语法填空(一)
1、 Every Thanksgiving my family and I, along with others,prepare and serve Thanksgiving meals for the people in our small mountain community. My husband and I also bring ①__________(meal) to shut-ins. We left to pass out boxed meals to ②__________senior housing apartment building. After ③__________(deliver) to some individual apartments, we went to the dining room. We put the boxes ④__________(fill) with turkey, ham, stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, gravy ⑤__________green bean casserole at the places at the tables. People invited ⑥__________(we) to stay,and thanked us,but we had other deliveries and had to leave. We started to exit and I turned around and saw them all ⑦__________(watch) us. Impulsively, I asked,w Would anybody like a hug?” They lined up. There was so much ⑧__________(warm) in each hug. My eyes filled with tears and my heart with love. I now visit ⑨__________(occasional) to chat and, of course, hug. This year at my Thanksgiving delivery, when they line up ⑩__________their hugs, I am going to have them turn around and hug each other. These people have no family at Thanksgiving—what could be better for them than hugs!
2、 To this day, Kevin Hart still recalls the exact moment he learned this lifelong lesson, ①__________ he says came about one afternoon while he was under the care of his after-school babysitter, ②__________kind, grandmotherly woman named Miss Davis.
③__________(typical), Han helped Miss Davis with housework after school. One day. however, Han skipped the housework and joined some friends ④__________a “game’’of throwing rocks at passing cars.
As it went, one of the ⑤__________(stone) Hart threw broke a car window. On seeing this, Hart and his friends ⑥__________(flee) from the scene. The car stopped and the driver stepped out to find who did it. Eventually,his friends all pointed to Hart. “They threw me under the bus so fast!\ News of the incident quickly made ⑦__________(it) way to Miss Davis.
He spent the rest of the day in panic,fearing what ⑧__________(happen)when Davis told his mother. Yet, Miss Davis never told. Her act gave Hart an important lesson about trust. “You’ve got to give trust ⑨__________(get) trust,” he says. He was so ⑩__________(thank) that he never got into trouble as a teenager from then onfall because of Miss Davis.
3、 It’s almost a common belief that the best food you can find in a place is not in the fancy
restaurants, ①__________in the backstreets. These spots are usually away from popular tourist attractions,which means that to find them you’ll need the spirit of an explorer.
That’s ②__________I came across roujiamo when I was exploring Beijing. I found ③__________restaurant that sold dishes from Xi’an when I explored the area around ④__________(I) office one day. I decided to try it out. My roujiamo ⑤__________(make) fresh, so the bread was still warm. It was soft when I bit into it, and the meat inside was delicious and tender. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I ordered more to take home with me. Though it’s just a snack, it’s Still quite filling and can ⑥__________(easy) satisfy your appetite.
There are a ⑦__________(various) of things you can put inside the “mo”, as the bread is called. For example, in certain areas in Xi’an, the meat ⑧__________(use) is usually beef, but in Gansu Province, lamb is more common. And the first roujiamo that I tried was made ⑨__________pork. However it’s made, it’s still a tasty snack And for an American like me who grew up ⑩__________(eat) hamburgers, it’s a perfect combination of East and West.
4、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Earth Day is an event ①__________(annual) celebrated on April 22. ②__________(found) by Senator Gaylord Nelson, an American politician and environmentalist, it was originally aimed at helping the public to know the current situation of air and water pollution and ③ __________(get) people to care about the earth.
In 1962, Rachel Carson’s bestselling book “Silent Spring” created an ④__________(aware) of the dangerous effects pf pesticides(农药). Then, a fire, ⑤__________broke out in 1969 on Cleveland’s Guyahoga River, shed light on the problem of chemical pollution in water. Senator Gaylord Nelson dreamed of ⑥__________similar large event that would get people to take environmental issues seriously. In 1969, he was inspired by protests against the Vietnam War and came up with the idea for Earth Day.
In the fall of 1969, Nelson announced it and appealed to the entire country to get involved. Consequently, telegrams, letters and telephone calls ⑦__________all over the country poured in. Since 1970, Earth Day celebration have grown. Later, Nelson ⑧__________(award) the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his work.
Today, Earth Day is celebrated around the world every April 22. Sometimes numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of ⑨__________(Activity) focused on the environmental issues. In 2017, the March for Science ⑩__________(occur) on Earth Day (April 22, 2017) and was followed by the People’s Climate Mobilization (April 29, 2017).
5、 No matter where you are,humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at it—planning and doing things ahead of time, ①__________ others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at the eleventh hour.
Tardiness(拖拉) can be serious. If you ②__________(be)one minute late for work, would you resign? It may sound extreme, but that is exactly ③__________occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords,in January 2024. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late,and,as a result, was unable to answer a ④__________( schedule) question. Instead of trying ⑤__________(make) up for lost time,as many might do, he resigned on ⑥__________ spot. He apologized for his discourtesy(无礼)and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though, ⑦__________( reject) by the UK prime minister.
