高中英语填空题

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Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions    she had become very proud. One day, a naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided    (teach) her a lesson.
She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that beautiful, and that the butterfly only won the competitions    the judges had been paid. In   (real), the cockroach was the most beautiful.
The butterfly was angry and told the cockroach, “I    (beat) you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you choose.”  “OK, I accept. See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left    waiting for a reply.
That Saturday everyone went to   beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw    the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of    preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left   (sob) and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. Fortunately, the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.

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I'd like to talk about the school system in Australia today. The school system in Australia does depend on _______ you go to a private school or a public school. In the state I’m from, there are a lot of private schools, and generally they are single-sex high schools. The public high schools are generally ______ (mix). All of the private high schools insist that you should wear their school uniforms, ____that might mean      (wear) a school tie and a school jacket. However, the public high schools often give you a  ______(choose) of whether you want to wear a uniform or not. The school classes generally start anywhere   ____ 8:30 and 9 o’clock in the morning and run    _____ 3:30 in the afternoon, and they’re followed by after-school____   (active) like sports and music theater. The school year generally starts in the   ____ (begin) on February, after our summer vacation, which lasts about six weeks around the Christmas period.
The only thing I don't like about our school system is the idea of the difference in quality of education between the private and the public schools. It remains     ___(see) whether you can get a better education, even if you are in a private high school. Most of our public high schools are quite good.

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Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely        cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color         represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children      (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect       against evils（灾祸）.
People’s       (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be        most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally       physically. People      (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that      (easy) catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So         you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

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How time flies! I will be a senior high school student this term. I am very excited and nervous. I feel excited because I      (learn) more knowledge from my new teachers.      (especial), I can learn more about English, math, physics, chemistry and biology. I think they are       (interest). I can meet many new     (friend) in senior high school as well. I think they,      new friends, will be friendly and kind-hearted. I believe I will get along well      all of my new classmates.       the saying goes, “A friend is      (easy) to be lost than found.” If you want to make friends with others, you should treat them true-heartedly. It is really hard,     I will try.
I feel nervous because I heard that it is difficult   (study) in senior high school. I think I will meet many problems and fall through many times. But it’s nothing serious, because I know if I work hard, I will be successful at last. I want to tell myself: Try！Try! And never say die！

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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom which is _   the northwest coast of the continental Europe. London is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom. Many government departments are based close to the Palace of Westminster.
The history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans,      named it Londinium .London has a wide range of peoples and cultures, and more than 300 languages     (speak) within Greater London. London is   _ leading global city with strengths in arts, education, entertainment, fashion, tourism and transport. It is one of the world's most-visited     (city) in terms of international arrivals and has the world's largest city airport system. London has 43 universities, making it the largest centre of higher education in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city    (host) the modern Summer Olympic Games three times. London is a world     (culture) capital and is home to many museums, galleries, libraries, and sporting events,        (include) the British Museum which always symbolizes London. The London Underground is the       (old) underground railway network in the world.
London is such a wonderful city    travelling there will be an exciting experience.

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Have you ever        (imagine)what the world looks like through the eyes of a bee? You can try it out with the MicaToolbox．
The MicaToolbox is a free plugin(插件)       (build)by scientists at the University of Exeter in Britain．Together with Image J，a popular piece of software for      (science)pictures，it can turn many image into animal vision．This means people can check out the pictures      appear in the brains of animals such as insects，birds，and fish．
The way we see our world depends on how our eyes deal       light．Human eyes have three types of photoreceptors(感光细胞)，and this makes us see       colors of red，green，and blue．Animals，     ，might see it      (different)．A cat’s vision is similar to a human who is color blind，while bees can see ultraviolet(紫外线)light，easily finding patterns on flowers that show them the way to honey．
As of now，the MicaToolbox has already been used in many research projects，      (look)at，for example，how animals hide        (they)You can download the software from researcher Jolyon Troscianko’s website http：// www．jolyon．co．uk／myresearch／image—analysis／image—analusis—tools．

语法填空 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分 15分)  (答在答题纸上)
There was a boy who was excellent at his study except for his poor handwriting . One day he made up _____ mind to improve it . With the strong will , he made use of old newspapers to write on to reduce his family’s burden. _____ time went on , he found that little progress was made  ______ he had practised a lot , which made him quite upset .
_______( disappoint) , he turned to his teacher for help . After hearing his story , the teacher _____ (advise ) him to use the best paper rather than the old newspapers. Much to his puzzle as well as delight , by following his teacher’s ____(suggest), he did make it . The teacher then explained to him , “ the key _____ your success is that you couldn’t take it seriously with so many old newspapers . ______you wrote it well or not didn’t matter at all . Instead , while using the paper , you treasure it because it costs you much . Therefore , you devote yourself to ____(practise) so as not to waste the best paper and the money. “
So do you treasure everyday by leading _____ meaningful life or do you regard your daily life just as “ the old newspapers “ ?

