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2025-2026 学年度第一学期期中检测 初四英语试题 注意事项： 本试卷共 8 页，满分 90 分，考试时间 100 分钟； 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、座号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置； 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，再选涂其他答案标号； 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各题目指定区域内相应位置上；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； 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 25 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A When studying, working or traveling in other countries, you will unavoidably encounter different customs and cultures. If you plan to go abroad, you should know how to behave in different situations around the world. It’s not always wise to be early or on time. In fact, in some places, being early or on time is viewed as being rude. In Venezuela, if you are invited to someone’s house for a meal, it’s recommended that you arrive 10 to 15 minutes later than the planned time. Early or on time, guests are regarded as being too rude. Skip the bill in Turkey. When dining in Turkey, it’s the custom for your host to pay for your meal. You’ll be expected to give a polite gesture, but it won’t be accepted. If you’d like to pay your fair share, you will need to be as quick as a flash to pay the bill. At that time, you can return the favor. Avoid giving certain flowers in Russia When giving presents to a friend in Russia, yellow flowers mean a trick or a relationship ending. So you’d better not give your friend yellow flowers (or even numbers, too). Traditionally, red carnations have something to do with the dead. Not a nice gift. Do as the Finns do in Finland In Finland, people prefer to relax and socialize with family and friends. Don’t be surprised if your business meeting is followed up with an invite to let off some steam in a local sauna. 1. If you are invited to dinner at 5:00 p.m. in Venezuela, which is a good time to arrive? A. 5:00 p.m. B. 5:15 p.m. C. 5:00 a.m. D. 5:15 a.m. 2. What does an invitation to a sauna after a business meeting in Finland imply? A. The meeting did not have a smooth progress. B. The meeting was successfully held. C. The host wants to cut off his relationship. D. The host was trying to meet the requirement of the customer. 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. We should spread the culture of our country in foreign countries. B. When doing business in Turkey, the guests are expected to pay the bill. C. You can give yellow carnations to your teacher in Russia. D. If you offer to split the bill in Turkey, it will be considered a kind action. 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了在委内瑞拉、土耳其、俄罗斯和芬兰四个国家需要注意的文化习俗和礼仪，帮助读者了解如何在国外不同场合中得体地行事。 【1题详解】 由第二段“in Venezuela... it’s recommended that you arrive 10 to 15 minutes later than the planned time.”可知，在委内瑞拉参加家庭晚宴，应比约定时间晚10到15分钟到达。如果约定时间为下午5点，则应在下午5:10-5:15到达。 【2题详解】 由最后一段“In Finland, people prefer to relax and socialize with family and friends... your business meeting is followed up with an invite to let off some steam in a local sauna.”可知，在芬兰，商务会议后邀请去桑拿意味着对方想放松和社交，通常表示会议进展顺利、关系融洽。 【3题详解】 由第三段“You’ll be expected to give a polite gesture, but it won‘t be accepted.”可知，在土耳其用餐时，客人礼貌性表示要付钱但不会被接受，因此如果你主动提出分摊账单，会被视为一种礼貌的举动。 B Drinking a cup of milk tea with friends? That’s “city”. Visiting the Great Wall of China? Very “city”. Riding a bike down Shanghai’s Anfu Road? Quite “city”. If you don’t get it, let me explain it to you. The popularity of “City bu city” has risen on the Internet these days. You can use it to describe whether someone, or something is urban (都市的) and modern or not. “City bu city?” was first used by American blogger Paul Mike Ashton who has lived in Shanghai with his sister for years. His name on the Internet is “Dian Dian Xiong”. He likes sharing travel experiences in China on Douyin and Xiaohongshu. Ashton by accident became popular after he shared a video of him asking his sister “City bu city?” on the Great Wall. The word “city” itself has now taken on a new meaning in the city, but an adjective (形容词). Ashton himself says that it describes something that foreign tourists like. It can also be “something that gives you a great love for life”. In recent years, a large number of topics about travelling in China have been more and more popular. Topics about travelling in China are becoming modern and popular. Now people around the world can learn more about different places of modern China and Chinese way of life. And all of these are shown in a more emotional (感性的), friendly and natural way. 4. Who was the first person to use “city bu city”? A. Paul Mike Ashton. B. Ashton’s sister. C. A Chinese blogger. D. An unknown person. 5. Which of the following would most likely be described as “city”? A. Planting rice in a rural village. B. Staying up late at home. C. Trying a dessert at an urban café. D. Hiking through a remote mountain range. 6. How did Paul Mike Ashton first gain significant popularity online? A. By sharing a video of him drinking milk tea in Shanghai. B. By explaining the word “city” on Douyin. C. By comparing life in Shanghai to life in other cities. D. By posting a video asking “City bu city?” on the Great Wall. 7. What’s the main purpose of the passage? A. To encourage more tourists to visit the Great Wall. B. To show Chinese people are emotional, friendly and natural. C. To explain the word “city” and why it gets popular. D. To describe different ways of life around the world. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了网络热词“City bu city”的起源、含义及走红原因。该词由美国博主“典典熊”（Paul Mike Ashton）在长城上拍摄视频时首次使用，用来形容某物是否具有都市感、是否现代时尚。 【4题详解】 由第三段“‘City bu city?’ was first used by American blogger Paul Mike Ashton”可知，第一个使用“City bu city”的人是Paul Mike Ashton。 【5题详解】 由第二段“You can use it to describe whether someone, or something is urban and modern or not”以及第四段“it describes something that foreign tourists like... something that gives you a great love for life”可知，“city”形容的是都市、现代、令人喜欢的事物。选项中“尝试城市咖啡馆的甜点”符合这一描述。 【6题详解】 由第三段“Ashton by accident became popular after he shared a video of him asking his sister ‘City bu city?’ on the Great Wall”可知，他在长城上发布了一段问妹妹“City bu city”的视频后意外走红。 【7题详解】 全文围绕“City bu city”这一网络热词展开，介绍了它的发明者、含义、走红原因以及所反映的中国旅游和文化的流行趋势，因此主要目的是解释“city”这个词及其走红的原因。 C Sugar painting, as the name suggests, is a painting made of sugar. It’s the sugar for us to taste, and the painting for us to admire. Since the Warring States Period (战国时代), the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge progress in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people’s homes. With the cultural and economic (经济的) development of Song and Yuan Dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck into the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting appeared. Sugar painting is different from normal painting. Sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) as the material, a scoop as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth table as the “paper”. To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly. They move the scoop full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done. However, it’s a pity that this folk art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs. What’s worse, few people seem to be willing to pass on the art except those aging sugar painters. For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has pulled the art down into people’s daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual support of the ancient people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in China. Therefore, the art should be remembered and passed on. 8. According to the passage, when did sugar become common for ordinary people? A. During the Warring States Period. B. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties. C. In the Tang Dynasty. D. In the Ming Dynasty. 9. What is NOT used by sugar painters when making sugar painting? A. Syrup B. A paintbrush C. A scoop D. A smooth table 10. Why do sugar painters need to work rapidly? A. Because sugar painters are skillful enough to make a sugar painting. B. Because the syrup will become hard when it cools. C. Because people are eager to get the sugar painting. D. Because the table will get dirty if they work slowly. 11. Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A. Exploring the Art of Sugar Painting B. Improving the Taste of Sugar Painting C. Ways to Change the Future of Sugar Painting D. Effects of the Sugar Producing Technology 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了糖画的起源（从唐代进入百姓家、明代正式出现）、制作工艺（糖浆为原料、勺子为笔、桌面为纸、需快速完成）以及当前面临失传的现状，并指出糖画已被列为非物质文化遗产，应被传承和记住。 【8题详解】 由第二段“In the Tang Dynasty...And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people’s homes”可知，糖在唐代进入了普通百姓家中。 【9题详解】 由第三段“Sugar painters use syrup as the material, a scoop as the ‘paintbrush’, and a smooth table as the ‘paper’”可知，糖画制作使用的材料/工具包括糖浆（syrup）、勺子（scoop）、光滑的桌子（smooth table），没有使用真正的“画笔”（paintbrush）。 【10题详解】 由第三段“syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly”可知，糖画师需要快速制作是因为糖浆冷却后会变硬。 【11题详解】 全文围绕糖画这一艺术形式展开，介绍了它的历史、制作方法和现状，因此最佳标题为“Exploring the Art of Sugar Painting”（探索糖画艺术）。 D Faced with a badly dropping population and workforce, Japan has been increasingly turning to robots for help. Over the years, the robots have carried out plenty of human tasks, including building products and providing care for the elderly. The latest addition to the Japanese “workforce” may be Model-T. It is believed that this robot, designed by Telexistence Inc., could be “very useful”. Model-T is not, of course, the first restocking robot. However, the robots currently being used by companies, like Walmart and Amazon, are only able to perform single, repetitive tasks. Model-T, on the other hand, is able to both pick and place objects of several different shapes and sizes into different locations, making it ideal for convenience stores. Model-T robots are operated from a distant position by human “pilots” who wear a virtual reality (VR) headset and special gloves, which allow them to feel the product, making holding in their hands and guide it to the right shelf. The VR-controlled robots are cheaper than automated (自动的) robots, because they don’t require advanced programming and are easier to develop and maintain. And their easy-to-use controls need little training. Tomohiro Kano, a general manager, believes this will enable the chain to recruit (招聘) workers who would typically not work in stores. Even though Model-T seems to get through the experiments, it is not quite ready to enter the workforce. Besides being slower than humans, it is also only able to lift packaged items, and cannot manage to pick up things such as fruits and vegetables. The company is making an effort to improve the weaknesses and hopes to introduce a faster, more skillful Model-T within the next two years. Without doubt, in addition to the stores, they have a chance to see these robots in hospitals one day, which could allow doctors to do operations from remote locations. 