高中英语填空题

If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate ________ teaching children something really useful.
Politeness is a mark of civilization. _________ sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.
Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don’t make an effort to teach children _________ to mange it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.
Children should learn to take care ________their health. They should know that________they eat junk food, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about ________ will happen to their bodies when they smoke or drink.
All of _________ are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We have to know a little bit of our history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to relate to the people around us. Our school should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face ________ this is how you deal with it.

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Scientists have discovered that___(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat-the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, _____ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results    weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, ___(comfort) temperatures, our body's need for brown fat has decreased. They found that:“Outdoor workers in northern Finland who_____(expose) to cold temperature have___ significant amount of brown fat when_____(compare) to same - aged indoor workers.”
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.__ __group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high - fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have _____(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: "This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity - related diseases.” She added: "If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could____(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”

Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey     (write) by Homer. He rejected the comfortable life of a Greek king and made a promise to help another Greek leader, Menelaus, get    wife back. But the war     (drag) on and on and he was away from his family for ten years.
During this time the fortunes of the war were so    (change) that no one could predict        would win. Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He urgently wanted to return home, so      the Greek kings had their regular weekly meeting, he suggested that they take     opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave as if they     (discourage) by the length of the war. The Trojans blessed their God     their good fortune and prepared to celebrate.
That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the sound of the warning bell    (announce) a Greek victory. So the war ended but the punishment of the Trojan people was only just beginning.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1 ．5分，满分15分）
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Two weeks before Christmas，two little girls were walking down the street hey saw old Harry，who was on his knees pulling weeds from around a tree. He wore a pair of worn gloves．His fingers were sticking out the ends，blue from the cold. They stopped to talk to him.
Harry told them he（get) the yard in shape as a Christmas gift for his mother，who had died several years before.“My mother was all I had. She loved her yard and trees，so I do this for her every Christmas."
His -words touched the girls and soon they （join) him，pulling weeds. When they finished，Harry pressed a coin into each of their hands.“I wish I could pay you more，but that's all rve got right now，”he said.
The girls had often passed his house，and they remembered that it had always been poor condition. No decorations to add cheeriness were anywhere in sight.
As they walked on，the coin in one little girl's hand seemed to burn a hole of（guilty）．The next day she called her friends．they agreed to put their coins in a jar
marked“Harry's Christmas Gift"．Then they began to seek out small jobs to earn more．Every coin they earned went into the jar.
Finally，they had enough （buy）new gloves. Christmas Eve found them on Harry's doorstep singing carols. They presented him with the gloves. Withtremble）hands，he held the gloves to his face and wept. No doubt he once again felt love of others as the
girls reached out to him.

Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways       (improve) our English writing ability.
Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes      (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist (坚持) in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many           (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble      (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there        (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English       (proper).
As far as I am        (concern), my suggestion is       we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher       help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for         development of our writing skills.

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The woman often called the First Lady of New York died on August. Brooke Astor was one hundred and five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life___ (help) the needy in her beloved city.
She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier___(marry)，she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family____had been rich for least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the___(rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization___ (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving___his money. And apparently she did. Miss Astor gave tens of millions of dollars___ (main) to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was___the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers, the poor and disabled as___as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today____her support.

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Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is actually like a bottle of wine, the longer it (keep), the sweeter it will be. It is also like a cup of tea. When we are thirsty, it will be our best (choose), but when we have enough time to enjoy ourselves, it is also the most fragrant drink.
, in this fast-developing modern society, the reality is not that. More and more people forget (enjoy) the beauty of life and the beauty of friendship; they work hard in order to gain a (high) position in the society and to earn more money for their work. Of course, we don't deny that is important to find a better place in our lives, but we wish more and more people could pay a little more attention themselves and their friends. All of us have to spare some time for personal lives. We have to find the chance to express our emotion and love. When (stay) with our friends, we can release ourselves (complete). We can do whatever we want, we can laugh together, talk together, and even cry together. I should say that being together with our best friends is the most wonderful moment of our lives.
As we know, we would feel lonely if we didn't even have a friend, but it doesn't mean we could depend on our friends all the time. There is famous motto saying that “a friend is like a quilt with cotton wadding, but the real thing that keeps you warm is your own temperature.”

Today，many people think(compete) is the key to success．They pursue their own(person) goals with no regard for the people around them．I believe such thinking isof date．Contemporary society demands that we (cooperate) with others．Real success will come when we grow together，than hold each other down．In order to(success)，we must cooperate to solve problems．
Today，information and knowledge are growing so rapidlyno individual can master everything．We need each other to fill in the gaps in our knowledge and understanding．By (be) flexible，supportive and willing to compromise，we will have more success in our lives and careers．_cooperation，we will develop stronger relationships，are the source of happiness and satisfaction in life，and achieve more．

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The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are      (nature) gas or electric-powered stoves.
The World Health Organization warns that millions of people       (suffer) from indoor air pollution at present time, which results from the use of dangerous         (fuel) and cook-stoves in the home.
WHO officials say nearly three billion people are    (able) to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking ，heating and lighting. As a result, more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Most of the deaths are in     （develop）countries, such as lndia, China and Latin American countries.
WHO officials say opening a window or door    （let）out the harmful air will not correct the situation ,    will only pollute the outdoors.
Nigel Bruce,    is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool, says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels      a more efficient way.
But, this is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use    (clean) fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances（用具）.

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The question “How are you?” seems simple, but _____ can actually make people feel very strange.
Last month, Alina Simone wrote in The New York Times about the difficulty ________ Russians have with this question. _______ same question, in Russian language and culture, is always answered in a negative manner. In Russia, when people are asked “how are you?”, they usually complain ________ health, weather or things that  _____ (happen) recently. So when they’re asked “How are you?” in English, they don’t know what to do.
In English-speaking countries, “How are you?” has one standard answer: “Fine, and you?” It is not _______ (actual) about getting information --- it’s a greeting. If a native English-speaking friend really wants to know _______is going on in your life, he or she is more likely to ask: “What have you been up to?” or “What’s new?”
But I understand why people are so ______(confuse). When we learn second languages, we have to learn ________(rule) for using words. How can you learn them?  ________(watch) English-language TV shows is a good place to start. If you can, try to make a native English-speaking friend and talk to him or her directly.

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From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy __ (they). Some watch TV__go to the cinemas. Others take part in sports. There are many different ways_   (spend) their spare time.
Almost everyone has some kind of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are expensive, __  others don’t cost anything at all. Some _    (collect) are worth a lot of money. Others are valuable only to the owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth $250. He was very happy about his purchase and _  (think) the price was reasonable. _   the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt__   they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are __   (extreme) valuable. Nothing makes him __   (happy) than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
This is what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for fun. The value in dollars is not important. We do it for the pleasure it gives.

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In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom,      8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop     sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled    right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.
"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit       (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said       (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins      . "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked      . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long       the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised      what she saw. There,     (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies --- her tip!

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
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Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he _______(drive) by an unseen force to do the same thing _________ (repeat) ; then a habit is formed. Once _____ habit is formed , it is difficult, and sometimes __________ (possible) to get rid of .It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of the habits.
Children often form bad habits, some of ______remain with them as long as they live.______(lazy),lying, stealing and so on are all easily formed bad habits. However, there are many _______ habits formed in early life that are of great help. Many successful men say much of their success has ______to do with certain habits in early life like early rising and honesty. We should keep away ______ all the bad habits and try to form such good habits______ will be good for ourselves and others.

Dear Mum and Dad,
The College Entrance Examination is around the corner, I wish I c___have a heart-to-heart talk with you.  Thanks to your    (鼓励) and unselfish love, I have been  m great progress in my studies. It will be less than three weeks before I take the exam, which makes me under great pressure.  Therefore, good studying conditions and timely help will  do me a lot of good. My dream is the very one you always have. In order to make f      use of the time, I decide to make a few detailed study    (计划) for the exam. What’s m , it’s also necessary that I do some physical exercise once in a while so that I can keep f  .  All in all, I have   (自信) in my future life and   I do wish you good health and a happy life.
Yours,
Li  Hua

Many people think that teachers give pupils too much homework．They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time．Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not     （proper）plan the homework tasks they give to pupils．The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks that they     （do）at school already．
In Greece，many parents complained about the difficult homework that teachers gave to their children．The parents said that most of the homework was a  waste of time，and they wanted to stop it．Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework．In Denmark，Germany and several other       （country）in Europe，teachers cannot set homework at weekends．In Holland，teachers allow pupils        （stay）at school to do their homework．The children are free to help one another．Similar        （arrange）also exists in some British schools．
Most people agree that homework is not fair．A pupil doing his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much       （good）position than a pupil who does his homework in a small，     （noise）room with the television on．Some parents help their children with their homework．Other parents take no interest in their children’s homework at all．