高中英语填空题

After the trip by camel, we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water         (actual) gets quite rough.

My older brother and I are busy         (arrange) a trip to Africa.

Now，Valentine’s Day _______(celebrate) in many countries around the world. However, the traditions often differ from place to place.

It is said that the first_______(record) Valentine’s card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in 1415.

Valentine’s Day is the time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards，flowers and chocolates. Its origins are________(clear) and hidden in the river of time.

One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, satisfied with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “Excuse me. ___you have the time?” the tramp replied, “I’m sorry---I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife.
The tramp lay down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, ______ was out walking her dog, shook the tramp’s shoulder until he woke up, ___said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen to know  the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at being woken up again, but he politely told the woman he didn’t have a watch and had no idea ______ the time. After the woman left, an idea occurred to the tramp. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his strength, “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes ___, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, “It’s 2:30 p.m.”

My first roller coaster experience was not pleasant. It was in the summer of 2009, in Six Flags, Massachusetts, the US. I went         with a group of friends. We were all very excited about roller coaster        waited anxiously for the ride to begin. As the roller coaster got up higher and higher, however, my heart started to beat  
hard that I even could see my shirt move up and down. I could feel the wind getting stronger and brushing through my hair. Then the big drop came. I closed my eyes and told         that it would be over in two seconds, but it felt like forever. I was pushed up from my seat as if I        to be thrown out of the car.       the time I finished the ride, I could barely stand up or speak. So when my friends asked me       I thought of the ride, I just answered with silence. No matter how hard I tried, I could not make        sound.

We went to the swimming pool today. I had my first swimming lesson. At first I was very afraid. I hated it when the water went up my nose and into my ears. I kept my eyes closed all ___ time.
Slowly, however, I became more confident. The teacher made sure _ would always touch the bottom of the pool with my feet and __ my head was above water. By the end of the lesson I could float on the water for __ least a minute.
I’m glad I’m learning to swim; it can be lots of fun. Soon I hope to be able to dive into the pool __ swim underwater.

Why is reading so important? Joseph Addison once said, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is     the body.” I am sure you     have heard this quote. Reading is a great hobby,       makes you discover yourself. Reading good stories can help you solve some problems in your own life. Besides, reading      sets a good example to younger generations.

Sadly, people nowadays seem to have totally lost interest in this activity. Children are busy with computer games,       adults use their cell phones or computers to search for information.      seems that people have forgotten     importance of reading. Anybody can use the Internet to look for information, but the sources are     as reliable as a book.
To open a book is always beneficial! Don’t spend all your spare time on the computer screen or cell phones.

Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died at the age of 85.
The actress became famous       a young girl in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top.
She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California,     natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.
Born in 1928,      sweet-faced, curly-haired Temple was     of the most popular child stars in Hollywood history, getting her first film role at the age of three.
Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special teenage Oscar in 1935,      she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person to receive an Academy Award because nobody else got it at such a young age.
Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films — but found       difficult to maintain her career in adulthood     retired from Hollywood in 1950.

Different people may bid for different things. As for me, I want dream, friendship and     admission notice to a famous university most.
Dreams would be on the top of my list. Only by pursuing our dreams     we enjoy a meaningful and fulfilled life. Money can buy a cozy life,      without dreams, even a millionaire would find his life boring.
A person without friends can__  be happy. Our life is full of joys and sorrows,   __  we need people to share with. Faced with difficulties, we need friends to give____  comfort and help. Just as a saying goes. "A friend in need is a friend indeed. "Friendship can help us  ups and downs of life, so friendship would be in my list as well.
After working hard for so many years, I deserve to go to a good university,      being admitted to a famous university can help me live up to my parents’ expectations and bring me a bright future.

Now it is becoming more and more popular to chat over the Internet, because you can find it expensive to do that than to make a long distance call. This makes Internet chatting attractive option if you live far away from family and friends, __ you are on a budget.
You can also complete ___ tasks while chatting over the Internet. For example, you can read and reply to emails, finish typing a document, or have a conversation __ someone who is in the room. This can be an advantage___ you are busy and don’t have much time for personal chatting. This can also be a disadvantage because you aren’t giving the other person or task your full attention.
Because you can do kinds of tasks_ chatting on the Internet, it can become easy to lose track of time. You can end up chatting longer than you intended to, can make it difficult to complete other tasks.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, he saved a   terrified boy from a black bog (沼泽) by accident.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings.  
____   elegantly- dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself      the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
“I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “You saved       son’s life.”
“No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied,    _____waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel.
“Is that your son?” the nobleman asked. “Yes.” the farmer replied proudly．
“I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education.   ___  the boy is anything like his father, he will grow to be a man you can be proud of.”
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming’s son graduated   ____ St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin (青霉素)．
Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was stricken   __   a serious disease. What saved him？Penicilllin.

China has ordered a ban on advertisements during television drama programs. An ad will not be allowed to run in the middle of a program running 45 minutes in length, beginning on January 1st. The authorities say_______ ban is important for the growth of culture. Television stations say this will cause _______ a loss in revenue(收入). Most audience feel glad _______ finally such a policy has been carried out ________ some still doubt whether this is an effective policy or not. Simply banning TV stations from broadcasting inserted advertisements is no use.
Even if SARFT completely banned domestic TV stations from broadcasting advertisements, they could still implant(植入）advertisements ________ TV shows. Why can China not learn some lessons from western TV channels such as NHK and BBC? They are public channels_______ any advertisements. But they charge their viewers. In China, TV viewers only need to pay cable television fees, ____ are rather low. And TV stations make profits through broadcasting advertisements. If we can learn some lessons from western countries,___ will be rather helpful to the final solution of the conflict between audience and TV stations.

A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary（初级的） school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s unhappiness, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance.    she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（伤痕）______covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had a scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of（在听力范围之内） a conversation _______ his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.
‘‘How did you get the scar on your face? ’’ The teacher asked.
The mother replied, ‘‘When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in     the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was rushing toward his bed, I saw a beam(房梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious(无意识的) but  fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.’’ She touched the burned side of her face. ‘‘This scar will be on my face for ever, but to this day, I have never regretted doing _______I did.’’
At this point, the little boy came out , running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.