泰州市兴化市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

泰州兴化市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末 英语试题 （考试用时：120分钟满分：100分） （请注意：考生必须将本试卷所有答案填写在答题纸上） 一、单项选择从每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 1．—Kate, are you _____ only child in your family —Yes, but a new baby is on the way．It is _____ up-to-date message from my mum. A．a; a B．a; an C．the; a D．the; an 2．—How do you feel about taking dancing classes —To tell the _____, I’m not interested at all. A．joke B．tale C．truth D．reason 3．—Can I see the boss, Miss Li I’d like to ask for the afternoon leave. —I saw him come in with a long face．I think it’ s a _____ moment for you to do so. A．stupid B．scared C．special D．smart 4．—It’s very dangerous to look at the mobile phone when we walk across the street. —You’re right．We _____ be too careful while crossing the street. A．can B．can’t C．must D．needn’t 5．—I haven’t been to Xinghua for years. —You really need to pay a visit, and you’ll find changes there are _____ imagination (想象). A．for B．with C．without D．beyond 6．—Will your younger brother go for a picnic this Sunday —If I don’t go, _____. A．so does he B．so will he C．neither does he D．neither will he 7．It is a pity that the music festival _____ because of the heavy rain. A．will cancel B．will be covered live C．will be cancelled D．will cover live 8．—I’m sorry I’m late, Mr Chen．But my bike was broken on the way. —That’s all right．But I don’t like persons who always _____ stories. A．make up B．look up C．pick up D．give up 9．—_____ waste of time it is to watch _____ useless ads on TV! —I agree with you. A．What; the number of B．What a; a number of C．What a; the number of D．What; a number of 10．—I’m feeling blue these days. —Everyone has one of those days when _____ goes right. A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything 11．The police insisted on _____ the scene of the crime to look for more clues to the murder. A．check B．checking C．checked D．to check 12．—Is your WeChat account (账户) safe —Yes, even my father can’t use it _____ I tell him the password (密码). A．unless B．if C．while D．when 13．—What happened this morning —A woman was found _____ in her house．She was attacked and bled to _____. A．dead; death B．dead; died C．death; death D．died; death 14．From the poster on the right we know that Miss White _____. A．wants a new handbagB．doesn’t like the handbag at all C．bought the handbag for $80D．doesn’t use the handbag often 15．———�Add Oil” is now included in Oxford Dictionary．Could you tell me _____ —Oh, it is a phrase from Chinese, expressing encouragement or support. A．where is it from B．why it is included C．what it means D．when it entered the dictionary 二、完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty．He was ___16___ for his hard work and great achievements．But when he was a child ... ...