河北省保定市莲池区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

河北省保定市莲池区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） Ⅵ.单项选择 18．（1分）Thanks David，I arrived at the meeting in time.（　　） A．in B．for C．with D．to 19．（1分）The beginning of the movie was not interesting， the end was fantastic!（　　） A．but B．and C．so D．or 20．（1分）﹣What's the matter with Tom？He has been absent for two days． ﹣Oh!He be ill．Let's go and ask ms brown．（　　） A．can B．need C．may D．would 21．（1分）—What did the teacher say just now？ —Sorry.I didn't catch it.I about something else.（　　） A．am thinking B．will think C．thought D．was thinking 22．（1分）The boy has been lost for five days.Everyone is worried about his .（　　） A．safety B．message C．decision D．development 23．（1分）—Do you know the spacewoman Wang Yaping？ —Sure.She is called the mother who the stars.（　　） A．took out B．reached for C．put on D．hung up 24．（1分）The government food and clothes for the people.They feel pleased now.（　　） A．provided B．will provide C．was providing D．has provided 25．（1分）Don't leave your toys on the table，or I them away.（　　） A．threw B．will throw C．have thrown D．was throwing 26．（1分）I won't tell you my travel experiences you tell me yours.（　　） A．if B．unless C．after D．as 27．（1分）The tea in Yunnan is so famous that it to places across the world every day.（　　） A．sends B．sent C．is sent D．will be sent Ⅶ.完形填空 阅读短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 28．（10分）A man was walking through an elephant camp and found that the elephants weren't kept in cages or held by chains（铁链）.All that was holding them back from （1）　 　 was a small piece of rope﹣﹣it was just tied to one of their legs. As the man looked at the elephants，he couldn't （2）　 　 it.Why didn't the elephants just use their strength to （3）　 　 the rope and escape from the camp？They could easily make it，but instead，they didn't try at all. To know the answer，he asked a trainer nearby why it was so. "When they were very young and much （4）　 　 ，we used the same size of rope to tie them.At that age，the small piece o