题型四 语法填空
话题1 人物故事
Passage 1
[素材选自One Story A Day Book 11]
苹果树传奇
In the early 1800s, a strange man made a legend of himself. He was Johnny Appleseed.
Why was he famous? Well, this simple man spent 1. ________(he) life planting apple trees in the Wild West. For nearly 50 years, he walked around the wilderness, 2. ________(wear) old clothes and no shoes. Wherever he went, he stopped and 3. ________(plant) apple trees.
When the Americans came west, they found plenty 4. ________ apple trees growing everywhere. The work of Johnny Appleseed 5. ________ his apple trees were a pleasant surprise.
How did he do it? He spent weeks alone in the wilderness carrying 6. ________ bag of apple seeds(种子) on his back. When he found good places, he stopped, planted hundreds of apple trees, built a small wall around them, and moved on to another location.
He used nothing for 7. ________(protect). He got along well with the Indians and the 8. ________(animal). He did not wear shoes, even in the cold winter months. And he depended on the 9. ________(kind) of strangers for food.
It's impossible to know how many seeds he planted, but it 10. ________(sure) must have been tens of thousands. His apple trees lived on as a sign of his generous spirit and love of nature.
Passage 2
[素材选自Evan?Moor Daily Reading Comprehension]
好莱坞影星——巴斯特·基顿
In the early days of Hollywood, films were just moving pictures without sound. 1. ________(actor), therefore, could not rely on their voices to express ideas and emotions. Instead, they used their faces and body language. The best actors were 2. ________(usual) the ones who acted the most expressive faces.
Buster Keaton was different from most 3. ________(silence) film actors. Keaton almost always wore 4. ________ blank expression on his face. And the characters 5. ________ he played often found themselves in funny situations.
Keaton first appeared on stage with his parents when he was nine months old. His movie career began 6. ________ the age of 22. In his 7. ________ (five)year, he had acted in 35 short films over a five?year period. He began making full?length feature films(故事片) in 1923. He 8. ________(praise) for being willing to try anything new in his films. Keaton did all of his own stunts(特技表演). What's more, he often 9. ________(write) and directed the films in which he starred.
Buster Keaton's film career continued until his 10. ________(die) in 1966. Many of his movies that are all successful have been preserved(保存), so new generations can still enjoy his original acting and storytelling.
Passage 3
In 1900, Jack London published his first collection of novels, which made lots of money. It helped Jack out of trouble, because he lived 1. ________ poor life before.
Although he received much money, he was still as thrifty(节俭的)as before. Every time he wrote on the paper, he made full use of both 2. ________(side).
One day, a friend visited Jack when he 3. ________(work) on a novel. Jack felt sorry for 4. ________(make) his friend wait for him, so he promised to accompany(陪) him as soon as he finished 1,000 words.
Ten minutes later, Jack walked over 5. ________(quick). His friend asked him curiously, “How long 6. ________(do) it take you to write every day?”
Jack replied with a smile, “I only write about 1,000 words a day. And I only write six days a week. On the rest of the day, I will correct all of what I've written before again and again.”
“You are not so rich now. Why don't you write four or five thousand words a day or even more? In that case, you can write more 7. ________(wonder) books and earn more, can't you?”
Jack replied seriously, “Good works don't come from ink, 8. ________ from deep in your heart. Writing is 9. ________ building a wall. Every brick(砖)must 10. ________(choose) carefully so as to build a great palace!”
Passage 4
热点:钟南山荣获“共和国勋章”
Zhong Nanshan is a famous medical expert. He was awarded the Medal of the Republic for 1. ________(he) outstanding work to fight against the COVID?19.
Zhong was born 2. ________ 1936. He has been working for the research, prevention and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases(慢性呼吸道疾病) for a long time. He has made great achievements. So he was awarded the highest 3. ________(nation) honor.
Zhong is 4. ________ member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the director of the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease in Guangzhou. He has made great contributions in many 5. ________(area) including the prevention and control of the disease, treatment of patients who are seriously ill and scientific research about the COVID?19.
Zhong has been a highly popular hero in the fight against the COVID?19 in China 6. ________ he went to Wu Han by himself in Jan., 2020. He said at a news meeting on Jan., 20 that the new disease can 7. ______(pass) on between humans. He was the first public person to make certain of the danger of the disease.
Three days later, for the first time in modern history, Wuhan, one of the 8. ________(large) cities in China, was locked down. It cut itself off from the rest of the world to stop the disease from 9. ________(spread). China called on the whole country to help Hubei province fight the disease. 10. ________ (luck), this brought it under control at last.
话题2 做法建议
Passage 5
[素材选自OUR WORLD]
极限运动
Every year, extreme sports(极限运动) become more and more popular. Many young people want to flip (翻转) through the air 1. ________ a board or bike. People even want to challenge the 2. ________(great) heights. Unluckily, too many people fall or crash.
Every year, there are more injuries (受伤) from broken 3. ________(leg)or arms. Some people get wounded 4. ________(serious) and some are even deaD. So how can we prevent so many accidents? Here 5. ________(be) some advice.
Do not copy what you see on TV 6. ________ in videos. Those people are good at their sports because they have 7. ________(practice) for years. Be 8. ________ patient person! Learn how to land. If you can do that skillfully, then you may not hurt 9. ________(you). Build up your physical strength slowly. Before starting these activities, take classes. Learn how to go kite surfing or 10. ________(skate). Wear proper equipments: helmets (头盔), knee pads, and life jackets. Follow the above advice so that you can protect yourself well.
Passage 6
[素材选自ACTIVE SKILLS FOR READING Book 3]
如何成为流利的读者
Reading is a wonderful habit to develop, which can improve your memory. Reading books that you enjoy is 1. ________ great way to keep your habit and become a life?long 2. ________(read). There are some good 3. ________(way) for you to be a fluent(流利的) reader.
Find the 4. ________(good) time of day for you to read. Try to read in the morning and in the most active time. By 5. ________(read) every day, even for a short period, you will become a more fluent reader.
Make yourself comfortable. Some people like to sit in a chair. Some like to sit at a table and lay the book down 6. ________ they read. But all prefer to read 7. ________(quiet). They choose to read in a quiet or 8. ________(peace) place since no one wants to read in a very noisy environment.
It isn't always necessary 9. ________(understand) every word in a passage in order to understand the meaning of the passage as a whole. Instead 10. ________ interrupting your reading to find the meaning of a new word, circle the word, continue to read and come back to it after you have finished reading.
Passage 7
生病时是否要锻炼
Exercise helps to keep us in good health. Health experts suggest getting at least 150 minutes of proper physical activity every week. Many people exercise for a few 1. ________(minute) every day or every other day. So 2. ________(get) 150 minutes every week is easy.
But what about those when you are sick?If you do not feel well, should you continue to follow 3. ________(you) exercise habit?Health experts think that doing little 4. ________(physics) activity is usually OK, if you have a common cold. It is usually fine 5. ________(exercise) if signs of your illness are all above the neck. For example, if there is something wrong with your nose, or throat that usually is caused by a cold. In fact, exercise may make you feel much 6. ________(well). This may help you to breathe more 7. ________(easy).
But some experts suggest listening 8. ________ your body. If you feel really bad, you'd better take 9. ________ break and let your body rest. If you don't feel too bad, they suggest reducing the amount of exercise. For example, 10. ________ you usually run, take a quick walk instead.
——素材选自VOA美国之音
话题3 中外文化
Passage 8(2020抚顺改编)
Weeks before the Tomb?Sweeping Day on April 4 this year, hundreds of qingtuan 1. ________(sell) each day. The snack was still a must?have for many people.
In the 2. ________(south) part of China, eating qingtuan at the beginning of spring is a kind of tradition. Chinese people 3. ________(start) to eat it more than 2,000 years ago. It is made of sticky rice(糯米) and red bean paste(红豆沙), and is famous 4. ________ softness, freshness and sweetness. The secret behind it is one of 5. ________(it) materials—mugwort leaves(艾蒿叶). The plant is 6. ________(main) found in the Yangzte River Delta(长江三角洲).
People in this area usually put qingtuan on the tombs(墓) of their dead family 7. ________(member) to cherish the past memory. Making qingtuan is also a chance for family members to get together at home. Now, qingtuan has already spread its special taste to 8. ______ northern part of China.
Qingtuan has many different tastes inside it, such as apples and bean milk, to meet customers' tastes. The 9. ________(different) of the tastes shows that it's getting more and more popular across the whole country.
10. ________ there is warm weather and green leaves in spring, the season wouldn't be complete without a taste of qingtuan.
Passage 9
[素材源自READING EXPLORER Book 1]
不一样的东西方
Today, with the development of society, people all over the world almost have the same hobbies and watch the same movies. However, 1. ________(culture) are still quite different in the East and in the West.
In the East, it can take a long time 2. ________(become) someone's friend. In the West people have very close relationships with their friends. When people from the West meet you, they will call you 3. ________ friend right away. That doesn't mean they are close 4. ________ you. When a person from the East meets you, he or she wants to know about your age, your salary(薪水). Someone asks 5. ________ you are married or not. To people from the West, these are impolite questions.
Family is 6. ________(importance) for everyone. However, in the East, kids live with their parents for a long time. They still listen to 7. ________(they) after they grow up. In the West, independence 8. ________(be) very important. After 9. ________(grow) up, the kids leave home and live alone.
In the East and in the West, people think 10. ________(different), too. People in the West think about small details. In the East, people notice relationships between things, and they often practice with them.
Passage 10
In the US, people get around mostly by cars. The US has 1. ________ big system of roads and highways. That can take people where they need to go. You often see many trucks on highways. Trucks send food and goods 2. ________ stores. But in some cities around the world, people travel on buses 3. ________ subways. The public transportation is quicker, 4. ________(cheap) and often cleaner than cars. So they're very popular among people and they're usually the first 5. ________(choose) for people when they go out.
Almost in every great city and even some not so great ones, there is a whole world under your 6. ________(foot), a subway system. London 7. ________(have) the Tube. Boston 8. ________(simple) calls its underground train system the T. Most people just see it as a way to get from point A to point B. But you can learn a lot about a city from the subway. And a cool thing is that every city's subway is different. It's 9. ________(say) that some people travel to these countries to feel different kinds of public transportation. It's 10. ________(amaze)!
话题4 彰显中国实力与美
Passage 11(2020福建改编)
A mini?garden carried on China's Chang'e 4 moon lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world.
On January 2, Chang'e 4 became the first lander 1. ________ (touch) down on the far side of the moon. This is the unknown face of the moon that is always looking away from 2. ________(we). Although it is often regarded 3. ________ the dark side of the moon, the far side actually gets as much sunshine as the near side.
Part of Chang'e 4's duty is to see whether humans could grow food and other plant 4. ________(product) there. Chang'e 4 5. ________(carry) a mini?graden with air, water and soil with seeds planted in it. When plants shoot(发芽) on the earth, their stems(枝干)grow away from the gravity(重力), and so they always shoot upwards. The moon's gravity is a 6. ________(six) as strong as the earth's, so Chang'e 4's experiment was a test: would the earth plants know 7. ________ way was up on the moon? Four days after 8. ________(land), a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do.
Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon; sunlight will not return until the start of February. As a result, the cotton shoots died. Besides, the plants can't stand the cold 9. ________(actual). However, the experiment is 10. ________ success, since it has proved that it is possible for plants to grow in space.
Passage 12
[素材选自One Story A Day Book 10]
青藏铁路
Let's take a ride on the world's highest railway. Sit back and enjoy the trip 1. ________ will be amazing.
Get ready 2. ________ the trip of a lifetime. You are about to travel on 3. ________ Qinghai—Tibet Railway. We're leaving Qinghai Station. Keep your 4. ________(eye) open as we go through this beautiful land at the speed of up to 120 kilometers an hour.
The railway 5. ________(complete) on July 1, 2006. It is the world's highest railway at 4,905 meters. And the Tibet Railway is also the 6. ________(long) railway around the world. As we travel high into the Himalayas, the air will nearly gone. But don't be afraid. Each rail car 7. ________(provide) enough oxygen. You needn't worry about the healthy problem.
The designers 8. ________(face) three major difficulties when building this great railway. First, it is too high 9. ________(build)the railway because there is less oxygen. Second, much of the railway runs across permafrost(冻土). Third, the railway goes through some of the most sensitive ecology (敏感的生态) in China. All three difficulties were overcome, making 10. ________(we) trip possible.
话题5 教育引导
Passage 13
知足常乐
Sam and Tom were twins. They lived in a rich family. They looked alike but were really 1. ________(difference). Sam was willing to share with others, 2. ________ Tom was greedy (贪婪的).
After their twentieth birthday, their father decided 3. ________(share) his wealth equally. But Tom did not agree. He 4. ________(think) that the smarter and stronger one should get a bigger share of the wealth. And he asked his father to hold a competition between them. Sam and his father agreed. Their father decided to organize a competition between 5. ________(they). He asked his two 6. ________(child) to walk as much as they could. And they had to return home before sunset. No one could carry 7. ________ watch to check time. The child who walked longer would get a 8. ________(big) share. The following day, Sam and Tom set out to walk. Sam walked 9. ________(slow). He returned home 10. ________ time. However, to earn more wealth, Tom walked twice as long as Sam. He didn't return home before it was dark.
It was sure that Tom had lost the race only because of his greed.
——素材选自《英语画刊》
Passage 14
There was a rich boy who lived in a small town. One day a friend gave 1. ________ magic mirror. He liked it very much. He often looked into the mirror and he found 2. ________ his face looked sad. He tried to smile and make funny faces, 3. ________ his face still looked sad. Then he did many happy 4. ________(thing), but his face always looked sad. He was so angry.
The next day, he saw a little girl crying sadly on 5. ________ (he) way home from school. The rich boy went up to her and 6. ________(ask) her what happened. The little girl said she couldn't find her parents. “Don't worry. I will help you,” said the boy. Then they went 7. ________(look) for her parents together. 8. ________ (final) they found her parents. The little girl and her parents were so 9. ________(thank) for the boy's help. They gave the boy a big hug. Then he went back home. After he arrived home, he looked into the mirror as usual. To his surprise, his face looked happy. The boy understood the mirror. 10. ________(help) others will bring true happiness.
参考答案
题型四 语法填空
Passage 1
1. his 2. wearing 3. planted 4. of 5. and 6. a
7. protection/protecting 8. animals 9. kindness 10. surely
Passage 2
1. Actors 2. usually 3. silent 4. a 5. that/who 6. at
7. fifth 8. was praised 9. wrote 10. death
Passage 3
1. a 2. sides 3. was working 4. making 5. quickly 6. does 7. wonderful 8. but 9. like
10. be chosen
Passage 4
1. his 2. in 3. national 4. a 5. areas 6. since
7. be passed 8. largest 9. spreading 10. Luckily
Passage 5
1. on 2. greatest 3. legs 4. seriously 5. is 6. or
7. practiced 8. a 9. yourself 10. skating
Passage 6
1. a 2. reader 3. ways 4. best 5. reading 6. when 7. quietly 8. peaceful 9. to understand 10. of
Passage 7
1. minutes 2. getting 3. your 4. physical 5. to exercise 6. better 7. easily 8. to 9. a 10. if
Passage 8
1. were sold 2. southern 3. started 4. for 5. its
6. mainly 7. members 8. the 9. difference
10. Although/Though
Passage 9
1. cultures 2. to become 3. a 4. to 5. whether
6. important 7. them 8. is 9. growing 10. differently
Passage 10
1. a 2. to 3. and 4. cheaper 5. choice 6. feet
7. has 8. simply 9. said 10. amazing
Passage 11
1. to touch 2. us 3. as 4. products 5. carried
6. sixth 7. which 8. landing 9. actually 10. a
Passage 12
1. that/which 2. for 3. the 4. eyes 5. was completed
6. longest 7. provides 8. faced 9. to build 10. our
Passage 13
1. different 2. but/while 3. to share 4. thought
5. them 6. children 7. a 8. bigger 9. slowly 10. on
Passage 14
1. a 2. that 3. but 4. things 5. his 6. asked
7. to look 8. Finally 9. thankful 10. Helping