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天津市河北区2023-2024学年九年级上学期
期末英语试卷(解析版)
二、单项填空
1. For my homework I have to write ________ article about ________ wonders of the world.
A. a; the B. an; the C. a; an D. an; an
2. Johann Strauss wrote and played music. ________ dance music made ________ famous all over Europe.
A. His; he B. His; him C. Him; his D. Him; he
3. Thanks to the local government’s good ________ , each family has lived a happy life.
A. weight B. memory C. truth D. policy
4. —Mike won first place in the swimming competition.
—I’m not ________ that. He practises swimming every afternoon.
A worried about B. afraid of
C. pleased with D. surprised at
5. With the ________ development of technology, reading e-books will become cheaper and cheaper.
A. empty B. simple C. rapid D. central
6. Pandas ________ live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China.
A. mainly B. properly
C. immediately D. recently
7. The year is ________ into twelve months.
A. divided B. suffered
C. punished D. controlled
8. Increasing traffic makes air pollution worse. We must all work harder ________ pollution.
A. reduce B. reduced C. reducing D. to reduce
9. Betty managed to work out the physics problem ________ it was difficult.
A. so that B. as soon as
C. even though D. before
10. You’d better wear a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes ________ the sun.
A. off B. against C. behind D. above
11. With a basic knowledge of cooking we ________ make sure we do not go hungry when our parents are out.
A. can B. mustn’t C. should D. needn’t
12. The problems of safety ________ at tomorrow’s meeting.
A. will discuss B. are discussed
C. will be discussed D. are discussing
13. Mr. Li is a teacher who ________ chemistry for nearly 30 years.
A. was teaching B. were teaching
C. has taught D. have taught
14. —Hi, Lucy. Do you write articles every day?
—________! I enjoy writing and I have kept a diary for ten years.
A. Congratulations B. That’s no excuse
C. No way D. You bet
三、完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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