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共六道大题，约4020字。

　　常州市安家中学2013届高三第一次检测试题英  语
　　Ⅱ. 单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）
　　1. With      thorough      of its culture and custom in a foreign country, you could easily get along with others.
　　A. a; knowledge   B. /; understanding   C. a; comprehension    D. /; concept
　　2. The world hardly       the boss’s bad temper but under his supervision they had to       themselves to working harder.
　　A. tolerate; contribute       B. bear; dedicate
　　C. stand; resign            D. put up with; invest
　　3. Deeply      his unhappy childhood, the boy’s       seemed quite odd and strange.
　　A. relating to ; characters    B. associated with; personality
　　C. linked by; virtues        D. connecting to; morality
　　4. A warm thought suddenly came to me       I might substitute her son to buy some flowers    for her 50th birthday.
　　A. if          B. when        C. that         D. which
　　5. It was ____ he said ____ disappointed me most.
　　A. what, that          B. that, that      C. what, what         D. that, what
　　6. It is impossible to live in society and independent of society; and therefore it is difficult to        society        unequality as well as corruption.
　　A. remove; from B. rid; of C. substitute; with D. simplify; by
　　7. What idiom will be used according to the Bible story when we say that a person is good and honest.
　　A. a little bird told me  B. kill the fatted calf
　　C. the salt of the earth  D. apple of their parents’ eye
　　8. Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification        a first-degree nurse.
　　A. consist with B. agreed with  C. corresponding to  D. corresponding with
　　9.         his high social status, it is really hard for us to        his joining us in going west to teach children there.
　　A. Considered; prevent from B. Considering; oppose
　　C. To consider; persuade D. Being considered; object to
　　10. Such good use has been       his spare time     his English has improved a lot.
　　A. made of; that B. strengthened; as C. underlined; in  D. found in; which
　　11. He is taking pains to reach the goal set by his parents because he wants to        their expectations.
　　A. come up with B. look up to C. count on  D. live up to
　　12. ----How about seven o’cloctside the park?
　　----That       me fine.
　　A. satisfies  B. suits C. meets D. fits
　　13. There is hardly an environment on earth       some species of animal or other have not adapted successfully.
　　A. in which B. on which C. to which D. for which
　　14. You’d better cut your hair short. Our school does not     long hair.
　　A. approve of students wore B. approve students to wear
　　C. approve of students to wear D. approve of students wearing
　　15. As running a car is a great       , many people prefer to ride to their offices;      benefits both their bodies and the environment.
　　A. luxury; which B. expense; it C. burden; it D. value; which
　　Ⅲ. 完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。
　　One of the most common complaints I hear from families is that they are not close. They may be close in proximity, but still not feel close as a 36_. They may live next door or in the same house, but not feel  37  .
　　Closeness is about   38  . We feel close when we feel 39 ,  when we feel loved and when we simply enjoy being together. We may live far apart and still feel close, or we may  40  a home yet feel distant.
　　Closeness is a family trait that   41  over time. It is planted by love, watered by honest sharing and fed by true listening. It grows slowly and sometimes  42  years to mature; but it’s roots grow deep. It can  43  most storm and sustain a family through the most  44  time.
　　I received a letter from a reader in Hawaii. She  45  out that the CEO of one of the island’s largest banks was   46  a run for governor. Since he was well—liked, he seemed to have a good
　　47  of winning.
　　But before filing papers, he  48  his mind, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his  49  . Not that elected officials cannot be family—oriented, but he felt he needed more time at home than the job  50  .
　　Ronald A Young, in the Honolulu Advertiser, said this about the candidate’s decision: “No matter what you 51 in the business world or the social world, if you fail the family, then you have not accomplished much. Failure or success does not  52  in the material wealth you provide them. It is  53  by what of yourself you give to them.”
　　He made a  54  to give the best of himself to his family. He  55  family closeness first, despite pressure to put more time elsewhere. It’s likely a decision he’ll never regret.
　　36. A. house  B. home  C. family  D. group
　　37. A. physically  B. emotionally  C. behaviorally  D. officially
　　38. A. attitude  B. points  C. ambition  D. ideas
　　39. A. misunderstood  B. understood  C. annoyed  D. disappointed
　　40. A. share  B. stay  C. live  D. keep
　　41. A. grows  B. changes  C. stays  D. happens
　　42. A. pays  B. spends  C. takes