高中英语填空题

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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Snake dishes have become popularrecent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you (consider) “out of date”. But I wonderall the trends are worth following.
Some people may defend themselves _saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warns us that if no action is taken, number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect ”

第一部分： 语法填空：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
A couple had been married for over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secretseach other except that the woman had a box in a drawer she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about
He’d never thought about it ever since. One day woman got very sick and the doctor, said she wouldn’t recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and (bring) it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed it was time that he should knowwas in the box.
(open) it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $ 25,000. He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be married,” she said, “my grandma told me the secret of happy (marry) was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat I got angry with you.”
The man was so (move) that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! “Honey,” he said, “that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from?”
“Oh,” she said, “that’s the money I made from selling .”

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The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed worriedly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he (eventual) managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him the bad weather, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke (roll) up to the sky. The worst had happened; was lost. He was almost fainted with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that(approach) the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" he asked one of his(rescue). "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we lose heart, God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be smoke signal from the grace of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for them.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A rich land owner decided to leave possessions to one of his two sons. As he lay on the deathbed, he called the two young men to him before break of dawn and even before the cock could crow.  He then said, “I will leave all my earth to the onecan best fill this room. It was in this room I made plans on how to build up my fortune. Not an inch must (leave) uncovered. As I am getting (weak) by the hour you both must come back by midnight.” He handed them a small piece of silver and an empty bag to put their purchases in. They both went out and(hurry) came back with their purchases.(bring) the straw, the elder began to spread it around the floor,far from filling the room. It did not even cover half the space. “This is no use, son,” said the father, “and let me see how brother fills the room.” The younger son took his bag a large candle, set it on the table in the center of the room and lit it. A brilliant bright light filled up the whole room. The father was delighted and exclaimed, “Son, I am sure you will use the wealth well.”

Sleep is  _   people have to have. However, it is    (occasion) interrupted halfway for some reason. One disturbing night, I woke up,  _  (wonder) what had caused the break of my sleep. Failing to find the reason, I forced   _   to go back to sleep. Turning over and over, I became desperate. I couldn’t help but   _  (get) up, and  __  (feel) for the students’ writings taken   __  school. In the deadly silence, the light witnessed my working on  _   writings,   _   lasted almost one hour.  _  the work over, sleep returned to greet me. Was I funny or amazing?

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 1908 Lord Henry  __  (offer) a  prize of ￡ 1,000 to the first man who would fly  __  the English Channel. Over a year passed    _   the first attempt was made. On July  __  (nine), in the early morning, Hubert took off from the French coast  __   his plane Antonio IV . Had traveled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed   _   he was forced to land on the sea.  The Antonio floated on the water  __  Hubert   __  (pick up )by a ship.  _   he was rescued, he failed to receive the prize,  _   reduced him to great embarrassment .

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God has blessed me with a lovely brother. He is 4 years younger than me. I still remember that day when he was born. He is     premature baby. When he was a little baby, he always used to cry for no reason and hardly slept. He never allowed me and my parents (sleep) well.
As time went by, he(become) a little older. I used to get angry with    since he started snatching(抢) all my toys away from me.   , my parents taught me that he is my younger brother and I  make him learn to share things.
Now,we still fight over things, we both love each other deeply. We share the same school and have the same, like doing sports, singing and reading.
We do a lot of secret things without informing our parents and if  (catch), we will join hands to deal with the situation. Life is fun when we are together. As we are growing old day by day, we are becoming (responsible) for our duties than before. And we know that no matter where we go in life, we both are always there for each other to face the hardships of life.

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A big fire broke out in a clothing factory in our city last Wednesday. At 9:18 that morning, when the employees were working       (busy) in the 4-storeyed building, heavy smoke was seen      (come) out of the windows on the second floor. The fire lasted nearly an hour, and the majority of the 345 employees managed     (escape) from the fire. Unfortunately, 7were killed, and 23 injured, lightly or seriously.
Some workers     (complain) that aids came too late,      the firemen did come just 10 minutes after the fire was reported. To rescue everyone from the burning and smoking building in such a short time was too difficult. The only two exits of the big building were not enough for so many people to withdraw in    hurry.
The reason of the fire, according to an investigator, was     someone broke the non-smoking rule in the factory, because some cigarette    (end) were found. Next two weeks, 15 inspection teams will be working in all the factories     turn, aiming to clear away the possibility of more fires.      (hope), no disasters like this will happen again.

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
“ Finally, no more exams.” It’s a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination. What a       (relieve)! However, rather than fill the next three months      sleeping, eating, and watching TV, some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college.
Different from those who begin their applications for foreign colleges in Senior 2, Li made a late decision on a US education. She began to think about it in Senior 3, but decided not                          (give) up the college entrance exam.
Li’s classmate Mao Bingxin is considering studying in Canada after the top exam. She began a TOEFL course on June 11.
He Wei,         18-year-old boy who studies at Shenzhen Bao’an High School, isn’t allowing herself much freedom this summer vacation either,         (devote) her time to looking for a language school     she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies.
He Wei considers     worthwhile to spend the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends. “Although we don’t really know         the future will be like, we are sure that only when we make       (good) preparations for it, will we        (offer)  more chances.” she said.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once there lived a rich man    wanted to do something for the people of his town.    first he wanted to findout whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed   very large stone. Then he    (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passedaround the stone and continued on his way.    man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove   .
Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,   (say) to himself: “The night (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his    (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!     the stone, he found a bag of money.

阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Betty:  Hi, Edward. What are you doing?
Edward: I    (watch) a movie. Join me, Betty?
Betty:  OK. What kind of movie?
Edward: Action movie. The name of the movie is Police Story 2013, which is so     
(thrill) but touching in the end. I am crazy     movies starred by Jackie  Chan.
Betty:  Yeah. He is one of       (great) Kungfu stars all over the world. What  makes you  like action movie?
Edward: There is a great hero in every action movie, who is       (bravery) and often beats  the bad guys and saves the weak ones. He is not locked by rules. So I can’t help loving it.
Betty:  Wow,      a man you are!
Edward: Thanks. But I need to do more to catch up with them. What about you?
Betty:  Me? I prefer love stories. The new movie The Destiny,     was shown on Valentine Day, touched me to tears.
Edward: Really?
Betty:  Yeah. You see, when a lady and a man fall in     with each other and become a couple, they overcome       series of difficulties, which tests true love. How romantic! And especially, the man frequently saves the lady        also saves
his true love. Wow, so romantic and moving......
Edward: Okay, Okay. Do you want to see The destiny once again?
Betty:  Yeah.

语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
The passage is about a letter written by Li Qiang who is taking up the prize that ______ won last year. At first he was nervous and _______ (certain) about the journey. However, with Wang Ping’s guiding, Li Qiang ______(transport) into the future safely. Hit by a lack of fresh air, his head ached and he tried to make the necessary ______ (adjust) to this new situation. Soon he was back _______ his feet again _____ flew after Wang Ping in a hovering carriage _______ (drive) by computer. Arriving at Wang Ping’s house, Li Qiang was shown into _____ large room with a green wall made of trees, ______ leaves provided the room with oxygen. ______ (exhaust), Li Qiang slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
On receiving my learner’s permit a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. However,      wasn’t until two days ago that Dad allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination      (be) Orewa, a beautiful seaside town.
That morning I made sure I had everything ready for the journey,      nothing could have prepared me for my family’s complaints.
“Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel so tightly.” I       (call) by a nervous voice from the backseat.
“Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic,” ordered another voice from the seat next     me.
How    (annoy)! To satisfy them, I stepped hard on the accelerator (加速器), and within a second, an    (anger) voice began to yell again.
“Stop! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above l00km/h?”
   I drove into the city, where the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved and stopped      (tell) me what to do. On our way home, the journey was much       (easy) than before as everyone else fell fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the worried expression I     (wear) since childhood meant sure failure. I knew it wasn't going to be easy to change that expression on my face left by so many years of      （hard）. It called for a complete change in my view on life. Here is the method I tried.
Each morning during a fifteen­minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out, however, that it couldn't be a     (force) smile developed just for the purpose of putting dollars in my pocket. It had to be      honest­to­goodness smile from down deep inside, an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let's see      starting off with a good fifteen­minute training of the smile muscles helped me during the day.   entering an office I would think of many things I had to be thankful for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail      (get) the same smile       return from the person I met. I also found that it pleased people when I passed them on the street to give them a cheerful smile.
Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have ever smiled in your life,       see how much better you feel and look. It's one of the best ways I know to stop worrying, and start living. When I began doing this, I found       more welcome everywhere.