12. What is the main driving factor for the invention of Model-T? A. The intelligence of robots. B. The demands of senior citizens. C. The shortage of labour force. D. The appeal of convenience stores. 13. What makes Model-T special compared with other restocking robots? A. It can handle objects of different shapes and sizes. B. It can perform a single task very quickly. C. It is the first robot used in convenience stores. D. It gets in the way of human workers. 14. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The convenience of maintenance. B. The advanced programming of Model-T. C. The easiness to operate Model-T. D. The low price of Model-T. 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Model-T robots are operated from a distant location by human “pilots”. B. Model-T might be used in the medical field in the future. C. The weaknesses of Model-T have been solved. D. Model-T is now being widely produced. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述日本因人口和劳动力严重下降，日益依赖机器人。最新研发的Model-T机器人可由人远程操控完成补货任务，虽目前速度较慢、无法处理蔬果，但未来两年有望改进，还可能应用于医疗领域。 【12题详解】 第一段首句“Faced with a badly dropping...workforce, Japan has been increasingly turning to robots for help和第二段首句“The latest addition to the Japanese ‘workforce’ may be Model-T.”，劳动力短缺是Model-T发明的主要驱动因素。 【13题详解】 第二段“However, the robots...are only able to perform single, repetitive tasks. Model-T...is able to both pick and place objects of several different shapes and sizes into different locations,”，其他补货机器人只能做单一重复任务，而Model-T能处理不同形状和大小的物体。 【14题详解】 第四段“And their easy-to-use controls need little training. Tomohiro Kano, a general manager, believes this will enable the chain to...”，“this”指的是Model-T易于操作的特点。 【15题详解】 最后一段最后一句“...they have a chance to see these robots in hospitals one day,”，这些机器人有一天可能会出现在医院，说明未来Model-T可能会应用于医疗领域。 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Did you know that you can have a hidden power to make a fascinating musical instrument from glasses or glass bottles? It is called a glass orchestra (水管乐队). ____16____ What you need are eight glasses (or eight bottles), water, food coloring and two pencils.Pour water into every glass. ____17____ Add a little more water to the next glass. Gradually add some water to every glass ____18____ This helps you see how much water is in each glass.Use the pencils to tap the glasses. ____19____ You can add or remove water in the glasses to change the sound ____20____ Put the glasses in a line in a certain way, from highest to lowest.Try to play a tune on your glass orchestra! Start with a simple tune like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or Three Blind Mice. Following these steps, you will end up being successful. A. Put a little food coloring in each glass. B. Start with a small amount of water in the first glass. C. Besides, you can try different sized glasses. D. Warn yourself that you are supposed to wear safety goggles to protect your eyes. E. The following are a few suggestions that teach you how to make it. F. Each glass makes a different sound. 【答案】16. E 17. B 18. A 19. F 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了制作玻璃乐队的具体步骤，包括所需材料、加水技巧、敲击发声方法以及调整声音的方式，并给出了尝试演奏简单曲调的建议。 【16题详解】 根据前一句“It is called a glass orchestra (水管乐队).”可知，前文介绍了“玻璃乐队”这一乐器，后文紧接着列出了制作它所需的材料和步骤，所以，“The following are a few suggestions that teach you how to make it.”承接上文引出的玻璃乐队，下文引出制作它的具体方法。 【17题详解】 根据前一句“Pour water into every glass.”和后一句“Add a little more water to the next glass.”可知，前文说要往每个杯子里倒水，后文说给下一个杯子多倒一点水，所以，“Start with a small amount of water in the first glass.”承接上文倒水的动作，下文引出下一个杯子加水的内容，符合逻辑。 【18题详解】 根据后一句“This helps you see how much water is in each glass.”可知，空格处的内容能帮助看清每个杯子里的水量，所以，“Put a little food coloring in each glass.”承接上文逐渐往杯子里加水的动作，色素能让水量更明显，呼应下文的“看清水量”。 【19题详解】 根据前一句“Use the pencils to tap the glasses.”和后一句“You can add or remove water in the glasses to change the sound.”可知，前文说用铅笔敲击杯子，后文说可以通过加减水改变声音，所以，“Each glass makes a different sound.”承接上文敲击杯子的动作，下文引出改变声音的方法，符合语境。 【20题详解】 根据前一句“You can add or remove water in the glasses to change the sound.”和后一句“Put the glasses in a line in a certain way, from highest to lowest.”可知，前文说加减水改变声音，后文说按从高到低的顺序摆放杯子，所以，“Besides, you can try different sized glasses.”承接上文改变声音的方法，补充另一种改变声音的方式，下文引出杯子的摆放顺序，衔接自然。 第二部分 语言知识运用（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： Once upon a time, there was a little ant who worked with other ants to build their anthill every day. However, the ant wasn’t ____21____ with her life at all. Each day, she had to follow the same routines—waiting in long lines, carrying grains, and ____22____ to the strict rules of the hive. She really hated having to follow these rules. In her opinion, the rules were too ____23____. “We ants should be allowed to make our own ____24____. Why do we always have to follow the same steps every day? No way! The boring job takes up all my time. How great it would be to live a carefree life! I wish to be a ladybird,” the ant said to ____25____. The ant had always tried hard to make her dream ____26____. Finally, on a windy day, she climbed onto a big leaf that flew and together they flew higher and higher. The ant was so high that she could no longer see the ground. ____27____ she was surprised at what she discovered. There was an amazing anthill the ants could be seen from far away, but there was no sign of any ladybird nests or anything else made by other insects. There was only the anthill. Only then did the ant realize her ____28____. She began to understand the ____29____ of those rules and the importance of pulling together, which showed the ants create something far greater than what any other insect could achieve. Also, being an ant, she felt a great sense of ____30____. 