted D.mistaken

21、   Aristotle believed the face was a window onto a person's mind. Today, facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other people's feelings. A smile suggests happiness. A frown indicates sadness. However, an analysis of hundreds of research papers has uncovered a surprising conclusion there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognisable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures.

Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychologist at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and her colleagues found that, on average, adults in urban cultures scowled when they were angry 30% of the time. This meant that some 70% of the time they did not scowl when angry. A scowl, the researchers concluded, seemed valid for all six of the emotional categories: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise.

All raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial intelligence algorithms which can recognise facial expressions and work out a person's emotional state. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to extract emotions from images of faces have failed to understand the importance of context.

Dr Martinez cited an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a man's face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the view zoomed out to show a football player with his arms outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.

Given that people cannot guess each other's emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. "There are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply this to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people," he says. "Some companies require you to submit a video CV, and then this is analysed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking and not only based on the wrong hypothesis, but a dangerous hypothesis."

【1】The main purpose of the passage is to________.

A．present the mistake associated with artificial intelligence

B．report the problem caused by misreading facial expressions

C．describe the relationship between facial expressions and emotions

D．introduce a danger experienced by information-technology companies

【2】Dr. Martinez cited the experiment in order to________.

A．reveal the mystery of the picture

B．emphasize the importance of context

C．show the significance of facial expressions

D．demonstrate the professionalism of his experiment

【3】What is Dr Martinez's attitude towards hiring people depending on their facial expressions?

A．Critical.

B．Indifferent

C．Neutral.

D．Favorable.

22、Seda Hotels

Details

Seda Hotels, named "Philippines' Leading Hotel Group" by the UK-based World Travel Awards, offer good service, exceptional value and exciting destinations. Although filled with modern equipment, Seda takes pride in its philosophy, "home of Filipino hospitality（热情好客）", where the best of tradition is applied to a modern-day setting. Seda is the first Asian hotel brand to be named a Certified Gold Service Property by the American Hotels and Lodging Educational Institute, signifying（表明）its following international standards of service.

Seda is the Filipino word for "silk", which perfectly represents its commitment to providing a wonderful hotel experience. It is fully-owned and operated by AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corporation（AHRC）.

Website

http://www. sedahotels. com

Services

Accommodations, meeting rooms, a business center, a lap pool and a gym, in-room dining, daily housekeeping, laundry and dry-cleaning, transportation service and a roof deck bar. It provides 409 air-conditioned rooms filled with all the necessities to ensure an enjoyable stay. A mini cafe, a small kitchen and free wireless Internet access are also provided. On-site dining options include a restaurant, which is an ideal place to have a meal. In the evening, guests are welcome to wind down in the comfortable bar.

Locations

Seda hotels are located in the most dynamic destinations in the Philippines:

·30th Street cor. 11th Avenue Bonifacio Global City

·Pison Avenue, Atria Park District, Mandurriao, lloilo

·J. P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City

Prices

Single Room: $ 57 per night

Luxurious（豪华的）Single Room：$ 87 per night

Double Room: $ 134 per night

Luxurious Double Room: $155 per night

【1】What can we know about Seda?

A.It is a UK-based brand. B.It adopts ancient equipment.

C.It is most famous for its silk. D.It provides world-class service.

【2】What can you do in a Seda hotel?

A.Relax in an underground bar. B.Cook a good meal in a kitchen.

C.Visit 904 air-conditioned rooms. D.Get access to paid wireless Internet.

【3】How much should you pay for a luxurious single room for two nights?

A.$ 87. B.$ 114. C.$ 174. D.$ 289.

23、The most common forms of live stream marketing

Online Marketplaces

Online marketplaces like Taobao and Jingdong allow users to buy and sell products without ever leaving their homes. But the addition of live video streaming is proving vital to keep buyers interested. Why? By adding live streaming to the platform, these marketplaces can deliver the closest possible experience to “being there” for online buyers. Real-time interactivity offers the urgency of a real marketplace, urging immediate action and improving community participation.

Live Auctions (拍卖)

Live streaming opens up the auction items to those unable to physically attend, reaches participants with varying interests and ensures that each item sells at its proper valuation. Online auctions are big business, and real-time video delivery is critical. Whether auctioning off pets or fine art, any delay in a live stream could prevent bids (出价) from being recorded properly. Several milliseconds can translate to billions of dollars.

Influencer Streaming

Today’s celebrities aren’t necessarily on the big screen. An increasing number of stars rise to fame via social media each day. With a large number of faithful fans, influencers can use their personal brand and the power of live streaming to promote their favorite products in an interactive way. Influencer streaming originated on social media, but has now become commonplace across e-business sites as well.

Live Events

Newsworthy events, such as product launches and limited edition drops, increase the popularity of live stream marketing. Today, shoppable mobile streaming allows fans to purchase items in real time from the catwalks (T型走秀台) of Louis Vuitton and Victoria’s Secret.

【1】How does live video streaming affect online marketplaces?

A．It makes goods more popular.

B．It keeps shop owners interested.

C．It offers a real experience of offline shopping.

D．It makes online shopping more like offline shopping.

【2】What can we know about online auctions?

A．They bring convenience for people physically attending.

B．They make sure that every item can finally be sold online.

C．They make it necessary to have high speed Internet access.

D．They provide opportunities of making great fortune overnight.

