屏东2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、Hawking believes the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually.

A. that   B. why

C. where   D. whose

2、Believe it or not, your parents have experienced ________you have experienced as children and teenagers.

A．how

B．which

C．what

D．that

3、—I’m not looking forward to this. It’s going to be a really hard exam.

—Oh,________I’m sure we’ll all get good marks.

A．I can’t agree more.

B．You’d better get started.

C．You must be kidding me.

D．I won’t worry about it too much.

4、When he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds   the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears.

A.being surrounded B.surrounded C.surrounding D.to surround

5、We   the last bus and didn’t have any money for taxi, so we had to walk home.

A.reached B.lost C.missed D.caught

6、You'd better check the train schedule______ .we have to take a train to Chengdu.

A. even if B. as if

C. incase D. as long as

7、There is no possibility ________ he will keep his word．He is always telling lies.

A．how

B．whether

C．when

D．that

8、It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that

he   have spent learning．

A. could   B. must

C. might   D. ought to

9、________  parents say and do has a life-long effect on their children.

A That B Which C What D As

10、There’s no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery __________ another man, also intelligent, fails.

A.while B.when C.where D.why

11、With the development of economy, our income has increased ______ 10% in less than a year.

A. for   B. by   C. on   D. at

12、Progress so far has been very good.   , we are sure that the project will be

completed on time.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides

13、When you visit our town next August, a modern sports center ________, for the National Games are to be held then.

A. will be constructing   B. will have been constructed

C. has been constructing   D. is being constructed

14、— Hey, the washing up has been done!

— That ______ Cynthia, She’s always helpful.

A. need have been    B. could have been

C. should have been  D. must have been

15、I was ill that day, otherwise I _______the sports meet.

A. took part in   B. would have taken part in

C. had taken part in   D. would take part in

16、Shortly after the earthquake, many people hurried to the hospital to_______ their blood.

A. donate   B. share C. exchange D. promote

17、Try to be a responsible school by not allowing anyone to attend class, ________ has had a fever.

A.who B.which C.as D.that

18、After the Shenzhou XII capsule was launched into orbit, three astronauts successfully went into its space core module Tianhe and accomplished a three-month mission, thus again ________ China is a global space power.

A．proved

B．to prove

C．to have proved

D．proving

19、Peter loves his daughter, but perhaps he ________ her too much.

A．occupies

B．polishes

C．prohibits

D．shelters

20、She would move quietly up to the sparrow on a small tree just to get a better look, her face __________ with childlike expressions at one of God’s simple wonders.

A. shone B. shining

C. having shone       D. being shone

21、Nicolas Maire is the model of a professional French chef with years of experience. To help perfect the flavors of the innovative foods, Mr. Maire has a new assistant chef in the form of Sam, an artificial intelligence robot.

Along with a team of flavorists, Sam helps blend a huge group of flavors for clients. In humans the sense of taste stems from multiple receptors (感受器) that are ready to make our brains aware of the nature of any possible food we encounter. Sam lacks this sense of taste, but it has been trained on a database of ingredients gathered over 60 years at the company of Firmenich, a business with a perfume industry origin stretching back to 1895. Using a technique called machine learning, it has raced through examples of flavor combinations and has learnt its own definitions, maturing over 18 months into today's AI robot.

Eric Saracchi runs the digital side of Firmenich. “Flavors are more complex than perfumes,” he says, “and Sam had to understand what a strawberry is or how roasted beef hits the tongue, before finding matches between tastes and foodstuffs (食品).”

One big advantage of an AI robot is that it has no cognitive bias (认知偏见). This lack of human prejudices helps Firmenich to get past any unconscious leaning of the flavorists. The objectivity of Sam, lacking influences that can affect even the most professional of flavorists, allows it to work at speed. “It adds value by combining the knowledge of all the other flavorists here,” says Saracchi.

The machine rapidly gives an indication of how a flavor can be created and how much of an ingredient should be included. And Sam can hold the line between Saracchi's team of flavorists and public tastes, refereeing decisions when the flavorists’ view differs from that of a consumer group.

【1】What does Sam do together with many flavorists?

A．It helps activate humans' tastes.

B．It mixes a series of flavors for guests.

C．It creates a database of ingredients.

D．It makes all kinds of foods very creative.

【2】What is Saracchi's attitude towards the AI robot Sam?

A．Negative.

B．Positive.

C．Unknown.

D．Doubtful.

【3】Where can you find the outstanding feature of an AI chef?

A．In paragraph 1.

B．In paragraph 2.

