高中英语语法填空试题

Crying marriage?   (surprise), isn’t it? Factually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and    (remain) in fashion      the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a      (necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much    same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding.     , the bride’s neighbors would look down upon     as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases    which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a     by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the    (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.

Several days ago， a     (shock) news broke out. A Malaysian airplane (MH370) with 239 passengers just disappeared after its departure from the airport. Almost two hours later， the plane just vanished into air，as if it never existed before.
Rumors about its     (disappear) have spread fast around the world. Some people said that the plane was kidnapped by the space aliens，the so called UFO.   has never been proved or confirmed true. Some people claim     the aircraft exploded in the midair before landing. This might be true to some extent，but we still need more confirmative proof.
The people      care most about the passengers are the family members of the passengers. They   _  (wait) anxiously and even getting desperate after waiting     (hope) for almost four days.      tortures them most is not the sad news of their beloved ones' death，     the newsless. They could get no news from anywhere or anybody about the wreckage失事.This has been driving them into craziness day by day.
We hope these people     board will soon be found well and safe， and with their family members they could get together and reunited.

M:  I'm so relieved.  I just finished the story l was working on for our creative writing course.
W:I haven't finished mine   .I had trouble     (get) past the beginning.
M: How come?
W:I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages ,I
just     write any more.
M: The same thing      (happen) to me. You can talk to Mrs Wilson about it.
W: Actually,1 went to ask for more time to finish the writing. But instead she gave me
some good advice. She said the first thing I should do is just write anything that
comes into my mind even if it doesn't make any    .
M: That's interesting. When I got     (stick),I stopped to do      else, you
know, do some for one of my other courses.
W: Her methods seem to have worked for me.  I have written most of the story, and I
should be able to hand it      on time, but l still need to go to the jewelry store.
M: You are going shopping?
W: I'm going there for my story.  My detective story involves      jewelry store rob   bery , so I want to go there in order to take a look at      the cases are arranged,
where the security cameras are placed.

In the United States, there were 222 people ______（report） to be billionaires（亿万富翁） in 2003．The _______（rich） of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, ______made his money ________ starting the company Microsoft．Mr．Gates was only 21 years old ____he first helped to set up the company in 1976．He was a billionaire by the time he was 31 years old．_______, there are still some other people who have made lots_______ money at even younger ages．Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple．_______ of these child actors made over a million dollars _______ （act） in movies before they were 14．But ______ youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited （继承） a billion dollars when he turned 18!

What do you do if you don't get into your first choice of university? That's the question      faces thousands of students in Britain every year.
Many students turn to Clearing, an education agency that helps      (find) university places for students at the last moment.      students don't have enough marks to get into their first choice of universities, Clearing tells them about places available at other universities, though they might have to study another subject.
But this year has seen a record number of students    want to study in universities. This means that there's been a fiecer competition for university places than usual. Education officials say six students competed for one place. It’s said almost 190,000 students still don't have a place in a university. That's a rise of over 46,000 students from last year.
  (face) with these numbers, some students are going to be disappointed, others might be thinking of an interesting choice: studying abroad. The University of Nottingham, for example, is offering places in Ningbo, near Shanghai.
       some people say that rising university costs, less hope to find jobs in the future, and a drop in graduate recruitment（大学招生）mean it's     (bad) time to be a university student in the UK.

That is my bike; you mustn't use it without my _________(permit).
Cycling is good exercise which ________ (strong)all the muscles of the body.
Reading and traveling ________(broad) the mind.
We had an ________(argue) with the waiter about the bill.
Careful ________ (consider)should be given to issues of health and safety.
When you fill in the form, please state your name, age, sex and________ (occupy) .
After the big earthquake, many ________(home) people have nowhere to live.
His ________ (explain)agrees with the facts of the situation.
Nowadays a ________ (vary) of goods are forwarded through Express companies.
For many people coming to Huizhou, the West Lake has a great ________(attract).
Her words left a lasting ________（印象）on me.
The train hasn’t arrived yet; he doesn't have the ________(耐心) to wait.
My only aim is to ________ (代表) China at the Olympics.
The ________(误会)between us has been cleared up.
I thought he looked at me rather ________(好奇地),but I didn’t take any notice of him.

Section C (8 marks)
There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair(集市) ___ it won a blue ribbon.
One year, a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned ______ interesting about how he grew it. ______ reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn(粮种) with his neighbors.
“How can you afford to do that when they are entering their corn in competition______
yours each year?” the reporter asked.
“Why sir,” said the farmer, “don’t you know? The wind picks up pollen(花粉) from the ripening corn and spreads _____ from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, cross-pollination will gradually reduce the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”
He is fully aware _____ the connectedness of life. His corn can’t improve ______ his neighbors’ corn also improves. ______ it is with our lives.

