最新中考英语语法填空选择题(难)

最新中考英语语法填空选择题(难)

一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析）

1．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。

About ten years ago when I was at university, I worked at my university's museum. One day ________ I was working in the gift shop, I saw two old people come ________ with a little girl in a wheelchair （轮椅）.

As I looked closer ________ this girl, I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was ________ （wear） a little white dress. When the old people pushed her up to me, I was looking down at the desk. I turned my head and gave ________ （she） a smile. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, ________ （happy） smile I had ever seen.

Just at that ________ , her physical handicap （生理缺陷）was gone. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just impressed me ________ almost gave me a completely new idea of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy university student and brought me into her world, a world of smiles and love.

That was ten years ago. I'm a ________ （success） business person now and whenever I feel frustrated and think about the trouble of the world, I will think of that little girl and the unusual lesson about life that she ________ （teach） me.

【答案】when/while；in；at；wearing；her；the happiest；time/moment；and；successful；taught

【解析】【分析】文章大意：大学期间遇到的一个坐轮椅的小女孩，她的可爱的乐观的微笑改变了我的人生观。十多年以来，她的微笑始终激励着我。

（1）句意：有一天，我在礼品店工作时，看到两个老人带着一个坐轮椅的小女孩进来。分析句式结构可知，I was working in the gift shop是一个时间状语从句，要用when或while 来引导；第一空格故填when或while；因I was working in the gift shop，因此two old people需要进来，我才能看到。固定短语come in，进来，第二个空格故填in。（2）句意：当我走近这个女孩时，我发现她没有胳膊或腿，只有头、脖子和身体。根据后面语句I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. 可知，我近距离地看到了这个小女孩。固定短语look at，看到，故填at。

（3）句意：她穿着一件白色的小裙子。wear，穿，动词，根据前面的was可知，此句要用过去进行时，故填wearing。

（4）句意：我转过头对她笑了笑。she，人称代词主格，她；固定短语give sb. sth.给某人某物，人称代词作give的宾语要用宾格，故填her。

（5）句意：她给了我一个我所见过的最可爱、最快乐的微笑。happy，开心，快乐。根据语句中的the cutest与I had ever seen可知此空要用最高级，故填the happiest。

（6）句意：就在那时，她的生理缺陷消失了。固定短语at that time，at that moment，在那时，故填time或moment。

（7）句意：我看到的只是一个美丽的女孩，她的微笑给我留下了深刻的印象，几乎让我对生活的意义有了全新的认识。分析句式结构impressed me与almost gave me a，……是小

女孩的微笑给我的影响，二者表示并列，故填and。

（8）句意：我现在是一个成功的商人。success，名词，成功。根据语境中的business person可知此空需要形容词，故填successful。

（9）句意：每当我感到沮丧，想到世界上的麻烦时，我就会想起那个小女孩，以及她教给我的关于生活的不寻常的教训。teach，动词，教。根据语境可知此句要用过去时，故填taught。

【点评】考查语法填空。答题时要跳过空格通读全文，了解大意，然后根据语境及所给单词的提示对所缺部分逐一解答，注意要考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍，并逐一验证。

2．He was ________ （mention） in the letter.

【答案】 mentioned

【解析】【分析】句意：他在这封信里被提到了。mention是及物动词，根据句子机构可知是被动语态，be已经给出，行为动词使用过去分词mentioned，故答案是mentioned。【点评】考查一般过去时，注意动词过去式的变化规则。

3．阅读下面短文，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。

Strangely enough, some inventions are lost ________ people can't imagine their ________ （valuable）. A use may need to be "invented" along with the invention. An example is the fax machine. The technology for faxing ________ （invent）in the 1800s. It took more than one hundred years, however, for the fax to be seen as useful. In 1843 Alexander Bain invented a machine to ________ （electrical）transmit（传输）writing. At first, it was considered ________ （use）since few people thought there was ________ need for transmitting writing over ________ （wire）. Eventually the value of the invention was realized, and it was improved ________ office use. By the 1980s, the fax machine became a piece of standard ________ （equip）in offices. The reason is ________it can very quickly transmit written documents. Who knows how many other inventions just need to be recognized as valuable?

【答案】because；value；was invented；electrically；useless；a/any；wires；for；equipment；that

【解析】【分析】主要讲了一些发明因为人们不能想象它们的价值而失去，列举传真机器的发明来说明这点。

（1）句意：足够奇怪的是，因为人们不能想象它们的价值，所以一些发明消失了。后句表示原因，所以用because；形容词修物主代词修饰名词，their它们的，形容词修物主代词，所以后面用形容词valuable的名词value，不可数名词，故填because，value。

（2）句意：传真的科技在19世纪被发明。invent发明，实义动词，主语technology是动作invent的承受者，时态是一般过去时，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，结构是was/were+动词过去分词，主语technology是不可数名词，所以用was，invent的过去分词是invented，故填was invented。

（3）句意：1843年，亚历山大贝恩发明了一种电子传输文字的机器。electrical电子的，形容词，副词修饰实义动词，transmit传输，实义动词，所以用副词electrically，电子地，故填electrically。

（4）句意：起初，它被认为是无用的，因为很少有人认为有必要通过电线传输文字。be considere形容词，表示被认为怎么样，固定搭配，根据后文可知传真的作用后来才被认可，所以起初被认为是无用的，use使用，实义动词，其形容词是useless，无用的；原因是很少人认为有必要，few表示否定，所以用a/any；wire，电线，可数名词，前面没有表示单数的a或者one，所以用复数wires，故填useless；a/any；wires。

（5）句意：最终，这项发明的价值得以实现，并被改进为办公用途。为了办公用途才被改进，所以用for，为了，故填for。

（6）句意：到了20世纪80年代，传真机已成为办公室的标准设备。equip，装备，实义动词，形容词修饰名词，standard，标准的，形容词，所以用equip的名词equipment，设备，不可数名词，故填equipment。

（7）句意：原因是它能很快地传送书面文件。the reason is that...，原因是……，固定搭配，故填that。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

4．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。

5．阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The topic of this programme is environmental protection. We human beings ________（do）a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy quickly in the past few years. I do think it is time for us to understand the ________（important）of protecting the environment and do something about it. And today I would like ________（introduce） some simple but useful ways that we can follow ________（easy）in our daily life. Firstly, turn ________lights if it is unnecessary. Then, go out in environment﹣friendly ways such as by bus, by subway or by bike. We can even walk to work when possible,________it is really helpful for both of our budget and health. Thirdly, try best to ________（use）things like books, paper, magazines and so on. And we can also take a cloth bag when we go ________（shop）. Please don't use plastic ones. Of course the public should raise environmental awareness and realize it is

________（everyone）duty to protect the environment. Last but not least, the government should make laws to guide people's ________（behave）.

【答案】have done；importance；to introduce；easily；off；because；use；shopping；everyone's；behavior

【解析】【分析】文章大意：我们人类在过去的几年里为了快速发展经济，做了很多牺牲环境的事情。我认为是时候让我们了解保护环境并采取措施了。今天我想介绍一些简单但有用的方法。首先，如果不必要，要关闭灯。然后，绿色出行，比如坐公共汽车、坐地铁或骑自行车。如果可能的话，我们甚至可以步行去上班。第三，尽量使用如书籍、纸张、杂志等这样的东西。当我们去购物时，我们也可以带一个布袋。当然，公众应该提高环境意识，认识到保护环境是每个人的责任。最后，政府应该制定法律来指导人民的行为。（1）句意：在过去的几年里，为了快速发展经济，我们人类以牺牲环境为代价做了很多事情。根据 in the past few years，可知现在完成时态，现在完成时的结构是have done。主语是复数，故答案是have done。

（2）句意：我认为是时候让我们了解保护环境的重要性并采取措施了。the importance of.，……的重要性，固定搭配，故答案是importance。

（3）句意：今天，我想介绍一些简单但有用的方法，would like to do，想要干某事，固定搭配，故答案是to introduce。

（4）句意：我们可以在日常生活中很容易地遵循。副词修饰动词，follow是动词，故答案是easily。

（5）句意：首先，如果没有必要的，关闭灯。关掉，turn off，固定搭配，故答案是off。（6）句意：如果可能的话，我们甚至可以步行去上班，因为这对我们的预算和健康都很有帮助。这是一个原因状语从句，能够构成原因状语从句的是because，故答案是because。

（7）句意：第三，尽量使用书籍、纸张、杂志等物品。try best to do，尽力做某事，固定搭配，故答案是use。

（8）句意：我们也可以在购物时带一个布袋。go shopping，去购物，固定搭配，故答案是shopping。

（9）句意：当然，公众应该提高环境意识，认识到保护环境是每个人的责任。duty名词，前面需要所有格，每个人的，故答案是everyone's。

（10）句意：最后，政府应该制定法律来指导人们的行为。people's是名词所有格，后面加名词，故答案是behavior。

【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。

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 is a nice family living in Valladolid, a beautiful city in Spain.________father, Jose Garcia, is a tall and friendly man. He________（work）in a famous company. He married Teresa,

a________（beauty） woman, ________dark eyes and light hair. She is a ________（teach） of a primary school. Jose and Teresa have three________（child）: Susan, Rebecca and Juan. The________（old）, Susan, is 24 years old. She's a doctor and busy with her work every day. She________（usual） goes to work at 8 a.m. and comes home after 7p.m. Rebecca, a beautiful girl with big dark eyes, is 19 years old and________（study）Chinese in the Canary Islands. Juan, a naughty 11-year-oldboy, dreams of________a great football player. They are a happy family.【答案】The；works；beautiful；with；teacher；children；eldest；usually；studies；becoming

【解析】【分析】文章大意：在西班牙美丽的城市瓦拉多利德，住着一个很好的家庭。何塞·加西亚娶了特蕾莎。她是一所小学的五年级教师。何塞和特蕾莎生了三个孩子：苏珊、丽贝卡和胡安。苏珊，24岁。她是个医生，每天都忙于工作。She早上8点上班，晚上7点回家。Rebecca，19岁，在加那利群岛学习中文。胡安，一个顽皮的11岁男孩，梦想着成为一名伟大的足球运动员。他们是一个幸福的家庭。

（1）句意：爸爸，何塞加西亚是一个高个子善良的人。father特指前文提到的住在瓦拉多利德承德市幸福家庭中的爸爸，因此使用定冠词，因为在句首，手字母t应大写，故答案是The。

（2）句意：他在一个著名的公司上班。本文的基本时态为一般现在时，所以本句也是一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，因此谓语动词使用单三形式，故答案是works。（3）句意：他娶了一个叫做特蕾莎的长着黑色眼睛的妇女。beauty作定语修饰woman，应使用形容词beautiful，故答案是beautiful。

（4）句意：他娶了一个叫做特蕾莎的长着黑色眼睛的妇女、长着黑色眼睛作定语修饰woman，应使用介词with连接，故答案是with。

（5）句意：他是一个小学的老师。根据冠词a，可知后面单数可数名词，与teach相关的名词是teacher，老师，故答案是teacher。

（6）句意：何塞和特蕾莎有三个孩子。child孩子，可数名词，根据three可知应使用复数形式children，故答案是children。

（7）句意：最大的，苏珊24岁了。根据后文的叙述可知苏珊年龄最大，兄弟姐妹之间年龄最大使用eldest，故答案是eldest。

（8）句意：她通常八点上班。usual修饰go to work，应使用副词形式usually，故答案是usually。

（9）句意：长着黑色大眼睛的丽贝卡19岁了，在加那利群岛学习中文，文章的基本时态为一般现在时，主语Rebacca是第三人称单数，动词使用单三形式，故答案是studies。（10）句意：十一岁的胡安是一个淘气的男孩，他的梦想是成为一乐伟大的足球运动员。空缺处是a great football player.的逻辑谓语，能够跟a great football player.构成动宾关系的是become，of是介词，介词后跟动词ing形式，故答案是becoming。

【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。

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阅读下面的材料，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（每空最多不超过三个单词）

A king had two sons and asked famous teachers to teach them. After a few ________（year）, the king fell badly ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king, but which one would be the right person? He thought it over ________ a whole night. At last, he decided ________ （test） his sons.

One day, he gave a room to each of ________ （they）, You must fill the room completely （完全地）with anything you wish. But there should ________ （be）no space left and you can't ask for advice from anyone!"

The next day the king ________（visit） his elder son's room. The room was completely filled with grass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to ________other room, but it was closed. His ________ （young）son asked him to get in and closed the door again. It was dark everywhere, so the king shouted at him ________ （angry）, But suddenly the second son lighted a candle and the room was full of light. The king felt very excited and hugged him proudly. He realized: Wisdom（智慧） is more important than simple answers ________ are easy to get.

【答案】 years；for；to test；them；be；visited；the；younger；angrily；which/that

【解析】【分析】文章大意：国王有两个儿子，让著名的老师教他们，几年后，国王生病了，想找到一个聪明的王位继承人，让他两个儿子用自己想到的东西把房间填满，第二天分别去了两个儿子的房间，很高兴地拥抱了二儿子，他意识到智慧比简单的答案更重要。（1）句意：几年后，国王病的很严重。a few一些，后跟可数名词的复数形式，因此使用year的复数，故答案是years。

（2）句意：他仔细考虑了整整一个晚上。 a whole night是时间段，引出时间段的是介词for，故答案是for。

（3）句意：最后，他决定测试一下他的儿子。decide to do sth.，决定做某事，因此使用动词不定式，故答案是to test。

（4）句意：一天，他给了他们每人一个房间。of是介词，介词后使用宾格人称代词，将they改为them，故答案是them。

（5）句意：但是不应该有空间剩下，不能向任何人请求建议。本句为there be句式，should是情态动词，情态动词后使用动词原形，故答案是be。

（6）句意：第二天，国王参观了他的大儿子的房间。本文的基本时态是一般过去时，因此本句为一般过去时，应使用visit的过去式visited，故答案是visited。

（7）句意：于是他去了另一个房间。国王有两个儿子，分别对两人或者两件事进行描述，应使用短语one…the other…，一个……另一个……，故答案是the。

（8）句意：他的小儿子让他进去。又把门关住了。因为国王有两个儿子，先去的是大儿子的房间，后去的应该是小儿子的房间，大与小是相对的，因此都应使用比较级，故答案是younger。

（9）句意：到处都很黑，国王生气地冲着他喊叫。angry修饰动词shouted，应使用副词形式angrily，故答案是angrily。

（10）句意：智慧比容易得到的答案更重要。本句为定语从句，先形式是answers，因此关系代词使用that或者which，故答案是which/that。

【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。

8．语法填空

Chen Yujie studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week ________ （get） money from her parents.

It was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring. Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card, ________ she didn't have to travel so often.

She decided to discuss ________ with her parents during TV time after dinner. "It's usually the most relaxing time for our family," said Chen.

She ________ the right time. After a few turns of lobbying（游说）, her parents ________ agreed with Chen. For most teenagers like Chen, talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying. So they have to choose a right time.

American magazine Highlight recently surveyed 1,521 ________ （kid）aged 6~12 in the country, asking questions like" When you want to talk to your parents about something important, when is ________ best time to do it?". Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive（乐于接受的）. Mealtime is discovered to be their favourite time to talk to their parents. Bedtime comes ________ （two）, followed by time spent in the car.

________ （China）teenagers seem to have a similar tendency（倾向）towards the problem. A newspaper in Zhejiang did a survey ________ it. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose mealtime to talk to their parents.

So do you have anything to talk to your parents? Choose a good time.

【答案】 to get；so；it；chose；finally；kids；the；second；Chinese；of

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了青少年和父母交流的问题，对大多数青少年来说，与父母交谈可能很困难，甚至令人担忧。所以他们必须选择正确的时间。

（1）句意：她常常每周回到在慈溪的家为了从父母那里取钱。此处是不定式做目的状语，为了，故填to get。

（2）句意：陈希望她的父母可以把钱打到银行卡上，这样她不用经常回家了。根据put the money on a bank card和she didn't have to travel so often可知，把钱打到银行卡上的结果是这样她不用经常回家了，故此处是连词表示结果，so是连词，故填so。

（3）句意：她决定晚饭后看电视时和她的父母讨论这件事。discuss后缺少宾语，it指代把钱打到银行卡上这件事，故用it指代一件事，故填it。

（4）句意：她选择了正确时间。此处缺少谓语动词，根据下文choose mealtime to talk to their parents选择用餐时间和父母交谈，可知是选择时机，choose是动词，描述过去用一般过去时，choose的过去式是chose，故填chose。

（5）句意：在几次游说下，她的父母终于同意了陈的意见。副词修饰动词agreed，

finally，终于，是副词，故填finally。

（6）句意：美国杂志最近重点调查了该国15216名6-12岁的儿童。基数词1521后是名词复数，故填kids。

（7）句意：当你想和你的父母谈论重要的事情，最佳时间是什么时候？best是最高级，故此处缺少定冠词the，故填the。

（8）句意：睡觉时间是其次。根据followed by time接着是时间，可知此处表示顺序，故用序数词，two是基数词，second是序数词，第二，故填second。

（9）句意：中国青少年似乎也有类似的处理问题的倾向。teenagers是名词其前是形容词，China是名词，中国，Chinese是形容词，中国的，故填Chinese。

（10）句意：浙江的一份报纸，做了一个调查。a survey of，固定搭配，……的调查，故填of。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，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,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

How are American families different from Chinese ones?

In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways they are ________ same. For example, American families enjoy family dinners. They support and love each other just ________ Chinese families do. The ________（different）come from culture, however. Many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are ________（allow） to make many decisions ________ their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen.

In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own ________（choose） at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones until they graduate from high school. That is when they face ________（big） decision of their lives: what to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselves make the ________（finally）decision.

Americans seldom move back into family homes ________ they get older. ________, they prefer to have their own lives for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as part of the culture.

【答案】 the；as；differences；allowed；on；choices；the biggest；final；when；Instead 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了美国家庭和中国家庭的不同。

（1）句意：在某些方面，美国家庭与中国家庭非常不同，而在其他方面，他们是一样的。be the same，固定搭配，相同，故填the。

（2）句意：他们互相支持和爱，就像中国家庭一样。just as引导方式状语从句，像……一样，故填as。

（3）句意：然而又有文化的不同。the定冠词后是名词，根据谓语是动词原形come，可知主语是名词复数，different是形容词，difference是名词，故填differences。

（4）句意：许多中国学生惊讶地发现，美国青少年允许自己做很多决定，父母希望他们的孩子在18岁离开家。be allowed to do，固定搭配，允许做某事，故填allowed。

（5）句意：许多中国学生惊讶地发现，美国青少年允许自己做很多决定，父母希望他们的孩子在18岁离开家。make decisions on sth，固定搭配，做关于……的决定，故填on。（6）句意：在大多数美国家庭中，孩子们被鼓励在年幼时做出自己的选择。their形容词性物主代词后是名词，此处表示泛指用名词复数，choose是动词，choice是名词，故填choices。