C．In paragraph 3.

D．In paragraph 4.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Nicolas Maire Owns Some AI Assistant Chefs

B．Sam, the First AI Chef in the World

C．Why French Chefs Like AI Assistants

D．Why Chefs Are Turning to AI

22、Art Beat in January 2016

Beijing

Youth choir to perform

The youth choir of China National Symphony Orchestra will soon perform classics including the Mexican folk song, The Golden Nightingale, and the Blue Danube, adapted from a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Pianists Zhao Lin and Wang Tianyang will join in the show.

7:30 pm, Jan 23. Forbidden City Concert Hall, inside Zhongshan Park, west of Tian'anmen Square, Xicheng district. 010-6559-8285.

Orchestra recitals

The China National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra led by conductor Lyu Jia will give two recitals, featuring works including Beethoven's Coriolanus Overture and Mozart's Symphonies No 40 & No 41 Jupiter. Cellist Wang Jian will join in the performances, playing Schumann's Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129 and Saint-Saens' Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33.

7:30 pm, Jan 15; 2:30 pm, Jan 16. China National Center for the Performing Arts, No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District. 010-6655-0000.

Ballet from Paris

Paris Opera Ballet will present two gala performances in the city. Besides highlights of classical ballet, such as Swan Lake and Manon, the program will also include modern pieces from the company's repertoire. The leading etoiles are Ludmila Pagliero and Karl Paquette.

7:15 pm, Jan 15-16. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong district. 021-6854-1234.

Ensemble of swans

Shanghai Ballet will present two performances of Swan Lake. The production choreographed by British artist Derek Deane has just completed a tour in 26 cities of the Netherlands. The spectacular production features an ensemble of 48 dancers.

7:15 pm, Jan 22-23. Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu district. 400-106-8686.

【1】If you only spare some time in the afternoon, you can enjoy ________.

A. Beethoven's Coriolanus Overture

B. Classical ballet Manon

C. The Golden Nightingale

D. Classical ballet Swan Lake

【2】According to the text, we know that Ludmila Pagliero and Karl Paquette are ________.

A. Pianists   B. ballet performers

C. cellists   D. violinists

【3】If you are interested in ballet performances, which of the following places can you go to enjoy yourself?

A. Forbidden City Concert Hall and China National Center

B. Forbidden City Concert Hall Shanghai Grand Theater

C. Shanghai Oriental Art Center and Shanghai Grand Theater

D. China National Center and Shanghai Oriental Art Center

23、   In 2003, Mary Marggraff was a 47-year-old California mother, devoted to school committees and car pool schedules. But after losing her trusty notebook and buying a new one, she had an inspiration.

“It was blank," says Marggraff, now 64. “What else could I fill it with?" Soon she was thinking about her childhood love of flying, and next thing she knew, she determined to register in flight school. “In my first class, all the students were single men half my age. I felt like a housemother attending a fraternity （兄弟会）,but I loved it too much to walk away." she says.

Marggraff earned her first pilot's license in 2005. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space. To move closer to her starry dreams, Marggraff got a part-time job as a mission support representative at Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space line. In that role, she attended space related gatherings where she educated people about the future of universe voyages. Though space tourism isn't quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin's early flights. "I've completed acceleration force exercises, she says, "which require getting inside a machine, spinning around at 2,500 miles per hour, and trying not to black out."

Marggraff^ training has meant more than getting her wings --- it's expanded her sense of what the future may hold. "It turns out I'm capable of much more than I imagined," she says. "I used to think it'd be a miracle if I got my first license. Now I've completed nearly 1,000 hours of flight! I'm rotten in the kitchen and I burn anything I iron, but if you need someone to land a plane, call me."

【1】Why did Marggraff register in flight school?

A.To break away from car pool schedules.

B.To fill her new blank notebook.

C.To prove women are equal to men in flying.

D.To pursue her childhood dream of flying.

【2】What did Marggraff do after earning 5 licenses?

A.She got into space on one of Virgin's early flights.

B.She instructed people in how to make universe voyages.

C.She received space training in preparation for space tourism.

D.She tried in vain to overcome faintness from high speed.

【3】What does Marggraff benefit from her space training besides getting a license?

A.It proves her a miracle. B.It increases her self-confidence.

C.It wins her a qualification. D.It improves her imagination.

【4】Which of the following words can best describe Marggraff?

A.Aggressive and hopeful. B.Creative and fragile.

C.Energetic and sensitive. D.Considerate and persistent.