【3】Which works as the easiest way for Internet celebrities getting into e-business?

A．Online Marketplaces.

B．Influencer Streaming.

C．Live Auctions.

D．Live Events.

24、   In 2018 biologist Jann Vendetti published a paper that described the discovery of five species of non-native snails and slugs（蜗牛和鼻涕虫）in Southern California. The research would not have been possible without some 1,200 volunteers who uploaded nearly 10,000 photos to the SLIME project (Snails and Slugs Living in Metropolitan Environments) on an app called iNaturalist.

“So the entire existence of that paper is dependent upon these citizen scientists. How do you credit those people?” said Greg Pauly from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. “There are some very specific requirements that a lot of journals and a lot of academic societies use. And those requirements largely would exclude nonprofessional scientists. And to me, that’s absurd.” That’s why Pauly, together with Vendetti, and several Australian biologists are arguing that criteria must change to recognize citizen scientists as authors on scientific journal articles.

They propose what they’re calling “group co-authorship.” The author list on Vendetti’s snail-and-slug paper includes the phrase “citizen science participants in SLIME.” But the phrase is absent when you look up the paper on Google Scholar. The publication software simply isn’t equipped to handle that kind of authorship, and so it erases the group’s vital contribution.

In another case, several years ago in Australia, a team of researchers tried to condition native lizards not to eat the poisonous cane toads. The only reason it was successful was because they partnered with the traditional landowners in northwestern Australia, and this group was called the Balanggarra Rangers.

Several journals flat-out refused to allow for the inclusion of the Rangers as group co-authors. Eventually, the researchers did convince the editors of some journals to allow it, but the group’s title was shortened, as if it was a first and last name, in online indexing software: “B. Rangers.”

The researchers argue that these errors and omissions don’t only make the critical contributions of a native community as invisible, they could also be seen as showing prejudice.

“If the person who had made that contribution was a graduate student who was trying to pursue a career in the sciences, we would all say, ‘Oh, of course that person should be a co-author’. But we don’t necessarily extend that same line of reasoning to citizen scientists.”

Allowing for group co-authorship is not a new idea. In 2004 the journal Nature published a paper titled “Initial Sequencing and Analysis of the Human Genome.” It listed as the sole author the “International Human Genome Sequencing Association.” “So let’s just choose this group-authorship model and turn it into group co-authorships. This really shouldn’t be that hard.”

【1】What can be learned about Vendetti’s snail-and-slug paper?

A．It is the first paper to credit citizen scientists on the title page.

B．It describes snails and slugs living in metropolitan environments.

C．It is available on the publication software Google Scholar.

D．It includes 10,000 photos of snails and slugs in Southern California.

【2】What can be inferred about Balanggarra Rangers?

A．They are familiar with native animals and plants.

B．They make a living by hunting native lizards.

C．They are good business people.

D．They are world famous as B. Rangers.

【3】Why is the example of a graduate student mentioned in the 7th paragraph?

A．To point out the omissions in the line of reasoning.

B．To highlight the contribution of a native community.

C．To argue against showing favor for a particular group.

D．To prove that not crediting citizen scientists is unfair.

【4】The author’s purpose of writing the article is to ________.

A．expose the unfair practice in the scientific community

B．call for the wide recognition of group co-authorship

C．call on more people to become citizen scientists

D．explain the origin of the term group co-authorship

25、   As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some ________ intestinal (肠内的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But it was actually acute appendicitis (急性阑尾炎), and the boy ________ suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been ________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al’s emotional health deteriorated under the huge burden of his ________. To make matters worse, his wife ________ him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two ________ were more than Al could handle, and he ________ to alcohol to help him cope, thus in time Al became an alcoholic.

________ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he ________—his home, his land and his art objects. Al ________ died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing to show for it. “What a complete ________ he is!” I thought. “What a totally wasted life!”

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment. I knew Al’s now ________ son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free ________ of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his ________. One day I worked ________ my courage to ask him. “I’m really ________ by something,” I said. “I know your father was ________ the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person?”

Ernie sat quietly and ________ for a few moments. Then he said, “From my earliest ________ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son’.”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any ________ possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known. (423words)

【1】A.certain B.average C.rare D.common

【2】A.worsened B.choked C.starved D.died

【3】A.cured B.forbidden C.prevented D.saved

【4】A.disease B.guilt C.pressure D.duty

【5】A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave

【6】A.accidents B.situations C.conflicts D.adventures

【7】A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank

【8】A.As B.Though C.Because D.If

【9】A.needed B.possessed C.benefited D.shared

【10】A.accidentally B.gradually C.eventually D.immediately

【11】A.trouble B.failure C.disaster D.rubbish

【12】A.teen B.adolescent C.aged D.adult

【13】A.will B.fall C.flow D.space

【14】A.mother B.brother C.father D.child

【15】A.with B.up C.on D.through

【16】A.puzzled B.worried C.interested D.attracted

【17】A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially

【18】A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected

【19】A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories

【20】A.spiritual B.material C.memorable D.emotional

26、假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过端午节（Dragon Boat Festival）。请给外教Lucy写封邮件，邀她一同前往。

内容包括：1. 出发及返回时间；2. 活动：包粽子、表演节目、看龙舟赛视频等。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 结束语已为你写好。

Dear Lucy,

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Looking forward to your reply.

Li Hua