初三英语竞赛试卷
（满分120分考试时间：90分钟）
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.We both sides cannot come to an agreement. Their thoughts are totally different from_________.
A. his
B. hers
C. ours
D. theirs
（）2. Lucy was absent _______ this meeting because she had to take care of her sick son.
A. from
B. about
C. in
D. with
（）3.You can’t imagine how pretty the new style skirt is. ______ you have tried it on.
A.B ecause
B. Although
C. Unless
D. When
（）4. Nowadays schools should care for the full ______ of a student’s abilities.
A. instruction
B. communication
C. preparation
D. development
（）5.It’s never too late to _______ a hobby.
A.p ut up
B. take up
C. use up
D. turn up
（）6. The greatest happiness in life is to succeed in what others say you ____ do.
A．can’t B．needn’t C．must n’t D. may not
（）7.He _______the driving test. Let’s wish him good luck.
A. will take
B. took
C. takes
D. has taken
（）8. —His words made me annoyed.
—Don’t take it _______. He must be playing a joke on you.
A.peacefully
B. seriously
C. carefully
D. happily （）9.Oh, you _________. Let’s have a talk.
A. came
B. were coming
C. are coming
D. have come
（）10.Students _______ by their teachers if they cheat in the exams.
A. punish
B. are punished
C. are punishing
D. will be punished
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。
The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There11 many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and 12 up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in 13 countries. They are often people 14 a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Vo lunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to 15 services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.
“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched 16 video about her work in India and all over the world. I was 17 moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I alse wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”
“I 18 to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up. I felt __19__was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. 20 honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
( )11. A. is B. are C. was D. were ( )12. A. pick B. picks C. to pick D. picking ( )13. A. other B. another C. the other D. others ( )14. A. to B. by C. of D. with ( )15. A. offering B. offer C. to offer D. offered ( )16. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )17. A. very B. so C. such D. rather ( )18. A. asked B. have asked C. was asking D. was asked ( )19. A. that B. it C. this D. its
( )20. A. Be B. To be C. Being D. To being
III．阅读理解(共15小题,每题2分，计30分)
阅读下面A、B、C三篇语言材料，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。
