高中英语语法填空试题

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。
Well, today is the day. Microsoft is officially pulling the life support plug on Windows XP. And while the majority of PC user have  (obvious) moved on to newer operating systems(OS）, some people stuck    Windows XP over the last 12 years. As is reported by The Washington Post,   enormous number of government machines are still running the old OS,      could probably create a security problem.
Clearly, over 13 percent of PCs in the United States are still running Windows Xp,   Microsoft announced the end for support over two years ago. As many as 10 percent of US government computers, thousands of PCs holding sensitive information  (include), will now be without    (far) security updates.
Yesterday, the Guardian reported the UK government has paid Microsoft 5.5 million pounds for a one-year      (extend) of support. And if you think the problem is only at the desktop and notebook level, you can be quite wrong; don’t forget as many as 60 percent of ATM machines in the US  (be) still running XP.
So, what’s the solution? These business, government agencies and consumers will have to upgrade. And whether they choose Windows 7  Windows 8, either is probably better than a security breach(漏洞）.

Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned _____ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ______ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearly _____ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what _____ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass ____ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _____ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees ____ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market _____ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ______ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

语法填空,阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
While thousands of college students headed for warm climate to enjoy sun and fun during their week off from classes, seven local students had other plans.
The Northern Essex Community College (NECC) students and one of their teachers spent part of their spring break in New York City, helping repair an area ______ (destroy) by the hurricane.
“I wanted to see for myself what happened,” said Terry. “I couldn’t imagine_____it is like to lose your home and everything that you know and the____(power) effect the hurricane had on those people. I wanted to do something, to understand their feeling of helplessness.”
The group headed into Brooklyn’s Red Hook district, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There they met people from other parts of the country,     had also volunteered to help. Together, those volunteers and the NECC students__  (work) to clear rubbish out of a three-story building. They put on protective suits and gloves____they entered the building.
Inside the building, the students saw nothing but broken walls and doors and pieces of the building    _   (lie) all over the place.
The students returned to school with  sense of achievement, a feeling that _  helped people in need. I was remarkable how a community lost so much and was still able to recover, and this left the deepest impression      the students.

阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容(每空一词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is becoming increasingly hard to avoid watching reality television in China，such as the Voice of China，China’s Got Talent，or Super Boy．In America，Big Brother (broadcast)five days a week．Survivor Finale appears on the front page of the New York Post after gaining ratings(收视率)that are much (high)than NBA．Americans seem addicted to reality television programs   ordinary people compete in weeks—long contests while being filmed 24 hours a day．But why?
One of the most commonly repeated “(true)”about reality TV viewers is that they watch in order to talk with friends about the show，but the explanation is quite (correct)．
In fact fans of the shows have much stronger desire for status．They are much more likely to agree with statements such as “Reputation is important to me”．It represents a means to get attention．And more attention increases one’s sense of(important)．We think we are important if others pay attention to us and unimportant if(ignore)．
Ordinary people can watch the shows，see people 1ike(them)and imagine that they also could become famous by being on television．is the reality TV show that gives them a sense of being a star in crowd．

Will money make kids pass exams? A new report says promising children money does not help exam grades．It could be a waste of money using cash to get kids to study more．________, taking kids on trip somewhere nice could encourage them to do better at school. ______10,000 pupils surveyed in the research，there has been an improvement in class work and homework，but this does not result in better test scores．
Lead researcher Dr．Burgess suggestsi the research doesn’t look______ the things _____really get kids to increase their effort．He adds that clearly some kids believe that education is a way to achieve their dreams, but there are other kids who think one’s efforts make _____difference. These kids _____ think exam success is because of  genes and their family background．Education expert Dr．Collins holds the view that______ really matters is how students are taught．Good teachers are better __ rewards，especially for children from low-income families．

If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games，you shouldn’t miss another trilogy called Divergent．
The second book，by US author Veronica Roth，______ (publish) in 2012.It has spent 105 weeks on the USA Today best-selling books list and ______ (current) ranks No .
The trilogy’s story begins in a futuristic Chicago ______ people are divided into five distinct groups．Each group is characterized by certain traits – Abnegation (the selfless)，Dauntless (the brave)，Erudite (the intelligent)，Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest)．Every child，at 16，takes a test ______ (see) which of the five factions he or she belongs to．But Beatrice Prior，born in Abnegation，is qualified ______ three，meaning she is a Divergent．And she is told not to tell ______ if she wants to stay alive．
So the decision is between staying with her family or being true to herself．Beatrice ends up ______ (choose) the Dauntless．After joining her new group，Beatrice renames herself Tris and tries to prove her ______ (brave) with amazing things like jumping off a moving train onto a rooftop．While undergoing these extreme physical tests，Tris must also determine who her real friends are．
The story of the trilogy “explores a more common adolescent anxiety – the painful realization ______ coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind，both ideologically ______ physically”，commented The New York Times．

You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get     (organize) if you are reading  a novel for school. Here     (be)a few tips.
First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything    is about a character can help us to understand him, from his__   (appear) to the kind of food he eats.
Besides, the order of the story and the plot are     (equal) important. Make sure that as  you read, you make     _ quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring  the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also  an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.
Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores.      is a must to get the hang of the theme  if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or      (survive).
Furthermore, novels are made up    language. Writers use language in a special way       (make) their novels work. They may use metaphors, invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.

