九年级上学期英语期末测试卷选择题（共 40 分）一、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. In a way, _ global warming is a challenge for man, so we must overcome it to build _ finworld.A. the; 2. Why are you so happy?Because the offer from Harvard University Im looking forward to _.A. has arrived B. to arrive C. arriving D. arrive3. Not having breakfast could raise your _ of heart disease by 87%, according to a new study.B. a; heC. a;D. /; aA. riskB. habitC. priceD. size4. Whats wrong with Simon? He isnt at school today.His legs hurt. He was _ by a motorcycle this morning.A. treated5. I think Mei Fang is a(an) _ girl.Thats true. She always feels nervous when she speaks in class.A. friendly B. shy C. honestB. operatedC. hitD. curedD. lively6. Researchers have found that trees in the city die faster than ones in the countryside as higher levels of carbondioxide（氧化碳）make it _ for the plant to survive.A. harderB. more hardlyC. more quicklyD. more easilyD. along; asD. few7. If someone is _ your way, what will you do?I will wait _ he or she moves instead of pushing past.8. Wechat has made our life much easier today.Exactly! That is why _ people refuse to use it.A. manyB. littleC. much9. Life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can _ any problem you face.A. put out B. hand out C. find out D. work out problems or feeling regret because youve done something wrong. Usually, when you want to ask a stranger aquestion, you 21with Sorry to disturb you. In this situation, we arent saying sorry because we feel sadfor that person or because we feel regret.So what does sorry really mean? Well, in the British22 , saying sorry is a way to be polite,23 way to get what you want.especially to people who you dont know very well. Its also a very24 , an actor asked different people on a rainy day if he could use their mobile phones. When he asked onegroup of strangers without apologizing first, he was only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones.25 , when he apologized to another group about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobilephones, he was 47 per cent successful. So maybe saying sorry is not just being polite, but it is also a goodmethod to get what you want too!16. A. When17. A. activities18. A. meanB. WhetherB. conversationsB. enjoyC. BeforeC. mannersC. acceptC. remindC. improvedC. replyD. ThoughD. discussionsD. useTRYWHY26. DuA.19. A. tellB. faceD. greet20. A. developed21. A. startB. appearedB. leadD. changedD. goB.C.22. A. history23. A. safeB. traditionB. cleverC. cultureC. braveD. habitD.D. true27. WA24. A. Finally25. A. OtherwiseB. UsuallyB. HoweverC. MostlyC. InsteadD. RecentlyD. Moreover三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）BC阅读下列材料，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。DA28. ThAWhile it is expected that students come to university with the ability to take a good set of notes, this is notalways the case. High school may not have demanded it, so good listening and note-taking skills may need to bedeveloped.TTRYSit down front and do not read or talk. Pay particular attention during the second 20minutes (when you tend to lose it) and to the last minutes when a summary(总结) might begiven or conclusions drawn.HOW?TRYBeing a positive, active learner. 29. In which year did Edison invent the vote-recorder?A. In 1868. B. In 1875 C. In 1879.30. Which of the following inventions did Edison create last?D. In 1892.A. Lightbulb.B. PhonographC. Electric pen.D. Kinetoscope.31. What was the purpose of the lightbulb?A. It provided light.B. It recorded soundC. It helped lawmakers record their votes. D. It made more than one copy of a documentCIn America, drivers education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his orsecond year of high school is required to take a class in drivers education. However, unlike other courses, it isgiven during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course.The course is divided into two parts: class time for learning laws and rules and driving time to pracdriving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students study the basic traffic laws from a text to pass thewritten driving test that is given to anyone who wants to get a drivers license.Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel and practice starting. Each studenrequired to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided into groups of four. The students and the instructgo out driving for two hours each time. So each student gets half an hour driving time per outing.Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they ha