1、2016- 2017學年度第一學期期中質量檢 測初四試題第I卷（共30分）一、閱讀理解（共五篇短文，25小題，計-30分，其中AD每題1分，E每題兩分。）A“I will think of is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking?Isaac Newton was seating in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried

2、 to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.A boy named James Walt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettlemove up anddown. He wanted to find out why the steam（蒸汽）in the kettle moved the lid. From that time hewent on

3、 thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered, nWhy shouldI not make a watch?n But how could he get the materials to make the mainsp

4、ring（發條）? Hesoon found he could make it with whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time.His motto was “ I will think of it. he made ” Andhis thought useful to himself and the world.Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don ' tlose heart and don ' task so

5、meone for help before helping yourselves. Think ,and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.1 .From the passage ,we know some great things come from .A.ListeningB. readingC. thinking2 .The idea of Isaac Newton' s discovery was from.A. the falling of an apple B. the falling of a

6、tree C. the cleaning of a garden3 .The right order of the following sentences is.a. James Ferguson made a wooden clock .b. James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.c. James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.A. a-b-cB. b-a-cC. c-a-b4 .The achie vement of James Watt was that he.A. found the

7、steam in the kettleB. improved the steam engine muchC. watched the lid move up and down5 .What is the main idea of the passage?A. Think ,and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.B.A difficult lesson to learn.C. It is easy to say” I will think of it.”BIn many countries, tattoos are

8、 in gshion （ 時尚 ）.On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot. Many sports players have them, too. In the US, tattoos are very popular. Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo, and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women.

9、 These people are often professional people like doctor, teachers and la wye rs.Howe ver, tattoos are not modern. In fact, they are very old in human history. For example, archaeologists （考古學家）found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago. He had 57 tattoos on his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. Tat

10、toos were used for many difterent reasons. In ancient Egypt, people got tattoos because they were “ beautiful ” . But in ancient Rome, tattoos were negative（肖極的）and put on criminals and prisoners. In India, tattoos were religious （ 宗教的 ）.In the 16th and 17th century, European sailors arrived on the

11、islands of Polynesia. They saw tattoos for the first time. The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders, chests, backs and legs. Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain. The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos, so the idea trave

12、led to Europe. Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today. They show information about a person ' s history, their is land or their job.So is there a connection （聯系） between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos ? Andcan you call tattoos a fashion ? Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoo

13、s and his book Ancient Markshas photos of tattoos from all over the world. He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connectionto the traditional world. But tattoos aren ' at foshion likeclothes or a haircut because you can' t put them on and take them off ag

14、ain like a jacket or a hat.They are permanent and for life.6 .What are tattoos?A.紋身B.裝飾品C.服裝英語試題第2頁（共4 頁）7 .When were tattoos brought to EuropeA. 5,000 years ago.B. 60 years ago.C. In the 16th and 17th century.8. What does the underlined word“ parlors，meanA. School.B. Stores.C. Hospitals.9. What 

15、9; s the writer ' s opinion about tattoosA. Tattoos are religious in modem societies.B. Tattoos connect tradition with fashion.C. Tattoos are a fashion among fomous people.10. What would be the best title for the passageA. Tattoos' History.B. Tattoos in Polynesia.C. Tattoos in Fashion and fo

16、r Life.根據短文內容，判斷正（T）誤（F）An important part of learning something is making sure you plan your time and use it well. Ifyou want to remember things well, you need to re vie w information you ' ve learned. Try to follow the advice:DODON ' T Make a study timetable at least three weeks before your

17、 exams and follow time tore lax and have tun. Review little and often. While you ' re studying, have short regular breaks. A short break every 45 minutes is good idea. Stand up and walk around - you will feel more awake. Try making a weekly plan showing what you do every day(school, travel, meal

18、s, etc).You might see where you ' re wasting time that you could use to study or read. Study for hours every night a week before your exam! Studying for hours the night before will make you tired and your brain won ' t work we 11. Study for a long period of timewithout a break. You probably

19、won ' t remember information very we 11 if you do this. Worry too much. If you feel nervous, you won ' t learn as well as if you ' rere laxed.()1 l.When learning something, you' d better make a plan first.()12.Ma ke sure to re vie w as much as possible every time.()13.You 11 feel mor

20、e awake after a 45-minute break while studying.()14.If you worry too much, you can' t Hearn. wel()15.You should stay up late the night before exams.D.A. Putin , who has been married for 30 years , said on Russian state television ,“ lam singleagain , and we are no longer living together. But we

21、are always going to be very close to each other. Pm sure. ”B. Runners in the Marathon of the North took the wrong route in Sunderland because they we re given the wrong directions. It meant only one of the competitors completed the full marathon.Jake Harrison won the event.C. As the lights came on a

22、nd music started , Xu Tianqi , 22, appeared on the catwalk. He is majoring in foshion performance now. Last month , he flew to America for the competition. He came second. Xu knows how much he has worked for his dream.D. The director of The Daily Meal said that they just wanted to choose a restauran

23、t where food was cooked perfectly. A Taiwanese restaurant won the first place in Asia at last. The restaurant named Din Taifting lies in Taipei and it's famous for Chinese traditional food dumplings.E.A simple act of charity started in a coftee shop in Italy. It is spreading around the world and

24、 has become a trendy topic. It's called“ Suspended 待用咖 Coffee 啡）.At certain” （ cafes , you canpay for your own coftee as well as a second one , which can then be offered to someone in need of it.請根據下面的新聞標題，從上面所給的報道中找出與其相匹配的選項。16.Student Realized His Dre a m17.Taiwan Restaurant Became Asia's

25、Best18.Marathon Runners Took Wrong Route19.Suspended Coffee20.Putin Is Single AgainEAdam Braun set up the organization（ 組織）Pencils of Promise in2008. Its goal （ 目的）is to make sure all children have a chance for education. Six years later, the non-profit organization is building a new school somewher

26、e every 90 hours. It has helped more than 22.000 children in Africa, Asia and Latin America.It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and asked for money on the street, Mr. Braun asked the boy what he would want, if he could have anything in t

27、he world.u I thought the answer was going to be' a house ' or ' a car ' or ' a boatpencil ' So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited . I realized he never had been to英語試題第3頁（共4 頁）school before ,and that was the re a lity （現實 ）for 57 million children around th

28、e world. ” Braunsaid.Adam Braun started working in finance（ 金融 ）after he graduated from college, But he never forgot the boy and the problem he realized.“ We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education , because we have everything necessary already. We are able to

29、educate every child . So I promisedto help create that world .” Braun said.Mr. Braun ra ised money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise school, in Laos, five years ago. Since then ,his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countrys ide of Laos, Ni

30、caragua, Guatemala and Ghana.21. When did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?22. How often is the organization building a new school somewhere six years later?23. What would the boy in India want if he could have anything in the world?24. What did the boy' s answer make Adam r

31、ealize ?25. Why did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise ?第n卷（共5o分）二、單詞拼寫（共8小題，計8分）根據句意和音標提示以適當形式填寫單詞。26. Sometimes/ miz' en?/can be turned into friends.27. The fridge is out of/ sta ?l/.Why not buy a new one?28. He remembers being/preizd / by the teacher.29. Entering university

32、 is no t the only/ p?：p ?s' /for teenagers.30. The Website is SO/bl' / v?lju?thatit is worth visiting again.31. 1 .In the modem/ S ? ' si?ti a /, people have plenty of pressure.32.1/pri ' f?: （r）d / to listen to loud music when I was a child.33.It often snows in/*n ?:e?n / part of Ch

33、ina in winter. His answer was ' a三、動詞填空（共8小題，計8分）用括號里所給動詞的適當形式填空。Lots of us have dreams of doing big business when we grow up. However, Moziah Bridges, a young boy in the US, is now the CEO of his own company. He 34(sell) $200,000 bowties (領結)since 2011.One day about four years ago, when Bridges

34、 35(shop) for bow ties, he found theywere only in “ ugly ” black and red. He wanted a change. So he asked his grandma 36(teach) him how to make a tie, and finally deve loped the ta lent of creating bow ties.Howe ver, his first bow tie 37(not look) nice. The boy never gave up and kept on38(practice).

35、 He used colorful cloth with different pictures. And his parents andfriends started to like his works. He tried to sell them online to several stores in the south. Mo bow ties soon 39(become) popular.Now the young boy ' s business has increased quickly. As Bridges' mother said,have to wait u

36、ntil you 40(be) older. If you have a dream, go for it. Then it41(achieve) one day ” .34 .35.36.37.38 .39.40.41.四、完成句子(共6小題，計12分) 根據所給漢語句子完成英語句子，詞數不限。42 .鈴響了學生才允許離開教室。43 .你知道你們學校的實驗室是什么時候建的嗎？44 .外面有人在敲門。45 .加拿大人初次見面時理應做什么？46 .我發現不讓他出席會議是不禮貌的。47 .他習慣不事先打招呼就拜訪朋友的家。 五、短文填空(共10小題，計10分) 根據短文內容，選擇適當的單詞或短語填

37、空，使短文意思完整，每個選項至多使用一次，有 兩項多余。(將序號填寫在答題卡相應的A. whenB. myselfC. happilyD. rushedE. to leaveF. unlessG. forH. laterI. howJ. shoutedK. usefulL. alter英語試題第4頁（共4 頁）a good time.One day, all feelings were on vacation on an is land, and each was havingSuddenly, there's a warning of a strong storm, so all 48to their boats. Yet, Love didn'twish to run away quickly. But as the cloud