高中英语语法填空试题

A: Now let’s go back to your first novel, Rag Doll．When did you write   ?
B: Rag Doll, yes．I wrote it in 1960, a year after I left school．
A: How old were you then?
B: Um, eighteen? Yes, eighteen, because a year later I went to IndonesiA．
A: Mm．And of course it was your       (experience) in Indonesia that inspired your first film Eastern Moon．
B: Yes, that’s right, although I didn’t  (actual) make Eastern Moon until 1978.
A: And you worked in television for a time too?
B: Yes, I started making documentaries for television in 1973, when I was thirty．That was after I gave up farming．
A: Farming?
B: Yes, that’s right．You see, I      (stay) in Indonesia for eight years．I met my wife there in 1965, and we came back and bought a farm   the west of England, in 1970．It was really kind of experiment ．
A: But you gave up three years later．
B: Well, yes．You see it was very hard work, and I was also very busy (work) on my second novel, the Cold Earth,   came out in 1975
A: Yes, that was a best-seller,     it?
B: Yes, it was, and that’s why only two years after that I was able to give televisionwork and fix my attention on films and that sort of thing．

【原创】Years ago, when Barbara started looking for her first job, wise advisers urged,"Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you__ (far)than any amount of experience." How right they were!
Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into  adventure, extra work into opportunities and strangers into  (friend).
"Nothing great had been ever     (achieve)without enthusiasm," wrote Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that     (whisper)"I can do it!" when others shout,"No, you can't do it."
It took years and years for the early work of Barbara to be __(general)accepted. Yet she didn't let up on her experirments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never     (think)stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder—as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant's delight at the jingle of keys. It is the     (child)wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air,   their age.
How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The     , I believe, lies in the word itself. Enthusiastic people also 1ove what they do, regardless of money or title or power.

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Every day, on her way to work, Amelia had to pass a slum(贫民窟). As    social worker, she had not paid much attention to   . This changed one day when she met a ragged boy named Sam. Sam knew  she was the head of social services, and that she could help. He reached out his hand  said, “Can you help me? I’m looking for my dad.” His hands were so cold. Amelia said, “What’s up?” “My mom is   (terrible) sick. Her birthday is coming. I know my father’s coming back would be the best present. My dad had left us   I was two years old,” said the boy.
Amelia was deeply moved and asked Sam to take her to his home. He   (lead) her to a small house. Amelia saw a woman   (lie) on the bed. The woman knew she was dying. She said to Amelia, “Please find a home for my son.”
Amelia take her hand and nodded    tears in her eyes. She got an idea. Her husband and she had no children, and looked forward to having one. Later Amelia brought Sam home. Ever since then, the new family have had happiness and   (laugh).

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Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team         the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten        (remain) seconds, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave        everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored!
Then there was      (silent). Mickey had scored all right,       in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down Syndrome（综合症）and for him there is        such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally     (break) when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son     (tight) and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not        (worry). I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked      had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

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My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet.        seems that she can’t controlherself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell what happened last night.
It was the fourth time she        (shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her           (think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored what I said and replied
confidently, “With the New Year       (approach), preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven’t bought things on the Internet for a WHOLE week.” Hearing her words, I was really       (speech). In most cases, the things she bought aren’t good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys        process of buying online.
Nowadays,     the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those        stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of      (problem). One of them is more spending, because people are      (easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation is an important lesson many people need to learn.

Violence is more than a criminal problem. It's also a public health issue.
More than 6,000 people       (injure) annually due to violence, mostly young people in low-income neighborhoods .Job programs for teens done with school have proven        ( cost) and seem to do little    ( reduce) violence.
But summer employment for kids still in school may be effective, according to a study by criminologist Sara Heller at the University of Pennsylvania.
She followed more than 1,600 young people, many of     took part in a Chicago program called One Summer Plus. It offers 8-week stints at jobs such as camp counselors, community gardeners, or government office workers at minimum wage.
One group of kids worked 25 hours a week, with an adult mentor. Another group worked 15 hours and got 10 hours of social-emotional    ( educate).
A control group got nothing.      ( base)on school and police records, Heller found a 43 percent decrease in __  ( violence) crime in the two groups that had jobs. This lasted long after the program ended.
The work    ( apparent)helps students learn to manage conflict, reduce frustration   improve self -control.
Heller concludes that intervention programs can be low-cost and effective, “even for     problem as destructive and complex as youth violence.”

A hobby means    favorite activity that a person does     pleasure in his spare time. It differs from person to person     from age to age. Some people like to ski, fish, swim, raise flowers and collect stamps.   like to watch football games, take pictures and play    (music) instruments. Hobbies can help people relax after a period of intense work and provide a balance      work and rest. They can also help people improve     mental and physical health. Sometimes hobbies can help cure sick persons.
But in the old days, workers worked long hours in factories to support their families. Farmers worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset. They had no time or money       (enjoy) hobbies. Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, and with the improvement of       (life) standard, people from all walks of life have more free time and leisure time for hobbies. By developing various hobbies, many old people, especially retired people,      (spend) their remaining years in ease and comfort nowadays.

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“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are_______(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the ____ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important decisions, ___ it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women ___(work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention _. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will be able to do _____ they are best at doing,such as making a nice home and bringing __ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have __freedom to choose between a job and home life ___ a mixture of the two. As a matter of____, women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.

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Americans love pets. In America, there are       families with pets than those with children.     is common that U.S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer      (protect) from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies    basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have their dinner      (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with their owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America    can provide care and adoption services for   (home) and ill-treated animals.      (pay) for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance for their pets. Pets are as basic to American culture      hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers       (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide a good topic of conversation.

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The idea of reading online      (take) on a whole new meaning lately as a lending library has opened on Line2 of Shanghai’s metro. This "underground" library allows subway riders to choose a book at one station and leave it at another station when they’ve finished reading it.     the service is free!
The idea is to encourage more people to read books and to make better use    their time while they ride back and forth to work. So far, it’s been     great success with most people    (return) the books and also leaving a one Yuan donation which is used      charity.
Shanghai’s underground library is an example of "guerilla libraries" (流动图书馆) which have been springing up all over the world.      (like) a traditional library, a guerilla library is usually set up by individuals     want to connect people of similar interests within a community. It may be a few shelves of books set up on the corner in a neighborhood, or just a book left in a coffee shop with      (instruct) inside to pass the book along after it’s read.
According to the guerilla library movement, e-books have taken the passion out of reading. They say people are losing out on the very emotion     comes with holding a real book in their hands and also the satisfaction that comes with sharing a book with another person.

语法填空
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I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how       (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how     (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt     (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt     (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get      the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so     (grate) to him for his help.
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but    if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I      (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike.       (late) that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my       (nine) birthday.

语法填空
Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep ______(need) depends on the age of the person and the conditions in ______ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than _____ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with _____ than this amount,____ ___ others may need more. Every person knows his own need. _____ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his ______ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.
Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not ______ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, ________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep-producing drug should never be taken except when ______ (suggest) by a doctor.

When I was seven years old, my family grew our first square watermelon. No one  (see) a square watermelon before, so it became famous instantly. People visited our garden to see  unusual fruit. What’s so great about square watermelons? Well, besides their   (usual) shape, the melons pile nicely, fit in the refrigerator, and won’t roll off the table.
Whenever people ask they can grow their own square watermelons, my dad tells them to “use square seeds”. Truthfully, though, my dad discovered the key square fruit by accident.
We have a small vegetable garden   we plant watermelons every summer. The young melons were placed on cinder blocks (空心砖) to keep them from rotting on the wet ground. In 1996, we went to London for vacation. When we returned weeks later, we were surprised   (find) a young melon stuck in the centre of a cinder block. The watermelon had grown inside the block until   was squeezed too tightly to remove.
“We didn’t want to kill it, so we just left it there, ” my father remembers. “ (surprise), when we broke the cinder block at harvest time, we found a perfectly healthy melon–but it was also perfectly square.” Since that summer my family has been growing square watermelons on purpose because they are always well (receive).

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Among the few scientists who have had a great effect on science and history, Albert Einstein is perhaps the ___ (great). An American university president once commented that Einstein had created __ new view of the universe. Now, more and more people agree that the universe is something more complicated than ___ they have ever thought before.
Einstein ____ (bear) in Germany in 1879. In 1914, young Einstein, already internationally famous, became a professor at an institute in Berlin. However, ___ peaceful life was soon broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. He was deeply affected by the war; he sat ___ (happily) in his office doing nothing and ___ (lose) interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.
In the years ___ (follow) the First World War, people showered honor upon him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Noble Prize ____ Physics and was greatly honored and respected in Germany. However, the Second World War broke out and Einstein had to move to the US，___he lived until his death in 1955.

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A few months ago we started a blog called "Confessions（自白） of an English Learner." This blog is____you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about ____  you learned English. Thanks to everyone who ___  (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visitor described his ___ (difficult) with two English language words that sound similar ___  are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit ___ the United States.
At the time, Moises was working on a cruise ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings ____ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited ____ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. ____ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am ____ English teacher now?"