初四英语

2014—2015学年度第一学期初四英语期中试题试卷说明：1.试卷分A、B卷，总分120分2.考试时间120分钟3.答案要写在答题纸相应的位置上A卷一、单项选择(15分，每题1分)( ) 1. Metal (金属) _________making machines and many other things.A. used toB. is used toC. is used asD. is used for ( ) 2.I saw him in the library yesterday. He __________ a book at that moment.A readsB is readingC was readingD will read( ) 3.The number of the foreigners in this city ____ than ____ in that city.A.are smaller, itB.is more, thatC.is larger, thatD.are more, those( ) 4.—Would you like to go bike riding with us tomorrow?--- Sure, _________ I am busy.A. sinceB. unless C when D until( ) 5.Would you please tell me _____________________?A when your father will come backB where he would play footballC if your father had seen the filmD why didn’t he watch the game( ) 6.I don’t think he is having a meeting, _____________?A does he ?B don’t IC is he ?D isn’t he ?( ) 7 –How nice the building is ! What is it for?-- It __________ a hotel. But I’m not sure.A must beB have to beC may beD can be( ) 8.---What’s the price of prtrol(汽油) these days?---- Oh, it __________ since last month.A roseB has raisedC was risenD has risen( ) 9.---- Is that girl in red Sally ?----No, it _______ her. She has gone to Hong Kong.A may beB must beC can’t beD couldn’t be( ) 10.--- The volunteer spoke as _______ as she could to make himself _________.A clearly, understandB more clearly, understandC most clearly, understoodD clearly, understood( )11.What do you think of the film____________ last night?A that we saw it togetherB which we saw it togetherC we saw togetherD whom we saw it together( ) 12.The woman was seen___________ a valuable bag when I passed by.A to stealB stealingC being stolenD to be stolen ( ) 13 ---What did you see in the desk?--- Some books___________ by Lu Xun.A are writtenB writtenC were writtenD wrote( ) 14.-Is that factory __________ yesterday?A we visitedB the one we visitedC where we visitedD the one we visited it( ) 15.He still can’t forget the persons and things _______ he saw in that village.A whichB thatC whoD what二、完形填空(15分，每题1分)When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. l can't 1 what it was about, but I have never forgotten the 2 I learned that day.I was sure that I was right and he was wrong . 3 , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She 4 a good idea. She brought both of us tothe front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on 5 In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was 6 for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. " 7," he answered in a loud voice.I couldn't 8 that the object was white considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time 9 the color of the object.The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 10 , and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I 11 answer, "White. " It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two 12 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 13 from my side was it black.My teacher taught 'me a very important lesson that day: You must " 14 in other person's position (位置) and look at the situation through their eyes 15 truly understand their ideas. ( ) 1. A. understand B. remember C. explain D complain ( ) 2. A. class B. subject C. lesson D aim( ) 3. A. Therefore B. Also C. However D But( ) 4. A. came up with B. went on with C. got along with D think ( ) 5A. another B. other C. the other D others ( ) 6. A. hard B. clear C. lucky D unlucky ( ) 7 A. Black B. White C. Grey D green( ) 8. A. realize B. describe C. know D believe ( ) 9. A. like B. against C. about D of( ) 10 A. ideas B. objects C. opinions D places ( ) 11 A. could B. should C. had to D can( ) 12. A. similarly B.same C. brightly D differently ( ) 13. A. However B. Still C. Only D Badly( ) 14 A. appear B. sit C hide D stand( ) 15. A. so that B. so to as C in order that D in order to三、阅读理解（30分）AKopp and his wife live in a small town. There is a lot of crime(罪犯活动). To keep themselves safe, Kopp put two video cameras outside the house and three inside. They can record everythinghappening in the house when they are off.One day, Kopp found the door broken when he got home from work. He realized what had happened. He entered the house and found a TV, a computer and a camera were mssing.Kopp knew the video cameras could tell him who did it. He took out the small disks from the video cameras and connected them to the computer. The videos showed that a black car stopped by Kopp’s house at 5:13 pm. Then a young man in a green T-shirt got out of the car and walked up to the door. He rang the doorbell several times and then broke into the house. He went into each room and took away the TV and the Canon camera in the sitting room and the IBM computer in the bedroom. At 5:28pm,he left the house.Kopp called the police. With the help of the videos, the thief was caught by the police before midnight.( ) 1 Why did Kopp install (安装)the two video cameras?A Because Kopp is a software engineer.B Because Kopp is the richest person in the town.C Because there is a lot of crime in the town.D Because Kopp and his wife are often not at home.( )2 The thief stole _________ from Kopp’s house.A a TV, a fridge and a cameraB a TV, a computer and a cameraC a computer, a camera and some moneyD a TV , a computer and a video camera( )3 When the video camera works, the video is stored in the _________.A computerB TVC mobile phoneD small disk( ) 4 The thief stayed in Kopp’s house __________.A for about fifteen minutesB for the whole afternoonC for about two hoursD until midnight( )5 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A The thief rang the doorbell several times to see if someone was inB The thief went into each room in Kopp’s house.C Kopp called the police before he watched the videosD The videos helped the police catch the thief.BIan Kiernan is from Australia. As a child, he dreamed of sailing around the world . The dream came true when he grew up. But that didn’t ma ke him happy, because the pollution he’d seen on his journey made him feel angry. He decided to do something to improve it.When Ian returned to Sydney in 1989, he began to ask people to help clean up Sydney Harbor (港口).Over 40,000 people took part in the event Ian organized . They spent time cleaning up the harbor. Ian saw hope from it .Then Clean Up Australia Day was born the next year. Ian believed that the event could be successful not only in the capital city , but also in other Australian cities. Almost 300,000 volunteers came for the first Clean Up Australia Day.This simple idea has now become one of the largest environmental events in Australia . Now in its 21st year, the event attracts thousands of volunteers to help clean up their environment. The 2010 Clean Up Australia Day event was held on 7 March. Over 599,000volunteers across Australia picked up 15,560 tons of rubbish at 7,073 Clean Up Sites.Ian said, “Simple, easy actions can protect our water resources and help save drinking water. There’s no one who can’t help to make a difference to the environment.”( )6 Ian Kiernan’s dream was to __________ when he was a child.A fly a planeB run an IT companyC save the earthD sail around the world( ) 7 Ian wasn’t very happy when he realized his dream, because_________A he got some health problemsB he wasted too much timeC he found the world was pollutedD nobody believed his success ( )8 The first Clean Up Australia Day began in the year of______A 1989B 1990C 1998D 2000( )9 The underlined word “resources” means“ _______” in Chinese.A 运费B 资源C 供给D 补偿（）10 The passage mainly tells us ______________.A the man who set up the Clean Up Australia DayB how to protect our environmentC an Australian’s great dreamD when Clean Up Australia Day isCOver the past few days,health officers in Guangdong have shut down 17 noodle makers after discovering those makers add ink(墨水) and wax （石蜡）to noodles,and some other additives（添加剂） have also been found in food products in China.Why is China having trouble making its food safe? One of the most important reasons is the drive（欲望） to make money in many kinds of ways.“Some companies use additives to cut the cost so that they can earn more money. However , they never think about the harmful effects the additives have on people，”says Lester Ross, a lawyer in Beijing. Another reason, according to Mr Ross, is that there are too manygovernment departments dealing with the food safety problem together.Food safety is not just a problem in China. Many countries, including America and Japan, have had similar pains in the food industry. “It’s impossible to solve such a problem in a short time ,” says Wu Ming, a professor at Peking University. “It will take many years.”请根据短文内容，完成下面的表格，每空词数不限。