2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市宜兴市九年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、单选题：本大题共14小题，共14分。 1.—Hi guys!Look at the picture on the right.What festival is it？ —It's _____.（ ） A. the Mid-Autumn Festival B. the Spring Festival C. the Dragon Boat Festival D. the Water Festival 2.—Is that Jim running on the playground？ —It_____be him.He is always in the library at this time.（ ） A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. can't D. needn't 3.—_____ did you manage to achieve a balance between hobbies and schoolwork，Jim？ —With Mr.Li's help.（ ） A. When B. Who C. How D. What 4.—Hey，I heard Jim and his twin brother are quite different，right？ —Yeah.Jim is _____ and open to advice while his brother likes to show off.（ ） A. modest B. creative C. curious D. energetic 5.He's not only nice，he's smart too!He makes great progress _____ many years' hard work（ ） A. beyond B. against C. over D. through 6.—Jim's favourite book is Peter Pan.It's not hard to read. —Yes!It was written in _____ English that even a little kid could understand it.（ ） A. such easy B. so easy C. such difficult D. so difficult 7.Boys love sports because _____ in sports is certain，which makes it so exciting.（ ） A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 8.That also teaches us one person's _____ doesn't depend on who he is，but on what he does —just like scoring in a game isn't about your name，but your effort.（ ） A. hobby B. career C. value D. character 9.We can't truly grow up _____ we learn to face difficulties bravely instead of running away.（ ） A. if B. unless C. until D. whether 10.—Jim，you were so quiet during the whole school trip.What's up？ —Oh，not too much.I was _____ enjoying the view.（ ） A. simply B. hardly C. specially D. probably 11.—Look at Lily!She looks so excited.What happened？ —Her English speech _____ to be easier than expected—she won first prize!（ ） A. turned out B. stayed out C. worked out D. broke out 12.—Lily's speech was wonderful.Do you know _____. —I heard it took her about two weeks.（ ） A. where she got the idea B. who helped her practise C. what topic did she choose D. how long she prepared for it 13.—Jim，this physics problem is too hard.Maybe I'll leave it till next week. —Let's not wait.I _____ that we try asking Mr.Li after class.He can help.（ ） A. suggest B. imagine C. agree D. promise 14.—Wait，Jim，you're really going to give up computer games for the exam？ —_____.I made a promise to myself and Mr.Li.（ ） A. I got it B. I mean it C. You got it D. You mean it 二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。 I was travelling on an overnight bus.The bus was more than packed—all 55 seats were taken up and there were some 20 people(15)in the passage（过道）.Because I was travelling on a student bus pass，I could not(16)a seat in advance（提前）.I had no choice but to stand —quite uncomfortably. The passengers seated(17) by the windows wore happy looks as they looked at the outside ... ...
