上学期期末
九年级英语
（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分）
I. 单项选择从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。（每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Ms. Yang often shares Chinese food and music foreigners.
A. to
B. for
C. with
2. —What is Zhang Lu’s to language learning?
—Never stop studying and work hard.
A. service
B. secret
C. skill
3. Mr. Smith often tells his son not to depend on but himself.
A. somebody
B. anybody
C. nobody
4. The Gruffalo is a(n) book. It has sold over 18 million copies up to now.
A. popular
B. normal
C. different
5. My good friend always listens and gives me some advice.
A. directly
B. carefully
C. quickly
6. The UN colorful activities on April 20 to celebrate Chinese Language Day.
A. held
B. missed
C. kept
7. On World Environment Day, we notices to help people form a habit of sorting the waste.
A. put out
B. hand out
C. bring out
8. —Did you buy a new phone last Sunday?
—No, I a folding smartphone next month.
A. bought
B. buy
C. will buy
9. —Sam, have you heard of Ehang 184?
—Sure, it to help us escape from the city’s terrible traffic jams.
A. invented
B. is inventing
C. is invented
10. —I use the Apps to do homework?
—Sorry, you can’t. It’s bad for your eyes.
A. May
B. Need
C. Must
11. —The Wandering Earth is a hit China’s sci-fi movie.
—Yes, , there is no one better so far.
A.in time
B.in fact
C.in case
12. —How can I cut down driving time to Hong Kong from Zhuhai?
—you go through the HZMB, it will be the best choice.
A. If
B. Whether
C. Though
13. We will never forget the heroes lost their lives while fighting a forest fire.
A. when
B. who
C. why
14. —Chi is a traditional Chinese unit of length. Do you know ?
—Yes, a chi is around 33.3 cm.
A. how long a chi is
B. what a chi is used for
C. where a chi is from
15. —Reading is a good hobby for students.
—. At least, the more you read, the more knowledge you will get.
A. I don’t care
B. Sounds like fun
C. You have a point
II. 完形填空从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
A young man went to the boss of a logging crew(伐木队) and asked for a job.＂That depends,＂replied the boss .＂Let’s see you cut down this tree.＂
The young man stepped forward, and skillfully cut down a great tree.
The boss was 16 and said: ＂You can start Monday.＂
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday went by, and 17 afternoon the boss went to the young man and said:＂You can pick up your wages(薪水) on the way out today.＂
The young man was very surprised. He replied:＂I thought you would 18 on Friday.＂
＂Usually we do,＂said the boss. ＂But we’re letting you go today because you’ve 19 . Our daily charts(日程表) show that you’ve dropped from 20 place on Monday to last place today.＂＂But I’m quite 21 ＂, the young man replied.＂I am the first to arrive, and the last to leave, and even work during my coffee breaks!＂
The boss thought for a minute and then asked:＂Have you sharpened your axe (斧子)？＂
The young man replied:＂No, sir. I’ve been working 22 hard to take time out for that!＂
Our lives are 23 that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t take time out to ＂sharpen the axe.＂
