2024-2025学年广东省肇庆市肇庆第四中学初三下学期期末大联考英语试题含答案

2024-2025学年广东省肇庆市肇庆第四中学初三下学期期末大联考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、--DoyoulovethepoemsbyLiQingzhao?--Yes,alittle.ButIpreferthosebyDuFubecausecancheermeup.A．itB．heC．sheD．they2、—ThatmustbeMr.John.—No,itbehim.Isawhimoffattheairporthalfanhourago.A．maynot B．mustn’t C．can’t D．needn’t3、TheinventoroftheBraillewritingsystemcalledLouisdiedofTBattheageof43.A．of43B．aged43C．whenhewas43D．aforty-three-yearold4、Ihavebeentoquiteafewmuseums,butIcansaythisoneis_______.A．good B．thebestC．thebetter D．better5、—Therearealotof______ofbikeriding.—Iagree.It’sgoodfortheenvironmentanditsavesmoney.A．instructions B．rules C．advantages D．products6、---Is_______here？---No.LiLeiandHanMeihaveaskedforleaveA．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody7、—Ifeelveryworriedrecently.—Youmustbetired.Whynotgoonatriptoaplaceforafewdays?A．takeajourney B．goback C．goonbusiness8、Asisknown_____all,Chinaistryingtodevelopfastinallkindsoffieldstheseyearsanweareprettyproudofourcountry.A．of B．to C．in9、Myuncleisawriter.He_______manybookssincehewasyoung.A．writes B．wrote C．iswriting D．haswritten10、He_________workonthefarmeveryday.I’msureaboutthatbecausehisskinisveryblack.A．can’t B．may C．must D．couldn’tⅡ.完形填空11、Everyonewantstohavehealthyteeth.Whenyoulaugh,youwill1yourmouthandshowyourteeth.Thehealthieryourteethare,thehappieryoufeel.Whyisthat?It's2yourteethareimportantinmanyways.Takecareofthem,andthey'llhelptotakecareofyou.Strong,3teethhelpyougrow.Theyalsohelpyouspeakclearly.Youcantakecareofyourteethbydoinglikethese:Brushyourteeth4aday,aftergettingupandbeforebedtime.Andyoubrushallofyourteeth,notjustthefrontones.Spendsometime5theteethalongthesidesandintheback.Takeyourtimewhilebrushing.Spendat6threeminuteseachtimeyoubrush.Besureyourtoothbrushissoft.Askyourparentstohelpyougetanewtoothbrush7threemonths.Cleanbetweenyourteethwithdentalfloss(牙线).Itfeelsstrangewhenyoudoitatfirst,butsoonyou'llgetusedto8it.Brushing9yourteethhealthy.Youalsoneedtocareaboutwhatyoueatanddrink.Eat10fruitsandvegetablesanddrinkwaterinsteadofdrinks.Doyouwanttohavewhiteandhealthyteeth?Pleasebrushyourteeth!1．A．closeB．washC．serveD．open2．A．thoughB．becauseC．ifD．when3．A．tightB．whiteC．healthyD．clean4．A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimes5．A．onB．inC．atD．to6．A．firstB．leastC．onceD．last7．A．everyB．bothC．eitherD．neither8．A．helpingB．makingC．feelingD．doing9．A．startsB．producesC．keepsD．suggests10．A．alotB．lotsofC．fewD．alittleⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AccordingtothestudiesfromtheUN,theincreaseofCO2intheairisresponsiblefor85%ofthetemperatureincrease.CO2goesintotheairwhenweburnfossilfuelstorunourindustries,carsandsoon.Luckily,halfoftheCO2thatweproducedistakeninbyplants,trees,landandtheoceans.Therestgasesarestilllargetocauseworry.Atthesametime,wearecuttingdownforeststhattakeincarbonfromtheair.Tosolvetheproblemisnotaneasyjob.DevelopednationssuchastheUSA,GermanyandAustraliawillhavetopromisetocutdowngreenhousegasesbyasmuchas25-40%.CountriessuchasIndiaandChinathathavealargepopulationandgrowingindustry,havetoleaveasmallergreenhousegasfootprint.Everybodymustbeactiveandsticktoit.1．HalfoftheCO2thatweproducedcanbetakeninby___________.A．plantsandtreesB．landC．theoceansD．A,BandC2．Whydoesthetemperatureincrease?A．Peopleuseupusefulgases.B．MoreandmoreCO2goesintotheairbecauseofpeople’sactivities.C．ForestscannottakeinCO2anymore.D．Everybodyhopeswintercanbewarm.3．Howmanycountriesarementionedinthispassage?A．2B．3C．5D．6B14、ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington，intheUnitedStates.Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop’sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment.HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,andhewascuriousaboutthecompany.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid,andhelikedwhathesaw.Hewantedtobecomepartofthecompany.In1982,theoriginal（原先的）StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany’sheadofmarketing.In1983,SchultztravelledtoItaly.Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye.ToSchultz,itseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces;home,work,andcoffeebars.HisexperienceinItalygaveSchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle.SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.Between1987and1992,Starbucksopened150newstores—andthatwasonlythebeginning.Infact,bytheyear2000,threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-sixcountries.OnethingthathelpsmakeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresandrestaurants.Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersinthecity.ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheircustomers.1．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HowStarbuckshasgrownB．WhatStarbucksmakesC．Starbucks’customersD．HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee2．WhichistrueaboutStarbucks’firsttenyearsofbusiness?A．ItgrewveryquicklyB．ItwasasmallcompanyC．ItmadespecialcoffeemakersD．ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz3．AbouthowmanynewStarbucksopenedin1999?A．3B．150C．300D．morethan10004．WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?A．OpeningrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyearB．OnlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeansC．workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompaniesD．LearningaboutlocalcustomersC15、Attheageofsixteen,IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprograminWestVirginiatorepairorbuildhomesforpoorfamilies.Whenwearrived,wediscoveredthatthefamilyweweregoingtohelpwaslivinginatrailer（拖车式活动房）thatwasinpoorcondition,nobiggerthantwoparkingspaces.Agroupofpeoplehadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anotherappeared.Wesoondecidedthattheonlywaywastobuildanewhouse.Itwassomethingunusualbecausenormallyourgoalwastorepairoldhomes.Thefamilywaspleasedwiththeirnewhousethatwas20by30feetwiththreebedrooms,abathandakitchen.OnTuesdayofthatweek,Iaskedthefamily’sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,“Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?”Kidsinthefamilieswehadhelpedusuallywantedtoysorposters,soweweresurprisedwhenJosh,theoldestboysaid,“Wejustwantbeds.”Theboyshadneversleptinabed.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenearestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.OnFridaywhenwesawthetruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Theywereveryexcited.Thatafternoon,whileweweresettingupthebeds,Ericranintothehousetowatchuswithwideeyes.AsMaggie,amemberofourgroup,putoneofthepillowsonthebed,Ericasked,“Whatisthat?”“Apillow,”shereplied.“Whatdoyoudowithit?”Ericwentonasking.“Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,”Maggieansweredsoftly.TearscametooureyesasshehandedEricthepillow.“Oh...that’ssoft,”hesaid,holdingittightly.Now,whenmysisterorIstarttoaskforsomethingthatseemsveryurgent（急迫的）,mydadalwaysasks,“Doyouhaveapillow?”Weknowexactlywhathemeans.1．Whydidthewriter’sgroupbuildanewhouseforthefamily?A．Becauseitwastheirnormalwork.B．Becausethefamilyaskedthemtodoit.C．Becausethetrailercouldnolongerberepaired.D．Becausetheythoughtitwasaperfectgiftforthefamily.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Thefamilyneededtwoparkingspaces.B．Theboysofthefamilywantedtoysandposters.C．Thefamilywereexcitedaboutthebedsandbedding.D．Thewriter’sgroupmadesomefurnitureforthefamily.3．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ThePillowB．ANewHouseC．TheFamilyD．AnInterestingProgramD16、LastMondayJohnwentdowntown.AfterJohnspentalongtimeshoppingdowntown,hegotveryhungry.AcrossthestreettherewasaMcDonald’s.Hedidn’tusuallyeatatfastfoodrestaurantsanddidn’tknowwhattoorder.Whenhelookedatthemenu,itwashardforhimtomakeadecision.Notonlyweretheretensimilartypesofhamburgerdinners,buttherewerealsofishandchickendinners.Hedidn’tknowwhattochoose.Hethoughtofaskingthecashierforhelp,butshedidn’tlookveryfriendly.Atlasthechoseasmallchickenmeal.＂Withsomanychoices,it’snotveryfastfood!＂hethought.1．WhydidJohngodowntownlastMonday?A．Hewentshopping. B．Heboughtsomeclothes.C．Hewenttoeatatthefastfoodrestaurant. D．Heboughtfastfood.2．Whydidn’tJohnknowwhattoorderatMcDonald’s?A．Hedidn’tlikefastfood. B．Hedidn’tmindfastfood.C．Hecouldn’tstandfastfood. D．Hedidn’teatthereveryoften.3．WhatmadeithardforJohntodecidewhattoeat?A．Hewasinahurry. B．Hewasn’tveryhungry.C．Thereweretoomanychoices. D．Themenuwasdifficulttoread.4．Whydidn’tJohnaskthecashierforhelp?A．Hedidn’tlikethecashier. B．Hecouldn’tstandthecashier.C．Thecashierwasbusy. D．Thecashierlookedunfriendly.5．WhydidJohnthinkthefastfoodwasnotfast?A．Ittookhimalongtimetodecidewhattoorder. B．Thecashierdidn’tbringhimhismealforanhour.C．Thecashierwasnotfriendly. D．Therestaurantwastoofarfromthedowntown.E17、Therearemanycolorsinnature.Butdoyouthinkthatacolorhasweight?Ithinkyou'llsay6/no".ButI'mafraidyouarewrong.Ifyoudon'tbelieveit,youmaydoasmallexperiment(实验).First,puttwoobjectswiththesameweightintotwoboxes.Thencovertheboxes.Third,wrap(包裹)oneboxwitharedpieceofpaper,theotheronewithawhitepieceofpaper.OK.Nowholdtheboxeswithyourhandonebyone.Itiscertainthatyouwillthinktheredoneisalittleheavier.Whydoyouthinkso?Ascientistfoundthatdifferentcolorshavedifferentweightsinman'smind.Thatistosay,everycolorhasitsownweightinourmind.Thescientisttoldusthatcolorsalsohavesmell.Canyousmellthecolor?Ofcoursenot.ThenwhydidthescientistsayS07Thatisbecauseeverycolorstandsfor(代表)akindoflightwithacertainwavelength,(波长).ItreachesourbrainthroughsenseorgansAccordingtothisdiscovery,scientistssaythatpeopleacceptthecolorstheylike,andrefusethecolorstheyhate.Soyourbodyandmindwillbehealthybyusingthecolorsyoulike.Oryou'llbenervousorevengetill.Forexample(例如),youlikeblueandhatered.Ifyoustayinaroomwithredwindows,wallpaperandfurniture（家具)fortwohours,you'llfeelyouhavebeenthereforfourhours.Butiftheroomisblue,you'llfeelyouhavebeenthereforonlyanhour.And,ifapersonwalksoutofablueroomandintoaredroom,histemperaturewillrise.Thatmeansourbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferentcolors.1．Fromtheexperiment,weknowthat.A．thetwoboxeshavethesameweightB．colorscanchangetheweightofanobjectC．theredpaperisheavierthanthewhitepaperD．colorshavedifferentweightsinpeople'smind2．Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninfer(推断)____.A．thesmellofcolorsischangeable（可变的）B．peoplecansensethelightfromcolorsC．peoplecansmellthecolorsthroughthenoseD．allthecolorshavethesamesmellfortheblind3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?____.A．WhitecolorisheavierthanredcolorB．Peoplemaygetilliftheyrefusethecolorstheydon'tlikeC．PeoplecanstaylongerinredroomsthaninblueroomsD．People'sbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferentcolors4．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat____.A．redcolorisbadforourhealthB．peoplemaygetnervousinaredroomC．bluecolorcanraise（提升）ourbodytemperatureD．colorscaninfluenceourmood（情绪）andhealth5．Thepassageisprobably____.A．ashortnovelB．anewsreportC．asciencereportD．anadvertisementF18、Itwashardbeingtheyoungeroftwosisters.Igotallthehand-me-downs(旧衣服).Inevergottodoanythingfirstandmyteachersalwayssaid,“Oh,you’reJenny’slittlesister.”“No,IamLauren!”Ineverlikedbeingtheyounger.JennyandIgotalongwithafewfightshereandthere.Thenafewyearsago,JennyandIwereinacaraccident.Shewasokay,butIhadalargescar(伤疤)onmyface.Iwasverysad.JennytoldmeIshouldn’tworryaboutthescar.Onedaywewereridinghomefromschoolonthebus.AboynamedJordanmadefunofmeaboutmyscar.Thiswentonforaboutamonth.FinallyIbrokedownandtoldJennyabouthim.Shewasangry.WhenJordanmadefunofmethenexttime,Jennystoodup,walkedtowherehewassittingandsaidsomethingintohisear.Ididn’tknowexactlywhatshesaid,butJordanneversaidasinglewordtomeagain.So,eventhoughgettingallofthehand-me-downsmightnotbethebest,IwasveryhappytohaveabigsisterlikeJenny.Whenanyoneasksnow,Iwilltellthem,“Yes,I’mJenny’slittlesister.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．WhydidLaurenhatebeingtheyoungerofthetwosisters?A．Becauseshecoulddonothingfirst.B．BecauseJennyoftenbeather.C．BecauseJennyalwaysmadefunofher.D．BecauseJennyalwaysmadeherbusy.2．Laurenhadalargescaronherfacebecauseof.A．afightwithhersisterB．acaraccidentC．afightwithaboyD．abusaccident3．.Onthebus,Jordanoften.A．madefunofLaurenB．helpedLaurenC．madefunofJennyD．helpedJenny4．WhenLaurensays,“Yes,I’mJenny’slittlesister”