高中英语填空题

阅读下面对话, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于2个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
W：Where are you going to spend your holiday this year, Bob?
M：We may go abroad ，____I'm not so sure.
W：What do you mean?
M：Well, my wife's talking about Egypt recently. She may want to go there. I'd like to go there，____.
W：Yes, it's an interesting country___(see)．
M: But we can't make up____minds yet. You know, a round­trip ticket to Egypt costs a lot.
W：But you may go by sea.
M：You're right. It's___(cheap), isn't it?
W：You may save at least half of the money if you go by ship.
M：But don't you think it would take___long time and…
W：But you can enjoy the scene of the sea and the____(rise) sun.
M：Yes, I'll tell my wife.
W：You'll definitely enjoy____， I'm sure.
M：Don't be so sure. We may not go____.
W：You always hesitate at everything.
M：It's not my fault, you know. My wife always worries too much.
W：Like what?
M：Well...Who is going to look after the house? Who is going to look after the garden? And who is going to look after the pets? We have these___(problem) every year. And in the end we stay at home and look after everything.

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。
In my opinion, we should try our best   (realize) our goals even though   is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.
I used to be   shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for   (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher’s questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something (change). I started to read many   (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little   little, I found  more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates   (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had  ( confident) to do it better in the future.

When I was a teenager, I used to skateboard on the playground. It seems that skateboarding is an      (entertain) hobby a lot of American teenagers take great interest in.
I had a skateboard      was bought not too long ago. But since I don’t skateboard any more, I made a     (decide ) that I should go to a skateboard shop and give       to some kid. I know I would have been so excited if someone had done that for me when I was younger.
So I drove to the local skateboard shop and waited outside for about ten minutes. A boy and his dad      (be ) about to walk into the shop when I stepped up. I asked him if he’d like my skateboard. He asked how much it was. I told him it was free---as long as he used it!
His eyes lit up and I could see     excited he was.        (hand) him my skateboard, I walked back to my car. His dad kept asking me if I was      (real) giving him my skateboard,    I kept saying ,“Yes!”
I think his dad was     excited than he was. I was very happy that I could give someone a very nice skateboard.

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，并将该词完整地写在下面相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Many people believe fresh water will never be used up. They think fresh water comes from such varieties     sources that is always enough for us. Such opinion      (导致)to surprising waste of water. As a matter of fact, the earth is      of fresh water. Furthermore, with the rapid  g    of the world ‘s population and the serious pollution of our surroundings, the world is     （面对 ）the danger of running out of fresh water.  A    , in some big cities, fresh water cannot meet the  d    needs.  It is up to us to find new ways to  s   water. First, we should make the best      of water. Second, scientists must work even harder to purify (净化)seawater,       (污染) water and try to find solutions to reduce the use of fresh water in industry．

Male fans love to play football. Football is also a bonding experience for fathers and sons. When male football fans are younger, they probably spend hours_______ watching football games with their fathers. Male football fans also probably spend a lot of time playing football _______ their friends.
Female fans do love the game, too, ________ most started watching football because a cute player caught their eyes. This is ________ I started watching football. I was________ interested in football until I saw the movie Goal. While watching the movie, I spotted Kuno Becker and I quickly became interested in ________ game. Other female fans probably became interested after watching a game with a boyfriend ________ their husband. Whatever the reason why people start watching football _______, it’s very addictive and hard to stop once you start.

“At last, no more exams.” It’s a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination. What a relief! However, rather than fill the next three months with sleep, eating, and       (watch) TV, some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college.
Different from those who begin their ___ (apply) for foreign colleges in Senior 2, Li made a late decision on a US education. She began to think about it in Senior 3, but decided not   __  (give) up the college entrance exam.
Li’s classmate Mao Bingxin_____ (consider) studying in Canada after the top exam. She began a TOEFL course on June 11.
He Wei,  ____ 18-year-old who studies at Shenzhen Bao’an High School, isn’t allowing ____much freedom this summer vacation either, devoting her time to looking for a language school___ she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies.
He Wei considers ____worthwhile spending the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends. “_____we don’t really know what the future holds for us, we are sure that the better preparations we make  __ it, the more choices we will be given.” she said.

As a hiking-lover, I have climbed many famous mountains in China. I can still remember one of my happy and__________（难忘）hiking experiences on the Wuyi Mountain. It was the early spring when I decided to go hiking ___________my friends. Before our trip, I thought it a___________of cake to get to the top of the Wuyi Mountain. At first, we all felt rather happy, chatting and laughing. However, after__________ (到达) the middle of the mountain, we started to be tired out. We were thirsty and our legs were painful. All of us were unwilling tom___________ on. We were about to give up___________someone called out “come on, come on”.E______ by his words, we all climbed to the top of the mountain.
From this trip, I deeply feelw__________ makes me happy is not only those beautifulv__________ of the mountains but also the experience that we have overcome our mental and physical___________ (挑战) to achieve our final goals and enjoy pleasures from them.

Making new friends means        (put) yourself on a limb（困境） and asking others not only to accept you ,but to like you and want to be around you as well .            ( fortunate ) , there is no magical solution             this part of the process , so if you want to make friends , take a deep breath and jump right in .
     first step to make new friends is figuring out what is holding you back . A lot of times people            are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them . They can’t see that       own actions are working against them .
Once you can identify what is keeping you from making new friends , you need to work through these concerns . This can be painful           you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences .
The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive         (impress) . if you find social situations hard , just rely on a few simple rules .
When you feel            (confidence) that you’ve made some great friends , get out there and celebrate with them . No matter             you decide to do , the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating (结交)  more.

