2023年外研版中考英语专项训练之语法填空（含答案）

2023中考英语专项训练之语法填空一
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阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
My little granddaughter, Ava, came to spend the afternoon with me. I should say she was really ____1____ cute girl. I almost missed a chance to be a queen for the day. Because I’d warned her that I wouldn’t have much time to play with her since I was on a deadline for a book.
Ava colored some princess pictures while I ____2____ (write). She watched a cartoon and stopped ____3____ time to time to come to talk to me or to get a snack or drink. When she walked up to me ____4____ (quick) than ever and pleaded(恳求) with me, “Grandma, can you come to play with me in the toy room for a little while ” I couldn’t refuse my grand-baby, so I shut the computer ____5____, took her by the hand and walked upstairs to play.
That’s when I became a queen. A crown(皇冠) was placed on my head while music played in the background. My new role as a queen began when a bell rang. I was ____6____ (tell) that a royal feast(皇家盛宴) would take place that evening and that the entertainment would be provided. I sat there and enjoyed her imagination in the sweetness of our moments together. Her ____7____ (introduce) of every character in the royal feast was pretty clear. I was ____8____ glad that I’d like to be with her longer. My days are busy, and time is ____9____ (value) to me. I think of it like a bank account(银行存款), and I get to decide ____10____ to spend it. When the final accounting is done at the end of my life, I hope I spent it on my family and good work and have left behind plenty of precious memories for those I love.
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Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice On May 22, 2021, Yuan Longping passed away in Changsha ____1____ the age of 91. Yuan spent his whole life ____2____ (study) rice. People call him “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
In 1973, he developed the first hybrid rice. Since then, he ____3____ (help) China work a great wonder—feeding about one-fifth of the world’s people with less than 9% of the world’s land ____4____ (successful).
Yuan had a much ____5____ (big) dream—to save the world from hunger(饥饿). His team helped people in many countries around the world to grow rice and he ____6____ (get) the World Food Prize in 2004. Now one fifth of rice around the world comes from his study.
Even in his later years, Yuan did not stop studying. In 2017, working with ____7____ university, he helped develop indica rice(籼稻) for some special ___8____ (place) in the world.
For what he did, in 2020, Yuan ____9____ (give) the “Medal of the Republic”, the highest honor in China. We believe that ____10____ we all try our best, Yuan’s dream will come true and our world will be free of hunger one day!
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Lu Yonggen, an excellent scientist, did a great job in pushing forward scientific research and helping those in need. Lu ____1____ (lead) a simple life. The most expensive thing in his house was an old TV set ____2____ was bought in the 1980s.
In 2014, Lu gave his two houses to a primary school in Huadu, his hometown in Guangdong. In 2017, he said that he would not give savings to his only daughter. “My daughter is old enough ____3____ (support) herself. I want to give away my savings. They should ____4____ (use) to help people in need,” he said. Also in this year, Lu gave his life savings to South China Agricultural University (SCAU), to set up ____5____ education fund(基金) for excellent young teachers and poor students. It was ____6____ (large) single donation from an individual(个人捐赠) in the university’s 108-year history.
“My country raised me up, so I want to give what I have to the ____7____ (social),” said Lu. “It is the last thing I want to do for my country,”
In August 2019, Lu passed away in Guangdong ____8____ the age of 89. Many teachers and students from SCAU were brought to tears when they heard the news. His funeral(葬礼) was ____9____ (simple) held according to his will. Many students said goodbye to ____10____ with flowers in front of his statue(雕像) in the university.
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Now many students have iPads and they think it’s cool to use them. They can search for information in ___1___ iPad easily. Also, they can keep all their work in a small machine instead ___2___ carrying many heavy books. It’s very convenient. But some students think that books are more ___3___ (help)for learning. First, books can help them think harder and deeper, because they may ask ___4___ (they) some questions when they read books. ___5___(two), reading books won’t hurt their ___6___ (eye). Third, some students even spend their precious time ___7___ (play) games on iPads at school, and it’s not good for their study. So they like to use books better. In my opinion, if iPads are used in a proper way, they ___8___ (improve) our study. Student will not forget homework ___9___ teachers can send all the homework to their iPads. We can download lots of learning materials. It’s helpful to our study, ___10___(especial) to our English learning.
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Some people asked me, “Have you ever been depressed (沮丧的) in your life ” They were ____1____ (surprise) at my answer. I said, “Yes. I’ve been depressed. Nearly two years were ____2____ (spend) in bed because of depression. I didn’t care ____3____ I lived or died.”
I never thought I could suffer from depression. In fact, I always thought people who were depressed just needed to change their attitudes (态度) ____4____ life and then they wouldn’t be depressed any longer. I didn’t feel that way until I found ____5____ (me) in the same situation. The problem was that I had tons ____6____ money every month but had no goal ____7____ (achieve) and nothing to do every day.
I overcome my depression by ____8____ (find) ways to be useful again. I realized that ____9____ I had no one to encourage me in my life, I was just the best one. This brought me out of the depression.
Anyone can suffer from depression. But you can take ____10____ (step) to get out of depression. Find your purpose again and get active.
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Have you ever shared a room with someone, perhaps a brother, sister, or roommate How did you get along with the other person Did you always have arguments ___1___ did you work out a way to share the space without arguments
Astronauts say that one of the most difficult ___2___ (part) of space exploration (探测) is sharing a tiny area with other people for a long time. Spaceships ___3___ (design) to make the best use of every bit of room. There is no more area that you can escape to have ___4___ quiet time all alone. Nor can you decide to get away and go for a walk. It’s even ___5___ (difficult) when you share the small area with astronauts from other cultures. These astronauts ___6___ (be) usually the people that may have different lifestyles and customs.
