山东省烟台龙口市2018-2019学年初四上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案 无听力试题）

2018—2019学年度第一学期期中考试
初四英语试题
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注：请将试题答案和代号填写在答题卡上。
一、 单项选择（10分）
1 . ---Could you please help me carry the heavy box? --- .
A. It’s a pleasure B. My pleasure C. With pleasure D. Yes, I could
2. Only yesterday that his watch was lost.
A. he found out B. did he found out C. did he find out D. he had found out
3. This is one of the most interesting stories .
A. that I have ever heard of it B. which I have ever heard of it
C. which I have ever heard of D. I have ever heard of
4. This kind of bikes . It has already .
A. sells well, sold out B.are sold well, been sold out
C. sells well, been sold out D sell well, been sold out
5. — There are so many presents on the table. But of them is for me.
A. no one B. none C. everyone D. every one
6. The number of the teachers in our school 56. Only a small number of them Beijing in the last few years.
A .is, have gone to B. is, have been to
C. is, has been to D. are, has been to
7. I will never forget the time we spent together in the countryside.
A. when B. that C. what D. where
8. I tried to make myself , but they were not to understand it.
A. understand, enough old B. understand; old enough
C. understood, enough old D. understood; old enough
9.It’s careless you your handbag on the taxi.
A. for, to leave B. of , to forget C. of , to leave D. for , to forget
10. –They are little boys that they can’t finish the work in a short time.
A. such , such B. so, so C so , such D. such, so
二、完形填空（15分）
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president（总统） of the United States. He was also the only United States president 11 a patent(专利）。
Lincoln was born 12 a poor family on February 12, 1809. As a young man, he showed great 13 in new technology. He once worked on a 14 on the Mississippi River. One day, the boat went onto a dam(水坝）and people had to work very 15 to make it continue moving forward .Later, while on the Great Lakes, Lincoln's ship had the 16 problem. These two experiences helped him 17 his invention. The invention was 18 a set of bellows(风箱) under the body of a ship just below the water line. It was used to 19 boats or ships that were in shallow （浅的）water. After 20 a shallow place, the bellows were filled with air 21 made the ship higher. On May 22, 1849, Lincoln 22 a patent. Though the invention was 23 , it was never put into the market. Lincoln made a model for his patent out of wood 24 his own hand. It is 25 display at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History.
11. A. had B. has C. to have D. have
12. A. with B. at C. on D. into
13. A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. an interest
14. A. river B. boat C. train D. bus
15. A. hardly B. slowly C. easily D. hard
16. A. similar B. only C. different D. easy
17. A. think of B. look up C. think up D. look for
18. A. made of B. made from C. made by D. made up of
19. A. helping B. for helping C. help D. helps
20. A. arriving B. reaching C. getting D. leaving
21. A. could B. that C. were D. what
22. A. bought B. made C. received D. refused
23. A. terrible B. valuable C. active D. strange
24. A. by B. with C. in D. for
25. A. on B. in C. by D. at
三、阅读理解（35分）
( A )
A young painter had just completed a beautiful painting. To get people's opinions about his painting skills, he put his painting at a crossing on a busy street and put up a board that read," Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake. ”
When he came back in the evening, he was cornpletely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses. He ran to his master and said to him, "I’m useless and if this is what I have learned to paint, I'm not worth teaching.” The master smiled and said, "I'll let you know that you are a great artist. Now go to paint the same painting again and give it to me.”
Then they went to the same street the next morning and put the same painting exactly at the same place. Now the master took out another board which read, "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece . I might have made some mistakes in my painting. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. If you see a mistake, pick up the brush and correct it. " Two days later, they came back to the place. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction.
If you want to help people improve their behavior, you’d better learn how to help people change their behavior, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to judge yourself by someone else’s criticism(批评), because you are the best judge to judge yourself.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
26..Why did the young painter put his painting on a busy street?
A. To let others know he was skillful
B. To make money by selling his painting
C. To get others' ideas about his painting skills.
D. To let his teacher know he was a good student
27. How might the young painter feel when he saw the crosses on the painting?
A. Proud. B. Excited C. Sad D. Moved
28. How did the master help his student know he was a great painter?
A. By teaching the student more painting skills.
B. By asking people not to put any crosses on the painting
C. By painting a different painting himself and putting it on the street.
D. By putting up a board with different words beside the same painting.
29. What did the young painter see on the painting the second time?
A. Many crosses B. No single correction
C. Many colors D. Words of Encouragement
30. What is the best title for the text?
A. Be proud of yourseIf B. Learn how to help
C. don't judge other people D. Never give others crosses
( B )
American English has many ways to talk about everything under the sun. “Cradle （摇篮）to grave（坟墓）” means a whole life process. A cradle is a bed for very young babies. And a grave is a burial place. So from cradle to grave means from birth to death. It could be used to describe something that happens over the course of a person’s life. For example, “I know a man who lived in the same country village his whole life -- from cradle to grave.” This expression is often used in business, meaning the whole life process of a product. Here is an example: "Marcia is responsible for the life of this product from beginning to end." "In other words, she’s in charge from cradle to grave." "Correct. Check with her before changing anything."
If you like food expressions, there is another way of saying cradle to grave, that is “soup to nuts”. A dinner may start with soup and end with nuts. For example, you could say, “He explained the process to us from soup to nuts ...
“Everything from A to Z” uses the letters to give an idea of everything. It describes content （内容）more than process. It means that nothing important was left out. For example, “The training covered everything from A to Z. The teacher taught everything you need to know.”
“Everything but the kitchen sink （水槽）” is an expression that means a person included a lot of things – maybe too many things. My friend is going camping for the weekend. And he packs too many things --- things he won’t possibly need, like a television. I could say, “He prepared for a weekend of camping and packed everything but the kitchen sink!”
31. When can you say “from cradle to grave”?
A. When you describe a person who takes too many things
B. When you mean that nothing important was left out
C. When you talk about the whole process of something
D. When babies are born or old people die.
32. When can you say “Everything but the kitchen sink”?
A. A worker changes something during the process
B. A child can read from A to Z
C. A person is going camping
D. A person is taking more than he need
33. The underlined word “It” refers to _______.
A. “ cradle to grave” B. “soup to nuts”
C. “Everything from A to Z” D. “Everything but the kitchen sink”
34 How many expressions does the passage show?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D.Six
35. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Interesting ways to learn English
B. Stories behind some words
C. People’s whole life circle
D. Expressions to talk about “everything”

( C )
Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don't know is that junk has become a problem in outer space too.
According to BBC News, there are more than 22, 000 pieces of space junk floating(漂浮) around the earth. And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see.
Objects, like old space rockets or satellites（卫星）, move around the planet at very high speeds that even a very small piece of the space junk can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. When two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. It would increase the amount of space junk.
To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere(大气层) after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.
Many scientists also suggest different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed.
The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers,” says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space Researcher.“The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become,” he says.
36. What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Telescopes. B. Satellites.
C. Pieces of space junk. D. BBC news reports.
37. Why is space junk considered a problem?
A. It burns up after it re-enters the atmosphere
B. It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth
C. It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds
D. It may break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts.
38. Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that .
A. the tools can be reused later
B. the tools don't become space junk
C. the earth’s atmosphere can stay clean
D. the effects of space flight can be studied
39. How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk?
A. Catch it with nets.
B. Use robots to collect it.
C. Burn it in the earth's atmosphere.
D. Send it further away from the earth.
40. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article?
A. Environment. B. Local News.
C. Education. D. Fashion.

(D)
There used to be many kinds of birds living in the United States, but now there are fewer of them than before. One of the leading reasons is the growing number of pet cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home, you can help give birds a better possible chance to live.
Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two—thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill hundreds of birds each year, as well as millions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice.
They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people’s yard(院子), further weakening the health of the natural populations.
Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife, it’s also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks(攻击)from other animals. In fact, outdoor cats usually don’t live past the age of five, while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.
Keep your pet cat inside! If you raise a young cat, you should let it play inside.
根据短文，完成下列表格，每空次数不限
Problem
The number of birds is becoming (41)________; at the same time，many pet cats are (42)__________from traffic and attacks from other animals．
Reasons
Pet cats (43) to go outside freely.
What to do
Anyone who (44) a young cat is (45) to let it play inside.
( E)
（1）Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favorite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes.
Fast walking and running are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. (46 ) And many people to do exercise in nature go to gyms(健身房). （47）It’s best to walk fast for 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6,000 steps every day.
The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average(平均), everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. （2）________________________are more willing to do sports（看起来住在环境较好的地方的人更喜欢做运动。）
根据文章内容补全46、47句中所缺的单词。（每空一词）
46. And many people to do exercise in nature go to gyms
47. It’s best to walk fast for 10 minutes at one time…
48. 将文中（1）处的划线句子翻译成汉语。
_____________________________________________________________
49. 将文中（2）处的划线句子补充完整。（用定语从句）
_______________________________________ are more willing to do sports..
50. Why is fast walking so popular?
__________________________________________________________.
四、词汇运用（15分）
1. It is worth (提及) that the Chinese basketball team has won .
2. This book is the (有价值的) of the two..
3. We have nothing against ___________(表达) thanks to her.
4. They (拥抱) each other for the success.
5. Everyone enjoys going camping in the mountains (除了)Jack.
6. He stood there, (敲击) at the table.
7. I regret (交换) the books for money.
8. Our teacher (表扬) her because she got good grades in the test.
9. I saw my name (write) on the wall and got angry.
10. We should do something to prevent people (pollute) the river.
11. She was often heard (speak) English in the morning.
12. His (suggest) are suitable for it.
13. They were playing so (noise) that I couldn’t fall asleep.
14. She said she preferred (laugh) at to telling the truth.
15. She was supposed (attend) her teacher’s party.
五、完成句子（20分）
1. 它是为庆祝战胜敌人的胜利而建的。
It was built to_____________________ an enemy.
2. 他们都希望最终能够成为统治者。
They all hoped they could _________________________.
3. 一定有人把它从墙上擦掉了。
Somebody must___________________ the wall .
他所做的一定有特殊的目的。
What he did must be ______________________________ .
5. 在仲夏的早晨，太阳直接照射进石头的中央。
On midsummer’s morning, the sun ____________________ of the stones.
6. 正如你所想的，这里和在家里截然不同。
________________，things are very different from the way they are at home.
7. 他的父母在学习上对他要求很严格。
His parents are ______________________his study.
8. 我们应该努力去实现我们的梦想。
We are supposed to make ___________________________ our dreams .
9 那首用二胡演奏的音乐尤其使我感动。
The piece _____________________the erhu especially moved me .
10. 篮球的普及已经上升到全世界。
The___________ basketball ____________around the world.
六、 短文填空（10 分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
On?November?5th,?1872,?a ship n （1） ?Mary?Celeste?left?New
York?for?Italy.?The?captain,?his?wife, his?daughter?and?seven?sailors were?
on?board. But?something?terrible happened.?The?captain?of? a （2） ?
ship?found?the?Mary?Celeste?floating(漂浮）in?the?middle?of the?sea?on?
December?4th,?1872.?The?captain,?his?family?and?the sailors?were?not?on?
the?ship?and?were?never f （3） . What?happened? The?Mary?Celeste?was?
not?broken.?Everything?was?good. There?was?no?fighting, no?fire?and?no?
smoke?s （4） .?There?was?still plenty?of?food?and?d （5） ?water?
left.?But there?were?signs?that?the people left the ship in a h （6） . We could tell all these because there was half-eaten food on the table. The sailors also left all their clothing behind. Even their shoes were besides their beds.
How and when did the people leave the ship? The lifeboat was still on the ship. The Captain’s d （7） was found on the ship and the last page was made on November 24th. So we could only guess that the happening time was b （8） November 24th and December 4th . An investigator（调查者） went aboard the ship several times to s （9） for the answers. But he could not find any. On one could solve the m （10） .
七、书面表达（15分）
假定你是张华，你的笔友Tony将去他的中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关中国的习俗。请你根据表格内容，给他回一封信。
到达时间
尽量早一点儿到，这样可以帮助主人准备饭菜。
合适的礼物
礼物不要太贵重，水果，饮料或者鲜花都可以。
餐桌礼仪
等待年长的人先开始吃。
吃东西时，不要跟别人说活。
把筷子插到食物中或者用筷子指着别人都是不礼貌的。
…
注意：1、90词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2、不要逐字翻译，可以根据中国的习俗，适当发挥
2018—2019学年第一学期期中考试
初四英语答案
一 单选(10分)
1-5 CCDCB 6-10 BBDCA
二 完型填空 （15分）
11-15 CDBBD 16-20 ACDCB 21-25 BCBBA
三 阅读理解（35分）
26-30 CCDBA 31-35 CDCBD 36-40 CDBBA
41. smaller 42. in danger 43. are allowed 44. raiseskeeps 45. supposed
46. prefer, rather than 47. at least more than
48. 快走是介于走步和竞走之间的运动。
49. It seems that people who live in a better environment…
50. Because it is easy, costs little and works well.
四 词汇（15分）
1. mentioning 2. more valuable 3. expressing 4 .hugged 5. except
6. knocking 7. exchanging 8. praised 9. written 10. polluting
11. to speak 12. suggestions 13. noisily 14. being laughed 15. to attend
五 完成句子（20分）
celebrate a victory over 2. end up as rulers
3. have cleaned it off 4. for a special purpose
5. shines directly (straight) into the center 6. As you can imagine
7. strict with him in 8. an effort to achieve/realize
9. which(that) was played on 10. popularity of , has risen
六短文填空（本大题共10 小题，每小题1 分，共10 分）
1. named 2. another 3. found 4. sign 5. drinking
6. hurry 7. diary 8. between 9. search 10. mystery
七 写作(15分)
略