21. A. sad B. moved C. pleased D. discouraged 22. A. depending B. preferring C. agreeing D. sticking 23. A. strict B. smooth C. amazing D. popular 24. A. noise B. manner C. decisions D. friendship 25. A. myself B. herself C. yourself D. himself 26. A. come out B. pick up C. shut off D. come true 27. A. If B. Since C. But D. Because 28. A. mistake B. pleasure C. courage D. wealth 29. A. period B. value C. agreement D. rule 30. A. sadness B. popularity C. expectation D. achievement 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一只蚂蚁厌倦了按部就班的生活，梦想成为瓢虫，但当它飞上天空后发现只有蚂蚁丘才是真正的伟大创造，从而理解了规则和团结的价值。 【21题详解】 句意：然而，这只蚂蚁对自己的生活一点也不满意。 上文蚂蚁每天辛苦工作，下文它讨厌遵守规则，说明它对生活“不满意”，pleased“满意的”符合，且为否定形式wasn‘t pleased。sad“悲伤的”、moved“感动的”、discouraged“气馁的”均与下文描述的行为动机不符。 【22题详解】 句意：每天她都要循规蹈矩—— 排长队、搬运谷物，并且遵守蚁穴严苛的规矩。 上文蚂蚁每天排长队、搬运粮食，下文它讨厌遵守规则，说明它是在“遵守”严格的规定，stick to“遵守”为动词短语，sticking“遵守”符合。depending“依靠”、preferring“更喜欢”、agreeing“同意”均与遵守规则不符。 【23题详解】 句意：在她看来，这些规则太严格了。 上文她讨厌遵守规则，说明规则“严格”，strict“严格的”符合。smooth“顺利的”、amazing“惊人的”、popular“受欢迎的”均与厌恶原因不符。 【24题详解】 句意：我们蚂蚁应该被允许自己做决定。 上文蚂蚁讨厌一直遵守相同步骤，说明它希望有权“做决定”，make decisions“做决定”，decisions“决定”符合。noise“噪音”、manner“方式”、friendship“友谊”均与自主权不符。 【25题详解】 句意：“我真想变成一只瓢虫。” 这只蚂蚁自言自语道。 上文蚂蚁表达了内心的想法，say to oneself“自言自语”，主语the ant为第三人称单数且为she，此处应用反身代词herself“她自己”。myself“我自己”、yourself“你自己”、himself“他自己”均与主语不符。 【26题详解】 句意：这只蚂蚁一直努力使她的梦想成真。 上文她梦想过无忧无虑的生活（成为瓢虫），make her dream come true“使她的梦想成真”，come true“实现”符合。come out“出来”、pick up“捡起”、shut off“关闭”均与梦想实现不符。 【27题详解】 句意：但她对她所发现的东西感到惊讶。 上文她飞得很高，下文她惊讶于所见，前后为转折关系，But“但是”符合。If“如果”表条件，Since“自从”表时间，Because“因为”表原因，均与转折逻辑不符。 【28题详解】 句意：直到那时蚂蚁才意识到她的错误。 上文她追求瓢虫的生活，却发现蚂蚁丘才是伟大的，realize her mistake“意识到她的错误”，mistake“错误”符合。pleasure“快乐”、courage“勇气”、wealth“财富”均与认识偏差不符。 【29题详解】 句意：她开始明白这些规则的价值以及团结协作的重要性，也懂得了蚂蚁能创造出远超其他昆虫所能成就的伟大事物。 上文她认识到规则的意义，value“价值”符合。period“时期”、agreement“同意”、rule“规则”均与理解深层含义不符。 【30题详解】 句意：而且，身为一只蚂蚁，她心生强烈的成就感。 上文她认识到蚂蚁的伟大成就，achievement“成就”符合。sadness“悲伤”、popularity“受欢迎”、expectation“期待”均与自豪感不符。 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，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In 1912, a man called Wilfrid Voynich bought a number of books in Italy. He bought ____31____ many books that he didn’t examine them carefully. When he arrived home, he discovered he had bought ____32____ very strange manuscript (手写稿), ____33____ (write) in a language he had never seen before. It was also full of pictures of plants. Since then, the book—now known as the Voynich Manuscript—____34____ (remain) the world’s most ____35____ (mystery) manuscript. Many people have studied it. ____36____, no one has ever found out its meaning and writer. There are many ideas about who wrote it and why. Some say that it might belong ____37____ a famous scientist like Francis Bacon. Some think there could be a link with a religious text. Others doubt ____38____ the manuscript is genuine, thinking it might be a hoax (骗局) that ____39____ (mean) nothing. Scientists have pointed out that the manuscript could be made in the fifteenth century. However, they are unsure of the exact time. But there’s still hope. The Voynich Manuscript remains a mystery today. It is worth ____40____ (go) online to look up some information about it if you would like to know the truth. 【答案】31. so 32. a 33. written 34. has remained 35. mysterious 36. However 37. to 38. whether##if 39. means 40. going 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了伏尼契手稿的发现经过及其神秘之处，尽管经过多年研究，其内容和作者至今仍无人能解。 【31题详解】 句意：他买了那么多的书，以至于没有仔细检查它们。“so...that...”为固定结构，意为“如此……以至于……”，so修饰many，故填so。 【32题详解】 句意：当他到家时，他发现他买了一本非常奇怪的手写稿，用一种他从未见过的语言写成。manuscript为可数名词单数，此处首次提及表泛指，且very以辅音音素开头，故填a。 【33题详解】 句意：当他到家时，他发现他买了一本非常奇怪的手写稿，用一种他从未见过的语言写成。名词manuscript与write之间为被动关系，需用过去分词作后置定语，故填written。 【34题详解】 句意：从那时起，这本现在被称为伏尼契手稿的书一直是世界上最神秘的手稿。时间状语Since then提示用现在完成时，主语the book为第三人称单数，remain的过去分词为remained，故填has remained。 【35题详解】 句意：从那时起，这本现在被称为伏尼契手稿的书一直是世界上最神秘的手稿。修饰名词manuscript需用形容词，mystery的形容词形式为mysterious，意为“神秘的”。 【36题详解】 句意：然而，没有人发现它的含义和作者。上文提到许多人研究过它，下文说没有人弄懂，前后为转折关系，需用副词however表示转折，首字母大写。 【37题详解】 句意：有人说它可能属于像弗朗西斯·培根那样的著名科学家。“belong to”为固定短语，意为“属于”，故填to。 【38题详解】 句意：另一些人则怀疑这份手稿是否真实，认为它可能是一个毫无意义的骗局。doubt后接宾语从句，表示“是否”，用连词whether或if引导。 【39题详解】 句意：另一些人则怀疑这份手稿是否真实，认为它可能是一个毫无意义的骗局。that引导的定语从句修饰hoax，先行词为第三人称单数，描述客观事实用一般现在时，故定语从句的谓语动词用单三形式，mean的单三形式为means。 【40题详解】 句意：如果你想知道真相，值得上网查一些关于它的信息。“be worth doing sth.”为固定搭配，意为“值得做某事”，故填动名词going。 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。 