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英语语法填空专题训练
高考英语语法填空专题训练
语法填空(每篇共10小题;每小题1.5分,每篇满分15分)
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Carsaretooexpensiveformanypeoplearoundtheworldtoown.Notonlythat,manycitiesarealreadyfulloftraffic,andmanycountryareashaveroughroads.
So1dopeopletravelthosedistancesthataretoofartowalk?
Theyusepublictransportation.Ifyouridethesubwayorbus2youlive,youcanappreciatesomeofthebenefitsofpublictransportation.Withmanypeople3(share)onebusortrain,thereislesstrafficand,more4(importance),lesspollution.
Whichofthetypesofmasstransit5(describe)belowareyoufamiliarwith?
Ifaregularbuscanholddozensofpeople,imaginewhatabus6(two)thesizecanhold!
InGreatBritain,therearemanybusesthatareknownasdouble-deckers(carswithtwofloors).
BusesinHaitiareoftenverycrowded.It’snot7(common)forpassengerstoactuallysitontherooftops.Busesaresometimescalled“tap-taps”,becausethe8(ride)ontherooftap(敲击)whentheywanttobedroppedoff.
Manylargecitiesaroundtheworldtakeadvantageofthespacebeneaththestreetsandrunundergroundtrains.PeopleinParis,MexicoCityandTokyomayusethesubwaysystemtogettoschool,towork,ortovisitfriendsinother9(neighbor).BoththeJapaneseandFrenchhavedevelopedHigh-speedtrainstolinkvariouscities.WhileelectrictrainsinNorthAmericaaverage130kph,theFrenchTGV(high-speed-train)istheworld’sfastest,10(average)over270kph!
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Australia,thelastcontinent,wasdiscoveredbyships1(belong)tosomeEuropeannationsintheseventeenthcentury.Thesenationswere2(little)interestedinchangingitintoacolonythanin3(explore)it.AsintheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStates,itwastheEnglish4setupthesettlementsinAustralia.ThishistoryandthegeographyofthesetwoBritishcolonieshavesomeotherthingsincommonaswell.
AustraliaandtheUnitedStatesareaboutthesameinsize,andtheirwesternlandsarebothnotrich5soil.ItwasontheeasterncoastofAustraliaandAmericathattheEnglishfirstsettled,andbothcoloniessoonbegantodeveloptowardsthewest.However,thiswestward6(move)tookplace7becausetheEnglishweresearchingforbetterlandthanthepopulationwasincreasing.Settlementsofthewestpartofbothcountriesdevelopedquicklyaftergold8(discover)inAmericain1849andinAustraliatwoyearslater.
Althoughthedevelopmentofthesetwocountrieshasalotincommon,therearesome9(strike)differencesaswell.TheUnitedStatesgaineditsindependencefromEnglandbyrevolutionwhileAustraliawonitsindependencewithouthavingtogotowar.Australia,10(like)theUnitedStates,wasfirstlyturnedintoacolonybyEnglishprisonersanditseconomicdevelopmentwasinwheatgrowingandsheepraising.By1922,forexample,AustraliahadfifteentimesmoresheepthanithadpeopleoralmosthalfasmanysheepastherearepeopletodayintheUnitedStates.AustraliaandtheUnitedStateshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthaneitheronehaswithmostoftherestoftheworld.
Passage(3)
Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthemcorrectlyandwisely.1,someofusareupset2theirbodystylesandlooks.It’sunnecessaryandit’snotimportantatall.Weneedn’tcareaboutit.Itisone’sinnerbeauty3matters.Second,wesometimesseemtobemisunderstood4ourteachers,parentsandclassmates.5(face)withthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,tryingtoremovethe6(understand).Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,7__makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourage8toworkefficiently,fullof___9_(determine).Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?
Solongaswehavesome,that’senough.Andwecanlearn10tospendmoney.
Passage(4)
WhenyoureadastoryinEnglish,doyoureaditforthestory1fortheEnglish?
Thisisaquestion2isnotso3(fool)asitmayseem,forIfindthatmanystudentsofEnglishpayfarmoreattentiontothestorythantotheEnglish.Forinstance,theycareforhowthemysteryinthestory4(solve),butdonotrememberasinglesentenceinthestoryandcannottellwhatprepositionisusedbeforeacertainwordinthespeechofacertaincharacter.
Ofcourse,ifyouwanttoknowthestoryonly,youneednot5(bother)aboutthelanguage.ButastudentofEnglishisdifferent6astudentofstoriesor7iscalledthegeneralreader.Asyoumayalsohavelearnedfromtheabove,yououghttoreadnotonlyverycarefullybutalsoaloud8youlearnthepassagebyheartandcanreciteitasifit9(be)yourown.On10hand,thiswillteachyoumanyusefulwordsandphrases;ontheotherhand,itwillhelpyoutoavoidmanyerrorsandfaultsinexpression.
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Justnow,Ienteredthewebsite“TopicforToday”.Ifeel1(interest)inthereportonmiddleschoolstudents’usingcell-phonesoncampus.Infact,morestudentsnowcometoschool2cell-phones.Myschoolmateshavedifferentopinions.Somethink3isconvenienttogetintouchwithotherswiththecell-phone,whichalsomakesyoufeelsafeespeciallyintimeoftrouble.4,itisnicetoenjoyvariousfunctionsofdifferentcell-phones.5thinkdifferently.First,thecell-phoneisnot6mustinschool,as7aresomeICphonesthere,8(make)iteasytocallothers.Second,manystudentsoftenplaye-gamesandsende-massageswiththeircell-phones,eveninclass,9willsurelyhavebadeffectsontheirstudy.What’smore,itwillresult__10___agreatwasteoftimeandmoney.Inmyopinion,thecell-phoneisausefultoolinourdailylife.Butitdoesn’tmeanwecanusefreelyinschool.
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“Wedon’tbelieveit.1untilnowIhaven’t2(receive)even3
smallestpieceofpaperreportingtherealcauseof4death,”saidMrStone
5(excited)facingthethirtyrepresentatives6atleasttwentycountriesthathadbeenthebiggestimportcountriesoftheBritishbeefbutnowrefused7(have)it.Whenhesawnosignsofanybody8(be)willingtospeakout,MrStonegotmadder,adding,“Youwillhavetoeatbeefeveryday,won’tyou?
Inthepast,togetourbeef,youordered9advance,asmuchasyoucould,sayinginyourthank-youletter,…withouttheBritishbeefwecan’timagine10acolorlesssightwouldbeonourcountrymen’sdinnertables.”
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Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep__1________(need)dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsin_2.___sleeptakesplace.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthan__3.___old,butusuallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowith___4_______thanthisamount,butothersmayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.___5_______isthenamatterofgoodjudgmenttosatisfyhisneed.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonebringbackhis__6.__________(strong)andgetreadyforaday’swork.
Freshairisnecessarytosoundsleep.Soitisnot__7.___________reasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleepintheopenair.Abathatbedtime,__8._________hotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpful_9._________sleep.Sleep-producingdrugshouldneverbetakenexceptwhen_10.________(suggest)byadoctor.
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Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadruninto1.__________verydifficultproblem.Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorun2.__________(smooth)aroundtheneedle.
Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.He3.__________thathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavages4.__________kingwantedtokillhimandeathim5.__________hecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspears6.__________(raise).Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasa7.__________inthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,8.__________(realize)thathehadjustfoundtheanswer9.__________theproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmake10.__________runthroughasmallholeinthecentreoftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticalsewingmachine.
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Inthepastfewyears,quiteanumberofmenandwomenhavechosentodosomethinglesscompetitive.Theyareafraidthatthestressandstrainsofworkwillrobthem__1________joyandhappinessand__2______themharmbothphysicallyandmentally.
Infact,however,stressisn’tthebadthing__3________itisoftensupposedtobe.Aboveall,__4______itgetsoutofcontrol,acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandchallenge,andtogivepurposeandsignificanceto_5_______,otherwisemeaningless,idlelife.__6__________,peopleunderstresstendtoexpresstheirfullrangeofpotentialandtoactualizetheirown__7________(person)worth—theveryaimofahumanlife.
Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeand__8_________isnowaytoavoidit.Whatwecandois__9_________(develop)ouradaptiveabilitiestodealwithitratherthantoescape_10____________it.
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Therearetwomainreasons1thetemperatureoftheairisalways2change).Onereasonisthattheairaroundyoumovesinfromsomewhere