-九年级英语上学期期末测试题说明：1. 本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题第81题，共36题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。2. 答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上，同时务必在试卷的装订线内将本人的姓名、准考证号填写好。3. 所有的试题都必须在专用的“答题卡”上作答，选择题用2B铅笔作答、非选择题在指定位置用0.5毫米黑色水笔作答。在试卷或草稿纸上答题无效。一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1. You have set _ good example for me, Ill try my best to reach _ height you did. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. /; the2. - What do you think of this book? -Its _ worth reading than that one. A. well B. much C. better D. more3. - You look so sad. Whats up ?- The problem _ to be much more difficult than I thought.A. put out B. broke out C. found out D. turned out4. -Hey, be careful! You are speeding. -Sorry, I _ about my mother in hospital. A. thought B. have thought C. am thinking D. was thinking5. -The food and medicine in the city are running out.-As a result, the _ there is getting worse.A. production B. location C. situation D. position 6. -Billy sometimes gets _ sleepy in class. -Thats because he always has little sleep. A. a bit B. a bit of C. a lot D. a lot of7. -He hasnt seen that interesting film before.-_. Ill see it with my parents next week.A. Neither have I B. So have I C. Neither will I D. So will I8. -The book is interesting.-But I dont think _ will like it. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody9. - The light in Mikes room isnt on. -So he _ be at home. A. must B. should C. wont D. cant10. -Its a pity that the number of wild animals is getting _. -We must take action to protect wild animals at once. A. less and less B. fewer and fewer C. smaller and smaller D. shorter and shorter11. -Have you finished reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? -No. It will be two days _ I finish it completely. A. until B. since C. before D. when12. - is it from your home to school? -Its about ten minutes walk. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How far13. -What a pleasant trip to Yangzhou!-Yes, I will forever remember the friends and places of interest _ I visited here. A. what B. who C. that D. which 14. -Tom, can you tell me _ yesterday? -I caught a bad cold, Miss White. A. why you didnt come to school B. why didnt you come to schoolC. how you came to school D. how did you come to school15. -My friend has achieved his dream after years of hard work. -Great! _. A. One tree cant make a forest B. Where there is a will, there is a wayC. Many hands make light work D. A friend in need is a friend二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.One sunny Monday, I decided to go for a walk on the path near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring, Id just picked it up from jewellers the day before 16 I had it designed to hold a party. I looked down at my 17 as I began my walk, feeling as sunny as the day.Imagine my 18 when I looked again at the end of the path and found the diamond was gone. Hurriedly, we started back along the 19 , looking for the tiny stone. In my heart, I knew how 20 my search was. The path was long and covered with leaves. As I 21 the ground, crying and upset, I met an old gentleman. “Whats the matter, love?” he asked 22 , “Lost something?” I explained about the missing diamond. He whistled. “Thats going to be 23 to find. Tell you what, love, I walk along this path every day. Ill keep my 24 open for it.” I thanked him, expecting nothing, 25 told him my husband often walked our dogs along the path.A few days later, my 26 met the old man on the path. “Guess what?” he said, “I found your wifes diamond!” Unbelievably hed 27 the tiny stone and was willing to hand the diamond back to my husband, saying casually (漫不经心地), “It was lucky that I found 28 . I only have 50 percent eyesight in one eye. ” When my husband offered him money for his help, he refused it. He could have easily kept the diamond, or 29 it, as its worth several thousand dollars, However, thanks to this man, Ill spend the rest of my days trying to do something 30 that for another person. And what I have to do is to look at my ring and reminded myself that there are kind and generous souls there.16. A. becauseB. soC. beforeD. after17. A. house B. ring C. legs D. feet 18. A. excitementB. fearC. happinessD. sadness19. A. streetB. pathC. riverD. road20. A. hopefu