海西州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、Helen borrowed my book the other day, promising__________it soon.

A.to return B.returned C.returning D.having returned

2、—Do you feel much better now?

—Yes. The medicine does work ______ emotional and mental health.

A．in case of

B．because of

C．as a result of

D．in terms of

3、The fact that he didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a(an) ________ disadvantage.

A．remote

B．distinct

C．identical

D．greedy

4、We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we your number incorrectly.

A.looked up B.took down C.worked out D.brought about

5、If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.

A. as B. that

C. which D. where

6、—We want to sit at the table near the window.

— I’m sorry, but it ________ already.

A．has taken

B．took

C．was taken

D．has been taken

7、When famous people say something silly or do something ______, the Internet will spread the news in no time at all and keep them alive forever.

A. comprehensive   B. conservative   C. ridiculous   D. reasonable

8、The Internet is so much a part of our culture that it affects our lives by acting as a ______ for face-to-face contacts.

A. preference   B. motivation

C. substitute   D. guideline

9、With the fight against piracy ________, more and more people find that authentic CDs and DVDs deserve ________.

A.furthered; buying B.furthered; to buy

C.furthering; to be bought D.furthering; buying

10、－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.

－OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.

A. claim B. afford

C. sacrifice D. dismiss

11、I’m sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time ________ you can get your passport.

A．since

B．till

C．after

D．before

12、Panic ________,but Mary could not run----- she was frozen to the spot.

A.send in B.set up C.send up D.set in

13、Tomorrow we'll pay a visit to a museum, next to _______ is a nice restaurant where we can have Italian food．

A. that   B. this   C. it D. which

14、Scott was amazed by the Great Wall，______he described as the greatest attraction in Beijing.

A．where

B．which

C．what

D．why

15、Due to the reform and opening­up, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved ________ over the past decades.

A．considerately

B．approximately

C．appropriately

D．considerably

16、It never occurred to me_____ she could complete the task in such a short time.

A. which B. that C. what D. if

17、–What do you think of your new ipad?   --Good. I can’t find a ______ one.

A. worst   B. best C. worse   D. better

18、--Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

--Under no circumstances _________ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. anyone is allowed     B. nobody is allowed

C. is anyone allowed   D. is nobody allowed

19、We’d better go now, ______ we’ll miss the train.

A. but   B. so   C. otherwise   D. therefore

20、The artist ________the judge gave a prize is the teacher________ I have been taught for three years.

A．to whom; who

B．from who; who

C．to whom; by whom

D．from whom; by whom

21、   The Wall Street Journal recently published an excellent article penned by Wendy Bounds on a hot topic here at MNN: the air-purifying qualities of the common houseplant. Given that the air inside your home can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outside of it, making it clean with plants like peace lily(百合花)and asparagus fern(芦笋蕨)is an economical, artistically pleasing alternative to air purifiers. So, it's been acknowledged that a bunch of pretty potted houseplants can help you maintain a healthier home, but a smarter home?

That's the question in light of a recent study published by the Journal of Environmental Psychology showing that the presence of plants in a room, particularly in an office environment, can shrink attention span(范围). Struggling directive attention (the kind of attention that takes effort) can be refreshed through exposure to naturalistic environments. Basically, taking a walk through the park can clear one's head. But can a head be refreshed simply by being surrounded by houseplants?

To test their theory, the study's authors rounded up a bunch of participants, put some of them in a room with no plants and put others in a room with four plants placed around a desk, and put them all to the same series of tests. First was a Reading Span Test, which involves reading a series of sentences aloud and remembering the last word in each sentence. This task requires that you fluently switch between attention demanding tasks: from reading and memorizing at one moment, to writing and recalling at the next. Next came a proof-reading task followed by another Reading Span Test.

The results? Participants working in the room with the plants improved their performance from the first Reading Span Test to the second while those working in the room lacking in greenery did not. Consequently, the benefits of working among plants is indeed evident.

【1】What do we know from the first paragraph?

A.Staying indoors can help avoid the poorer air outdoors.

B.Houseplants can function as beautiful cheap air purifiers.

C.Planting potted flowers as decorations is very interesting.

D.Air purifiers are the most effective to create a healthy home.

【2】What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A.Focus one's attention. B.Disturb one's attention.

C.Weaken one's attention. D.Turn one's attention away.

【3】What does the test prove?

A.Working in nature helps increase productivity.

B.Houseplants will be in great demand in our life.

C.Greenery creates healthier naturalistic atmosphere indoors.

D.Working among houseplants improves mental functioning.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Flowers: Grand Feast to Eyes B.Greenery: Effective Air-purifier

C.Houseplants: Visual Brain Food D.Potted Plants: Great House-beautifier

22、   There are many kinds of book clubs where members discuss a different book every month. What about dinner clubs, where people get together once a month or four times a year to make and eat dinner? In the dinner club that I joined, the hostess of the dinner club would prepare a big dinner first. Then the members would begin discussing the food. 【1】.

There are two variations of a dinner club. One has a group of people who try a different restaurant once a month. 【2】. When they all meet, they order and share different dishes. This is a great idea, especially if you live in a big city where there are hundreds of different restaurants.

【3】. One way is to have the hostess for the month decide on a type of food. The hostess is responsible for cooking the entrees. The other members make different courses at home, like salad and dessert, and bring them to the dinner club. For an even more exciting and interactive type of dinner clubs, the entire group comes together in the hostess’ kitchen. 【4】. In this way the members of the group not only learn about different types of food, but also different methods of cooking.

The great thing about a dinner club is that it serves in many different ways. 【5】. Couples can get together for some food and great conversations. A stay-at-home mother can get a couple of other stay-at-home mothers together and start a children's lunch club. If you have a group of friends that love to get together and experiment with different types of food, the possibilities are endless!

A．Now, let's talk about our dinner club

B．This was the beginning of our dinner club

C．They prepare the entire meal in a group effort

D．Usually one member decides on the restaurant

E．The other kind of dinner clubs has many different forms

F．It offers regular well-organized social events in selected places

G．You can make the dinner club even more special one month by inviting partners

23、Gwen Ifill was a famous African-American journalist who fought for social justice through her news stories. After she died in 2016, a student award was set up in her honor.

Ana Rodriguez, a 16-year-old student at Archie Williams High School, won the 2021 Gwen Ifill High School Student of the Year Award. She won due to her real passion for fighting fake news about COVID-19 vaccines, medical studies and other social media dramas.

Rodriguez said that fake news these days is often masked as real news, meaning teenagers and adults need to cultivate a certain type of skepticism before they either react to the news or spread it. “You need to double-check the sources and get a second opinion,” she said, “If you read about vaccines having some kind of aftermath, go and check another website.”

Archie Williams High School English teacher Matthew Leffel nominated (提名) Rodriguez for the award because of her enthusiasm and “purposefulness”. “Ana went very deep with her research,” Leffel said. “She was able to demonstrate the kind of media literacy (媒介素养) skills that we had intended to build.”

The project used a free public fact-checking website called Checkology. Students were required to write an argument on their chosen topic. Then they had to produce a podcast on “The Truth About …”. In Rodriguez’s case, for example, it was “The Truth About Scientific Racism”. Rodriguez also worked on several different topics, including the fake information of COVID-19 vaccines.

She and other students also made their arguments into booklets to hand out. They hoped to educate more people. Some of their other topics included 5G towers, climate change and surveillance (监控) technology.

“Ana was purposeful,” Leffel said. “It was clear she was not just doing it as a class assignment, but as something that had an important meaning for her life.”

【1】What does the underlined word “skepticism” probably mean?

A．Doubt.

B．Interest.

C．Curiosity.

D．Concern.

【2】Why did the author mention Leffel in the fourth paragraph?

A．To praise Ana’s writing skills.

B．To show Ana’s purpose.

C．To prove racial existence.

D．To indicate Ana’s ability.

【3】Ana and other students put their arguments in booklets in order to________.

A．hand out for money

B．make people think critically

C．learn more knowledge

D．enlarge their topics

【4】According to Leffel, we can infer that________.

A．Ana does anything with strong purposes

B．Ana does a class assignment very carefully

C．Ana does run after her life meaning

D．Ana does everything for herself and others

24、   It is reported in the national press that a letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives (档案馆) by the FBI after being stolen twice.

