高中语法填空训练.doc

4Keeping a diary in English is one of the 16_effective_ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability. 17.Compared_ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 18._less_(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 19.If_ we persist in this practice, gradually well learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 20._difficulties_(difficult). In the first place, 21.It_ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I _22. _am concerned (concern), my 23._suggestion_(suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 24._of_ great use to keep a diary in English for 25.the_ development of our writing skills.5There are moments in life _16 when_ you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug（拥抱） them for real!When the door of happiness closes, _17_another_ opens, but often we look so long at the closed door _18 that_ we dont see the one which has been opened for us.Dont go for looks; they can deceive (欺骗). Dont go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone _19 who_ makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be _20 what you want to be.The _21.happiest_(happy) of people dont _22.necessarily_(necessary) have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that _23comes_ (come) along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a _24forgotten_ (forget) past. When you were born, you were crying and everyone _25 around_ you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die, youre the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying. 6Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. _16Fowllowing_(follow) her longstanding custom, shed lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.I dont remember _17when_ it first started annoying me her hands pushing my hair that way. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Dont do that anymore your hands are too rough!” She didnt say 18anything_ in reply. But never again 19 did_ my mother close out my day _20_with_ that familiar expression of her love.Time after time, with the passing years, my _thoughts_ (think) returned to that night. By then I missed my mothers hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my family. I frequently recalled the night my young voice complained. One night, catching Moms hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought shed remember _22_what_ I did. But Mom didnt know what I _23was talking_ (talk) about. She had forgotten and forgiven long ago.That night, I fell asleep with a new 24.appreciation_ (appreciate) for my gentle mother and _25her_ caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found. 7People 16. living (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 17. languages (language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 18. toor five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 19. all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 20. Before you leave school; you will learn only one thousand or more.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 21 bigger (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 22 written (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 23 a new word, look it 24 up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 25. most (much) useful book.8Although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the Christmas greeting card. _16_Helped_（help) by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time. In England, Sir Henry Cole recognized the advantage of _17. a_ more efficient mail service and initiated (开始）the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards _18._to_ friends. The first card _19. was designed_(design) by J.C. Horsley as a commercial endeavor. One thousand copies were sold in London, _20. and _soon others followed suit. An English 21 artist_(art), William Egley, produced a popular card in 1849. Louis Prang, a German born printer, working from _22 his_ shop in Massachusetts, printed his first American cards in 1875. Even more _23_important_ (importance) than his printing was the fact _24.that_ he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs, _25. which_ were awarded cash prizes. 9Tony, a robot made by Larry Belmonds company, was expected to do house work. And it was tested out by Larrys wife, Claire, when he was 16.absent (absence) for three weeks. The handsome and smooth-haired Tony left Claire 17 alarmed (alarm) at first sight of Tony because he was too handsome for a machine. When Tony offered to help her dress, Claire felt embarrassed.But when Tonys sympathy won her trust Claire told Tony how she and her home werent elegant(优雅的，极好的) and how she envied Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around. As Tony made effort to help Claire get herself and her home 18 improved (improve), Claire began to feel her earlier attitude 19to Tony really absurd(荒唐可笑的，荒唐的，不合理的).Then one day, Claire got protected from a rude salesman by ringing 20 up Tony and asking the man to speak to Tony but found her “affair” with Tony discovered as she turned 21 around to see Gladys Claffern standing nearby. But then Claire,22advised (advise) by Tony, arranged a party to invite Gladys and her friends to the house when it was 23 completely (complete) transformed.The love scene well planned by Tony without Claires knowledge won Claire a sweet victory as her guests had seen everything, but she shouted “Leave me alone!” and cried her heart out. 24 Though Tony caused no risk to Claires marriage; he was finally taken back to the company to be 25 rebuilt (built), for he was a heartbreaker for women!10In social life, time plays a very important partIn the U.S.A.,guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation 16 to a dinner party is extended only three or four days 17 before the party dateBut it is not true in all countriesIn 18some areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make 19 an appointment too far in advance because plans that are made for a date more than a week away tend 20 to be forgotten (forget)The meaning of time differs in different parts of the worldThus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures 21 where time is treated differentlyPromptness is valued highly in American life, for exampleIf people are not punctual, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully 22 responsible (responsibility). In the U.S.A. no one would think of keeping a business associate 23waiting (wait) for an hour24 that would be too impoliteA person who is 5 minutes late will say a few words of explanation, 25 though perhaps he will not complete the sentence11Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum. The new gum can _16_be removed_ (remove) easily from pavements, shoes and clothes. Its the result of polymer (聚合体) research at the University of Bristol and could be launched commercially in 2008. _17. If_ it catches on(流行), the product will solve _18_a_ major headache for present authorities around the world.“The advantage of our Clean Gum is that _19_it_ has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be _22_environmentally_ (environment) degradable (可降解的),” said Terence Cosgrove, a professor of chemistry _21 who _ helped to found a company called Revolymer to commercialize the technology.Todays chewing gums are made from synthetic(人工制造的) latex(植物的乳汁), which is resistant _22_to_ the weather and is strongly sticky. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify(修改，改变) its properties(特性), _23 making_ (make) it far _24 from sticky.In two street trials, other commercial gums remained stuck to the pavement _25 while _ Clean Gum came away(脱掉，脱落) naturally in all cases. 12They called her “the Black Pearl”, “the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world.” In nineteen sixty, Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman _16_ (win) three gold medals in one Olympics. She was _17_ extraordinary American athlete. She also did a lot to help young athletes _18_ (success). Wilma Rudolph was born _19_a very large, poor, African-American family. She was the _20_ (twenty) of twenty-two children. She was born too early and only _21_ (weigh) two kilograms. She had many illnesses _22_ she was very young, including pneumonia(肺炎) and scarlet fever(腥红热). She also had polio (小儿麻痹症), _23_ damaged her left leg. When she was six years old, she began to wear metal leg braces because she could not use _24_ leg. With her familys attention and care, _25 _(lucky), by the time she was nine years old, she no longer needed her leg braces. 13One day a farmers donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously _16_ hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed _17_ (cover) up anyway; it just wasnt worth _18_ to save the donkey.He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel（铲） and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized _19_ was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyones amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He _20_ (astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt _21_ hit his back, the donkey was doing something _22_ (amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up._23_ the farmers neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal; he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over _24_ edge of the well and happily ran off!Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just _25_ not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up. 14A new study from Finland shows pet owners tend to be heavier. 16 active and in poorer health than people without a pet, which was released in PLOS ONE, an online journal 17 (publish) by the Public Library of Science. 18 a number of studies showed certain people can take advantage of a dog or cat to ease stress or loneliness in the elderly, researchers recently found pet owners were generally more likely to be overweight and to view their own health 19 poor.The conclusion 20 (draw) from survey data of more than 21,000 young to middle aged Finnish adults.20070402This was 21 (large) because pet owners tended to be the middle aged. 22 had less education and more health risk factors explained Dr. Leena K. Koivusilta, the study is leading author.The fact that pet owners were in poorer health does not mean pets are bad for people. Koivusilta said. “In my opinion, pets provide us all 23 a vast potential for health promotion, and this has indeed been shown when some special groups have been studied.”As for pet owners, the researchers point out 24 need to make more of 25 effort such as walking and playing with the dog instead of showing him the way to the yard.15When I was growing up, I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says _16_ to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him _17_ (say) those words as he gets _18_ (old). To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember _19_ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego (自我) aside and make the first move. _20_ some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad I love you!”There was a silence at the _21_ end and he _22_ (awkward) replied, “Well, same back at you!”I laughed and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you _23_ (say) what you want to say.”A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation _24_ the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks _25_ I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new level. 16A motto is a sentence or a phrase _16_ can inspire us especially when we are _17_(face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help _18_.” Sometimes I am lazy and dont want to make efforts _19_( work) hard, _20_ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself _21_ what I am doing. I write my motto _22_ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much _23_(confident). My motto also makes me become _24_ independent person. That is to say, I wont rely on others easily. My friends, what is your motto? If you still havent got a motto, please choose _25_ because a motto can have a great effect on you. 17At the age of 17, Swedish Alfred Nobel spoke five languages fluently. Nobel became an 16 (invent）and businessman, and at the time of his death on December 10, 1896, he had 355 patents worldwide 17 of them was the patent on dynamite(炸药). Furthermore, he had started 87 companies all over the world. According to 18 will, Alfred Nobels enormous fortune was to be used 19 (establish) prizes to award those 20 had done their best to benefit mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years 21 Nobel died. In 1969, another prize was added The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.The Nobel Laureates(获得者) 22 ( announce) at the beginning of October each year. A couple of months later, on December 10, 23 anniversary of Alfred Nobels death, they receive their prizes from the Swedish King a Nobel diploma, a medal, and 10 million Swedish crowns per prize. All Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, 24 for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. When Alfred Nobel was alive, Norway and Sweden were united under one monarch(君主), 25 1905 when Norway became an independent kingdom with its own king.18London was awarded _1_ 2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday, _2_ (defeat) European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to British capital _3_ the first time since 1948. _4_ Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated (淘汰) in the first three rounds London beat Paris 54 : 50 on the fourth ballot(投票表决) of the IOC. In London crowds cheered and waved flags as _5_ watched the announcement from Singapore _6_ a giant screen in Trafalgar Square and in the east London area _7_ the main Olympic complex (建筑群) will be based. Blair spent two days in lobbying(游说) in Singapore _8_ leaving to host the G8 summit (8国峰会) in Scotland. “My promise to you is that we will be your very _9_ (good) partners,” Blair said. Its the fourth bid (申办) from Britain after _10_ (fail) attempts(尝试；企图) by Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 and 2000. 19In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing 16. comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run 17. (fast) than the fastest lion, 18. I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion 19. (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing 20. (flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve to 21. (dead).” So almost at the same moment 22. the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start 23. (run) toward the rising sun.Such is life 24. you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without 25. (hesitate) when the sun rises. 20We must have water to live. _ 16_ the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals _ 17_ (live) in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water.