铜陵2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.

A. where B. when

C. that D. what

2、— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?

— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.

A. what   B. where

C. how   D. when

3、After Jack ________ some e-mails, he started working on his report.

A. sends B. has sent C. had sent   D. would sent

4、Dozens of individuals were given the highest state honors in the grand ceremony, all of ______ have made outstanding contributions to our nation.

A.whom B.who C.which D.them

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、 Temperatures________ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out.

A. are dropped   B. drop

C. are being dropped  D. have dropped

7、 ––Have you asked Peter for advice?

––No, he ______ someone, so I didn’t disturb him.

A. is talking with  B. has talked with

C. was talking with D. had talked with

8、It’s always a good idea to have a second key somewhere ______ you lose the first one.

A. in case   B. now that   C. even though   D. as long as

9、Henry, it’s your turn. Please ____ the story where we left off before our coffee break.

A.make up B.take up C.bring up D.set up

10、A Chinese student’s print-like handwriting caused controversy among British Internet users, _____ both praise and questions about individuality.

A. having drawn   B. drawing     C. to draw   D. drew

11、It was this experience ________ made me realize how difficult it was for the disabled to live in this world.

A. that   B. which

C. what   D. who

12、You should respect the views of others, and at the same time   what you think is right.

A. care for B. look at

C. insist on D. meet with

13、I was wondering _____you could come to join us to be the volunteers in the Winter Olympic Games.

A. what   B. that   C. whether   D. why

14、By now, no one has come up with a（n）_____ explanation of why dinosaurs died out, and it remains a mystery．

A. astonishing   B. amusing

C. convincing   D. puzzling

15、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet？

--I’m not sure．She _________ on it last week．

A．was working B．has worked

C．worked  D．had worked

16、I needn’t have been in that hurry. The flight to Chongqing ______ due to the foggy weather.

A. has cancelled B. was cancelled

C. will be cancelling  D. had cancelled

17、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

18、On Jan 1, 2018, China’s new regulation on solid waste imports officially came into effect. _____, divided into four categories.

A. Being prohibited from entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste

B. Entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste that are prohibited

C. Prohibited from entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste

D. From entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste prohibited

19、A lot of suggestions were put forward at the meeting, but ______ was practical.

A. nothing   B. none

C. neither   D. no one

20、The child was found __________ the streets alone.

A.wandered B.to wander C.wander D.wandering

21、A city in South Korea, which has the world’s largest number of people using smartphones, has placed flashing lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn “smartphone zombies” to look up and drivers to slow down, in the hope of preventing accidents.

The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians glued to their phones will become victims in a country that already has some of the highest road death and injury rates among developed countries. State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) believes its system of flashing lights at zebra crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.

In addition to red, yellow and blue LED lights on the pavement, “smombies” - smartphone zombies - will be warned by laser beam projected from power poles and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they are about to step into traffic.

“Increasing number of smombie accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings, so these zombie lights are essential to prevent these pedestrian accidents,” said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon. Drivers are warned by the flashing lights, which have shown to be effective 83.4 percent of the time in the institute’s tests involving about 1,000 vehicles.

In 2017, more than 1,600 pedestrians were killed in auto related accidents, which is about 40 percent of total traffic deaths, according to data from the Traffic Accident Analysis System. For now, the smombie warning system is placed only in Ilsan, a suburban city about 30 km northwest of the capital, Seoul, but is expected to go nationwide, according to the institute.

Kim Dan-hee, a 23-year-old resident of Ilsan, welcomed the system, saying she was often too absorbed in her phone to remember to look at traffic. “This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again, and I hope that we can have more of these in town,” she said.

【1】What do the underlined words “smartphone zombies” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Drivers driving after drunk.

B．Pedestrians buried in their phones.

C．Passengers crazy about phones.

D．Policemen in charge of traffic.

【2】What do we know about the warning system?

A．It has reduced death rate by 83.4%.

B．It has been spread nationwide.

C．It gives a warning to the smartphones.

D．It is being tried out in many places.

【3】What was the residents’ attitude to the traffic system?

A．Negative.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Disapproving.

D．Favorable.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．South Korea Warns Smartphone Zombies of Traffic

B．Flashing Lights Are Used to Prevent Accidents

C．Smartphone Zombies Are Causing Traffic Accidents

D．South Korea Uses a New Traffic System

22、“Just think positively!”

“It could be worse.”

“You should look at the bright side!”

We’ve all heard (and maybe used) these phrases without much thought. But they could be contributing to a culture of toxic (有毒的) positivity. For those new to this term, it might sound like an oxymoron (矛盾修辞法). How can positivity be toxic? Isn’t it supposed to be helpful, or “positive”, as the name suggests?【1】

“Toxic positivity is when somebody avoids all negative thoughts or feelings, pretending everything is going well when it is not,” explains Melissa Dowd, a therapist at PlushCare, a virtual health platform. Whitney Goodman, another licensed psychotherapist, describes toxic positivity as the “endless pressure to be happy and positive, no matter what the circumstances are.”【2】It’s also something we can cause   other people to experience.

Toxic positivity causes us to suppress our emotions, which can make them worse. 【3】“Although it can be helpful to look on the bright side when facing challenges,” Dowd says, “not coping with negative feelings in a healthy way in the moment can lead to those feelings resurfacing later in different areas of your life or as a form of anxiety.” 【4】 “If I feel like you’re going to set me aside, I’m going to stop sharing how I’m feeling,” Goodman adds.

【5】If you’re using toxic positivity against yourself, Goodman suggests remembering it’s OK if you’re upset about something. It’s valid if something annoys you. “Allow ourselves and other people to share when they’re going through a difficult time,” she says. Dowd adds that it’s essential that “we all learn to cope with and process our emotions in a healthy way as opposed to avoiding how we feel” as life’s   stressors continue to rise. For example, instead of simply saying “Just think positively,” we’d better say “Sometimes bad things happen. How can I help?”

A．Are there ways to avoid toxic positivity?

B．Toxic positivity also interrupts connection.

C．It can harm people who are going through difficult times.

D．Expressing toxic positivity to others may look like offering them a simple solution.

E．They become more intense and can also cause long-lasting health concerns in the future.

F．Experts say constant forced positivity can lead to the opposite, and have a negative effect.

G．This is what we may bring on to ourselves by not allowing negative thoughts and feelings.

23、Although we benefit from deep and meaningful conversations that help us build connections with one another, we often stick to small talk with strangers because we underestimate (低估) how much others are interested in our lives and wrongly believe that deep conversations will be more awkward and less enjoyable than they actually are, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and his colleagues designed a series of experiments with more than 1, 800 participants. The researchers asked pairs of people — mainly strangers — to discuss either relatively deep or shallow topics. In the first experiment, people received shallow or deep questions to discuss. Before the conversations, participants predicted how awkward they thought the conversations would be, how connected they thought they would feel to their conversation partner and how much they would enjoy the conversations. Afterward, they rated how awkward the conversations actually were, how connected they actually felt and how much enjoyment they actually experienced.

The researchers found that both deep and shallow conversations felt less awkward than the participants had expected. That effect tended to be stronger for deep conversations.

Deep conversations were also more enjoyable and led to a stronger sense of connection. In the second experiment, participants who had a deep conversation with one partner and a shallow conversation with another partner initially expected to prefer the shallow conversation but actually preferred the deep conversation after having both of them.

“Our participants’ expectations about deep conversations were greatly mistaken in a way that could keep people from interacting deeply with others in their daily lives,” Epley said. “As the pandemic (疫情) wanes and social distance restrictions become less strict, and we all get back to talking with each other again, being aware that others also like deep conversations might lead you to have more pleasant interactions.”

【1】What were the participants asked to do in the first experiment?

A．Choose some topics they prefer.

B．Avoid discussing shallow topics.

C．Make predictions on their feelings.

D．Classify various types of questions.

【2】It’s found that the participants in the first experiment _________.

A．preferred to discuss shallow questions with strangers

B．felt very awkward when conducting deep conversations

C．underestimated how awkward their strange partners felt

D．overestimated the awkwardness of talking with strangers

【3】What does the second experiment find about having deep conversations with strangers?

A．It is easier to conduct than making small talk.

B．It usually causes a weaker sense of connection.

C．It is more enjoyable than having shallow ones.

D．It is more awkward than previously expected.

【4】What does the underlined word “wanes” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Worsens.

B．Appears.

C．Spreads.

D．Fades.

