松原2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、 My flight was delayed, so I read a book ________ time.

A. kill   B. killing

C. to kill   D. having killed

2、Look! Here’ s a photo ______ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?

A. taken   B. taking

C. to take   D. being taken

3、When you make a decision to buy something, you must remember that a good name of product doesn’t __________ mean good quality of it.

A.essentially B.necessarily C.simply D.purposefully

4、The change of a job can be a very challenging and ______ experience for most people.

A．inspiring

B．disturbing

C．motivating

D．fascinating

5、Professor Johnson is such a _______ person that he always tries to finish the research, no matter how hard it is.

A.stubborn B.determined C.reliable D.remarkable

6、After the excitement of Tokyo, there are the Beijing Winter Olympics to ______ .

A．work out

B．look forward to

C．fall behind

D．take over

7、The new technology, if _________ to rice growing, will help increase the grain output．

A. applied   B. applying

C. to apply     D. having applied

8、I think you’d better avoid talking about politics, religion and other ______ topics with him if you are not close friends.

A．sensitive

B．skeptical

C．aggressive

D．attractive

9、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.

A．he will either

B．neither will he

C．he neither will

D．either he will

10、The Zhuang is an ethnic group________ the population is the largest of all ethnic groups in China.

A．of whom

B．of which

C．of who

D．of that

11、—Did your father enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?

—Yes, he did. They   each other for ages.

A. didn’t see   B. wouldn’t see

C. haven’t seen   D. hadn’t seen

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

A. that   B. why

C. where   D. whose

13、________ time going on, my home town will become richer and more beautiful.

A.With B.For C.In D.Besides

14、You can get   you want as a gift for your fantastic performance in the final examination for you and your friends.

A.whoever B.whichever C.however D.whatever

15、—What did he say about being late for the meeting?

—He gave some excuse about missing the bus, but sounds a bit ______.

A. responsible   B. impressive   C. lame   D. severe

16、It ________be the headmaster. He has gone to America.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．may not

D．wouldn’t

17、People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really ________ explanation.

A. prevents   B. challenges   C. interrupts     D. confuses

18、The trip aims to provide the children with a________ of the countryside first-hand.

A．taste

B．reach

C．touch

D．load

19、Ten days are devoted to this training program and ________ it be unsuccessful, it could be repeated later.

A．should

B．could

C．might

D．would

20、China has accelerated crucial transformations in the role of government, _______the market to play a decisive role.

A．to allow

B．allowed

C．having allowed

D．allowing

21、Allow me to introduce you to Terry, a window salesman from England. If I could take you back about 20 years, you’d know Terry as a complete green hand, who was wet behind the ears in just about everything he attempted. A person couldn’t sell false teeth to his own Granny, let alone he could compete with the other salespeople in the industry. You know, the kind who could sell snow to Eskimos.

Terry’s boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he was extremely nervous. With his hands and his knees shaking, he approached the front door and knocked at is. And old woman appeared. After dozens of cups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woman signed a contract and purchased over $7,000 worth of windows.

The woman had already talked with 6 excellent salesmen that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones! That’s right---Terry’s price was the most expensive and he was also the most inexperienced salesman there ever was.

So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than the others. That’s all there was to it. She didn’t care about the extra expense. Even the other salesmen couldn’t persuade her to pay less than this young lad was asking for.

The truth is that the young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesman’s talk. First impressions count, not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual “personality” the kid honestly gave was all that was required. If you market your own products and services, consider what impression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then you’ve already done half of the work. If this means redesigning your presentation, then so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, helpful and giving the best possible shopping experience to your customers, the so be it.

【1】When Terry was offered the job of salesman, he   .

A. was good at sales techniques

B. was too young to do it

C. was believed in by his boss

D. knew little about sales skills

【2】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggests that   .

A. Terry couldn’t trade with Eskimos

B. Terry loved his Granny more

C. Terry was too honest to do the job

D. Terry was afraid to compete

【3】What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?

A. Being honest and childish.

B. First impression of good personality.

C. High quality and expensive window.

D. Strange ways of sales.

【4】The passage is most likely written to   .

A. new salesmen

B. general readers

C. window makers

D. new graduates

22、Fear is one of our strongest emotions. However, people with phobias(恐惧)have an extreme fear response that causes both physical and psychological pain. In everyday life, some phobia triggers(诱因)are much easier to avoid than others. For instance, people who suffer from a fear of bats are highly unlikely to be troubled by these creatures every day. 【1】

The good news is that there are a variety of different methods used to treat phobias. Among the most popular are cognitive behavioral therapy(疗法), exposure therapy, and virtual reality therapy.

*Cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT)

【2】 It is thought that unreasonable anxiety is caused by a patient’s negative interpretation of events, rather than the events themselves. CBT is a talking therapy that helps patients assess their reactions to situations, replacing the worry cycle with more useful or realistic thoughts.

*Exposure therapy

The aim of exposure therapy is to gradually desensitize(使脱敏)the patients to the source of their phobia. 【3】 A person who fears spiders might place thinking about a spider at the bottom of the list, and having a spider move along his arm at the top. With the help of a psychologist, the patient systematically works their way through the list, using relaxation techniques until they are comfortable with each stage.

*Virtual Reality therapy

Exposure therapy isn’t a usable option for all phobias. 【4】 Advancements in virtual reality systems mean that patients can now face their fears through a headset rather than in the real world. 【5】 In the case of people with a phobia of flying, they can take a course of sessions in which they board a virtual plane and experience announcements, take-off and landing without having to buy a plane ticket each week.

A．Luckily, modern technology offers an alternative.

B．The patient ranks situations from least to most terrifying.

C．Instead, our brains can be retrained to overcome a phobia.

D．The aim of CBT is to change how we think about certain situations.

E．Someone suffering from a social phobia, however, will struggle to lead a normal life.

F．This enables patients to face their phobias, while knowing they are in no physical danger.

G．CBT is as effective as medication in treating many anxiety disorders.

23、Bread making is a survival skill. With very few simple things—such as flour, salt and yeast—you can bake a fresh loaf of bread for your family, neighbors or coworkers. Baking is not just a useful survival skill. 【1】 In fact, baking and cooking have been used to treat people with mental health issues.

Julie Ohana, a social worker, offers what she calls culinary therapy to her patients in New York City to help them overcome many kinds of issues. 【2】

Baking requires mindfulness.

When you’re in the kitchen, it really requires a certain level of mindfulness, of being present in the moment. And baking really requires step-by-step, following a recipe, being more precise. Kneading the dough (揉面团) or rolling something out, you really get the full benefit of being present in the moment and being able to relax and put aside all the other thoughts and just focus on the here-and-now.

Baking is a labor of love.

Baking is a process filled with love. 【3】 When you bake, you go through this whole process and it really is a labor of love and you end up with this finished product that—not only is it tangible—but it’s edible and it’s delicious.

【4】

Often our food experiences are tied to family memories and stories. We remember meals our grandmothers made. We teach our children important recipes for family favorites.

Baking is a win-win.

Giving delicious, baked goods makes the giver feel as good as the receiver. To pass the baked goods on to someone else certainly can make the day for the person receiving it. 【5】

A．Baking is rewarding.

B．Baking is emotional.

C．It not only makes you feel good, it produces something you can touch and eat!

D．But it’s also just as powerful for the person who’s giving them.

E．It can make you feel better at stressful times.

F．She explains that culinary therapy works on many levels.

G．And the receiver can benefit a lot from baking.

24、   The world’s first telephone call — “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” — was a request for a face-to-face meeting. In Brantford, the “Telephone City”, there’s a giant memorial to Alexander Graham Bell that includes a bronze casting with figures meant to represent Knowledge, Joy and Sorrow — the information spread by the telephone.

Today maybe we should have a bit of sorrow for the weakening of the personal connections developed by Bell’s great invention. We own more “phones” than ever, but we don’t use them primarily for voice calls. In 2010 Americans spent 2.24 trillion minutes talking on their mobile devices — which averages out to 7, 813 minutes per mobile line. By 2017 that had dropped to just 5, 539 minutes per line. That’s still 18 minutes per person per day, but it’s a small part of the five hours a day we spend doing other things on our phones: watching videos, browsing Twitter and Facebook, sending text messages, — and all the rest.

So what leads to the fall-off in voice communication? One is digital data. We consumed 28.6 trillion megabytes of data on our phones in 2018, a dramatic 82 percent increase over 2017 levels. The other is robocalls (机器人电话) . YouMail, which makes a robocall-blocking app, says that 4.7 billion calls were placed to U.S. phone numbers in July 2019 alone. My own phone shows that I got 36 robocalls that month — so many that I’ve ignored all strange calls.