24、   People have been told to stay separated — at least six feet apart— and to practice what state and local officials call “social distancing”. Some have been asked to work at home. But as people try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus（ 新型冠状病毒）, the resulting chaos and fear are bringing both large and small communities closer.

Simple acts of kindness are sprouting up online and in public, as neighbors, students, teachers, and others begin to connect those who can pass this long and isolating time smoothly, and the people who may not have the means to get through.

For Jesse Farren-James, helping out has taken the form of organizing trips to the

supermarkets for supplies, and use of her membership card if anyone needs to buy large quantities. She posted the offer in a Facebook group for the community residents, and some people came and turned to her. “I just feel so lucky that I have so many people in my life to rely on and so sad that not everyone has that,” she wrote in the group. In another interview, Farren-James said the “community is coming together" and “there are so many good and amazing people” offering to help where they can.

Also, parents in Dorchester have gathered together online. In a Facebook group called DotParents, parents have been raising money to buy food and supplies for students and families in the community. Lisa Graustein has been organizing this activity. On Thursday, she used the more than $2,000 raised by neighbors to purchase food in a restaurant supply company. A group of volunteers packed the food and planned to distribute to schools for those who may need it.

“Food shortage is real in our city and this crisis is going to be severe.” Graustein said. “But here's something we can do that deal better with the hard time”. This idea is spreading. She said friends in four other states had being running similar campaigns. Next, she wants to find a way to get landlords to temporarily abandon rent for residents in financial difficulties because of the outbreak.

【1】The underlined phrase in paragraph 2 “sprouting up” can be best replaced by  .

A.Disappearing B.Growing

C.Connecting D.Helping

【2】What do we know about Jesse Farren-James?

A.She is a shopping assistant working for a supermarket.

B.She is wealthy and always ready to help others.

C.She lent her membership card to the people in need.

D.She felt sad that not everyone has enough food.

【3】What did parents in Dorchester do to offer help?

A.They bought food from the supermarket for community children.

B.They set up a restaurant supply company to provide food.

C.They raised money to deal with food shortage.

D.They distributed money to community residents.

【4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Acts of kindness in coronavirus outbreak

B.Effects of social media in coronavirus outbreak

C.Social distancing in the online community

D.Helping each other in financial difficulties

25、   The opening and closing of the doors are the most significant actions of man’s life. What a _______ lies in doors!

No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door._______ the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor______. The worker may actually have called and______ the leaking pipe. The cook may have been ill and demanded her passports.

There are many kinds of doors. Revolving doors for hotels, shops and public buildings. They are_____ the busy, bustling ways of modern life. Can you ______ William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a ______ door? There are double doors, sliding doors, stage doors and glass doors. The ______ and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. A glass door is not a door at all, but a window. The meaning of a door is to ______ what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense.

Also, there are many ways of opening doors. There is the cheery ______ of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. There is the sympathetic and awful ______ of the dentist’s maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, ______ that the doctor is ready for you.

The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the ______ , some sense of moving into a new moment. Even in ______ , the opening of a door may bring relief. But the closing of doors could be ______, A door closed brings ______ to an end. And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors. A door slammed is a confession of weakness. A door ______ shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life.

The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life. Life will not stay ______ and let us alone. We are ______ opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. Life ______ not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes.

【1】A.mystery B.relief C.scenery D.pleasure

【2】A.So B.Still C.Even D.Also

【3】A.wishes B.puzzles C.surprises D.changes

【4】A.checked B.fixed C.wrapped D.removed

【5】A.necessary to B.different from C.consistent with D.typical of

【6】A.imagine B.suggest C.catch D.notice

【7】A.stage B.sliding C.glass D.revolving

【8】A.symbol B.miracle C.sign D.mark

【9】A.busy B.hide C.discover D.exhibit

【10】A.knock B.bump C.push D.touch

【11】A.silence B.noise C.voice D.peace

【12】A.announce B.admits C.implies D.expects

【13】A.darkness B.certainty C.possibility D.unknown

【14】A.vain B.hope C.sadness D.happiness

【15】A.easy B.terrible C.dull D.interesting

【16】A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something

【17】A.heavily B.hurriedly C.gently D.firmly

【18】A.still B.calm C.silent D.simple

【19】A.naturally B.continually C.obviously D.possibly

【20】A.measures B.matches C.reaches D.lasts

26、假如你是某国国际学校的学生李华，你来自英国的同学John在你校上周五举行的春季运动会上获得了长跑冠军。请你写一封邮件表示祝贺。内容如下：

1.表示祝贺；

2.肯定他的努力和成绩；

3.对自己的影响。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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