2013 - 2014 学年度第一学期高三英语10月月考试题 本试卷共10页，四大题，满分110分。考试用时90分钟。I. 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分) 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 “Today is the day I start the big diet (节食)，” I told my wife as I raised my hand and _1_， “No chocolate today！” “Oh, has the hospital gift shop _2_ selling it？” she asked. “No，” I said. “Ill just have to depend on my strong determination.”But when I arrived at the hospital, my little friend Benton had been there _3_. I knew my promise would quickly disappear. Because if Benton had things his way, Id always be eating a piece of candy from the _4_ bag he often shared with me.Benton was an eightyearold boy who was _5_ because of a kind of cancer, which caused him to live in the darkness, when he was fifteen _6_ old. For the next twentysix months, he was in and out of our hospital. For nearly four years, it seemed _7_ Benton could beat the disease, until one Friday afternoon in April 2009, when he _8_ a headache and lost _9_ on his right side. His mom rushed him to the hospital.Over the next several months, Benton came to our _10_ many more times. Each time he came, we _11_ say hello, while Benton answered the _12_ by holding out a candy from his bag.So, on that first day of my diet, I went to his room and found Benton lying in his bed, his eyes _13_ but not looking into this world. “We brought his candy bag with us. Would you like to have some？” his mother asked. Without thinking of my diet, I touched into the bag and pulled out the first piece my fingers touched. It was my favorite as if Benton had saved one last piece for me. At home that evening, I answered a phone about Bentons _14_. As I _15_ it up, I opened the candy and ate it.1. A. shouted B. answered C. stated D. promised2. A. stopped B. continued C. kept D. tried3. A. once B. yet C. again D. early4. A. bottomless B. countless C. endless D. beltless5. A. ill B. injured C. deaf D. blind6. A. years B. seasons C. months D. days7. A. even though B. as though C. if only D. as with8. A. found B. developed C. managed D. provided9. A. movement B. touch C. motion D. sight10. A. home B. room C. office D. hospital11. A. would B. could C. should D. must12. A. meeting B. greeting C. encouraging D. praising13. A. closed B. glimpsed C. glared D. opened14. A. illness B. blindness C. death D. sadness15. A. put B. hung C. set D. gave第二节：语法结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填在答题卷标号为1625的相应位置上。I read a report last night. It is said _16_ a lot of people died in_ 17_ traffic accident. But I forget _18_ the accident happened last Sunday. The accident was _19_serious that 17 people were killed. The _20_(economy) loss reached 1.2 million Yuan. _21_ astonished me most is that some babies lost _22_ lives. However, I doubt _23_ the government has taken some measures to deal with _24_. In my opinion, _25_ accident has taught us a lesson that we should obey the traffic rules. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFebrurary has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentines day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor(皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those wjth wives, he didnt allow marriage.But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young loves in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history;s most romantic characters.Nowadays, Valentines Day is also popular among chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentines cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share the spirite of St. Valentine.26. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined word