2018-2019深圳市中考英语语法填空专项训练资料讲解

2018-2019深圳市初中英语中考语法填空专项训练

(一)

When Alla Wagner couldn’t sell her $1.7 million house, she came up with an idea to find a new owner. She’s holding a writing contest and the winner will get the house. __________ 2011, Ms. Wagner and her family built a house in Millarville. After (2)__________ (hurt) her back last year, Ms. Wagneris unable to go up and down the stairs. So she is living on the upper floor of the house. She hates to sell (3) __________ house. But she doesn’t want to make other changes that can make it easier for (4)__________ (she) to get around. Ms. Wagner has been trying to sell the house for a few months, but so far, no one (5) __________ (be) interested. She began to think of other (6)__________ (way) to let someone else have the house.

After doing some research to make sure her idea wasn’t against the law，Ms. Wagner (7)__________ (begin) her “Write a Letter, Win a House” project on January 5.

To have a chance of winning the house, people must write a letter to Ms. Wagner (8)__________ answers the question: "Why would moving to this lakefront dream home change your life?”

“If somebody wants (9)__________ (write) a poem, they can write a poem，”says Ms. Wagner.

The 500 best letters (10)__________ (choose),and then judges (评判员）will choose a final winner from these letters.

(二)

Many companies are working on self-driving vehicles like cars and trucks. Almost all self-driving cars still carry a safety (1)__________ (drive) who can take over the car if there is trouble.

Waymo and many (2)__________ (company)are trying to use self-driving vehicles to move people around.

(3)__________ moving people is kind of dangerous. Self-driving experiments with goods are much safer. Kroger is one of (4)__________ largest grocery store chains (杂货连销店）in the US. The company is teaming up with Nuro, a robotics company based in Mountain View, California, for its delivery (运送）service. Through this partnership, customers will be able to place same-day delivery orders through Kroger’s Click list ordering system and Nuro’s app.

Nufo has created a special car just for deliveries. The car (5)__________ (call) Rl. The R1 is(6)__________ (small) than most cars and doesn’t weigh as much.

Walmart is also experimenting with self-driving deliveries. (7)__________ the autumn of2018, the company worked with the car-maker Ford on a program that allowed customers (8)__________ (have) their goods delivered by self-driving car.

Walmart is working with Baidu, a (9)__________ (China) technology company. Baidu has done a lot of work in artificial intelligence — teaching computers to learn and make (10)__________ (decide) on their own.

(三)

In 1975, Xia Boyu lost both feet after trying to climb Mount Everest. But last year, he (1)__________ (become) the first person from China with two artificial (人造的）legs to reach the top of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the (2)__________ (world)highest mountain. The top of the mountain is about 8850 meters high. Many people try to climb it, but it is (3)__________ (difficulty). The height of the mountain makes it hard (4)__________ (breath) and to be active. When Mr. Xia first tried to climb Mount Everest in 1975, he and his team were forced to head back down because of (5)__________ bad weather. On the way back, he gave his sleeping bag to a person who was sick. His feet were hurt(6)__________ badly by the cold that they needed to be cut off. About 20 years after that, his legs also had to be cut off because (7)__________ cancer (癌症). But Mr. Xia never stopped (8)__________ (dream) of Mount Everest. Mr. Xia learned to use artificial legs.

Almost 43 years after his (9)__________ (one)climb, Mr. Xia finally reached the top of Mount Everest. UI love the mountain. I (10) __________ (fight) for it with my entire life,” he said.

(四)

In one small American city, snowball fights are illegal (违法的). Whenever students visited town hall, the town leaders always talked about the snowball law. They wanted to make sure that students understood they had the power to change it. But no one had ever tried. Dane Best was (1)__________ (difference). Nine-year-old Dane Best lived in Severance (2)__________ his parents and little brother. He didn't like the law, and he (3)__________ (think) it was outdated.

Dane learned how the town government worked. He wrote a letter to ask the town (4)__________ (change) the law, and he got many of his friends at school to write letters, too.

Then he went to a town meeting and made(5)__________ speech. He wanted to change the law so that snowball fights would (6)__________ (allow). “I want to be able to throw a snowball without (7)__________ (get) in trouble,” he said.

The town government agreed and changed the law. Dane became the (8)__________ (one)person in Severance who could have a snowball fight. Who did he want to hit with, a snowball? (9)__________ (he) four-year-old brother.

Dane (10)__________ his family have researched other rules, including one that defines (定义)pets only as cats and dogs. Dane has a guinea pig (豚鼠)，which appears to be illegal in Severance, too.

(五)

Stanley Martin Lieber was born in 1922. When he was 16, he got a job at a company that made comic books. He wrote his (1)__________ (one)Certain America story in 1941. Before he turned 19, he was in charge of all writing for the company, which became Marvel Comics in the 1960s. As a writer, he started using the name “Stan Lee”(2)__________ he wanted to save his real name for a “real book”.

After writing comic books for about 20 years ,Mr. Lee got (3)__________ (tiring) of it. At the time, most superheroes (4)__________ (show) as being almost perfect. They were strong and smart and always

(5)__________ (know) the right thing to do. But all that changed when Mr. Lee was given a chance

(6)__________ (create) new comic book superheroes. Mr. Lee didn’t create the heroes by (7)__________ (he). He worked with artists to come up with the ideas. Some people have said that Mr. Lee did not try hard enough to let people know how much the artists did. But (8)__________ artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Mr. Lee was able to create characters that were different from anything that had been seen in comic books before. Mr. Lee made it okay for comic book heroes to have (9)__________ (problem) and weaknesses. He also brought them into (10)__________ real world.

(六)

Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, is struggling with dangerous air pollution. The city is spraying (喷洒）water to

clear the air.

Like many (1)__________ (Asia) cities, Bangkok suffers from heavy air pollution. Much of the pollution (2)__________ (come) from traffic. There are other causes, such as farmers clearing fields by (3)__________ (bum), pollution from factories and too few green spaces. Pollution often gets worse than usual in January and February (4))__________ there is not much wind, leaving the bad air trapped in the city.The pollution is (5))__________ (especial)dangerous because of the very tiny bits of dust in the air. When people breathe this dust in, it damages their lungs (肺). (6)__________ dust can even enter the blood and damage other parts of the body. To protect (7)__________ (they),many people in Bangkok wear masks when they go out.

The government is trying (8)__________ (protect)children by closing schools. But some people think that students might be much (9)__________ (safe) going to school. They worry that students are more likely to play outside and breathe dangerous air if they are at home. If you are in Bangkok, the best way to deal(10) __________ the high level of air pollution is to stay indoors as much as possible with windows closed. (七)

It was Bryan’s birthday. As promised, his mother took him to a big shopping mall to buy a birthday present for him.

The shopping mall was (1)__________ (crowd). Bryan and his mother walked from one shop to another, looking for shops which sold toys. After (2)__________ (walk)around for about an hour, they came across a huge shop which sold all kinds of toys. Suddenly, a latest robot caught the (3)__________ (boy) attention. It cost over a hundred dollars. Bryan thought that the robot was too expensive. (4)__________, his mother agreed to buy it. When his mother planned (5)__________ (pay) for the toy, Bryan asked her not to buy it. Bryan said that he wanted to go to the bookstore which was opposite (6)__________ shopping mall. He hoped to find something(7)__________ (cheap) and more educational. As they were leaving，Bryan saw a shabbily-dressed (衣衫褴褛的）girl standing beside her mother (8)__________ sat in a wheelchair.

They were begging (乞讨）at the side of the road. It made Bryan’s heart sink when he saw the pitiful sight. Bryan turned to his mother and asked, “Mother, if I do not buy a present, can I use the money in any way I like?”

“(9)__________ (certain)!” his mother replied.

Bryan gave his birthday money to the mother and the girl. (10) __________ Bryan did not get the birthday gift, he spent his birthday in the most meaningful way.

(八)

Rising temperatures are warming the oceans and making huge amounts of ice melt faster than expected.

