中考英语复习《语法填空》48篇专项练习

中考英语复习《语法填空》48篇专项练习第1篇阅读下面短文，在空白处填一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。OurfamilyboughtanewsmartTVsetlastweek.Itis1．(real)cool!Butwedidn'tknowwhatweshoulddo2．theoldone.ThenI3．(see)anadvertisement(广告)forTech-Help.Tech-HelpdonatessmartTVsetstopeoplewhoneedthem.4．far,Tech-Helphasdonated(捐赠)5．(many)than2,000smartTVsetstodifferentfamiliesacrossthecountry.LastyeartheygavesmartTVsetstopoorfamilies.6．isveryeasytodonatesmartTVsetstoTech-Help.Yesterday,mybrother7．ItooktheoldsmartTVsettoalocalshop.Two8．(hour)later,Tech-Helpcollecteditfromtheshop.TheywillcleanthesmartTVsetandmakeitbetter.Rightnow,Tech-HelpisgivingsmartTVsetstofamiliesinXinjiang.Thereareabout50familiesonthe9．(wait)list.TheybelievetheywillgetthesmartTVsetssoon.I'm10．(excite)wecoulddosomethingtohelpothers!第2篇阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thewillowbranch(柳树枝)isapartofthewillowtree.InancientChina,willowbrancheswereoftenusedasapartinggiftbetweenfriendsandfamily11．(member).Eventoday,willowbranches12．(mention)inmanycasesasasymbolofsayinggoodbye.Doyouknow13．?Onereasonisthatwillowtreesarestrong.Theycanlive14．(easy)inanyplace,wetordry,northorsouth.Becauseofthis,givingawillowbranchtosaygoodbyetolovedonesisawaytotellthemyouhopetheywillgetusedto15．(they)newlivingenvironment.Foranotherreason,thepronunciationforthewillowtree"liu(柳)"issimilar16．thecharacter"liu(留)"inChinese,whichmeansinvitingsomeone17．(stay)—onlythetonesaredifferent.So18．(offer)awillowbranchmeansaskingtheotherpartytoliveforalongertime,eventhoughweknowthattheymustleave.It'ssaidthatthiscustombecamepopularduringtheHanDynasty.Atthattime,Baqiao,abridgeinChang'an,today'sXi'an,was19．commonplacetosaygoodbye.Peopleoften20．(stop)thereandhandedwillowbranchestopeoplewhowereleaving.