In 1882, builders began work on a large church in Barcelona, Spain. Today, it’s still not finished! But that doesn’t stop two million tourists from visiting it every year. The Sagrada Família church, with its many towers, is the most famous work of the architect Antoni Gaudí. Born in 1852, Gaudí grew up in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain. When he was a young man, he loved to ride or take long walks in the country. When he became an architect, he used this love of nature to create some very unusual buildings. Many of them look as if they have been shaped by wind or water, like rocks in the natural world. Many of Gaudí’s buildings are brown or grey, like the earth. But he is also famous for his bright colors. He often used broken pieces of glass to create beautiful mosaics. There are nearly 500 columns of sea shapes in Park Güell, a park he designed in Barcelona. There’s a long seat in the shape of a sea snake and a large lizard fountain. Gaudí also created two houses in the park that look like cakes. Barcelona has many examples of Gaudí’s strange and wonderful buildings, and many people visit the city just to see them. Gaudí died in 1926, only a quarter of the building work of Sagrada Família was complete. At that time, there was no money to continue building. Then Spain went to war. Work began again in the 1950s. But the unique and complicated design of the building has made the work slow and expensive. In 2010, it was still only half-finished. Many people hope that it will be completed in 2026, a hundred years after Antoni Gaudí’s death. 41. What was the main inspiration for Gaudí’s unusual buildings? _________________________________________________________ 42. Besides using earth-like colors, what else is Gaudí famous for? _________________________________________________________ 43. What is the shape of the long seat? _________________________________________________________ 44. How old was Gaudí when he died? _________________________________________________________ 45. Why is the building work of the Sagrada Família church slow and expensive? _________________________________________________________ 【答案】41. His love of nature. 42. His bright colors (and using broken pieces of glass to create beautiful mosaics). 43. It is in the shape of a sea snake. 44. He was 74 years old. 45. Because the building has a unique and complicated design. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了西班牙著名建筑师安东尼·高迪的建筑风格、灵感来源及其代表作圣家堂教堂的建设情况与历史背景。 【41题详解】 第二段明确指出“When he became an architect, he used this love of nature to create some very unusual buildings.”。这是原文中的信息，直接提取。 【42题详解】 第三段明确指出“Many of Gaudí’s buildings are brown or grey, like the earth. But he is also famous for his bright colors. He often used broken pieces of glass to create beautiful mosaics.”。核心信息为“bright colors”，补充细节“using broken pieces of glass to create beautiful mosaics”也可作为完整答案。 【43题详解】 第三段明确提到“There’s a long seat in the shape of a sea snake.”。这是原文中的信息，直接提取。 【44题详解】 第二段说“Born in 1852”，最后一段说“Gaudí died in 1926”，计算得出年龄：1926-1852＝74。 【45题详解】 最后一段明确指出“But the unique and complicated design of the building has made the work slow and expensive.”。这是原文中的信息，直接提取。 第二节 写作（满分 20 分） 46. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike要来你的学校做交换生，他对这里的风俗不了解，于是向你咨询。请你给他回信，内容包括： 1.说明目的，表达欢迎； 2.给出风俗方面的建议； 3.表达祝愿，期待见面。 4.要求： （1）语句通顺，行文连贯，书写规范； （2）词数100左右； （3）文章中不得出现个人真实姓名和校名。 Dear Mike, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】范文： Dear Mike, I’m very glad to hear you’re coming to our school as an exchange student. I’m writing to give you some advice about local customs and welcome you warmly. First, when you meet someone for the first time, it’s polite to shake hands and smile. Second, remember to take off your shoes before entering a Chinese home. Also, don’t stick your chopsticks into the rice bowl, as it’s seen as impolite. Finally, when receiving a gift, it’s nice to say thank you first and open it later. I wish you a pleasant stay here. I can’t wait to see you soon! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确认文体：这是一封建议告知类书信，时态以一般现在时和一般将来时为主 明确要点：需包含说明目的，表达欢迎，给出风俗建议，表达祝愿，期待见面 确定人称：第一人称 (I/my) 和第二人称 (you/your) 注意事项：文章中不得出现个人真实姓名和校名 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构： 开头段：表达得知消息的开心，说明写信目的，表达欢迎 主体段：给出具体风俗建议 结尾段：表达祝愿，期待见面 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一：开头与目的 情感表达：very glad to hear/I’m excited to know等 写信目的：give you some advice about local customs/help you get used to the life here等 欢迎表达：welcome you warmly/welcome to our school等 具体说明：I’m very glad to hear you're coming to our school as an exchange student. I’m writing to give you some advice about local customs and welcome you warmly. 要点二：风俗建议 建议一：shake hands and smile/when you meet someone for the first time等 建议二：take off your shoes/before entering a Chinese home等 建议三：don’t stick your chopsticks into the rice bowl/it’s seen as impolite等 建议四：say thank you first and open it later/when receiving a gift等 连接词：First/Second/Also/Finally等 具体说明：First, when you meet someone for the first time, it’s polite to shake hands and smile. Second, remember to take off your shoes before entering a Chinese home. Also, don’t stick your chopsticks into the rice bowl, as it’s seen as impolite. Finally, when receiving a gift, it’s nice to say thank you first and open it later. 要点三：结尾祝愿 祝愿表达：wish you a pleasant stay/hope you enjoy your time here等 期待表达：can’t wait to see you soon/look forward to meeting you等 具体说明：I wish you a pleasant stay here. I can’t wait to see you soon! 