英语试题第页（共NUMPAGES5页）2016－2017学年度第一学期期中质量检测初四试题第Ⅰ卷（共30分）一、阅读理解（共五篇短文，25小题，计30分，其中A—D每题1分，E每题两分。）A"Iwillthinkofit."Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?IsaacNewtonwasseatinginhisgardenonasummereveningwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothink,andtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.Thenhediscoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.AboynamedJamesWaltsatquietlybythefire,watchingthelidofthekettlemoveupanddown.Hewantedtofindoutwhythesteam（蒸汽）inthekettlemovedthelid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking.Andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamenginesomuchthatitcouldeasilydotheworkofmanyhorses.JamesFergusonwasapoorboy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hewondered,"WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?"Buthowcouldhegetthematerialstomakethemainspring（发条）?Hesoonfoundhecouldmakeitwithwhalebone.Hethenmadeawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Hismottowas“Iwillthinkofit.”Andhemadehisthoughtusefultohimselfandtheworld.Boysandgirls,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don’tloseheartanddon’tasksomeoneforhelpbeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.1.Fromthepassage,weknowsomegreatthingscomefrom______.A.ListeningB.readingC.thinking2.TheideaofIsaacNewton’sdiscoverywasfrom________.A.thefallingofanappleB.thefallingofatreeC.thecleaningofagarden3.Therightorderofthefollowingsentencesis_______.a.JamesFergusonmadeawoodenclock.b.JamesFergusonsawtheinsideofawatch.c.JamesFergusonmadethemainspringwithwhalebone.A.a-b-cB.b-a-cC.c-a-b4.TheachievementofJamesWattwasthathe________.A.foundthesteaminthekettleB.improvedthesteamenginemuchC.watchedthelidmoveupanddown5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.B.Adifficultlessontolearn.C.Itiseasytosay”Iwillthinkofit.”BInmanycountries,tattoosareinfashion(时尚).OnTVyoucanoftenseeafamousactorormusicianwithatattooonhisarmorfoot.Manysportsplayershavethem,too.IntheUS,tattoosareverypopular.FortypercentofAmericansagedbetween26and40haveatattoo,and6