成都2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、From 1902 to 1904, Picasso painted a series of pictures________ the main color was blue.

A.which B.that C.where D.when

2、There are other languages that sound extremely different, ________ they’re conveying exactly the same meaning.

A.as though B.even though C.so that D.in that

3、Some experts think, ________ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.

A．instead of

B．except for

C．apart from

D．far from

4、   by a large number of towering complexes，the community attract many people who adore convenient life.

A.Having surrounded B.Being surrounded

C.Surrounded D.Surrounding

5、Diligence and self-discipline are ________ need to make it to our ideal university in the near future, especially at this particular moment.

A.all that B.all what C.that all D.what all

6、Was it in 2008 ______ he was still at middle school _____ the boy became expert at computer?

A.that; where B.when; where C.that; when D.when; that

7、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

8、In those days, our _________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A.normal B.constant

C.permanent D.primary

9、It’s one thing to say we have a goal; it’s quite________ to actually act on it.

A．another

B．others

C．the other

D．other

10、Recently, scientists have started a debate on _______the computers will “think” like human in half a century.

A．where

B．whether

C．whose

D．which

11、________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.

A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden

12、______ , I think, in another two weeks, and you will realize your dream.

A. If you doubt your efforts   B. Making greater efforts

C. When you make greater efforts   D. A bit more efforts

13、   laborers can be released from ting and repetitive task on the production line by industrial robots.

A.Artificial B.Authentic C.Innovative D.Manual

14、Despite some difficulties, there are  special moments ______ make it worthwhile for moms to take care of children at home.

A.when B.where C.which D.what

15、Even though we live in a high-tech age, it’s still impossible to predict the weather   .

A. actively B. accurately

C. cautiously D. originally

16、BYD Motor is designing more new models, ______ a 20 percent growth in sales this year.

A．eyeing

B．eyes

C．eyed

D．having eyed

17、—Why not get in my car to the swimming pool instead of walking?

—No, thanks. ______.

A．I’m used to

B．I’m able to

C．I’m about to

D．I’m sorry to

18、For British people, somebody standing too close may make them focus less on what others are saying than on ______ close he or she is to them.

A.what B.where C.which D.how

19、If the traffic   so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock.

A. hadn’t been   B. wasn’t

C. couldn’t be   D. hasn’t been

20、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

21、The final results of Best-Ever Teen Fiction vote are in. While it’s no surprise to see Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series on top, this year’s list also highlights some writers we weren’t as familiar with. For example, John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100.

Summer, like youth, passes quickly. But the books we read when we’re young can stay with us for a lifetime. The following are the top 4 on the list. Enjoy.

1. Harry Potter series

The Harry Potter books make up the popular series written by J. K. Rowing. The series includes seven books. The books concern a wizard (魔法师) called Harry Potter and his journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The stories tell of him over coming dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old.

2. The Hunger Games series

In the ruins of a future North America, a young girl is picked to leave her poor district and travel to Capitol for a battle to the death in the cruel Hunger Games. But for Katniss Everdeen, the main character in this series by Suzanne Collins, winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel (瓦解).

3. To Kill a Mockingbird

Author Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional “tired old town” of Maycomb, Ala., through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man accused of a crime, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans – and their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.

4. The fault in Our Stars

Hazel Grace, a teenage girl, has got all sorts of cancer inside her body, and her lungs aren’t working very well. She knows she is dying and doesn’t live in hope any more. When a man named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

【1】What do we know about John Green?

A．One of his novels tops the list.

B．Many of his novels are very popular.

C．He is the favorite writer of many teens.

D．He was a well-known writer long before the vote.

【2】Who is the author of The Hunger Games series?

A．Harper Lee.

B．John Green.

C．J.K. Rowling.

D．Suzanne Collins.

【3】What is To Kill a Mockingbird mainly about?

A．Lifelong friendships.

B．Racial discrimination.

C．A man working as a lawyer.

D．A little girl’s difficult childhood.

【4】Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars ______.

A．is very optimistic

B．writes a great story

C．makes many mistakes

D．is changed by Augustus.

【5】In which part of a newspaper can we find the text probably?

A．Sports.

B．News.

C．Literature.

D．Entertainment.

22、   Want to get your package delivered via robots? Now there’s an app for that. If you live in Washington D.C., or Redwood, you may have glimpsed a small, boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk, minding its own business, but attracting the attention of many curious onlookers.

The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies focusing on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world. This week, the company unveiled plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include package, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service”. The next time you order food, this cute robot might roll up to deliver it. The package delivery service is not available to everyone yet.

The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4mph and can detect obstacles from 30 feet away. “The robot can operate through anything,” Nick Handrick, head of operations for Starship’s D.C. office, sad, “If you had something in the way-a stick –it’s able to climb sticks.”

To sign up for the service, which costs a little more than $10 per month, customers need to download the company’s app. Customers then create a “Starship Delivery Address”, a unique address inside a Starship facility, where they can have package sent from places such as Amazon.com. Once a package is delivered to the Starship address, customers receive a text notification that allows them to schedule a home delivery via robot. The robots are opened by customers via a mobile phone code.

Barriers exist for robotic ground delivery, with many states requiring that humans be in control of delivery robots. Those regulations haven’t stopped Starship Technologies from accumulating experience on streets around the globe ahead of the company’s latest launch. The company says its robots have covered more than 125,000 miles in more than 100 cities in 20 countries.

【1】What can we know about the robotic delivery?

A.It is part of a trial project by Starship Technologies.

B.The robotic delivery is available to everyone at present.

C.You can use the service free of charge via smart phones.

D.The robots are opened by customers with a text notification.

【2】What does the underlined word“unveiled”in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Revised. B.Released. C.Restored. D.Reset.

【3】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A.The good news of the service.

B.How the robotic delivery works.

C.The disadvantages of the robotic delivery.

D.Robotic delivery develops despite challenges.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.New Robot Was Invented B.Wheelless Robots Are on the Way

C.How Robots Deliver Packages D.Packages Will Be Delivered by Robots

23、   So many things can keep you from seeing your loved ones in person, from busy schedules to long distances to a rather unexpected pandemic. 【1】 But if you're someone who's more prone(倾向于)to typed out messages than verbal ones, you may want to reconsider. 【2】

A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that communication interactions that included voice, like a phone call or video chat, created stronger social bonds than communication through typing, like text messaging or email. In the study, researchers used various experiments to estimate connectedness. In one, they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it would be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or the other. 【3】 "People reported they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phone versus email, and they did not feel more awkward,“ study co-author Amit Kumar, an assistant professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business, said in a statement.

【4】 They found that both forms of voice communication-whether video or audio only-made the strangers feel significantly more connected than when they communicated via text.

Sabrina Romanoff, a Harvard trained clinical psychologist based in New York City, says 【5】 “A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message,” she explains. “Each party is more present, and therefore, able to gauge the meaning behind the content without ruminating on the endless possible meanings behind words and punctuation.”

A.“Texting corresponds information exactly in the way people intend.”

B.“In reality, texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation.”

C.People held the view that a phone call was really awkward and reconnected with their friends by email.

D.Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, the people we miss are often only a phone call or text message away.

E.According to science, if you want to feel more connected to the people you're talking to, you should call them instead of texting.

F.In another experiment, the researchers had strangers connect by either texting, talking over video chat, or talking using only audio.

G.Although people anticipated that a phone call would be more awkward, hearing someone's voice actually made the experience better.

24、The new radio programme from Self-help expert Glennon Doyle unexpectedly disturbed me. In a session of We Can Do Hard Things, she focuses on boundaries and their importance to our mental happiness. I heartily agree with her, because saying a polite but firm “no” is one of the basics for a happy life. I was, however, interested when she raised the idea that perhaps, as well as learning when to confirm our boundaries, we also need to stretch them. When does a boundary become a cage that locks us away?

