来宾2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、She’s added a few characters and changed some names but ________ this is a true story.

A. completely   B. necessarily   C. gradually   D. essentially

2、His strong sense of humor was make everyone in the room burst out laughing.

A．so as to

B．such as to

C．so that

D．such that

3、______________ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into the international stars.

A．Giving

B．Having given

C．To give

D．Given

4、The witness told the police everything she had seen, being careful not to ______ any details.

A.put out B.give out C.leave out D.look out

5、---I’m not going to the party tonight. I’ll stay at home and read.

---Come on, ________

A．You get a frog in your throat.

B．You’re pulling your weight.

C．We’d better throw in the towel.

D．Don’t be such a wet blanket.

6、McDonald’s announced the Beijing-based corporate group ______ the franchise（特许经营）bid to run its China operations for the next 20 years on Monday.

A. won   B. would win

C. has won   D. had won

7、It rained heavily in the south, _________ serious flooding in several provinces.

A．caused

B．causing

C．having caused

D．to cause

8、It is obvious to the students _____________they should get well prepared for their future.

A.as B.that

C.which D.whether

9、Knowledge is of no value ______ you put it into practice.

A．if

B．until

C．although

D．unless

10、As is known, only   hard leads to happiness.

A. work   B. works

C. worked   D. working

11、We want to rent a bus which can________40 people for our trip to Beijing.

A.load B.hold C.fill D.support

12、How would you like ______ if the power went out when you were watching your favorite TV program?

A.them B.those C.it D.one

13、When you have finished the report, believe it or not, I ______ for about 3 hours.

A.will be waiting B.waited C.will have waited D.have waited

14、—Could you check my list to see   I have forgotten anything?

—No problem.

A. whether   B. which

C. that   D. what

15、Researches indicate that people who constantly work extra hours are more than three times as likely as those who work simply in the daytime _______ signs of depression.

A. shown   B. showing   C. show   D. to show

16、The manager is now in need of a capable assistant that he can ________ to take care of problems in his absence.

A.count on B.count in C.count up D.count out

17、---Can you come on Monday of Tuesday？

---I'm afraid__________ day is possible.

A. either B. neither

C. some D. any

18、I still have a few sweet memories of my childhood; ________, I remember times when I explored caves in the mountains with my friends.

A．in turn

B．by chance

C．in particular

D．by contrast

19、One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______ healthy eating habits.

A.grow B.develop C.increase D.raise

20、We know you care about your home and family. ________ you wouldn't be reading Ideal Home.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

21、   There are already computer vision systems and sensor-equipped gloves that can detect a person’s hand gestures. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have developed an alternative technology, however, that offers some key advantages.

Computer vision systems not only require the users to have their hand clearly visible at all times, but they also raise privacy concerns, particularly if the person's face is visible in the video. Electronic gloves, on the other hand may be clumsy to handle or use and not practical in all situations.

With these limitations in mind, a team of UC Berkeley researchers developed a computer chip-equipped thin-film armband that is wrapped around the user's forearm. That person starts out by performing a number of hand gestures, one at a time. As they do so, electrical sensors in the band detect nerve signals at 64 points within the arm. This data is used to train a custom artificial intelligence-based algorithm(算法) that learns which signal patterns accompany which gestures.

When the user makes one of those gestures later on-or even thinks about doing so-the system is able to determine which one it is, by matching its distinct nerve signal pattern up with one that it’s already learned. It is currently able to recognize 21 different gestures, including a fist, a thumbs-up, a flat hand, holding up individual fingers and counting off numbers.

Importantly, the algorithm automatically updates what it's been taught, so it can compensate for new variables such as sweat on the arm, or the arm being held in an unusual position. Additionally, all of the processing takes place within the chip, so no user data is sent to the cloud.

It is hoped that once developed further, the technology could be utilized in applications such as gesture control of electronic devices, virtual reality, or possibly even the operation of prosthetic(假体的)hands.

【1】What is the disadvantage of the computer vision system?

A．It is difficult to operate.

B．It may let out users’ data.

C．It is not practical to use.

D．It may be expensive to have.

【2】How is the armband working to detect users’ hand gestures?

A．By analyzing nerve signals.

B．By counting off numbers.

C．By tracking users’ habit.

D．By reading arms’ position.

【3】What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The system.

B．The nerve signal.

C．The computer.

D．The signal pattern.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．Researchers have found some faults on sensor equipment.

B．High-tech armband has replaced traditional sensor systems.

C．High-tech armband detects users’ hand gestures in a better way.

D．Researchers have found more applications for armband sensors.

22、Traditions of giving middle names vary around the world.

Scotland

Middle names are actually a fairly recent discovery in Scotland. However, as the practice has become popular around the world, it has become pretty common for Scottish babies to have middle names. Because last names in Scotland are generally associated with their family roots, and first names usually describe a physical characteristic, many parents see a middle name as an opportunity to give their baby a slightly more creative name.

Spain and Latin America

In Spain and Latin America, a middle name is a way to break free from the cultural code governing first names. In some countries, even first names are legislated(立法) to be of Christian origin. In Chile, most girls are named Maria, after the Virgin Mary, so the middle name is used in practice for differentiation. Maria is the most common name in the Spanish-speaking world, so in all Spanish-speaking countries the middle name takes on great significance.

Russia

In Russia, both boys and girls are given middle names based on their father's first name. For boys, the middle name usually has ovich, or evich, added to its ending. For girls, the middle patronymic(从父名衍生出的名字) name usually has ovna, or evna, added to its ending. People in Russia are often referred to by both their first and middle names, sort of the way parents in America use their children's full names when they're trying to get their attention(or yell at them). Close friends in Russia often don't use their first names completely, and use only patronymic names, when talking to each other.

Australia

According to Law Buddy, an Australian legal advice service, child naming laws in Australia allow Birth Registrars to refuse to register baby names that to be offensive to register to careless, inappropriate, ridiculous. They do allow for children to get a middle name, which is typically reserved for the mother's maiden name(娘家姓),provided, of course, that the mother's maiden name is not offensive, careless, inappropriate, or ridiculous.

【1】What do we know about giving middle names in Scotland?

A.It needs to be based on their family roots.

B.It's opposed by the elderly in the country

C.It mainly describes a baby's appearance.

D.It didn't become common until not long ago

【2】What role do middle names in the Spanish-speaking countries play?

A.Showing family roots.

B.Showing their unique culture.

C.Describing a physical characteristic.

D.Allowing people to have different names

【3】What is a typical feature of middle names in Russia?

A.They usually have the same ending.

B.They're usually very creative names.

C.They're usually difficult to remember.

D.They're based on their father's middle name.

【4】What should parents in Australia consider when naming their children?

A.Avoiding a middle name.

B.Avoiding registering baby names.

C.Using the mother's proper maiden name.

D.Using an unusual name for differentiation.

23、   On May 13, 1940, the newly appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, gave his first speech to Parliament. He was preparing the people for a long battle against Nazi aggression, at a time when England’s survival was still in doubt.

“…

In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or former colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act.

I say to the House as I said to Ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, labor, tears, and sweat. We have before us a big trial of the most terrible kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.

You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage(作战)war by land, sea and air - war with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny(暴政)never surpassed(超过) in the dark and disappointing catalogue of human crime.

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs -victory in spite of all terrors - for without victory there is no survival.

Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.

I take up my task in optimism and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel I have the right, at this critical point, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say,  ‘Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength’.”

【1】What is the function of the first paragraph?

A.To prepare the British people for a long battle.

B.To ask people to listen to Winston Churchill's speech.

C.To provide some background information of this speech.

D.To inform people of the newly appointed Prime Minister.

【2】Winston Churchill made this speech in order to _   .

A.form a new yet forceful government

B.let people know he was the Prime Minister

C.call on the British people to fight against the Nazis

D.inform people that Britain was facing a difficult time

【3】Winston Churchill's speech can be considered _ .

A.tiring B.inspiring C.interesting D.frightening

24、   New York City is a world capital in every sense of the word—it's a cultural and economic powerhouse, and arguably the most influential city on the planet. But it wasn't always this way, as the following cities once dominated the world around them.

Djenne­Djenno

In the flood lands of the Niger delta people have been building houses and other structures with clay for centuries. The town of Djenne­Djenno is made entirely out of clay. It was inhabited as far back as 250 BC, and became an important link in the trans­Saharan gold trade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易). Constructed on hills called “toguere”， the city managed to escape the marshy(沼泽的) landscape and annual floods produced by the rainy season. Djenne­Djenno is believed to be one of the earliest settlements in the sub­Saharan region, and is considered by some to be “the typical African City”.

Archeological evidence shows us a continuous human presence in the area up until the 14th century AD, when people moved to the nearby town of Djenne, founded in the 11th century. Further evidence points out that even before the city's construction, the Bozo people were growing wild rice in the region. In the 13th century AD, with King Koumboro's conversion to Islam, its palace transformed into a mosque.

Carthage

Legend has it that Carthage was founded by Queen Dido of the Phoenicians. She fled the city of Tyre located in present­day Lebanon in order to escape the hatred of her brother Pygmalion, who was her rival to the throne. Along with a group of settlers, she traveled a great distance by sea and landed in North Africa, where she met King Iarbas. He offered to give them land in order to build a settlement, but no bigger than the surface covered by the hide(牛皮) of an ox. They cleverly cut the hide into thin strips and were able to enclose a fairly large area of land. On this land, the mighty city of Carthage was built.

These stories are most likely just that, but the fact that the Phoenicians built the city around 760 BC is true. Located in such a good position—in the middle of the Mediterranean, close to Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, and a pretty good distance from Egypt—helped make Carthage a leading trade center and military power. The population soon reached half a million citizens and, in order to house them all, buildings were all built five or six stories tall. Carthage was the first city in ancient times to have a centralized sewage system, linking all buildings within the city walls. The most notable of structures among the ruins was the “Thophet”， which is believed to be an altar(圣坛) for child sacrifice.

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire. It was built on an island surrounded by Lake Texcoco deep inside the jungles of Central America. By the time the Spanish conquerors were aware of its existence, the population was around 200，000. This was a city very different from what the Europeans were used to. Founded in 1325 AD, the Aztec capital was joined to the mainland by three causeways(堤道). It was laid out in straight street grids and had enormous pyramids at its center, which were surrounded by the skulls of the dead and ceremonial sculptures.

【1】What do we know about the ancient cities?

A. Tenochtitlan was the first city to link all buildings within the city walls using a centralized sewage system.

B. Carthage was considered to have played an important role in the trans­Saharan gold trade.

C. There was no doubt that Carthage was founded by Queen Dido of the Phoenicians.

D. According to some people, the city Djenne­Djenno is “a typical African city”.

【2】The passage is most probably taken from ________.

A. a news report B. a science fiction C. a history book D. a research paper

25、   It was time to start my afternoon run on the school bus. I drove up to the elementary school, parked and opened the doors.

Usually I enjoyed _______ the kids as they climbed aboard. Today I kept my _______ fixed straight ahead. I’d just come from a(n) _______ family counseling (辅导) session with my oldest son, Shayn. He started consuming alcohol at 17. I felt _______. How did we ever get here? I thought. Shayn was intelligent and had been a _______ to raise. The two of us were close.

The kids walked past me onto the bus. One or two said hi. A little girl _______ a small piece of paper on my lap gently. “This is for you!” she said.

I absent-mindedly _______ the folded paper and looked up just in time to see wisps (缕，束) of long blonde hair _______ down the aisle (过道).

I’d hoped family counseling would help Shayn quit drinking. _______ at today’s session, Shayn was angry. He said kids his age drink ________ and that his drinking was under control. What hope did we have ________ Shayn couldn’t see that he needed help?

I moved to throw the note in the rubbish can near the driver’s seat, then ________. What if the little girl sees you throw her present away? I thought. So I ________it. Inside was a four-leaf clover (四叶草), along with a message written in a child’s hand: “This is filled with ________.”

As I read the note, my whole body ________. My thinking changed. I couldn’t control Shayn’s drinking. There was still hope, even when I didn’t know what to do.

I searched my rearview mirror (后视镜) for the child who’d given me the note, but not a single one had long blonde hair.

【1】A.pulling B.teaching C.greeting D.separating

【2】A.gaze B.thought C.brake D.schedule

【3】A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.difficult

【4】A.neglected B.hopeless C.abandoned D.homeless

【5】A.struggle B.pleasure C.failure D.success

【6】A.laid B.covered C.distributed D.returned

【7】A.tore B.cut C.grabbed D.recycled

【8】A.grow B.hang C.disappear D.emerge

【9】A.For B.And C.Or D.But

【10】A.sensitively B.socially C.passively D.politely

【11】A.unless B.though C.so D.if

【12】A.paused B.refused C.left D.explained

【13】A.unlocked B.unpacked C.unfolded D.unwrapped

【14】A.confidence B.hope C.patience D.courage

【15】A.shook B.ached C.shrank D.relaxed

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A video showing a traffic police officer pretending to be blind being denied permission to get on a bus with a guide dog has been drawing public attention and has led to heated online discussions about the lack of support and care for the visually impaired(视觉障碍人士). As shown in the video, wearing a blindfold, the officer wasn't allowed on the bus with the guide dog, and was told no dogs are allowed whether they're guide dogs or not. Some passengers also scolded the officer for making a scene and wasting their time, while the dog appeared very distressed.

The guide dog's owner Gao Zhipeng, who is visually impaired, told media Monday that this has been happening almost every day since he brought Taobao home in 2014，and it is the same when catching a cab. And each time they were refused, Taobao would sink into depression for days.

The guide dog being denied boarding is just the tip of the iceberg, compared to the various difficulties faced by the country's visually impaired population every day when they leave their home.

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