( 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. sent　　　 D. held

27.(　 )A. saw　　 　　B. beat　　　　 C. hurt　　　 D. caught　

28.(　 ) A. drawing　 B. showing　　 C. looking　　 D. enjoying

29.(　 ) A. food　　　 B. language　　 C. phones　　 D. TVs

30.(　 )A. work　　　 B. talk　　　 C. sleep　　 D. rest

初三英语月考

笔试: 11-15: A C D B C　 16-20: A D B C A　 21-25: A C B C D

　　 26---30: A A B C B　 31-35: C C D A D　 36---40: B A C A C

　　 41---45: A C C B A　 46---50: D B B D D　 51---55: B A D C B

选词填空：

　　　 56. mother’s　　 57. invented　　 58. friends　　 59. asked　　 60. and

　　　 61. because　　 62. put　　　　 63. beautiful　 64. until　　 65. more

　　　 66. had　　　　 67. but　　　　 68. cheaper　　 69. in　　　 70. on

作文：略

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