So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously. In contrast, others seem to view tardiness ⑧__________just the normal way of things. What is considered acceptable is based on culture. That is, if you don’t mind waiting, it might be best to attend your ⑨__________(appoint)in good time. And if the worst comes to the worst, remember the old English proverb, \⑩__________(well) late than never.”
6、 A toy animal might not matter much to the average person, but for a child, it could mean the world. When 10-year-old Leon Ashworth’s mom couldn’t afford ①__________(buy) him a toy panda he badly wanted, he wrote a ②__________(pity) note on the toy’s box begging ③__________(shopper) not to buy it until his mom could. What happened next ④__________( be) so heartwarming, it would melt you.
The boy, Leon Ashworth, ⑤__________lives in Liverpool, England with his mom.first saw his beloved ‘Panda at an Asda supermarket, the British equivalent of Wal-Mart. Though he was willing to wait with
⑥__________(patient)until his mom ⑦__________(pay) on June 15th to take the lovely panda home, the store’s staff decided to do something extremely thoughtful after they noticed Leon s scribbled letter. They decided to buy it for him.
In search ⑧__________the young author, whom they didn’t know at the time,they posted the note on Facebook and eventually attracted the attention of Debbie Ashworth, who ⑨__________( immediate ) recognized her son’s handwriting. The Asda crew invited the mom and her son back to the store,and had a wonderful surprise waiting for them. \⑩__________ best day of my life.\
7、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the most important①__________(tradition) festival in China, which falls in late January or early February.
The historical reason for beginning the New Year in such a time is ②__________it is the time between autumn harvest and spring plowing and planting. In other words, it is the time for rest, relaxation and celebration after a year's hard work.
Except this practical reason for celebrating the Spring Festival, a popular Chinese legend offers another ③__________(explain), which is ④__________(general) accepted in China. In ancient times, a devil called “Nian” that lived under the sea would attack people once a year on the eve of the New Year. It jumped out from the sea and attacked villages, ⑤__________(eat) people, animals and plants. As they could no longer bear Nian's cruel persecution, the villagers gathered ⑥__________(discuss) how to deal with Nian and some people suggested that the devil was afraid of loud noises, red color and flame. So people⑦__________firecrackers and fireworks, put up red couplets on ⑧__________(they) gates and beat drums to drive Nian away. The idea worked ⑨__________Nian ran away.
Since ever, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival has formed and the practices of putting up red couplets on gates, setting ⑩__________firecrackers and fireworks, etc. have been passed down.
8、 Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It①__________(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it②__________(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of③__________ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days④__________ seven a few months. It took years of
work⑤__________(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is⑥__________(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit⑦__________ is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately? While there are⑧__________(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us
the⑨__________(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be⑩__________(patience).
答案以及解析
1答案及解析:
答案:meals; a; delivering; filled; and; us; watching; warmth; occasionally; for
解析:
1. meals 从前文的serve Thanksgiving meals 可知,meal是可数名词,因此这里用复数形式。 2. a空后的building是可数名词,这里表达“一座大楼”,因此用不定冠词a。 3. delivering after是介词,因此后面用动词的v.-ing形式。 4. filled本空中filled with...为过去分词短语做定语,修饰boxes。 5. and作者列举了一系列的食物,因此用and连接。 6. us本空作invited的宾语,因此用宾格形式。
7. watching本句采用了watch sb. doing的结构,表达“看着某人在做某事”。 8. warmth 空前有so much修钟,因此本空用warm的名词形式。 9. occasionally 本空用副词做状语,修饰visit。 10. for本空表达line up的目的,因此用介词for。
2答案及解析:
答案:which; a; Typically; in; stones; fled; its; would happen(might/could happen); to get; thankful 解析:
1. 考査定语从句。此处lesson是先行词,指物,后面的非限制性定语从句缺少主语和引导词,故答案为which。 2. 考査不定冠词。句意:一个和蔼的、奶奶一样的女士,她的名字叫Miss Davis。此处 2. kind, grandmotherly woman named Miss Davis.是 babysitter的同位语,故答案为a。 3. 考查副词。副词修饰整个句子,故答案为Typically。
4. 考查固定搭配。join sb.in sth.加入某人行列做某事,故答案为in。
5. 考查名词复数。根据oneof可知后面的名词用复数形式,故答案为stones。
6. 考查时态。一看到这个,Hart和他的朋友就逃离了现场。 句子用一般过去时态,故答案为fled。
7. 考查形容词性物主代词。这一事件的消息很快就被戴维斯小姐送到了。形容词性物主代词修饰名词,故答案为its。
8. 考查时态。他一整天都在恐慌中度过,担心当戴维斯告诉他的母亲时会发生什么。句子用过去将来时态,故答案为would happen(might/could happen)。
9. 考查动词不定式。你必须信任才能获得信任。此处是动词不定式做目的状语,故答案为to get。
10. 考查形容词。他非常感激,从那时起,他就再也没有遇到过麻烦,都是因为戴维斯小姐。此处是形容词放在be动词后面做表语,故答案为thankful。
3答案及解析: