高中英语填空题

It’s one way for a weasel (黄鼠狼) to get around: taking a ride on the back of a woodpecker (啄木鸟) . In fact, the picture shows the bird’s fight      life after the flesh-eating weasel jumped onto its back and attacked it. The extraordinary picture was taken by Martin Le-May, an amateur      (photograph) who was out walking with his wife in Hornchurch Country Park, Essex.
“As we walked we heard a painful noise and I saw the flash of green,” said Mr Le-May, 52. “We trained our telescope and it occurred that the woodpecker was     （natural） jumping about like it was standing      a hot surface. The bird was about 50m away from us and took off just as I lifted the camera up. Originally, I  (think) I was just taking      picture of a green woodpecker flying. Then I realized it had     on its back. Suddenly it was obvious it had a small creature on its back and this was a struggle for life.”
The bird was around two meters off the ground when Mr. Le-May caught it on camera. Happily, it managed       (shake) off the weasel and fly up into the trees.
The picture became a hot topic when it was circulated on social media, with some Twitter users       (say) it could not be real.      Matt Binstead, head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre, said: “You can tell it’s a real photograph”.

Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?
Caroline: I think it was ___ (interest).
Joyce: ___ do I. I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so. He ____ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal.
Caroline: I hope so. _ I think he works too hard. I hope he’ll go out and enjoy ____ for a change. How about your son Carl?
Joyce: Don’t mention him. Carl never starts studying.
Caroline: You’re joking. I heard that Carl ___ (win) the composition prize.
Joyce: You have made ___ mistake. That is White Carl. My son is Brown Carl. The whites live in the same community ____ we do. White Carl has always been so hard working. He wants to be a ____ (write). My son likes going to the concert. He only likes singing.
Caroline: ___ he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future.
Joyce: Not all people can become a singer. I don’t think he has the talent.

A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight   he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box    (put) under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl    (bring) the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out  box was empty. He yelled at her, (state) “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be __ inside?” The little girl looked up at him   tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her
 (forgive). Only a short time later, an accident took the life    the child. For many years, her father kept that gold box by his bed and   he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

There is much discussion about the necessity of daily homework for students. Some say homework is necessary since only practice     (make) perfect, while others disagree. In my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students. However, this might be misleading that one may believe all forms of homework     necessary. Actually , only proper amount of homework in proper form is       ( accept); some homework may not only fail to help the students, but on  contrary bore them so much that they may lose their interest in studying. “Proper” homework, in my opinion, should    (vary) in its forms,      might be some extensive reading, a paper, or even just a game, as well as other ordinary exercise. And it should leave enough     (free) to the students so that they could do things they really like to do with self-motivation, rather than unwillingness. We should always remember that homework is something for us to guide the students, rather than   (drive) them. Only if a teacher      (keep) this    his/her mind, the homework could be of most help to the students.

Dad: OK, kid, what' s so important      we have to meet in secret?
Daughter :Well, it' s about the 22nd of next month. I- d like to have       surprise party for Mum but I need your help. I thought that maybe you could take her to a movie, you know, just the two of you. Then while you' re away I can decorate the family room       invite lots of friends.
Dad.That      (sound) great but how do I manage to get her back without       (go) out to  dinner after the movie?
Daughter: Oh, that' s easy. You just say that you want to pick me up in order to make it a family              ( celebrate). After the movie is       , you send Mum in to get me and when  she comes in the front door everyone shouts "Happy birthday" to surprise her.
Dad: What about food? You don't have time to cook it      (you) , do you?
Daughter: I’ll order everything to be      (send) from the restaurant nearby while you are enjoying the movie.
Dad: I'm so happy you have handled this so      (beauty).

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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering  _____  it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar _______ many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other when __ ___ (chat) about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new       (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily. Amazingly, the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC       (produce) a program to introduce “tuhao”.    the Internet, “tuhao” can be translated into “new money (暴发户)” in English. Besides, the Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin      (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women, calling  ________  “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say the Chinese language’s _______ (influent) on English will continue during the entire 21st century,  ___ __ it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.

If the population of the Earth keeps on      (increase) at its present rate, there will     (eventual) not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21^st century, if present trends continue, we        (use) up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it      (necessity) for us to look for open space somewhere else. But     of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem,       , has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that        the Earth’s resources are completely      (exhaust), it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and        create a new world almost as large as the Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth.    , there is only a tiny amount of water there.

A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him.He turned his head and     (see) an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman     (sudden) found that his watch was     (go). He thought that it must be the Italian who     (take） his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up   the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchan frightened the    with his fist    pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife     had happened. He was     (great) surprised when his wife pointed to the   on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said______ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We  __（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, ___ for the week after. I didn’t understand  this would happen and my credit card had already been charged___ the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was _（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on ____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach__ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little____（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

Mum (putting on her coat): I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I’m not sure what  (happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are   (go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad .I’m sure he was in the kitchen    (early).
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished    (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it.    , he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure    wasn’t him.
Alan (opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of  fridge?
Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I   have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my    Now, why did I

A 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother has become the world's        (old) elementary school student. Ms Sitienei, also         (know) as "Gogo", is from a small village in Kenya. She is studying at the local school. Ms Sitienei has spent most of her life         (help) to deliver babies. She wants to be able to read and write so that she can pass on her skills. She never had a chance to be educated when she was a child because her parents         not afford to send her to school.         she expects most is to set an example to younger people and inspire all the children in her village          (study).
When she          (apply) to the school, school headmaster Mr Kinyanjui accepted the student with some           (hesitate). But now he is happy that Gogo is at the school and is very proud of her. Mr Kinyanjui said, "She is doing pretty well considering her age. I can say I have seen a big difference in this school       she came."
"I want to say to the children of the world, especially girls, that education will be your wealth," Ms Sitienei said. "        education, you can be whatever you want — a doctor, a lawyer or a pilot."

How many of us can really ever thank our mothers what they do for us? I am now 40 years old，so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving  (guide）and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it．
When I was ill，mom would take care of me   ．(condition） When I had a terrible dream， she would never yell me for stealing into her bed． I graduated from college，she took pride in me as I walked across that stage．When life would get me down，she would tell me that it's always dark   the dawn．She's always been my greatest support， (keep） me up when life tried to defeat me．She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set    goals too high．With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right track if I faltered (摇晃） ．
A simple thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she    (show） to me over the years．My mom deserves more than flowers，candy or   gifts．There isn't a gift in the world that could ever express my thanks for   she has done for me over the years．

It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships        （strike）it and sank.
About a century years ago, a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标）        （fasten）to the rock. On the top of the buoy        （place）a bell, which would ring whenever any ships got closer. When hearing the bell ringing, sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe. One day, a sea robber Rover happened        （sail） not far away from the rock.
Seeing        buoy floating in the water, he decided to play a trick. Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy, let the bell go into the water and then sailed away. In the following weeks, they robbed many         ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great        （vary） of treasures. Unfortunately, when returning, they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock        the ring. The ship was moving swiftly in the dark        there was a great crash.         was the very rock and the ship began to sink.

Mozi was another teacher who was very __ (influence). Born in 476BC, he came from a family ___ was very poor. He became famous ___ his unusual clothes and behavior. Mozi ____ (found) the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to __ of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years ___ (try) to find a state where people would follow his ___ (teach). Mozi believed that all men should be treated __ (equal). His idea of love was different from __ Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we ____ love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390BC.

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。
A: Well, what do you think? McDonald’s is going to build      new restaurant in our hometown.
B:    (certain)not! I hate all that expensive,     (taste) food. Where are they going to build it?
A:  Over there where that old restaurant is.
B: But where are we going to eat our local dishes? I love to eat    there. It’s so friendly. Why are they closing?
A: McDonald’s offered that old restaurant a lot of money, so they wanted to sell. I think we will all benefit. An old part of town     (improve) and we shall have      (many) jobs.
B: Don’t you believe it ! I  (read) read about these kinds of restaurants. They provide a terrible diet for young children. How does McDonald’s know that we want their restaurant here? Nobody has asked our opinions.
A: Well, since you are against it, why not take part in a meeting to vote    whether we want McDonald’s      not? You may give the reasons why you don’t want it   (build) . I will give the reasons for building it.
B:  That seems a very good idea. Let’s do that.