初四英语第四单元测试卷
一、根据首字母及句意写出单词(5 分)
1.The emperor Shen Nong d tea when he was boiling drinking
water over an open fire.
2.Mom added salt but it still wasn’t s enough.
3.Who i the telephone?
4.He walked fast with his head down and n into his teacher.
5.He d the men into two teams.
二、单项选择(20 分)
( )1.He a machine,it leaning the glass of the
windows.
A.found, is used to B.discovers; is used for
C.invented; is used to D.invented; was used for
( ) 2.Scoops are used for things.
A.scoops B.scooped C.scooping D.scoop
( )3.Can you tell me the train was invented?
A.what B.who C.when D.which
( )4.Do you think shoes with adjustable heels widely in the
future?
A.will be used B.are used C.will use D.are using
( )5.Was a car invented March 4,1876?
A.on B.in C.at D.of
( )6.Do you know ?
A.were potato chips invented by mistake
B.was potato chips invented by mistake
C.potato chips were invented by mistake
D.potato chips was invented by mistake
( )7.Salt tasted .It is in East and South China.
A.sour;produced B.salt;produces
C.salty;produced D.salty;producing
( )8.English is useful language,isn’t it?
A.a B.an C.the D./
( )9.In ancient China, cups three legs drinking wine.
A.with;were used for B.in;were used as
C.with; were used to D.had;were used for
( )10.The kind of books well and out in this bookshop.
A.sells; are sold B.sells; sells
C.is sold; sells D.is sold; is sold
( )11.Your homework had better in after class.
A.hand B.be hand C.be handed D.to hand
( )12.He is ofen heard English in the park in the morning.
A.reading B.to read C.read D.reads
( )13. Don’t make such a little child at home alone at night.
A.to stay B.stays C.stayed D.stay
( )14.—What are on show in the museum?
--Picture by some African children.
A.were taken B.taken C.will be taken D.took
( )15.Sometimes dogs guides.
A.are used as B.are used for
C.are used to D.are used by
( )16.In order to clearly.He raised his voice.
A.hear B.hears C.heard D.be heard
( )17.I saw a stranger into our office quietly.
A.came B.come C.coming D.to come
( )18.I don’t know if he here tomorrow? If he ,please
tell me.
A.will come,will come B.comes,comes
C.will come,comes D.comes,will come
( )19.I’ll home for two weeks
A.leave B.leav foe C.be away D.be away from
( )20.If he can Tom,he will the last match.
A.win,win B.beat,beat C.beat,win D.win,beat
三、把下列句子变为被动语态(10 分)
1.People speak English in some countries.
2.We built this bridge last year.
3.Xiao Liu has invited you to a lunch party.
4.We shall discuss the problem at tomorrow’s meeting.
5.They are repairing the car in the garage.
四、完成句子(20 分)
1.篮板是用来引导着球进入篮筐的。
The blackbord the ball into the basket.
2.在美国 NBA 打球的外国运动员的数目增加了。
Foreign players in America’s NBA has
increased.
3.许多年轻人梦想成为著名的篮球运动员。
Many young people famous basketball players.
4.水中的叶子产生一种好闻的气味。
The leaves in the water .
5.依据古老的中国神话神农氏发现了茶叶。
an the emperor Shen Nong
discovered tea.
6.谁发明的电话?
was the telephone ?
五.完形填空(10 分)
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the
world. What is most surprising is that it was not invented earlier__1_the
great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had deawn pictures for bicycles and also
for flying machines and some other things .Those things were not
produced__2_long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle use_3_energy to make the bicycle move,and
there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so,in developed
_4_, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle .It is not because the
bicycles are expensive or people feel_5_if they ride to work. It’s
because_6_cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes_7_to
ride bicycle .As a result,more people put their bicycles away and go to
work_8_their cars and, in this way, the situations is made more
serious._9_the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create
paths only for bicycles,and to make _10_so difficult and expensive for
drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use
their bicycles.
1. A .although B.so C.but D.because
2 A when B before C but Duntil
3 A much of B quite a lot C very little D.many
4 A world B countries C land D earth
5 A comfortable Blucky C sorry D tired
6 A the number of B a number of C this kind of Dan kinds of
7 A safer B more dangerous C much dangerous D safe
8 A by B in C use Ddrive
9 A Always B May be CPerhaps DNearly
10 A it B them C us D that
六。阅读理解(10 分)
An invention in front of your eyes
What is the most important invention of all time?Is it the written word
that helps us to record information?Is it the telephone that lets us talk
to people from all over the world?Is it the car that lets us travel at
great speeds to meet others?Umberto Eco,an Italian writer,thinks it is
something quite different.He says the most important invention might be
right in front of your eyes.He is talking about a simple pair of glasses.
Modern eye glasses were inventd around 1000 years ago.They were more than
just a conbentient way to read.Befor glasses,writers,scientients or
teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything.After about
ten years of poor eyesight,they could not remember well enough and could
not work.Glasses meant that people could work into their old age.People
who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it.Eye
glasses are one of the world’s greatest inventions and were probably worn
by the people who designed the first telephones and cars.
( )1.The invention of the written word is important because____
A. we need it to listen
B. we need it to record in formation
C. we just need it to read
( )2.The author thinks____is the greatest invention of all time in his
passage.
A. the telephone B.the car C.simple pair of glasses
( )3.Befor glasses were invented,writers,scientists and teachers had
to____
A. memerize everything
B. write down everything
C. read everything
( )4.What happyened after galsses were invented?
A. People could not remember well enough
B. People could not work
C. People could write down some information and read it
( )5.From this passage,we can know____
A. modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago
B. people who designed the first telephones and cars probably wore those
glasses
C. the author of this article is an American
七、阅读填空,根据首字母填空(10 分)。
A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That
night he s______ (1) at a small hotel near the railway station. B_______
(2) going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “Excuse
me, sir. Will you please w______ (3) me up at a quarter to five tomorrow
morning? I’ll take the five o’clock t_______ (4).”
“Oh, sorry,” the owner said i____ (5) a hurry, “I’m afraid I can’t.
I won’t be able to get up s_____ (6) early.” The young man was about
to return to his r_______(7)when he stopped and asked, “Have you got an
alarm-clock(闹钟)? M_______ (8) it can help me.”
“Yes, here you are, young man.”
The young man thanked the owner happily. But when he looked at the
alarm-clock closely, it seemed there was something w_______ (9) with it.
“Will it ring o_____ (10) time?” he asked.
“Sure! You just give it a good shake (摇晃)at a quarter to five. And
it will ring.”
答题处:
1. ________ 2._________ 3._________ 4. ________ 5._________
6._________7. ________ 8._________ 9._________10.________
八。书面表达(15 分)
Do you know something about Thomas Edison ?And do you know some of
his inventions?
Write a short passage about one or two of his inventions ,within 80 words.
参考答案
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三。1.English is spoken in many countries.
2. This bridge was built by us last year.
3. You have been invited to a lunch party by Xiao Liu.
4 The problem shall be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting.
5 The car is being repaired by them in the garage.
四、1.is used for guiding
2.The number of
3.dream of becoming
4.produced a pleasant smell
5.According to ancient Chinese legend
6.Who invented by
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6. so 7. room 8. Maybe 9. wrong 10. on
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