山东省东营市实验中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

东营市实验中学2022-2023学年教学质量评估 一、单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分） 1. —Do you know 2023 is the year of the Rabbit? —Sure. The rabbit is ________ fourth sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle (生肖). A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. —Amazing! Tom got the best grade in the test last week. — is impossible. He studies really hard online this term. A. Anything B. Nothing C. Everything D. Something 3. —Is this blue schoolbag Lucy’s? —No. It ________ be hers. Her schoolbag is pink. A. must B. mustn’t C. can’t D. may 4. —I _____ to Hainan on vacation with my parents this coming winter holiday. —That’s great! A. go B. went C. will go D. have gone 5. —Do you know the girl__ is giving the speech? —Of course. She is my best friend, Meimei. A. which B. who C. whom D. what 6. We know that clear water and green mountains are as ________ as mountains of gold and silver. A. proud B. valuable C. special D. central 7. ________ exciting news it is! Shenzhou XIV lands successfully. A. What B. What an C. How D. How an 8. —Could you tell us how to improve English? —Sure. ________, you could speak it as much as possible. A. After all B. In total C. Rather than D. First of all 9. It’s a pity that ________ my father ________ my mother allows me to swim alone. A. either...or B. neither...nor C. both...and D. not only...but also 10. —There are many Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) in foreign countries. —Yes, Chinese has spread ________ in those areas. A. hardly B. widely C. suddenly D. nearly 11. —I don’t know how to ________ the old clothes. —Why not give them away to poor children? A. stick to B. give up C. take up D. deal with 12. Mary shut the window just now ________ she could keep the cold out. A. so that B. when C. till D. after 13. Being tall gives Brian an ________ to play basketball. A. instrument B. exchange C. instruction D. advantage 14. If you find something on fire, you should ________ the electricity and leave the house at once. A. cut down B. cut off C. turn down D. turn on 15. The soup we had fo