高中英语语法填空试题

语篇填空 （共10小题；每题1.5分；满分15分）
W: Mr. Clarkon. I wonder if you could start off by telling me a bit about   .
M: Yes,er,well, I took    science degree in chemistry actually but I didn’t want to stay in that field so I took a master’s in marketing.
W: That was in the States, I see. And ever since you  (work)for a design company.
M:That’s right. I’ve been with Proton Designs for three years now. I think it’s time    (move) on.
W. Could you say a bit more about that?
M: Well, it’s been a very interesting three years and I’ve    (learn) a lot. But it’s a very small company and I’m looking for more of a competition.
W: And you think we can offer you that?
M: I hope so. Certainly the job of international marketing manager seems to beI’m looking for. And I can speak Spanish and French.
W: Yes, that could be    (use) to us. Do you think you have enough experience     this post? After all, you have only three years marketing behind you.
M: I know that doesn’t seem much,  I was playing a leading role with Proton.
W: That sounds exciting. Now perhaps I’ll tell you a bit    (much) about the sort of person we are looking for and you can see how you might fit in...

Traffic safety is everybody's business. Records show       every year a lot of people die in traffic accidents. Some of the accidents are due     mechanical problems. However, most of them are the results of careless      reckless driving, and could be avoided. A lot of people disregard traffic signals and rules. They drive regardless of speed limits, run through      lights, drive in the wrong direction, talk and laugh while   , and turn as they wish without giving signals. They    slow down while approaching(接近) crossroads. So many people violate traffic regulations that we cannot put too much emphasis on     importance of traffic safety. Only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybody's business can we be safe driving on roads and walking   sidewalks（人行道）

语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
It was a city in Hubei Province.  On International Children's Day, some orphans(孤儿) from the Wuhan Welfare Institute for Children       (take) to the park.  An elderly westerner was with them.  The children were eager to tell him everything that was going on.  They held him by the hand and never hesitated to call   Grandpa.  This man was Professor William Dorrity, from Florida, USA.  In 2003,      Professor Dorrity and his wife retired, they came to Wuhan and started to work as volunteers at the Welfare Institute.
The Dorritys have been working hard    (improve) the conditions at the Welfare Institute since they came.  They often take children on day-trips,     (bring) along with them all kinds of food for the kids to enjoy.  They recently bought audiphones for four orphans     hearing problems and small tape recorders for three blind children.  They also bought a wheelchair for ten-year-old Tan Jun,    suffers from a brain problem.  With the  (arrive) of spring, the Dorritys took the children for     outing.  "We love China and we love children," Dorrity said, "  we are happy to do this."

People have known the (important) of keeping healthy and good life habit. Everyone
( want) to keep in good health. to keep healthy, we should have a balanced diet.
What should we do to keep healthy? I think   is important to have a good habit. We shouldn’t spit(吐痰) in public places or throw litter（垃圾）about. We must make it   rule to wash our hands before meals or toilets（厕所）. It is important to go to bed early and get up early. It will keep us  (activity) during the day.( Do)    morning exercises every day is also good   our health. We should keep the windows open when we are sleeping. We should have more water, fruit    vegetables. Above all, we should keep our hearts in a good state . do you agree with me?
The better we get into good eating habits, the ( happy) our life will be.

Mary: It’s eight o’clock now.Why did you get back so late today?
Alan: The buses were     crowded during the rush hour that it took me a long time to get on a bus.And then my bus   (get) stuck in the traffic jam.
Mary: I’m sorry to hear that.
Alan: What      buying a car now?
Mary: Do you really think       necessary?
Alan: Yes, quite necessary.You see, every day I have to spend a long time      (travel) on the road so that I can get to work on time.If I have a car, it will be much      (easy) for me.
Mary: You have a point there.But I don’t think we have enough money to buy a car yet.
Alan:    not borrow some from the bank? We can pay back money every month.
Mary: But we still don’t have a parking space for parking a car if we have one.
Alan: We can just park it by the road      most people do.
Mary: Oh, forget it! There are too many cars by the road and there’s no place for a new car now.
Alan: That’s really     problem.
Mary: Anyhow, I suggest we      (wait) some time until we have enough money for a car.
Alan: Well, we’ll have to.

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?"

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Tim: Jeff, do you prefer working in a group or working ____?
Jeff: I’m good at ____(work) by myself because if I am doing something I like, I can get it ______(do) quickly. ___, if I am working with a team where people all want to do a good job, I think ___ team is fun.
Tim: Do you prefer working wearing a uniform or putting whatever you want?
Jeff: I think ___ you wear a uniform, sometimes you get respect.
Tim: So, how about a working schedule? Would you prefer a set time job?
Jeff: No. I think ___ is difficult to do a set time job. Last year, I ___(produce) furniture in a factory. Every morning, I had to get up at six. When I got home after work, it was almost eight.
Tim: You __ be very tired. By the way, do you prefer being paid by the hour or do you prefer salary?
Jeff: I think salary may be a ____(good) way to go than being paid by the hour.