(1)__________ something changes, this melting will happen even faster in the future, causing large rises in sea level. Global warming often makes (2)__________ (we) think of rising temperatures in the air or on land. But most of the heat from global warming — about 93% — goes into the oceans. It (3) __________ (mean) that measuring (测量) air or land temperature alone doesn’t give a clear picture of how much the Earth is heating up. The (4)__________ (Earth) oceans have warmed up even more than expected. Temperatures from2014 were about 50% (5)__________ (high) than those reported in 2007. Each of the last three years has set a record for (6)______ warmest year ever recorded in the oceans. Warmer oceans are likely to do harm to (7)__________ (importance) areas for sea life, such as coral reefs (珊瑚樵).Because water expands (膨胀）as it heats up，hotter oceans also mean rising sea levels. Sea levels (8)______ (rise) by about 3.5 inches (8.9 centimeters) since 1993. And the problem is expected (9)______ (get) worse. One big reason is melting ice

(10)some of the coldest areas on the Earth.

(九)

Fifteen years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One day I went to pick (1)_______ a passenger. When I(2)________ (arrive) there, I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute, answered a weak voice. After a while, the door opened. A small woman stood before me. She was more than eighty years old. By her side was a big bag.

When we got into the taxi, she gave me (3)__________ address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I (4)__________ (answer) quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said, “(5)__________ I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have much time.”

I (6)__________ (quiet) shut off the meter (计程表).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the place where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me (7)__________ (slow)down in front of a special building and would sit looking into the darkness, saying nothing.

We drove in (8)__________ (silent) to the address she had given me.

“How much should I pay you?” she asked.

“Nothing，”I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered.

“Oh, there are other (9)__________ (passenger)，”I answered.

Almost without (10)_____ (think), I gave her a hug. She held on to me and said, “You gave an old woman a moment of joy.”

(十)

Young people around the world were upset by how long it took adults to deal with the problems of climate change. They are fighting to force (1)__________ (they) governments to take action.

Recently, (2)__________ (thousand) of students across Australia took part in huge protests (抗议）. They wanted the government to treat climate change like an emergency and stop burning oil and coal.

Like most places around (3)__________ world, Australia is facing challenges from bad weather. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef, is in (4)__________ (dangerous) from warming waters caused by climate change.

One of the goals of the protests is (5)__________ (stop) the opening of a coal mine planned by a company called Adani. The coal mine would be (6)__________ (big) in Australia.

The protests (7)__________ (start) by a few students in year 8 in Castlemaine, Victoria. The students(8) __________ (know) about 15-year-old GretaThunberg’s climate protests in Sweden and liked the idea. They also noticed (9) __________ the US students protested for gun control earlier this year. The students

planned and held school protests during November. More and more student groups across Australia joined in. “We think it’s important (10)__________ it’s a huge problem,” a student said “The Earth is already too hot，with droughts (旱灾)in winter in NSW and the coral reef is dying.”

(十一)

Last year, my mom and I joined my dad in California during the summer vacation. We started from Delhi, India and flew to Los Angeles. My dad came (1)__________ (pick) us up and we drove to Orange County where we had an apartment. Then we got tickets for the famous amusement parks (游乐园).

We went to one of them and (2)__________ (spend)the whole day enjoying it, and then we took a break for a day and went to the next amusement park. Apart from these amusement parks, we went to some of (3) __________ best beaches (海滩)of Southern California like Long Beach and LagunaBeach. It was fun and I enjoyed my (4) __________ (one) experience of the sea and its sands. We also went (5) __________ (shop) to Hollywood and visited Beverly Hills. Then my vacation time was over (6)__________ we had to fly back so that I could go to school. When we were about to cross the security barrier, I couldn’t help (7)__________ (I) and started crying. I thought that I would miss the good time I had with my (8)__________ (parent). We arrived late (9)__________ night at the Delhi Airport and the next day — even after(10)__________ (be) so tired —I went back to school. This is how my story of the happiest vacation ends.

(十二)

Many years ago, I had my first chance to visit Russia.“Russians are polite people，”I had been told before my arrival. My friend explained that a gentleman would pour the lemonade for the ladies and show other good (1)__________ (manner).

One day, I (2)__________ (invite) by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of the meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I (3) __________ (polite) refused and thanked her. But my mind was racing, “What should I do? Should I offer her a banana?”

“Would you like (4)__________ banana?” I asked Yulya.

“Yes，”she smiled.

“Which one would you like?” I asked again.

“That one，” she pointed at one of the bananas. So I picked the banana that Yulya wanted. Then I

peeled (剥皮）it half way (5)__________ handed it to her. The smile on her face told me that I

(6)__________ (do) the right thing. After this experience,

I spent much time (7) __________ (let) the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.

However, I learned I was wrong during my (8)__________ (three) trip. “Oh no, David,” a Russian politely corrected me. “In Russia, w hen a man peels a banana for a lady，it (9)__________ (mean) he has a romantic (浪漫的）interest in her.”（10)__________ embarrassed I felt! So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. (十三)

A wedding dress fashion contest was held in New York City. What made the contest special is that all the dresses (1)__________ (make) out of toilet paper.

Cheap-Chic Weddings is a website that shows people how (2)__________ (save) money on weddings. In 2005, the people who ran the website started the contest. The contest may sound like a joke, (3)______ it has gotten more and more serious.

The people who enter the contest try to make a dress that looks like it could be worn in a real wedding. But to make the dresses, they can only use toilet paper, glue, tape, and thread. The creators of the top ten dresses came to New York to show off (4)__________ (they) work. Some (5) __________ (bring) models to wear the dresses. The dresses are judged in five different areas, including beauty, creativity, and (6)__________ well the dresses are made. The top ten dresses are so good that it is usually only tiny (7)__________ (different) that keep some dresses from winning. (8)__________ final show was held at a famous wedding dress store. Just by (9)__________ (look)at the dresses, it was hard to tell the differences between the toilet paper wedding dresses and the real wedding dresses. The big winner in 2018 was Ronaldo Cruz. Mr. Cruz said that it took him about an hour and a half (10)__________ (finish) one small square of the dress.

(十四)

On Monday, I picked up my daughter Juliet. She jumped into my car. She asked me to help her study (1)__________ her science test.

“Dad, I need (2)__________ (memory) a unit. And I can hardly make it.”

“It (3)__________ (seem) like a good way to study. But you can do (4)__________ (well)in tests if you try to understand what you’ve learned.”

Juliet accepted my advice. It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study. I suggested a plan. “Tomorrow night，I (5)__________ (ask) you to teach the material to me. Tonight, read the unit (6) __________ prepare to teach.”

Studies show teaching somebody else is a useful way to learn. Even if you don’t do the teaching, the act of (7) __________ (get) ready to teach leads to more learning.

On Tuesday afternoon, Juliet sat down with her science book and said, “Okay Dad, let’s study.” I wanted her to teach me. But some mistakes(8)__________ (happen). I couldn’t be too hard on her. Instead, I asked her some simple questions. She knew some but not others. When she didn’t know the answers, I encouraged her to check the book.

She started checking things that didn't make sense.

And she was (9)__________ (active) doing it. She was trying to make sense of things, which was exactly (10)__________ I had hoped she would do.

(十五)

Recently, the Flipflopi，a sailing boat made from plastic trash, was set to end a two-week trip along the African coast. The trip is meant to call attention to the (1)__________ (dangerous)of single-use plastic (塑料).Single-use plastic is (2)__________ huge part of the 17 trillion pounds (7.72 trillion kilograms) of plastic (3) __________ flows into the oceans every year.

Lamu is an island off the northern coast of Kenya. There (4)__________ (be) many expert boat builders on this island. Mainly, they make dhows (独桅帆船).A dhow is a special wooden sailing boat with a sail in the shape of a triangle (三角形）.Dhows have been made and sailed in Kenya for over 1,000 years.

In 2015, the people of Lamu (5)__________ (hold) a beach cleanup to collect the plastic waste. By the end, they had collected 66,000 pounds (6)__________ plastic waste.

In 2016, Ben Morison decided (7)__________ (try) to build a boat made just from plastic trash collected along beaches and roads in Kenya. He put together a team to help build the boat.

It took the team three years (8)__________ (complete) the FlipFlopi, a 30-foot (9-meter) all-plastic dhow. The only wooden part is the mast —the large pole that holds the sail up. (9)__________ (they) method doesn’t require any fancy equipment (高级设备).Now they know (10)__________ to do it, and the method can be copied easily and quickly.

(十六)

On January 1, 2019, published works of art became “public domain”（公有领域）in the US，making them free for anyone to use. They include dramatic films such as The Ten Commandments, and comedies featuring (喜剧片)Charlie Chaplin，Buster Keaton，and Harold Lloyd. This is the (1)__________ (one)large group of things added to the public domain in 20 years.

When someone creates a work of art, (2)__________ work is protected by copyright (版权).That means no one else can take the work and use it (3)__________ permission (批准). This helps make sure that artists can earn money from their work.

Before 1976, (4)__________ (long) time that copyright protection could last was 56 years. Li 1976, works of art were protected from the time they (5)__________ (create) until 50 years after the artist died.

The 1976 copyright law protected artists’(6)__________ (child), but it didn’t make businesses happy. Many big businesses asked government

(7)__________ (change) the law so that these creations would not become public domain. (8)__________ 1998, the government added 20 years to the copyright protection limit (限制).That meant works of art were protected for 70 years after the(9) __________ (die) of the artist, or 95 years from when the work first got a copyright.

Now, 20 years (10)__________ (late), over50,000 things from 1923 have finally entered the public domain. These works can now be used by anyone whenever they want.

语法填空专项训练二

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(一)

Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day. This year, we had a costume party instead. While we (1)__________ (write) the invitation, Mom came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was getting (2)__________ (good) grades in math than anyone else in our class. I wrinkled (皱起)up my nose, “Mom，he wears the same pants to school every day.

(3)__________ could he even buy a costume?”

Mom said nothing. The next day, Mom gave me an envelope (信封).“I think it would be nice for you (4)__________ (give) this to John，”Mom said. But we didn’t want to make John embarrassed. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived and dressed(5)__________ (different). John arrived, in an old sheet (床单)，but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before (6)__________ (eat)the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice,

“Now it’s time (7)__________ the great prize game.” It was a math game. None of us was (8)__________ (surprise) when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything (9)__________ (go) on well. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy (10)__________ so did we.

(二)

At sixty, my husband retired (退休) from a high-stress and challenging job.

We (1)__________ (be) happily married for thirty-five years. But I have to say that my husband’s transition (过渡）to retirement was one of (2)__________ (big) challenges in our life. For the first time, he felt lost. How would he find purpose and make (3)__________ living that could allow him to have a healthier

lifestyle?

During the last Christmas, I bought him one yoga card. I found the magic of yoga a few years earlier and wanted to share it (4)__________ him. He was kind and thankful, (5)__________ the gift card remained hidden in his wallet. One evening over dinner, after (6)__________ (complete) all the housework, he said some-thing surprising, “l think I may use that yoga card and take a yoga class for beginners.”

I replied，“Oh. That (7)__________ (sound) good!”

Then, I realized yoga was really (8)_______ (help) to him. The transition taught him how(9)_______ (make) a great change in life. He would soon learn that yoga is not about competing, but showing up without judgment (评价).I hoped the lessons would make him feel (10)__________ (relax). My husband has become much gentler since he decided to take a yoga class. And all our grown children now throw a yoga mat (垫)in their back seats. If Dad and Mom do it, it must be worth a try.

(三)

Language is part of our daily lives. Similarly, music is part of many people's lives, too. Here are some of their similarities.

?They both have a writing system.

In English we record language by (1)__________ (use) the alphabet which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes (音符)(2)__________ (keep) a record of music. Just as you are reading this collection of letters and trying to find the meaning in it, (3)__________ (music) read notes and create meaning in the form of music. So just as you read English, you can read music.

?They both follow the change of culture. People from different places speak different languages, so you can guess (4)__________ someone is from through the language. In the same way, the styles of music are also (5)__________ (differently). So we can learn about different cultures through (6)__________ (they) music.

?They both express people’s feelings. (7)__________ do you know that a person is angry? Of course you can know it from the(8)__________ (person) expression on his face, but you will know for sure through his

words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy, too. It can show (9)__________ (exact) how the musician was or is feeling. That’s why many people like to sing and dance(10)__________ a happy song when they feel happy and listen to sad music when they feel down.

