语法填空专项训练(一)
根据句子意思,用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。
A
A boy walked into a chocolate store with his dad. “There (1)___________ (be) so many kinds of chocolate. I don’t know which to choose. Dad, can you give me some advice?” asked the boy.
“Choose your favorite,” his dad replied. “These are my favorites. No,wait. I like those better,” the boy said to (2) ___________ (he).
He walked along the aisles picking up bags and then putting them back. He just couldn’t decide what to buy.
“Come on, Son! We have to go. We’ll be late (3) ___________ the meeting with your teacher,” his dad said. The boy (4)___________ (run) around the store. All of the chocolate looked so good that he couldn’t make up his mind.
At last, the dad got (5) ___________ (anger). He caught his son by the hand (6)___________ they left the store. The boy was really upset. He wanted (7)___________ (get) all of the chocolate, but ended up with nothing (8)___________ he couldn’t choose just one.
Some of us are like that boy. The world is like that chocolate store. A lot of options are available to us,but if we don’t make (9) ___________. decision, we’ll get nothing at last. Sometimes we worry about (10)___________ (make) the wrong decision.
However, it’s worse that we make no decision and end up going nowhere and doing nothing.
B
During Christmas, people always eat many kinds of delicious food in western countries. Of them, gingerbread men (人形姜饼) are probably the (1)___________ (cute) and most traditional ones. There is one question for you. (2)___________ did these delicious “little people” come from?
Some people think that gingerbread didn’t appear in Europe until the American Gregory of Nicopolis (3) ___________ (bring) it there. He stayed in Bondaroy and taught people (4) __________ (cook) gingerbread.
However, some other people have (5) ___________ different idea. In the 17th century, people in England saw gingerbread as medicine. They thought it could help cure illnesses (治病). And Queen Elizabeth I once served gingerbread men to her foreign guests and they were all glad (6)___________ (eat) them. In the 18th century, gingerbread became available in many places. The town of Market Drayton in Shropshire even became famous for its gingerbread. On the town’s welcome sign, travelers from (7) ___________ (difference) places could always see the words “home of gingerbread”. Later, gingerbread came to America from Europe. The (8) ___________ (one) American cookbook, American Cookery by Amelia Simmons, came out in 1796. It had seven different recipes for gingerbread.
Today,to celebrate Christmas, western people usually make (9) ___________ buy cute gingerbread men to eat. Quite a few people also hang some gingerbread men up on (10) ___________ (they) Christmas trees. What’s more, you can see them in stories, movies and games without surprise.
C
It is Sunday today. I got up early, because today is (1) ___________ special day. It’s my sister Joyce’s 16th birthday. (2) ___________, my father and brothers went to Paris to visit my grandparents last week, so only my mother, my sister (3)___________ I are at home. Now Joyce is still sleeping in her bed. She (4)___________ (stay) up late watching a concert by her favorite singer on TV last night, so she may get up late. My mother and I decide (5)___________ (do) some things for her today.
First,we’re going to prepare a special breakfast for (6)___________ (she). My mother is a great cook. She’s going to cook bacon (培根)for Joyce. It’s Joyce’s favorite food. I think she’ll like it, because she’s looking forward to (7)___________ (eat) it every day.
Next, we’re going to buy a big cake. I’m sure Joyce will be (8)___________ (surprise) and happy when she sees the cake with the words “Happy Birthday to Joyce” on it.
Then, we’re going to the supermarket to buy a gift and some flowers for her. She (9) ___________ (like) wearing skirts, so we’11 buy her a beautiful skirt.
Finally, we’11 have a party for her tonight. We’ll invite some of her friends to the party. I think they will be glad to accept our invitations. It’s a pity that my father and brothers
(10) ___________ (be) not at home, but I believe we’11 have a wonderful time today.
D
Do you like Thanksgiving Day? It is one of the (1)___________ (important) festivals in America. It started as a day of giving thanks for food in autumn.
About 400 years ago, a group of people from England (2)___________ (go) to live in America.
They had a long, hard winter. (3)___________ (lucky), some Americans helped them spend the winter by (4)___________ (give) them food. The next year, those people had a good harvest (丰收) and they celebrated it with the Americans. Later, Americans in different places celebrated Thanksgiving in different times, but now it is (5) ___________ national (全国性的) holiday in America. So when do people celebrate it? (6)___________ the fourth Thursday in November, it’s traditional for Americans (7)___________ (get) together to have a big meal.
The main dish is usually turkey.
I think all of us should give thanks. Doctors say giving thanks (8)___________ (be) good for the mind and the body. People who like giving thanks are usually positive (积极的) in life. They always fill (9)___________ (they) lives with love and hope.
(10)___________ can you be such a person? Take time each day to think who helped you that day. Write down the things that you are thankful for. Finally, give your thanks to those people. Believe me. Giving thanks helps a lot.
E
On June 10, 2019, Jupiter, the sun and the earth were in a line (行). Jupiter appeared much (1) ___________ (bright) in the sky, because people could see the sun’s light on it.
Jupiter is so large that people can see it without
(2) ___________ (use) tools (工具). And some people might know that Jupiter was closer (3)___________ the earth in June than at almost any other time this year, so June was (4)___________ good time to look at Jupiter. And with binoculars (双筒望远镜),people could see four of Jupiter’s moons (卫星).
Jupiter is one of the largest (5)___________ (planet). It is about 1,000 times larger than the earth. (6)___________ it is about 1,000 times smaller than the sun.
Jupiter is so big that it doesn’t just have one moon. It has a lot. Scientists (7)___________ (find) 12 moons of Jupiter last year, but now it has 79 moons.
The four largest moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa,
Ganymede, and Callisto. People can (8) ___________ (easy) see them from the earth. Almost all of these moons (9)___________ (be) larger than our earth’s moon.
NASA sent a spacecraft called Juno (10) ___________ (study) Jupiter. Juno started going around Jupiter in 2016. The spacecraft is collecting pictures as well as some other information about Jupiter.
语法填空专项训练(二)
根据句子意思,用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。
A
How did artists learn English? Here are two examples.
Zhang Ziyi, a well-known Chinese actress,had (1)___________ small part in the 2001 American film Rush Hour 2 with Jackie Chan. The role was difficult for her (2)___________ she couldn’t speak English.
After Rush Hour 2, Zhang studied English in New York City. She also watched television (3)___________ listened to music in English. She liked watching TV commercials (广告)because the actors spoke slowly and (4)___________ (clear).
Zhang’s biggest challenge came when she played the starring role (主角) in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. A friend told Zhang, “lt will be hard to express your feelings in English.” But she took the part and studied (5)___________ (hard) than ever before. As a result, her role in the film was (6) ___________ (success).
Shakira is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She used (7) ___________ (sing) and write in Spanish. Many people wanted to translate her songs from Spanish to English. Shakira agreed, but she felt nervous about (8) ___________ (lose) control of her music. So she decided to write her own songs in English.
Shakira studied grammar and common expressions. She also (9) ___________ (want) to know how people use English to express their feelings. So she also read newspapers.
Today, Shakira writes and performs (10) ___________ (she) music in both Spanish and English for fans around the world.
B
In the middle of the 17th century, people first put candles on Christmas trees. Later, when electricity was widely used, people started to use electric lights instead (1)___________ candles.
The American custom of (2)___________ (use) electric lights began in 1882 when Ed-ward Johnson, a friend of Thomas Edison’s, connected eighty red, white (3) ___________ blue electric lights and put them around a green tree. In 1895, Grover Cleveland, put up a Christmas tree with electric lights on it. The public started to follow him. Some large (4)___________ (store) put up such Christmas trees to attract customers. In the early 1900s, a tree with electric lights cost at least $300. Because of that, Christmas trees with electric lights weren’t very popular. So most families had to put candles on (5)___________ (they) Christmas trees.
