高中英语填空题

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Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out what to do   it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.
Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried   (pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at   he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something  (amaze) . It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.   the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of   well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes   ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just   never giving up!

It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone ______ (be) the days when they toiled (辛苦) the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized _____ intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!
Women on two wheels have become ______ familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman ______ (take) her children on her bicycle to school and then reaching her office in time.
“Super woman” ______ she is, it is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life. She needs to feel ______ (support). She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s job. ______ colleagues doubt her passion to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.
Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. ______ ______ ______all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem (尊重).

The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she _____ (fly). At night, and in a storm, a pilot was in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. With all the difficulties, Amelia Earhart wasn’t sure if she _____ reach land. There was nothing to do but keep______ (go).
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland. It was with the great courage ______ she made the safe landing. And for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she ______ (honor) by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman
______ (fly) the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time and was ____ (skillful) than her previous flight. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful. Her passion for flight lasted in her remaining life ______ she mysteriously disappeared from public in the year 1937.

Has the world just witnessed its first ever robot suicide? Boring housework was seemingly too much for one cleaning robot to take, when it apparently rebelled and decided to end it all.
The robot was given the tiresome task of cleaning up some spilt grain before it climbed on to a kitchen hotplate ___ it destroyed itself, according to reports in Austria. It had reportedly grown tired of _____(force) to clean the house every day and decided to become a martyr(殉道者) to the robot cause.
“Somehow it seems ____(restart) itself again before it made its way along the work surface. Then it pushed a cooking pot out of the way and basically that was the end of it,” explained fireman Helmut Kniewasser, who _____(call) to deal with the fire at Hinterstoder in Kirchdorf. “It pretty quickly started to melt underneath and then stuck to the kitchen hotplate. It then caught fire. ___ _____ _____ we arrived, it had become just a pile of ash.” He added: “The entire building ____ _____be evacuated (疏散) and there was severe smoke damage particularly in the flat in which the robot had been in use. “It’s a mystery how it came to be started and ended up making its way to the hotplate.”____ took an hour to clean and make the building safe. The homeowner plans to charge the robot’s manufacturer.

After 30 years _____ a pilot, Captain Peter Elliott got to fly holiday-makers on a Thomas Cook flight from Birmingham, UK, to Tenerife, Spain with his daughter.
Senior First Officer Laura Elliott ____(fly) for six years but has never before got to work with her father.  “It’s my dream to be able to fly with my Dad,” she said.
It had seemed unlikely that the pair would ever co-pilot _____ same aircraft because Miss Elliott learned to fly on Airbus planes when she joined the company in 2009, and her father flew Boeings. However, after Peter Elliott, 59, retrained to fly Airbuses, their dream of flying together came true.
Miss Elliott, 30, became interested in flying when____(inspire) by her father with a trial flight as her birthday present. Miss Elliott said: “Becoming a pilot was never something I had considered. It was only when my Dad bought me a trial flight for my 18th birthday____ I considered following in my Dad’s footsteps.”
The pair finally sat in the cockpit (驾驶员座舱) together and Mr Elliott made an announcement to passengers___ the flight made it a special day for him as he was flying with his daughter.
Miss Elliott recalled the flight, ____(say), “I was initially nervous and he kept asking _____ I was nervous or not. It was like going for a driving lesson with him. Thankfully, everything went smoothly and the passengers loved it. If it ever happens again, I will definitely be a lot____(relaxed).”

Tears come out of my eyes when I talk to my parents on the phone．What are they doing when I call them? This is w__________ I want to know most．I promise my mother to study hard in the university because I am her h___________．I just want her to promise me that she can take care of h______and my dad because they are just l _____ the blood in my body.
In my family, everyone is equal．We are very happy to have meals together．Mum says that the h_________time for Dad and her is to see my sister and me come back home．We play cards in the room, watch TV and do anything we like, with Dad and Mum p_______delicious food in the kitchen．I forget all the difficulties and unhappiness at that t____．The o________ thing I would like to do is to enjoy the time with my parents.
Sometimes, love doesn’t n_______ many words．Love your parents as they love us．G__________them a call, telling them you love them and miss them.

Yesterday, as I approached the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. You see, I have to go everywhere these days with a walker, and folks are __________ (constant) holding or opening doors for me, so this was not unusual.
However, I told the gentleman that the door had ________ automatic opener, and he did not need to stay to hold it open. He said “Here I thought I would have an opportunity to be _________ (help).”
At that, I backed up, let the door close, and allowed him to reopen the door, not _________ (use) the automatic control this time. His comment then was “Well, now I feel like that I ________ (accomplish) something helpful and worthwhile today.”
We never know _________ someone else is feeling. We seniors seem to feel we can take care of _________ at all times. That random act of kindness brightened not only my day, but to my joy and delight, also the day of that white-haired senior citizen. I felt a glow for the rest of the day, and, ________ (hope), so did he!
So, gentle readers, never hesitate _________ (offer) kindness. You may find to your _________ (amaze) that there is more kindness in your community than you ever believe possible.

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It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. I did not want to ask anyone else to go with me. So I went to the hospital by     . I was taken to a small room. Lina lay   (sleep) quietly on a table.
This wasn’t   first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would sleep deeply for about twelve hours   the poison stopped doing its harm.
I sat down by Lina’s side and watched her sleep. The room was still. I looked around. The room seemed familiar. “Have I been here before?” I wondered. I looked around again. “I’m sure I’ve been in this room,” I told myself. Then I remembered. It was in this very room     I gave birth   Lina seventeen years ago.  happy I was then!
Lina used to be such a bright,   (health) and nice child. “What has turned her into a dope-taker (吸毒者)?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of young people like her   (take) dope to destroy themselves? There must be something   (serious) wrong with our society. What is it?”

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The "selfie" is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up        (post) one or two of those. He picks the one that he feels make him look the      (good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him     (remove) ,because that smile is what gives him the     (determine) to love himself.
I read    poem recently and the young man said,“If I ask you   you love, the answers will most likely roll your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, your daughter, or your best friend. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say 'I love  .
That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. I've struggled with confidence all my life .I still do. And in  way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway confidence.   ,the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves.

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Nowadays，the ice bucket challenge is among the     (hot) news of a11．It is an activity  (hold)by an American charity organization．It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal their disease，but also makes more and more people aware   the disease，so that they can give more care to the patients,
Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic(流行病)， becomes popular around the world very   (quick)．The starter holds the activity，   (hope)people can experience the ALS  patients’ pain．In the activity，people need to pour the ice water down from their heads，and then propose another three people．They can either choose to accept the challenge    donate 100 dollars，or do the both．
The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard．It is hard for the patients to move．Stephen Hocking is one of the    (suffer)．Ice bucket challenge is     great success．Until now，a big donation  (receive)．

The blacksmith Jones worked hard in his shop. The son of Mr. White, ______ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday. “Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)?” said Jones. “It may be useful to you      day.” After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks. Old Mr. White died and because of the war the son lost all his goods. He _______(force) to leave home and live in another country. It happened _____ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money ______ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them _________ there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes. Young Mr. White, who was finding _______difficult to earn his ______ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him ______ (settle) in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. Soon Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village. “How funny,” he said, “Even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is ______ (much) useful to me than all my former riches.”

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Worker: Customer Service, Anthony Grant speaking.     can I help you?
Customer: I can’t believe this is happening! I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday,     today I found that you sent a 24-inch one. I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico, but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we’re taking off on Saturday. It’s only three days away. What am I    (suppose) to do?
Worker: I’m really sorry, madam. I   (check) it right away. Would you please tell me your order ?
Customer:      is CE29.
Worker: Er, just a moment. I do apologize, madam. There does seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag     (send) to you by over-night mail right away. It shall arrive by this Friday. It will be    time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any    (convenient) caused by out mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.
Customer: OK. Well, thank you.
Worker: Thank you, madam, for choosing Linch Mail Order Company. I hope you have   wonderful vacation.

It was a city in Hubei Province. On International Children's Day, some orphans (孤儿) from the Wuhan Welfare Institute for Children __(take) to the park. An elderly westerner was with them. The children were eager to tell him everything that was going on. They held him by the hand and never hesitated to call ____ Grandpa. This man was Professor William Dorrity, from Florida，USA. In 2003, ___ Professor Dorrity and his wife retired, they came to Wuhan and started to work as volunteers at the Welfare Institute.
The Dorritys have been working hard _ (improve) the conditions at the Welfare Institute since they came. They often take children on day trips, __ (bring) along with them all kinds of food for the kids to enjoy. They recently bought audiphones for four orphans _ hearing problems and small tape recorders for three blind children. They also bought a wheelchair for tenyearold Tan Jun, ___ suffers from a brain problem. With the __ (arrive) of spring, the Dorritys took the children for ___ outing. “We love China and we love children,” Dorrity said, “ ___ we are happy to do this.”

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Anna pushed herself up from the bench and walked steadily with her walking sticks toward the office. As soon as she entered the room, she saw it. blue umbrella was there, unopened,a floor-to-ceiling window.  (see) it so near, nearly within reach, Anna forgot herself and pointed to her possession.
“That is mine,” she said. “My son brought it to me from Paris and I want it back.”
The man had risen when she entered and he (remain) standing. He turned to look at the umbrella  she pointed. “Yes. I know the umbrella is from Paris, ”he said, showing a mix of innocence and curiosity. “Actually, it is (make) in Italy, but it’s sold in Paris. It’s not the one your son gave you. I bought it myself.”
Anna stared at him. Was he claiming that it was his own umbrella? She had run all the way to this office building from the shopher umbrella was stolen.
“My son gaveto me,” Anna countered. “It means everything to me, because my son is (die).”
As soon as she said them, Anna knew she had made a mistake. She had opened herself up to a stranger. He had no business knowing the most important fact of her life, a grief she kept private. could anyone understand what her son’s death meant to her?

A hobby means    favorite activity that a person does     pleasure in his spare time. It differs from person to person     from age to age. Some people like to ski, fish, swim, raise flowers and collect stamps.   like to watch football games, take pictures and play    (music) instruments. Hobbies can help people relax after a period of intense work and provide a balance      work and rest. They can also help people improve     mental and physical health. Sometimes hobbies can help cure sick persons.
But in the old days, workers worked long hours in factories to support their families. Farmers worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset. They had no time or money       (enjoy) hobbies. Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, and with the improvement of       (life) standard, people from all walks of life have more free time and leisure time for hobbies. By developing various hobbies, many old people, especially retired people,      (spend) their remaining years in ease and comfort nowadays.