(四)

The British Museum is one of the biggest museums in the world. There are so many things in the museum to see: clocks that have been telling the time for six hundred years, Roman money, some of (1)__________ (early) books in the world, including Shakespeare’s own wo rds ...

The British Museum was set up nearly 300years ago (2)__________ a doctor, Sir HansSloane. The man liked to collect things such as books, drawings, clothes, money (3)__________ flowers. He hoped that his things would be kept well. And he also wanted people to visit the place after his (4)__________ (dead).

His wish came true, and (5)__________ museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. Later，more antiques (古董) arrived at the museum, and more people wanted (6)__________ (visit) it. Since its opening, many famous people (7)__________ (write)and studied there. It is now open every day of the year, except for two holidays (New Year’s Day and Christmas).

There (8)__________ (be) lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks. Small (9)__________ (machine) tell you about the museum and as you walk about it, you can look and listen at the same time. So(10)__________ you are one of the British Museum’s visitors, don’t see it all too quickly. (五)

The family is important in our life. As soon as a baby goes into the world, the people that the baby (1)__________ (meet) first are his or her family members. The first person is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him or her to this (2)__________ (beauty) world.

The family is the first place for people (3)__________ (learn) things in this world. We learn everything from our family members from baby time till old age. We see our family members walking and then try to follow (4)__________ (they). We listen to our family members and then try to repeat the words. We also slowly learn the basic communication in (5) __________ family. We learn how to love, (6) __________ to do and how to get on with others well.

The family works like a chain. Kids know(7)__________ (little) than other people. They should learn (8)__________ elders. When kids grow up, get married and have children, the circle repeats itself again. Your family always come to help you when you are in trouble. They always support you indifferent (9)__________ (way). You can always share your problems with the family, and you always find a better way to solve your problems after discussing them with your family.

Considering all these things, we can say the family is (10)__________ (great) gift in our life.

(六)

I’ve just moved to Germany because of my university course. I am working in a school in a small town of Germany this year and 1(1)__________ (be) here for just over a month. Tm learning a lot about how the school system is different here (2)__________ wha t is “normal” in Germany. I help teach the children English at the school, especially (3)__________ (they) conversational skills. I work with some different classes, so I get to see the different levels (4)__________ English in the school.

In England I don’t think learning languages(5)__________ (take) so seriously, although it is becoming more important as more and more businesses work internationally now. At school I learned German and Spanish, but foreign (6)__________ (language) are not considered to be main subjects, which are English, maths and science. Here in Germany, English is one of (7)__________ most important subjects, besides

German and maths. They start learning English in primary school and have to study it (8)__________ the end of school, and many schools have some bilingual (双语的)lessons!

The children in Germany are very active in(9)__________ (learn) English. Maybe this is because there are a lot of English and American things in daily life, such as songs and films here. At home in England, it is hard

(10)__________ (practice) foreign languages because most of our music and films are in English.

(七)

At most traditional Chinese dining tables, dishes are shared together. (1)__________ both square tables and round tables are used for small groups of people, round tables are preferred for large groups, especially in restaurants in order (2)__________ (allow) easy sharing.

A basic place-setting consists of (由……组成)a small teacup, a large plate with a small and empty rice bowl, and (3) __________ set of chopsticks —usually on the right of the plate and a spoon. High-class restaurants often offer cloth napkins similar to (4) __________ (west) dining.

There is a seating order to every formal dinner based on status. The seat of honor reserved (保留)for the host or (5)__________ (old) person is usually the one in the center facing east or the entrance.

Snacks are the first items presented. Two or more small dishes (6)__________ (bring) to the table, boiled unsalted peanuts or similar dishes included. These may be consumed (吃)when guests (7) __________ (wait) for other dishes.

The main course (8)__________ (include) many dishes. White rice, which is common, is provided in small bowls. Soup may also be served (9)__________ one of the dishes. Near the end of the meal, (10)__________ (noodle) or Chinese dumplings are sometimes served to make sure that guests are Ml.

(八)

One afternoon, Grandpa wanted to bet (与……打赌)me a bag of candies that I didn’t have as many true friends as I thought. I rose to the challenge,(1)__________ I wasn’t sure how I could test whether my schoolmates were true friends or not.

