文档介绍：洛阳市中成外国语学校2013届高三上学期8月月考
英语试题
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21. It was ________ surprise that my first teacher, already 90, was still living and in ________ good health.
A. the; a B. /; a C. a; / D. a; the
22. For me traveling to Antarctica proved to be the beginning of a new life, ________ I had thought I would never see.
A. what B. that C. one D. it
23. ________ you prefer, I'll give it to you. But we haven't any other models for you to choose from.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. However
24. We can no longer ________ to consider water an almost free resource that we can use as much as we like.
A. permit B. afford C. expect D. offer
25. —Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
—Thank you. ________.
A. It couldn't be better B. Of course you can
C. If you like D. It's up to you
26. Jim is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A. now that B. even if C. as if D. so that
27. To a small and faraway town like this, a car accident is always considered ________ interest, so people soon gathered around.
A. as B. of C. by D. in
28. Stick to what you think is right, ________ you will gain a surprising happy ending.
A. and B. but C. before D. so
29. When ________ questions in class, one should answer them as clearly as possible.
A. asking B. to ask C. to be asked D. asked
30.