语法填空
话题1 说明介绍
Passage 1
Dara McAnulty和他的作品
Last year, 17 year old Dara McAnulty finished his first book, Diary of a Young Naturalist. A naturalist* is someone who 1.________ (study) plants and animals. In the book, McAnulty records his 2.________ (thought) and feelings as the seasons change in a year. After its huge success, McAnulty’s second book 3.________ (come) out this year, which was called Wild Child. And the book can take you to a journey through nature.
McAnulty thinks that all children are born to be smart naturalists 4.________ they are all born with the idea of wanting to discover something. With Wild Child, McAnulty hopes 5.________(give) young people “ a bit of joy and wonder ”.
McAnulty is autistic*. He hopes that when people read his books, they also learn more 6.________ autistic people. “We’re not very different from them,” he says, “We just have a few different views on the world.” As well as being 7.________ excellent writer, McAnulty is crazy about talking about different opinions. Seeing other young people’s work 8.________ (real) gives him hope for the future. “Even if there seems to be a large wall that is standing in 9.________ (we) way, I’ve seen how hard humans try to overcome the problems that we face. We also hope that 10.________ (many) young readers will be brave enough to face their infinite* possibilities.”
小词典 autistic adj. 患孤独症的 infinite adj. 无限的 naturalist n. 博物学家
Passage 2
马克·吐温
Mark Twain is a pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. His father died when he was just eleven. It forced him 1. ______(enter) a factory and work as a printer.
At twenty-one, Twain became a pilot on a Mississippi riverboat, and 2.______(he) icy heart grew warm and was full of hope for the future.
Unfortunately, the Civil War* broke out and the Mississippi 3. ______(close) to traffic. Twain risked to west to look for his luck, 4. ______ he wasn't successful for silver and gold in Nevada and California, then he set up a home in San Francisco. He took up journalism* and treated his speech audiences* 5. ______(kind), with his cleverness and humor. 6. ______ that time, his life direction became clear.
After he became a newspaper travel writer, Twain 7.______(write) The Innocents Abroad, a book that laughed at American tourists. Shortly after that, he became 8.______ popular writer. As for his personal life, he married a 9.______(wealth) easterner named Olivia Langdon and built a beautiful home in Hartford. It was there that he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the book that is a beautiful picture of the American boyhood for many people. The book was a best seller and was spread to many 10. ______(country). Twain is remembered today for painting the brave and active spirit of Americans. Mark Twain was born in 1835 and died in 1910.
小词典audiences n. 观众 journalism n. 新闻工作pseudonym n. 笔名 the Civil War 内战
Passage 3
Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of the seven great voyages*. His travels were so important that we are still studied today.
The Emperor ordered Zheng He to visit 1. ________ explore the lands outside China. His 2. ________ (task) were to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships. They were big enough 3. ________(carry)25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.
From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and 4. ________ (visit)Southeast Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. These voyages allowed China to trade 5. ________(value) goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end 6. ________ each voyage, Zheng He returned with many new things that were seen in China for the first time. Besides developing trade, the voyages also 7. ________(great)encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the 8. ________ (develop)of those countries and regions.
Zheng He died in 1433 during 9. ________(he)last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people nowadays still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts among different people around 10. ________ world.
小词典voyage n. 航行
Passage 4
Cars play an important role in our life. It greatly improves our life, 1.________ it also brings many problems, such as traffic accidents.
Traffic safety is everyone’s business. We need to follow the traffic 2.________(rule). For example, we must walk on the sidewalk*. When we cross the zebra crossing, stop and look right and left 3.________ (careful), then go across.
On one hand, when someone is hurrying to do something, he often 4.________ (fail) to notice the cars crossing on the road. However, many accidents 5.________(cause) when people are in a hurry. On the other hand, some car owners always think they are 6.________(luck) enough and the traffic accidents will never happen to them. They care less about the road safety. It shows that there are too many people who have too much confidence in 7.________(they), so traffic accidents often happen. Some people stay up to drive their cars, and they don’t realize 8.________ they do is a danger to other people’s lives. In my opinion, people should not be allowed 9.________(drive) when they are tired to cut down the risk of accidents.
We’d better pay attention 10.________ road safety because it is more important than anything. We can say cars are useful in our life, but traffic safety is the most important.
小词典sidewalk n. 人行道
Passage 5
Even on the most beautiful sunny day, you might find yourself in a bad mood*. It suddenly happens in many 1. (people) daily life and they can’t get out of it easily. But don’t worry about it. There are several ways to feel happier.
Self-care is 2. important part of making sure you are feeling your best. But lots of people hardly 3. (realize) it before. One way of doing that is to exercise. When you get your arms and 4. (shoulder) moving, you can reduce stress. At the same time, you can feel happier since your body will release* hormones that make you feel better.
Taking the mind off yourself can truly help you feel happy. Look for ways to help out someone in need. You might pay 5. the order of someone behind you. You can also choose 6. (nod) to a stranger with a smile if necessary.
Pay attention to the things that you are most thankful for if you want to feel better about
7. (you). Even if you just write down a couple of lines, you will still find yourself feeling better. If you do this every day, you might be surprised at how 8. (quick) you start noticing the good things in life.
Take a couple of hours 9. minutes to do a project you enjoy. You might choose learn something meaningful that 10. (cancel) for some reasons before or pick up a new hobby to be delighted. Taking time to do something you love will make you satisfied.
小词典mood n. 情绪 release v.释放
话题2 情感故事&人物故事
Passage 6
勇于交朋友
Freddy was a student. He had trouble in making friends at his new school.
One day, he saw a poster* about a meeting of the chess club, and he decided to give it 1.______ try. At the meeting, Freddy 2. ______(meet) a boy named Dennis. “You should come over after school and we can play a game,” Dennis said. Freddy quickly agreed. But as soon as he got home, Freddy was so worried about going to the club the next day 3. ______ he couldn’t sleep well the whole night. Every time the phone rang, he got nervous, 4. ______ he thought it might be Dennis’s call.
The next morning, his mother said to him, “Don’t worry, my son, making friends is not as difficult as you thought. You have to believe 5. ______ yourself and don’t be afraid.” He spared some time 6. ______(think) about his mother’s words for a while. And then Freddy felt much better. After school, he went to the club. He was very nervous in the beginning, but Dennis introduced everything in the club to him and answered all the 7. ______(question) he asked patiently. He 8. ______(take) to the game room by Dennis, too. And they played games together there. Finally, they became very good friends. He never imagined that he could make friends 9. ______(easy). “It’s not that hard, is it ” He said to 10. ______(he).
In fact, as long as we try, we will find that things are not as difficult as we thought.
小词典poster n. 海报
Passage 7
永不放弃追逐梦想
Billy Eliot was an 11-year-old boy. He lived with his father and his brother in the north of England. Both were coal miners*.
One day, Billy saw 1.________ group of girls having ballet* lessons and joined the class. When Billy’s father knew that, he got angry and he didn’t let his son take any more 2.________(lesson). But Billy carried on 3.________ (secret)for he loved it.
Billy’s ballet teacher, Georgia, found he danced 4.________ (well) than others. So she decided to help him make progress in dancing. Later she encouraged 5.________ (he)to take a test to go to the Royal Ballet School. When she told that to Billy’s father, he 6.________(refuse). He said his family was too poor 7.________(afford)his dancing. But one day, he saw Billy dancing. He found that his son was talented in ballet, which was his dream. He knew Billy wasn’t going to give up 8.________ (dance).
After that, Billy’s father did everything he could to support his son. He didn’t get any money, 9.________ other people in the town got their money together. Then he took Billy to London for the entrance test.
Finally, Billy was accepted 10.________ the school where he trained very hard. And after years of study, he ended up as a top professional ballet dancer.
小词典ballet n. 芭蕾 miner n. 矿工
Passage 8
我的邻居露易丝姑姑
Aunt Lou’s real name was Louise and she was not really our aunt. She was our neighbor. We haven’t kept 1.________ touch with each other for many years.
We kids would like 2.________(visit) her house in Summer. We were always 3.________(treat) with some biscuits and fresh fruit. Every morning she took out big plastic bags for 4.________(we). She hid treasures within these bags of different 5.________(size). There were toys, balls and beautiful cards.
There was a bowling ball that we used. Aunt Lou said she was a champion bowler, 6.________ she never won a game. Maybe she exaggerated* about her skill. Or maybe she just let us win and made us play this game 7.________(happy).
When we left her house, we were tired, but Aunt Lou was not. She usually went to work in her garden. She watered and 8.________(talk) to her plants. Some people said her flowers lived 9.________ (long) than others’. That’s because she talked with them and looked after them carefully.
