第10练 语法填空 概要写作
题组一
语法填空
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Igotlaidoffat53fromaseniormanagementpositioninarestaurant.AndIknewitwasgoingtobehardtofindanotherjobinthe1.(compete)
workingmarket.Myageputmeat2.disadvantage.ButIalsoknewitwastimeforme3.(realize) mylifelongdreamofowningarestaurant.4.wasmostdifficultwasthatinordertomakethishappen
,
Ineededtofindan5.(exist)
caféthatwasn’tdoingwell.Itcouldn’tbebetterifitsownerwasreadytoquithisbusiness.Withgreat6.(lucky)
,
IfoundjustwhatIwantedeightblocksfromhome.SinceIhadneverfinanciallyplannedforthisday,Ihadtoborrowmoneyfromfriendsaswellas7.(relative).I,togetherwithmywife,8.(be) readytostartoff.WechangedthenametoBlackDogCoffeetherecipesandthelookofthecafé
andmywifedidagreatjobofdesigning.Eighteenyearslaterwe’restillhereanddoing9.(well)
thanever.I’mgrateful10.thelayoffandtheopportunitytopursuemydream.
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RecentmonthshaveseenareturnofbikesacrossChina.Withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadof11.(drive)
toschools
,
,
themenu
,,,
toworkplacesortogosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingprogramshasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.
Thebikes12.(equip)
withGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They’repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovide13.effectivesolutioninplaces14.it’sdifficulttochangefromonekindoftransporttoanother.Bike-sharingisa15.(green)
methodoftransportationand16.(provide) amorefriendlyexperience.
However
,
theprogramshavealsoledtoproblemssuchas17.(legal)
parking
,
deliberatedamagingandtheft.Todealwiththeseproblemsthecompanycameupwiththeideaofencouragingpeople18.(return) thebikestostations19.rewardingfreetimefortheirnextrides.Now
Chineseserviceoperatorsarealsotryingtoaddresstheseproblems.ForexampleMobikesetsa100-pointcreditscoreforeachuser
,
,
,,
with20.(point)
,
takeninthecaseofbadbehaviours.Oncethescoredropsbelow80bike-rentalisincreasedto100yuanper30minutes,upfrom0.5-1yuan.
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Formanyyears
,
I21.(convince)
,
thatmysufferingwasduetomysize.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeareditwouldtakeoldwounds,hurtsandrejectionswithit.
Manyweight-consciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethat22.(change)
ourbodieswillfixeverything.Perhapsourworstmistakeisbelievingbeingthinequalsbeingloved.Wedreamabout23.itwillbelikewhenwereachthelong-awaitedgoal.Wemakeeveryeffort24.(realize)
thisdream.Then
,
atlast
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wefindourselvesthere.Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evensowecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttime
beingthinwillfinallyfulfillitspromiseofeverlasting25.(happy),self-worth,and,ofcourse,love.
Ittookme26.longwhiletoknowthattherewassomethingmoreformetolearnaboutbeauty.Beautystandardsvary27.culturetoculture.InSamoaawomanisnotconsideredtobeattractiveunlesssheweighsmorethan200pounds.More28.(important),ifit’sjoythatwewant,whyputourenergyonthesizeofourbody
?
Whynotlookinside
?
Wehavetofindawaytolivecomfortablyinsideourbodyandmakefriendswithothers29.cherishourselves.Whenwechangeourattitudestoward30.(we),thewholeworldchanges.
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OverandoveragainImeetbabiesdesperately31.(try) to“read”amagazinewithfingers.IamconstantlyshockedHowcantheseparentsstayateasewhentheirkids32.(harm) Howonearthcantheynotknowwhatamagazineisinotherways?
somuchfromtechnology
:?
ResearchersfromCanadalookedatthis.Theresultswerenotgood,
especiallyforyoungerchildren.Theyfoundthatparentsthatusedtechnologytoomuchnegativelyaffectedtheir33.(children) senseofsecurity.Besides,babiesneedimagination,notinstantsatisfaction
,
whichis34.screensoftenprovide.“Babiesareoftendistressedandputintobadmoodwhentheyturntotheirparent35.aconnectionanddiscovertheparentisuninterested,”theywrote.
Beinginvolvedintoomanyelectronicdevices(
设
备
)
36.(be)
bad.Buttheideathatparentsshouldspendalloftheirfreetimeensuringkidsarewell-developedisactuallyamodernconcept—andan37.(absolute)
unrealisticone.OurkidswilljustbefineifwehandovertheiPadatarestauranttohaveagrown-upconversation.
I’mcertainlynotarguingthathoursuponhoursofscreentimeisagoodideaforkids,38.thatweshouldn’ttrytohavetheirview39.(broad).Butwhoamongusdidn’tgiveourparents40.much-neededweekendbreakbysittinginfrontofSaturdaymorningcartoons?
题组二
Ⅰ.语法填空
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(2018·广东茂名五大联盟学校联考)
BritishpeoplespendmoretimewatchingTV
,
gamingandusingmobilephonesandcomputersthansleeping.Aresearch1.wasconductedbyacommunicationagencyfoundthatBritonsusetechnologyfor20minutes2.(long)
thantheyspendsleeping.TheaverageUKadultsusetechnologyforeighthoursandforty-oneminutesperday.Oneofthebiggest3.(reason)
forthisisbroadbandandWi-Fi.PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternet. 4.largenumberofpeopleareonthephoneoronlinewhilewatchingtelevision. 5.(watch)
televisionisthemostpopularactivity.Adultswatchanaverageofthreehoursaday.
Thestudylookedattechnologyandgroupsofdifferentages.It6.(find)
thatsix-year-oldsunderstanditthesameas45-year-olds.Peopleunderstanddigitaltechnologymostwhentheyare14or15.Technology7.(change)
thewaypeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Scientistswarnthatwearebecomingmoreantisocial(
孤
僻
的).Theysaypeoplearemovingawayfromface-to-faceconversationsbecausetheyareusingtechnologytoo8.
(frequent).Theyaddthatpeoplearebecoming9.(addict) totheirsmart-phones. 10.theotherhand
,
technologyalsomeanspeopleareworkingathomeaftertheyfinishworkandgethomefromwork.
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(2018·河北衡水中学大联考)
DuringmyfirstyearinChina
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Ispentthesummerholiday11.myfamilyattheseasideinBeidaihe.Thehotel12.wewerestayinginwasnearthesea
,
soweusedtospendmostofourtime13.
(swim)
.
Now
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mywifeisfromSwitzerlandandwhenshewasathomesheboughtmeawatchas14.present.Thewatchshebought 15.(be)
waterproof(
防
水
的
)
andInevertookitoff
,,
evenwhenIwashavingabath.WhenIwentswimmingatBeidaihe
Ididn’ttakemywatchoffeither.Onthelastdayofourholiday,Iwentswimmingand16.(come) outoftheseawithoutmywatch.AsIwasleaving
,
themanagerofthehotelsaid
,
“Leaveyouraddressandphonenumbersothatwecansendyourwatchtoyouifwecanfindit.”IdidsobutIwasn’tvery17.(hope)
.
Oneweeklater
,
Igotaphonecallformthehotel.Themanwho18.(find) mywatchwasaPLAman.Hepickeditupwhenhewasout19.(walk)
onthebeachonedayandhandeditinatthepolicestation.Afterseveral20.(day)Igotmywatchbackanditwasstillworking. Ⅱ.概要写作
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Therearemanybenefitsofpublictransportation.Forexample
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publictransportationmakesiteasierforpeopletogetwheretheywantandneedtogo.Italsohelpspeoplesavemoney
,
asthecostofmaintaining(
维
修
保
养
)
aworkingvehicleisoftenmuchmorethanthecostassociatedwithpublictransportation.Thef
requencyoftrafficjamsandaccidentsmayalsobereducedwhenapersonusespublictransportation.
Oneofthemainbenefitsofpublictransportationisthefactthatitmakesiteasierforpeopletogetaround.Withoutpublictransportation
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manypeople—especiallythosewithoutcars—wouldbelimitedinwheretheycouldgoandwhattheycoulddo.Withpublictransportation,however,peoplecangettoschoolandwork,gettothegrocerystoreandtodoctors’offices
,
andvisitrelatives
,
eveniftheydonotownvehicles.Publictransportationservespeopleofallagesandfromallwalksoflife
,
rangingfromfamilies
,
includingtheirchildren
,
tobusinesspeopleontheirwaytotheoffice,totheelderly.
Often
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peoplecomplainaboutthecostofpublictransportationwhentheratesareraised.Whencomparedwiththecostofbuyingacar
manypeoplefindthatchoosingtoridepublictransportationisamuchcheaperoption.
Whenpublictransportationisavailable
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manypeoplechoosetouseitinsteadofdrivingtoworkandschool.Thisistrueevenofmanypeoplewhoowncars
,
astheymayprefertoridetoworkonabusortrainratherthandealwithtrafficjamsandparkingfrustrationseachday.Whenpeoplemakethischoice,theresultislesstrafficontheroadways,whichmeansfewertrafficjamsandlesspollution.Infact
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thechoicemanypeoplemaketoridepublictransportationmayeventranslateintofewercaraccidentsandvehicle-relateddeathsandinjuries.Additionally
theuseofpublictransportationalsomeanslessgasisconsumedeachyear.
,