“We realized in the mid-1970s that it was missing,” says Effie Kapsalis, head of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. “It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intern (实习生), from what the FBI is telling us. Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter for research purposes,” and the intern put the letter back. “The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching it.”

Decades passed. Finally, the FBI received a tip that the stolen document was located very close to Washington, D.C. Their art crime team recovered the letter but were unable to press charges because the time of limitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with the Archives to determine that the letter was both authentic and definitely Smithsonian’s property.

The letter is in fairly good condition, in spite of being out of the care of trained museum staff for so long. “It was luckily in good shape,” says Kapsalis, “and we just have to do some minor things in order to be able to unfold it. It has some glue on it that has colored it slightly, but nothing that will prevent us from using it. After it is repaired, we will take digital photos of it and that will be available online. One of our goals is to get items of high research value or interest to the public online.”

It would now be difficult for an intern, visitor or a thief to steal a document like this. “Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,” says Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value documents in a safe that I don’t even have access to.”

【1】What happened to Darwin’s letter in the 1970s?

A.It was recovered by the FBI.

B.It was put in the archives for research purposes.

C.It was stolen more than once.

D.It was purchased by the Smithsonian Archives.

【2】What did the FBI do after the recovery of the letter?

A.They pressed criminal charges in vain. B.They kept it in a special safe.

C.They arrested the suspect immediately. D.They proved its authenticity.

【3】What will the Smithsonian Institution Archives do with the letter according to Kapsalis?

A.Reserve it for research purposes only. B.Make it available online.

C.Keep it a permanent secret. D.Turn it into an object of high interest.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.A Letter by Charles Darwin Returns to the Smithsonian

B.The Smithsonian Tightens Security Measures

C.The Smithsonian Charges an Intern with Theft

D.The FBI Cracks a Criminal Case

25、   I am what you would describe as introverts (内向的人). I can sit in absolute _______and write all day long. Thinking about going to a(n)_______event gives me endless anxiety. I always _______those who can bounce around the room, talking to anyone and everyone and _______making friends. That would never be me, and I _______ that fact.

But that_______ twelve years ago. I was a busy mom of four and had just been diagnosed with depression. I _______ did want someone to talk to. I had never just gone up and _______myself to anyone before and wasn't sure I could, but I had a strong feeling I should_______.

It took me two weeks to ________ myself into doing it. I headed over to a neighbor Jane and knocked on her door,________ she would think I was some sort of ________standing at her door, but I was quite ________when she answered with a big smile. I introduced myself. We stood there ________ our kids as well as the town and baseball. Before I knew it, an hour and a half had gone by. Talking to her was like talking to an old friend. There was no awkward silence, just a great________.

We made plans to take the kids to the ________ after school. This was the ________ of hundreds of trips to that park.

I am still quiet and________,but now I understand we need to try new things to discover the beautiful ________ the world can offer, like my ________ Jane.

【1】A.despair B.pain C.silence D.comfort

【2】A.social B.historical C.international D.political

【3】A.hate B.admire C.tolerate D.ignore

【4】A.luckily B.patiently C.hurriedly D.easily

【5】A.refused B.enjoyed C.avoided D.accepted

【6】A.continued B.changed C.happened D.remained

【7】A.nearly B.rarely C.really D.probably

【8】A.disturbed B.scolded C.introduced D.troubled

【9】A.focus B.try C.engage D.suspend

【10】A.urge B.force C.persuade D.trick

【11】A.noticing B.admitting C.figuring D.deciding

【12】A.fool B.angel C.criminal D.hero

【13】A.relieved B.embarrassed C.resistant D.rigid

【14】A.fighting against B.talking about C.caring for D.quarreling over

【15】A.conversation B.discussion C.performance D.experiment

【16】A.zoo B.camp C.cinema D.park

【17】A.last B.best C.favourite D.first

【18】A.elegant B.reserved C.modest D.thoughtful

【19】A.purposes B.necessities C.tendencies D.possibilities

【20】A.friend B.daughter C.teacher D.reader

26、假定你是学校的外教助理李华。因“五一”假期安排，学校调整了课表(class schedule)，由你负责通知外教 Peter。请你给Peter写一封邮件，告知放假时间，并提醒他查看新课表。

注意:

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。