2022-2023学年沈阳市雨田中学九年级上学期期末英语试卷Ⅰ.单选(每题0.5分,共5分)1.Theteacherisgood_____children,sotheyalllikehim.A.forB.atC.inD.with2.Ihaveafewotherfriends_____you.A.besidesB.exceptC.exceptforD.but3.DellawantstobuyachainforJim,____JimwantstobuyasetofcombsforDella.A.orB.howeverC.soD.while4.IhadsomefishandchipsattheCountyHouse,and______wasfantastic.A.itB.itsC.theyD.theirs5.That’sabadhabitoflearning.______,it’snevertoolateforyoutogetoutofit.A.InsteadB.AnywayC.FinallyD.Similarly6.Inorder_____forthemeeting,mysisterforcedherselftogetupearlythismorning.A.nottobelateB.notbeinglateC.tobelateD.beinglate7.--Couldyoutellme____forthefruit?--BypayingontheInternet.howwillIpayB.howIwillpayC.WhatwouldIpayD.WhatIwouldpay8.Theywantto____tradewithforeigncountriestomakemoney.A.getupB.putupC.makeupD.setup9.It’simpossiblefor_____peopletodo______workin_____ashorttime.A.suchfew,somuch,suchB.sofew,somuch,suchC.somany,sofew,soD.suchmany,solittle,so10.--YouwonthefirstprizeinthePhysicscompetition.--________.Imadeseveralterriblemistakes.A.Ithinkso.B.Youmustbejoking.C.Congratulations!D.Itdoesn’tmatter.Ⅱ.完形填空(每题1分,共15分)Asafamouspianomaster,Paderewskiwasadmiredbymanypeople.Wishingtomakeprogressonthepiano,oneday,aboywastakentoaPaderewski’s___11___byhismother.Aftertheywereseated,themothersawafriendandwalkeduptogreether,leavingtheboy___12___inhisseat.Catchingthechancetoexplorethewondersoftheconcerthall,thelittleboystoodupandfinallymadehiswaythroughadoor___13___wasmarked“NoAdmittance(进入)”.Soon,thehallgotdarkandtheconcertwasabouttobegin.___14___themotherreturnedtoherseat,shediscoveredthatthechildwasmissing.Suddenly,the__15__focusedonthepianoonthestage.Insurprise,themotherfoundherlittleboysittingatthepiano.__16__knowingwherehewas,theboywaspickingoutTwinkle,Twinkle,LittleStar.Atthatmoment,thegreatpianomasterappeared,movedtothepiano___17___,andwhispered(耳语)intheboy’sear,“Don’tstop.Keepplaying.”Thenhe___18___andaddedarunningobbligato(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungbeginnerchangedanembarrassingsituation___19___awonderfullycreativeexperience.___20___becameoneofthemostexcitingpartsofthewholeconcertthatevening.Thepeopleweretouchedsomuchbythemasterandthe___21___wasshocked.Shebelievedthatsuchanexperiencewouldmakeabig___22___toherboy’slife.Infact,that’sthewayitisinlife.Whatwecandoon___23___ownishardlyunusual.Wetriedourbest,___24___theresultsaren’texactlysmoothmusiclikewhatwehaveexpected.Butwhenwetrustinthehandsofagreaterpower,ourlife’sworkcanbetrulybeautiful.Nexttimeyousetouttoachievegreatworks,___25___carefully.Youcanhearthevoiceofthemaster,whisperinginyourear,“Don’tstop.Keepplaying.”11.A.houseB.hallC.concertD.stage12.A.aloneB.lonelyC.surprisedD.excited13.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.whose14.A.HowB.WhenC.WhatD.Why15.A.soundB.showC.camerasD.lights16.A.WithB.WithoutC.ForD.By17.A.angrilyB.slowlyC.quicklyD.sadly18.A.putdownB.wrotedownC.lookdownD.satdown19.A.intoB.byC.fromD.of20.A.TheyB.HeC.ItD.She21.A.masterB.motherC.boyD.people22.A.decisionB.mistakeC.progressD.difference23.A.ourB.yourC.theirD.his24.A.soB.butC.andD.if25.A.doB.lookC.writeD.listenⅢ.阅读理解(每题1.5分,共18分)AAbooknamedImFineinChina:TheStoryof22ForeignersandChinawaspublishedbyShanghaiEducationalPublishingHouserecently.ThewriterMello,whowasbornin1988,hasbeeninChinafortwelveyears.Overtheseyears,shehastraveledmorethanhalfofChina,settlingdownsuccessivelyinNanjing,Suzhou,ShanghaiandXiamen.Melloplayedakeyroleasthebook'schiefeditor.Sheconnects21otherpeoplefromdifferentcountrieswithdifferentexperiencestodocumenttheirstoriesaboutChina.AnasifromLatviahasbeeninChinafor16years.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,AnasidecidedtolearnChinese.ThereasonshechosethismajorwasbecausesheknewthatChinaisamultiethnic(多民族)andmulticulturalcountry,andshewantedtoexplorethehistoryandcultureofChina.AftergraduatingfromFudanUniversity,AnasistayedinShanghaitowork.LikeAnasi,eachofthemaincharactersin“I'mFineinChina”hasalivelylifestoryinChina.Andmostofthemusetheword“predestination”intheirstories.AlotofpeopleareusedtolifeinChina,buttheydon'tgetusedtoitbackhome.Convenienceandsecurityaretheirconsensus(共识)onChina.EachofthemisuniqueandhastheirfavoriteChinesethings.SomelikeChinesefood,somelikeChineselanguage...Intheprocessofdiggingupthestory,therearealwaysunexpectedsurprisesforMello.26.TheauthorofthebookhasbeeninChinafor________years.A.22B.21C.16D.1227.WhydidAnasidecidetochooseChinese?A.BecauseherfriendswereinChina.B.BecauseshelikesspeakingChinese.C.BecauseshewantedtotraveltoChina.D.BecauseshewasinterestedinChinesehistoryandculture.28.ThecharactersinthebookallthinktheChinais________.A.greatandbeautifulB.convenientandsafeC.richanddevelopedD.famousforChinesekungfu29.Whatdoesthebookmainlytalkabout?A.Howtomakefriendswithforeigners.B.Theforeigners'lifeinChina.C.ThespecialexperienceinChina.D.WhattheChinaisinforeigners'eyes.BThereisakindofbirdcalledstarling(椋鸟).AfewstarlingswerebroughttotheUnitedStatesfromEuropemorethanahundredyearsago.NowtheyarefoundallovertheUnitedStates.Starlingsaremostlyblack.Theirmouthsarestraightandsharp(尖的).Theyareaboutsixincheslongwithshorttails.Their