Cell phones are so cheap that almost all people can afford it. _____ you go, you can see people holding cell phones doing different things. Our life style has changed greatly  _____ of the widespread of mobile phones.
Mobile phones change _____ way we contact others. In the past, we contacted our families, relatives and friends by writing letters _____ just going to a certain area to make a phone call. Now, if we want to contact them, all we need to do is to take out our cell phone, dial the number and then we can reach _____ in a minute.
With a cell phone, we _____ take photos and locate ourselves easily. All cell phones have a camera function. We can take photos anywhere we want and do _____ need to take our camera. Besides, _____ we are lost, we can use a cell phone to locate ourselves and find the right direction.

Everyone agreed that they were greatly __________ by Morissette’s brilliant music and singing.
Although the sound system caused a few problems, the ________ could still enjoy the concert.
I was ready to ________ paper cutting for myself. Mr Chen could help me make my first paper cut.
Its black eyes, which _____________ the cabbage, show the creature’s interest in the vegetable.
His soft portraits of beautiful women are very ___________.
Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs which ___________to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.
Paper cuts used for _____________ purposes are often found in temples.
______________ the old stories of Iceland and Norway, Eric the Red was forced to leave Iceland.
Eric the Red had ____________ a murder, for which he got into trouble.
The famous classical ___________, Kong Xiangdong, surprised his fans last week by giving a concert.

Opportunities don’t come often. They come every once in a while. Very often, they come quietly and go by without  (notice). Therefore, it is advisable   you should value and treat them with care. When an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it  its own. If you want to achieve something    intend to fulfill one of your ambitions, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared.   , you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you. The difference between a man who succeeds and   
who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. The successful person always makes adequate preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The    (success) person, on  other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by. 1n my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those who are prepared adequately and qualified    (high) can make use of them to achieve     purposes.

Tom: I just heard that our school will hold a singing contest      5 days.
Ann: And you are planning to take part in it?
Tom: Of course. This is a great chance for me to show off my beautiful           .
Ann: Is there a prize?
Tom:        say that the winner will get an iPad mini, while others say it's an MP5 player. But it's unimportant for me. What I want is          my voice can be heard and loved by           _ (many) people in our school.
Ann: So do you think you have a chance to win?
Tom: A chance? Not just a chance. I'm a hundred percent certain. Everyone        (hear) my singing says it’s beautiful, you know. Therefore, I must be               person to win.
Ann: But you haven't practiced all that much.
Tom: I still have 5 days            (practise). It's in the bag!
Ann: Don't be too sure. Get some provisional training,         you'll find it's of great help.
Tom: Yes, you're right. I'm considering        (ask) Mr White to teach me after class.

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely       cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color     represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children      (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect     against evils（灾祸）.
People’s    (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be     most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally      physically. People     (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that     (easy) catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So    you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

阅读下面材料，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。
M:  I'm so relieved.  I just finished the story l was working on for our creative writing course.
W:I haven't finished mine    .I had trouble      (get) past the beginning.
M: How come?
W:I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages ,I
just      write any more.
M: The same thing       (happen) to me. You can talk to Mrs Wilson about it.
W: Actually,1 went to ask for more time to finish the writing. But instead she gave me
some good advice. She said the first thing I should do is just write anything that
comes into my mind even if it doesn't make any    .
M: That's interesting. When I got      (stick),I stopped to do      else, you know, do some for one of my other courses.
W: Her methods seem to have worked for me.  I have written most of the story, and I
should be able to hand it      on time, but l still need to go to the jewelry store.
M: You are going shopping?
W: I'm going there for my story.  My detective story involves      jewelry store rob   bery , so I want to go there in order to take a look at      the cases are arranged,
where the security cameras are placed.

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he      ( find ) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it; neither too much       too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,        not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very     ( reason ) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.
Nick’s guests,          had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt       a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect      the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn’t        ( possible ) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only        very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always       ( think ) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”

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Mr. Jones woke early one morning. It was a beautiful morning, so     went to the window and looked 
out. He was surprised to see a neatly dressed, middle-aged professor,    worked in the university near his 
house. He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying     umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must    (arrive) by the night train and decided to walk to the university instead 
of     (take) a taxi. 
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, so that 
they could swing on it. 
Mr. Jones was surprised to see the professor stop and look     (care) up and down the road.    he saw that there was nobody in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, 
newspaper, bag and hat neatly on the grass and took hold of the rope. He pulled it hard     (see) whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then      (run) as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end 
of the rope.' 
At last the professor stopped and continued on his way     the university, looking as quiet and correct 
as one would expect a professor to be.