连州中学2012届高三12月月考英语试题Ⅰ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.Earlyinthe1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas1onbothsideswithmany2businesses.Here,shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,groceries.3,someshopsoffered4.Theseshopsincludeddrugstores,restaurants,shoe-repairstores,andbarberorhairdressingshops.5inthe1950s,achangebeganto6.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreetwhiletoofewparkingplaceswere7shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspaces8thecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircar-drivingcustomersneeded.Andopenspaceiswhattheygotwhenthefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcentres,orrathermalls,9asacollectionofsmallnewstores10crowdedcitycentres.11byhundredsoffreeparkingspace,customersweredrawnawayfrom12areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing13ofshoppingcentresled14tothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstockedstores.Bythelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe15ofonestopshopping,mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks,withbenches,fountains,andoutdoorentertainment.1.A.builtB.designedC.intendedD.lined2.A.variedB.variousC.sortedD.mixedup3.A.ApartfromB.HoweverC.InadditionD.Aswell4.A.medicalcareB.foodC.cosmeticsD.services5.A.suddenlyB.AbruptlyC.ContrarilyD.But6.A.betakingplaceB.takeplaceC.betakenplaceD.havetakenplace7.A.chosenforB.availabletoC.usedbyD.readyfor8.A.overB.fromC.withinD.outside9.A.startedB.foundedC.setupD.organized10.A.outofB.awayfromC.nexttoD.near11.A.AttractedB.SurprisedC.DelightedD.Enjoyed12.A.innerB.centralC.shoppingD.downtown13.A.distinctionB.fameC.popularityD.liking14.A.onB.inturnC.byturnsD.further15.A.cheapnessB.readinessC.convenienceD.handiness第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分