2020-2021年中考英语语法填空试题和答案经典1

1、2020-2021 年中考英语语法填空试题和答案经典1一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析）1 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Strangely enough, some inventions are lost people can't imagine their （ valuable） . A use may need to be "invented" along with the invention. An example is the fax machine. The technology for faxing （ in

2、vent） in the 1800s. It took morethan one hundred years, however, for the fax to be seen as useful. In 1843 Alexander Bain invented a machine to （ electrical ） transmit （传输）writing. At first, it wasconsidered （ use） since few people thought there was need fortransmitting writing over （ wire） . Eventu

3、ally the value of the invention was realized,and it was improved office use. By the 1980s, the fax machine became a piece ofstandard （ equip ） in offices. The reason is it can very quickly transmitwritten documents. Who knows how many other inventions just need to be recognized as valuable?【 答 案 】be

4、cause；value； was invented ； electrically ； useless； a/any ； wires ； for ；equipment ； that【解析】【分析】主要讲了一些发明因为人们不能想象它们的价值而失去，列举传真机器的发明来说明这点。 （ 1 ）句意：足够奇怪的是，因为人们不能想象它们的价值，所以一些发明消失了。后句 表示原因，所以用because;形容词修物主代词修饰名词，their它们的，形容词修物主代词，所以后面用形容词 valuable的名词value,不可数名词，故填because, value。（ 2）句意：传真的科技在19 世纪被发明。in

5、vent 发明，实义动词，主语technology 是动作 invent 的 承受 者， 时态 是一 般过 去时 ，所 以用 一般 过去 时的 被动 语态 ，结 构是 was/were+ 动词过去分词，主语technology 是不可数名词，所以用was， invent 的过去分词是 invented ，故填 was invented 。（ 3）句意：1843 年，亚历山大贝恩发明了一种电子传输文字的机器。electrical 电子的，形容词，副词修饰实义动词，transmit传输，实义动词，所以用副词 electrically ,电子地，故填 electrically 。（ 4）句意：起初，

6、它被认为是无用的，因为很少有人认为有必要通过电线传输文字。beconsidere 形容词，表示被认为怎么样，固定搭配，根据后文可知传真的作用后来才被认 可，所以起初被认为是无用的，use使用，实义动词，其形容词是useless,无用的；原因是很少人认为有必要，few表示否定，所以用 a/any; wire,电线，可数名词，前面没有表 示单数的 a或者 one,所以用复数 wires,故填 useless; a/any ; wires。（ 5）句意：最终，这项发明的价值得以实现，并被改进为办公用途。为了办公用途才被改进，所以用for,为了，故填for。（6）句意：到了 20世纪80年代，传真机已

7、成为办公室的标准设备。equip,装备，实义动词，形容词修饰名词，standard ,标准的，形容词，所以用 equip的名词equipment ,设备，不可数名词，故填equipment 。（7）句意：原因是它能很快地传送书面文件。the reason is that.,原因是,固定搭配，故填that。【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。2 语法填空I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achieveme

8、nts, he was thought to be more creative than the common person. When he （ ask） why he wasable to do this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about three years old." I （ try） to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I droppedthe bottle and it fell.

9、 spilling （滋出）the milk all over the floor-a sea of milk ！ I was frightenedand I didn't know what to do!" he said.His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. "I （ consider） how to explainall this to you. Mum." he said. Instead of him, she said. "Robert, what a great m

10、ess youhave made! I （ not see） such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk hasalready been spilled, would you like （ play） in the milk for a while? We （ clean） it up after that." Then, he did so. After a few minutes. His mother said. "You know. Robert. whenever you a mess like thi

11、s, finally you have to clean it up." He used asponge （海名帛） and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.His mother then said. "You know, we how to successfully carry a big milk bottle withtwo tiny hands just now. Let's go to the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you （ disc

12、over） a way to carry it." Then the little boy learned that if he grasped （抓紧）the bottleat the top with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.What a wonderful lesson!【答案】was asked； was trying ； am considering ； punishing ； haven't seen； to play； willclean； make； failed； can disco

