大同2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、It is only when you can break free from the past ______ a whole new world can open up to you.

A.that B.which C.where D.when

2、—Someone wants you on the phone.

—________ nobody knows I am here.

A.Although B.And

C.But D.So

3、He is rich and brave. __________ is no wonder he is popular with girls.

A.There B.That C.It D.What

4、He abandoned teaching_______ a career as a musician.

A.in favor of B.in terms of  C.with regard to D. with reference to

5、Never in my life ________ such a beautiful sunrise!

A. have I seen B. I have seen

C. did I see D. I saw

6、In many homes in the UK, the first person _______ has to make tea for the family.

A. waking up B. to wake up

C. woke up D. woken up

7、Job interviews are carried out ___ face to face in four cities including Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou and Shaoxing in Zhejiang province every year.

A. slightly     B. officially

C. extremely D. completely

8、Do you think ________ true that ________is hard work that leads to success?

A．it; it

B．it; what

C．that; it

D．what; which

9、Some countries could have been better prepared to fight the virus. Their leaders, _______, resisted calls for strict measures to contain it initially.

A．otherwise

B．besides

C．though

D．thus

10、More checkpoints were set up in the country to ensure residents could be ________ for the virus.

A.cancelled B.contained C.strengthened D.screened

11、It’s supposed to be the end of the paperback and the ________ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet age with surprising success.

A. deadline B. dawn

C. dusk D. departure

12、When changing lanes， a driver should use his turning ______ to let other drivers know ______ lane he is entering.

A.sign； what B.mark； what

C.symbol； which D.signal； which

13、“Never for a second,” one of the victims in the Kunming rail station violence said, “ that the government would come to our rescue.”

A. I doubted   B. did I doubt   C. I have doubted   D. do I doubt

14、To win the trust of the employees, your factory should see to________that accounts and operations are as transparent as possible.

A.it B.them C.you D.one

15、After the actor was caught taking drugs, all the scenes in which he appeared in the film were___.

A.cut out B.cut down C.cut up D.cut off

16、 Success is not final, and failure is not deadly. It is the courage to continue ______ counts in life.

A. that   B. which

C. where   D. when

17、Swimming is good for teenagers, ________ some experts say will help them to stimulate their potential and promote their brain development.

A．which

B．why

C．Whom

D．what

18、The police had to________ force to enter the building because the criminal had locked the gate.

A．employ

B．empty

C．enlarge

D．enlighten

19、—I can’t think why he ______ so angry. I meant no offence.

—It’s typical of him to be sensitive.

A. should have been   B. must have been

C. might have been   D. can have been

20、At the foot of the mountain is a well-preserved village ______ you can experience the traditional lifestyle.

A. which   B. where   C. that   D. When

21、   Their cheery song brightens many a winter’s day.But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much.Robins are singing all night—as well as during the day,British-based researchers say.

David Dominoni,of Glasgow University,said that light from street lamps,takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds’ biological clocks,leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep.

Dr Dominoni,who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns,said lack of sleep could put the birds’ health at risk.His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab,it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day.And the more birds are exposed to light,the more active they are at night.

He told people at a conference,“There have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing.Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy.So by increasing their song output,there might be some costs of energy.”

And it is not just robins that are being kept awake by artificial light.Blackbirds and seagulls are also being more nocturnal.Dr Dominoni said,“In Glasgow where I live,gulls are a serious problem.I have people coming to me saying‘You are the bird expert.Can you help us kill these gulls?’.During the breeding(繁殖)season,between April and June,they are very active at night and very noisy and people can’t sleep.”

Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution,other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.

However,some birds thrive(兴旺)in noisy environments.A study from California Polytechnic University found more hummingbirds in areas with heavy industrial machinery.It is thought that they are capitalising on their predators(天敌)fleeing to quieter areas.

【1】According to Dr Dominoni’s study,what causes robins to sing so much?

A.The breeding season.

B.The light in modern life.

C.The dangerous environment.

D.The noise from heavy machinery.

【2】What is the researchers’ concern over the increase of birds’ song output?

A.The environment might be polluted.

B.The birds’ health might be damaged.

C.The industry cost might be increased.

D.The people’s hearing might be affected.

22、 Sometimes，you just can’t help it．Maybe you’re watching a sad movie，or thinking about the friend who moved away．Next thing you know，your eyes are watering，and you have tears running down your cheeks．Why do people cry when they are emotional? What are tears? Scientists are working hard to find the answers to these questions．

Ad Vingerhoets is a professor of psychology at Tilburg University，in the Netherlands．He is one of the few scientists in the world who have studied crying．According to Vingerhoets，there are three types of tears．Basal tears are the first type．They lubricate(润滑)the eyes and act as a protective barrier between the eye and the rest of the World．Next are reflex tears．They wash your eyes clean when something gets in them．Finally，there are emotional tears. “These are released in response to emotional states，”explains Vingerhoets．“Especially when we feel helpless．”

Scientists believe that crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other．“Humans are very complex social creatures，”says Lauren Bylsma，a professor at the University of Pittsburgh，in Pennsylvania．“It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others，’’She says．“Another reason we weep is that humans have the longest developmental period of almost any animal．It takes a long time to grow up．”

Vingerhoets agrees．“I think that the reason why humans shed tears(流眼泪)has something to do with our childhood，”he says．“That’s the time when we are stir dependent on adults for love and protection and care．The major advantage of emotional tears is that you can target them at a specific person．”Vingerhoets says this ability to target someone could have come in hand in prehistoric times，when humans were living among dangerous animals．Crying could attract predators(捕食者)．Tears were a safer way to get attention．In this case，it is better to use a silent signal to ask for help，”he says．

Vingerhoets and Bylsma do frequent studies to better understand why humans cry．According to Byhma，there is still much more to discover．“It’s surprising，”she says，“how much we still don’t know．”

【1】Which of the following is reflex tears?

A．Tears when eyes are dry．

B．Tears moved by a story．

C．Tears released when crying．

D．Tears when dirt gets into eyes．

【2】What’s the function of tears according to Bylsma?

A．It helps human develop longer．

B．It helps humans attract predators.

C．It helps arouse attention．

D．It helps people to be independent．

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Emotional tears are better than reflex tears．

B．Basal tears are a type of protective barrier．

C．Tears helped frighten predators away．

D．It’s easy to understand why humans cry．

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Why people shed tears．   B．When people shed tears．

C．How people shed tears．   D．Where people shed tears．

23、   In dreaming up the programme Tennis and Literacy for Youth, as a mother, I had hoped to share two of my passions, tennis and reading, with children. Throughout the year, I had advertised for participants at local elementary schools and recruited (招收) volunteers at local high schools. With the help of kind people, I applied for money. I was even able to secure a site for the program.

But on the first day of camp, in spite of my careful planning, things did not go the way I had hoped. Hector and Adrian exchanged blows with their racquet (球拍). Hector struggled to his feet moments later, covering a bloody nose with one hand. Georgie and Eduardo threw balls at each other. Then during reading time, I raced from joyless child to demanding child, unable to convince even one to open a book. They would rather be watching Nickelodeon at home, Eli told me, than “learning stupid tennis and reading boring books.”

I dragged myself home that afternoon. That evening, I called my volunteers together for a meeting, and redesigned the entire curriculum. We created a good-fellow system, where each volunteer paired with a camper to help him or her during reading time. To emphasize praise and progress, we established weekly prize ceremonies, presenting awards for most improved reading, tennis and behavior.

Then Mylea shut the book and asked me, “Can I take this to read it to my mom tonight?” Peering up at her eager face, I couldn’t help myself. I jumped to my feet and wrapped her in a hug, lifting her right off the ground. “It’s all yours!” I said.

Somehow, in the midst of the chaos and the schedule changes and the meetings, these children, in bad mood during reading time, untouched books in their laps, began to find joy in reading a story.

【1】What happened the first day of the programme?

A．Participants watched TV at home.

B．The programme worked out badly.

C．Volunteers failed to do their duties.

D．The plan lived up to the expectation.

【2】What did the author do to make the programme a success?

A．She recruited new volunteers.

B．She replaced the books used.

C．She made adjustments to the plan.

D．She established volunteers’ leading part.

【3】Why did the author lift Mylea off the ground quickly?

A．She sensed something was wrong.

B．She thought Mylea needed comfort.

C．Mylea’s boredom in reading discouraged her.

D．Mylea’s great passion for reading amazed her.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．An initiative of being volunteers.

B．An innovation to the teaching method.

C．An insight into helping kids overcome difficulties.

D．An experience of introducing reading and tennis to kids.

24、Most stars are invisible against the overhead glare from city lights. At best, there is only a bit of the Milky Way to see: the combined radiance of a hundred billion stars dims (暗淡) to near-nothingness by bright streetlamps and storefronts.

This is light pollution-human-generated light cast up into the heavens-causing the sky itself to glow and washing out the stars. Astronomers have known for years the situation is bad for observing stars, but it also has real and negative effects on the well-being of many living things-plants, animals and even human beings. More than 80 percent of humanity is affected by light pollution, their view of the skies being stolen away.