It has been ten years since I last saw Aunt Lou. I thought I should call her. When she answered the phone, I asked if she recalled us. She was so humorous. “Oh, yes, dear,” she said,“But can I call you back It’s my turn at bat!” Anyway, I will always remember 10.________ happy times we spent together.
小词典 exaggerate v.夸大
Passage 9
For years, Laura has experienced a special fear of elevator*. So she asked one of her 1.______( friend) Omar for help.
Later,Laura 2.______( stand) in front of the elevator at her dad’s office. When the elevator was on the 3.______( twelve ) floor,Omar smiled kindly at 4.______( she ) and said, “Don’t worry,Laura.” The two friends waited 5.______ the elevator. Then the door opened. “I can’t do this,” she thought.
The door closed and Laura felt a little relaxed, 6.______ soon she regretted. “I can do this ! ”She said loudly,as if she was encouraging herself. “Yes,you can. Let's try again,” Omar agreed. Moments later,the door opened. Laura 7.______( direct ) walked into the elevator. Omar followed her. Laura started 8.______( count),“Twelve,eleven,ten...”
Finally, 9.______ door opened on the first floor. Laura threw herself out of the elevators. “ You did it ! So 10.______( pride ) of you ! ” Omar shouted. “Yes. I did it ! ” Laura said happily. She finally dealt with her fear.
“And I'm going to do it again,but with one big difference ,” Laura said,“This time,I'm going to do it alone! ”
小词典elevator n. 电梯
Passage 10
Mooncakes are the typical food of the Mid-Autumn Festival ( https: / / www. / essential / holidays / mid-autumn.htm ). The special food is in the shape of a full moon 1. is a symbol of reunion* during the Mid-Autumn Day.
When I was a little kid, all my family 2. (member) usually got together in my grandparents’ home on the Mid-Autumn Day. My family was not rich at that time, so we made mooncakes 3. hand. I still remember the happy old time—my grandma 4. (teach) us to make mooncakes. We followed grandma’s ways as my grandpa told us ancient stories.
As I grew older, my family moved to a city far from my grandparents’ home. Many kinds of mooncakes
5. (sell) in the supermarket when the Mid-Autumn Day came. To be honest, they looked much prettier than we made, 6. my grandma still asked us to make mooncakes together instead of directly 7. (buy) them from outside. She told us she enjoyed it for it provided a valuable chance of family reunion. More 8._______ (important ), it reminded* us not to forget 9. hard old days.
Now I have my own family. It’s our turn to make mooncakes by 10. (our). It not only carries our love to our relatives, but also encourages us to do something in person.
小词典 remind v.提醒 reunion n.团聚
话题3 其他(教育故事&寓言故事&校园生活)
Passage 11
生日惊喜
Life is full of surprises. It was on 1.__________(I) seventh birthday. I was having 2.__________ art class as usual. Miss Li, the art teacher, asked us 3.__________(draw) our parents on our own paper. Then I 4.__________(start). But I didn’t know 5.__________ to paint until the class nearly finished. At the same time, Miss Li noticed this and walked towards me. She asked in a soft voice, “Wow! I guess you are drawing some beautiful snow!” “Sorry, I just...” I replied 6.__________( nervous). “I haven’t seen my parents for two 7.__________(term). For giving me a good education, they have gone to another city to work.” 8.__________ hearing my words, my teacher comforted* me.
After school, a 9.__________(cheer) sound appeared. Miss Li and my classmates entered with a beautiful cake. She knew that day was my birthday and came up 10. __________ this idea to make me happy. My eyes were filled with tears at that time. It was a special birthday for me, and I’ll never forget this experience.
小词典comfort v.安慰
Passage 12
保持耐心
“How long will it take us to get there ” Jared asked for four times in the last ten minutes. Mom just told 1. ______(he)to be more patient because they couldn’t control the traffic. Jared kept in silence. He could see the ocean, but it still 2. ______(seem)so far away.
After a long time, they finally arrived. Then Jared 3. ______(ask)to help carry the chairs and the umbrella. Then he followed his parents onto the beach. Finding a spot wasn’t easy. The sand burned Jared’s 4. ______(foot), and he hadn’t even taken off his shoes yet. “What about here ” Jared asked. “Too many people,” Dad said, “Keep walking.”
“Here ” He pointed to a spot close 5. ______ the water. “Our towels* will become wet if we stay here,” Mom said, “Keep going.” 6. ______(lucky), just when Jared didn’t think he could take the heat any longer, they found a spot. Jared threw down his things 7. ______ walked to the water. He swam for hours. Finally, his parents swam over to him.
“It’s time 8. ______(leave),” Dad said. “Dad, aren’t you and Mom always saying I need to have more patience ” Jared asked. Mom laughed, “Yes. If we stay a little longer, some of the crowd will leave, which means less traffic on 9. ______ way home.” “Yeah, Dad,” Jared said with a smile.
Just be 10. ______(patience) with the troublesome things and not lose our positive attitude towards life.
小词典towel n. 毛巾
Passage 13
以发展的眼光看问题
Winter was coming. An ant was collecting food. She carried food heavier than 1. ________(she) own weight. Besides, she was 2. ________(pride) of her look.
Then, a caterpillar* passed by slowly. 3. ________ ant thought, “How ugly she is!” The ant proudly asked the caterpillar where she would go. She answered, “I’m going back home in a tree. It 4. ________(take) me a long time to get home.” The ant laughed at the caterpillar.
5.________ the spring came, the ant happened upon the home of the caterpillar. She looked for the caterpillar but found nobody. Later, the sun 6. ________(rise) over the mountains. The sky became 7. ________(bright) and clearer. A butterfly 8. ________(sudden) flew into the sky. She greeted the ant, “I’m the ugly caterpillar.” It’s difficult to imagine that a caterpillar will turn 9. ________ a butterfly. The ant was surprised.
We can learn that we shouldn’t judge 10. ________(person) by their appearances from the story. Instead, we’d better see things from the view of development.
小词典 caterpillar n.毛毛虫
Passage 14
I always thought of myself as a generous* person. That’s 1._______ I loved sending things to people around me, like clothes, books and so on that I didn’t like. I thought the people who 2._______(receive) my gift must have liked them and be thankful to me. But my father thought that I was actually a little mean.
One day, my father took me to visit his boss. Before we left, we were 3._______(give) a box of apples. When we got home, I opened the box and was 4._______(surprise) to find that there were some crumpled* little apples in it. “These bad apples are not as good as 5._______(we)!” I was so disappointed.
“That’s what they get when you give someone something 6._______ you don’t like or need!” My father said. I felt so embarrassed. I thought 7._______ those old and dirty clothes and toys I’d given to someone. When they opened them, they probably have same 8._______(feeling) just as I looked at those apples. I told my father, “I have realized my mistake.”
My father looked at me and said with 9._______ smile on his face, “Remember, don’t treat others as fools. They knew whether the thing has value, just like you do. If you 10._______ (real) want to give, give your best things to others.” His words deeply impressed me.
小词典 generous adj. 慷慨的 crumpled adj. 褶皱的
Passage 15
There was an English show at the end of this term. Daisy was looking forward to it. Mr. Simon, Daisy’s teacher asked students to work in groups. He thought it was one of the 1.____(good) ways to work faster and better. Daisy was 2.________outgoing girl, and she wanted to take part in it. One day, Mr.Simon said to her, “Daisy, I want you to work with Cindy.”
“Cindy!” Daisy seemed unhappy because no one wanted to work with Cindy. Cindy walked up to Daisy’s desk 3._______(quiet) and just stood there. “I think we can make a movie,” Cindy said, “Many people say I am more talented in making films than in other 4.________(subject) . I can show my works to you.”
Then Cindy opened two movie clips*. “This one is about 5.________(I) dreams and this one is about my mom,” she said. The movie was so touching that Daisy couldn’t help 6.________(cry). She felt surprised and thought Cindy was very different from other kids at her age.
After that, Daisy spent her free time with Cindy. She learned how to use the camera 7.________(share) life from Cindy. It was a little hard to learn, but Daisy was trying her best. Cindy 8.________(bring) out the best in Daisy.
Then the English show day came. Both Cindy 9. ________ Daisy set up their clip. They had spent hours on it. When it was done, all 10. ________ the students felt surprised and praised them. Of course, their grades were the highest.
小词典clip n. 片段
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话题1 说明介绍
Passage 1
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Dara McAnulty这两年出版了两本书。他认为所有的孩子都是天生的博物学家,认为人们生来就有探索的想法。此外,他还是一名孤独症患者,他希望当人们读他的书时,能更多地了解孤独症患者。事实上,孤独症患者与常人没有什么不同,只是对世界有一些不同的看法。
1. studies 2. thoughts 3. came 4. and 5. to give
6. about 7. an 8. really 9. our 10. more
Passage 2
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了马克·吐温不平凡的一生及其在美国文学方面做出的贡献。
1. to enter 2. his 3. was closed 4. but 5. kindly
6. At 7. wrote 8. a 9. wealthy 10. countries
Passage 3
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了郑和的航行所取得的成就以及带来的影响。
1.and 2. tasks 3. to carry 4. visited 5.valuable
6.of 7. greatly 8. development 9. his 10.the
Passage 4
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了交通事故发生的原因,从而警示人们要时刻注意交通安全。
1. but 2. rules 3. carefully 4. fails 5. are caused
6. lucky 7. themselves 8. what 9. to drive 10. to
Passage 5
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四种让人们更快乐、更健康的方法。比如:做自己的事、为他人做点事、写感恩日记以及做愉快的事等。
1. people’s 2. an 3. realized 4. shoulders 5. for
6. to nod 7. yourself 8. quickly 9. or 10. was canceled
话题2 情感故事&人物故事
Passage 6
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Freddy从一开始的不擅长交朋友到最后与Dennis成了好朋友的故事。文章告诉我们:只要我们勇敢尝试,事情没有我们想的那么难。
1. a 2. met 3. that 4. because 5. in
6. to think 7. questions 8. was taken 9. easily 10. himself
Passage 7
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了英格兰北部的 11岁男孩 Billy Eliot 坚持自己的爱好,最终成为一名顶级的专业芭蕾舞演员的故事。文章告诉我们:成功源于坚持不懈的努力。
1.a 2. lessons 3. secretly 4.better 5. him
6. refused 7. to afford 8. dancing 9. but 10.by
Passage 8
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者的好邻居露易丝姑姑,夏季时经常在自家门口给他们这些孩子们准备许多玩具供他们玩。一晃十年再没见面,作者非常想念她,她也想念孩子们。
1. in 2. to visit 3. treated 4. us 5. sizes
6. but 7. happily 8. talked 9. longer 10.the
Passage 9
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Laura在一位朋友的帮助下终于克服了自己对电梯的恐惧的故事。
1. friends 2. stood 3. twelfth 4. her 5. for
6. but 7. directly 8. to count/counting 9. the 10. proud
Passage 10
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者小时候过中秋节是在奶奶的带领下一家人一起做月饼的故事。直到现在,他/她们一家还是坚持这个传统。小小的月饼不仅寄托了对亲人的爱,也是践行中华民族传统美德“自己动手,丰衣足食”的体现。
1. which/that 2. members 3. by 4. taught 5. sold
6. but 7. buying 8. importantly 9. the 10.ourselves
话题3 其他(教育故事&寓言故事&校园生活)
Passage 11
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者生日当天老师让同学们在纸上画自己的父母,她不知道怎么画因为她太久没见父母了,放学后她的老师和同学们给了她一个大大的惊喜的故事。
1. my 2. an 3. to draw 4. started 5. how
6. nervously 7. terms 8. After 9. cheerful 10. with
Passage 12
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Jared一家人去海滩玩耍的故事。告诉我们对待生活中烦恼的事情保持耐心,不要丧失积极生活的态度。
1.him 2. seemed 3.was asked 4.feet 5. to
6. Luckily 7.and 8. to leave 9.the/our 10.patient
Passage 13
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一只骄傲自大的蚂蚁在觅食的路上遇到一只丑陋的毛毛虫,她瞧不起这只毛毛虫,等到来年春天的时候,这只毛毛虫变成了美丽的蝴蝶的故事。文章启示我们:不要以貌取人,我们要用发展的眼光看待事物。
1. her 2. proud 3. The 4. takes/ will take 5. When
6. rose 7. brighter 8. suddenly 9. into 10. persons
Passage 14
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了“我”自认为自己很慷慨,经常送给其他人一些我不喜欢的东西,后来父亲让我明白了这是错误的行为。文章告诉我们和他人交往时要真诚待人。
1. because 2. received 3. given 4. surprised 5. ours
6. that 7. of 8.feelings 9. a 10. really
Passage 15
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了在准备期末英语晚会时,Daisy和Cindy互相合作,Daisy从Cindy身上学习到了很多关于制作电影的知识。
1. best 2. an 3. quietly 4. subjects 5. my
6. crying 7.to share 8. brought 9. and 10. of