初三英语阅读竞赛

（试卷满分100分，用时80分钟）
一、完形填空（共30小题，每小题1分；共30分）
( A )
通过下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Today more and more people live in cities . So there is usually 1 in a city to grow food . 2 of the land in a city is used 3 homes , shops , roads ,and parks .
Most food for city 4 is grown in the countryside(农村). It is often brought to the city by truck ,train and car . Some food even comes into the city by plane .
Do you live in a city ? If you 5 , think of all kinds of food you eat in a day .All of the food comes from the countryside. The wheat(小麦)for your bread is grown on farms in the countryside . So are vegetables .
Water is 6 thing that cities get from the countryside . Everyone needs water every day . We use a little of it for 7 , but we use even more to 8 bathtubs(浴缸),run showers( 沐浴),and wash streets .
The 9 used by cities comes mostly (主要地)from rain . But people cannot use the rain that falls on cities . The rain 10 dirty as it falls 11 dirty air . Once it hits city buildings or streets ,the rain will 12 more dust(尘埃).It is not good for drinking 13 bathing(洗澡).
So cities must reach out to the 14 countryside for water. There ,the rain falls through 15 onto trees and grass . The fallen rain runs into rivers and lakes . So it is important to keep both cites and the countryside clean .
（ ）1. A. small place B. a small place C. little room D. a little
（ ）2. A. Some B. Most C. Many D. Few
（ ）3. A. for B. of C. by D. from
（ ）4. A. men B. woman C. person D. people
（ ）5. A. live in B. don't live in C. do D. don't
（ ）6. A. one B. other C. others D. another
（ ）7. A. eating B. drinking C. washing D. watering
（ ）8. A. fill B. fall C. full D. drop
（ ）9. A. water B. food C. tea D. vegetables
（ ）10.A. looks B. keeps C. changes D. becomes
（ ）11. A. across B. along C. through D. past
（ ）12.A. pull up B. pick up C. put up D. catch up
（ ）13. A. and B. but C. or D. so
（ ）14. A. clean B. tidy C. clear D. nice
（ ）15.A. smoke B. light C. cloud D. air
( B )
I had worked that day ,as a nurse . Now I faced the dirty supper dishes . I wanted to 16 why Jimmy hadn't phoned as usual to say “Good night ” to BOb and Tom . “Maybe Daddy's   17  working on an accident ,” I said to Bob . “Go to   18  now . You'll see him in the morning .” Soon there was a knock at the door . “There  19 be something wrong with your phone ,” my neighbor told me . “The City Police Station wants you to  20   .”
I went into the living room and dialed(打电话) . Then I   21   the words every police wife fears (害怕): “Your husband has been hurt .” When I reached the hospital , my heart sank(下沉). The entrance was jammed(拥挤) with TV-news trucks . In the  22   I saw Jimmy's best friend ,Smith . “Just tell me -is he alive ?” I asked .
Smith  23   and didn't answer. Then I found my younger sister , Mandy . “He's  24   ,” she told me , and we began to cry together.
Later , Smith told me   25   had happened .
In the morning , when my little Bob asked , 'Where's Daddy? “ I   26    him into my arms and tried to explain . ”A bad man  27  Daddy last night , “ I said ." Daddy can't come home any more . He's in heaven(天堂) now .”
My son looked at me , his blue eyes   28   the picture of trust(相信). “Do they have 29  in heaven ?” he asked . “Can I call him ?”
“No, Bob ,Daddy still loves you , but Daddy can't  30  ”.
（ ）16. A. know B. understand C. remember D. guess
（ ）17. A. busy B. never C. sure D. often
（ ）18. A. play B. study C. sleep D. wait
（ ）19. A. must B. need C. can D. will
（ ）20. A. rest B. call C. work D. stay
（ ）21. A. saw B. remember C. heard D. wrote
（ ）22. A. room B. crowd C. truck D. station
（ ）23. A. forgot B. turned C. returned D. understood
（ ）24. A. dangerous B. fine C. afraid D. gone
（ ）25.A. how B. where C. when D. what
（ ）26. A. pulled B. pushed C.
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