Then, what’s lost when texts and posts replace conversation? Briefly put, it is Joy and Sorrow: the emotional content conveyed by the human voice. Without this real-time engagement, we’re left only with Knowledge, which, as the past few years have shown, is so easily misrepresented. Our telephones may have evolved into machines for 24/7 tweeting and texting, but we’re more alone than ever.

【1】Why does the author mention Alexander Graham Bell in paragraph 1?

A．To attract the readers to the topic.

B．To introduce the city of Brantford.

C．To emphasize the contribution of Bell.

D．To show the importance of the first call.

【2】What is the reason for the fall of telephone communication?

A．The application of YouMail.

B．The ignorance of all the calls.

C．The breakdown of the telephone system.

D．The increasing consumption of digital data.

【3】How does the author mainly support the theme of the passage?

A．By giving examples.

B．By quoting others’ words.

C．By providing statistical data.

D．By providing research results.

【4】Which of the following can serve as the best title?

A．The Evolution of Telephones

B．The Emotion Conveyed by Telephones

C．The Fall-off of Talking on the Phone

D．The Weakening of Personal Communication

25、High school graduations are one of the most important moments in a teenager’s life. However, heading into the _________ on June 6th, David was stopped at the door by a gatekeeper. So you can imagine how _________ David was. Although his sneakers were not extremely unacceptable, David learned they were in _________ of the school’s dress code and he was _________ entry.

David was about to _________ his chance to walk across the stage with his classmate when he caught sight of a _________ face. Butler, a famous local educator, came to the graduation as a parent. Learning David’s unpleasant situation, he _________ the young man back to the entry to see if he could _________ the gatekeeper’s mind.

“I was hoping that she would let it go, but she _________ not letting this young man in, and I didn’t have time to __________ with her, ” Butler said. “I wasn’t going to let him miss the most __________ moment in his life for anything. ”Without missing a beat, Butler simply changed his __________ with David. Just as the __________ closed, David made it inside the hall. Eventually he __________ David from ruining his graduation day.

Although firstly __________ by the last-minute substitution, Butler’s family were thrilled that his quick thinking turned a very __________ situation into a joyful celebration. “I wasn’t __________ because Mr. Butler is always helpful,” a __________ parent of David’s said.

It’s said that a truly __________ man will give the shirt off his back to someone in need. Now it seems, the saying also __________ to the shoes off his feet.

【1】

A．festival

B．conference

C．ceremony

D．exhibition

【2】

A．eager

B．upset

C．thrilled

D．frightened

【3】

A．violation

B．favor

C．honor

D．place

【4】

A．envied

B．guaranteed

C．allowed

D．refused

【5】

A．destroy

B．miss

C．seize

D．abandon

【6】

A．strange

B．happy

C．friendly

D．serious

【7】

A．accompanied

B．invited

C．pushed

D．directed

【8】

A．read

B．draw

C．relax

D．change

【9】

A．agreed on

B．complained about

C．insisted on

D．argued about

【10】

A．reason

B．talk

C．quarrel

D．bargain

【11】

A．decisive

B．unbelievable

C．important

D．appropriate

【12】

A．shirt

B．gifts

C．role

D．shoes

【13】

A．event

B．doors .

C．school

D．curtains

【14】

A．saved

B．prevented

C．benefited

D．excused

【15】

A．annoyed

B．entertained

C．confused

D．worried

【16】

A．sensitive

B．urgent

C．ridiculous

D．ugly

【17】

A．surprised

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

【18】

A．considerate

B．grateful

C．loving

D．proud

【19】

A．inspired

B．optimistic

C．generous

D．wealthy

【20】

A．contributes

B．refers

C．turns

D．applies

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

“I'm going to miss you so much, Poppy, "said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions(情绪)get the better of him.

His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.

The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile.” I guess this is it, “he said.” I'll see you back home in a month, okay？"His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy's mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”

The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn't seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn't.

They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn't her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. "What should we do to cheer Poppy up？"asked Dad. “We've tried everything.”

“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy, “smiled Mom.” Without anybody left in the house but us, this place could use a bit of fun. Let's get a little dog for Poppy."

It didn't take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging(摆动)ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Para 1. Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared.

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Para 2. A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university.

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