（7）句意：那是他们面临人生最大的决定：下一步该做什么。根据 of their lives 可知是最高级的比较范围，big是形容词，最高级前要有the定冠词，故填the biggest。

（8）句意：父母和家人会帮助他们做出选择，但是孩子自己会做出最后的决定。 decision 是名词其前是形容词，finally是副词，final是形容词，故填final。

（9）句意：美国人很少在他们长大后搬回家里。根据 move back into family homes 和they get older 可知此处是时间状语从句，故表示当……的时候，故是连词when，故填when。（10）句意：相反他们更喜欢尽可能长久地拥有自己的生活。此处是副词位于句首，move back into family homes 搬回家和prefer to have their own lives 拥有自己的生活，表示相反的两种结果，故填Instead。

【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

10．语法填空

From deserts and beaches to playgrounds, sand is a common sight. But you might not know that sand is also a useful resource. Sand is the second most-used resource in the world after water, the BBC reported. However, the UN said that sand is not limitless and that we might be running out of ________.

Sand is made up of very small ________ （piece） of rock, soil and minerals（矿物质）. It can take tens of thousands of years to form. But now we are using sand more________ （quick） than it is being formed. According to the BBC, we use about 15 billion tons of sand every year ________ build houses, roads and other things. People also put sand in the________ [si:] to make new islands. For example, the Palm islands are made up of three________ [lɑ?d?] man-made islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2010, they ________ （take） 94 million cubic meters of sand to build. If people keep________（use） this much sand, it will run out in many places. For example, Vietnam may run out of construction sand by 2020, Live Science noted.

________ [sins] people need so much sand, they are trying to mine（开采） more of it. But this is bad for the environment. Mining sand may ________ beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea. Also, this may affect the habitats （栖息地）of many plants and animals.

【答案】 it；pieces；quickly；to；sea；large；took；using；Since；cause

【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍了沙子这种常见的景观。

（1）句意：然而，联合国说，沙子并不是无限的，我们有可能会用完它们。run out of“用完，用尽”的意思。这里用it来指代上文的沙子（sand是不可数名词）。故答案为：it。（2）句意：沙子由非常小的岩石、土壤和矿物质组成。根据rock, soil and minerals（矿物质）可知，这是几种成分，因此piece用复数pieces。故答案为：pieces。

（3）句意：但现在我们使用沙子的速度比它形成的速度要快。根据副词修饰动词可知，此处应用形容词quick的副词形式quickly修饰动词use“使用”。故答案为：quickly。

（4）句意：据英国广播公司报道，我们每年用大约150亿吨沙子建造房屋、道路和其他东西。根据固定搭配 use sth. to do sth. 用某物做某物，可知此处用动词不定式to do做目的状语。故答案为：to。

（5）句意：人们还把沙子放进海里，制造新的岛屿。由语境和音标[si:]提示可知，填：sea。故答案为：sea。

（6）句意：例如，棕榈岛由阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜的三个大型人工岛屿组成的。由语境和音标[lɑ?d?]提示可知，填：large，three large man-made islands三个大型的人工岛屿。故答案为：large。

（7）句意：2010年，他们用9400万立方米的沙子建造。根据时间状语In 2010可知，本题的时态为一般过去时。动词take的过去式为took。故答案为：took。

（8）句意：如果人们继续使用这么多沙子，它会在很多地方用完。根据固定搭配keep doing sth. 继续做某事，可知此处应用动名词做宾语，动词use的动名词为using。故答案为：using。

（9）句意：由于人们需要这么多沙子，他们正试图开采更多的沙子。由语境和音标[sins] 提示可知，填：since，表自……以来、因为、由于。句首单词首字母要大写。故答案为：Since。

（10）句意：开采沙可能会导致海滩消失，在靠近大海的地方会发生更多的洪水。根据beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea海滩消失，在靠近大海的地方会发生更多的洪水，可知这些是开采沙所导致的后果，因此填：cause。may是情态动词，后跟动词原形。故答案为：cause。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。