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Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and      (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches.
At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last       entire evening.
Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a  (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.
During one visit      the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially – prepared dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate       she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving. Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas      (carry) in for each guest. But she depended    her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying on a warm conversation.
Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader’s political chat   she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put  down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal    (touch).

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Questioning can lead to _______(search) for an answer. If we are in the habit of raising doubts as to ______ what we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.
Two years ago, our teacher _____(offer) us an answer to a difficult math problem in class. Although the answer seemed a little strange, nobody _______ I doubted it. Thinking that his answer might be wrong, I _______(careful) analyzed the problem and tries to work ____ out in a different way. Half an hour _______, I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to him, the teacher praised me for my _______(depend) thinking.
From this experience, I have learned that questioning can serve as ________ bridge that helps us to seek the ______(true).

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Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard every day, __ they were always poor.
One day, her son stole his friend’s bag. “Mom, what do you think of this bag?” His mother praised her son instead of scolding him. The next time, he stole ___ overcoat. She praised him again. A few years _  (late), he grew up to be a young man. He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother. This time, she __ did not scold her son. Then, he started to steal more expensive things.
One day, the police caught him. Before he ____ (put) in prison, he begged the police to meet his mother. They took him __ his mother. As soon as he saw his mother, he suddenly bit her ear. “Ouch! What is the matter with you?” She finally scolded him. Her son answered. “If you had given me a scolding like _ when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief.” ___ (look) at her son heading to prison, “If only I __ turn back time, I would scold him severely.” She said (regret).

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Many Chinese students studying abroad like to stay with host families to learn their language and culture. Nowadays, many Shanghai white­collar workers have received native English­speaking___(nation) students as their host families, too, in order to learn English from them.
It is usually free for a foreign student to stay in a host family in Shanghai, but he/she must take___the responsibility of teaching English to at least one certain member of the family. Miss Li has always worried about her____(limit) English. “I never knew what to say to an English­speaking person，” she said. She has taken a number of English courses, but____has proved to be useful. Last year, she saw____advertisement recruiting (征募) host families for foreign students, and that was how Carey (from Chicago, U．S.) came to her home. Carey is actually not a student, but a____(manage). She stays in Li's apartment for free，____has to teach Li oral English for an hour every day. “She could hardly speak Chinese at the beginning, and we had to guess____each other meant through gestures，” said Li.
Two months later, they could talk to each other___gesticulating. Now, Li can communicate with any English­speaking person freely. About 100 Shanghai families have received foreign boarding students, and the figure__(rise). However, foreign boarding students can not only help improve oral English, but examination skills.

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British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19^th century. The __ (invent) of the railways made this possible. The first holiday makers      (be) quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to cure people of illness. And doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. At that time ordinary working people had very little time off work.       , in 1871 the government introduced four “Bank Holidays”, that is national holidays. This allowed people      (have) a day or two out now and then,      gave them a taste for leisure and seaside. At first, they went on a day trip, taking advantage     special trip tickets on the railways. By the 1880s,       (rise) incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could have holiday at the seaside. Welfare was reduced and cheap hotels  (build) for them. Holiday makers enjoy    (sit) on the beach, bathing in the sea and eating ice cream. Cheap entertainment was on offer and holiday makers went to have fun. Today    English seaside remains popular with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.

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When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets ______ the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street you must look to the right first ______ then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from _______, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most _____ (danger) then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, _______. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. ________ (have) a look first, or you will go ___ wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses ________ two floors. You can sit on the ____ ____ (two) floor. From ______ you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.

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Dear Tom，
How time flies! You  ______(study) in Beijing for nearly a month, during which you must ______(achieve) a lot. Well, how’s everything going? It is reported that the weather there is very hot and dry these days, which is very different from _____of your country. Have you adapted to it? In_____ (add), you once complained that the food  ______(serve) there was not to your taste. I hope that should have been improved.
I am glad to tell you that I will go to Beijing to take part in an English speech contest in July, _____is not only an honor, but also a great opportunity for me ____(improve) myself . And now I try my best to make ______(prepare) for it. However , I have some trouble in ______(collect) the materials relevant and using the language. I will appreciate  it if you give me a hand to solve the problems.
After the contest, I am to drop_____ at your school to visit you.
Please wait for my phone.

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On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.
When she came home she sensed    unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was    sign of force entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room checking and   (find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what    (happen).
It was 4 o’clock     the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clark was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box  (push) open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of     appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand.    wire turned and caught around the knob (圆钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water    the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was    (instant) pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet。