初四阶段测试

一、单项填空 从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。 1. We Chinese are used ______ with chopsticks. A. eating B. to eating C. to eat D. for eating

2. He prefers ________TV rather than _________radio.

A. to watch, listening to B. watching , listen to a C. watching, listening to a D. to watch, listen

3. By the time Mr Yang got to the bar, his son _______out of money. A. will run B. was running C. had run D. has run 4. There is something _____in the street.

A. happens B. to happen C. happened D. happening 5. Can you tell me whether the play _______in 1998?

A. was written by B. was written C. is written by D. is written 6. The baby could hardly speak a word, _________?

A. could the baby B. could he C. can he D. couldn’t he 7. Dick has lost his red bicycle. This one ________his. A. might be B. is C. must be D. maybe

8. ___________people were hurt in the accident. So we must be more careful. A. Hundreds B. Hundred C. Hundreds of D. Hundred of 9. They are like _________textbooks for us students. A. to live B. lived C. living D. lives 10. The book might belong to __________. A. Tom B. Tom’s C. Toms’ D. Tom’

11. There is ______noise in the shop on Sunday because it’s too crowded. A. much too B. too much C. many too D. too many

12. We have visited the Palace Museum. ______do you think we should visit next? A. What else .B. What other C. Where else D. Where other

13. She always ______others more than himself. So she has a lot of friends. A. thinks about B. thinks over C. thinks D. thinks of 14. Mother told her _________in the street.

A. not play B. to not play C doesn’t play D. not to play 15. I don’t think he will come here tomorrow, ________? A. will he B. does he C. is he D. won’t he 二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I

prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said ____36____ had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on __37__ my student.

Although Robby tried very hard, ___38____ he was not good at music. However, he continued and _____39____ the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say:“My mom is going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed hopeless. He didn’t have a talent for music. One day, Robby stopped ____40____ to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still practicing. He asked ____41____ he could take part in my concert and I agreed.

The night of the concert came. The high school gym ___42____ with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then Robby came up on the stage, and began to play the piano.

He played _____43___ well that everyone was on their feet, clapping(鼓掌)excitedly. In tears, I ran up on the stage, “Oh, Robby! ____44____ did you do it?”.

“Well, Miss Green…remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and died this morning. And well…she was born deaf, so tonight was the ____45___ time she ever heard me play the piano. I wanted to make it special. 16. A. it B. it’s C. that D. he 17. A. with B. for C. in D. as 18. A. and B. but C. / D. so 19. A. in B. by C. to D. at 20. A. come B. to come C. coming D. came 21. A. why B. if C. when D. how 22. A. packed B. was packed C. were packed D. packing 23. A. so B. such C. very D. quite 24. A. Why B. How C. What D. When 25. A. good B. better C. best D. worst 三、阅读理解

阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从各题A、B、C、D中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案

In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today, it is possible to get advice from radio show, TV programmer and telephone hot lines, too. Most telephone hot lines are completely anonymous-callers, they do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usual free（免费的）too, even if the calls are a long distance（距离）.Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are professional with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot lines. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems. 26.Today when people have problems, ____________________. A. they can only ask their families for help B. they can only get help from their friends

C. they can get help from telephone hot lines

D. they go to the advisers to get help

27.The word “anonymous” probably means _____________________.

A. telling a name B. without telling a name C. free of charge D. interesting 28. Callers _____________ the hot line for the advice or the phone calls.

A. pay much B. have to pay C. don’t have to pay D. get money from 29.The advisers working at the hot line _______________. A. are usually professional B. have all taken a short class C. can solve any problem D. are not all paid

Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.

Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.

At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.

The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.

If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.

30. Which of the following is NOT true of the study? A. It was done in Canada.

B. It was done by some musicians. C. It included four groups of children. D. It took one school year to complete. 31. Which of the following is true?

A. Average IQ scores increased in all the groups. B. Only the piano players’ IQs increased.

C. The average increase for all four groups was 4.3 points. D. Most of the children’s IQs did not go up.

32. The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to ______.

A. better grades B. piano players C. researchers D. Instruments 四、单词拼写（共5小题，计5分） 根据句义完成句中已给出首字母的单词。将每个完整的单词写在各小题右边的横线上。33．Could you please l_______ some money to me? 66．________

34．I should try my best to protect the_____________ animals. 67．________

35．We can’t see the blue sky in some cities because of the p_______ air. 68.___________ 36．Will it b ______ you if I turn on the TV ? 69。_________ 37．The light bulb is one of Edison’s i ________ ． 70． _________ 五、综合填空（共10小题，计10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today’s Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.

According to a survey, 24% of the Junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 have less t _______38 eight hours sleep each night because of study.

Ji Ping, a Junior student in Guangzhou, h ____ 39 to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she gets to extra classes f ____ 40 math and English. But she doesn’t complain. She says that a _____ 41 her classmates work hard on Sunday.

Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends is less busy. But he a____ 42 spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after f ____ 43 homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy b _____44 he still has time to do the things he likes.

A few students are quite a bit luckier. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo,

Shangdong, is o _____45 of them. During the weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she s _____ 46 some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV. “Don’t push yourself too much. Learning well at school is e_____47 ,” she said. And she is a top student.

38. _______39. ______40. ________41. __________ 42. ____________

43. _________44. ________45. ________46. ________47. ____________ 六、阅读表达

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year．50You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar．

Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can．A few days before the exam, you should start going to bed early．Don’t stay up late at night studying and learning things．Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper．51 Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you have not missed anything out． A）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

48．Learning rules of grammar is enough to pass the English exam, isn’t it?

______________________________________________________ 49．What should you do a few days before the exam?

______________________________________________ B）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

50．_____________________________________________ 51．_____________________________________________ C）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

52．_____________________________________ 七、完成句子（共4小题，计6分）

根据汉语意思用英语完成句子，将答案写在横线上。 53．我很长时间没收到约翰的来信了

I haven’t ________ ________ John for a long time. 54.令他惊奇的是，他发现一条狗躺在房子前面。

____ ____ _____ ， he found a dog lying in front of the house. 55.据报道我市将新建一座新的动物园。

____ ____ _____ that a new zoo will be built in our city.

56．我过去常睡懒觉，但现在我习惯早起了。

_________________________________________________． 八 写作

6月5日世界环境日的主题是倡导\"低碳生活\"，老师就\"节能减排\"问题组织了一场主题讨论：日常生活中，我们能为保护环境、减少污染做些什么？请用英语写一篇不少于80词的短文，谈谈自己的想法。

参考词汇：discussion, protect the environment, be caused by, ordinary people, instead of driving cars, use plastic bags, cut down on, recycle, natural food, save energy, reduce pollutions

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