浙江省慈溪中学2013届高三第一次月考考试英语试卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项标号涂黑。

1.Tuesday being _________ windy, cold day in Beijing, the President tours _______Forbidden City in Beijing, wearing ________ blue shirt with no tie and a casual leather jacket.A. a; the; theB. a; /; aC. /; /; aD. a; the; a2. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ______ his boss.A. servesB. satisfiesC. promisesD. supports3. He is afraid to face the difficulty he thinks he‟ll have _________ the driving testtomorrow; he finds it difficult _________ rid of the worries.A. passed; gotB. passing; to getC. to pass; gettingD. in passing; in getting4. For some time, Chinese people, under the leadership of CPC, ________ the contents ofthe Scientific Development Concept in the course of practicing socialism in China.A. had been improvingB. have been improvingC. were improvingD. improved5. All the people present agreed that the matter required ___________.A. to look intoB. being looked intoC. to be lookedD. looking into6. Victor apologized for _________ to inform me of the change in the plane.A. his being not ableB. him not to be ableC. his not being ableD. him to be not able7. Five years later, he returned home, his character greatly _________.A. changedB. changingC. having changedD. was changed8. He is often listened __________ English songs, but this time we had him _________ aRussian song.A. to to sing; singB. to sing; to singC. sing; to singD. sing; sing9. It‟s said that in the sea the fisherman caught a big fish ________.A. aliveB. livelyC. liveD. living10. This restaurant wasn‟t _________ that other restaurant we went to.A. half as good asB. as half good asC. as good as halfD. good as half as11. When you are done with the book, just give it to Lucy or Helen or ________.A. whereverB. whoeverC. whateverD. however12. All the settlers nearby demanded that the nightclub _______ away as soon as possiblebecause of the loud noise at night.A. must be movedB. might be movedC. should moveD. be moved13. The rate of racial progress varies in different areas of the country, but in the past ten years_________ more improvement.A. there isB. it isC. there have beenD. there has been14. ________ I want to know, sir, is whether you have any goods in that bag _______ I shouldknow about.A. What; thatB. What; whatC. That; whatD. That; where15. After a few days together, they got to the point _______ they could read each other‟sthought.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. when16. ---- Did he come back early last night?---- Yes. It was not yet eight o‟clock _______ he arrived home.A. whenB. thatC. beforeD. until17. It is the educational system, rather than the teachers, _______ is to blame for the students‟heavy burden nowadays.A. whoB. thisC. thatD. whom18. Film has a much shorter history, especially when __________ such art forms as music andpainting.A. having compared toB. comparing toC. compare toD. compared to19. ---- I followed your advice on how to learn English, but I am still poor in it. Why?---- Well, ___________.A.all is well that ends wellB.one man‟s meat is another man‟s poisonC.no pains, no gainsD.no sweet without sweat20. ---- I‟ll repeat the address: Number 10. Saks 5th Avenue. Can you catch my idea?---- __________.A. Got itB. Liked itC. Made itD. Repeated it第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

College was the best of times and the worst of times for me. I met the best friends of my life, had 21 experiences, but I also folded under more 22 than I ever had to deal with before. 23 bad grades, I ended up being asked to take a semester off at the end of the first semester of my senior year.So I went back home to 24 with my father and stepmother. To their credit, they understood me and were very cool about my coming back. I felt their 25 from the moment I walked in the door. They 26 to let me feel like a failure.One morning not long after I had come home, my father woke me up saying that my stepmother 27 on the kitchen floor. I went downstairs trying to perform CPR on her 28 it was too late. She was already dead of a massive heart attack.I‟ll never 29 the look on my father‟s face when he was given the official news of her passing. I knew at that moment that I had to be 30 because he needed someone to lean on. It was as if our roles had 31 and I was being the protective parent while he took the time to 32 .I guess the lesson I took from it is that even in our 33 moments we can still be of help to someone who is 34 something much harder. It‟s so easy to close ourselves off to the things going on around us, and 35 feel that we are the only ones 36 . Helping someone else could actually help us 37 ourselves.Needlessly to say I went back to college the next semester, and I studied harder and got my 38 . My father and I developed a bond that was 39 closer than it already was, and I have a much better ability to keep 40 times in perspective.（适当地）21. A. hopeful B. careful C. difficult D. enjoyable22. A. chance B. stress C. doubt D. pleasure23. A. Because of B. In spite of C. Instead of D. For fear of24. A. talk B. share C. live D. help25. A. despair B. panic C. support D. hope26. A. expected B. attempted C. pretended D. refused27. A. fell over B. passed out C. turned over D. broke out28. A. for B. so C. but D. and29. A. forget B. repeat C. imagine D. recognize30. A. selfless B. wealthy C. healthy D. strong31. A. shaken B. exchanged C. begun D. strengthened32. A. react B. relieve C. change D. improve33. A. special B. last C. darkest D. busiest34. A. going through B. searching for C. looking through D. preparing for35. A. probably B. eagerly C. strangely D. naturally36. A. falling B. hurting C. working D. thinking37. A. teach B. enjoy C. fool D. heal38. A. degree B. lesson C. job D. prize39. A. enough B. ever C. even D. still40. A. bad B. free C. poor D. modern第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。