2014届高考二轮短文语法填空训练题（3）英语试卷

Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Germany.He was the fifth of six children.In 1845，his father died.All six children decided ________(go) to the United States.Strauss went to the southeastern part of the US.For eight years，he walked along the country roads ________(sell) dry goods from door to door—just like his father in Germany.
In 1853，Strauss decided to move to San Francisco，______thousands of people were looking for gold. _______his way to California，Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods.He had only one thing________(leave)some canvas (帆布)．
In California，Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners.He said they could make tents from the canvas.But they weren’t _______(interest) in canvas for tents.Strauss didn’t know _______to do with the canvas.Before long Strauss found the miners needed new pants.There were holes in their pants ______the cloth wasn’t strong.He decided to make the canvas _______pants.They called them “Levi’s”．Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different cloth.It was a heavy cotton cloth—the same kind people wear today.
Levi Strauss died in 1902.He never married and left money to his nephews.He left the world much more—the jeans ________so many people wear.

One night，at 1130 p．m.，an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.Her car had broken ______and she desperately needed a ride.Soaking (湿透) wet，she ______(decide) to flag down the next car.A young white man stopped _____(help) her—generally unheard of in those conflictfilled 1960s.The man took her to _____(safe)，helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.She seemed to be in a big hurry，but wrote down his address，thanked _______.
Seven days went by and _____knock came on the man’s door. _____his surprise，a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.A special note was attached.It read，“Thank you so much ________assisting me on the highway the other night.The rain drenched (湿透) not only my clothes_______ my spirits.Then you came along.Because of you，I was able to make it to my _______(die) husband’s bedside just before he passed away.God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.”

Does going to college really pay off？Certainly!
I remember taking ____ English class in college on the short story. Our first assignment was to read ____ short stories and then discuss which one was better. After ____(read)both，I wasn’t sure. Over the ____ several months, my professor taught me ___ one story was so much better than the other.__ __ was rich in metaphor(隐喻)and character development, ___ the other was humorous _ too shallow. I couldn’t see this at first. Yet,
in a few months, my brain got reeducated and ____ could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.
Going to college helps build a strong mind, which leads ____ greater success in one’s life.

The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop(主教) in the Crypts of Westminster Abbey(西敏寺):
When I was young and free and my____(imagine) had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world.__ __ I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I ____ (short) my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But ___， too, seemed immovable.
As I grew ___ my twilight years (晚年), in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family，those ____(close) to me, __alas, they would have ___ of it.And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I ___ (change) my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able ___(better) my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.

[2011·广东卷] One Sunday morning in August I went to a local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment____ (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me____ the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man___ (sit) at the front. He___ (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be___ (mental) disabled.
Behind him were other people to____he was trying to talk, but after some minutes___ walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him___ his own either.
After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had__ amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.
I’m glad I made the choice. It made___ of us feel good.