24、After shopping for deals in stores on “Black Friday”, or online on “Cyber Monday”, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular “Giving Tuesday”. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City and United Nations Foundation.

As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700, 000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $116.7 million in cash. An additional $1.08 million was spent on gifts.

While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick.

But perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is by helping those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share you good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!

【1】Which of the following has the shortest history?

A. Cyber Monday   B. Giving Tuesday

C. Black Friday   D. Thanksgiving Day

【2】What’s the main purpose of “Giving Tuesday”?

A. To persuade more people to shop online

B. To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyable

C. To encourage more people to do charities

D. To get voluntary work better known

【3】Why does the author advise sharing good deeds on social media?

A. To donate money to local schools

B. To keep a record of one’s experience

C. To help people make new friends

D. To make Giving Tuesday more popular

【4】Which section of a website does the next probably come from?

A. Business   B. Lifestyle

C. Education   D. Culture

25、Jeff Jensen was in a dilemma. The businessman and Boy Scout leader had difficulty in walking for painful nerve _______ in his leg and foot. He needed surgery, but he doubted whether he could _______ it, even with _______. “There’s nothing more _______ than seeing a bill for 12,024,000 dollars, ‘How much of this will my insurance _______ and how much is mine?’”Jensen told WWAY-TV.

Luckily for Jensen, his doctor is Demetrio Aguila. The nerve _______ gives patients in his clinic the option to pay for surgery through volunteer work. He calls it his M25 Program, _______ by the Bible verse (圣经诗句) at Matthew25 (马太福音第25章): “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”

“We can’t _______ the people in our own backyard,” Aguila told CBS. “We want to be able to _______ hope to patients who have lost hope ________.”

Using an algorithm (算法), the ________ calculates community service hours based on the ________ of the surgery. In Jensen’s case, the $12,000 operation ________ 560 hours of helping out at one of the local charitable organizations ________ with the M25 Program.

Like 10 percent of Aguila’s patients, Jensen chose the community service. And because hundreds of hours of community service can seem frustrating, Aguila not only lets others help, but he encourages it. “I had this hope that we would reawaken in our neighbors and in ourselves a ________ of volunteerism,” he told CNN.

Jensen, whose surgery was ________ in February 2020, was helped by more than 100 friends and strangers who volunteered at Orphan Grain Train, which ________ food, clothing and medicine nationally and ________.

Count Dave Harvey, founder of the homeless aid organization Least of My Brethren, is one who is ________ by Aguila. “He is helping us by sending volunteers our way,” he told KMTV in Omaha. “What a ________ thing!”

【1】

A．destruction

B．damage

C．threat

D．shortage

【2】

A．afford

B．purchase

C．approach

D．undergo

【3】

A．expense

B．technique

C．insurance

D．wealth

【4】

A．annoying

B．interesting

C．depressing

D．satisfying

【5】

A．reveal

B．conclude

C．involve

D．cover

【6】

A．manager

B．specialist

C．scholar

D．secretary

【7】

A．inspired

B．promoted

C．urged

D．advocated

【8】

A．attack

B．attract

C．ignore

D．impress

【9】

A．switch

B．offer

C．open

D．distribute

【10】

A．medically

B．physically

C．mentally

D．socially

【11】

A．institute

B．college

C．academy

D．clinic

【12】

A．prize

B．time

C．price

D．amount

【13】

A．compared

B．equaled

C．guaranteed

D．deserved

【14】

A．recorded

B．called

C．registered

D．explained

【15】

A．sense

B．feeling

C．conservation

D．commitment

【16】

A．quit

B．completed

C．accepted

D．canceled

【17】

A．donates

B．raises

C．handles

D．sells

【18】

A．randomly

B．quickly

C．gradually

D．globally

【19】

A．taken care of

B．looked up to

C．paid attention to

D．made up of

【20】

A．cold

B．typical

C．clear

D．cool

26、最近，一位叫“何同学”的大学生用英语采访苹果CEO蒂姆•库克（Tim Cook）的视频火了,其中他流利的英语和自信的态度给大家留下了深刻印象。假如你是李华，请给“何同学” （Mr. He）写一封英文求助信，希望他能推荐一些英语口语的高效训练方法。

内容：

1.视频对年轻人的影响：

2.求助的内容；

3.表示感谢。

注意；

1.写作词数为80左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

Dear Mr. He,

How is everything going?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua