2024-2025学年山东省东营市广饶县九年级（上）期末英语试卷（五四学制） 一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。 1.In 1875，Alexander learned to send musical notes through an _____ similar to a telephone.（ ） A. exchange B. instrument C. instruction D. electricity 2.By the time people found out the story was not true，all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _____ .（ ） A. had disappeared B. been sold out C. were left D. been managed 3.You must be excited about coming to China soon.Let me give you some _____about Chinese customs.（ ） A. energy B. advices C. suggestions D. manners 4.His story sounded so _____ that everyone believed him.（ ） A. unexpected B. believable C. ugly D. worth 5.As you _____ on your new journey you shouldn't forget where you came from，The future is yours.（ ） A. begin with B. get up C. set off D. set out 6.We've _____ finished.We're on the last lap.（ ） A. nearly B. already C. lastly D. lately 7.I prefer movies give me something to think about.（ ） A. what B. who C. where D. which 8._____ can the art bring happiness to others，but it also shows that even cold，hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.（ ） A. Unless B. Although C. Not only D. Thanks to 9.Environmental protection groups around the world，such as Wild Aid and the WWF，_____ the public about"finning".（ ） A. to ask B. giving C. is taking D. are teaching 10._____ concentrate at school or perform well in tests，we really need to get a good night's sleep.（ ） A. As for B. In order to C. Because of D. All in all 二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。 A A husband and wife moved to a new apartment.The apartment had a beautiful view（景色） of the neighboring building.Every morning after getting up，the wife would look out of the window to see what was happening in the neighborhood. One day，as the wife was looking through the window，she saw a neighboring woman hanging out her clothes to dry. "Look at her dirty clothes，" she said to her husband.However，he went on reading the newspaper and didn't pay any attention to her words. "Perhaps her soap is bad or she does not know how to wash.I will go to teach her someday!" the wife said to herself. As days went by，every time the neighboring woman hung out her clothes，the wife would be surprised at how dirty they looked.She couldn't understand why she could never wash them clean. Then，one day，after she looked through the window as usual，she shouted excitedly， "Oh!Look，her clothes are clean today.The neighboring woman has finally learned how to wash clothes!" To this，her husband answered calmly， "No.Today I just woke up a little bit earlier and washed the window." 11.What does the wife do every morning？_____ A. Reads the newspaper. B. Hangs out their clothes. C. Looks out from the window. D. Goes to teach neighboring women. 12.What did the wife think of the neighboring woman's clothes？_____ A. They were always clean. B. They were dirty. C. They were beautiful. ... ...
