重难题型 选词填空
(一)
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词填空(每词限用一次)。
Last night, I stayed at home alone. When I was watching a 1.________ movie, I suddenly started laughing. Time for bed. But I couldn't sleep because I kept laughing. 2.________ I got up and started doing some housework. I cleaned my apartment and washed all the dishes left over from dinner, still laughing crazily. I tried to hold my cat in my 3.________, but it ran away from me in fear. I had to spend the rest of the night in front of my computer.
When time finally came to get ready 4.________ work, I decided to call my boss for leave, but laughing was the 5.________ thing I could do on the phone. After listening to my “lovely” laughter for a few minutes, my boss couldn't help shouting angrily,“Are you mad You're fired!” Suddenly I woke up. Thank God! I just had a dream.
(二)
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的动词,并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号(每词限用一次)。
Dear Nicole,
How are you Do you enjoy your summer holiday
It 1.________ two weeks since I returned to New Zealand. In New Zealand, life is totally different. I 2.________ the delicious sweet soup so much now.
The weather has been bad these days. Yesterday I caught a cold and didn't go to school today. I hate taking medicine but I have to take it. I must get well soon because I 3.________ tests on science and geography next week. I must prepare for the tests this time so that I won't fail again.
I remember that you like our local hand cream(护手霜), but it is quite expensive in Hong Kong. I 4.________ you some last weekend and I am sending it to you. It's much cheaper here than that in Hong Kong.
It's almost the end of August. It's time to get ready for the new school term. I really want 5.________ you soon.
With love,
Judy
(三)
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Once there was a wise man. People came to him, saying that they were not 1.________ about the same problems every time. One day he told them a 2.________ and everyone laughed loudly.
After a few minutes, he told them the same joke and this time only a 3.________ of them smiled.
When he told the same joke for the 4.________ time, no one laughed any more.
The wise man smiled and said, “You can't laugh at the same joke 5.________ and over again. So why are you always crying about the same problems?”
(四)
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的动词,并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号(每词限用一次)。
Do you like magic Do you want 1.________ a magician
Adam, 35, from New Hampshire, 2.________ his dream come true already. Two months ago, he invented a new kind of magic. When he plays with it, it looks as if he's shooting fireballs from his hands.
Adam said, “I've been interested in magic since I was only six. I 3.________ of this idea after playing around with some flash paper with chemicals on it, which burns very bright and fast. While I 4.________ with the fire—and after turning my smoke alarm off for the hundredth time—I realized it could be a cool trick.”
He explained, “When you light flash paper, it 5.________ very quickly. It is very safe if you use it in the right way.”
(五)
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Keeping a diary helps a lot. Studies have shown that people who keep a diary sleep and feel 1.________. It helps people remember what once happened such as dreams, friendships and 2.________. Writing about bad feelings can also help brains get over them and move on. Personally, I learn better about myself and my relationships with others 3.________ keeping a diary. For example, when I am fighting with my dad, I'll try writing from his point and it works! If I want to compare myself with my classmates, I'll write something like, “I might not have clear skin, but I like my eyes.”
Right about now, you might be thinking: it sounds great, but I'm not a good writer; 4.________ I'd love to keep a diary, but my handwriting is 5.________. Don't worry! Keeping a diary is not like doing your homework—there are no rules, so do whatever feels best.
(六)
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Mary is four years old. She 1.________ asking questions. Some of her questions are funny.
One day Mary and her father went to another city 2.________ her uncle. Her uncle was very happy to see them. The next morning Mary's uncle took her and her father out and 3.________ them around. “Please look at that tower,” said her uncle.“It is the oldest building in this city.”
“How old is it?” Mary asked.
“I don't know exactly when it 4.________,” Mary's uncle said. “But some people say that it 5.________ there for about 2,100 years.”
Mary suddenly laughed. “Are you joking, Uncle?” she said. “It's only 2021 this year.”
(七)
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We know China is a big country with a long history and very wonderful culture. Everyone should learn 1.________ about Chinese history and culture.
Some foreign girls are learning how to make Chinese knots. They are studying very hard. One of the girls says, “Hi, nice to meet you. We are not Chinese, 2.________ we are interested in Chinese history and culture. So we come to China to learn it. Chinese are very 3.________. Today we know 4.________ to make Chinese knots. It is interesting. We are your 5.________. We can be good friends.”
(八)
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Jack, a British traveler and writer, has been exploring the Great Wall of China.
When he was a small boy, he planned to explore the Great Wall, nobody 1.________ it seriously. But Jack achieved his goal. Now he 2.________ in Beijing, and his new book, The Great Wall Explained, 3.________ out. There are a lot of photographs and articles. It is welcomed by the readers.
It was a brave trip 4.________ on the Great Wall and he had already run 3,000 kilometers along it! During those years, he got to many villages along the way. He 5.________ by friendly villagers, although they didn't quite understand why the Englishman would have such interest in the Great Wall.
(九)
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Once there was a king who was very lazy. Only eating good food and sleeping a lot made him so 1.________ that he couldn't move around by himself. He felt sick 2.________ the doctors couldn't find a way to help him become healthy again. He was a kind hearted person and all his people were sorry to know that their king wasn't well.