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice.  you want to meet people and make friends, you must take action. It is much   (easy) to communicate with people sharing your hobbies and interests. So join a club or a group,  you are likely to make new friends.
Many people are fearful when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means   (face) the unknown. Actually, most of our fears about dealing with new people come   doubts about ourselves. We imagine that other people   (judge) us, finding us too tall of too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept what you are,   you’ll feel more comfortable.
Try to act with  (confident) even if you don’t feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look(direct) at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak to, don’t wait for him/her to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new doesn’t mean that you’ll make friends with that person.  takes time and effort to develop a friendship.

Phyllis Rawlins’ house was destroyed after a tornado swept through her town of Kokomo, Ind., on Sunday. Last summer, she lost    husband of over 40 years, Edgar. In the tornado’s rubble (瓦砾) , Rawlins searched    Edgar’s wedding ring. “Digging and praying. Digging and praying,” she told local station Fox 59.
“It was everything to me, because that’s one thing that I had,” she said.
Rawlins had been visiting family in Kentucky   the storm came through. She returned to find her home   (complete) in pieces. “This was the house that love built,” she told WTHR.
Without her husband    her house, she was determined to find the ring. But finding the exact position of it among the piles of rubble seemed to be    (hope).
Somehow, her brother   (spot) something under a piece of the roof and called her over. The ring,   (bury) in the rubble, had turned up.
“It was a miracle,” Rawlins said. “We both just hugged each other, crying. That was I had searched for,”
When all was lost,    special ring he left was finally found.
“I’m very strong with my faith, and I know that God is in control of everything, the good and the bad,” Rawlins said.

Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple     (die) on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes.
With her charm and blonde curls, she was one of     (popular) stars of    1930s in hit movies like Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer.
Her singing, ___(dance) and acting won over fans worldwide. She   _ (give) a special juvenile Oscar in 1935,     she was just seven years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person   __  has received an Academy Award.
Shirley Temple started     film career at three years old. Between 1934   __  1938 she appeared in more than 20 films and was consistently the top US movie star.
Her final film, A Kiss For Corliss, is available to watch online for free. This is the star’s final moment on the big screen.
After retiring from films in 1950   the age of 22, Temple once again became the focus(焦点) as a politician and diplomat (外交官).

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds      (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,      (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some     ( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in    of their ancestors. People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music     they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.   this important feast day, people eat food in     shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had    origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children's festival,    they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's   （depend) from Britain.

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。
The Sahara Desert,      (cover) most of North Africa, is the largest desert in the  world. From north to south the Sahara is between 800 miles       1200 miles and is at least 3000 miles from east to west. Due to the large size of the Sahara, Africa is split into two regions: that     lies above or forms part of the Sahara and the rest of Africa south  of the Sahara. On the west, the Sahara is       (border) by the Atlantic Ocean and on the  east by the Red Sea, and to the north are the Atlas Mountains and Mediterranean Sea. Over 25 percent of the Sahara's surface is covered by sand sheets and dunes.
The Sahara's climate consists     basically two sub-climates ,a dry subtropical  climate in the north and a dry tropical climate in the south. The dry tropical climate is      (general) characterized by mild, dry winters, a hot dry season just before the rainy  season, and an annual temperature cycle. The dry subtropical climate,       ,is  characterized by        (annual) high temperature ranges, cold winters, hot summers and two rainy seasons. There is a narrow strip in the western portion of the Sahara,        the  coast, which generally has cool temperatures        (compare) to the rest of the Sahara  because of the influence of the cold Canary Current.

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about _____ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, ______ some of them looked very anxious and ____(disappoint) . When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next ______ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on abike ___ (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving hisarms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused ___ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, theboykept _______(ride). He was carrying something overhisshoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of thebus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“_____ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s ______ (I )”. She pushedherway to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers   ____(sudden) became friendly to one another.

Imagine shopping in another country and spotting a beautiful scarf. The salesperson tells you the price, ______ it’s more than you want to buy. What do you do?
The answer depends largely on what part of the world you are in. Are you visiting Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America or Africa? In these places, prices often are not set in stone. In fact, customers _____(expect) to bargain before agreeing to a price.
On the other hand, in North America, Europe and Australia, bargaining is rare and often not allowed. The price ___(list) on a price tag cannot be changed.
Large stores and malls usually don’t allow bargaining. On the other hand, outdoor stalls and flea markets, even in Western countries, usually allow bargaining. When in doubt, consult a guidebook ---or_______(good) yet, a local friend.
_____bargaining custom vary, a few rules of etiquette apply in most cultures. First, avoid wasting people’s time. If you don’t intend to make a purchase, don’t start bargaining. While bargaining, it is OK to walk away. But once you agree to a price, you ____ buy the item.
Even in countries ___ don’t allow bargaining, you may find plentiful opportunities to save money. Many stores sell old items on clearance. Others offer discount cards to regular customers. Some of these can function as credit cards ____ the store, and a few can even be used elsewhere.
______ you go, understanding local customs can help you find good prices.