语法填空专练33015培训讲学

1.语法填空It’s a story that took place in July 1915.Henry and his eight­year­old daughter，Pearl，were 1.__________ (excite) about the company trip the next day.But they didn’t go in the end.Why？That evening，Henry had a violent argument 2.__________ his landlord (房东)．The argument ended with the landlord’s 3.__________ (damage) an artwork of the Virgin Mary.That was Henry’s favorite 4.__________ (paint)．He was so upset when he 5.__________ (realize) the painting had been damaged.On the following day he fell i ll and couldn’t take the trip.Both of 6.__________ (they) were very sad about that because they really expected 7.__________ (take) the trip.But two days later，they knew they were 8.__________ (extreme) lucky to have missed the cruise (航行) on the SS Eastland.That day Henry read in the newspaper that the cruise had sunk with over 800 people on board.Henry and Pearl didn’t die in that incident 9.__________ they didn’t take the trip.Henry is my grandfather and Pearl is my mother.Thanks to that argument 100 years ago,22 descendants (子孙) could come to the world later.As the old saying goes，“Misfortune may be 10.__________ actual blessing (福气)．”So don’t be too sad when something bad happens.It may turn out to be something good.2. 语法填空In America hitching a ride (搭便车) is very common. Many people there love hitching a ride during1.__________ (they) trips. I also once hitched a ride when I was traveling in America.I 2.__________ (drive) on the road when my car stopped. I was going to a town which was farther than I had expected. My tank (油箱) became empty 3.__________ I got there. Standing there，I didn’t know what to do. I just knew that I needed help. But I could see nobody around. Who could I turn 4.__________ ？Then I thought of scenes that I had seen in Hollywood 5.__________ (movie)．I remembered that people in America loved hitching a ride. I told myself that I could do that，too.So when a car was coming，I tried to hitch a ride. To my joy，the car really stopped in front of me. The driver was 6.__________ old man. After 7.________ (know) my problem，he said he could help me out. He took me to the 8.__________ (near) gas station. But then he left as he had something important to do.I couldn’t walk all the way back to my car. Therefore，I tried to hitch a ride again and I 9.__________ (help) out once again. I was 10.__________ (great) moved.3. 语法填空Jack was born into a very poor family. One day，he 1.__________ (walk) at a park when he saw half of a $5 bill. Usually no one would be happy to find half of a $5 bill. It’s of no use，after all. But Jack’s heart was filled with 2.__________ (excite) when he saw it. He happily picked it up. Mother’s Day was coming and he wanted to choose a Mother’s Day gift 3.__________ his mother.But he couldn’t afford any gift.He thought someone must have thrown away that incomplete bill. And he was sure the other half of the1bill was nearby. But it was 4.__________ (wind) that day. That half of the bill must 5.__________ (blow) away. However，Jack didn’t lose heart. He started searching around 6.__________ (careful)．About ten minutes later，as he lifted his head，he found 7.__________ he was looking for was in the bush.With that five dollars in his pocket，he went to a store nearby. He looked for a gift for his mother and bought something cheap but nice for 8.__________ (she)．Jack’s mother was moved after 9.__________ (know) how he could afford that gift.Rich people wouldn’t spend time looking for 10.__________ incomplete bill. But for a poor little boy who loved his mother, 5 dollars could mean a lot.4. 语法填空There is such a thing as a free lunch，as a schoolboy and his mom in New Mexico can 1.__________ (proud) say.Duran was 2.__________ (puzzle) when her 14-year-old son Dylan asked her to prepare him two lunches.When she asked about the reason，his 3.__________ (respond) was truly touching.It turned out that Dylan had 4.__________ classmate whose family really needed help.The boy’s single mother lost her job days ago and could no longer afford her son’s lunches.After learning this，Duran was much 5.__________ (willing) to give help.“I was homeless a few years ago,6.__________ I know how hard it is to ask for help，”said Duran.“I don’t think I have done anything special.I just think I have done what a human being 7.__________ (suppose) to do，” she added.The kindness does exist there.Duran is the coach of a school volleyball team.Her team raised $400 8.__________ (cover) the cost of all the extra lunches Duran had made out of 9.__________ (she) own pocket.Instead of keeping the money，Duran donated it to the cafeteria (自助食堂) of her son’s school.“Now everyone can eat，” Duran said，“What makes me particularly proud is that it all had my son to start 10.__________ .”5. 语法填空Hello，I’m Helen.I’m introducing you to one of the most famous 1.__________ (theatre) in the world,2.__________ you can hear and see wonderful performances of opera and ballet.It’s the Royal Opera House.The Royal Opera House was built in 1858.And it 3.__________ (be) actually the third theatre that we have had on this land at Covent Garden.The first theatre was built in 1732，and it burnt down in 1808.The second one was built in 1809 and it burnt down in 1856.But it’s not just the 4.__________ (build) that makes it 5.__________ (impress); it’s also the performances on stage that make it an amazing place 6.__________ (visit)．The Royal Opera House is home 7.__________ two companies，the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera.They are both full-time here，and they2give almost 300 performances of opera and ballet every year.The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera have dancers and singers from all over 8.__________ world.In recent years，we’ve had two famous singers from China—Zhang Liping and Dai Yuqiang.There are some cheap tickets 9.__________ (offer) there，but the number of them is limited，so I think the best thing to do is buy 10.__________ (they) in advance.6. 语法填空Ⅳ.语法填空When Hanboklang was young，his parents died.He was brought up by his grandparents and uncle，and he was really grateful 1.________them for their good teachings.One Monday afternoon，he 2.________(walk) down the road when suddenly he found a house on fire and a child crying loudly.Then he realized that it was his uncle’s house 3.________was on fire.He rushed to the house，but he found his uncle was not at home.And he saw his cousin Tom calling people for help with nobody 4.________ (help) him.Without hesitation (犹豫)，Hanboklang rushed in the house 5.________(save) Tom.When Hanboklang was taking Tom outside of the house，a block of wood fell on 6.________ (he) right shoul der.He didn’t stop until he took Tom out of the house.But Hanboklang was 7.________(serious) injured.Soon，Hanboklang 8.________(rush) to the hospital.When Hanboklang was out of danger，Tom was very 9.________(thank)；he said something for 10.________first time，and it was “I love you，big brother”．7. 语法填空Rice 1.________(believe) to have been first grown in China or possibly somewhere else in eastern Asia around 10,000 years ago.2.________earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000-year-old site near the lower Yangtze River village of Hemudu in Zhejiang province in China.Rice is a kind of food which requires much labor.In developed countries，the planting and harvesting is done 3.________(most) with machines.However，in much of the world，these things are still largely done by hand.It takes one farmer 1,000 to 2,000 working hours 4.________(raise) a rice crop on 2.5 acres of land.The fact that rice needs so much labor means 5.________(keep) a lot of the population on the land.Rice is also a crop 6.________need of lots of water.The wet rice grown in most of Asia needs hot weather after a period of rain and conditions provided by the 7.________(rain) seasons affect many of the places 8.________rice is grown.Rice straws (稻秆) 9.________(leave) in the fields add nutrients (营养物) to the soil after rice is harvested.For the next crop，rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little 10.________no fertilizer.38. 语法填空Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.When some people cheat，it will not be fair to the kids who 1.________(study) hard for a test or those who should be the true winners of games.Some kids cheat 2.________they’re busy or lazy and want to get good grades without 3.________(spend) time studying.Other kids think they c an’t pass an exam if they don’t cheat.Even when there seems to be a “good reason” 4.________cheating，cheating isn’t a good idea.A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass 5.________exam should talk with others about his problems and find the 6.________(solve) together.Kids who cheat may feel worried about getting 7.________(catch) and they may feel guilty (有罪的) afterwards.If you notice someone cheating，or if someone wants to copy 8.________(you) answers，you can tell it to a teacher.“Cheaters never win and winners never cheat，”as the saying goes.This may sound 9.________(confuse)，since sometimes it seems that cheaters do win—at least for the moment.But kids who don’t cheat are true winners because，when they win，they make it 10.________(honest)． 9语法填空The professional basketball players are usually very hard-working.They spend a lot of time 1.______(train) since young.In other words，they put a lot of efforts into it.My basketball experience started 2.________I was only 11 years old.I 3.________(begin) playing for my school when I was 13 and I made a lot of efforts to be 4.________best.I spent almost 5 to 6 5.________ (hour) on basketball after school.Sometimes I even played till 10 pm.Basketball had been a very important part of my life；it seemed that I couldn’t live 6.________it.I was the team captain of 7.________(I) school basketball team.Before the state basketball tournament (锦标赛)，we did a lot of training including physical，weight，shooting，jumping，and running.We ended up 8.________(get) 3rd in the tournament and everybody was surprised that after only 1 year we did so 9.________(good)．But it made sense.We had trained so hard after all.If you want to become a 10.________(profession) basketball player or become good at something，try hard enough.Without efforts，you can hardly achieve anything.10. 语法填空I recently experienced something during a diving (跳水) competition that I will never forget.My friends and I were cheering on our only diver,1.________was ready to take her turn.She 2.________ (perform) her dive very well.The judges held out the cards,3.________(show) that she received two five-and-a-halves，a very good score.When her score 4.________(announce)，the coach from another team immediately jumped from his seat in the first row，5.________(shake) his head.He ran to the judges and started arguing about how a certain turn in her dive was wrong.He made impolite comments right in front of 6.________(she)4loudly.And he was so angry that he spoke some dirty words.It was 7.________rudest behavior I had ever seen and I couldn’t believe that it came from a coach.The judges，after a brief discussion，agreed that the dive wasn’t 8.________(exact) what it was supposed to be and gave the diver two twos.The coach walked away with a 9.________(satisfy) laugh.I will never forget how sorry I felt 10.________the other team，who has to work with this rude coach.11.语法填空A few weeks ago，a friend and I，both traveling in the south of France,61.__________ (decide) to go to the chocolate festival,62.__________ (call) “Feria du Chocolat” in French.I had 63.__________ fantastic time.There were stalls (货摊) selling boxes of chocolates, sweets, dessert wines，etc.All the stall owners were very friendly and happy to see the 64.________ (arrive) of foreigners like us.They explained their methods of 65.__________ (make) chocolate，showed us photos of their factories，and，of course，let us try their products! My friend bought some chocolate cups,66.__________ I think is a great novelty (新鲜事物)— you drink your drink，and then you can eat the chocolate cup!We then went to a masterclass where we learnt how to make chocolate.I was a little 67.__________ (worry) before the masterclass，as there were only 12 people in a class，and I wasn’t sure if my French would be good enough 68.__________ (understand) everything! Luckily，everyone was 69.__________(extreme) friendly—the lady next 70.__________ me was making notes of everything we did，so she explained when I didn’t understand.At the end，our class stayed in the room and chatted about how much we were enjoying the day and eating lots of chocolate!12.语法填空Eating at restaurants hasn’t always been known as the best choice for people 61.________are trying to keep a healthy diet.It is 62.________(extreme) hard for people to avoid f ood that isn’t so good for them when dining out.However，you don’t have to give 63.________your love of restaurants.There are ways that you can eat healthier food when dining out while you can still enjoy the experience.One method is to take time 64.________(read) the nutrition information.Some restaurants post it on their menus or their website.If you know you’re going to visit 65.________ certain restaurant，you should check the website first.If no nutrition information 66.________(list)，you should check the menu at the restaurant before you order.Another way is to think about not eating cream or butter sauces.Instead，consider 67.________(choose) a sauce that could add a rich flavour to your food without extra calories (卡路里)．All restaurants have water available.Whether it is free 68.________you have to buy it，you should choose to drink water over other drinks like beer or soda，which contains a lot of calories.Eating out doesn’t have to be an unhealthy 69.________(decide) as long as you make wise choices.You5could still enjoy all of the benefits of dining out and be 70.________(please) with your choices later on.13. 语法填空I’d like to talk about colour­blindness.If your clothes don’t match，someone might laugh at your 61.__________ (be) “colour-blind”．But some people are really colour­blind.It doesn’t mean they can’t see any colour 62.__________ all，like a black and white movie.It means that they have trouble seeing the difference between certain 63.__________ (colour)．Being colour-blind can make it hard 64.________ (match) your coat and trousers，but it’s not a serious problem.People who are colour-blind can do normal things，even driving.Most colour­blind people can’t tell the difference between red and green, 65.__________ they can learn to respond to the way the traffic signal changes.The red light is 66.__________ (general) on the top of the signal and the green one at the bottom.People 67.__________ (test) for colour-blindness through pictures made up of different coloured dots (小圆点)．If a per son can’t recognize the numbers in the pictures，he or she may be colour-blind.Boys are far 68.__________ (much) likely to be colour-blind.In fact，among 12 boys，one of 69.__________ (they) is probably at least a little colour-blind.So girls，next time a boy asks you if two colours match，you’d better lend him 70.__________ hand!14.语法填空The Big Bang theory is science’s best explanation of how the universe began.The theory insists that our universe 61.__________ (create) when a tiny and super-hot mass exploded and began expanding very rapidly.It 62.__________ (final) cooled and formed into the stars and galaxies (银河系) with 63.__________ we are familiar.It is said 64.__________ the event happened approximately 15 billion years ago.The event of the Big Bang was space itself expanding —perhaps at speeds 65.__________ (great) than light.Since the late 1960s，the Big Bang theory 66.__________ (be) the main explanation for the birth of our universe.Because 67.__________ (physics) have not yet found a convincing theory that explains how gravity operates，they are unable 68.__________ (find) theories as to what happened after the Big Bang.At the very beginning，our universe may have been an object with nearly-infinite density,69.__________ perhaps something else.Our instruments and 70.__________ (science) methods may need to be fully improved before any further progress is made.15.语法填空Carpooling is when a driver offers to take passengers in exchange for some money for petrol.As 61.__________ result，carpooling can be 62.________ (cheap) than public transport because everyone in the car shares the cost of petrol.I 63.__________ (recent) did carpooling for the first time and it was very easy to find a driver.I used a website 64.__________ lists driv ers’ profiles (简介) and found someone who was going to the same place as me.A lot of information can 65.__________ (see) in the profiles such as their first name，age and gender (性别) as well as reviews from other passengers.I decided 66.__________ (travel)6with a lady who had very good reviews.I found carpooling to be a(n) 67.__________ (impress) experience.Not only was the trip very cheap，but the driver and the other passengers were really friendly.They were all French so I had the chance to practise 68.__________ (speak) some French.When I waved goodbye to them，a thought suddenly occurred to me 69.__________ carpooling could be the future of travel.Both drivers and passengers can benefit 70.__________ this form of travel.It saves money，and perhaps more importantly, carpooling provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels.16.语法填空Wu Zetian，the only woman emperor to rule ancient China，is considered 61.________one of the most powerful women in Chinese history.She was born into a(n) 62.________(wealth) family with great beauty and intelligence.This beautiful girl，unlike others in ancient China,63.________(be) in favour of reading and often travelled around the country with her father when she was young，64.________increased her knowledge and developed her talents.When she was about fourteen，she 65.________(send) to the palace and married to the Emperor.After many difficulties and hardships，she 66.________(successful) made herself queen.A few years after Emperor Gaozong died，Wu Zetian changed the name of the dynasty Tang to Zhou，and became Empress.67.________seemed like a hard task for women to be rulers in ancient times，but Wu Zetian succeeded.When she ruled the country，she supported economic and cultural 68.________(develop) and improved people’s living quality.She also encouraged girls to go to school 69.________(study)．Before then，girls were not allowed to go to school.Wu Zetian died at the age of 82,70.________ (leave) a gravestone without any words on it.Although the Zhou dynasty only lasted for one generation，it marked an important period in Chinese history.17.语法填空I love travelling，but it hasn’t always been my hobby.During the spring vacation at university，I visited Athens and 61.________(differ) cities in Italy—I was very excited because this was 62.________first time I had travelled abroad with just my friends.This desire to travel started off simply as a way 63.______(have) something to look forward to after exams，but I soon discovered 64.________important it is to travel.On my travels I have had the opportunity of 65.________(experience) new cultures through the art，history，language and food of various (多种多样的) places. Travelling 66.________(be) a learning experience for both oneself and also the people you meet.When you travel you will meet people who have various cultural backgrounds and 67.________a result，sometimes your own ideas and opinions might 68.________(challenge)．It’s important to learn to see things from other people’s perspe ctives (视角) and to challenge your own knowledge of the world.Travelling is 69.________(true) an enriching experience and I am always excited about the770.______(discover) that are waiting for me on my next adventure!18.语法填空Once，three men got 61.________(lose) in the forest.They decided they would stay in the forest until they found 62.________(they) way.The next morning，one man went to find some food.Soon，the other two men were 63.________(surprise) to find him back with a deer and asked how he got the deer，the man replied，“I found tracks，I followed the tracks，and I got a deer”．They both were 64.________(slight) confused because he had no weapons.A few 65.________(day) later，the second guy went in search 66.________food and soon came back with a deer too.The other two asked how he managed 67.________(get) the deer.His reply was 68.______same as the first man’s.Then it was the turn of the third guy to search forfood.Many hours passed，and the third man 69.________(hold) nothing in his hands came back，with blood on his face.The other two asked him 70.________had happened.He looked at them and replied，“I found tracks，I followed the tracks，and I got hit by a train”．19.语法填空Body language refers to what 61.________(communicate) to others with your body.Gestures，facial expressions and movements are considered 62.______(be) body language，such as nodding your head or shrugging (耸) your shoulders.Body language is a form of non-verbal communication that can have 63.________influence on how we are understood by others.In some workplaces，you may have to work with people of different nationalities，so it’s 64.________(help) to have some knowledge of cultural body language. What is acceptable to some people may make others feel uncomfortable.65.________example，Australians don’t have much physical contact. Intentions can be misunderstood when 66.________comes to touching someone in the workplace. Putting a hand on someone’s shoulder may not be a cause of alarm in some cultures，but in Australia，it may cause 67.________(misunderstand)—some people may see it as impolite. However，like in most countries，shaking someone’s hand firmly is a(n) 68.________(common) used way of greeting in Australia,69.________shows that you are open and genuine. Both men and women shake hands in business，especially when 70.________(meet) someone for the first time.20.语法填空An amusement park or theme park is a group of entertaining 61.________(attract)，rides，and other events in a location for the enjoyment of various people. For many，there’s only one good reason62.______(go) to an amusement park：the roller coaster. Others，however，would rather hide behind the closest candy stand 63.________go near a coaster.Roller coasters often appeal to (吸引) kids whose lives are 64.________(bore)，stressful or controlled，8an expert says.“The summers 65.________kids could be kids and float down a river in an inner tube are over. Roller coasters are a way of 66.________(break) out of routines (常规) in which too much 67.______(expect) of you by others in everyday life.You can let go and scream and shout or do whatever you want.” Attendance at amusement parks shows many adults feel 68.________same way.69．________(compare) with skateboarding，extreme mountain biking，and other adventure sports，riding roller coasters is safe. Parents 70.________(general) don’t mind when kids go on coasters. Roller coasters also bring people together. Riders share the thrill and adventure of surviving what feels like an extreme experience.21.语法填空The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.That’s one of the best­known old1.__________ (say) in English.It means other places often look better and more interesting than the place2.__________ we live.Troubles in life are sure 3.__________ (come) if we always think in that way.We will not be able to see the goodness of our own lives,4.__________ (believe) that we have nothing good to work with.We’ll lose focus，self-confidence，and even hope.We might feel sad and anxious，feeling that what we have cannot ever be enough.5.__________ (bad) still，it leads us to turn away from the main task of life—to make 6.__________ most of what we have.In fact，the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.It only 7.__________ (appear) that way.The grass is the greenest where it 8.__________ (water)．When you cross over fences，carry water 9.__________ you and take good care of the grass.The way to happiness is 10.__________ (actual) quite simple; the secret is to learn to be satisfied with what y ou have and not want what you don’t have.22.语法填空Table tennis started as an after-dinner game，but is now a fast，high-tech sport.It also has 1.__________ most players of any sport in the world.2．__________ is believed that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as an after-dinner alternative (可能的选择) to tennis，3.__________ (use) whatever they could find as equipment.A line of books would often be the net，and sometimes a cigarette box cover would be a racket.In 1926，at a meeting 4.__________ (hold) in Berlin，the International Table Tennis Federation was formed.The first World Championships were held in London in the same year，but the sport had to wait a long time before it was given a chance 5.__________ (make) its first appearance at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.The sport 6.__________ (progress) greatly since it was first invented.Nowadays. Players use 7.__________ (special) developed rackets and a lightweight，hollow (空心的) ball.Thanks to their high-tech rackets，they can now enjoy the 8.__________ (magic) feeling of hitting the ball at over 150 kilometres per9hour!Over the years，table tennis has developed into a worldwide sport.There are perhaps 40 million competitive table tennis players and countless millions 9.__________ play less seriously.Hopefully，table tennis 10.__________ (play) by more people all over the world in the future.23.语法填空Thanks to the development of science and technology，millions of smart devices (装置) 1.__________ (connect) to homes around the world so far.Among 2.__________ (they)，there is one that I want to call “a bright 3.__________ (technology) invention”．How many times have you come home 4.__________ (late) than expected? It’s dark outside and，of course，you didn’t leave the lights on.You feel your way in the dark to get the key in the door，and once you open it，you have to feel around the wall,5.__________ (search) for the light switch.Wouldn’t it be easier to hit an application on your phone while you’re still in your car a nd turn on all the lights?6．__________ the help of Philips Hue LED lights and Philips Hue Bridge smart home device，you can turn on 7.__________ off dozens of light bulbs in and around your house from a long distance.These lights are also dimmable (可调光的)，8.__________ makes it possible for you to have softer lighting at night.Besides，they can wake you up gently by turning on 9.__________ (slow) in the morning.You can also connect your Philips Hue light bulbs to the voice-recognizing device on your phone.In this way，you’ll be able to simply say “Hey.Turn on the lights.” 10.__________ (turn) your lights on.24.语法填空Working with elephants is one of the most popular volunteer activities in Thailand.And for good reason，these 1.__________ (amaze) creatures are huge，cute，and very intelligent.Often elephants2.________ (look) on as gentle animals, but it’s good to remember that this isn’t always the case.3.__________ (sad), many elephants have faced terrible treatment，beaten into4.__________ (give) performances or overworked at money-hungry tourist attractions. A terribly-treated elephant can become angry and kill if it feels threatened.All that being said，volunteering for elephant 5.__________ (protect) can be a very rewarding experience.The important thing is to find the right opportunity.There are 6.__________ number of elephant sanctuaries (动物保护区) and parks，especially in Thailand. There you can do meaningful work7.__________ (improve) the lives of elephants.The key is to do your research and watch out for places8.________ promise you big money.If the volunteer organization seems to be paying more attention 9.__________ elephant rides and the elephants giving performances, be careful 10.__________ it is probably not a place with the e lephants’ best interests in mind.10。