第3篇阅读下面短文，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。AyoungstudentonceaskedhisMaster,"Master,youalwaystellus21．(be)kindandcompassionate(怀有悲悯之心的).Butwhatiscompassion?"Hearingthis,he22．(lead)thestudenttothewindowanddirectedhisattentiontothebeggarsittingonthecornerofthestreet.Theynoticedthatanoldladyhadwalkedbyandgivenhimacoin.Thenabusinessman23．fineclothespassedbyandgavehimfivecoins.Afterawhile,amotherandachildpassedthestreet.Theyoungchildwalkedtowardsthebeggarandhandedhimaflowerhe24．(carry)."Whodoyoubelievewas25．(kind)personwithcompassionforthebeggar?""Thebusinessman."TheMastersmiledandsaid,"Yousee,anelderlyladypassingby26．(trouble)bythebeggar'spoverty,shehadtogivehimagoldcoin.Thebusinessmansawasmallgatheringofpeopletalkingabouthim,sohehandedthebeggarfivecoinsandleft27．(quick).Whenachildcarryingsome28．(flower)walkedbythebeggar,thechildsmiledandhandedhimaflower.Hehad29．pridenorpityorwanttoboosthissocialimage.Heactedwithloveandhewas30．onewhorespondedcompassionately.Acompassionatepersonknowsthatallbeingsarethesame."第4篇阅读下面的短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。Socialmediaisaplatformwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcanconnectandinteractwitheachother.Ithasbecomeoneofthe31．(big)platformseverinhistoryandhaschangedsomanythingsinourlife.Studentsarealsousingsocialmediainanumberof32．(way).Socialmediaprovidesaplatformforstudents33．(learn)andcommunicate.Itmakesstudents'lifemoreconvenient34．colorful.Sociallearninghasbeeninvolvedinalmostallthee-learningwebsites.Studentscanalsotakeadvantageoflivevideothatisapart35．somanysocialnetworkingsites(社交网站)totakeclasses.Socialmediaalsooffersstudents36．tooltoexpressthemselves.Manystudentsarescaredofthethoughtofwhat37．(happen)iftheyexpressthemselves.Andsocialmedia38．(help)themtosharetheirthoughtswithoutanyfear,makingitmorelikelyforthemtocomeoutoftheboxandexploretheirtalents.Whenstudents39．(active)takepartinsocialmedia,theymaycometoagloballevel.Forinstance,theycanevenlearnaboutthedifferentcoursespresentedbyuniversitiesfromallaroundtheworld,whichisbeneficialfor40．(they)toimprovetheirknowledgeofforeigncultures.第5篇阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Abigcompanywantedtofindsomeonetoworkforthem.Lotsofyoungcollege41．(student)cametoaskforthejob,butonlyasmallpartofthemwereleft.Andthistime,thecompanydidn'tplantochoosetherightpersonsasusual.Herecamethedaywhentheytookthefinalinterview.Abigboxfullofpapers42．(place)onthewaytotheinterviewroom,andafewpaperswerelyingaroundthebox.The43．(one)studentcame.Hehurriedalongthewaytotaketheinterview."Whoputthisboxinthemiddleoftheroad?"Thestudentsaidto44．(him),buthedidnottrytomovetheboxaway.Instead,hepassedaroundtheboxandcontinuedhisway.Thesecondstudentcamealonganddidthesamething.Thenanothercame,andanother.Allofthemcomplainedaboutthebox45．noneofthemtriedtomoveit.What'sworse,someoneevenstepped(踩)onthepapersandleftwithout46．(have)alookatthethingsontheground.Half47．hourlater,athinyoungmanwithglassescame.Hewasalsoamongthosewhowerelefttotaketheinterview.Whenhesawtheboxandthepapersaroundit,hestoppedandbegantopickupthepapersandputthemintothebox.Thenhemanagedtomovethebox48．theside.Tohisgreatsurprise,hefoundan49．(invite)underthebox.Onitwerethefollowingwords,"Congratulations,youngman!Youaretherightpersonwearelookingfor!Wouldyoulike50．(join)us?"Sometimes,yousee,helpingothersishelpingyourself.

第6篇语法填空ZhangLei,afifteen-year-oldboy,isananimallover.Hesavedanelephantthatwas51．greatdanger.OnMarch13th,2020,ZhangLeiheardababyelephantlost52．(it)motherandthelivingplace.Hewantedtosavethepooranimal.ZhangLeiusedhispocketmoneytohelpit.Later,theelephantwassenttoalocalzoo.Thezoocouldgiveitamuch53．(good)placetoliveinthanbefore.Look!WhatisZhangLeidoingnow?He54．(play)withtheelephantinthezoo.Everyweekend,ZhangLeiandhisfriendsvisitand55．careoftheelephant.Itgrowsuphealthilythere.ZhangLeialsoenjoys56．(spend)timewithotheranimals.Hedecidestohelpmoreanimals.Treesaresometimescutdownbypeople57．wanttomakemoney,soanimalslosetheirhomes.ZhangLeihopestostopthis.Manychildrenhavethesameidea.Theyexpecttojoinhim58．(quick)."Protectinganimalsneedsmany59．(volunteer).I'llalwaysbeoneofthem,"saidZhangLei."Thoughthere'salongwaytogotosavetheendangeredanimals,I'llnevergive60．.Myjourneyhasjustbegun."第7篇阅读填空Whyissettinggoalsimportant?Becausegoalscanhelpyoudoandexperienceeverythingyouwantinlife.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyou,goals61．/ə'laʊ/youtomakeyourlifehappen.Successfulpeopleinlifeimaginehowtheirlifeshouldbeandsetlotsofgoals.Bysettinggoalsyouaretaking62．/kən'trəʊl/ofyourlife.It'slikehavingasigntoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasaplacetogotoclearlyinmind.Hecan63．（sure）drivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtime.64．otherhasnogoal,oramap.Hestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplace.Buthedrivesaimlesslyaround,nevergettinganywhere,justusingupoil.65．driverdoyouwanttobe?Theanswerisobvious（显而易见的）.66．（win）inlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Theydecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebysettinggoalsand67．（make）plans.Amiserable（碌碌无为的）personusuallyjustletshisownlifehappen68．accident.Goalsaren'thardtosetandtheyaren't69．/dɪfikəlt/toreach.It'suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsreally70．（be）.Youaretheonewhomustdecidewhattoachieveandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlife.

