2023-2024学年度中考英语语法填空专练（无答案）

2023-2024学年度中考英语语法填空专练
（一）
Have you ever driven through a red traffic light Have you ever parked in the wrong place or driven 1 (fast) than the speed limit (限制) The answers are probably “yes”. Every year 2 (thousand) of drivers become “offenders”-they break the rules of the road. 3 what are the punishments for this offence
In most countries drivers have to pay a fine (罚款), 4 (usual) $100—$300. But in the USA, Australia and some 5 (Europe) countries offenders also get points on their driving license. After they get 6 certain number of points, they can’t drive.
Life is difficult when you can’t drive. So far some states in the USA 7 (introduce) a new way to avoid this-Traffic School. Offenders have a choice: They can get points on their license 8 they can do a course at Traffic School.
Traffic Schools run “driver improvement courses”. They cost about $100 and take from four 9 twelve hours. Most people do the course in a classroom, but in some states drivers can do the course online. Drivers learn the rules of the road and they learn how 10 (be) better drivers. They don’t have to take a driving test, but at the end of the course they have to pass a written examination.
（二）
A few years ago, I visited the Classical Gardens of Suzhou. During the visit, my attention was drawn away from the plants, bridges and stones, towards 1 walls of the gardens. Mostly white, some parts of the walls are losing small 2 (piece) of their covering. This creates space in which light and plants can 3 (see). The walls are not only the boundaries of the gardens, but they also form protected paths that guide you on a trip.
The memory of the white walls stayed with me. I kept 4 (imagine) how many shadows (影) could be collected by them to dance with the light. This fantastic moment was so lively 5 I came back to explore it with my camera.
Working 6 (free) with these walls and their marks, I began to feel like collecting all the stories that were painted there. Weather and time have turned these 7 (amaze) white walls into Chinese landscape paintings.
I 8 (take) the photos during the month of June, just after the rain. The air was full
9 small drops of water, showing the light and the color of the things around. As color was born out of a dance between light and a body, when photographing in color I found 10 (I) enjoying a moment of this dance.
（三）
Kendall Rae Johnson spends a lot of time playing in the dirt. She has 1 huge garden that produces over 100 pounds of food each year!
Kendall Rae 2 (begin) gardening at age three, when her great-grandmother gave her some fresh collard greens. Kendall Rae says, “Grandma Kate told 3 (I), ‘Don’t throw away the stems, because if you put them in the ground, they 4 ( grow )back.’” She tried it and the stems really grew new leaves.
Soon after, her parents put in a backyard garden. When her friends came to their house, Kendall Rae enjoyed sharing what she knew about farming. She says, “My friends would help me water 5 care for the plants. They started to enjoy farming, too.” At age six, she became the youngest certified farmer 6 her hometown.
Today, her garden has grown to include sixty plant beds and twelve 7 (tree)! When the vegetables and fruits are ripe(成熟), Kendall Rae sells some of them 8 (make) money. She also invites people who don’t have enough food to take what they need. “If 9 (many) kids join us, our community will surely become better,” says Kendall Rae. “Growing food takes a lot of work, 10.__________together we can do it.”
（四）
My favorite teacher is Mr. Zhao. He has made 1 big difference in my life. I was 2 (real) shy and nervous on the first day at school. But Mr. Zhao was 3 kind that I soon forgot about that. In 4 (he) first class, he asked us to draw a picture of ourselves.
When he 5 (get) to my desk, he looked at my picture and said, “Wow! I like those bright 6 (color)! That’s great!” I felt 7 (relax) at once. Mr. Zhao is patient and he always tell us 8 ( not worry )about giving wrong answers. Also, he shows us how to learn 9 our mistakes. Now I am in the 10 (nine) grade, and I’m leaving school. I will remember all the suggestions he has given me.
（五）
One day at school, something strange caught Ann’s attention. Lily 1 (quick) put a bag in her own desk, making Ann feel unusual. Later, she saw Lily secretly give something 2 Cindy under the desk. It seemed that they decided 3 (do) something without her. Ann thought, “How can my best friend plan something without inviting me ” Even though they were still 4 (friend) to her, she was a little upset.
On the bus ride home, Ann avoided 5 (sit) next to Lily on purpose. She noticed Lily giving an envelope to someone else, which made her even more upset.
Later that evening, there was 6 knock on Ann’s door. There stood Cindy from next door, inviting her to Lily’s party. 7 first, Ann didn’t want to go and said no to her, explaining that they were no 8 (long) friends. But Cindy kept asking Ann to come along.
When they arrived at Lily’s house, everyone shouted, “Surprise!” Ann hardly 9 (believe) that. Lily smiled and said, “Tomorrow is your birthday!” Ann was 10 moved that tears filled her eyes. She said thanks and hugged Lily.
（六）
My name is Rebeca and I’m 11. I’m from beautiful Brazil! But my family live in a poor area, and life isn’t easy. My father 1 (work) hard so my brother and I can go to school. And we always come straight home after school 2 (help) with the housework. But I have a dream…football! And I want to tell you how football has changed my life.
My dad wanted my big brother to be 83 football player, but he didn’t like training. I loved football and when I played I felt happy and forgot about everything around 4 (I). My mum said, “Football isn’t for girls.” The boys at school didn’t want to play 5 a girl either, but when they saw I was good, I got the chance to join them.
One day I 6 (tell) by my teacher that there was a football team just for girls and they were preparing for a competition in March. I 7 (real) wanted to be part of the team and I decided to try my hardest.
When my dad and brother knew that, they were very happy. My mum still didn’t like the idea. “It isn’t going to be easy for you 8 football is a boy’s sport,” she said. But she said nothing after that, and my dad and brother trained with me every day for seven months.
Our team traveled to Rio de Janeiro in March and we won the competition—it was amazing! Since then we 9. (win) a lot of matches. But more importantly, I’ve become much 10. (confident) about myself. When I get older, I want to be a great football player. That’s my biggest dream in life.
（七）
All around the world, families celebrate special days together. Traditions for these days 1 (be) very different. Some of them may surprise you.
Families in most countries have a special day to celebrate mothers. In Serbia, this day is on 2 second Sunday before Christmas. On that day, children sneak（溜）into their 3 （mother）bedroom and tie her feet with ribbon（丝带）so that she can’t get out of bed. Then they shout, “Mother’s Day, Mother’s Day! What will you pay 4 (get) away ” Then the mother gives 5 (they) small treats and presents as payment so that the kids “free” her.
In China, they say that 6 (baby) are one year old when they are born. After that, all children celebrate their birthday on New Year’s Day because that’s when they grow a year 7 (old). Actual birthdays 8 usually 8__________ (celebrate) with a big family meal. The tradition is that the “birthday boy” or “birthday girl” should fill their mouth with as many long noodles 9 they can and then eat them. This is because in Chinese culture, long noodles are a symbol 10 long life.
（八）
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 2 (drive) them everywhere without thanks and doing 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 5 who drove the kids’ 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,” 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 made her point. 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.
（九）
In an old building in Peking University, a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night. The famous translator Xu Yuanchong 1 (sit) behind the window and staring at the computer screen. He enjoyed working by 2 (he) from 10:00 p. m. to 4:00 a. m. For him, the quiet night was a 3 (value) time to focus on translation. He was exploring how 4 (spread) Chinese culture abroad by translating Chinese beauty into Western beauty.
Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang 5 April 18th, 1921. When he was little, he 6 (influence) by his mother who was interested in literature. Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and 7 (France) . when he was still a teenager. He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different. Only about half of the words in these languages could be translated word-for-word. This is why translators should have 8 creative mind. They are always trying to improve their translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful.
Xu's motto is: Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better;you’re your better best. 9 Xu was widely considered to be the best, he never stopped trying to become better.
The more you learn and the 10 (hard) you study, the better you will become. There is always room for improvement.
（十）
It was Saturday morning. David’s two-year-old baby sister Katy was sleeping. David 1._______________(lie) on the sofa in the living room when his mother came in.
“I want to buy some 2 (vegetable) from the supermarket. You can stay here with Katy, 3_ __go to the shops for me. Which do you want to do ” It was 4_ ___ hot day and David didn’t want to go out. “I’ll stay with Katy,” he said. “That will be _5 ____ (easy) than going shopping.”
6 , Katy woke up five minutes after Mom left and began to shout. David gave her some 7 (toy), read her a story and painted a picture with her. 8 (final), he had to tidy Katy’s room. When 9 (he) mother came home, he said, “I’ve been very busy and I’m very tired now! I 10 (choose) the wrong job!”
（十一）
Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work. But he 1 (pay) only a little. He likes to watch football 2_ (match) very much and spends much time on them.
One day, there 3 (be) an important football match on the playground. He borrowed some money 4 his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole (杆子) outside the playground and climbed it quickly. While he 5 (watch) the match, a policeman came and said, “It is dangerous 6 (stay) on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman7 (hear) cheers on the playground and asked, “Which team has kicked a goal ” “Ours!” “Wonderful! I believe our team 8 (kick) another goal soon. You can stay there, but take care,” the policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won ” “Theirs, 3: 2.” “Come down,” the policeman said 9._________( angry). “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in 10 hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who kicked a goal.”
（十二）
Since my family has been ordering take out a lot, I’ve met a lot of delivery workers(快递员). One of 1 (they)really impressed me.
It was a cold and rainy day. My mother ordered a pot of chicken soup. Half _2____ hour later, a delivery worker’s call came and I went out, picked up the food which _3 ____ (put) at the gate of our community.
But just as I went back, I saw him standing 4 the heavy rain without an umbrella. Rain ran down his face, arms and his uniform. He was in his 20s. “Chicken soup ” he asked. I 5___ _ (nod) and he pointed the food to me with shaking and watery fingers.
“Why didn’t you leave earlier 6 (find) somewhere to keep from the rain ” I asked. “I work to bring food 7 (safe) to our customers.” He said smiling. Then he turned around and disappeared in the rain.
The cold rain kept falling, but the 8 (warm) rose in my heart. There are many ordinary people like him 9___ _ do their jobs every day, even when their work is hard. They bring us convenience and 10___________(kind).
（十三）
A teacher gave his students a test. Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort until they all read the last one. It was “What is the 1____ (one) name of the woman who cleans the school ”
All of the students 2 (think) that was some kind of joke. They had all seen the cleaning woman many3 (time) during each day at school. It was clear that she was tall and old, 4 how would they know her name
So all the test papers 5 (hand) in, leaving the last question unanswered. Just before the class ended, one of the students asked 6 (quiet) if the last question would count toward the results of the test.
“Of course”, said the teacher. Just 7 few seconds later, the teacher went on to say. “In your lives and careers, you 8 (meet) many people and they are important, so they each are worth your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say Hello”.
All the students realized its importance. Over the following days, each of the students tried 9 (find) out the name of the cleaner. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy. Everyone introduced the cleaner carefully themselves. And they never forgot the lesson10.________ their teacher gave them.