One day a wise man called Sadhu said that he could treat the king. Then the minister took him to meet the king. Sadhu invited the king to walk to his house which was quite far from the palace. By the time the king reached Sadhu's house, he was very 3.________ and uncomfortable. Sadhu offered cool water to the king and he felt better. Then Sadhu brought out an iron ball and asked the king to roll it every morning and evening in the palace grounds. 4.________ fifteen days, when Sadhu came to the palace, the king had lost some 5.________ and was feeling much better. All his bad feelings had gone.
(十)
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Like many high school graduates, Maggie Doyne didn't go straight to college. She traveled and 1.________ in western Nepal in 2006. A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets. They had to work at hard physical jobs for little money.
One day, while Doyne 2.________ down a country road, she saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7 year old Hima sold the rocks to support her family. With deep sadness, she decided 3.________ Hima's tuition(学费) for school. Encouraged by the changes in the child, Doyne thought, “If we can help one child, why not 10?”
Doyne felt that the street children's greatest need was a home. She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5,000 she saved from years of babysitting(当临时保姆). In 2008 the Kopila Valley Children's Home was set up. With the help of the community, another goal 4.________ in 2010—the Kopila Valley School. Over 350 children now attend the school and over 50 live in the home.
Today, Doyne 5.________ in the home and is “Mom” to the kids.
(十一)
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Dear Jason,
I'm so happy to receive this letter from you, my new penfriend. I like your country, Canada. I've enjoyed the 1.________ view of Canada's autumn leaves on TV. I hope someday I can visit Toronto.
Let me tell you about my home. I have two younger 2.________. My father is a P.E. teacher. My mother is a housewife, and she is very 3.________ at home taking care of us.
I am now an eighth grader. I like my school very much because I have many friends at school. The teachers are very nice and kind. My favorite teacher is Mr. Wong. He is my math teacher. Of all the subjects, I like P.E. best. I am good 4.________ many sports, such as basketball, table tennis and badminton. What is your favorite sport I am interested in cricket, 5.________ it is not popular in China. Can you tell me more about it
It's late now and I have to go to bed. Bye for now! Write back soon!
Best wishes,
Harry Wong
(十二)
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Darrius was born with three fingers on his right hand and one on his left hand. He had to work hard to do things that were easy for others. Every time his classmates tried to help, he would say, “Thanks, but I can do it myself.”
When he was 10, he liked piano very much. Although he 1.________ he couldn't play, the boy took that as a challenge. Months later, a neighbor 2.________ him an old piano when she moved away. He taught himself 3.________ the piano and practiced it for hours a day.
Darrius's favorite piano music is River Flows in You by Yiruma, a Korean musician. It took Darrius a year to learn it. “I have to come up with my own way with only 4 fingers,” he said. When he succeeded, he felt so proud. Later he was lucky enough to play the music together with Yiruma at a famous concert hall! Yiruma encouraged Darrius to follow his dream of playing his own music, Darrius 4.________ it. And his music 5.________ popular today.
“I may have a disability,” he says, “but I don't let it hold me back from anything.”
(十三)
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A friendship can last forever when friends are kind to each other. People usually become friends because they have something 1.________ common. They share many of the same interests and like to be together. It is easy to be a friend when everything is going great, 2.________ a true friend is one who sticks around in 3.________ the good times and the bad times.
A good friend will cheer you up when you are having a bad day. Show a friend your care. Ask the other person, “What can I do to help you?” and be willing to do it.
Listen to your friends. Be 4.________. Tell them what is wrong if they have hurt you. Send a card, give them a little 5.________ or call them on the phone just to say, “I value our friendship.” Help whenever and wherever you can. Good friendships are not easy to develop, but a friendship can last forever if you are loyal and sincere. Friends make life better.
(十四)
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Before I went to Italy as an exchange student, I decided 1.________ some presents to the teachers and the students there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice, for China 2.________ “the Fan Kingdom”. So I 3.________ shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛) fan for the teachers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans. They were also called “round silk fans”. Fans of this kind 4.________ of silk with paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. They were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I 5.________ the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. There were great paintings and calligraphy(书法) on them.
At the welcome party in Italy, my new teachers and classmates were all excited to get the wonderful fans. And they were even more excited after learning about the stories. They said they would visit China next summer holiday.
参考答案
(一)1.funny 2.So 3.arms 4.for 5.only
(二)1.has been 2.miss 3.will have 4.bought
5.to see
(三)1.happy 2.joke 3.few 4.third 5.over
(四)1.to be 2.has made 3.thought 4.was playing
5.will disappear/disappears
(五)1.better 2.happiness 3.by 4.or 5.terrible
(六)1.likes 2.to visit 3.showed 4.was built
5.has stood
(七)1.something 2.but 3.friendly 4.how 5.students
(八)1.took 2.is living/ lives 3.has come
4.to run 5.was helped
(九)1.fat 2.but 3.tired 4.After 5.weight
(十)1.arrived 2.was walking 3.to pay
4.was reached 5.lives
(十一)1.wonderful 2.sisters 3.busy 4.at 5.but
(十二)1.was told 2.gave 3.to play 4.has made 5.is
(十三)1.in 2.but 3.both 4.honest 5.present
(十四)1.to take 2.is 3.went 4.were made 5.picked