高考英语语法填空专练及答案解析

语法填空专练阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，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。

AI loved reading as a child. I grew up in 1. ________ college town and spent my summers in Middlebury, Vermont, where my father taught summer school. That meant I 2. ________ (surround) by libraries and by people who loved to read and discuss literature. During the Vermont summers, one of my favorite places was Middlebury College’s rare books room 3. ________ I read first edition of Louisa May Alcott’s novels.4. ________ this immersion (专心) in a world of books, my love of reading was credited with the fact5. ________ my parents only let me watch an hour of TV a day.I learned to use my mind and imagination to entertain 6. ________. It’s not really surprising that literature became my vocation. When not reading or writing, I enjoyed 7. ________ (watch) films, baking, going to the city to eat Thai and Ethiopian food, walking, and relaxing with my friends.I read because it brought me 8. ________ (please) and because I never wanted to stop learning. Recently I have been reading a lot of multicultural women’s literature 9. ________ Victorian medical textbooks. I also read poetry, both contemporary and older. One of the 10. ________ (funny) things of my week is reading The New York Times.BA doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for urgent surgery. He answered the call, 1. ________ (change) his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father 2. ________ (pace) in the hall waiting forthe doctor. Once seeing him, the dad said 3. ________ (angry),“Why did you take your time to come? Don’t you have 4. ________ sense of responsibility?”The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry. I wasn’t in the hospital and I came with the 5. ________ (fast) sp eed after receiving the call ... And now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work.”“Calm down? What 6. ________ your son is in this room right now? Will you calm down?” the father yelled.The doctor smiled again and went into the room.The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happily. “Thank goodness! Your son is saved!” And 7. ________ waiting for the father’s reply, he carried on with his way running. “If you have any questions, ask the nurse!”Later the nurse told 8. ________ that the doctor, 9. ________ son died yesterday in a car accident, was at the funeral when they called him for the surgery. And now he is running to finish his son’s funeral.Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is or 10. ________ they’re going through.CThe house where I lived before was near a railway station. I had become so familiar with the sound and sight that I took little interest 1. ________ them. However, when my father decided to take up 2. ________ new appointment in another town, he intended to travel by train. It was only then 3. ________ I discovered how pleasant a journey by train might be.We boarded the train one afternoon. As the train moved out of the station, I began to think of the days I 4. ________ (spend) in our old house, which soon went out of sight.The train was now moving quite fast. The first thing that impressed me was the 5. ________ (beautiful) of the landscape. There were green valleys. Tropical plants could be seen everywhere, 6. ________ reminded me of the geography lessons I had in the classroom.About four hours later, 7. ________ became dark. The moon appeared and the landscape looked romantic. I felt a thrill of admiration for the great artistry of nature.After passing several stations, I felt sleepy and closed my eyes. 8. ________ I opened them, I saw the dim light of the dawn. 9. ________ (look) outside, I sawmist-covered plants. The air was fresh, and birds were flying about. 10. ________ a beautiful scene! I was lost in admiration of it.DLi Ling was a great general during the time of Emperor Han Wu Di. He was 1.________ very good fighter, and he won almost every battle.One time, however, Li Ling’s troops were so hopeles sly outnumbered by the Huns that 2. ________ they fought bravely, the whole army was taken captive soon.Li Ling shamefully surrendered (投降) for the moment, 3. ________ (plan) to wait for an opportunity to strike back.But when news of the surrender re ached the capital, the emperor’s jealous ministers 4. ________ (begin) to degrade Li Ling in front of the emperor.5. ________ the emperor heard made him so angry that he had Li Ling’s wife and mother put to death.Szuma Chien, 6. ________ had always respected Li Ling, believed that he wouldn’t surrender 7. ________ a reason, and urged the emperor not to believe rumors.This time, the emperor grew angry at Szuma Chien, and punished him 8.________ (severe).Szuma Chien then wrote a long le tter to a friend, saying, “I am now in the middle of writing a history book. If I die, 9. ________ will be as if one ox in a group of nine were to lose a single hair. I am willing 10. ________ (stand) being punished in order to complete this book.” Szuma C hien finally did finish his book — the very famous Shiji.EFor many people, aging is a time to slow down their lives and rest on past achievements. Nola Ochs sees growing older 1. ________ an opportunity to take on new challenges and to satisfy unfulfilled dreams. In the spring of 2007, at the age of 95, Nola Ochs became the world’s 2. ________ (old) college graduate.Born in 1911 in Illinois, Nola taught in county schools for four years before marrying her husband, Vernon Ochs. Soon the reality of being a farmer’s wife 3.________ (hold) back her thought of furthering her education. It wasn’t until Vernon died in 1972 4. ________ Nola began to consider continuing her education.She said, “I went back purely for entertainment. I just thought it would be interesting 5. ________ (do) something off the farm.”Graduating at 95 years old may, for most people, be enough of an accomplishment, 6. ________ not for Nola Ochs. So what is she considering for her future? “I like to tell stories, you know. And when people ask me that, I tell them I’m going to seek employment on 7. ________ ship as a storyteller.”8. ________ advice does Nola Ochs have for fellow seniors in their golden years? “9. ________ (probable) it would be to keep active, always, and to satisfy some desires that we have within 10. ________. Travel a little, and do anything that we’d like to do rather than just be idle.”FOnce upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it 1. ________ (announce) to the feelings that the island would sink, so they all constructed boats and left except Love.Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to hold out 2. ________ the last possible moment.When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.Richness was passing by Love in 3. ________ grand boat. Love asked, “Richness, can you take me with you?”Richness answered, “No, I can’t. My gold and silver is 4. ________ (d ear) than you.”Love asked Vanity for help but was refused again.Then Love asked Sadness and Happiness for help, neither of 5. ________ was willing to help.Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Feeling so overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder 6. ________ her name was. When they arrived on land, the elder went her own way. 7. ________ (realize) how much she owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped 8.________?”“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.“Time?” asked Love. “But why?”Knowledge smiled and 9. ________ deep wisdom answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how 10. ________ (value) Love is.”答案：A1. a2. was surrounded3. where4. Besides5. that6. myself7. watching8. pleasure9. and 10. funniestB1. changed2. pacing3. angrily4. a5. fastest6. if7. without8. him9. whose 10. whatC1. in2. a3. that4. had spent5. beauty6. which7. it8. When9. Looking 10. WhatD1. a2. although / though3. planning4. began5. What6. who7. without8. severely9. it 10. to standE1. as2. oldest3. held4. that5. to do6. but7. a8.What9. Probably 10. ourselvesF1. was announced2. until / till3. a4. dearer5. whom6. what7. Having realized8. me9. with 10. valuable解析：A1. a。