___7___ do astronauts manage to have good relationships with their partners First, astronauts are ___8___ (careful) chosen for their experience, physical fitness, and ability to get along with other people. They decide to finish the task successfully, even that means giving up some ___9___ (person) needs for the time being. Each member of the space team does research, so that takes up a lot of time. Then there are “spacing” skills such as listening ____10____ music on headphones or writing that can be done alone. Perhaps some of these will help you with your roommate.
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When a person is hurt or suddenly becomes ill, people give him immediate (立即的) care. We call it first aid. When there is a sudden situation, time is very important, ____1____ first aid plays a very important role. Immediate action is necessary when someone loses lots of blood or when breathing stopped ____2____ a short time.
Everyone should know something about how to care for a person with ____3____ sudden illness. Even a small injury (损伤) can be very dangerous. And it may result in ____4____ (die), so everyone should know something about first aid.
When first aiders face a sudden situation, they must be able to keep calm and organize other people ____5____ (help). He or she must know how to control blood and take care of injuries. Knowing how to move the injured without causing more injuries ____6____ (be) also very important.
In our country, ____7____ (hundred) of people die in traffic accidents every year because most people don't have first aid knowledge. If more people know about first aid, they ____8____ (save) more lives in the future. We may face a sudden situation anywhere. One day somebody from our family may get hurt or ____9____ (sudden) become ill. If we don't know anything about first aid, they may get into trouble. But if we know something about it, we can do something for _____10_____ (they) right away.
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In our everyday life, we can see inventions everywhere. It is so hard to imagine what life will be like ____1____ these inventions, like cars, computers, televisions or zippers. Even the smallest inventions can make a big difference to ____2____ (we) life. The bar-code(条形码) is one of ____3____ (useful) inventions. If you want to know the information of the ____4____(product), you can scan the bar-code with your smart phones. But do you know how the bar-code was invented Here is something about it.
In 1984, an owner of a small food store found ____5____ difficult to record the inventory(详细目录) and prices, ____6____ he wanted to find a way to solve the problem. At last, Bernard Silver and a group of students from the institute set up ____7____ bar-code system to solve the problem. The good news was that Bernard Silver took up the challenge and began to work on it. In order ____8____ (protect) the invention, Bernard and his classmate Woodland decided to get a patent(专利). It ____9____ (take) them about three years. Finally, on October 7th, 1985, they got the patent. And the inventions ____10____ (use) by many people around the world today.
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Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on with the habit, their children won’t know the money comes ___1___ hard work.
Some parents like to hold birthday ___2___ (party) for their children. If they keep on doing this their children will think it necessary for them ___3___ (enjoy) birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their ___4___ (parent) birthday and only remember their own. It is against ___5___ (tradition) habits.
Many parents don’t let the children do housework. They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do ___6___ (good) in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to ___7___ (feed) and stretch out their arms to be dressed every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do nothing, ___8___ they won’t even find a job. Parents should teach the children ___9___ to do housework because it can help them start good habits of working by ____10____ (they).
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We now have a good idea of what kind of clothes people ____1____ (wear) over 5,000 years ago. Scientists studied the pieces of material that were ____2____ the body of a man who died in Europe 5,300 years ago. His body was frozen under ice in the Alps Mountains. Archaeologists discovered his body in a glacier in 1991. They called him Otzi the Iceman. They also found bits of clothing and Otzi’s accessories and weapons. Scientists have analyzed (分析) everything they found ____3____ (get) an idea of what early humans looked like, what they ate and what they wore. They even have an idea of what Otzi’s voice sounded like. The scientists said Oizi provided rare and ____4____ (value) information about how humans used animals five millennia ago.
The research team said Otzi’s clothes were from several different animals. He had leggings that were made from goat leather. He wore a hat ____5____ (make) from brown bear fur. Otzi’s leather coat was stitched together from at ____6____ (little) four different kinds of animals. His shoes were made from different kinds of ____7____ (grass). Otzi’s body was also covered in tattoos. Scientists say these were for pain relief for his aching joints and not for decoration. Otzi was 45 ____8____ he died, which was quite old for a man 5,000 years ago. He suffered from heart disease and bad dental problems. Scientists say he did not die naturally. He was murdered. Someone killed him by ____9____ (fire) an arrow (弓箭) at him, which ____10____ (hit) him in the head.
参考答案
一
1．a 2．was writing 3．from 4．more quickly 5．off 6．told 7．introduction 8．so 9．valuable 10．how
二
at 2．studying 3．has helped 4．successfully 5．bigger 6．got 7．a 8．places 9．was given 10．If
三
1．led 2．Which/that 3．to support 4．be used 5．an 6．the largest 7．society 8．at 9．simply 10．him
四
1．an 2．of 3．helpful 4．themselves 5．Second 6．eyes 7．playing 8．will improve 9．because 10．especially
五
1．surprised 2．spent 3．whether4．towards 5．myself 6．of 7．To achieve 8．finding 9．though##although 10．steps
六
1．or 2．parts 3．are designed 4．your 5．more difficult 6．are 7．How 8．carefully 9．personal 10． to
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1．so 2．for 3．a 4．death 5．to help 6．is 7．hundreds 8．will save 9．suddenly 10．them
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1．without 2．our 3．the most useful 4．products 5．it 6．so 7．a 8．to protect 9．took 10．are used
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1．from 2．parties 3．to enjoy 4．parents’ 5．traditional 6．well 7．be fed 8．and 9．how 10．themselves
十
1．wore 2．on 3．to get 4．valuable 5．made 6．least 7．grass 8．when 9．firing 10．hit