初三英语竞赛试卷
卷I （选择题，共70分）
I．单项选择题（共10小题,每小题2分，计20分）
（）1.I decided to take part in the monitor election but I still kept questioning _____ if I should.
A. I
B. mine
C. me
D. myself
（）2. — Mr. Green, don’t be too hard _______ your son. He has already tried his best.
— Yes, I should not put too much pressure _______ him.
A.o n; with
B. with; on
C. on; on
D. for; on
（）3. —Shall we go on Friday or Saturday?
—Either day is OK. It makes no _______ to me.
A.c hoice
B. change
C. difference
D. decision
（）4.Sorry, I didn’t know you _______ the dictionary.
A. are using
B. were using
C. used
D. have used
（）5.Sorry, I didn’t see the sign of “No Smoking”. I______ my cigarette at once.
A. put up
B. put out
C. put down
D. put off
（）6. — I have to go now.
—_______ you? I though you could stay for dinner with us.
A.Can
B. Need
C. Must
D. May
（）7. Someone ________ the window. Could you clean up the broken glass?
A. broke
B. was breaking
C. has broken
D. would broken
（）8. Some students lost marks in the exam _______ because they didn’t read the questions carefully.
A. simple
B. simply
C. especial
D. especially
（）9. Miss another class ________ you’ll fail.
A.and
B. but
C. or
D. so
（）10.Each time tourists travel to Beijing, they ______ the Forbidden City.
A. will be shown up
B. will be shown around
C. will show around
D. will show to
II．完形填空。（共10小题,每小题2分，计20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Natural resources come from the earth. And they are limited. This means that they will not ______ forever. Some are renewable, like trees .For example, you can plant a new tree when you _____ one down. Others are not renewable, like coal. Once it is dug out of the _____ and used, it is gone. People realize the ______ that the earth’s natural resources are limited, and they decide to do something to help save _____ .When you try to save one kind of natural resources, you’d better use less of it, ______ it will be used up so fast. One way that people save the fuel(燃料), such as gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the _____ is short instead of driving. Water is a very important kind of natural resource because we all need it to keep _______. We can save water by making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak(漏).We can also make _____ choices to save water, like only making the water keep running.
Everyone can make contributions to ______ natural resources
( )11. A. last B. spread C. burn D. change ( )12. A. turn B. cut C. put D. move ( )13. A. station B. building C. ground D. house ( )14. A. news B. plan C. decision D. fact
( )15. A. them B. it C. that D. one
( )16.A. and B. but C. or D. so
( )17. A. money B. space C. place D. distance ( )18. A. alive B. alone C . asleep D. awake ( )19. A. generous B. funny C. wise D. stupid ( )20. A. protecting B. wasting C. using D. making III．阅读理解(共15小题,每题2分，计30分)
阅读下面A、B、C、D四篇语言材料，然后根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
( A )
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
For it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times ,
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your disadvantages,
Because they give you chances for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
Because it will build your strength and character.
