四川省绵阳市重点高中2015届高三上学期第五次月考 英语试题
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节 语法和词汇知识（共10小题；每小题1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选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
1. —An explosion at a coal mine of Panzhihua killed at least 43 workers and left another 3 missing.
—Yes,_______ news came as _______ shock to us all.
A. the; the B. a ; / C. / ; a D. the; a
2. Tom was the first man _______ after the accident.
A. questioned B. to question C. to be questioned D. being questioned
3. How long do you think ________the car factory launches a new model?
A. will it be until B. it will be before C. will it be when D. it will be that
4. _______ in her graduation paper, Mary has no time to do a part-time job.
A. Having been burying B. Having buried
C. To be buried D. Buried
5. — Hello, I _______ to ask if I can book two tickets for tonight’s film.
— Sorry, we’ve already sold out.
A. am phoning B. will phone C. phone D. have phoned
6. Mary decided to attend the party, _______ to see her friends whom she hadn’t seen for ages.
A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hopes
7. _______life in a new country can be difficult, it can broaden a person’s view of the world.
A. While B. Since C. Because D. As
8. The reason _______ he didn’t come was _______he was injured.
A. that, because B. why, that C. why, because D. that, that