All this extra light at night has a large effect on the life under it. Researchers have shown that it has negative impacts on many animals and plants; light pollution disturbs the great migrations of birds, the delicate blossoming of flowers, and even the courtship (求偶) of fireflies, etc. It affects humans as well, possibly causing insomnia (失眠) among many other health problems.

So what can we do about our brightening skies? There is a lot already happening. Groups like the International Dark Sky Association, or IDA, advocate not for more lighting but for more intelligent lighting; smarter street lights that concentrate their light downward is one example. Because these lights offer more efficient light, they save energy, too, eventually paying for themselves. The IDA offers advice on how to contact local authorities to fix better equipment and create ordinances to lower pollution. Many cities in the United States and other countries are certified Dark Sky Communities (DSC), ones that have shown “exceptional devotion to the preservation of the night sky” by discouraging wasteful lighting practices.

Many people don’t even know that they-and their children-are losing this cosmic (宇宙的) experience just over their heads. We need the dark night sky, and it’s up to all of us to make sure it’s still there every time the sun goes down.

【1】How does the author organise Paragraph 3?

A．By listing figures.

B．By giving examples.

C．By following the order of time.

D．By analyzing cause and effect.

【2】What does the underlined word “ordinances” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Surveys.

B．Jobs.

C．Wonders.

D．Regulations.

【3】What is stressed in the last paragraph?

A．The importance of the dark night sky.

B．The urgency of having cosmic experience.

C．The necessity of solving the problem of light pollution.

D．Our children’s responsibility to fight light pollution.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A．Light Pollution Is Dimming Our View of the Sky

B．IDA Is Advocating Much Smarter Street Lights

C．DSC Has Shown Devotion to Preserving the Night Sky

D．The Applications of Intelligent Lighting Are Worldwide

25、   My mother and her family kept information about my father and his family a secret from me for over half a century. In 2010 I began to ______ my father through Ancestry.com. However, I learned he had ______ cancer on August 6, 1999 in a hospital in Dallas, Texas.

When I got my father's death ______， the medical examiner told me because my father had no ______ around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ______ grave in an old cemetery.

I knew my father ______ in WW2 so I decided to work on getting his remains ______ to my state to be buried in our national cemetery. From 2011 to 2017 I kept working on ______ my debt from a divorce and increasing my ______ score so someday I could get a personal loan.

That certificate of ______ service proved my father served 43 months in WW2  in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's. I still did not have the money ______. In July of 2018 a bank approved a $10，000 personal loan so I had a funeral director ______ a permit to exhume my father. After 4 months of ______ I asked Senator Brown for help again in November. Six days after he contacted Texas officials a permit was ______.

On July 9, 2019 an airplane will ______ at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport ______ I will be finally ______ with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be ______.

On January 10, 2019 the Ohio Patriot Guard Riders will escort my father's hearse through my ______ to be buried with honors in our states National cemetery and one day in January Senator Brown will have an American Flag ______ over our Nation's Capital to honor my father.

If you never give up one day your dream will become a reality.

【1】A. hire out B. allow for C. search for D. dive in

【2】A. suffered from B. died of C. evolved into D. died from

【3】A. adjustment B. diploma C. penalty D. certificate

【4】A. soldiers B. seniors C. relatives D. enemies

【5】A. unprotected B. unmarked C. theoretical D. mobile

【6】A. joined B. played C. served D. enrolled

【7】A. brought down B. brought in C. brought out D. brought back

【8】A. lowering B. increasing C. wiping D. swapping

【9】A. housing B. employment C. marriage D. credit

【10】A. sustainable B. military C. authentic D. historic

【11】A. moreover B. while C. though D. therefore

【12】A. apply to B. apply for C. try out D. try on

【13】A. clarifying B. waiting C. requesting D. wrestling

【14】A. suspended B. rejected C. granted D. substituted

【15】A. land B. stop C. leave D. touch

【16】A. which B. whose C. where D. when

【17】A. confronted B. reunited C. involved D. occupied

【18】A. reserved B. restricted C. restored D. rewarded

【19】A. school B. church C. country D. hometown

【20】A. flowed B. flown C. covered D. controlled

26、假定你是李华，你校上周末在火车站组织了一次志愿者活动。请你为校英语报写一篇短文，报道此次活动，内容包括：

1.时间和地点；

2.目的和过程；

3.你的感悟。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.题目已为你写好。

A Meaningful Volunteer Activity

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