The next day, before I went to school, Grandpa(2)__________ (walk) towards me and it seemed that he was carrying something in his hand. But I could see nothing there. Grandpa said,“Take it! It’s (3)__________ special chair.

Because it’s invisible (隐形的),it will be difficult for you to sit on it. However, if you can sit on it successfully, you can use the (4)__________ (chair)magic power to tell who your true friends are.”

Then I took the strange invisible chair to school.

At break I asked everyone (5) __________ (stand) in a circle, and put myself in the middle with the chair. "Look! Something (6)__________ (amaze) is coming.” I said, and then tried sitting (7)__________the chair. Of course, I missed and fell to the ground. Everyone had a very good laugh. I kept(8)__________ (try) to sit on the magic chair again and again. Finally, I made it. Then I (9)__________ (real) experienced the magic that Grandpa had talked about. Looking around, I saw George, Lucas and Diana holding me up, while

some of my schoolmates did nothing but make fun of (10)__________ (I).

I was quite grateful to Grandpa. That evening, we four true friends went to see Grandpa and had a great time eating candies.

(九)

Summer vacation means long days, sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun. But more and more parents fear their kids will forget a lot of knowledge, (1)__________ they send their children to summer schools. Summer schools can help children go over(2)__________ knowledge that the students have learned during the school year.

In summer schools, students probably study in a more (3)__________ (relax) situation and can come up with interesting topics. Usually, the number of students attending summer schools (4)__________ (be) smaller. This gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better. If a student has failed a course, summer schools may help him or her. Moreover, they are building their creativity and imagination as well as (5)__________ (learn) social skills.

However, summer schools bring children problems (6)__________ the same time. It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn without playing.

As a result it may make (7)__________ (they) less interested in school during the coming year. For many students, taking summer classes can be a (8)__________ (tired) experience. Summer schools are usually expensive. They usually offer only a few (9)__________ (subject). So many students have to take classes that they don’t like.

A summer school can be a good chance for students who need it, but it can be (10)__________ (difficultly) for students who need a rest. So you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children. (十)

As we know, everyone makes mistake s, but don’t worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes.

Firstly, just admit it. Don’t think that our mistakes (1)__________ (cause) by others. Be brave and face the

fact that we have made the mistakes. Don’t blame (责怪）other people, and don’t cheat (2)__________ (we), either.

Secondly, solve it at once. In order (3)__________ (stop) the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we don’t deal (4)__________ the problem quickly, it’ll make us feel more stressed. Also it’s necessary to make a plan of the action and correct (5)__________ mistake according to it. So decide quickly and act!

Thirdly, realize that making mistakes (6)__________ (be) the best way to learn. Those who have made the most mistakes can learn the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the (7)__________ (clever) we will be.

And lastly, think about (8)__________ we can learn from our mistakes. What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid (9)__________ (make) the same mistake in the fixture? When we act with a method and get a (10)__________ (well)result, do it that way next time. If we don’t, we should stop, think about it and try again.

(十一)

Lewis owns a big warehouse (仓库). This is because he has (1)__________ (he) own company.

He stores all of his goods in the warehouse.

But one day, the warehouse (2)__________ (catch) fire. After putting the fire out, Lewis found that all of his goods had burned up. He called the police (3)__________ once.

Police officer Fred Brown soon arrived at the warehouse. He (4)__________ (careful) checked it, and he said that the fine began inside the warehouse.

However, the warehouse’s door and windows(5)__________ (lock). If no one broke in (6)__________ (set) the fire, it must have been set by someone who had a key to the building.

“How has your business been going recently?” Officer Brown asked Lewis.

“Actually, I’m going bankrupt (破产)，”said Lewis.

“But you must have insurance (保险). It can cover your losses, right?”asked Officer Brown.

“That’s true，”said Lewis. “But I spent a lot of time and money (7)__________ (bring)

African grass skirts back to my warehouse.”

“Where did you put (8)__________ grass skirts?” asked Officer Brown.

“By the window,” Lewis answered.

Officer Brown walked towards the window, which was on the warehouse’s south side. Standing by the window, he saw Lewis’ son running around with a magnifying glass (放大镜)in his hand.

“You set the fire by (9)__________ (you),didn’t you?” Officer Brown asked Lewis.

(10)__________ did Officer Brown think it was Lewis who set the fire? And how did Lewis do it?

(十二)

It’s believed that chopsticks have been around for thousands of years. China might be the (1) __________ (one) country to use them.

Sometime in the past, people began cooking their food in large pots. The food was cut up into small (2)__________ (piece) so that it would cook faster. Rather than reach their fingers into the pots, people began to fish for their food with sticks. It became easier (3)__________ (get) the food using a pair of sticks, so the chopsticks were born!

In modem times, chopsticks are used (4)__________ most parts of Asia, including Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, and Vietnam. Using chopsticks becomes one of the (5)__________ (world) most popular ways of eating.

Chopsticks are usually made of wood, plastic, metal, ivory and jade (玉). Bamboo is also (6) __________ common chopsticks，material. In ancient times, silver chopsticks were used because they (7)__________ (think) to turn black when

they touched poison (毒药). Chopsticks are not only used for (8)__________ (eat) but also used as gifts. There are often lots of different paintings on chopsticks.

As chopsticks slowly became more popular, they began to be made of different materials (9)__________ turned into different shapes. Now there are many kinds of chopsticks for different uses. One kind of them is for eating normal meals.

Chopsticks for the kitchen are (10) __________ (long) than usual. Each family member has his or her own chopsticks, with a different mark, starting at about 2-3 years old.

(十三)

My mom was very sick in November, 2016. I was worried the next Christmas would be her last. I wondered (1)__________ kind of gift I could give her to show my love. Then I had an idea. I put a note in my Christmas cards, asking friends to send my mom a card (2)__________ (cheer) her up.

My daughter posted the request for cards on her Facebook page. In turn, her friends picked up the idea and shared it (3)__________ their friends.

In early December, the postman (4)__________ (carry) a bag of Christmas cards to her front door because he couldn’t put them into her mailbox.

I visited my mom every week. She kept the cards she received each week so I could look at (5) __________ (they), too. We would sit at the kitchen table, and she would read every card.

Sometimes my mom had to rest (6)__________ there were too many cards for her.

Christmas cards arrived from almost every state in our country. There (7)__________ (be)also some cards from Germany, France and Australia. My mom was (8)__________ (surprise)at the cards with their best wishes. Whenever someone came by for a visit, she would show them happily. These were (9)__________ (good) Christmas gifts for my mom，(10)__________ (sad), my mom passed away in early March 2017. I always remembe r her smile when she opened the cards. The cards are small gifts, but they’re also the power of love.

(十四)

One day, when I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said,“I love you.” I

did not know what (1)__________ (say), and I just stood there, looking at him. My first thought was that he must need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and see (2)__________ they say.”

The next day I called his teacher to find out more about what my son said and how the other (3)__________ (parent) had reacted (反应). “Most of them had the same response as you did,” the teacher said. “When I asked the children what they thought their parents would say, some of them thought their parents would be(4)__________ (surprise).

Then the teacher explained, “I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part (5)__________ health. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express our(6)__________ (feel). A child should tell his or her parents that he or she (7)__________ (love) them. Sometimes it is (8)__________ (difficulty) for some of us to say that.”

That evening (9)__________ my son came to me, I took him in my arms and held on for a while, saying, “Hey, I love you，too.”I don’t know if saying that made either of us (10)__________ (health) than before, but I did feel pretty good.

(十五)

Ordering food online has become part of college life. However, a university in Southwest China is trying (1)__________ (stop) students doing it.

The ban (禁令）made the students (2)__________ (happy). Some said that the ban made the dining hall full of people. There are not enough seats in it, so students have to stand up when they eat. The busy dining hall also means that students have to spend more time (3)__________ (eat). If students can order online, they can have more time to rest at noon. Some even said (4) __________ (angry) that the dining hall only provides a few dishes and almost all of them taste bad.

(5)__________ fact, Guangxi University of Foreign Languages is not the earliest one to do so.

Some other (6)__________ (university) have already done that. A teacher from Guangxi University of Foreign Languages said that schools stopped students ordering food online (7)__________ the food from outside was not safe for students. Moreover, ordering too much food led (8)__________ a serious rubbish