山东烟台市牟平区2025-2026学年度第二学期阶段质量检测（笔答题）初四英语

2025-2026学年度第二学期期中质量检测（笔答题） 初四英语 （100分钟，满分90分） 温馨提示 1．本试卷共8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的相应位置；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．写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，满分35分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Looking for a gift for your friends? Here are some nice tech products that your friends will enjoy. Milko 3 Smart Robot Price: $ 249 This smart robot is a fun and interactive gift. It can play games, dance to music, and even help with learning subjects like math and science. It’s a great companion(陪伴) for anyone. Kindle Paperwhite Price: $ 98 The Kindle Paperwhite is an excellent gift, especially for book lovers. It’s light and easy to carry around. What’s more, it can hold thousands of e-books and looks just like real paper. 3-D Printing Pen Price: $ 130 With the 3-D Printing Pen, anyone can be an imaginative artist and create something amazing. The pen heats up the colourful plastic to make it soft, so you can use it to “draw” 3-D models. The 3-D Printing Pen shares a similar principle with the 3-D printer, but it costs much less. Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook Price: $ 35 This smart notebook comes with a special pen and it has the feel of a common pen and paper. After writing a full page, you can upload your notes to the cloud so you can check them anytime. Then, you can erase the writing with a damp cloth and keep writing on it. 1. Who might benefit most from the Kindle Paperwhite if they often travel and have limited space for physical books? A. Susan, who loves reading and often takes long flights. B. David, who wants to learn to draw and needs a digital canvas. C. Peter, who needs to take notes in class and share them online. D. Jane, who would like to create something amazing with 3D models. 2. What advantage does the 3-D Printing Pen have compared to the 3-D printer? A. It’s safer. B. It’s lighter. C. It costs less. D. It’s easier to use. 3. Which of the following is TRUE about the Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook? A. It can save your notes by itself. B. You can write on it with any pen. C. You can write on it over and over again. D. You can use an eraser to clean up your notes. B From different TV programs or books about ancient times, we can often hear titles like quanzi and kaimo. In fact, they are so popular that people regard them as part of ancient Chinese history and culture. What do these Chinese titles refer to? Have you ever wondered what the stories behind these titles are? Chinese people in the past or even sometimes today call their sons quanzi. When Chinese parents use quanzi to refer to their sons, they are being modest (谦逊). Although most parents do think their children are successful, they try to belittle them in front of other people. This is similar to how some rich Chinese people call their big houses hanshe, which means “my poor home”. Although people are modest about themselves, they respect others a lot. They call their own sons quanzi, but call others’ sons linglang, a respectful way to say “your son”. In Chinese, kaimo means the “role model”. Both of these Chinese characters have a “木” on their left side. People believe that kai and mo were two kinds of trees in ancient China. It was said that there were many kai trees growing near Confucius’ tomb (墓). The kai trees were so straight that they made people think of Confucius’ character — straight and honest. People believed that the mo trees grew near the tomb of the Duke of Zhou. Similarly, the color of the mo tree’s leaves made the tree a symbol of integrity (正直). Since the kai and mo trees grew near the tombs of the two respected people, kaimo was then used to refer to role models. 4. Ancient Chinese used the title ______ to introduce their son to others in a modest way. A. quanzi B. kaimo C. hanshe D. linglang 5. What does the underlined word “belittle” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Push sb. to move quickly. B. Provide sb. with some advice. C. Make sb. seem unimportant. D. Give sb. some encouragement. 6. Which of the following about kaimo is NOT true? A. It refers to the role models. B. It’s from the kai and mo trees. C. We can use it to describe honest people. D. We see it as a symbol of modesty. 7. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The importance of ancient Chinese culture. B. The meanings of different Chinese titles. C. The stories about Confucius and the Duke of Zhou. D. The ways of being a straight and honest person. C In English classes, we spend a large amount of time studying grammar and learning new words. We work hard to improve our reading and listening skills. Few of us, however, pay enough attention to body language. So body language is not important, is it? The answer is, “Yes!” As the old saying goes, “Actions speak louder than words.” Sometimes, we can communicate things even without a single word. For example, shrugging (耸肩) our shoulders, and, without a word, we’ve just said, “I don’t know.” Body language can help us stress what we are saying. It can help us express our true inner feelings. Moreover, body language can help us find out if someone is lying. Often, people who are lying do not make eye contact (接触). They may turn away or raise their shoulders because they are uncomfortable with the conversation. In job interviews, the interviewers can sometimes size up the interviewee before he or she speaks. Body language is important in our personal lives, too. It can show if you really care about your friends. Leaning (倾斜) forward into the conversation, for example, means you are interested in what is being said. Listening without making eye contact means you are not paying attention but are waiting for your turn to speak. Scientists have been studying body language for a long time. They say more than 70 per cent of our messages are delivered through body language. Sometimes, body language is more exact than the words we use. So it is very important for us to learn body language. By understanding body language, we are less likely to be misunderstood. We will find it easier to get a job. We will also have lasting friendships. 8. The writer mentioned the old saying “Actions speak louder than words.” in order to show that ______. A. body language is important in communication B. it is impossible for us to communicate without using words C. we don’t need to speak when communicating with other people D. what you have said is more important than what you have done 9. According to the article, people who are lying may ______. A. sit still B. lean forward C. avoid eye contact D. shrug their shoulders 10. According to the passage, body language can help us do all the following except ______. A. do well in a job interview B. lie without being noticed C. prevent misunderstandings D. show we care about our friends 11. By writing this article, the writer mainly wants to ______. A. help readers improve their language skills B. teach readers to understand body language C. show readers how to find out if someone is lying D. tell readers it is important to learn body language D On the days when the weather is fine, Legerena Wagner drives 45 minutes to a water station in Sweetwater, the Navajo Nation. She goes there to fill her water containers. Back home, Wagner and her family use the water carefully. Wagner is one of more than two million Americans who do not have running water at home. Most of these people are local Americans. They don’t have the money to buy new water systems. The Navajo Nation is the largest Local American community in the United States. Water has long been thought of as a luxury (奢侈品) there. About 300,000 people live in the Navajo Nation. One-third of them do not have running water. They cannot use water at a sink (水槽) or flush toilets (抽水马桶) at home. In Sweetwater, the spring water was famous for its natural taste. Now, many of the springs have dried up. The local people say this is a result of climate change. Using oil and natural gas has caused the Earth to become warmer. Rising temperatures could result in more dry weather in some areas, such as the Navajo Nation. Those without running water in the Navajo Nation have to drive long distances to a well or a water station to get water. That water, however, might be unsafe. Some water sources have been polluted. Sometimes, people buy bottled water from a store that is an hour’s drive away. Wagner is worried that many people in other places are still wasting lots of water every day. “Water is life,” she said. “We must not waste water, or water shortages will become more and more serious.” 12. Many local Americans don’t have running water at home because ______. A. they can’t afford new water systems B. they live in small communities C. they don’t know how to use water systems D. they prefer to get water from wells. 13. How many people living in the Navajo Nation don’t have running water? A. About 100,000. B. About 200,000. C. About 300,000. D. About two million. 14. Local people in the Navajo Nation are facing all the following problems except that _______. A. the water station is quite far away from their homes B. there is not enough water in the wells or the water stations C. many of the springs have dried up because of climate change D. the water they get from the water station might have been polluted 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Wagner is hopeful about water shortages. B. People in other places should learn to save water. C. Water shortages will become less serious soon. D. Bottled water is the best choice for Navajo people. 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） E First-grade students at a primary school in Houston got a look at their future through AI. Their teacher Sadiya Ishaq used Deepseek to turn the children’s dream jobs into pictures of what the students might look like in the future.   16 One student said she wanted to be someone who works underwater, because she wanted to explore the sea. Another one dreamed of becoming a Youtuber. He said he was always interested in making videos. At first, the children wrote down their dream jobs in a book and drew pictures of themselves as nurses, engineers and artists. 17 She took a photo of each of her students, and put it into AI in Deepseek. Finally, she successfully made pictures of her students in the future for them. The project was inspired by a social media project called “career doll”. 18 For Ishaq, who has been teaching for 10 years, the project serves a deeper purpose beyond just fun. She has wanted to help students have a role model when they are young. For parents, the project gave them a chance to see their children in a new light. Maya’s father, Noe, was touched when he saw his daughter’s picture as a police officer. He said, “My baby wants to be a police officer. 19 ” Young Hermes wants to be a doctor in the future. 20 When asked what he would do with his picture, he said he would keep it for the rest of his life. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有一项为多余选项。 A. The AI picture is important to him. B. She never mentioned it to me before! C. The students’ dream jobs were quite different. D. It meant a lot to teachers, students and parents. E. She couldn’t help out cry seeing her future self. F. And then their teacher Sadiya Ishaq took things one step further. 