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026 学年度第一学期期中检测 初四英语试题 注意事项： 本试卷共 8 页，满分 90 分，考试时间 100 分钟； 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、座号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置； 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，再选涂其他答案标号； 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各题目指定区域内相应位置上；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； 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 25 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A When studying, working or traveling in other countries, you will unavoidably encounter different customs and cultures. If you plan to go abroad, you should know how to behave in different situations around the world. It’s not always wise to be early or on time. In fact, in some places, being early or on time is viewed as being rude. In Venezuela, if you are invited to someone’s house for a meal, it’s recommended that you arrive 10 to 15 minutes later than the planned time. Early or on time, guests are regarded as being too rude. Skip the bill in Turkey. When dining in Turkey, it’s the custom for your host to pay for your meal. You’ll be expected to give a polite gesture, but it won’t be accepted. If you’d like to pay your fair share, you will need to be as quick as a flash to pay the bill. At that time, you can return the favor. Avoid giving certain flowers in Russia When giving presents to a friend in Russia, yellow flowers mean a trick or a relationship ending. So you’d better not give your friend yellow flowers (or even numbers, too). Traditionally, red carnations have something to do with the dead. Not a nice gift. Do as the Finns do in Finland In Finland, people prefer to relax and socialize with family and friends. Don’t be surprised if your business meeting is followed up with an invite to let off some steam in a local sauna. 1. If you are invited to dinner at 5:00 p.m. in Venezuela, which is a good time to arrive? A. 5:00 p.m. B. 5:15 p.m. C. 5:00 a.m. D. 5:15 a.m. 2. What does an invitation to a sauna after a business meeting in Finland imply? A. The meeting did not have a smooth progress. B. The meeting was successfully held. C. The host wants to cut off his relationship. D. The host was trying to meet the requirement of the customer. 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. We should spread the culture of our country in foreign countries. B. When doing business in Turkey, the guests are expected to pay the bill. C. You can give yellow carnations to your teacher in Russia. D. If you offer to split the bill in Turkey, it will be considered a kind action. B Drinking a cup of milk tea with friends? That’s “city”. Visiting the Great Wall of China? Very “city”. Riding a bike down Shanghai’s Anfu Road? Quite “city”. If you don’t get it, let me explain it to you. The popularity of “City bu city” has risen on the Internet these days. You can use it to describe whether someone, or something is urban (都市的) and modern or not. “City bu city?” was first used by American blogger Paul Mike Ashton who has lived in Shanghai with his sister for years. His name on the Internet is “Dian Dian Xiong”. He likes sharing travel experiences in China on Douyin and Xiaohongshu. Ashton by accident became popular after he shared a video of him asking his sister “City bu city?” on the Great Wall. The word “city” itself has now taken on a new meaning in the city, but an adjective (形容词). Ashton himself says that it describes something that foreign tourists like. It can also be “something that gives you a great love for life”. In recent years, a large number of topics about travelling in China have been more and more popular. Topics about travelling in China are becoming modern and popular. Now people around the world can learn more about different places of modern China and Chinese way of life. And all of these are shown in a more emotional (感性的), friendly and natural way. 4. Who was the first person to use “city bu city”? A. Paul Mike Ashton. B. Ashton’s sister. C. A Chinese blogger. D. An unknown person. 5. Which of the following would most likely be described as “city”? A. Planting rice in a rural village. B. Staying up late at home. C. Trying a dessert at an urban café. D. Hiking through a remote mountain range. 6. How did Paul Mike Ashton first gain significant popularity online? A. By sharing a video of him drinking milk tea in Shanghai. B. By explaining the word “city” on Douyin. C. By comparing life in Shanghai to life in other cities. D. By posting a video asking “City bu city?” on the Great Wall. 7. What’s the main purpose of the passage? A. To encourage more tourists to visit the Great Wall. B. To show Chinese people are emotional, friendly and natural. C. To explain the word “city” and why it gets popular. D. To describe different ways of life around the world. C Sugar painting, as the name suggests, is a painting made of sugar. It’s the sugar for us to taste, and the painting for us to admire. Since the Warring States Period (战国时代), the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge progress in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people’s homes. With the cultural and economic (经济的) development of Song and Yuan Dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck into the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting appeared. Sugar painting is different from normal painting. Sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) as the material, a scoop as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth table as the “paper”. To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly. They move the scoop full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done. However, it’s a pity that this folk art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs. What’s worse, few people seem to be willing to pass on the art except those aging sugar painters. For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has pulled the art down into people’s daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual support of the ancient people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in China. Therefore, the art should be remembered and passed on. 8. According to the passage, when did sugar become common for ordinary people? A. During the Warring States Period. B. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties. C. In the Tang Dynasty. D. In the Ming Dynasty. 9. What is NOT used by sugar painters when making sugar painting? A. Syrup B. A paintbrush C. A scoop D. A smooth table 10. Why do sugar painters need to work rapidly? A. Because sugar painters are skillful enough to make a sugar painting. B. Because the syrup will become hard when it cools. C. Because people are eager to get the sugar painting. D. Because the table will get dirty if they work slowly. 11. Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A. Exploring the Art of Sugar Painting B. Improving the Taste of Sugar Painting C. Ways to Change the Future of Sugar Painting D. Effects of the Sugar Producing Technology D Faced with a badly dropping population and workforce, Japan has been increasingly turning to robots for help. Over the years, the robots have carried out plenty of human tasks, including building products and providing care for the elderly. The latest addition to the Japanese “workforce” may be Model-T. It is believed that this robot, designed by Telexistence Inc., could be “very useful”. Model-T is not, of course, the first restocking robot. However, the robots currently being used by companies, like Walmart and Amazon, are only able to perform single, repetitive tasks. Model-T, on the other hand, is able to both pick and place objects of several different shapes and sizes into different locations, making it ideal for convenience stores. Model-T robots are operated from a distant position by human “pilots” who wear a virtual reality (VR) headset and special gloves, which allow them to feel the product, making holding in their hands and guide it to the right shelf. The VR-controlled robots are cheaper than automated (自动的) robots, because they don’t require advanced programming and are easier to develop and maintain. And their easy-to-use controls need little training. Tomohiro Kano, a general manager, believes this will enable the chain to recruit (招聘) workers who would typically not work in stores. Even though Model-T seems to get through the experiments, it is not quite ready to enter the workforce. Besides being slower than humans, it is also only able to lift packaged items, and cannot manage to pick up things such as fruits and vegetables. The company is making an effort to improve the weaknesses and hopes to introduce a faster, more skillful Model-T within the next two years. Without doubt, in addition to the stores, they have a chance to see these robots in hospitals one day, which could allow doctors to do operations from remote locations. 12. What is the main driving factor for the invention of Model-T? A. The intelligence of robots. B. The demands of senior citizens. C. The shortage of labour force. D. The appeal of convenience stores. 13. What makes Model-T special compared with other restocking robots? A. It can handle objects of different shapes and sizes. B. It can perform a single task very quickly. C. It is the first robot used in convenience stores. D. It gets in the way of human workers. 14. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The convenience of maintenance. B. The advanced programming of Model-T. C. The easiness to operate Model-T. D. The low price of Model-T. 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Model-T robots are operated from a distant location by human “pilots”. B. Model-T might be used in the medical field in the future. C. The weaknesses of Model-T have been solved. D. Model-T is now being widely produced. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Did you know that you can have a hidden power to make a fascinating musical instrument from glasses or glass bottles? It is called a glass orchestra (水管乐队). ____16____ What you need are eight glasses (or eight bottles), water, food coloring and two pencils.Pour water into every glass. ____17____ Add a little more water to the next glass. Gradually add some water to every glass ____18____ This helps you see how much water is in each glass.Use the pencils to tap the glasses. ____19____ You can add or remove water in the glasses to change the sound ____20____ Put the glasses in a line in a certain way, from highest to lowest.Try to play a tune on your glass orchestra! Start with a simple tune like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or Three Blind Mice. Following these steps, you will end up being successful. A. Put a little food coloring in each glass. B. Start with a small amount of water in the first glass. C. Besides, you can try different sized glasses. D. Warn yourself that you are supposed to wear safety goggles to protect your eyes. E. The following are a few suggestions that teach you how to make it. F. Each glass makes a different sound. 第二部分 语言知识运用（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： Once upon a time, there was a little ant who worked with other ants to build their anthill every day. However, the ant wasn’t ____21____ with her life at all. Each day, she had to follow the same routines—waiting in long lines, carrying grains, and ____22____ to the strict rules of the hive. She really hated having to follow these rules. In her opinion, the rules were too ____23____. “We ants should be allowed to make our own ____24____. Why do we always have to follow the same steps every day? No way! The boring job takes up all my time. How great it would be to live a carefree life! I wish to be a ladybird,” the ant said to ____25____. The ant had always tried hard to make her dream ____26____. Finally, on a windy day, she climbed onto a big leaf that flew and together they flew higher and higher. The ant was so high that she could no longer see the ground. ____27____ she was surprised at what she discovered. There was an amazing anthill the ants could be seen from far away, but there was no sign of any ladybird nests or anything else made by other insects. There was only the anthill. Only then did the ant realize her ____28____. She began to understand the ____29____ of those rules and the importance of pulling together, which showed the ants create something far greater than what any other insect could achieve. Also, being an ant, she felt a great sense of ____30____. 21. A. sad B. moved C. pleased D. discouraged 22. A. depending B. preferring C. agreeing D. sticking 23. A. strict B. smooth C. amazing D. popular 24. A. noise B. manner C. decisions D. friendship 25. A. myself B. herself C. yourself D. himself 26. A. come out B. pick up C. shut off D. come true 27. A. If B. Since C. But D. Because 28. A. mistake B. pleasure C. courage D. wealth 29. A. period B. value C. agreement D. rule 30. A. sadness B. popularity C. expectation D. achievement 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，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In 1912, a man called Wilfrid Voynich bought a number of books in Italy. He bought ____31____ many books that he didn’t examine them carefully. When he arrived home, he discovered he had bought ____32____ very strange manuscript (手写稿), ____33____ (write) in a language he had never seen before. It was also full of pictures of plants. Since then, the book—now known as the Voynich Manuscript—____34____ (remain) the world’s most ____35____ (mystery) manuscript. Many people have studied it. ____36____, no one has ever found out its meaning and writer. There are many ideas about who wrote it and why. Some say that it might belong ____37____ a famous scientist like Francis Bacon. Some think there could be a link with a religious text. Others doubt ____38____ the manuscript is genuine, thinking it might be a hoax (骗局) that ____39____ (mean) nothing. Scientists have pointed out that the manuscript could be made in the fifteenth century. However, they are unsure of the exact time. But there’s still hope. The Voynich Manuscript remains a mystery today. It is worth ____40____ (go) online to look up some information about it if you would like to know the truth. 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。 In 1882, builders began work on a large church in Barcelona, Spain. Today, it’s still not finished! But that doesn’t stop two million tourists from visiting it every year. The Sagrada Família church, with its many towers, is the most famous work of the architect Antoni Gaudí. Born in 1852, Gaudí grew up in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain. When he was a young man, he loved to ride or take long walks in the country. When he became an architect, he used this love of nature to create some very unusual buildings. Many of them look as if they have been shaped by wind or water, like rocks in the natural world. Many of Gaudí’s buildings are brown or grey, like the earth. But he is also famous for his bright colors. He often used broken pieces of glass to create beautiful mosaics. There are nearly 500 columns of sea shapes in Park Güell, a park he designed in Barcelona. There’s a long seat in the shape of a sea snake and a large lizard fountain. Gaudí also created two houses in the park that look like cakes. Barcelona has many examples of Gaudí’s strange and wonderful buildings, and many people visit the city just to see them. Gaudí died in 1926, only a quarter of the building work of Sagrada Família was complete. At that time, there was no money to continue building. Then Spain went to war. Work began again in the 1950s. But the unique and complicated design of the building has made the work slow and expensive. In 2010, it was still only half-finished. Many people hope that it will be completed in 2026, a hundred years after Antoni Gaudí’s death. 41. What was the main inspiration for Gaudí’s unusual buildings? _________________________________________________________ 42. Besides using earth-like colors, what else is Gaudí famous for? _________________________________________________________ 43. What is the shape of the long seat? _________________________________________________________ 44. How old was Gaudí when he died? _________________________________________________________ 45. Why is the building work of the Sagrada Família church slow and expensive? _________________________________________________________ 第二节 写作（满分 20 分） 46. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike要来你的学校做交换生，他对这里的风俗不了解，于是向你咨询。请你给他回信，内容包括： 1.说明目的，表达欢迎； 2.给出风俗方面的建议； 3.表达祝愿，期待见面。 4.要求： （1）语句通顺，行文连贯，书写规范； （2）词数100左右； （3）文章中不得出现个人真实姓名和校名。 Dear Mike, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $