山东省临沂市罗庄区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．Peter was ________ /bɔːn/ with the ability to sing.A．boil B．boss C．born D．bell2．Don't miss the__________/tʃa:ns/, maybe it will never come again.A．change B．choice C．choose D．chance 3．The robot can help me sweep the floor. ________ smart invention it is!A．How B．What C．What a D．How a4．All the apples are picked ________ hand. It's a hard job.A．in B．by C．with D．on5．As I’m growing up, I find ________ more and more difficult to make my own decisions.A．them B．it C．that D．this6．I asked Candy ________ life was different after she became famous.A．when B．what C．how D．who 7．Mrs. Jackson can’t go to the meeting______, but she’ll send someone to speak for her.A．in danger B．in public C．in fact D．n person 8．The old woman believes her children ________ back next year.A．come B．comes C．will come D．came9．I didn’t dare ________ her the bad news.A．tell B．tells C．telling D．to tell 10．The Great Wall ________ many centuries ago. It’s one of the symbols of China.A．builds B．built C．is built D．was built 11．Even though you’re right, you should not ________ to your teachers in class.A．talk to B．talk with C．talk about D．talk back 12．Painting is a ________ of art as well as music and dance.A．sign B．record C．goal D．form 13．— Can you spare time to come to our Thanksgiving party?— Well, I don’t know_________A．that I can finish my work by thenB．if can I finish the work by thenC．whether I can finish the work by thenD．that can I finish the work by then14．— Jerry, can you finish your homework on time?— ________ It is so easy.A．It’s a piece of cake.B．It serves you right.C．Practice makes perfect.D．Use it or lose it.15．—My zipper won't work. Could you help me repair it, Bill?—________A．Don't mention it.B．Sure, with pleasure.C．Never mind.D．It doesn't matter.二、阅读判断I’m Marie. I work in a nursing home (养老院) and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She’s a very nice old woman.This year, Alice had a hard time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her home.Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday.On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service (烛光礼拜) at a church that night. I didn’t take her to my church. Instead, I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. A few minutes later, some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her.Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。
正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
16．Alice is a very nice and very healthy old woman.17．Alice wanted to see her old friends on Christmas Eve.18．Alice’s daughter couldn’t visit Alice on Christmas Eve.19．Marie spent the Christmas Eve with Alice in her house.20．The candlelight service on Christmas Eve made Alice really happy.三、阅读单选It’s time for school! But on May 14th, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US, were told to go back home. Why? Because they were wearing the wrong clothes to school.Schools in the US don’t always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress codes (着装要求). For example, Duncanville High School tells students to wear belts, shirts without logos (标识).Schools’ most-hated clothes are different. In 2011, the saggy (松垮的) trousers law was passed in Florida. It stops students from wearing trousers that show body parts. Now, “the favorite new target (目标) of the school dress code” is leggings (紧身裤), reported the Associated Press. Some schools don’t allow leggings. Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or a skirt over leggings.Some students complain (抱怨) that schools are going too far. But schools say dress codes help protect students’ safety and make sure they grow up with good taste.“We want to teach them that they must meet the expectations (期望) not only here in school, but also outside school,” said Andre Smith.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
21．What happened to 170 students at Duncanville High School on May 14th?A．They were told to go back home.B．They were wearing the uniforms to school.C．They followed the school dress codes.D．They didn’t know it was time for school.22．Some students complain that schools are going too far probably because ________.A．they want to grow up with good tasteB．they want to protect themselvesC．they are not happy with the rulesD．they are interested in skirts over leggings23．We can infer (推断) from the passage that Andre Smith may be ________.A．a student from Duncanville High SchoolB．the head of Duncanville High SchoolC．the head of the Associated PressD．a news reporter from the Associated PressMy Favorite Sweaterby Bonnie Highsmith TaylorMy favorite sweater grew too small.I love that sweater best of all.My grandma made it when I was three.She made that sweater just for me.I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue.The color of bluebells, wet with dew (露珠).When I was three I was very small.But now I’m five and much too tall.I have a new jacket now that’s green.So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.Queen just had kittens out in the shed.My favorite sweater is now their bed.根据诗歌内容，选择最佳答案。