Isn’t it always the case that just as you think you’ve got an area of life nailed; somebody comes along to show you that that’s not the case? As I listened, I started to see boundaries that might cause more problems than they were solving.

There was the work boundary that said that unless a project fell exactly into my topics, I wouldn’t take it-which meant that I turned down work that was otherwise interesting and rewarding.

There was the boundary that said I wasn’t to buy anything until I’d reached my savings goal-which resulted in me having to restart my laptop 20 times a day.

And then there was a boundary around relationships that set out exactly how I should be treated and what I wanted in them. Helpful to some extent, it blocked me from allowing someone to express their love for me, even if it wasn’t quite what I had predicted.

Had I been doing boundaries wrong all the time? Did I need to figure them all out again? I’ve spent the past few weeks looking at the boundaries I’ve secretly put in place, and I’ve let myself lower some that have been my protection over the years. Then I’ve come to the conclusion that, when it comes to boundaries, I’m a beginner again, and that’s fine. In fact, being back at the beginning is a blessing because it means there are still lessons to be learned and adventures to be had and that is something for which I can only be grateful.

【1】What has really interested the author in Glennon Doyle’s programme?

A．The importance of confirming our boundaries.

B．The benefits of boundaries to our happiness.

C．The urgency of maintaining our boundaries.

D．The necessity of reassessing our boundaries.

【2】Which statement on boundaries will the author agree with?

A．We should favour savings goals over boundaries.

B．Boundaries tend to keep us from potential friends

C．Boundaries are very likely to relieve boredom at work.

D．We should stick to boundaries despite inconvenience.

【3】How did the author feel about boundaries after the?

A．Relaxed.

B．Depressed.

C．Pressured.

D．Amused.

【4】What is probably the best tittle for the passage?

A．Just when you think you’ve got things sorted.

B．Just where you believe there’s no way out

C．How can we live a life without boundaries?

D．How do we become victims of boundaries?

25、   Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position in winter. The window _______ with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your ears; your words are lost in the howling wind.

On a _______ afternoon, everything changed.

Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a vehicle’s windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold, _______ their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their _______ to the employees.

This woman was _______.

“I’ll get the next car’s _______ as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, _______ much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright _______ lit up her face like a fire.

“You can’t _______ their drinks,” I said, confused and tired.

“No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

Completely puzzled, I charged her as ________, and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his __________ changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then ________ at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his ________.

“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver ________ him. He ________ the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.

The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave ________ and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, ________ others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window __________ a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and ________ their thanks.

It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire __________ of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

【1】A.sticks B.breaks C.stops D.opens

【2】A.freezing B.peaceful C.fair D.cool

【3】A.offering B.throwing C.screaming D.cancelling

【4】A.pleasure B.annoyance C.satisfaction D.disappointment

【5】A.polite B.angry C.popular D.different

【6】A.order B.coffee C.fee D.number

【7】A.covering B.increasing C.gathering D.falling

【8】A.eyes B.smile C.hair D.face

【9】A.pay B.take C.buy D.bring

【10】A.instructed B.directed C.requested D.suggested

【11】A.gesture B.expression C.figure D.feeling

【12】A.inspired B.upset C.surprised D.disappointed

【13】A.turn B.sense C.deed D.luck

【14】A.behind B.before C.beside D.beyond

【15】A.took back B.held back C.turned over D.handed over

【16】A.frustrated B.calm C.anxious D.regretful

【17】A.while B.since C.as D.unless

【18】A.clearing B.emptying C.lying D.throwing

【19】A.telling B.introducing C.conveying D.casting

【20】A.jam B.flow C.row D.line

26、你校英语社团微信公众号拟向高三学生开展题为“一起向未来”的征文活动，请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：

1)未来梦想；2)努力方向；3)展望期待。

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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