江苏常州地区2022年中考英语语法填空模拟练习（含答案）

Passage 1
A group of boys gathered around a tree. “What a tall tree!” they said to each other.
“It would be exciting to climb to the top!” The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could (1) __________ (climb) to the top of the tree first. Their (2) __________ (mother) were siting not far away, looking on at their children as they played.
One of the climbers was (3) __________ 8-year-old boy named David. He was the (4) __________ (short) child in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition.
Then the game started. All of the boys tried (5) __________ (they) best to climb as high as they could. (6) __________ they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.
His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so (7) __________ (quick) ”
“It was easy,” David said. “The other children (8) __________ (keep) looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of (9) __________ (fall) down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I just went higher and higher until I reached the top.”
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward (10) __________ looking back, we are more likely(可能) to reach our goals and achieve success.
1. climb; 2. mothers; 3. an; 4. shortest; 5. their; 6. Although; 7. quickly; 8. kept; 9. falling; 10. without
Passage2
Susan was tired of having her three children talk back to her. One day, she climbed into her kids’ tree house. It was (1) __________ good place, she thought, for a mother to go on strike(罢工). She was tired of driving them everywhere without thanks and (2) __________ (do) more than her share of the work around the house. Until things changed, Susan decided (3) __________ (stay) up in the tree.
Susan’s strike got her kids’ attention, (4) __________ course. But that was not all that happened. Word of the fed-up mother spread. Before long, a camera crew from television’s Today Show came into their yard. Now people all across America were going to find out who drove the (5) __________ (kid) mother up a tree.
As the cameras worked, the three kids stood with their father near the tree house. Kate, the Today Show host, had a question for (6) __________ (they). “What do you think about your mom on strike in that tree house ” she asked.
“I am kind of embarrassed(尴尬的),” said Misty.
“I’m really shocked, ”said Joseph. “I did not think it would go this far. My mom is much (7) __________ (crazy) than we thought.”
Rachel added, “I think mom is so strange (8) __________ I can hardly believe it.”
But Susan had said, “If the kids (9) __________ (want) her back, they should know what to do. When the TV crew left, the kids went into their house (10) __________ (quick) and got busy. Not long after that Susan climbed down from the tree and went back to being a mom.
1. a; 2. doing; 3. to stay; 4. of; 5. kids’; 6. them; 7. crazier; 8. that; 9 wanted; 10. quickly
Passage 3
A bookstore in Kaohsiung got international attention after CNN reported on the unusual decoration in it. The store, Wuguan Books, is known as (1) __________ “experimental bookstore” because of the dark lighting used to show the books on sale. Wuguan Books (2) __________ (lie) at Pier-2 Culture Center, which is full (3) __________ special cafes and exhibits. The bookstore is almost (4) __________ (complete) dark, except for the shelves of books. There are over 400 shelves of books in the store, with many (5) __________ (light) placed around books. It appears as if books (6) __________ (they) are lighting up the darkness.
The bookstore (7) __________ (create) by Chu Chih-kung not long ago, with the purpose of increasing people’s senses when they read books. Su Yu-shan, the (8) __________ (manage) of the store, says the environment can help people learn to do “soul（灵魂）reading” by (9) __________ (provide) a private experience with each book that draws one’s attention. (10) __________ it might not be for everyone, Wuguan Books creates a very different kind of environment from most bookstores.
1. an; 2. lies; 3. of; 4. completely; 5. lights; 6. themselves; 7. was created; 8. manager; 9. providing; 10. Although/Though/While
Passage4
In the past, my old grandmother didn’t enjoy talking on the phone. Actually, she hated it, so she was always refusing (1) __________ (use) it. She told us that she preferred speaking to people in person. It always (2) __________ (make) her sad that she couldn’t see the person she was talking to. The other day, we chatted with my grandmother, (3) __________ mentioned video calling over the Internet. It (4) __________ (invent) for people to see each other while talking online. Then we came up with (5) __________ idea. We bought her a laptop(笔记本电脑). One of my (6) __________ (cousin) went over to her house and taught her how to use it. (7) __________ (lucky), she was a quick learner.
Now, she enjoys (9) __________ (her) when talking with us every day. She is happy and you can tell from the expression (9) __________ her face. She says it’s also very convenient(方便的). She can put it anywhere in the house (10) __________ it is small and doesn’t take up much room. Sometimes she even talks to us while she’s in the kitchen cooking!
1. to use; 2. made; 3. and; 4. is invented/was invented; 5. an; 6. cousins; 7. Luckily; 8. herself; 9. on; 10. because/as
Passage 5
Your dog is barking, but you can’t hear it! Your best friend is telling you (1) __________ joke, but you can’t catch it! (2) __________ terrible! The people who have hearing loss (3) __________ (consider) deaf.
It’s not easy being deaf, and although some kids are born deaf, many others lose their hearing later on. So it’s important to know how (4) __________ (be) a good friend with anyone in the Deaf community. Here are some ways.
Be patient and do not give up on a friend (5) __________ hearing loss. If you repeat what you are saying (6) __________ (loud), and it isn’t helping your deaf friend, try to write it down or use signals instead.
Also, remember that deafness isn’t the same as being stupid. Deaf kids are just as smart as anyone else. (7) __________ (not treat) your Deaf friends like they are not very smart. Although they can’t hear you, there’s nothing wrong with their brain.
Don’t forget about texts, (8) __________ (email), and so on. These are much (9) __________ (good) ways to keep in touch with your deaf friend than phone calls. If the two of you can sign, a video call is great!
It’s fun to communicate with others. We should support all of (10) __________ (we) friends, and make new ones!
1. a; 2. How; 3. are considered; 4. to be; 5. with; 6. loudly; 7. Don't treat; 8. emails; 9. better; 10. our
Passage6
The top Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, famous for his “Super Rice”, died of illness at the age of 91 (1) __________ May 22th, 2021.
Yuan Longping (2) __________ (be) born in Beijing in 1930. For almost 60 years, he had given most of his time and energy to rice research. So far, the hybrid rice(杂交水稻) he developed (3) __________ (pull) millions of people out of hunger all over the world. His achievements were so great that he (4) __________ (call) “The Father of Hybrid Rice” and won World Food Prize.
During his lifetime, Yuan Longping spent (5) __________ (much) time in the farm field than in his office. He was often seen watching plants (6) __________ (close) and thinking of ways to improve them, just as many Chinese (7) __________ (farmer) do.
Yuan once said he had (8) __________ dream—to “enjoy the cool under the rice plants taller than men”. (9) __________ a pity it is that he can’t continue his dream now! But surely, people believe, his dream (10) __________ (come) true in the near future.
1. on; 2. was; 3. has pulled; 4. was called; 5. more; 6. closely; 7 farmers; 8. a; 9. What; 10. will come
Passage 7
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly (1) __________ I could hardly follow her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor (2) __________ (pronounce). I just (3) __________ (hide) behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day, I watched an English movie (4) __________ (name) Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too. (5) __________ I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by (6) __________ (listen) for just the key words. Besides, I learned some (7) __________ (use) sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I (8) __________ (not understand) these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked (9) __________ (they) up in a dictionary.
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a much (10) __________ (clear) understanding of English movies.
1. that; 2. pronunciation; 3. hid; 4. named; 5. Though/Although; 6. listening; 7. useful; 8. didn’t understand; 9. them; 10. clearer/more clear
Passage 8
Henry is (1) __________ American businessman. One day, when he was sailing (航行) on a boat near San Francisco, he was carried out into the sea by a strong wind. (2) __________ (luck), he was discovered and picked up by a London-bound (开往伦敦的) ship. So he (3) __________ (land) in London by accident. Alone and (4) __________ (hunger), he walked on the streets of the city. Unexpectedly, he (5) __________ (call) into a big house. There two rich (6) __________ (brother), Oliver and Roderick, gave him a letter and told (7) __________ (he) not to open it until two o'clock of the day.
Henry didn’t know it was a million-pound (百万英镑) bank note. He left the big house and went into a cheap restaurant to get something to eat. Everyone was (8) __________ (polite) and impatient to him. Why Because he was in rags (衣衫褴褛) and looked dirty. Then, (9) __________ everyone’s surprise, he handed the owner a million-pound bank note to pay for the meal. On seeing the note, all the people in the restaurant became friendly and tried their best (10) __________ (make) Henry pleased. Don’t you think it’s the most unbelievable story in the world
1. an; 2. Luckily; 3. landed; 4. hungry; 5. was called; 6. brothers; 7. him; 8. impolite; 9. to; 10. to make
Passage 9
Are you bored with your daily life Here are some things you should try (1) __________ you are 38, because after that it's too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, it is so important (2) __________ all under-38s are expected to learn. If you can't swim well, you won't be able to do water sports like water-skiing, surfing or diving. Even taking a boat trip will be (3) __________ (danger) for you．Make sure you do it．
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is (4) __________ important skill in life. You can't just think of yourself, but have to work (5) __________ (good) with other people. Team sports keep you fit, and they are also great fun. Teams (6) __________ (usual) have a good social life too－you'll make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best (7) __________ (hobby) for under-38s is collecting things. You could collect all kinds of things that make you remember what you (8) __________ (do), like cinema tickets for movies you have seen. Then best way (9) __________ (collect) is to have a special album(影集) to put your collection in and to write what the things mean to you. In that way you (10) __________ (not forget) them.
1. before; 2. that; 3. dangerous; 4. an; 5. well; 6. usually; 7. hobbies; 8. have done; 9. to collect; 10. won't forget
Passage 10
Recently, Zhejiang did a survey of young people’s mental health. It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel the (1) _________ (big) pressure from school among teenagers. Besides, 48.8 percent of middle school students show signs of mental health problems.
What are students (2) _________ (worry) about
"(3) _________ (one), the class ranking(排名) after exams. Second, being unable to reach their (4) _________ (parent) expectation(期望), " The Youth Times reported.
This is not only true with Chinese students. The American Psychological Association recently did a similar survey. The results are (5) _________ (surprise) in the US, teenagers have a higher level of stress than adults. For them, one of the big reasons for stress (6) _________ (be) also schoolwork.
(7) _________ can we do to help
"To begin with, make sure you have an active life. (8) _________ (have) a 9 - 10 hours' sleep a day, find someone to exercise with every day, and eat well, "said Norman, an expert from the association. "Also, try (9) _________ (keep) away from mobile phones and computers. (10) _________ you spend too much time on them, you will more likely feel upset(难过的). "
1. biggest; 2. worrying; 3. First; 4. parents'; 5. surprising; 6. is; 7. What; 8. Have; 9. to keep; 10. If
Passage 11
Have you ever heard of Saihanba It is a very big forest lying in Chengde, Hebei. In Mongolian, its name means "beautiful highland". Just as its name suggests, across the area, are endless forests, grasslands and clear lakes.
Saihanba used to (1) _________ (be) a royal(皇家的) hunting ground. During the Qing dynasty(1644-1911), Emperor(皇帝) Kangxi liked Saihanba very much. He made hunting there a royal activity. He once (2) _________ (kill) 318 rabbits in a day.
In 1860, (3) _________ (make) enough money, the land was open to all people. In the following years, cutting trees and wildfires (4) _________ (quick) destroyed(破坏) the forests and grasslands. By the 1950s, Saihanba had become a poor land without animals or plants.
The plans for rebuilding a national forest in Saihanba started in the 1960s. In 1961, a group of six (5) _________ (science) travelled through Saihanba and studied trees there. They finally found one tree (6) _________ (stand) alone in the large land. It greatly encouraged them. From then on, they decided (7) _________ (turn) Saihanba into a new national forest.
In the past 58 years, after overcoming(克服) the difficulties of planting trees in a very cold place, great changes (8) _________ (take) place in Saihanba. The poor land has become a large and beautiful forest.
Today, Saihanba has been known (9) _________ the "Emerald(绿宝石) of North China". It is very important for Beijing's water and air quality, (10) _________ it can make the environment better. It is also a natural protection that can prevent sandstorms.
1. be; 2. killed; 3. to make; 4. quickly; 5. scientists; 6. standing; 7. to turn; 8. have taken; 9. as; 10. because
Passage 12
On Tuesday morning, Corey A. Smith, a boat technician(技工), was sent out for a job at Stage Harbour. He knew that stormy weather was on the way, (1) _________ he thought he had enough time to finish the job on his customer's boat. So he put the weather report behind him and (2) _________ (go)out to work.
"When I got out there, the sky was blue," he said. "It was a calm day." However, at around 12: 30 p. m., the weather changed (3) _________ (sudden). The boat started shaking back and forth. He took a look outside.
"I could see a wall of rain (4) _________ (come) right at me," he said. "It hit me like a truck. I didn't think it would come as fast as it did. I had no choice but (5) _________ (ride) out the storm on my customer's boat. "
"There were times I thought that either the boat was going over, (6) _________ I was going in," he said. All around him, boats crashed into each other and some began sinking(沉没). For a moment, Smith thought the boat he was on would be among them.
(7) _________ (luck) for him, though, the boat stayed upright and got through the storm safely. When it was all over, Smith was relieved(松了一口气). He was (8) _________ (live) and safe.
"I thought I could beat the weather … That was a misjudgement(误判) on my part. I l've never(9) _________ (be) in a situation(情况) close to this before. It was surely (10) _________ experience," he said. And one that he hopes not to have again.
1. but; 2. went; 3. suddenly; 4. coming; 5. to ride; 6. or; 7. Luckily; 8. alive; 9. been; 10. an
Passage 13
When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. My father could catch many fish while I caught nothing. I (1) _________ (usual) got very sad and kept asking him why. He always (2) _________ (answer) "Son, if you want to catch a fish you have to (3) _________ (think) like a fish." "But I'm not a fish," I said, "and I don't know (4) _________ fish like."
As I got a little (5) _________ (old), I began to understand what my dad really meant. So I read some books on fish. And I even joined a local Fishing Club and started attending the monthly meetings to know more (6) _________ it. I learned that fish are cold-blooded(冷血) animals and water temperature is very important to them. Fish like shallow(浅的) water better than deep water (7) _________ shallow water is warmer. moreover, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Also, fish don't have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes... The more I understood fish the better I am good at finding and (8) _________ (catch) them.
When I grew up, I go into the business world. It is not (9) _________ easy job, but I do it well because I have the secret - that is to think more like (10) _________ (customer). I have learned this lesson from fishing.
1. usually; 2. answered; 3. think; 4. what; 5. older; 6. about; 7. because; 8. catching; 9. an; 10. customers
Passage 14
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. The surprising thing is that it (1) _________ (not invent) earlier, though the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had made sketches(素描) for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced until long after he (2) _________ (die).
A person riding a bicycle uses little energy to make the bicycle (3) _________ (move) and the rider creates no (4) _________ (pollute) at all when riding. Even so, in developed countries, most people (5) _________ (not travel) to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or that people feel tired riding to work. It's because there are too many (6) _________ (car) on the roads. It certainly becomes more (7) _________ (danger) to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work (8) _________ their cars. Therefore, the situation is made worse.
Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to build roads (9) _________ for bicycles and to make it difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city. In this way, they (10) _________ (go) back to use their bicycles.
1. wasn't invented; 2. died; 3. move; 4. pollution; 5. don't travel; 6. cars; 7. dangerous; 8. in; 9. only; 10. will go
Passage 15
The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not (1) _________ (real) eat chocolate. They used beans to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa (2) _________ (bring) to other countries and people fell in love the taste of chocolate.
