(英语)中考英语语法填空汇编专题训练答案及解析

（英语）中考英语语法填空汇编专题训练答案及解析

一、英语语法填空汇编

1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ernest Hemingway, the son of a doctor and a music teacher, was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. Hemingway's father________（teach） him early on how to hunt and fish, two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life. Instead of ________（go） to college, Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star.

Later, in Europe, he worked as a driver ________ the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home, where he again wrote for newspapers. Two years ________, he moved to Paris, where he hoped to improve his writing. There he became friends with other ________（America） writers, including

Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Hemingway developed ________ style of writing that was simple and direct. He chose words sparingly（俭省地）, avoided using adjectives, and trusted the reader to understand ________（mean） of his writing. As he put it, "I always try ________（write） on the principle（原则）of the iceberg（冰山）. There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows. "This style continues to influence Writers today. In his career（生涯）, which lasted some 40 years, Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. He was one of the finest writers of the________（twenty） century.

For a while Emest Hemingway lived in Key West, Florida, where he had nearly 50 cats. One of them was a cat with six toes（脚趾）, which a ship's captain had given him. Today his Key West home is a museum, and many cats still live there. Some of them are ________（child）of Hemingway's six-toed cat. Hemingway was married four times and had three sons. He died in 1961.

【答案】 taught；going；for；later；American；a；meaning；to write；twentieth；children 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了海明威及其写作风格。

（1）句意：海明威的父亲很早就教他如何打猎和钓鱼。描述过去用一般过去时，teach的过去式是taught，故填 taught。

（2）句意：海明威没有去上大学，而是成了《堪萨斯城明星报》的记者。of是介词其后是动名词，故填going。

（3）句意：后来，在欧洲，他在意大利军队当司机，直到他受伤并被运回家，在那里他再次为报纸写作。work for，固定搭配，为……工作，故填for。

（4）句意：四年后，他搬到巴黎，希望在那里提高写作水平。时间段+later，……之后，故填later。

（5）句意：在那里，他和其他美国作家成了朋友。writers是名词其前是形容词做定语，America是名词，American是形容词，故填 American。

（6）句意：海明威形成了一种简单直接的写作风格。style是名词单数，以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a表示泛指，故填a。

（7）句意：他谨慎地选择词语，避免使用形容词，并相信读者能理解他作品的意思。understand后是动名词做宾语，故填 meaning。

（8）句意：我总是试图用冰山的原理写作。try to do，固定搭配，尝试做某事，故填to write 。

（9）句意：他是20世纪最优秀的作家之一。根据定冠词the可知，此处是序数词，twenty是基数词，twentieth是序数词，故填twentieth。

（10）句意：其中一些是海明威六趾猫的孩子。根据are，可知表语是名词复数，child的复数是children，故填children。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，非谓语动词，词性，介词搭配等多种用法。

2．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。 A wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing ________ （weak） day by day. Since he was unable to look after ________ （him）, he decided to hire （雇佣）a nurse to take care ________ him.

One day, the old man interviewed two ________ （nurse）—Anthony and Peter. Anthony was a handsome young man while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, "Anthony has ________ （give） me a very bad account of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "________ Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."

The old man was very impressed by Peter's words. At the same time, Anthony came back with ________ cup of tea for the old man.

The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then returned to Anthony and told him. "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. ________ do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony shouted ________ （angry）.

In the end, Peter ________ （choose）. Peter looked quite common, but he had impressive inner beauty.

【答案】 weaker；himself；of；nurses；given；If；a；What；angrily；was chosen

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了一个老人在录用护士时，故意挑起对方的矛盾，通过两人截然不同的反应，从而判断谁适合。

（1）句意：他一天比一天虚弱。weak是形容词，形容词修饰系动词grow，根据day by day可知是比较级weaker，故填 weaker。

（2）句意：因为他不能照顾自己，他决定雇一个护士来照顾他。look after oneself，照顾自己，主语是he，故反身代词是himself，故填 himself。

（3）句意：因为他不能照顾自己，他决定雇一个护士来照顾他。take care of，固定搭配，照顾，故填of 。

（4）句意：一天，老人面试两个护士——Anthony and Peter 。two后是可数名词复习，nurse，是可数名词，故填nurses。

（5）句意：安东尼对你的评价很差。根据助动词has可知此处是现在完成时，故填过去

分词，give的过去分词是given，故填given 。

（6）句意：如果安东尼对我有看法，我一定有什么问题。此处是条件状语从句，故是引导词if，如果，故填If。

（7）句意：同时，安东尼给老人端了杯茶回来。cup是名词单数，以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a表示泛指，a cup of，固定搭配，一杯……，故填a。

（8）句意：你对此怎么想？此处是特殊疑问句，think后缺少宾语，故用what提问，故填What。

（9）句意：听到这，安东尼生气地大喊。副词修饰动词shouted，angrily，是副词，生气地，故填angrily。

（10）句意：最后，Peter被录用。根据Peter looked quite common，可知时态是一般过去时，choose与主语Peter是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是第三人称单数，故助动词是was，choose的过去分词是chosen，故填was chosen。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意调整词性，时态，主谓一致和名词的数等。

3．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式（每空最多不超过3个单词）。

Thomas Edison was a great American ________ （invent）.When he was________child, he was always asking questions and trying out new ideas. No matter________ hard it was, he never gave up.

Young Tom was in school for only three ________ （month）. His teacher didn't understand why he had so many strange questions. Most of ________（they） were not about his lessons. The teacher didn't want to teach Tom any more. He asked Tom's mother to take the boy home. Tom's mother taught him ________ （read） and write, and she found him a very good student. He learnt very fast and became very ________（interest） in science.

One day, he saw a little boy ________（play） on the railway tracks （铁轨） at a station. A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened （恐惧） to move. Edison rushed out and took him away ________ （safe）. The boy's father was so thankful that he taught Edison to send messages ________telegraph （电报）.

【答案】 inventor；a；how；months；them；to read；interested；playing；safely；by 【解析】【分析】这篇短文简要介绍了著名发明家爱迪生的生平，他因为发明了电灯，从而改变了人们的生活。并且短文详细描述了爱迪生的人格特点。

（1）句意：托马斯·爱迪生是一位伟大的美国发明家。根据 a great American是形容词，故前后是名词单数，invent是动词，名词是inventor。故填inventor。

（2）句意：当他还是个孩子的时候，他总是问问题。child是以辅音音素开头的单数名词，故用不定冠词a表示泛指。故填a。

（3）句意：无论多么困难，他都不会放弃。hard是副词，根据语序it was可知，no matter how表示"无论如何"的意思，引导让步状语从句。故填how。

（4）句意：小汤姆只上了三个月的学。基数词three后用复试形式months。故填months。

（5）句意：他问的问题大部分都与他的功课无关。of是介词，其后应该要用宾格形式，they的宾格是them。故填them。

（6）句意：汤姆的母亲教他读写。taught是teach的过去式，教某人做某事teach sb. to do sth.，故填to read。

（7）句意：她妈妈发现他是个很好的学生。他学得很快，对科学很感兴趣。对什么感兴趣be interested in sth.是个固定短语搭配。故填interested。

（8）句意：一天，他看到一个小男孩在火车站的铁轨上玩耍。saw是see的过去式，看到某人在做某事应为see sb. doing sth.，故填playing。

（9）句意：一列火车很快就要开过来了，男孩吓得不敢动。爱迪生冲过去把他带到了安全的地方。took是take的过去式，take是动词应该用副词来修饰，safe是形容词，副词是safety。故填safely。

（10）句意：这个男孩的父亲非常感激爱迪生，教他用电报发送消息。by通过某种方法、手段。表示传达、传递的方式或媒介。故填by。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意名词复数，词性，介词，和see sb. doing sth的固定搭配等多种用法。

4．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs ________ （earn） a few dollars before enlisting in World War I.

After being discharged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since. ________ hasn't been too easy at times, ________ my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away ________ a rainy day.

Most people think taxi drivers are tough. But I think people get the ________ impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will ________ （regard） as honest fellows. I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years. In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, not ________ with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave ________

（they）.

I believe honesty is one of the greatest ________ （gift） there is. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the ________ （easy） it gets.

【答案】to earn；It；but yet；for；wrong/false；be regarded；even；themselves；gifts；easier

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作为出租车司机的作者，在几十年的职业生涯中，认识到诚实是最宝贵的品质。

（1）句意：我在1913年来到这个国家，在参加第一次世界大战之前，我做了几份工作，挣了几美元。不定式做目的状语，故填 to earn。

（2）句意：有时这并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我们的钱，我们有一个很好的储蓄，以备不时之需。it 指代上文的 I bought my own cab and have owned one 这件事，故填 It。（3）句意：有时这并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我们的钱，我们有一个很好的储蓄，以备不时之需。根据 hasn't been too easy at times 和 have a good bit put away 可知此处表示转折，故填 but/yet 。

（4）句意：有时这并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我们的钱，我们有一个很好的储蓄，以备不时之需。此处表示目的，for，介词，为了，故填 for。

（5）句意：但是我认为人们错误的认为他们是坏的。 impression是名词，其前是形容词做定语，根据 Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will 6 （regard） as honest fellows 可知是错误的印象，wrong/false是形容词，错误的，故填 wrong/false。

（6）句意：他们中的大多数人将被视为诚实的人。regard与主语most of them是被动关系，根据助动词will，可知是一般将来时的被动语态，故填 be regarded。

（7）句意：在我开出租车的这些年里，我从来没有遇到过公众的麻烦，即使是酒鬼。根据 I have never had any trouble 可知此处是副词修饰介词短语，even，即使，是副词，加强语气，故填 even。

（8）句意：即使他们偶尔有点倔强，我也只是同意他们的意见，然后他们就会规规矩矩地行事。behave oneself，固定搭配，规规矩矩，主语是they，故反身代词是themselves，故填 themselves。

（9）句意：我相信诚实是最好的礼物之一。one of 后是名词复数，gift是名词，故填gifts。

（10）句意：我已经尝试这个很长时间了，而且我尝试的时间越长，它就变得越容易。the+比较级，the+比较级，固定搭配，越……越，故此处是比较级，easy的比较级是easier，故填 easier。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

5．阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

When I was in the middle school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. The teacher ________（decide） to teach us a very important lesson.

She brought us up to the front of the ________ ['kla:sru:m]and placed him on one side of her desk and________on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ________（hard）see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he________[' a:nsa（r）d]

I couldn't________[b?'li?v] he said the object was white, when it was clearly black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the________of the object.

The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed________（place）, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White."

It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint （视角）it was________. Only from my side it was black.

I have always remembered the lesson I learned that day. Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other ________（person）viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view.

【答案】decided；classroom；me；easily；answered；believe；color；places；white；person's

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者明白的认识道理，我们需要从别人的角度来看待问题，以便真正理解他的观点。

（1）句意：老师决定给我们上一节很重要的课。根据When I was in the middle school可知时态是一般过去时，故填 decided。

（2）句意：她把我们带到教室前面根据，定冠词the后是名词，['kla:sru:m]是classroom，教室，是名词，故填 classroom。

（3）句意：让他在桌子的一边，我在另一边，在她的桌子中间有一个很大的圆形物体。此处是placed的并列宾语，故用宾格，此处指代作者，故用第一人称单数，me，是代词，我，故填me。

（4）句意：我很容易看出它是黑色的。根据it was black可知这个结果是很显然的，故此处是轻松地，副词修饰动词，hard，是副词，困难地，easily，是副词，故填 easily。（5）句意：“白色，”他回答。描述过去用一般过去时，[' a:nsa（r）d]answered，是动词过去式，故填 answered。

（6）句意：我真不敢相信他说那东西是白色的。根据，couldn't是情态动词，其后是动词原形，[b?'li?v] believe，是动词，相信，故填 believe。

（7）句意：另一个争论开始于我和我的同学之间，这次是关于物体的颜色。根据上下文的白色和黑色可知，是谈论颜色，the定冠词后是名词，color，是名词，故填 color。（8）句意：我们换了地方。此处缺少宾语，故是名词，表示彼此的位置，是复数，place 是名词，故填 places。

（9）句意：这是一个两面颜色不同的物体，在他看来是白色的。系动词is后是形容词，根据上文我真不敢相信他说那东西是白色的，可知这个位置看是白色的，white，是形容词，故填 white。

（10）句意：我一直记得那天的教训有时我们需要从别人的角度来看待问题，以便真正理解他/她的观点。viewpoint是名词，person是名词，故此处是名词所有格，故填person's。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，所有格，和所给单词的读音等多种用法。

6．阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空（未提供单词的，限填一词），使文章意思完整、正确。

There are problems between teenagers and adults. Lack of________ （communicate）is one of them. As for teenagers, it can often be quite difficult to talk to our parents. It seems our parents are always telling us to study. We feel that our parents hardly understand us, so we tend to either talk to our friends________just keep quiet about our problems. We often fail________（see）that our parents care about us. This is a shame because we can actually learn a lot from________（they） experiences. We should not forget that our parents used to be teenagers too. They once________（face） many of the same problems and________（difficult）.So try to be ________open-minded towards their opinions. Remember that our parents just want the________（good） for us. Take the time to sit down and________（real） talk to them.

They might provide you________some useful advice.

【答案】 communication；or；to see；their；faced；difficulties；more；best；really；with 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了孩子与父母件怎么沟通太有效。

（1）句意：缺乏交流是问题之一。句中communicate是动词，作介词of的宾语，要用名词形式，communication交流，抽象名词，故填 communication。

（2）句意：是我们要么和朋友交谈，要么就对我们的问题保持沉默，either…or…要么……要么……，固定搭配，故填or。

（3）句意：我们总是看不到父母对我们的关心。fail to do sth，不能成功地做某事，故此处是不定式，故填to see。

（4）句意：这很遗憾，因为我们事实上可以从他们的经历中学到很多东西。修饰名词experiences，要用形容词性物主代词their ，they是主格，故填their。

（5）句意：他们曾经也遇到过相同的问题和困难。描述过去要用一般过去时态，故填faced。

（6）句意：他们曾经也遇到过相同的问题和困难。句中and连接并列结构，difficult要和前面的problems保持一致，用difficulties表达各种各样的困难，故填difficulties。

（7）句意：我们要努力用更开放的思维对待父母的观点。be系动词后是形容词，此处暗含比较，故用比较级，复合形容词 open-minded前加more是比较级，故填more。

（8）句意：父母总想把最好的给我们。the定冠词是最高级的标志，good的最高级是best，故填best。

（9）句意：花点时间坐下来和他们交谈。副词修饰动词talk，real是形容词，副词是really，故填really。

（10）句意：他们可能会给你提供一些有用的建议。 provide sb with sth，固定搭配，提供

某人某物，故填with。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，连词，比较级搭配等多种用法。

7．语法填空

Dear Auntie Em,

Great news! Mrs Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school________（student）to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer！She said the programme________（design）for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture.________a good chance！

The only problem is: Mum and Dad________（simple）won't let me go. They said it was dangerous for me, a girl, ________（travel）alone. But my guess is that they think it too expensive. I kept telling________（they）I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before. They needn't worry about me________this trip would be almost the same as that one.________（but）they just won't listen!

Will you help, Auntie Em? It will be________very important experience to my personal growth. Love, （and love you even________（much）if you manage to make Mum & Dad agree with

me. ）

【答案】students；was designed；What；simply；to travel；them；because/as；But；a；more

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者因无法参观南非开普敦大学而向Auntie Em求助。（1）句意：芒福德夫人刚刚告诉我，我被选为今年夏天参观南非开普敦大学的学生之一！one of+限定词+名词复数，故填students。

（2）句意：她说这个项目是为了让一些聪明的青少年体验不同的文化而设立的。design 和programme是被动关系，主句是一般过去时，故从句是过去式的被动语态，主语是program么me，单数名词，故助动词是was，故填 was designed。

（3）句意：多好的机会啊！根据 a good chance 可知此处是感叹名词chance，故用what，故填What。

（4）句意：妈妈和爸爸绝对不会让我走。副词修饰动词let，simply是副词，绝对地，故填simply。

（5）句意：他们说这对我这个独自旅行的女孩来说很危险。it's+形容词+for sb to do，固定搭配，对某人而言做某事很……，故此处是不定式，故填 to travel。

（6）句意：我不停地告诉他们，我以前曾独自乘飞机去德克萨斯州看望过你们。tell是动词，其后是宾格做宾语，they的宾格是them，故填them。

（7）句意：他们不用担心我，因为这次旅行几乎和那次一样。从句是对主句的解释，故表示原因，故填because/as。

（8）句意：但是他们就是不听！作者安慰了父母很久，和他们就是不听表示转折故选，故是但是，故填But。

（9）句意：这对我的个人成长将是非常重要的经历。experience是名词，very以辅音音

素开头，故此处用不定冠词a，表示泛指，故填a。

（10）句意：如果你能让爸爸妈妈同意我的话，我会更爱你。副词even后是比较级，much的比较级是more，故填more。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

8．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。

Exam time! Most kids don't like exams, ________ we can't live without them. They play an important role in our lives.

Exams are not all the same. There are ________ kinds. One kind tests our knowledge and skills. The other kind helps find excellent students in different fields. For example, universities ________ （use） it to choose students.

At middle school, exams are about answering ________ （question） on paper. At university, doing an experiment or even ________ （draw） a picture can also be exams.

Kids in different ________ take different exams. In the USA, many school children do a book report or a science report ________ part of their exams. In Australia, middle school students need to use ________ they have learnt in class to make speeches. Sometimes, teamwork is part of an exam.

So exams are our lifetime "friends". Be nice and ________ （patient）with them. They ________（help） to make US better than before.

【答案】 but；two；use；questions；drawing；countries；as；what；patient；will help 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了考试是我们一生的“朋友”，善待他们，耐心对待他们，他们会帮助我们变得比以前更好。

（1）句意：大多数孩子不喜欢考试，但是没有考试我们无法生活。根据don't like exams 不喜欢和we can't live without them离不开可知此处是转折关系，故用连词but，但是，故填but。

（2）句意：考试不尽相同，共有两种。根据下文的one和the other可知是两者，故是基数词two，两个，故填two。

（3）句意：例如，大学用它来选择学生。描述客观事实用一般现在时，主语是名词复数universities，故谓语动词是动词原形，use是动词，故填use。

（4）句意：在中学，考试是关于在纸上回答问题的。answer question，回答问题，故question是名词，表示泛指用复数形式，故填 questions。

（5）句意：在大学里，做实验甚至画画也可能也是考试。根据doing an experiment or可知or前后一致，故此处用动名词做主语，draw是动词，故填 drawing。

（6）句意：不同国家的孩子参加不同的考试。根据different后是名词复数，下文提到美国，加拿大等国家，故此处是名词国家，country，故填 countries。

（7）句意：在美国，许多学生在考试中会做读书报告或科学报告。此处缺少介词，根据report可知此处是作为某个报告内容，as是介词，故填as。

（8）句意：在澳大利亚，中学生需要用他们在课堂上学过的东西来演讲。此处是宾语从

句，learn后缺少宾语，故用what指代物，故填what。

（9）句意：善待他们，耐心对待他们。be系动词后缺少形容词，be patient with，对……有耐心，固定搭配，故填 patient。

（10）句意：他们会帮助我们变得比以前更好。根据Be nice可知祈使句后是将来时，help是动词，故填 will help。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

9．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所給单词的正确形式。

Food waste is a world's problem. Every year, about 1.3 billion tons, or one-third of all the food produced is thrown away, according to a survey. ________（use）just 25 percent of that wasted food could feed 870 million hungry people, which would end world hunger. The people of France wasted 234 pounds of food per person, which is much better than some other________ （country）.

In the past, France wasn't________at controlling food waste, but now the country takes the lead. A law was________ （make） by French government. It made France the first country in the world to prevent supermarkets from________（throw）away unused food. Now supermarkets of a certain size must donate unused food, or they will face a fine. ________ are other rules requiring schools to teach students about food sustainability （可持续性）.They also ask companies to report the food waste numbers in their environmental reports. And restaurants should provide take-out bags.

These laws make it a standard to reduce waste." says Marie Mourad, a student in Paris who has ________ （write） several reports on French food waste." France is not the country that wastes the least food, ________ Frenchmen have become the most active because they want to be the example in Europe.'* This step has influenced parts of French food industry. It is everyone's duty to fight ________ food waste. Everyone on the earth should ________ attention and take action.【答案】 Using；countries；good；made；throwing；There；written；but；against；pay 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了食物浪费的问题。

（1）句意：仅用这些浪费食物的25%就可以养活8.7亿饥饿的人，这将结束世界的饥饿。use是动词，使用，位于句首，用动名词做主语，故填Using。

（2）句意：法国人民每人浪费了234磅食物，比其他一些国家要好得多。country是名词，国家，some other+名词复数，一些其他的......，故填countries。

（3）句意：过去，法国并不擅长控制食物垃圾，但现在这个国家在这方面处于领先地位。be good at，固定搭配，擅长，故填good。

（4）句意：法国政府制定了一项法律。根据助动词was可知此处是被动语态，动词make 的过去分词是made，制作，故填 made。

（5）句意：它使法国成为世界上第一个防止超市丢弃不用的食品的国家。from是介词，其后是动名词，throw是动词，扔，故填 throwing。

（6）句意：还有其他的规定要求学校教学生食物可持续性。根据are可知，此处是there be句型，有，故填 There。

（7）句意：巴黎的一位学生，写过几篇关于法国食物垃圾的报道。根据助动词has可知

此处是现在完成时，故填过去分词，write是动词，其过去分词是written，故填 written。（8）句意：法国不是一个浪费最少食物的国家，但是法国人之所以成为最活跃的国家，是因为他们想成为欧洲的榜样。根据France is not the country that wastes the least food,和Frenchmen have become the most active，可知此处表示转折关系，故填转折连词but，但是，故填 but。

（9）句意：与食物浪费作斗争是每个人的责任。fight against，固定搭配，与……作斗争，故填 against。

（10）句意：地球上的每个人都应该注意并采取行动。pay attention，固定搭配，主语，should是情态动词，其后是动词原形，故填 pay。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

10．语法填空

A kidnapped 3-year-old boy ________ （name） Aiden helped police find himself on Tuesday, Jan. 13, after answering ________ （he） mum's phone in her stolen car- find out how he pulled it off!

Authorities said they found a 3-year-old boy who was sitting ________ a car stolen outside a Utah day care on Tuesday after he ________ （answer） his mother's cellphone and honked the horn to draw their attention.

"The boy's mother, Elizabeth Barrios, left the car unlocked and running ________ a snowy morning as she dropped off another child, a baby, at the day care around 7 am in Ogden, a town about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City," the police said. When she walked out, she saw someone ________ （drive） her car away with her 3-year old son Aiden inside.

Police arrived and called her cellphone, which was in the car, hoping ________ （reach） the thief and negotiate the boy's release.

Instead, the boy answered the phone. He told his mother that a ________ （strange） had driven away her car and was going through her purse. She told him ________ （stay） calm as the man took things from her purse ________ ran away.

"He is a very smart child," the police praised the kid. "He did a great job."

【答案】 named；his；in；answered；on；driving；to reach；stranger；to stay；and

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了一个3岁的男孩通过在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后，帮助警方找到了他的事情。

（1）句意：1月13日，星期二，一个被绑架的名叫艾登的3岁男孩在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后，帮助警方找到了他。helped是谓语动词，故此处是非谓语动词，name与boy是被动关系，故用过去分词做后置定语，named，名字叫……的，故填named。

（2）句意：1月13日，星期二，一个被绑架的名叫艾登的3岁男孩在被偷的车里接了妈

妈的电话后，帮助警方找到了他。phone是名词其前是形容词性物主代词，he是主格，他，其形容词性物主代词是his，他的，故填his。

（3）句意：当局说，他们发现一个3岁的男孩坐在一辆被偷走的车里，星期二他在犹他州一家日托所外接了他母亲的手机，并按了喇叭以引起他们的注意。根据was sitting，可知表示正坐在某处，in the car，在车里，表示地点，故填in。

（4）句意：当局说，他们发现一个3岁的男孩坐在一辆被偷走的车里，星期二他在犹他州一家日托所外接了他母亲的手机，并按了喇叭以引起他们的注意。根据and honked the horn，可知and前后时态一致是一般过去时，故填answered。

（5）句意：警方称，男孩的母亲伊丽莎白·巴里奥斯早上7点左右在盐湖城以北40英里的小镇奥格登接受日托时，在一个下雪的早晨，将另一个孩子，一个婴儿，放下后，车没锁，就跑了。根据a snowy morning，可知morning前有形容词时用介词on，表示在……的早上，故填on。

（6）句意：当她走出来的时候，她看到有人开车带着她3岁的儿子艾登走了。see sb doing sth，看见某人正在做某事，故此处是现在分词，故填driving。

（7）句意：蒂姆·斯科特中尉说，警察到了，打电话给她车里的手机，希望能找到小偷，并与他协商释放男孩的事宜。hope to do，希望做某事，故此处是不定式，故填to reach。（8）句意：他告诉他妈妈一个陌生人开着她的车走了，正在翻她的钱包。不定冠词a后是名词单数，strange是形容词，stranger，是名词，陌生人，故填stranger。

（9）句意：她让他保持冷静，因为那个男人从她的钱包里拿走了东西就跑开了。tell sb to do，固定搭配，告诉某人做某事，故此处是不定式，故填to stay。

（10）句意：她让他保持冷静，因为那个男人从她的钱包里拿走了东西就跑开了。此处表示并列关系，拿走东西并且跑掉，故是并列连词and，故填and。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

11．阅读下面短文，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。Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you" What is the most important in your life? ", maybe you will say" Computers and the Internet".

The________（one）computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked________（slow）. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But________work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, "People can't live________computers today."

The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-three years later than computers. But now it can________（find） almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do________（shop）, play games or make friends.

Many students like the Internet very much. They often surf the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their real________（name）, ages, and even sex（性别）. They are so________（interest） in making the "unreal friends" that they can't put their hearts into study. Many of them can't catch up with others on many subjects________of that.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at________same

time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.【答案】first；slowly；they；without；be found；shopping；names；interested；because；the

【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了电脑的发明时间，以及电脑的用途。还有电脑对我们生活的影响。

（1）句意：第一台电脑是在1946年制造的。根据定冠词the，可知应使用序数词first，故答案是first。

（2）句意：它很大，但是工作得很慢。slow修饰动词worked，应使用副词slowly，故答案是slowly。

（3）句意：但是他们工作的越来越快了。空缺处指代前文的computers，因此使用they，故答案是they。

（4）句意：现在没有了电脑人们不能生活。因为电脑在我们日常生活中越来越重要。所以没有电脑就不能生活，没有without，故答案是without。

（5）句意：但是现在到处都可以发它。主语it 和find是被动关系，应使用被动语态，含有情态动词的被动语态是：情态动词+be+过去分词，故答案是be found。

（6）句意：我们可以用电脑读书、写信和购物，购物do shopping，固定搭配，故答案是shopping。

（7）句意：他们不知道他们真正的名字。name名字，可数名词，根据their可知应使用复数形式，故答案是names。

（8）句意：他们对于结交不真实的朋友那么感兴趣，以致于不能把心思用在学习上。be interested in，对……感兴趣，故答案是interested。

（9）句意：因为这个原因，他们中的许多人在许多课程山上跟不上其他学生。because of 应因为，固定搭配，故答案是because。

（10）句意：但是同时，我们应该记住电脑和网络并不能够做所有的事。at the same time，同时，固定短语，故答案是the。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍，检查验证。

12．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。

presents

【解析】【分析】文章大意：杰米从香港去西班牙的马德里旅行，这是他写给朋友的信，介绍了他在西班牙的的首都——马德里的行程。

（1）句意：从香港来这里的旅游很长且疲惫。根据 but I made it ，可知句子时态为一般过去时，主语trip为单数，be的形式应使用was，故答案是was。

（2）句意：我们找到了一个便宜的简单地房间，比我们家里的房间小多了。根据than可知应使用形容词的比较级，small的比较级为smaller，故答案是smaller。

（3）句意：它只有一张小床和淋浴，但是住进去相当舒服。根据前后连句话的意思看，不是一致的，应使用转折连词过度一下，能够表示转折的词but，故答案是but。

（4）句意：每天天气晴好暖和，还有晴朗的蓝天。clear blue skies作为伴随性的状语出现，应使用介词with连接，有……，表伴随，故答案是with。

（5）句意：在这里我找到了一个友好的导游，昨天领着我参观了城市。结合语境考虑可知是导游领着我参观，我是被带领的，因此使用被动语态，被动语态的结构是be done，根据yesterday可知为过去时，be的形式为was，show的过去分词为showed或者shown，故答案是 was shown /was showed 。

（6）句意：明天他将带我去安达卢西亚去参观格拉纳达市。I 在句中作take的宾语，应使用宾格人称代词，将I 改为me，故答案是me。

（7）句意：我迫不及待要看阿尔罕布拉宫和其他的名胜古迹。 can't wait to do sth.固定搭配，迫不及待做某事，应使用动词不定式，故答案是to see。

（8）句意：我也真的想品尝一下那里的美食——西班牙凉菜。real修饰动词want，因此使用副词形式，real的副词为really，故答案是really。

（9）句意：一种凉汤，我听着就很特殊，kind可数名词，因为使用了单数形式，且起始音为辅音，应使用不定冠词a，故答案是a。

（10）句意：我将给你带回一些礼物。present可数名词，根据some可知应使用复数形式，故答案是presents。

【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格掌握其大意，然后根据文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，主意考虑句型，语法，搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。

13．阅读下面短文，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。

An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The ________ （cheap） thing has a basket of red fruit.

"How much per kilo?" the old man ________ （ask）.

"Two rupees （卢比）," the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing, ________ the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.

However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began ________ （burn）, his eyes began to water, and his whole face became as red ________ the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and ________, screaming: "Ah! Ah! Ah!"

And yet he continued to eat the fruit. Some people who were looking at him shook their ________ （head） and said, "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers （辣椒）!You can't just eat them by the handful!"

The old man said to ________ （he）,"I paid for them, so I must eat them."

This old man seemed pretty stupid. But are we so much smarter? All of us have ________ （spend）money and time on something-maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job-and sometimes, even if we know there's no hope that things will change, we still continue with it. What we can learn ________ the old man is this: if you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work, let it go and move on. It's better than continuing to lose.

【答案】cheapest；asked；so；to burn /burning；as；down；heads；himself；spent；from

【解析】【分析】文章大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个人因为贪便宜，买了一些根本不能作为水果的辣椒。结果因为舍不得自己花的那些钱，坚持把它们吃完的故事。从而告诉我们放弃某些东西比继续损失要好。

（1）句意：最便宜的东西有一篮子红水果。cheap，便宜。根据上文语句but most of it was very cheap. 提示可知，此句应该用最高级，故填cheapest。

（2）句意：“每公斤多少钱？”老人问。ask，询问，由语句 An old man went to India. 提示可知此句要用一般过去时，故填asked。

（3）句意：所以这位老人买了整整一公斤，开始吃。语句the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.是Two rupees in India is almost nothing, 的结果，故填so。（4）句意：然而，他一开始吃东西，嘴巴就开始燃烧。burn，燃烧；固定结构begin to do sth，开始做某事，故填to burn/burning。

（5）句意：整个脸变得像水果一样红。固定结构as…as，与……一样，故填as。

（6）句意：他跳上跳下，尖叫着：“啊！啊！“啊！”固定短语，jump up and down，跳上跳下，故填down。

（7）句意：有些人看着他，摇摇头说：“你疯了！head，头，因前面some people，要用复数形式，故填heads。

（8）句意：老人自言自语道：“我付了钱，所以我必须吃。”固定短语，say to oneself，因主语是he，故填himself。

（9）句意：我们所有人都把时间和金钱花在了一些事情上。spend，花费，动词。因前面有助动词have，其后要用过去分词，故填spent。

（10）句意：我们可以从这位老人身上学到的是……。固定短语，learn from sb，向某人学习，故填from。

【点评】考查语法填空。通读全文理解大意，然后根据上下文或者所给单词的提示对所缺部分进行逐一解答。

14．阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a "night out with the boys". He had no________ （hobby） but just took care of his family.

For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always ________ （interest）in my life—how my family as doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, ________ （English） or Florida.

Nine years ago when I bought my ________ （one） house, my father, 67 years old, painted my house himself. He worked eight hours a day. He would not allow me ________ （pay）someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71—year—old father ________ （spend）five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.

The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as ________ （usually）, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father ________ （send）to hospital in Florida, I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and ________ （real）get to know him.

I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

In the years since his ________ （die） I have learnt much about my father, and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.

【答案】hobbies；interested；England；first；to pay；spent；usual；was sent；really；death

【解析】【分析】这篇短文中作者给我们讲述了她的父亲，她父亲是一个很顾家的人，眼里只有他的家人。作者在短文中讲述了生活中的几件事情，从这些事情中我们可以看到，作者因为太忙，跟父亲没有太多的交流，当作者想要弥补时，父亲却离开了她。

（1）句意：他没有爱好，但只是照顾家人。hobby是可数名词，表示泛指用复数形式，故填 hobbies。

（2）句意：他总是对我的生活感兴趣。be interested in，固定搭配，对......感兴趣，故填interested。

（3）句意：这些电话甚至是在他和我妈妈在澳大利亚、英国或佛罗里达的时候打来的。根据in Australia可知此处是表示国家的名词，England，英国，故填 England。

（4）句意：九年前，当我买下我的第一栋房子时，我67岁的父亲亲自粉刷了我的房子。one，基数词，一，表示第一个，用序数词，first，故填 first。

（5）句意：他不允许我付钱给某人去做这件事。allow sb to do，固定搭配，允许某人

做，故填 to pay。

（6）句意：五年前，我71岁的父亲花了五个小时组装秋千给我女儿。根据Five years ago可知是一般过去时，spend的过去式是spent，故填 spent。

（7）句意：1996年1月16日星期日的早上，我父亲像往常一样7点给我打电话，这次他似乎忘记了我们一周前讨论过的一些事情。as usual，固定搭配，像往常一样，故填usual 。

（8）句意：那天，我父亲8被送到佛罗里达州的医院。根据That day可知时态是一般过去时，send与主语father是被动关系，故是被动语态，主语是第三人称单数，助动词是was，send的过去分词是sent，故填 was sent。

（9）句意：我发誓当我到达时，我会弥补失去的时间，和他好好长谈，然后真正地了解他。副词修饰动词短语get to know，real的副词是really，故填 really。

（10）句意：在他去世后的几年里，我了解了很多关于我父亲的事情，甚至更多关于我自己的事情。 his是形容词性物主代词，其后是名词，death，是名词，故填 death。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，词性，搭配等多种用法。

15．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In Britain you aren't allowed ________ （drive） a car until you are seventeen. You have to get a special driving license ________ you can drive, When you're learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car ________ you. You aren't allowed to drive the car on the road alone.

You don't have to go to a driving school. A friend can teach you. The person who teaches you isn't allowed to take money ________ the lesson unless he has got a teacher s license.

You have to take a ________ （drive） test to have a full license. If you don't pass the test, you will be allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970, a woman passed her ________ （forty）test after 212 driving lessons! When you have passed your test, you are allowed to go on driving as long ________ you like, if you are ________ （health）. Britain's ________ （old） driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100. Before 1904, everyone was allowed to drive, even ________ （child）. From then on car drivers must have licenses.

【答案】 to drive；before；with；for；driving；fortieth；as；healthy；oldest；children 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了英国在开车上路之前考取驾照的情况。

（1）句意：在英国，直到17岁你才被允许开车。be allowed to do，固定搭配，允许做某事，故此处是不定式，故填 to drive。

（2）句意：你必须得到一张特殊的驾驶执照才能开车。根据常识，开车前要考驾照，之前before，故填before。

（3）句意：当你学习的时候，一个有驾照的人总是必须在你的车里和你在一起。根据has to be in the car可知是和某人在车里，是介词，with，故填with。

（4）句意：除非有教师执照，否则教你的人不允许为了钱上课。for，介词表示目的，为了，故填for。

（5）句意：必须参加驾驶考试才能获得驾照。test是名词其前是形容词，此处是动名词做定语，表示用途，故填driving。

（6）句意：1970年，一名女子经过212节驾驶课，通过了第40次考试！根据限定词her 可知此处是序数词，forty是基数词，fortieth是序数词，故填fortieth。

（7）句意：如果你健康，当你通过考试后，只要你喜欢你可以继续驾驶。as long as，固定搭配，只要，故填as。

（8）句意：如果你健康，当你通过考试后，只要你喜欢你可以继续驾驶。are系动词后是形容词，health是名词，healthy是系动词，故填healthy。

（9）句意：英国最老的司机是1974年100岁时开车的人。driver是名词其前是形容词，此处根据100岁可知是最老的司机，用形容词最高级，故填oldest。

（10）句意：1904年以前，每个人都被允许开车，甚至是小孩。此处是名词复数表示泛指，child的复数是children，故填children。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

16．阅读下面短文，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

According to a study, about 85% of Grade 11 students in Canada have their own mobile phones. About 52% of Grade 7 students and 24% of Grade 4 students also carry mobile phones.

In many schools, students must turn off their mobile phones and leave ________ in their schoolbags during school hours. Some schools even don't allow students ________ （take）mobile phones to school.

Do you know why these schools don't want students to use mobile phones at school? One of the main ________ （reason）is that mobile phones can distract（使分心）students ________ their study.

Many of these mobile phones are "smartphones", and they can be ________ （use） to surf the Internet, send text messages, play games, take ________ （photo） and listen to music. Mr. Jackson says, "Many teachers like me are also ________ （worry） that students will use mobile phones to cheat （作弊） in tests, or to record videos of teachers or other students and post them online."

________, some people have different opinions. They think mobile phones are ________ （use）at school. Students can use them in class ________ （watch）educational videos online. Mobile phones can be especially useful in the schools where there aren't enough computers. What's more, some parents want to be able to reach their children during the day. They want their children to take mobile phones all the time.

【答案】them；to take；reasons；from；used；photos；worried；However；useful；to watch

【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文谈论了学生在学校带手机的问题，有人主张不允许带手机，二另一部分人认为应该带，可以帮助孩子们学习。

（1）句意：在许多学校，学生必须关闭手机，并把手机放在书包里。空缺处指代的是mobile phones，在句中做宾语，因此使用宾格人称代词them，故答案是them。

（2）句意：一些学校甚至不允许学生带手机去学校。allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事，固定搭配，应使用动词不定式，故答案是to

take。

（3）句意：一个主要的原因就是手机使学生对于学习分心。reason原因，可数名词，在one of结构中，应使用复数形式，故答案是reasons。

（4）句意：一个主要的原因就是手机使学生对于学习分心。distract sb. from sth.分散某人对于某物的注意力，固定搭配，故答案是from。

（5）句意：许多手机是智能手机，他们能用来上网，发短信，玩游戏或者拍照。本句为被动语态，在被动语态中，动词使用过去分词，故答案是used。

（6）句意：许多手机是智能手机，他们能用来上网，发短信，玩游戏或者拍照。take photos拍照，固定搭配，故答案是photos。

（7）句意：许多像我一样的老师担心学生在考试中用手机作弊，或者给老师或者学生录像，并上传到网上。are后跟形容词worried作表语，故答案是worried。

（8）句意：然而，一些人有不同的观点。后面陈述的与前面陈述的意思是不一致的，应是只用转折词，因为在句首，因此使用however，注意首字母要大写，故答案是However。

（9）句意：他们认为手机在学校有用。be动词后需要使用形容词作表语，因此将use改为useful，故答案是useful。

（10）句意：学生可以在课上观看教学视频。看视频是使用手机的目的，应使用动词不定式做目的状语。故答案是to watch。

【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。

17．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Only a mother's love is true love. When you are still a baby, your mother takes good care ________ you as much as possible. In your waking hours she always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work at once to look after you day and ________ and forgets about herself. When you ________ （grow） up day by day，she feels very happy.

When you are old ________ to go to school, your mother still looks ________ you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you ________ （put） on more clothes. She always stands in the wind waiting for you back from school every day. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels worried about you at home, She ________ （usual） cares about your study and spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you ________ （see）the brightest smile on her face. Mother can do everything for you day after day. Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her ________ （child）. ________ true love it is in the world! We will remember it forever!

【答案】of；night；are growing；enough；after；to put；usually；will see；children；What

【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文论述了母爱的伟大。

（1）句意：当你还是个孩子的时候，你妈妈尽可能地照顾你，take care of照顾，故答案是of。

（2）句意：当你生病的时候，他立即停止工作日夜照顾你。day and night，日日夜夜，固定短语，故答案是night。

（3）句意：当你一天天长大的时候，她感到非常高兴。grow生产，动词，根据day by day可知，句子时态为现在进行时，现在进行时的结构式be+doing，主语you是第二人称，be的形式为are，故答案是are growing。

（4）句意：当你年龄足够大，可以去上学的时候。be +形容词+to do sth.足够……而能够……，固定句式，故答案是enough。

（5）句意：你妈妈让然一直照看着你。look after照管，照看，固定短语，故答案是after。

（6）句意：在寒冷的冬天，他总是告诉你多穿衣服。tell sb do do sth.告诉某人做某事，固定句式，因此使用动词不定式，故答案是to put。

（7）句意：她通常会关心你的学习，在你的学习用品上花费很多钱。空缺处需要副词修饰动词，所以将usual改为usually，故答案是usually。

（8）句意：当你在学校表现地好的时候，你能看见她脸上最灿烂的微笑。本句为一种假设，主句使用一般将来时，一般将来时的结构式will+do，故答案是will see。

（9）句意：妈妈总是准备把她拥有的一切给了她的孩子。这里是泛指，指所有的有妈的孩子，应使用复数，child的复数为children，故答案是children。

（10）句意：世界上多么真实的爱啊！本句为感叹句，强调名词love，因此使用what引导，因为在句首，首字母应大写，故答案是What。

【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。

18．语法填空

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower. It is famous for ________tilt （倾斜） 1o one side. Located behind the Cathedral of Pisa, the tower ________ （become） a symbol of Italy. It is one of ________ oldest buildings in Pisa's Cathedral Square.

The tower was not designed to lean, ________ because people built it on soft soils it gradually tilted to one side. Even though some people don't think the tower is a ________ （success）building because of its tit, the tower has won a special place in history. The tower has also been used for experiments by the famous Italian scientist ________ （call） Galileo Galilei.

Every year, ________ （million）of tourists flock to the tower to take the classic photo