高中英语语法填空试题

Hi, Daisy,
I am wondering why you haven’t showed up online for such
a long time. I’m sorry to know your mother has f   ill in hospital
and that your father is struggling for a living. _____ is no doubt thatwhat you are ________ (经历) affects your life greatly, making youunable to c      on your study. I understand how you are feeling at the moment and I truly wish that I could be ______    any help. Life can be hard at times and we can never expect what lies  （前方）. Life is a challenge. We had no choice but to meet it. ______ happens,you need to r       optimistic and try what you can to help your parents. It is by meeting difficulties and overcoming ________ that one learns how to survive. I hope your mother will be all right soonand it won’t be long _______ things turn better.

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use ONE word that best fits each blank.
Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets _________ help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you _________ a comfortable life they live with a pet. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it _________ (well).Those tested with their animal friends had the smallest change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. _________ pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more _________ (relax) around pets, says Allen,_________ thinks it may be because pets don't judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only _________ (raise) your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year _________ (study) 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Researchers say dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs,_________ they got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Dear Ralph, 
I’m a middle school student. I’m writing to tell you my problem ,which has t___ me for a long time. It is the relation______my mother and me. My mother is a university professor, _______ works very hard. She is s____ with me, but she is so busy with her work that she has l___ time to talk to me . I love her and I do well in my studies, but I still feel a little a_______ of her because she loses her temper _______(容易地). I don’t know how to c________(交流) with her. Maybe we should exchange our feelings and thoughts in a right way. I w___ we knew more about each other and _______ each other better. What can I do?
Best wishes!
Yours,
Tom

At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake. It seemed         the world was        an end! Eleven kilometers       (direct) below the city the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century began. It was heard in Beijing,    is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was  eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide  cut        houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from         (hole) in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or        (injure) during the earthquake. Thousands of families         ( kill)  and many children were left         parents. The number of people        were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

Do you like travelling? Staying    (health) while    (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one.     you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much     (easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport(护照) and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport     (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other     you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to     you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or    (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough(prepare), we will succeed. Have    good time!

Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day,__ _____( wear ) sun glasses. He walked in as if he _____(buy) the school , And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City .
For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt _____ (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in _____last row.
________ he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back ,he was wrong . It might have made it a little _____( hard ) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around ,but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary,_ ___made her feel like a star .
“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons ?” the teacher asked .The new boy shook his head.” Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher _____ a few seconds and all the other students wondered ______ the boy would do .Then he took ______ off, gave a big smile and said “That is cool."

Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out what to do   it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he  (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.
Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help  . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried   (pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the fanner looked down into the well and was astonished at   he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something   (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.   the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of   well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes  ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of the deepest well just  never giving up!

Simon: ________ did you begin this sort of work, Fiona?
Fiona: Let me see. Um, about four years ago.
Simon: Are you enjoy _________?
Fiona: Oh, yes, very much. It is very __________ (tire) because of long working hours, sometimes as many as 12 hours. But it’s exciting to meet people from all over the world.
Simon: What ________ (exact) do you do?
Fiona: Well, I take tourists to the famous places in the city, tell them the history of the places, and explain why they’re famous.
Simon: What special qualifications are ________ (necessity) for guides?
Fiona: Well, they have to enjoy ________ (meet) new people. And they ________ (take) special courses in the history of the city when they studied at college.
Simon: And do you have to know a foreign language?
Fiona: That’s __________ must. My company will only hire those ______ can speak at least two foreign languages.
Simon: And you? How many foreign languages can you speak?
Fiona: I can speak three: Spanish, _______ (France) and Italian.
Simon: Three foreign languages? Then I can understand why your work is so easy for you.

 There is a new market near my house. My mother often goes there and buys __________we     need of our meals. But I had never been there before. Yesterday I went to the market with my mother. There     were       ____many people that we could hardly make our way out of the      _______ ( crowded ).
There were    _______   kinds of vegetables, fish and fruit everywhere. People were talking about the goods and the prices. The sellers’ shouts could be____(hear) every now and then. I remembered that the day   ____   I had asked Mother to buy some fresh fish. Most of the fish there was        , but we had not much trouble     _________(find) some fresh fish at the other part of the market. My mother bought something else as well. It was my      ______________time to go to the     market, and I was _______ (deep) impressed by what I saw in the market.

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：（1）汉语提示；（2）首字母提示；（3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
Television has     (改变）people’s life much since it was invented. Now it has become one important part of modern life. People enjoy t   after hard work by watching TV. They can see some plays, some stories, some sports    (比赛) without going out of home, and without spending much money      tickets . TV programmes  79. make people’s life more interesting. People learn much      TV, students can study by watching some (教育性的）programmes. People can see news, weather reports, programmes about science and get         (知识) when they are watching TV. But not all the programmes are good e   .Today, there are too many programmers about love and crime. Some people become bad because those . programmes . And       TV usually takes too much time. B    , it’s not good for their eyes.

Mary: I really don't know what to do this summer. I can't afford to just sit around, and there don't seem to be any jobs        . （avail）
Lucy: Why don't you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went away    vacation. Mr. Dodd      (hire) Margaret to stay in their house because he didn't want       left empty.
Mary: You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house?
Lucy: It wasn't that       (ease). She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants. And    Eric house-sat for Dr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pats.
Mary: House-sitting sounds like a good job. I guess it's little like baby-sitting, except you're taking care of the house instead of       (child).
Lucy: The Student Employment Office still has a few jobs        (post).
Mary: Do you have to fill out      application?
Lucy: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the homeowners and provide three references each.
Mary: That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job.
Lucy: Well, the homeowners want some guarantee that they    trust the house-sitter.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
The Old saying starts，“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day_。。。”Those words were taken to heart by Robert Egger, who used to be in the restaurant business．
He knew from_______(经验)how much perfectly good food wast_______ away each day．So an organization________into being to collect leftovers，unserved food from restaurants in the neighborhood．Volunteers put together more than 3,000________（均衡的）meals a day and distribute them to______(社区)cents and homeless shelters．
But givinga_________ food was only step one“I wanted to do more．”he says．As the rest of that old saying______，“Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime．”that’s _______ the organization also runs a training program for people who are prepared________ careers in he food service industry．They learn cooking methods．Many graduates find jobs and express their s_________ thanks to Egger’s training program．“Whether it be food，money or life，”Egger says ,“we can’t afford to waste any of them．”

Dear future pen pal ,
My name is Tudor , which is a very Welsh name . Maybe you have never been to Wales, but perhaps you know where it is. It is a small country , but with a big heart , I think . My family live ______ a farm , where we mainly have sheep , but there are a___________ some cows , which I like very much . In this part of the country it is quite mountainous . They’re not big , h___________ mountains , but pretty impressive . Well , I’m just fifteen now , and my future work will be here in these _________（田野）. My brother is an engineer , so no farming for him , and my sister is now ___________ and has a small child . So , here I am , an uncle  a____________ , and with three years’ school still ahead .
I’m very _______________（兴趣）in things about China . In fact I’m learning some Chinese from a Chinese student . He _______________（鼓励）me to find a pen pal in Beijing and that’s ___________ I’m writing this letter .
I’ve put my a____________ on the top of the letter . Please write and tell me about yourself .
Best wishes .
Tudor

Mary: I will go to Liverpool __ business tomorrow morning and now I have ___ to buy in the supermarket.
Tom: You should hurry up. It is 20:10 now. The supermarket___(close) at 21:00. I’ll go with you.
Mary: OK. ____ can go there by bus.
Tom: No. It’s too slow.
Mary: Yes, you are right. We must be there____ 20:30. I think we ought to take a taxi.
Tom: Take a taxi? It’s too expensive. We can go there by underground.
Mary: It’s a good idea. We might get there more quickly.
Tom: And the underground is____( expensive). Taking a taxi is five times as expensive as___( take) a bus.
Mary: How much is the fare of the underground?
Tom: It is the same as the bus fare, isn’t it ? It is ten pence each; besides, the underground is faster than a taxi.
Mary: Yeah. Let’s hurry up. The entrance of the underground is five___( minute) walk from here.
Tom: Yes. I think the underground is the most___( convenience) way to travel in London.
Mary: I think ___, too.

Hotel Clerk: Hi,can I help you?
Man :Yes.I’d like a room  the night, please. The sign outside says you have vacancies(空房)
Hotel Clerk: Yes,only a couple. I guess nobody wants to drive in such  (storm) weather.
Man :I surely don’t. How much are the rooms?
Hotel Clerk:  They are ﹩50 a  .
Man :That’s fine.
Hotel Clerk: I can give you Room 14. It is right beside the coffee shop. I just need you  (sign) the register.
Man :There you go. I am  (awful)hungry, Is the coffee shop still open?
Hotel Clerk: Yes, it is  until nine o’clock. If you want anything after that, there are a couple of machines  (sell) soft drinks, chocolate bars, and so on.
Man :Thank you. By way, is there a television in the room?
Hotel Clerk:Yes, we’ve got cable(光缆) TV.
Man :Oh, that’s great.
Hotel Clerk:Well, here is your key.  you need anything else, please call me.
Man :Ok.Thanks again.