In 1917, a serious fire was caused by the candles in a Christmas tree in New York City. When (6) ___________ 15-year-old boy, Albert Sadacca, read this story in a newspaper, he advised his parents (7) ___________ (make) electric lights for Christmas trees. He thought it would be much (8)___________ (safe) if electric lights took the place of candles. His parents then started a company to produce electric lights for Christmas trees. The lights sold very well (9)___________ they were painted red, green and other colors. And they (10)___________ (be) cheap. Soon the company became the largest Christmas lighting company in the world.
C
Captain Liu Chuanjian is an excellent pilot of Sichuan Airlines. He is also (1)___________ hero not only in China but also around the world, (2)___________ he saved the lives of over 100 passengers who were travelling (3)___________ the plane.
Liu managed to make the plane keep balance (平衡) and landed it (4)___________ (safe) in the end. However, Liu Chuanjian was badly hurt because of the bad weather. Liu Chuanjian still remembers that day clearly. According to Liu’s memory, this event (5) ___________ (happen) on Airplane 3U8633 when the airplane was flying at 9,753.5 meters above the ground. Suddenly, a terrible sound appeared in the pilot room. When Liu and the co-pilot looked around, they were (6)___________ (surprise) that the right side of the window was broken. The plane began to shake (7)___________ all of the people on the plane were very nervous at that moment. This kind of situation (8) ___________ (be) very dangerous during the flight.
Liu said to a reporter, “My co-pilot was almost blown out of the window. It was so cold that (9)___________ (I) fingers could hardly hold anything. However, I didn’t give up and continued trying my best (10) ___________ (protect) the safety of the passengers.”
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D
What would you do if you saw a mountain gorilla (大猩猩)? Most people would probably be very afraid (1) ___________ run away! That’s because mountain gorillas have (2) ___________ very terrible look. Firstly, mountain gorillas (3)___________ (be) huge. They can grow up to 2 metres tall and can be more than 200 kilograms. Secondly, mountain gorillas can make a lot of noise. In fact, male mountain gorillas only do it (4)___________ they are protecting their families.
Mountain gorillas are very clever animals and they stay together in small family (5) ___________ (group). The leader is the largest mountain gorilla, called the silverback (银背大猩猩).Mountain gorillas spend almost all of their time on the forest floor, (6) ___________ (eat) and sleeping. Young mountain gorillas often play together. They run around and climb trees. At night the animals make room (7) ___________ (sleep) in. The lighter mountain gorillas sleep in trees. The heavier mountain gorillas make room on the ground and the babies sleep with (8) ___________ (they) mothers. Mountain gorillas almost never attack (攻击)humans. They only fight when something or someone (9) ___________ (attack) them or their children.
Sadly, there are only about 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild. They are in (10) ___________ (dangerous).
E
What do you usually do in your free time? I like reading books in the library when I am free. Every time on (1)___________ (I) way to the library, I saw an old woman sitting alone. Yesterday (2)___________ I walked past her, I decided to go to talk to her.
The old woman looked (3)___________ (happiness) and excited. She told me about her family.
Her father was (4)___________ artist. He was famous.
She went to many wonderful (5)___________ (place) and had many funny moments. I was happy (6)___________ (see) a smile on her face while she was describing her happy moments. We sat there for an hour.
She told me that she was all alone and that she felt nice to talk to someone for so long. The last person she had a conversation with was one of the (7)___________ (doctor), but she found another job and then there wasn’t anyone for her to talk to. Most people were too busy to talk with her.
It made me feel sad that old people are lonely, and sometimes this (8)___________ (be) bad for their health. We should try to spend some time (9)___________ (talk) to the old, whether they are our grandparents or old strangers. In fact, the old woman is very wise (10)___________ I have learned a lot from her in just an hour.
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B
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