高考英语短文填空练习
高考英语短文填空练习 -CAL-FENGHAI-(2020YEAR-YICAI)_JINGBIAN
fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it. Experts hope the whole society pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.
Nowadays, school violence is 31 hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 32 calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 33 (prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school 34 their personal safety could not 35 (guarantee). In fact, violence can 36 (learn). Children learn violent behavior from adults or from 37 they see on television or on the Internet.
If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 38 violence, for it will result in 39 (much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.
All in all, every student should behave 40 (he) and keep away from violence.
In the 1950s, a family that owned a farm near Beulah, Michigan kept a bull chained to an elm (榆树). The bull paced 31 the tree, dragging the heavy iron chain, which led to a groove (槽) in the bark (树皮). The groove 32 (deep) over the years. Though for whatever reason, it did not kill the tree.
33 some years, the family took their bull away. They cut the chain, leaving the loop around the tree and one link 34 (hang) down.
Then one year, agricultural catastrophe struck Michigan in 35 form of Dutch elm disease. All of the elms lining the road leading to the farm became infected 36 died. Everyone thought that the old elm would be the next. The farm owners considered 37 (go) the safe thing: pulling it out and chopping it up into firewood before it died.
38 (amazing), the tree did not die. Nobody could understand 39 it was the only elm still standing in the county. It' s said that 40 doesn' t kill you will make you stronger. Or, as a plant pathologists (病理学家 ) put it , "Life breaks us all, but afterwards, many of us are strongest at the broken places."
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there 31 a man in the front of the store. He looked at me and said really loud "Hi."
I replied, "Hi, how are you" He said "I am fine." and then he looked at me as if he recognized me and asked, " 32 is your mother"
Of course, I didn't know what to say to that question 33 my mother had been 34 (die) for several years. I found this really strange so I finally said, "She is fine, thank you and how are you"
He also said he was fine. I then answered, "Good. Can I do 35 to help you at all" All he said 36 I really could use a hug. I 37 (hug) him for a while this poor soul and a stranger. I said, "Where are you staying
Do you 38 a ride"
He said, "No, I have my bike. I am living at the Church down the street." I answered, "Let me give you something. It's not much, but that is all I 39 afford." So I took out $10 from my purse and gave it to him then went home. To tell you the truth, I always feel helping others 40 really great.
No one knows what would happen in the future for sure. 31 we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like 32 a hundred years' time.
Think of space. Perhaps 33 permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon 34 tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, 35 (permit) long journeys throughout the solar system. 36 that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space 37 visiting other planets, such as the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost.
Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last 38 (long). 39 probably will find cures for most diseases. Hospitals will probably have "body banks" that can give you almost any new part you need to keep on 40 (live). People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.
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Although most people believe that formal schooling is required for scientific success, a college degree is not always necessary. 31 excellent example of a man who won fame as a scientist 32 academic(学术的) training is Vincent J. Schaefer. His formal education ended 33 two years of high school when he had to go to work in an untrained job at General Electric. Because 34 his inventive mind and his skill as a model maker, he was soon allowed to try his own experiments in the company laboratory. His natural 35 (curious) made him wonder about clouds. He developed, after many tries, a method of making clouds rain 36 they would not normally do so. This method, 37 (call) seeding, has been very 38 (help) to farmers, and 39 made him win much fame.
Schaefer believes that for people 40 most of all, are interested in the world and everything in it, a college degree is unnecessary.
town 31 my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb. "There is no Santa Claus." she laughed. “Ev en dummies(傻瓜) know that!" I 32 (flee) to Grandma 33 I knew she would be straight with me. She always told the truth.
"No Santa Claus" she said. "Ridiculous! Don't 34 . Put on your coat, and let's go." "Go where, Grandma" I asked.
As we walked through the doors of the general store Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, "Buy something for someone 35 needs it. I'll wait for you in the car."
I was only eight years old. Never had I shopped for anything all by myself. For a few moments I just stood there, 36 (wonder) what to buy, and who 37 (buy) it for. I thought of everybody I knew. Then I thought about Bobbie Decker.
He was my classmate with bad breath and 38 (mess) hair, and he sat right behind me. He didn't have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to play games during the winter. I fingered 39 bill with growing 40 (excite). I would buy Bobbie a coat.
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When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets 1 the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street you must look to the right first 2 then
the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3 , the streets are very busy. Traffic is most 4 （danger） then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, 5 . always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. 6 Have a look first, or you
will go 7 wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses 8 two floors. Your can sit on the 9 （tow） floor, from 10 you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.
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Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple found their new car 1__________ （steal）. They filed a report 2__________the police station and a detective drove them back 3___________ the parking lot to look for evidence.
To their 4___________ （amaze）, the car had been returned 5__________ there was a note in it that said: “I apolo gize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby
and I had to send her to the 6____________ as soon as possible. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets 7___________ tonight's Rowan Atkinson concert.”
Their faith in humanity restored（恢复）. The couple attended 8_________ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found that their house
9___________
（be） ransacked （洗劫）. On the bathroom mirror was 10__________ note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I”
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People 1_________ （live） in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2_________ in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 3_________ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 4_________ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 5_________ you leave school, you
will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6__________ （big）. Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 7__________ （write） in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet
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8_________ new word, look it 9_________ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 10__________ （much） useful book.
31．a 这里需要一个不定冠词表示某个的意思。
32．这里要用which 引导一个非限制性定语从句，因为先行词为物，所以要用which。
33．to prevent 不定式作目的状语。
34．if／as long as 人身安全得不到保障是辍学的条件，所以应该用引导连接条件状语从的连词。
35．be guaranteed 所给动词和其逻辑主语是动宾关系，所以要用被动语态。36．be learned 事实上；暴力是可以学的。
37．what 引导一个宾语从句，并且在从句中作宾语，所以要用what。
38．with 表示方式，意思是“用”。
39．more 由语境可知，以暴力对付暴力，只能产生更多的暴力。
40．himself behave oneself表现良好，行为良好。
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31．around 下文告诉我们，树皮被铁链磨出了一个槽。由此可以看出，这是由牛绕着树来回踱步造成的。
32．was deepened 随着岁月的流逝，磨出来的槽逐渐被加深了。所以要用被动，另外，由于动作发生在过去，所以动词要用过去式。
33．After after+时间段，表示经过一段时间之后。
34．hanging down hang down和其逻辑主语one link是主谓关系，所以用现在分词表示主动，构成leave+宾语+现在分词。
35．the in the form of固定用法，意思是：以……的形式。
36．and 榆树受到感染，继而死去。
37．going consider后跟动名词作宾语。
38． Amazingly 副词作状语，修饰整个句子。
39．why 谁都不理解为什么只有这棵榆树依然耸立在那里。
40．what 引导一个主语从句，并在从句中作主语，所以用what。
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31．Was．此处是there be句型，时态为过去式，另外句子主语为单数形式。32．How．根据下文的内容，这里是问“你妈妈好吗”。
33．because．从此处的逻辑关系和意义看，从句部分表示原因。34．dead．此处用die的形容词形式，用作表语。
35．anything．该词用在疑问和否定句中，意为“我能帮你做点什么吗”。36．was．句子主语all he said为单数。
37．hugged．这里的时态为过去时形式。
38．need．该句的意思为“你需要坐车吗”。
39．can．afford常和情态动词连用。
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40．is．主语是helping others，分词作主语按单数处理，这里的时态为一般现在时。
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31．But．本句与上一句是转折关系，故用转折连词but。
32．in．表示将来多长时间之后时用“介词in+一段时间名词”结构。
33．a． station是可数名词且表示泛指，前面应有不定冠词a。
34．as． as表示“作为”，符合题意。
35．permitting． cheap rockets与permit之间是主动关系，应用现在分词短语作状语表示伴随情况。
36．When．此处表示将来的时间，应用when引导时间状语从句。37．and．因两个动作表示并列关系，应用并列连词and连接。38．longer．由意义可知，此处表示找到延长人类寿命的方式，故long应用比较级形式。
39．They． they用来指代上句中主语scientists。
40．living． keep on doing sth．意为“继续……”，故此处应用live的现在分词形式。
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31．An．因excellent以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an。32．without．without和名词连用表示某种状况，意为“没有”。
33．after．表示过去的一段时间之后应和介词after连用。
34．of． because of是复合介词，意为“因为”，后接名词或代词。35．curiosity．此处须用名词作主语，curious的名词形式是curiosity。36．when．此处表示时间，应用when引导时间状语从句。
37．called． this method与call存在被动关系，应用过去分词作定语。38．helpful． very后应接help的形容词helpful“有益的”。
39．it． it此处指前一分句的整个情况。
40．who． who用来引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，先行词是people。
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31．On on one’s／the／a bike＝by bike。
32．fled 结合全文可知此处应使用一般过去时，注意其不规则的形式。本题稍
难。 ·
33．because／as 因为相信爷爷会对我说真话，所以立马跑到他那儿去求证。本
题稍难。
34．it／that 指代“There is no Santa Claus．”。
35．who／that 判断分析句子结构可知，此处为who／that引导的定语从句修
饰someone。
36．wondering 根据前面的逗号，可知应该使用动词的—lng形式作伴随状语，
表示主动含义。
37．To buy 与．What to buy构成并列平行结构。本题稍难。
38．messy 修饰名词hair当然用形容词messy。
39．the 特指上文爷爷给的“ten dollars”。
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40．excitement 作介词with的宾语，要用名词，但注意excitement为不可数名词。
(1) 1. because 2. and 3. work 4. dangerous 5. too 6. Have
7. the 8 with 9. second 10. which
(2) 1. stolen 2. at 3. to 4. amazement 5. and 6. hospital 7. for 8. the 9. had been 10. another
(3) 1. living 2. languages 3. or/to 4. all 5. Before 6. bigger
7. written 8. a 9. up 10. most
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