山东省烟台市蓬莱区（五四制）2021-2022学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2021—2022学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测 初四英语笔试题 温馨提示： 1. 本试卷共10页，满分90分；考试时间100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2. 答题前，务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。 3. 选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案：不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。 5. 在试卷上和答题卡指定区域外的答案无效。 第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节) 第一节 (共15小题) 阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Do you want to know more about western table manners? Let’s take a look at them together! HOLDING A KNIFE AND FORK 1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines (尖) downward. 2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate. 3. Use your fork to lift food to your mouth. At informal (非正式的) meals, the dinner fork can be held with tines upward. PLACING A KNIFE AND FORK When taking a break, place your knife and fork on your plate near the center in the shape of V. The knife and the fork point toward each other. When you finish eating, place the knife and fork parallel with the handles in the four o’clock position on the right of the plate. CLEARING THE PLATES At a formal meal, plates are cleared by a professional staff. But as most informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two. At a family meal, members clear their own plates. 1. How should you put food to your mouth when using a knife and fork? A. With the left hand. B. With the right hand. C. With both of the hands. D. With the help of a plate. 2. If you are at an informal meal, what are you expected to do after the meal? A. Clear your own knife and fork. B. Sit and wait for a professional staff to clear the plate. C. Leave as soon as you put down the knife and fork. D. Help the hostess clear the plates and the table. 3 In which part of the newspaper can we find the passage? A. SCIENCE B. TRAVEL C. CULTURE D. INVENTION B Tea culture is varied in different countries by the way tea is made and drunk, and by the places for tea drinking. How to make tea may be