答案：16. ________ 17. ________ 18. ________ 19. ________ 20. ________ 第二部分 语言知识应用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As humans began taking longer trips into space, eating and storing food became an important problem. The first person to go to space, Yuri Gagarin, was also the first to 21 there. His meal wasn’t very 22 because the food was put in a metal tube like toothpaste. It didn’t look or taste very good, but it showed that humans could eat in 23 . Later, American astronaut John Glenn discovered that eating in space was not as hard as people feared. However, there were only a few food 24 for them to choose from. Early astronauts had to eat small cubes of food, freeze-dried powders, and more food from tubes. They didn’t like the food 25 it looked strange. Also, small pieces of dry food could move around and 26 machines or even astronauts’ eyes. As space trips continued, space food was 27 . In the 1960s and 1970s, astronauts could use hot water to prepare their meals and eat with spoons. Later, when space stations were built, 28 improved greatly. Today, astronauts on the International Space Station have many kinds of food — they have dishes such as rice, noodles, fish, and fruit. However, until recently, no one actually cooked real food in space. Cooking in space is dangerous because fire and heat do not work the same way as they do on Earth. In November 2025, the situation became 29 in China’s Tiangong Space Station. Astronauts there used a special machine to cook food for the first time. They made barbecued chicken wings and beef. The machine can heat food to 190°C. It also keeps oil from 30 and prevents smoke. This success means astronauts can now enjoy cooked meals in space. It will make life among planets a little warmer and more like home. 21. A. sleep B. walk C. talk D. eat 22. A. pleasant B. cold C. simple D. bad 23. A. suits B. rockets C. space D. air 24. A. habits B. choices C. styles D. sizes 25. A. or B. so C. but D. because 26. A. start up B. turn off C. get into D. keep back 27. A. stored B. designed C. improved D. reduced 28. A. conditions B. relationships C. skills D. ecosystems 29. A. different B. clear C. difficult D. boring 30. A. shining B. returning C. catching D. spreading 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 On May 18, 2025, a 51-year-old man named Kenton Cool did something 31 (amaze). He climbed Mount Qomolangma for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents (攀登) of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa (夏尔巴人，居住在喜马拉雅山脉的尼泊尔及中国边境地区的民族) guide, and he said he was already planning his next ascent. Mount Qomolangma is 32 (tall) mountain in the world. It is very cold and windy. The higher you go, the harder it is to breathe. Climbers must train for a long time and wear special clothes, and use tools 33 (stay) safe. Kenton Cool first climbed Qomolangma in 2004. Since then, he has climbed it almost every year. But he was unable to climb it in 2014 34 the climbing season was canceled (取消) after 16 Sherpa guides  35  (kill) in an avalanche (雪崩). And again in 2015, another avalanche stopped his plan while he 36 (prepare) his equipment (装备) for the ascent. So far, only Nepali Sherpa guides have climbed Qomolangma more times than Cool. Mountaineering can be very dangerous. However, for many people, it is not just 37 exciting challenge, but it is also a sport. Some climbers try to break records, like climbing the most peaks, 38 (reach)the top without using oxygen (氧气), or climbing the fastest. Cool believes that success needs hard work, teamwork and strict 39 (train). These qualities play an important part in achieving great dreams, 40 on the mountain or in daily life. 31. __________ 32. __________ 33. __________ 34. __________ 35. __________ 36. __________ 37. __________ 38. __________ 39. __________ 40. __________ 第三部分 书面表达（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 The World Still Loves Dickens On June 9, 1870, Charles Dickens died at the age of 58. The next day, The New York Times headline read: “Great Novelist Dies… Mourned (哀悼) by the People of Two Continents (大洲).” The headline did not overstate his fame. Even today, the British novelist is loved by readers all over the world. Dickens created some of the most unforgettable characters in English literature. You must have heard of or even read some of his novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities. A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies. Since 1897, there have been over 300 film and TV adaptations (改编作品) of Dickens’s works. And A Christmas Carol alone has nearly 50 adaptations. Natalie McKnight is a literature professor who studies Dickens and his works. She explains why the novelist has remained so popular today. One important reason is that Dickens wrote from his heart and tried hard to draw readers’ minds. For example, A Christmas Carol was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society. People always enjoy works that make them laugh, cry and think. Many other 19th-century writers wrote entertaining works, but few of them worked as hard as Dickens to draw readers’ minds. Dickens wrote about situations and emotions that still interest people today. He used his pen to fight social unfairness and gave voice to the poor. His works led to many important social changes. Readers always enjoy seeing poor people rise and succeed. This June marks the 156th anniversary of Dickens’s death. It is a chance for us to remember this great writer again. Will you read or reread some of his famous works? 41. When was Charles Dickens born? 42. Why is Dickens still popular with readers all over the world today? (List one reason) 43. What was Dickens’ purpose in writing A Christmas Carol? 44. What is the main idea of this passage? 45. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. 第二节 写作（满分20分） 为响应“走进大自然”的校园倡议，你校英语报以Let’s Get Close to Nature为题征稿。请根据以下要点，结合自身经历写一篇英文短文投稿。 写作要点： 1．现状：周末或假期里学生常宅家或沉迷手机，很少走进自然； 2．你的做法及感受：介绍你在周末/假期亲近自然的具体活动； 并谈谈这些活动对你有什么影响（如放松心情等）。 3．号召并呼吁同学们走出家门，享受自然。 注意事项： 1．词数100词左右； 2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯； 3．文中不得出现真实的个人姓名校名等信息。 Let’s Get Close to Nature To take part in the school activity “Get Close to Nature”, I’d like to share my ideas with you. ______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $