语法填空专练(四)

1、语法填空专练（四 ）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。AWinston Churchill, 1. was the Prime Minister of the UK from May1940 to July 1945, famously led Britain to victory in World War II (WWII), and has been called the greatest Briton ever. 2. is not so well known, however, isthe quiet, yet important role

2、 3. (play) by his younger brother, Jack.Although Winston, 4. (follow) in his father s footsteps, was involved inpolitics for most of his life, Jack was not. However, 5. other ways, theirlives were very similar. They both fought in South Africa during the Boer War in 1900, and showed great 6. (brave)

3、. They both also fought for their countryduring World War I (WWI). Noted for his great organisational skills, Winston was in charge of the Royal Navy at the start of both world wars. Jack, on the 7. hand, served in the army throughout WWI.During WWII, in addition to his regular job, Jack also worked

4、 on 8. daily basis as Winston s priveataterys,eincrspite of having serious health problems himself. Though he has been largely ignored by the history books, Jack s valuableskills and companionship must 9. (help) his brother, and therefore thecountry, considerably during this 10. (extreme) difficult

5、period.BAlice had always been a dog lover, but she had never actually given any 1.(think) to seeking work related to her passion. Therefore, she studied economics and business at university, 2. then worked for a large company.After about fifteen years, however, she, along with thousands of others in

6、 similar jobs, suddenly found 3.(she) out of work when there was a downtur竦退)in the economy.4. (find) it impossible to get any work, Alice realised that her onlyoption was to set up her own business. What could be 5. (good) than doinga job she loved? Of course, her first task was to carry out a mark

7、et survey in the town 6. she lived in order to find out how much demand there was 7. the kind of service she was planning to offer.The results were quite 8. (hope), so, with a small loan, she bought alittle van and got it 9. (equip) with a large plastic bath. She soon had a longlist of customers who

8、m she visits regularly10. (wash) their dogs. As aresult, Alice is now both making money and having fun!CWhen we decide to choose a colour for anything1. it s a-Tshirt or acover for a mobile phone our brains have to work really hard. In order for us tomake a choice that feels right, the brain has to

9、process various bits of information.There are diverse factors 2. make each of us like or dislike certaincolours. Firstly, our brains consider past associations. These are 3. (complete) personal and are a result of our individual experiences. Particular colours may call to mind certain memories conne

10、cted to a place, a person 4. anexperience. For example, we may associate red with the 5. (warm) of a fireor a favourite childhood sweater. Blue and green may remind us 6. holidaysand peaceful weekends in the country.Secondly, there is evidence showing 7. different colours affect ournervous system in

11、 different ways. Red can actually raise the level of adrenaline(上 腺素 ) in our body. This is why 8. (energy) people are drawn to red and alsowhy sports cars are traditionally this colour. On the other hand, blue and green 9. (be) passive colours. They have 10. relaxing effect on the nervous system an

12、d attract those who like to feel completely at ease.DAlthough the phenomenon known as the White Nights is not unique to St Petersburg, it is the only city 1. such an event occurs regularly everysummer. No 2. major European city has a similar atmosphere to that foundon the streets of St Petersburg du

13、ring the summer month s lively, friendly, romantic and filled 3. people throughout the night as well as the day!From late May to early July the nights are bright in St Petersburg, with the brightest period, the White Nights, normally 4. (last) from the 11th of Juneto the 2nd of July.The nature of th

14、e White Nights can 5. (explain) by the geographicallocation of St Petersburg. As the world 6. _ _s_m_o_st(north) city with a population of over 1 million citizens, the sun never falls far enough below the horizon for the sky to get dark and dusk eventually becomes dawn. The brightness of the nights

15、during this time means that street lightsdon t need 7_.(turn) on!During these White Nights, 8. centre of the city is full of people sittingin outside bars and cafeterias, watching street entertainments or 9. (simple)walking along the banks of the city s rivers and canroaulsn.dA2ndamat, apeopleoften

16、gather by the River Neva 10.(watch) various drawbridges 国桥) being raised to let through large ships.Is your school just as you want it to be? Or are there things you and your classmates 1. (change), if you were given the opportunity? This is yourchance to express your ideas about 2. a ideal school s

17、hould be like. Our 3.(compete) is open to every student between the ages of twelve and eighteen. You can enter 4. an individual or your whole class can work together on asa team. Your idea can take 5. form a piece of writing, a picture, or evenarchitectural plans. It is completely up to you. What we

18、 6. (look) for isevidence of originality (创造力), imagination and, above all, the genuine views ofyoung people.By taking part in this, you will help in a study 7. (carry) out at aleading university at present. This means all work will be kept at 8. university and used in research, so unfortunately ent

19、ries cannot be returned. However, it also means that, even if you do not win, your views will still be heard and will remain for future educationalists 9. (study).Entries must reach us no 10. (late) than April 30th. Winners willreceive valuable prizes of computer equipment and software for their sch

20、ools.FAncient stone circles are most often found in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The number of stones in the circle 1. (vary) from four to sixty and despitethe name, the stones are not always arranged in 2. circle. Archaeologistshave pointed 3. that stone circles cannot be found atanywhere else i

21、n Europe.Since the stone circles were often placed according to the position of the sun or moon at certain times of the year, 4. is apparent that the cycle of seasonswas very important to the people 5. built them. However, the size andshape of the stones indicate that they may not 6. (use) as astron

22、omicalcalculators, and that their positioning was probably more symbolic than functional. Although most stone circles are found in upland areas, 7. (famous) stonecircles of all at Stonehenge and Avebury are located in lowlands.s beliefs.The purpose of stone circlesis thought 8. (connect) to peopleHo

23、wever, exactly 9. what they were used still remains a mystery. It hasbeen suggested that people may have come to the stones to take part in 10. (celebrate).A 1. who6. braveryB 1. thought2. What7. other2. and3. played8. a3. herself4. following9. have helped5. in10. extremely4. Finding / Having found

24、5. better6. where / in which 7. for 8. hopeful9. equipped 10. to washC 1. whether 2. which / that 3. completely 4. or5. warmth6. of7. that8. energetic 9. are 10. aD 1. where / in which 2. other 3. with4. lasting 5. be explained6. northern 7. to be turned / turning 8. the9. simply 10. to watchE 1. wo

25、uld change2. what3. competition4. as 5. any6. are looking 7. being carried8. the9. to study10. laterF 1. varies 2. a3. out4. it5. who / that6. have been used 7. the most famous 8. to be connected9. for10. celebrations解析：A1. who。考查关系词。设空处引导非限制性定语从何修饰Winston Churchill,且在从句中作主语，故填who。2. What。考查连接词。设空处引

26、导主语从句，且在从句中作主语；根据上下文可知该从句意为“并不为人周知的”，故填What。3. played。考查非谓语动词。play与role之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且 play所表示的动作已发生，故用played 作后置定语。4. following 。 考查非谓语动词。句子主语Winston 与 follow 之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且follow 所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生，故填following 。5. in。考查介词。in other ways意为在其他方面”。6. bravery。考查名词。设空处作宾语，且由形容词 great修饰，故用名词。7. other。考查限定词。on

27、the other handH!固定搭配，意为 另一方面”。8. a。考查冠词。on a . basis是固定搭配，意为 以为基准”。9. have helped考查时态。此处是对过去事情的肯定推测，故在must后填havehelped。10. extremely。考查副词。设空处修饰形容词，故用副词。B1. thought。考查名词。givethoughtto意为 考虑，想到”。2. and考查连词。由语境可知设空处前后的句子是并列关系，故填 and。3. herself。考查代词。设空处作宾语，且指代主语本身，故用反身代词。4. Finding / Having found。考查非谓语动词

28、。句子主语 Alice与find之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且find 所表示的动作与谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生或发生在谓语动作之前，故填Finding / Having found。5. better。考查比较等级。由than可知此处用better。6. where / in which。考查关系词。设空处引导限制性定语从何修饰town,且在从句中作地点状语，故填where / in which。7. for。考查介词。由demand可知止匕处用for。8. hopeful。考查形容词。设空处作表语，且由语境可知表示宥希望的，故填hopeful。9. equipped考查非谓语动词。get s

29、th. done意为 使某事被做”。10. to wash考查非谓语动词。设空处与their dogs一起作目的状语，故填to wash。C1. whether。考查连词。由or可知在此填 whether。2. which / thato考查关系词。设空处引导限制性定语从何修饰factors,且在从旬中作主语，故填which / that。3. completely。考查副词。设空处修饰形容词personal,故用副词。4. or。考查连词。句意：特定的颜色可能会唤起与某个地方、某个人或某段经历有关的记忆。a person与 an experience之间是并歹！J关系，故填 or。5. wa

30、rmth。考查名词。设空处作宾语且由of a fire修饰，故用名词。6. of。考查介词。remind sb. of sth是固定搭配，表示 使某人想起某事”。7. that。 考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，且从句意义和成分均完整，故填that。8. energetic考查形容词。设空处作定语修饰名词people,故用形容词。9. are考查主谓一致。主语 blue and gree时旨两种不同颜色，又因全文用了一般现在时，故填are。10. a。考查冠词。have a(n) . effect on意为 对有影响”。D1. where / in which。考查关系词。设空处引导限制性定语

31、从何修饰city,且在从句中作地点状语，故填where / in which。2. other。考查限定词。此处指除了圣彼得堡外的其它主要欧洲城市，故填other。3. with o考查介词。(be) filled with是固定搭配，表示 充满”。4. lasting。考查非谓语动词。period与last之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且last所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生，故填lasting。5. be explained考查语态。explain与nature之间是动宾关系，且由 can可知在此填 be explained。6. northern。 考查形容词。设空处修饰名词city， 表示

32、“北部城市”， 故填northern。7. to be turned/turning 考查非谓语动词。由 don U知need在此作实义动词，其后可跟不定式或动词-ing 形式的主动形式表被动意义，故填to be turned /turning。8. the 考查冠词。centre前有of the city修饰，表特指，故其前用 the。9. simply。考查副词。设空处修饰非谓语动词walking ,故用副词。10. to watch。考查非谓语动词。由语境可知，人们聚集到涅瓦河畔的目的是观看升起吊桥让大型船只通过的情形，故用不定式。E1. would change考查虚拟语气。由if引导的非真实条件句可知，此处表示与现在事实相反的假设，故填would change。2. what。考查连接词。设空处