Katharine Meyer Graham was once described _____ "the most powerful woman in America." She was not_____ elected representative or a government official. She owned and published The Washington Post newspaper. Under her leadership, ______ became one of the most important newspapers in the country. To our surprise, she had no training in business ______ experience in operating a large company. She had no idea about _____ to operate a newspaper at first, _____ she never lost her confidence. Finally, she was managed to be one of the greatest women _____ was capable of leading the business of newspaper publishing.
Katharine Graham died of head injuries. At her funeral, friends of her said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence___ events in the United States and the world.

读下面四段材料，按句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，用括号中词汇的正确形式或自选词汇填空，一空一词。(请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号后的横线上)
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Barcelona is the second       1   city of Spain and is  E:\ZuJuan\WCFUpload\Upload\Program Files\NSE\NSE-SH3\Template\Normal\temp8.html   2   on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometres east of the    3  capital, Madrid. One of Barcelona’s most famous    4    is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an    5   Antonio Gaudi.
(2)
The index   6   a country’s achievements in three ways: life     7    (how long people usually live), education and   8   .The index has some surprises. Norway is at the list, while the US is at number 7. The other top five countries are: Iceland (2), Sweden (3), Australia (4), the Netherlands (5). The UK is in the thirteenth     9  , while China is in the middle of the list. The bottom ten countries are all African countries,     10  Sierra Leone (in West Africa) at the bottom of the list.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，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，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16—25的相应位置上。
I have met many interesting people. I'll tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked   16 a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl    ___17____ (name) Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of  _18___ (recover) appeared to be a blood transfusion from    19___  five-year-old brother,    20_  had survived the same disease and developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy   __21  he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment    before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister,  22  (smile).   __23_  then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked at the doctor and asked with   24__  trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor. He thought he was going to have to give her  25_ his blood.

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The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired ____26___ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house _____27____ dusk.
_____28_____(look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they_____29_____(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, "Oh, what beautiful flowers!"
"How colorful and fragrant!"
"Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!"
Then they went on to express their thanks ____30_____ the hostess for her _____31_____(delicate) arranged flowers.
With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said," I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was ___32_____ bit surprised about it. I _____33_____ make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are ______34______(aware) of my hard work and praise _____35____highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation."

1．In terrible fifteen minutes, a large city lay in ruins, with bricks covering the ground like red   （落叶） in the autumn. (fall)
2．I     （本想来拜访）you, but I was too busy then. (think)
3．The PLA men built shelters for the survivors    （家园被毁）in the earthquake. (destroy)
4．When he woke up, he     （发现自己躺）in the hospital. (find)
5．—You look tired.
—Yes. I      （一直在工作）non-stop since yesterday afternoon, and I still need to work on. (work)
6．If my mother      （叫醒我）on time, I would not have missed the school bus. (wake)
7．You should have explained to us     （这种情况是怎样发生的）. (come about)
8．Not only       （他听见）it, but he saw it as well. (hear)
9．To be honest, I doubt      （他会成功）. (succeed)
10．      （令我惊讶的）was that I found my house broken in when I got back. (surprise)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8^th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 16     (design) complicated toys but    17  (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered   18   a disease that was impossible to be cured,    19    was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes    20     eventually he defeated all the obstacles but also he was  21  (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time was published, 22     which he put forward the idea  23   time itself has a beginning, and that it will have  24  end. In conclusion, he has made outstanding  25  (contribute) to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，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，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Recently I failed an exam．However,    I came out of my teacher’s office．I told myself: "Smile! It’s not so serious. "
I smiled a big smile and    worked a little, really．
Everyone gets     （frustrate） sometimes．I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits．But one day I came   a sentence in the Bible: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will he anxious for itself．Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day．" It suddenly struck me: " （worry） about a problem doesn’t help．Why not just give a big smile and face up    the trouble?"
Now every time I want to cry, I remind myself that    （laugh） is better than tears and anger．I    （convince） that there’s something magical about a smile．A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me  courage to move on．
Remember, whenever you’re faced with a setback, whenever you’ve been treated unfairly, all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again．Smile at life．it will shine on you．

语法填空（每题1分，共10分）
仔细阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。
Nelson Mandela, born ________ July 18, 1918, is the first black president of South Africa. He studied law_______ he entered university. In 1944 he founded ________ ANC Youth League. Then in 1952 he set up a law office ______ ( help ) poor black people. Because of his ________( fight ) against the government and anti-black laws, he _______ ( sentence ) to five years hard labor. Fighters from ANC began to blow up buildings in 1963 ________ he was put in prison again for life imprisonment on Robben Island. Twenty-seven years later, he was freed at last by the white government. In 1993 he was made the _______ ( one ) black president of South Africa. A lot of people in the world think Nelson Mandela is _______ ( real ) a great person. _______do you think of him?