第8篇阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。WhereveryougoinChina,youcanseelionstatues(雕塑).Doyouknowwhy?71．(put)lionstatuesoutsideofbuildingsisacommonpracticeinChina.Itwasespeciallycommonin72．/ˈeɪnʃənt/times.Wecanseethematthegatesofpalaces,temples,governmentofficesandthehomesofrichpeople.Thestatuesareusuallymade73．stone.Peoplebelievetheycanscareawayevil(邪恶的)spiritsandbringgoodluck.However,thelionisnot74．/ˈləʊkl/inChina.Itwasnotuntilabout2,000yearsago,whenlionswere75．(give)toChineseemperorsasgifts,thattheanimalcouldbefoundinChina.Emperorslovedlions76．theylookstrong.Theykeptlionsaspets.TheanimalswerealsobelievedtolooklikeSuanni(狻猊),oneoftheninelegendary77．(son)ofthedragon.Sincetheoldtimes,peoplehaveputlionstatuesoutsidetheirhousesto78．/prɔˈtekt/theirfamilies.Theyusuallyputapairofstonelionsoneachsideofthegatetotheirhome.Amalelionstandsonthe79．playingwithaball,whichstandsforpower.Afemalelionisontherightwithababylionunder80．(she)leftpaw(爪子).Shestandsforalargeandhappyfamily.

第9篇阅读填空SpeakingisdifferentamongthefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theotherthreeyoucandoaloneonyour81．,butyoucan'treallyspeakalone.Speakingtoyourselfcanbe"82．['deIndʒərəs]"!Thenhowcanyoupracticespeaking?WherecanyoufindpeopletospeakEnglish83．?Atschool：Ifyoupaytogotoalanguageschool,youshouldusethechancetospeak.Ifyourteacher84．（ask）youtospeakinpairswithotherstudents,trytosayasmuchaspossible.Don'tworryaboutyour85．（mistake）.Justspeak!Cafesandbars：ThereareAmerican,British,Irishand86．（Australia）barsinmanybigcities.Ifyoucanfindone,youwillprobablymeetmanypeoplespeakingEnglishastheirfirstor87．language.Songsandvideos：RepeatthewordsofanEnglishsongsingingwiththemusic88．[ən'tIl]itbecomesautomatic（不假思索）.It'sgoodpracticeforyourmemoryandforthemouthmusclesthatyouneedforEnglish.Languageisallaroundyou.89．['evriweə（r）]yougo,youwillfindlanguage.Shopnames,notices,andcarnumbers...Whenyouwalkdownthestreet,practice90．（read）thewordsandnumbersthatyousee.Saythemtoyourself.It'snotexactlyaconversation,butitwillhelpyouto"think"inEnglish.

第10篇阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。DearMillie,YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalweChinese91．(celebrate)forover2,000years.It'soneofthethreemostimportantlunarfestivalsinChina,alongwiththeSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival.TheDragonBoatFestivaltakesplaceonthe92．(twenty-two)ofJunethisyear.Throughouttheyears,manystorieshavebeentoldaboutthe93．(begin)ofthisfestival.Amongthem,94．(famous)oneisaboutQuYuan,awell-knownscholarinancientChina.Henotonly95．(write)goodpoemsbutalsogavesuggestionstotheking.96．hedevotedhimselftohiscountry,thekingdidn'tlikehim.Thisgreatpersondrowned(溺水)himselfintheMiluoRiveronthe5thdayofthe5thChineselunarmonthbecausehisChuStatefelltoQinState.Localpeopletriedtosavehimorfindhisbody,buttheydidn't97．(success).QuYuanwaslaterconsideredas98．nationalhero.Torememberhim,everyfifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,peoplebeatdrumsandgoboatracingontheriverastheyoncedid99．(keep)fishawayfromhisbody.DragonboatracingisoneofthemostimportantcustomsChinesepeoplepracticetocelebratetheDragonBoatFestival.Thisactivity100．(hold)widelyinChina'ssouthernandsoutheasternareaswheretherearelotsofriversandlakes.Lotsoflove,Wendy

第11篇阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。HuangQiangistheownerofacube(魔方)storeinChangsha.Recently,using560cubes,hespenteighthours111．(make)aportrait(肖像)ofWangYaping,oneofthethreeastronautsontheShenzhouXIII."Iwanttoshow112．(I)respectforthethreeastronauts,especiallyWang,thefirstwomanChineseastronauttoenterthespacestation,"HuangQiangsaid.Beforeleaving,Wangpromisedherdaughter113．(pick)starsforher.SonowWang114．(call)the"star-pickingmother"byChinesepeople.Huanghasalsousedcubestomakeportraitsofsomefamousmedicalworkerswhohavefought115．(brave)againstCOVID-19acrossChina.Hestartedtoplaywithcubepuzzlesduringhighschool.Because116．hisloveforthem,hejoinedthecubesocietywhileattendingcollege.Hepracticedwithcubesonbuses,inschooldininghall-basicallywheneverhe117．(have)sparetime.Hisrecordforsolvingacubepuzzleis8seconds,whichisthe118．(high)speedinhiscollege.Althoughhemajoredinchemistry,HuangopenedacubestoreinChangshaafterhis119．(graduate).Inhisstoreheteachespeopletosolvecubepuzzles."Ihavestrongsupportfrommyparents,whoalwaystellmethatIwon'tknowwhatispossible120．Ihaveatry,"Huangsaid.

第12篇阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。OneLeaf,OneWorldMaybeyouknowChinesepapercutting,buthaveyoueverheardofleaf-cuttingart?Inautumnandwinter,manystreets121．(cover)infallenleaves.Mostofusprobablyjustpassoverthemwithoutpayingmuchattention.ButnotKanatNurtazin,anartistfromKazakhstan(哈萨克斯坦).Hewillpickupsomefallenleavesandcutbeautifulartworksoutofthem.Kanatworksatauniversity.He122．(keep)drawingasahobbytostaycreativesince2013.Thislong-timehobbyhasalsoallowedhim123．(express)himselfthroughart.In2013,Kanat124．(start)aprojectcalled"100MethodsofDrawing".Inthisproject,hetriestousedifferentmaterialsandskillstocreateartworks.Amongallthesecreativepaintings,leaf-cuttingart125．(be)oneofhisfavorites.Tomakeleafart,Kanatfirstchoosesaleaffromhiscollection.Then,hesimply126．(imagine)afunnystoryoralivelymoment(时刻).Hedrawsitonapieceofpaperandsticksthepapertotheleaf.Afterthegluedries,Kanatusesarazor(剃须刀)tocutoutthepattern(图案)ontheleaf.Finally,theartistfindsabeautifulbackgroundtotakepicturesoftheleaf.Andthis"leafstory"willbesharedonline.Aleaf'slifeisshort.Butifyoulookatitwithyourcreativeeyes,likeKanatdoes,youtoocangivetheleafasecondlifeby127．(make)ittellaninterestingstory!

第13篇读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动调或情态动词。Oneday,Idecidedtotidymybookshelfup,Suddenly,awhiteenvelope(信封)felltothefloor.Iwas128．(surprise)!Icouldn'tremember129．(put)theenvelopeonmyshelf.Itmusthavebeenyearsago!Anyway,Iopenedtheenvelope130．(careful).Insideit,therewasafoldedpieceofpaper.Ireadit.Itwasaletter131．(write)bymymom.Mydearchild.Iloveyousomuch!Thisisnotalettertobeposted.Ihavewrittenthisinthehopethatonedayyou132．(find)it.Yes,Iwantedtoletyouknowsomethingthatwasnotsuitabletoexpressfacetoface.Lifeistooshortanduncertain.Ifyouarereadingthis,Iamnolongerwithyou.Youarealonenow.I'mnottheretohelpyouorgiveyouanykindof133．(advise).Theworldaroundyoucanbeconfusing(令人困惑的),Butifyoulookinsideyourself,youcanlightyourpathandfindoutwhere134．(go).Rememberthesaying,"Youreapwhatyousow(播种."Thewayyouactwillhaveaninfluenceonyourlife.Bepositive(积极的)asmuchaspossible.YouareagreatchildIhopeyou135．(understand)whatImean.Bekindtoothersandto136．(you).Yours,MomIwas137．(silence)foralongtime,holdingthatletter.IthoughthowmuchIlovedandmissedmymother.

第14篇语法填空In1998，whenthevolunteerteacherHanMeifirstenteredthesmallmountainvillageschool，shewassurprisedtoseethesights（情景）infrontofher：brokenwindows，smallolddesksand138．（chair）.Evenworse，studentsofdifferentageswere139．thesameclassroom.Itwastheonlyclassintheschool.HanMeirealizedhowpoorthelocalpeoplewereineducation，soshedecided140．（find）outasmanywaysasshecouldtohelpthem.OnedaywhileHanMei141．（give）aclass，MaQiang，anaughty（顽皮的）boy，madesomenoisesforfun.Otherkidslaughed.AtthattimeHanMeidecidedtomakegooduseofthechancetohelp142．（he）.ShewalkedtowardsMaQiangandaskedhimtotakeouthistoys.HanMeistood143．（silent）besideMaQiangandlookedatthemangrily，thenshesaidwithasmile，"Iexaminedyourlittlefingersjustnow.Iknowyou144．（become）agooddoctorinthefuture.Comeon!"Hearingthis，MaQiangwassurprised145．nobodyhadsaidsuchwordstohimbefore.Afterthat，MaQiangstudiedmuchharderandlaterhe146．（accept）byafamousuniversity.Aftermanyyears，justashisvolunteerteacherhadexpected，hebecame147．famousdoctor.MaQiangalwayssayshisvolunteerteacher'sencouragingwordshavemadewhatheis.

第15篇阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ateachergavehisstudentsatest.Mostofthestudentsfinishedallthequestionswithoutmucheffortuntiltheyallreadthelastone.Itwas"Whatisthe148．(one)nameofthewomanwhocleanstheschool?"Allofthestudents149．(think)thatwassomekindofjoke.Theyhadallseenthecleaningwomanmany150．(time)duringeachdayatschool.Itwasclearthatshewastallandold,151．howwouldtheyknowhername?Soallthetestpapers152．(hand)in,leavingthelastquestionunanswered.Justbeforetheclassended,oneofthestudentsasked153．(quiet)ifthelastquestionwouldcounttowardtheresultsofthetest."Ofcourse",saidtheteacher.Just154．fewsecondslater,theteacherwentontosay."Inyourlivesandcareers,you155．(meet)manypeopleandtheyareimportant,sotheyeachareworthyourattentionandcare,evenifallyoudoissmileandsay"Hello".Allthestudentsrealizeditsimportance.Overthefollowingdays,eachofthestudentstried156．(find)outthenameofthecleaner.Theyalllearnedthatcleaner'snamewasDorothy.Everyoneintroducedthecleanercarefully157．(them).Andtheyneverforgotthelessonthattheirteachergavethem.

第16篇阅读下面短文，在空格中填入一个适当的词或使用所给词语的正确形式填空。TheChinesewomen'ssoccerteamwontheAsianCuponFebruary6th,2022.HavinglosttwopointsinthefinalinNaviMumbai,India,theSteelRosesmadeuptheirmind158．(fight)back.Inthe93rdminute,XiaoYuyigotthelastpoint159．WangShanshan'shelp."We'veputthepastbehind160．(we)andarelookingforwardtothefuture.Thankallthefanswhosupportus.Wewillkeeptryinghardinthefuture."Xiaosaidafterthegame."Afterthefirsthalf,we161．(encourage)byourcoachandnoneofuseverthoughtaboutgivingup.Wetriedourbestandintheendwewon.Thissuccessisanew4162．(begin)fortheChinesewomen'ssoccer.Throughit,weshowedtheworldourstrength,"saidWang.TheAsianCupwas163．firstinternationalcompetitionforShuiQingxia,thecoachoftheChinesewomen'ssoccerteam."I'msoexcitedtowinthegame,andweneverletourheads164．(drop)whenwewere0-2down.Theplayersovercamebothrivals(对手)andthemselves."Shuisaid."Athalftime,I165．(simple)toldtheplayersnottogiveup.Anythingcouldhappenintheremaining45minutes.Weshouldthink166．(little)andfightharder.It'sagreatachievementtowinthistime.167．wecanseeabrightfutureahead."第17篇阅读填空Twostudents168．（ask）tomeettheirteacherattheendofaforest.Thereweretwopaths.Onewasshortandeasy，and169．otherfulloffallentrees.Onestudentchosetheeasyone.Hefelthewascleverashewalkedthroughwithoutdifficulty.Hefinishedfirstandfeltproudofhimself.Thesecondstudentchosetotaketimetojumpovereveryfallentreeinhispath.Afterarrivingatthefinishline，hefelttiredandregretted170．（choose）thatpath.Theteachernoddedandsmiledatthemboth.Heaskedthemtogetaprizebyariverinthreedays.171．thestudentsarrived，theywere172．（surprise）tohearthatthey173．（need）tojumpoverariverwhichwasafewmeterswide.Theteachersaid，"Everythingthatyouhavedoneuntilnowshouldhavepreparedyouforthismoment.Thisisajump174．willleadyoutogreatness."Thefirststudentwalkedaway175．（immediate），asheknewthathehadn'tpreparedwellenoughforthejump.Thesecondstudentlookedathisteacher，ashamed176．hisformer（先前的）regret.Heknewnowbychoosingtodealwithchallenges，nottoavoidthem，hewasreadytomakethejump.Herantowardstheriverandlaunched177．（he）intotheair.Andhemadeit!第18篇阅读填空TherearemanykindsofartformsinChina.AndeachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsof178．（tradition）art.Theseusuallytrytorepresentthethingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove，beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings，frompapertoclaytobamboo，179．（turn）intoobjectsofbeauty.Papercutting180．（be）aroundformorethan1，500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasy181．itcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper，usuallyred，isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers，fish，animals，andthingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival，theyareputonwindows，doorsandwallsas182．（symbol）ofwishesforgoodluckand183．happynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallthattheylookveryreal.Thepiecesare184．（careful）shapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying，theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Finally，materialssuchaswoodorpaperareadded185．（make）differentthings.186．takesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehave187．lifeandbeauty.

第19篇阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必更时可加情态动词或助动词）Ifyou'veeverstayeduplateandthengottenupearlythenextday,youknowwhatit'slikenottogetenoughsleep.It'sveryuncomfortablefeeling.Infact,formanyyearsscientists188．.（believe）thatsleepislikefood—ifwedon'tgetenoughofit,wemightgetsickorevendie.Butnowthey189．（start）towonderjusthowmuchsleepweneed.ResearchersatImperialCollegeLondondidastudyonfruitflies（果蝇）.Theyfoundthatfliesthatsleptforveryshortperiodsoftime—about72minutesaday—still6190．（live）aboutaslongasfliesthatsleptfornormalamountsoftime.Oneofthefemalesleptforjust4minuteseachdayonaverage.Thishasledtheresearcherstowonderifsleepislessnecessarythanwepreviouslythought.Humansareverydifferentfromfruitflies.Sleep191．（help）repairtissue（组织）whenourbodiesperformalotofmaintenance（维护）.Sleepingallowsourbodies192．（get）wellagainfromthestressweexperienceeachday.Butcanwereallydiefromnotseeping?Nohumanshavediedsofarfrom193．（stay）awakefortoolong.Thecurrent（现在的）worldrecordforsleeplessness194．（hold）byRandyGardnerfromtheUS,whostayedawakefor11daysand25minutesin1964.Scientisthavenotyetfoundanyanimalsthatdon'tsleepatall.Evenanimalsthatonlyseepforshortperiodsarenotcompletelysleepless.

第20篇阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。Itisbelievedthattheearliestchopsticksweredevelopedover5,000yearsagoinChina.IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod,metal(金属)chopsticksappeared.Today195．(us)havechopsticksmadeofdifferentmaterials(材料).Inancienttimes,therich196．(usual)usedhardgreenstonesorgoldchopsticksforshowingtheirwealth.Itwassaidthatsilverchopstickswouldturnblackiftheytouchedpoisoned(有毒的)food(butweknowitwaswrongtoday),soinhistorymanykingsusedthem197．(see)whetherthefoodwasbadforthemornot.InChina,chopsticks198．(give)toadaughterwhenshemarriestohopethattheywillhaveachildverysoon,becausethewordinChineseispronouncedlike"quickchild".Peopleoftenbelievechopsticksmeangoodluck.Soonthe199．(one)dayofanewyear,manyfamilieswillputnewchopsticksonthetableatdinner,wishinggoodluck.It'sbelievedthatusingchopsticksatdinnerisvery200．(help)tomakeyourfingersdoeverythingfreely.Itcanimprovememory,too.Nowmanywesternersputtheknivesandforksbesidetheir201．(bowl)anddishesbutchoosechopsticksinChina.

第21篇用括号里所给动词的适当形式填空。请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。Afewyearsago,EdJoneswasshoppingatasecond-handstore.He202．(look)forsomethingthatmightbevaluable.Ifhefoundsomethingvaluable,hewouldbuyitcheaplyandthenresellit.Suddenly,somethingcaughtiseye-—alargecardboardmap.Themap203．(cover)withdust,soM.Joneswipedit