高中英语填空题

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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds     (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,       (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many   _ (original), some religious , some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in _  (memorize) of their ancestors. People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music  _   they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.   _ this important feast day, people eat food in  __ shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had    origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children's festival, __   they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's   _（depend) from Britain.

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I was on my way home with a friend yesterday ___ I found a mobile phone by the roadside. After picking it up, I suggested that we ___ (go) to the house in front of _____ we found the mobile phone. And we did so. I knocked at the door and two young men answered. Neither of them had ____(lose) their phones, but as I referred ____ some names on the contact list(通讯录), one of them said he also had those _____(name) and that it must be the phone of one of their friends. Then, he took the phone and said how wonderful it was that I took the time _____(find) the owner. Afterwards, I left without ______(leave) my name or address. I never considered keeping the phone. Instead, I immediately tried to find the owner. And I believed that was ______(exact) what I would want someone to do if I lost my phone. It couldn’t have been ______ (good).
Sometimes, helping others is just doing the right thing.

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For certain reasons I       (stay) with relatives currently, and in their living room sits a piano which is my favourite musical instrument.
As        child I started learning to play the piano but soon decided to stop so that I could concentrate more       my studies. This is one of my biggest regrets. Every year I would say, “I’m going back to it soon” but I never managed to. Some years later, my teacher      had taught me to play the piano died. I was heartbroken.
   (sit) sat their piano, I think of the times when I used to practice. One time my teacher hugged me after I played an entire sheet of music       (correct) in front of her colleagues. I was so      (embarrass) but her efforts to comfort me helped in easing the shame. These occurrences, good or bad, never decrease my desire        (play) the piano. I still want to make music.
This       (think) then leads me to think that life is like music. Sometimes the music        (produce) is perfect while other times we are out of tune. However, we all coutinue to create our own unique style of music.

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Now if you’ve got nothing to do today, why not go to the east part of the city and get digging? That’s the message from No.1 Senior High School,  ___ is organizing a tree planting event near East Mountain. In order to improve the environmental ___ (educate) of its students and get more people ___ (organize), the school is planning to plant ____ total of 1,400 trees paid by the government over the next few days. They are hoping to plant half of them today and they ___(look) for volunteers to come along and help. No experience is necessary, __ there will be experts to give directions and the ____ (equip) will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come along anytime ___ 10 am and  4 pm. I don’t think you need my advice of what sort of shoes or clothes you have to wear. And of course, gloves will be essential ___ (protect) your hands. So it could be ___ (real) a nice day out for all the families. Enjoy your day.

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Truth and honesty is the best policy, which shows the importance of honesty. What are the benefits of honesty? If you are honest to   _, they will be honest to you in return. When you are sad, they will comfort you. When you are   __ trouble, they will help you. Honesty is regarded as the traditional virtue of our Chinese nation. __ is usually better to be honest than dishonest. Sometimes honesty may get you in trouble or hurt someone, but on the whole   _(tell) the truth is less harmful than lying. Dishonesty can result in guilty feelings,_ (cause)distrust among people and even ruin your reputation. One of the   __(bad) things about lying is that it causes a guilty conscience(良心). As   _ result, people will not trust you any longer and you will lose your reputation and all your friends. Do you still remember the boy   __ cried wolf for several times so no one would trust him? At last all his sheep __(eat) by the wolf. His dishonesty brought him shame as well as damage. So to sum up, honesty not only brings us honor and friendship, but __ material gains. Honesty is the best policy we can take.

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Several weeks ago, my husband and I decided to sell some of the old things in our house. We thought              a good opportunity to clean up our 10-year-old son’s room and deal with some toys that were no             (long) suitable for him to play with. We agreed that all the money          (make) from selling the toys would go to our son.
We decided to sell the toys our son no longer liked and a little bike that was too small for him. The little bike,            a bit old, was still in good condition.
We charged $ 10 for the bike,             it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was over, my husband put it on the roadside with a sign, on          were written “FREE BIKE”. Soon our doorbell rang. A little boy stood outside,            (ask) in poor English whether the bike was really free. I said yes and that he could have it           nothing. He smiled, got on the bike and            (happy) rode away.
Later that evening I told my son that the old bike had been given to the little boy for free. He smiled, obviously happy             (hear) that someone else would make good use of that little bike.

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On June 2，2012，Meghan Vogel won the state championship in the 1500-meter race．，it was her last-place finish in the 3200 meters that won her worldwide attention．
Only a few minutesthe 3000-meter run，Meghan entered the tough 3200-meter final．Three laps into the eight-lap race，Vogel was falling off the pace．It could easily be seen that she didn’t have the energy to compete for another title．20 feet from the finish line，she was in last place but still  had chance of passing a runner from another schoo1—Arden McMath， was faltering(蹒跚)．
Then suddenly Arden McMath (fall)to the track．Vogel never had a moment of doubt about to do next．Rather than run past her fallen competitor to avoid the last-place finish，Vogel stopped to help Arden to her feet and support) her step by step towards the finish line．The crowd cheered for Vogel’s action and the cheers grew(loud) as the two girls finished the race with Vogel purposely (make)sure that Arden crossed the finish line ahead of her．
Last place on the track；first place in sportsmanship(体育精神)．Vogel was truly the (win) of the 3,200-meter race·

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Alex: Kelly, I' 11 go back home to visit my family for several weeks.
Kelly: That' s great. It' s been quite a long time since you       (see) them, hasn't it?
Alex: Yes, but I'm thinking about     I should bring back from China for everyone---my little brother, my sister and my parents.
Kelly: You want to bring back some      (attract) things, don't you? How about a Weifang-style kite? You once mentioned that your brother is fond      collecting kites.
Alex: Hey, that' s a good idea! You and I had a lot of fun      (fly) kites together. I' m sure my brother would like a Weifang-style kite, too.
Kelly: You could also bring back some embroidery (绣品) from Suzhou,     is very famous.
Alex: Kelly, you're a genius(天才)! Not only is Su embroidery very colorful,     it represents Chinese traditions(传统) too! My parents will really like it. Okay, now 1 have to decide what       (buy) for my sister. That' s really difficult decision!
Kelly: Don't be so upset, Alex. Does she like drinking tea'? What about a Chinese teapot?
Alex: Sure, she' d love that. Another great idea! How do you think up these ideas so ___
(easy), Kelly'?
Kelly: Geniuses always do that!

 Time flies! This isthird year that I have been in this school．In the past two and a half years，our school (organize) many activities．What impressed me (much) was an activity (call)“Learning to Farm”．On an autumn afternoon，we(send) to a farm we learnt to plant potatoes(be) in the city for such a long time，we were so happy to go to the countryside．After (spanide) into three groups，we started to work．Some cut potatoes pieces，and_put the pieces of potatoes into the holes and put the earth back．

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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends?” Are you puzzled, wondering       it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar with many Chinese people that they often play jokes        each other when chatting about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new        (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.
   (amaze), the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC produced a program to introduce “tuhao”,     can be considered as “new money (暴发户)” in English.
Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin      (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women         (call) “a force in the global gold market”.       (expert) say the Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during     entire 21st century,      it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.

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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends?” Are you puzzled, wondering       it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar with many Chinese people that they often play jokes       each other when chatting about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new       (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.
   (amaze), the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC produced a program to introduce “tuhao”,        can be considered as “new money (暴发户)” in English.
Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin       (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women       (call) “a force in the global gold market”.      (expert) say the Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during     entire 21st century,       it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.

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Amy: Sarah, how have your two sons been doing at school recently?
Sarah: Don’t ask! Peter never starts it while Sam never stops       (study).
Amy: You’re joking! I hear that Jason is likely ____ (become) the top student after exams this year．
Sarah: Yes, so his teachers say. He has been working very hard at his books every evening for months       end recently. Actually, he is making __ __(prepare)for Peking University.
Amy: Great. Maybe he’ll become a university professor in the future.
Sarah: Maybe. But sometimes I wish he'd go out and enjoy        (he)for a change.
Amy: Yes. What about the    (young) one?
Sarah: Well, he has the ability, but he      (be) always busy.
Amy: What is he busy with?
Sarah:    I really mean when I say he is always busy is that he doesn’t consider study as a top priority.
Amy: I am      (terrible) sorry to hear that. But kids can always find reasonable excuse to avoid studying.
Sarah: Yes. But he is really crazy about     variety of sports, such as football and basketball.
Amy: Perhaps he can make his fortune at football in the future. People can make a large amount of money from sports now.
Sarah: I hope so.

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There’s no such thing as living alone. Never mind if you’re       only person in your house and have no dog, no cat, not even fish. You still have got several billion      (roommate) — and so do we all. Some of them are harmless, some are      (actual) helpful and some could even kill you. They are, of course, bacteria, fungi(菌类) and viruses, and like it or not, they’re on you, around you, and deeply within you. The fact that bacteria life is everywhere is not     (surprise). It’s something you (learn) from your childhood when your mother told you not to drink water from someone else’s glass. There are lots of bacteria       are living in your tea kettle. There are bacteria      (sleep) with you on your bed. Scientists are beginning           realize) the richness of the microbiome(微生物群系) — which is as complex as the ones    (find) in oceans, rainforests, deserts and woodlands. Your house has a microbiome and    do you.

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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible --- and it can be surprisingly         (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research     (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show         (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people         (feel) more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something         gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an         (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things         same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean        (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things       the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to        (you) from that person’s point of view.

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Daniel Davila can often         (see) walking around the city of San Francisco. Sometimes people are surprised to see him walking       any shoes or socks,    Daniel doesn’t mind at all. He likes to walk barefoot, and so    740 other members of Dirty Sole Society, the club that Daniel started years ago. Daniel’s idea for this is to encourage others to live    (free) —free of shoes.
According to Daniel, the barefoot life has many advantages.    most important is simply that it feels good. He also says that     ( walk) barefoot allows you to experience the world directly by touching it with your feet. In addition, the feet do not smell so much     they stay dry, making it hard for bacteria to grow. And of course, walking barefoot keeps your feet   good shape, so it’s actually     (healthy) than wearing shoes.