13、ver【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述一位著名科学家的故事，作者从冰箱里拿牛奶时，不小心把奶瓶掉下地了，牛奶溅到到处都是，但是他妈妈并没有因此惩罚他，而是借此教育了 他，他学会了如果他抓紧瓶子顶部，他便可以把它拿起而不会掉下它。（1）句意：当他被问为什么他会这样做，他给了答案。根据was,可知用过去时，ask问，he和ask之间是被动关系，用过去时的被动语态，其结构为be+过去分词，主语是he, be动词用 was, ask的过去分词是 asked,故填 was asked。（ 2）句意：我正在努力从冰箱里拿一瓶牛奶的时候，突然我落下的瓶子，并且它掉了下 来。此处表示我正在努力去牛奶的时候，恰好

14、这时另一件事发生了，主句用过去将来时，主语是I, be动词用 was,故填 was trying。（3）句意：他说 妈妈，我正在考虑怎样向你解释整个这件事。 "conside考虑，动词，他 妈妈金厨房时，他正在考虑怎样向妈妈解释，直接引语用现在进行时，其结构为be+现在分词，主语是 I, be 动词用 am, consider的现在分词是 considering , 故填 am considering o （ 4）句意：没有惩罚他，她说。“罗伯特，你搞得多么乱啊！我以前没有看见如此多的牛奶。根据常识，一般弄掉了牛奶，应该会受到惩罚，但是主人公的母亲并没有惩罚他，punish 惩 罚

15、， 动 词 ， instead of 后 接 动 名 词 ， punish 的 动 名 词 是 punishing ， 故 填 punishing 。（ 5）句意：没有惩罚他，她说。“罗伯特，你搞得多么乱啊！我以前没有看见如此多的牛奶。see看见，描述过去的动作对现在造成影响，用现在完成时，其结构为have+过去分词，根据not,可知用否定句，主语是 I,构成否定句要借助助动词 haven't, see的过去分 词是 seen,故填 haven't seen。（ 6）句意：因为牛奶已经被溅出，你想玩一会儿牛奶吗？would like to do sth 想做某事，play 玩，

16、 故填 to play。（ 7）句意：我们然后将会把它打扫干净。描述将要发生的事情，用一般将来时，其结构为will+动词原形，clean打扫，故填 will clean。（8）句意：无论什么时候你向这样搞得乱七八糟，最终你必须打扫干净。make a mess搞得乱七八糟，固定搭配，描述客观事实，用一般现在时，主语是you ，动词用原形，故填make。（ 9）句意：他妈妈然后说。”你知道，我们刚才不能用两个小手成功的拿两个大奶瓶。由于寻找拿奶瓶的方法，可知不能用小手拿起奶瓶，用 fail,失败，fail to do sth不能做某事/ 失败做某事，根据just now可知，用一般过去时，fail

17、的过去式是failed ,故填failed。（ 10）句意：我们一起去院子里用水装满这个瓶子看是否你能发现一种拿它的方法。用水填瓶子的目的是看是否可以发现拿它的方法，discover 发现， can 可以，能，此次用candiscover,可以发现，故填 can discover。【点评】考查语法填空。首先理解文章大意，答题的过程中，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后得出正确的答案。3 语法填空Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music. piece which was played on theecho especiall

18、y moved me. I was made （ feel ） sad and painful （ strong） .The piece （ name） Erquan Yingyue, but it was one of （ move）pieces of music that I've ever heard. The echo sounded so sad I almost cried along withit as I listened. Abing, was a folk musician, wrote the music. He could play manymusical （

19、instrument ） with his father's help. By age 17, he was known hismusical skills. Today, Abing's Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the greatest echo masters play and praise. It （ become） one of China's national treasures.【答案】The； to feel ； strongly； was named； the most moving ； that； who

20、； instruments ；for； has become 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者对二泉映月这首曲子的感受和了解。（ 1）句意：回声中播放的那首曲子尤其打动我。根据 which was played on the echo 可知做 piece 的后置定语，故piece 表示特指用定冠词，位于句首首字母大写，故填The。（2）句意：我强烈地感到悲伤和痛苦。was made to do,固定搭配，被迫做，故填 tofeel。（3）句意：我强烈地感到悲伤和痛苦。副词修饰动词feel, strongly ,是副词，强烈地，故填strongly。（ 4）句意：这首曲子叫二泉映月，但它是我听过的

21、最动人的乐章之一。name 和 piece 是被动关系，描述过去用一般过去时，主语是piece名词单数故助动词是 was,故填was。（ 5）句意：这首曲子叫二泉映月，但它是我听过的最动人的乐章之一。one of 是最高级的标志，was 是系动词其后是形容词，修饰物用ing 结尾的形容词，故此处是moving 是多音节单词，最高级是the most+moving 的形式，故填the most moving 。（6）句意：回声听起来如此悲伤，我听着几乎要哭了。so.that,固定搭配，如此以至于，引导结果状语从句，故填that。（ 7）句意：阿炳是一名民间音乐家，他创作了这首音乐。定语从句中缺少

22、主语指代人阿炳故用who ,故填who。（ 8）句意：在他父亲的帮助下，他可以演奏许多乐器。many 修饰名词复数，故填instruments 。（9）句意：至ij 17岁时，他的音乐技能已经广为人知。be known for ,固定搭配，因而出名，故填for 。（ 10）句意：它成为中国的国宝之一。现在完成时表示对现在的影响，或现在的结果，主语是it第三人称单数，故助动词是has,故填has become。【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。4 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Sitting at a d

23、esk in a classroom all day can be pretty boring. With a bike, the reading class can be （ interesting ） than before.The teachers in school in the USA have tried this. The Read and Ride program（ begin）five years ago. As part of the Read and Ride program, the teachers change the students' （ desk）in

24、to exercise bikes. With this program, one classroom in theschool has enough bikes for each student in class. is possible for the students to ridebikes and read books at the same time. Even common classrooms have one bike at the back of them. The students who cannot sit still can use the bike （ do）ex

25、ercise. The exercisebikes are not only good for the students' health but helpful in （ improve） theefficiency of the students' study. When students are bored with study, they can relax themselves riding the bikes for a while.After keeping trying the program for one year, the teachers found th

26、at the students took part in the program did much better in reading tests. amazing it is! 【答案】more interesting ； a； began； desks； It； to do ； improving ； by； who/that ； How【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了美国的一所学校采取的一种有趣的教学方法来提高学生们的阅读能力，这种方法是边骑车边阅读。这种方法的使用收到了良好的效果。（ 1）句意：使用自行车，阅读课比以前更有趣。根据than ，可知应使用形容词的比较级， intere

27、sting 的比较级为more interesting ，故答案是more interesting 。（ 2）句意：美国一个学校的老师尝试了这一种方法。school 使用的单数形式，而且并没有特指哪一所学校，因此应使用不定冠词，school 是以辅音字母开始，因此应使用不定冠词a,故答案是a。（ 3）句意：边阅读边骑自行车的项目开始于五年前。根据five years ago 可知应使用过去时，begin的过去式是 began,故答案是 began。（ 4）句意：作为阅读和骑行计划的一部分，老师将学生的课桌变成了自行车。一个班里的学生不只有一个，因此课桌也就不止一个，因此应使用复数形式desks

28、,故答案是desks。（5）句意：对于学生来说在同一时间边骑自行车边阅读成为了可能。固定搭配，it is+形容词+for sb to do ,对于某人来说做某事怎样，故答案是it。（ 6）句意：那些不能坐下的学生仍然可以使用自行车做练习。做练习是使用自行车的目的，因此应使用动词不定式做目的状语，故答案是to do。（ 7）句意：运动自行车不仅有利于学生们的健康，而且能够帮助学生们提高他们的学习效率。 in 为介词，介词后的动词使用动名词，故答案是improving 。（ 8）句意：他们可以通过骑一会自行车来放松。骑自行车是他们放松的方式，一般使用by 来引出方式状语，故答案是by。（ 9）句意

29、：老师发现那些参加了该项目的学生在阅读考试的时候做的更好。本句为定语从句，先行词students 属于人，而且在从句中做主语，因此关系代词可以使用who 或者that,故答案是 who/that 。 （ 10 ）句意：多么令人惊奇啊！根据标点符号可知该句为感叹句，强调的是形容词amazing,因此应使用 how ,故答案是 How。【点评】考查单词在语境中的运用，需要根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形，同时 熟记固定搭配和基本句型。5 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。An old man went to India. When he got there

30、, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The （ cheap） thing has a basket of red fruit."How much per kilo?" the old man （ ask） ."Two rupees （卢比）," the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing,the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eat

31、ing it.However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began （ burn） , his eyes began towater, and his whole face became as red the fruit. As he coughed and struggled tobreathe, he jumped up and , screaming: "Ah! Ah! Ah!"And yet he continued to eat the fruit. Some people who were looking

32、at him shook their （ head） and said, "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers （辣椒）!You can't just eat them by the handful!"The old man said to （ he） ,"I paid for them, so I must eat them."This old man seemed pretty stupid. But are we so much smarter? All of us have （ spend） mo

33、ney and time on something-maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job-and sometimes, even if we know there's no hope that things will change, we still continue with it.What we can learn the old man is this: if you've lost a lot over something thatdoesn't work, let it go and move on. It

34、's better than continuing to lose. 【答案】cheapest；asked；so；to burn /burning ；as；down ；heads；himself；spent；from【解析】【分析】文章大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个人因为贪便宜，买了一些根本不能作为水果的辣椒。结果因为舍不得自己花的那些钱，坚持把它们吃完的故事。从而告诉我 们放弃某些东西比继续损失要好。(1)句意：最便宜的东西有一篮子红水果。cheap,便宜。根据上文语句but most of itwas very cheap. 提示可知，此句应该用最高级，故填cheapest。(2)句

35、意：每公斤多少钱？”老人问。ask,询问，由语句 An old man went to India. 提示可知此句要用一般过去时，故填asked。( 3)句意：所以这位老人买了整整一公斤，开始吃。语句the old man bought a wholekilogram and started eating it. 是 Two rupees in India is almost nothing, 的结果，故填so。( 4)句意：然而，他一开始吃东西，嘴巴就开始燃烧。burn ，燃烧；固定结构begin to dosth,开始做某事，故填 to burn/burning 。(5)句意：整个脸变得像

36、水果一样红。固定结构asas与一样，故填as。(6)句意：他跳上跳下，尖叫着： 啊！啊！ 啊！”固定短语，jump up and down ,跳上 跳下，故填down 。(7)句意：有些人看着他，摇摇头说：你疯了！ head,头，因前面 some people ,要用复数形式，故填heads。(8)句意：老人自言自语道： 我付了钱，所以我必须吃。”固定短语，say to oneself,因主语是he,故填himself。(9)句意：我们所有人都把时间和金钱花在了一些事情上。spend ,花费，动词。因前面有助动词have,其后要用过去分词，故填 spent。(10)句意：我们可以从这位老人身上

37、学到的是(5固定短语，learn from sb,向某人学习，故填from。【点评】考查语法填空。通读全文理解大意，然后根据上下文或者所给单词的提示对所缺 部分进行逐一解答。6 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下午连贯要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括 号中的词语的正确形式填空。Jason and Andy are twins. They share a lot of things, including room, food and toys.One Saturday, Jason and Andy went out ( play) with a toy car. Both of themw

38、anted to be the owner of the car, so they shouted at each other. ( They) motherheard the boys arguing. She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car, but the twins wouldn't.A few days later, Mother brought pet home. "Can't we each have our own pet dog?"asked the

39、 boys. They were ( tire) of sharing everything."No! The dog must ( share) ." Mother said. "You will have to feed the dog andmake sure it does not get into anything wrong."Several days later, the dog got into mother's room ( secret) and made a mess there.Jason saw the dog play

40、ing with mother's clothes. He quickly went to find Andy and told him the dog had done."Oh, no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" （ cry） Andy. They boys picked up theclothes and put them away rapidly."Just think, Jason," said Andy, "what a big mess two （ dog） would

41、 made!""I agree you," laughed Jason, "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"【答案】to play； Their； a； tired ； be shared； secretly； what； cried； dogs； with【解析】【分析】本文讲述了兄弟两人通过养狗学会了分享。（1）句意：一个星期六，杰森和安迪带着一辆玩具车出去玩。go out to do,固定搭配，出去做某事，故填to play。（ 2）句意：他们的母亲听到男孩们在争吵。mother 是名词，其前是形容词性物主

42、代词，they 的形容词性物主代词是their ，他们的，故填Their。（ 3）句意：几天后，妈妈带了一只宠物回家。dog 是可数名词单数，前面应用冠词限定。pet以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词 a,故填a。（ 4）句意：他们厌倦了分享一切。be tired of doing sth. ，固定搭配，厌烦做某事，故填tired 。（ 5）句意：“不！这只狗必须分享。”母亲说。share 与 dog 是被动关系，must 是情态动词，故用must be done ，故填 be shared。（ 6）句意：几天后，这只狗悄悄地进入母亲的房间，把那里弄得一团糟。副词修饰动词短语 got into , s

43、ecret 的副词是 secretly, 故填 secretly。（ 7）句意：他很快去找安迪，并告诉他狗做了什么。宾语从句中缺少宾语，故用what 指代事或物，故填what。（ 8）句意：哦，不！收拾烂摊子是我们的责任！”安迪喊道。描述过去用一般过去时，cry 的过去式是 cried, 故填 cried。（ 9）句意：两条狗会弄得多糟啊！dog 是可数名词，two 修饰可数名词复数，故在dog后直接加 s,故填dogs。（10）句意： 我同意你，”杰森大笑说，或许分享不是那么坏。"agreewith sb.,固定搭配，同意某人，故填with 。【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，

44、语态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。7 阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空（未提供单词的，限填一 词），使文章意思完整、正确。Some people still live in their home town. However, others may only visitonce ortwice a year. Millions of Chinese leave the countryside （ search） for work in the cities.Among these is Hua Xing. He（ live） in Wenzhou for the last 13

45、years. With a hardjoba factory, he seldom visits his home town." I haven't been back for three years.It's（ shame） , "he says. （ develop） have been good in Hua Xing's hometown since 2002, for example, new roads （ appear） . A new school （ build ）However, some things will never ch

46、ange in his home town. The big old tree is still beside the playground. Children in his time （ usual ） liked to play together under it. Itwashappy childhood.【答案】it； to search/searching ； has lived/has been living ； in； shameful ； Developments ；have appeared； has been built ； usually； such/really【解析】

47、【分析】文章大意：一些人生活在自己的家乡，而另外一些人可能会一年回一到两次家去遥远的城市打工。一个叫华兴的人在温州打工13 年，却回家三次，但是他对家乡的记忆永远不会改变。（ 1 ）句意：然而其他人可能一年探视一次或两次自己的家乡。空缺处指代的是前面提到的 their hometown ，为避免重复，应使用it 指代，故答案是it。（ 2）句意：成千万的中国人离开农村去城市找工作。去城市找工作是离开农村的原因，应使用动词不定式或现在分词做状语，故答案是to search/searching。（ 3）句意：他在温州住了十三年了。根据可知应使用现在完成时或者完成进行时，故答案是 has lived

48、/has been living 。（ 4）句意：在一个工厂做繁重的工作，他很少回家。a factory 作定语修饰job 表示工作的处所，应使用介词in,故答案是in。（ 5 ）句意：很丢脸。is 后跟形容词作表语表示主语的状态，因此将shamel 改为shameful ，故答案是shameful 。（ 6）句意：从2002 年以来华兴的家乡已经发展的不错了。空缺处是句子的主语，应使用名词，因此将develop 改为 development ，根据助动词have 可知使用复数形式，故答案是Developments 。（ 7）句意：新的大路已经出现。本句在举例说明家乡发生的变化，应使用现在完成

49、时，主语为复数，助动词使用have,故答案是have appeared。（ 8）句意：一所新的学校已经建成。本句在举例说明家乡发生的变化，应使用现在完成时，学校是接受建造的，应使用被动语态，被动语态的完成时结构为have been done,主语是单数，助动词使用has,故答案是has been built。（9）句意：他那时候的孩子通常喜欢在树下一起玩。usual做状语修饰动词liked,应使用副词形式，故答案是usually。（ 10 ）句意：真的是如此幸福的童年。空缺处需要副词做状语，符合语境的副词有such和 really,故答案是 such/really 。【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的

50、运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍，检查验证。8 语法填空Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there wasoldman called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends （ wonder ） whether his son would

51、 return,Sthira always said,"Whatever happens, happens for good."One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said（ polite） ,"Whatever happens, happens for good." However, later,Sthira's son broke his（ leg） .

52、 Once again the villagers came to visit him and once againthe old man thanked （ they） and said, "Whatever happens, happens for good." Someof the villagers were surprised （ hear） this. Why? What was good? His son's leg gotbadly hurt!After a few days, the army came to the village and for

53、ced all the young men tothearmy. When they found his son had a （ break）leg, they left him behind. Once again,all the villagers came to congratulate him on his（ good） luck. Like always, the oldman was still thankful to them and said," Whatever happens, happens for good." 【答案】an； wondered ；

54、but； politely ； leg； them ； to hear； join； broken ； good【解析】【分析】文章大意：从前，在一个小村里，有一个泰斯拉的老人，不管发生了什么他都认为是好事。（ 1）句意：在一个村庄里有一个叫做泰斯拉的老人。man 是单数，前面需要不定冠词，old是以兀音音素开始的，因此使用an,故答案是an。（ 2）句意：泰斯拉的朋友想知道他的朋友是否回来。根据句首的long long ago 可知句子为一般过去时，故答案是wondered 。（ 3）句意：但是泰斯拉总是说“不管发生了什么，都是好事， ”朋友想知道他的儿子是否会回来，泰斯拉却说不管发生了什么

55、都是好事，所以使用but 表示转折，故答案是but。（ 4 ）句意：他感谢了村民们，然然后礼貌地说：“不管发生了什么，发生的都是好事。"polite修饰动词said,因此使用副词 politely,故答案是politely。（ 5）句意：然而，之后，太势力的儿子摔断了腿。摔断的不可能是两条腿，应该是一条腿，因此使用单数形式，故答案是leg。（ 6）句意：村民在一次来看忘了他，他再一次感谢了他们。they 做 thank 的宾语，应使用宾格人称代词，故答案是them 。（ 7）句意：一些村名听到后感到很吃惊。听到是吃惊的原因，应使用动词不定式做状语，故答案是to hear。（ 8）句意

56、：几天之后，军队来到村里，强迫年轻人参军。根据the army 可知是强迫参军， force sb. to do sth. 固定搭配，to 已经给出，因此使用动词原形，故答案是join。（ 9）句意：当他们发现他的儿子有一条断腿的时候，他们就把他留下了。break 修饰leg,因此使用过去分词，故答案是broken。（10）句意：村民再次来祝她好运。good修个luck,没有任何比较，所以使用原级，故答案是 good。【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍，检查验证。9 语法

57、填空From deserts and beaches to playgrounds, sand is a common sight. But you might not know that sand is also a useful resource. Sand is the second most-used resource in the world after water, the BBC reported. However, the UN said that sand is not limitless and that we might be running out of .Sand i

58、s made up of very small （ piece） of rock, soil and minerals （矿物质）. Itcan take tens of thousands of years to form. But now we are using sand more （ quick）than it is being formed. According to the BBC, we use about 15 billiontons of sand every year build houses, roads and other things. People also put sand inthesi: t