高中英语竞赛语法填空

语法填空Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

Moon’s Lake House was 1 restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant 2 (enjoy) his cooking.

The one thing that really upset Crum was 3 a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant 4 (angry).

On August 24, 1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen, 5 they weren’t crunchy (脆的) enough. Crum reacted in his 6 (usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse 7 (eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

Now, do you know 8 invented the potato chip It’s George Crum! He 9 (late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum’s House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

Today, potato chips are one of Americans’ 10 (favor) foods!

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参考答案:

本文告诉我们薯条是怎么被发明出来的。

1. a 考查冠词。restaurant是名词，此处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。

2.to enjoy 考查非谓语动词。这里用动词不定式作目的状语，表示许多富人

常常来这里吃他烹饪的饭菜。

3.when 考查表语从句。此处应用when引导表语从句，且在从句中作时间状

语。

4.angrily 考查副词。根据前面“walk out of the restaurant”可知，后

面应用副词angrily修饰动词。

5.because 考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示“因为油炸的薯条不够脆”，

强调原因，故用because。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7219023577.html,ual 考查形容词。根据后面的名词way可知，此处应用形容词。

7.to eat 考查动词不定式。refuse to do sth“拒绝做某事”。

8.who 考查疑问词。根据后面“It’s George Crum”可知，此处问的是谁发

明了薯条。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7219023577.html,ter 考查副词。根据后面的“set up”可知，这里应用later。

10.favorite 考查形容词。根据后面的“foods”可知，这里需要用形容词，

且表示“最喜欢的”。

2. (2015河北五校联盟质监)

Mike: I’d like to buy a computer. Could you please give me 1 advice

Rose: Yes, with 2 (please). I’ve got some information about computers. Computers with a P4 work much 3 (fast) than

other ones.

Mike: How about computers with a P3

Rose: Oh, very good, 4 they don’t work as fast as P4 computers, yet they are much cheaper. Generally ____5 (speak), they can meet people’s 6 (need) very well.

Mike: I think I 7 buy the fastest one I can get. My old computer was out of work lately. It 8 (work) slowly. I’ve

got tired of that working speed.

Rose: I don’t think 9 is necessary for you to buy the fastest one. It would be a waste of money. A P3 computer is 10 (probable) good enough for you.

Mike: Thank you for your advice. Can you help me choose one

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3. (2015大庆质检二)

Years ago, when I was a poor artist trying to sell my paintings in

local galleries, I 1 (live) in the heart of a city. The rent

for my apartment was really cheap 2 it was in the middle

of one of the busiest neighborhoods in town. People who visited me used

to ask me 3 I could sleep. “Doesn’t the sound of the traffic bother you How can you get used to 4 much noise” You see, there

were also rows and rows of shops and bars playing loud music day and night and my apartment was above a really loud and noisy 5 . But I found it all fascinating. If I were ever short 6 cash and couldn’t afford to do anything much, which in those days was usually the case, I could always go outside and take 7 look around. You see, there were always a great number of tourists visiting the shops, so I could always find someone 8 (interest) to talk with. And Joe, the owner of the bar below me, could always give me a little money to survive on in exchange for 9 (do) a few odd jobs for him. At the time, I suppose, I thought I was poor. Sometimes, we don’t realize how 10 (fortune) we are, do we

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(Near the school gate, a woman driver was stopped by a traffic officer.)

Officer: Madam, do you know how fast you were going just now

Driver: (Looking at the record.) Uh, well, no! I didn’t think I was going that fast...

Officer: This is a 25 mph zone, Madam. You see that school over there You 1 (go) 35 mph.

Driver: 2 today is Sunday, sir. There is no school today.

Officer: Madam, there 3 (be) signs that say what the speed limit is. Besides, children often come to school on the weekend 4 (play) sports. You see all those kids over there What 5 you

hit one of them by accident

Driver: I’m 6 (terrible) sorry, Officer. I won’t do it again.

Could you please let me off with 7__ warning

Officer: I’m afraid I can’t do that, Madam. In school zones, I’m required to give tickets to all drivers 8___ break the rules.

It’s the law in this county.

Driver: Oh, dear! How 9 is this going to cost me

Officer: I don’t know, Madam. Usually, the se things can be taken care of for 10 (little) than $ 100. Now please sign here at the

bottom.

Driver: OK.

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5. (2015山西四校联考二)

I was in the ninth year when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed but felt that since I’d always been 1 good child,

this was temporary.

2 (fortunate), it was not to be so. I didn’t have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep worry began to destroy

my 3 (confident). Finally I refused to attend classes, 4 (shut) myself in my room for hours.

The examination was approaching, but I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance. One morning, 5 a particularly severe lecture from my father, I stood at the school gate, ____6 (depress). Then as the other students marched to their classrooms, our headmaster called me. The next forty-five minutes was

one of the most precious 7 (moment) in my life. She said she 8____ (notice) a big change in me and wondered why. At first she took

my hands in 9 (she) and listened patiently as I mentioned my worries. Then she hugged me as I wept. Months of frustration and loneliness disappeared in her motherly hug.

No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster, 10 helped me out simply by listening and hugging.

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6. (2015日照三校联检)

A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing 1 (have) a close knock on Oct. 22. He was

so 2 (absorb) in his smartphone that he didn’t see a train approaching until it brushed past him, 3 (throw) him to the ground. This should serve 4 a warning that people should be aware

of their surroundings, especially 5 crossing roads.

6 (lucky), the man survived a brush with death, but the incident forced the driver

7 (stop) the train. An 18-minute delay followed the incident,

8 led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

Smartphone 9 (addicted) has spread like an infectious disease. It’s evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s

even 10 (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives

and friends.

Some people blame the smartphone for the tragedy, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

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7. (2015贵州七校联盟联考一)

I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting 1 my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my 2 (fortune),

I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that

the villagers who had gathered around me 3 (argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me 4 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of 5 80-year-old peasant woman who

lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a

tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse 6 my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away 7 there

was a garage.

I had noticed three hens 8 (run) free in my hostess’courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats’ cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 9__ (merry) till far into the night.

When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village.

I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I 10 (cause) her. But she refused.

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8. (2015云南师大附中适应性考试四)

Paris Fashion Week

It is a clothing trade show semi-annually held in Paris, France, with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events 1 (take) place each year. Fashion Week in Paris is given twice a year right after the Milan Fashion Week. Dates are fixed by the French Fashion Federation. Currently

it is held in Carrousel du Louver and at some 2 places throughout

the city. Paris Fashion Week is 3 of the big four fashion weeks internationally, the others being London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week

and New York Fashion Week. They are to show the fashion industry 4 the various brands will be releasing and 5 (increase) their sales.

Paris, 6 (regard) as a fashion capital like New York, Milan,

and London, happens to be the headquarters (总部) of many top fashion

houses like Chanel, Dior, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, etc. The French fashion

has made an 7 (impress) mark on its fans by elegance and beauty. Paris’s cultural diversities____8___ (present) widely by the fact that many worldwide designers are pleased to show up with their new ____9 (design).

In 2014, Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer started from 26 June

to 30 June 10 the Autumn / Winter event was from 24 September

to 2 October.

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9. (2015东北三校第一次联考)

The “selfie” is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from

a smart phone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he

only ends up 1 (post) one or two of those. He picks the one that

he thinks makes him look the 2 (good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened

to him 3 (remove), because that smile is what gives him the 4 (determine) to love himself.

I read 5 poem recently and the young man said, “If I ask

you 6 you love, the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mum, your daughter,

or your best friend. How long do you think you can go on and on before

you say ‘I love 7 (I)’”

That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. I’ve struggled with confidence all my life. I still do. And in ___8___ way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway 9 confidence. 10 , the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves.

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9. ________ 10. ________ 10. (2015河北省邯郸市高三上期质量检测)

On a diet Then consider sitting by the window next time you eat out.

The researchers measured and mapped 1 design of each restaurant and then used meal checks ___2___ (track) what diners ordered and how it related to where they sat.

The results were telling: people sitting 3 (far) from the front door ate the fewest salads and ___4___ (be) 73 per cent more likely to order desserts. Those 5 (seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, 6 diners sitting at high-top bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.

The darker it is, the more “invisible” you might feel, the less easy 7 is to see how much you’re eating and the less guilty you might feel. In contrast, seeing the sunlight, 8 (passer-by) or trees outside might make you more aware 9 how you look, might make you think about walking or might inspire you to choose a green salad.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times

per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By 10 (eat) more slowly, the diner spends less time it takes for the brain to feel full.

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11. (2015山西省大同一中、同煤一中高三联考)

We’re human beings, and it’s not always easy to get along with everyone all the time. Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings without intending to. Sometimes, we’re 1 (deliberate) mean and we feel

bad afterwards. So we apologize. Apologies are one of the tools we use

to build good friendships and relationships. ___2___ you say “I’m sorry” (and really mean it), it’s because you probably feel bad that something

you did or said hurt ___3___ person. Saying you’re sorry is more than

just words. You’re also saying that you respect the other person 4 you care about his or her feelings. Apologizing shows you have empathy.

After apologizing, you might feel a little 5 (good). The other person probably will, too. When you apologize in a caring way, you

can feel good because you are trying to make things right again.

Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” 6 (fix) everything right away. Other times, it might take ___7___ while for someone to get past feeling upset. You may need to give the other person some time. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel bad about what you said

or did—but you can feel good about apologizing, fixing the mistake, or making up your mind to do better. When someone apologizes to you, you may welcome it and be ready to forgive 8 happened and move on.

Or you might not feel like being friendly again right away. If a person keeps hurting you and 9 (apologize) without making an effort to change, you might not want to hang out 10 that person any more.

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12. (2015山东省实验中学三诊)

The Internet is an 1 (amaze) information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___2___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the 3 (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it 4 shopping, banking,

bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over

the world use it to connect with individuals from 5 (another) countries and cultures. However, while there are many positive developments ___6___ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. One concern relates to a lack of control over 7 appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programmes, and with television there are 8 (restrict) on other aspects, for example, what kinds of programmes can 9 (broadcast)

and at what time of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable for their children 10 (see).

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13. (2015辽宁省丹东五校高三期末联考)

I gain a lot of rewarding experience from some social activities.

Our local Community Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I have been a member for four years now and I’ve taken

part in a lot of interesting projects, 1 include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports competitions

and we have even made a video.

But it isn’t all just enjoyment. We have also started doing social work to help people in our neighbourhood. We 2 (organize) activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed

a special support group to help young people stop 3 (smoke).

We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created.

It organizes regular visits 4 the local old people’s homes. My class spent an afternoon at a home and everyone found the visit very rewarding. The old people there were 5 (talk) and they told us their personal stories 6 (cheer). During our visit, the home was filled with 7 (laugh). But we realized that life wasn’t always easy. Some of them were in poor health and were very 8 (happy).

Many young people like me do not live with our grandparents and we have little contact with elderly people. As a result, many young people don’t know 9 they are like. After this visit, my friends and

I decided that we should do 10 to help improve the quality of their lives.

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14. (2015河北保定高三调研)

Over the years I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept-the ant philosophy, an ___1___ (amaze) four-part philosophy.

First, ants never quit. If they’re heading somewhere and you try

to stop them, they’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, or they’ll climb around. They never quit 2 (look) for a way to get where they 3__ (suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They

are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 4 (prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks 5 you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During

the winter, they remind 6 , “This won’t last long and we’ll soon be out of here.” On ___7___ first warm day, the ants are out. If

it _ 8 (turn) cold again, they’ll dive back down. But they come

out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter All that it 9 (possible) can.

10 you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead,

stay positive and do all you can.

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15. (2015辽宁锦州市高三上期期末)

Everyone has his own attitude 1 getting old. The night before her eighth birthday, I found my daughter Lizzy sat on her bed 2 (weep). “I love being seven,” she cried. “I don’t want to be

eight!” I held her in my arms and explained that 3 was going

to be even better to be eight than being seven. I told her how much I

loved her and 4 a wonderful birthday she was going to have. 5 (eventual) she was comforted. It’s always strange 6 (tell)

that you are a year older, even when you aren’t very old. Now I’m in

my early 60s, and I don’t always recognize the face in the mirror, 7 something has changed the way that I think. The process of aging increasingly interests and amazes me, annoys and irritates me, and sometimes still makes me 8 (frighten), too, but much, much

less than it used to. There is 9 ongoing sadness at the absence

of the friends and family members 10 have died before me.

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16. (2015山东潍坊市重点中学高三12月阶段检测)

Sue: Hi, Josh. I just saw you having your driving lesson. How 1 it go

Josh: It was OK at first. But I had to do some parking at the end and

I kept 2 (get) that wrong.

Sue: I’m sure it’s all hard. My sister’s just learned to drive but I’ve 3 (decision) to leave it for another year or two.

I don’t think I’m old enough.

Josh: I just don’t want to ask my parents for lifts. It would be 4 (easy) for them if I could drive.

Sue: It would be of great 5 (useful). But are you ready to

take the driving test soon

Josh: Perhaps I will fail in this time. I need some time 6 (practise) any way.

Sue: Are you going to get your own car after the test

Josh: My parents have said they’ll get 7 for me. They know

I can’t 8 (real) afford it.

Sue: You’re lucky. Are you planning to drive to college like our classmates each day

Josh: I think I 9 (continue) taking the bus. The petrol would cost too much 10 there’s nowhere to park either.

Sue: Maybe that’s best.

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17. (2015宁夏回族自治区银川一中高三第一次模拟)

Scientists have discovered that 1 (stay) in the cold could

help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found

that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat—the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown

fat burns energy, 2 helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 3 weight gain. The researchers

said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, 4 (comfort) tem peratures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 5 (expose) to cold temperature have 6 significant amount of brown fat when 7 (compare) to same-aged indoor workers.”

The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.

8 group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat.

This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed

high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have ___9___ (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment

and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases.” She added: “If

you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could 10 (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”

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18. (2015江西省南昌市第三中学高三上第四次月考)

Carl: Morning, Andy. How do you like the party last night

Andy: Great. I really 1 (enjoy) myself there. It is a few years

2 I had such a good time. And you will never guess whom I met

there. 3 was Keyeast.

Carl: You 4 be kidding me. You mean you met Keyeast, 5 one ever 6 (act) Du Minjun. Oh, no. I can’t believe it. If

I hadn’t been so busy with my work last night, I must have met my

idol. I couldn’t be ___7___ regretful now.

Andy: Hey! Cheer 8 . He hasn’t left Anyang yet. In addition, he mentioned that he was likely to attend the charity party 9 (hold) by our university next evening.

Carl: Wonderful! I couldn’t wait to see him. He is the most handsome “god” I have ever seen.And you will go there with me then, won’t

you

Andy: Why not He is my idol, too. By the way, don’t forget to take your camera, for you would never like to miss the chance to take 10 with him.

Carl: won’t.

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19. (2015河北省正定中学高三上第五次月考)

Alice: Mr. Black, this is Alice speaking. I’m calling to ask you 1 I can take the afternoon off today.

Black: Well, of course. 2 can you tell me what the problem is, Alice

Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing contest

3 (hold) in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to

take 4 he can’t go there alone.

Black: So you want to take 5 there in your minibus

Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I 6 drive back.

Black: Well, that would be 7 too tiring journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours 8 travel to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there until you

have seen your son perform

Alice: But I have two 9 (class) tomorrow morning.

Black: Don’t worry.I’ll tell Mary to take your classes 10 . She’s always willing to help.

Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks to Mary.

Black: You’re welcome.

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20. (2015东北三省四市二模)

As an old English saying goes, “honesty is the best policy”. It

is more than an old cliché(陈词滥调), but ___1___ good way to live your life.

First, honesty is the 2 (easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships can be destroyed by lies.

Second, honesty gives us much 3 (free). Many people believe

that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or

later those dishonest people 4 (pay) a price for their acts; on

the contrary, when we are honest, we are 5 (true) free.

If there were two people 6 (stand) before you, a person

with a record of being honest and a person ___7___ is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely 8 (believe) I’m sure most people would side with the honest person. 9 we live in the truth or

we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we make each day. The choice is 10 (you). What will you choose

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21. (2015东北三省三校第二次联合模拟)

Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But 1 (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass 2 their stomachs are filled up.