In 1824, John Cadbury opened (3) _________ small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was a chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory (4) _________ (make) chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man (5) _________(call) Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars, and for the first time, people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking (6) _________. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only rich people had enough money to buy it. Later, as more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became a little (7) _________ (cheap).
Milk chocolate came later and this was made by (8) _________ (add) milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury’s factory in 1897. It was (9) _________ (popular) chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury company is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of (10) _________ (visit) visit the factory in order to see the production of chocolate.
1. really; 2. was brought; 3. a; 4. to make; 5. called; 6. it; 7. cheaper; 8. adding; 9. the most popular; 10. visitors
Passage 16
When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how fast time flies. About one month after this picture (1) _________ (take), I became a primary school student. When I was young, I enjoyed (2) _________ (play) with different kinds of toy cars and planes. (3) _________ this picture there are some toy car and planes around me, which were very important in my life at that time. (4) _________ brings back to me many happy memories of my childhood.
Since I was a kid, I (5) _________ (consider) different jobs I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a fireman, because the uniform looked so cool. Then, when I was in the (6) _________ (six) grade, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher so much. When I entered middle school, my dream was to open a restaurant. I wished to have a chain of restaurants in many different (7) _________ (city). If I succeeded in managing one, I would open (8) _________ (many). Now I hope to be a surgeon. "That's a good (9) _________ (decide)," my parents say to me. I know I must try hard (10) _________ (make) my dream come true.
1. was taken; 2. playing; 3. In; 4. It; 5. have considered; 6. sixth; 7. cities; 8. more; 9. decision; 10. to make
Passage 17
Does my goldfish know who I am
I think this is a great question. I do spend my days (1) _________ (study) how fish go about their lives. First of all, fish are much smarter than people think. People often talk of goldfish having three-second memories, but in fact they can learn all kinds of things, and remember them (2) _________ quite a long time.
This shouldn’t surprise us too much. Just like other animals, they can find enough to eat, and (3) _________ (know) when it is sale to be out in the open. Being able to learn and remember things helps (4) _________ (they) do this.
Many kinds of fish can tell one from another, according to their group, their relatives, (5) _________ even their own eggs. But fish live in (6) _________ very different world from us. For many kinds of fish, although seeing is important, (7) _________ (sense) such as smell and touch are even more important.
So, does your fish know who you are I believe your fish will (8) _________ (certain) know when it is feeding time. My own fish become very excited when my hand appears near their tank, even before I drop the food in. I’m not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face (9) _________ (look) like, but I wouldn’t be too (10) _________ (surprise) if it could remember you in other ways, perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
1. studying; 2. for; 3. know; 4. them; 5. and/or; 6. a; 7. senses; 8. certainly; 9. looks; 10. surprised
Passage 18
A man planted a rose and watered it carefully. Before the rose blossomed(盛开), he noticed many thorns(刺) around the bud(花蕾). He thought, " (1) _________ can any beautiful flowers come from a plant with so many sharp thorns " So he was not (2) _________ (interest) in this kind of plant any more, and then he gave up (3) _________ (water) the rose. And just before it was ready to blossom, it (4) _________ (die).
Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in (5) _________ (everyone) spirit. The good qualities (6) _________ (plant) in us at birth, and then grow among the thorns - our weaknesses. Many of us look at (7) _________ (we) and we only see our weaknesses. We lose heart, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We give up watering the roses in us, and (8) _________ (slow) they die. We never realize the gifts of being able to find out our good qualities.
Someone (9) _________ not see the rose in himself, so we need to help him discover the rose. With love, we can accept a person into our life, even though(即使) we know his true weaknesses. At the same time, we should encourage him (10) _________ (face) his weaknesses bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.
1. How; 2. interested; 3. watering; 4. died; 5. everyone's; 6. were planted; 7. ourselves; 8. slowly; 9. may 10. to face