2014届高三英语语法填空专练

英语专练----语法填空

阅读下面短文，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，并将答案填写在标号为16～25的相应位置上。

（一）

Once, a rich man was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money 16 he hoped he could take it with him to heaven. So he prayed to God he might be able to take some money with him.

17 angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry, 18 you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see 19 he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and said that God could allow him to take one suitcase. Excitedly, the man gathered his suitcase and filled it 20 pure gold bars.

Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter. 21 (see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that here!” The man explained that he had God’s 22 (permit). S t. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You are right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents 23 letting it through.”

St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the things 24 the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed (感叹), “You brought pavement? As you can see, the great street of the city of heaven 25 (make) of pure gold!”

（二）China's Tea Villages

In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in 16 locals start to pick and process tea. The usually quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare 17 tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies, 18 (thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea 19 (pick) in March is extremely high because 20 is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements. China 21 (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along 22 Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow 23 dark —also known as post-fermented（发酵）tea. The Oolong, green and black 24 (vary) are most notable for their high quality. Most of China's tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the south and southwest of the country, 25 the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.

（三）

Once upon a time, a poor traveller stopped under a tree. From his bag he took out a bowl of

16 (boil) rice and started to eat. Nearby was a small shop, where a woman was selling fried fish to travellers able to pay for 17 . When the man finished eating and got up to leave, she shouted, “You have not paid me for your meal!”

“But I ordered nothing from you!” he said.

“Everyone can see that you 18 (enjoy) the smell of my fried fish with your rice,” argued the woman. “If you hadn’t smelt the fish, your meal would not have been so 19__ (please)!”

Soon a crowd gathered. 20 they supported the traveller, they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place 21 he had eaten, carrying the smell of the fried fish to him.

At last, the woman took him to a judge and after 22 (tell) the judge the story, she insisted that 23 the man had enjoyed her fish smell, he should pay 25 cents. After hearing the evidence, the judge asked the man to drop 24 25-cent coin on the ground. “Here is your payment, the sound of 25 cents 25 the smell of the fried fish.”

（四）

Here in China, as the awareness of climate change improves, realizing a low-carbon way of life, also known as reducing your carbon footprint, is a growing trend among young Chinese.

Zheng Xiyu works at 16 office in Beijing’s Central Business District．Every day, 17 takes her roughly 40 minutes to go to work by bus．But she is thinking of 18 (switch) to a different way of transport--a bicycle．When buying clothes, she will choose those purely made of cotton, 19 it takes less carbon to produce cotton clothes．She’s also adapting to a vegetable diet as livestock(家畜) can make many contributions 20 today’s most serious environmental problems.

A recent survey shows 21 78% of all the 17,000 people questioned have developed environmentally friendly habits in their daily lives．They are doing things, such as taking reusable shopping bags to the store and setting the air conditioner at a temperature above 26o C in summer.

On many popular 22 (society) networking websites, people are advocating a low-carbon lifestyle．Their tips include using the stairs and public transport more frequently 23 elevators and cars．They hope this lifestyle 24 (become) more than just a trend within certain groups.

As the most populous nation on the planet with the world’s fastest growing economy, China has become the second biggest emitter(排放者) of greenhouse gases．The recent extreme weather in the southern regions reflects a serious environmental challenge．Experts say there is no time 25 (delay) with the effort to reduce carbon emissions.

（五）

Once upon a time, in a small country, people decided to investigate what it was that parents really liked the most. A competition was organised. It would use the 16 (late)_invention of Professor Crank-Shafte: the Gladometer (快乐测量仪).

To date, the Gladometer is the only contraption ever 17 (build) capable of measuring joy and happiness.

So, one by one, the children presented 8 own particular talents to their parents. And the Gladometer faithfully measured their parents' reactions.

One boy turned up 19 a trained pig; the pig sang and danced. A girl came and played the violin like an angel. 20 intelligent boy came and read his very big book. The parents’ happiness was easy to see.

Finally, a boy came to the Gladometer carrying 21 . Nor did he know how to do anything. When the organisers asked him what he was going to do, he 22 (simple) said: "I am very obedient（顺从的）." The machine measured such a high reading 23 it began violently shaking, and finally 24 (explode). The boy who had done nothing won all the prizes that day, for solving the mystery of 25 pleases parents the most.

（六）

One evening, I wandered down the Rue de Richelieu. I was on my way to a Chinese restaurant called Dave, _16___ is recommended in the fashion business. Like many popular restaurants in Paris, ___17__(reserve) are hard to get at Dave, __18__ I wasn’t surprised to find a complete sign hanging over the red door. Inside, though, the place was practically empty---there was just one couple, __19___(sit) at a table near the window. _20____ unshaven Chinese man of middle age came out from the kitchen. He had wild black hair flecked with gray and __21____(wear) a pink shirt and silk slippers. This was the owner, Dave Cheung. He led me___22__a table and poured tea, and I asked him why he had pla ced a “Sold out” sign on the door on a night__23__ there were thirty empty tables.

“Are you kidding? Do you know what would happen if I took that sign off the door?” “People

might come in to have dinner?”

“Exactly! They would just walk right in. I would have to let ___24__ who wanted to come eat here. I would have no control over___25__ own restaurant!”

（七）

Every day has the potential to be a good and, in some cases, a great day for you. Few of us get up in the morning 16 (think) that we want this to be a bad day. Yet in many cases the day turns that way because of a person or an event that we worry about.

Think about those small events which can throw you 17 balance and affect your whole day 18 (negative). Who stole your day? Was 19 a boss, an unruly child, an erratic driver on the way to work, getting 20 “F” on a history paper, 21 an impolite waiter at lunch that did?

Every day numerous people or events can prevent us from having a good day, if we let them. The key is that we should adopt a positive attitude towards life. We cannot control 22 happens to us in many cases, but we can control how we react 23 these events.

Lao-tzu, a Chinese philosopher, 24 (sa y), “He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers 25 is mighty.”

（八）

Vitamins are complex chemical substances 16 (find) in many foods. The human body needs them for health and 17 (grow). The body makes some vitamins, but usually in amounts too small to meet its needs. 18 vitamins are not made in the body. These must __19__(supply). No one knows 20 (exact) how all vitamins work. Doctors do know that vitamins have very special uses. 21 , One vitamin cannot take the place of another. The steady absence of one vitamin in 22 otherwise complete diet causes a deficiency disease. Rickets, scurvy, and pellagra are examples of deficiency diseases.

It is best to obtain vitamins 23 eating the foods in which they occur. There are also pills that contain a single vitamin __24__a combination of vitamins.People should consult their doctors___25__they take any vitamin pills.

（九）

Mr. Jones woke early one morning. It was a beautiful morning, so 16 went to the window and looked out. He was surprised to see a neatly dressed, middle-aged professor, 17 worked in the university near his house. He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying 18 _ umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must 19 (arrive) by the night train and decided to walk to the university instead of 20_ (take) a taxi.

Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, so that they could swing on it.

Mr. Jones was surprised to see the professor stop and look 21 _(care) up and down the road.

22 he saw that there was nobody in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat neatly on the grass and took hold of the rope. He pulled it hard 23 _ (see) whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then 24 _ (run) as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end of the rope.'

At last the professor stopped and continued on his way 25 _the university, looking as quiet and correct as one would expect a professor to be.

（十）

On December 19th, 2010, an airbus took off on time from the capital airport of Saudi Arabia. After about an hour’s16. (fly), something strange happened in the plane. The passengers 17. (enjoy) themselves when a small rat stole out fro m the bag of a young man ,which made the young woman nearby 18. (alarm)with loud screaming. Then more and more rats came out of the bag. All the passengers became out of order, especially the women and the children. The steward（机长）managed to get in touch with 19 control center on the ground. With the order from the ground, the plane 20 (succeed) landed at the nearest airport. As soon as the plane was on the ground, all the passengers got off. Then seven specialists got on 21. (catch) these small creatures. Many means had been tried but 22. of them were good enough to catch the rats.

At last they tried to fill in the plane 23. carbon-dioxide, 24. poisoned all the eighty rats. It was reported that the young man wanted to carry these rats to another city and sell them as

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