皇华中学2013届高三级月考

英 语

（满分：135分 考试时间：120分钟 ）

第一部分 听说部分(略)

第二部分 语言知识及应用

第一节. 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项

A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor(继任者) to take over the business. __1__choosing one of his children，he decided to do something different.He__2__ all the young executives(主管)in his company together，and said，“I will give each one of you a seed today. I want you to plant the seed，water it，and__3__here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed. I will then__4__your plants，and the one I choose will be the next CEO.” Jim was there that day and he also received a seed. He went home__5__， and got a pot，some soil and planted the seed. Everyday，he watered it and watched to see if it had grown，__6__ nothing ever grew.

Time flew，and it was time to__7__their plants to the boss. When Jim arrived，he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were all__8__－in all shapes and s