【英语】2019届二轮复习短文语法填空10篇训练之十七（9页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习短文语法填空10篇训练之十七（9页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习短文语法填空10篇训练之十七 ‎[一]‎ We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be __41__ (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding as it is in China?‎ ‎ In US high school, everything __42__ (record) and graded, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing __43__ (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to __44__ we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to their academic __45__ (perform) to try to get into famous university. __46__ they'll be disappointed after graduation from high school.‎ ‎ Like university students, US high school students have the __47__ (free) to choose the courses that most interest __48__ (they). Even a 9thgrader can sit __49__ the same classroom as 12thgraders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her differently just because he or she is a few years __50__ (young)．‎ ‎41．surprising　42．is recorded　43．to turn 44．what　 45．performance　 46．Otherwise　47．freedom　48．them　49．in　 50．younger ‎[二]‎ My American friend kindly invited me to her home to celebrate this year’s Thanksgiving Day. I 51 (experience) my first ever Thanksgiving. On that day, we watched the Thanksgiving parade (游行) in New York City on TV. My friend’s family sat 52 front of the television. They came from all over the States and enjoyed being together. 53 (look) at their happy faces, I thought it was really a holiday for families, just like the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. That evening, we had a big Thanksgiving dinner.This 54 (tradition) meal includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables. When the dishes and plates arrived at the table, we started to take 55 (turn) to say the things we were 56 (thank) for.This, in fact, is a Thanksgiving tradition many families practice in the US. ‎ ‎ Then, the food 57 (pass) around the table and we all ate far too much. I also had desserts with my dinner. There 58 (be) different kinds of pies, such as apple pies, pumpkin pies and coconut pies. If one mentions Thanksgiving, one must talk about Black Friday, the Friday 59 follows Thanksgiving Day. Shops across the United States will give their 60 (big) sales of the whole year on Black Friday. Many people go crazy about it. I saw many long queues outside the shops on that day. ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎51 experienced 52in 53Looking 54 traditional 55 turns ‎ ‎56 thankful 57 was passed 58 were 59whichthat 60biggest ‎[三]‎ Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New‎ ‎Territories, 41.__________(destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) 42.__________ their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were 43.___________(serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless 44.__________ the storm. ‎ A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. ‎ ‎“I 45.__________(eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best 46.__________(climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was 47.__________(miss). I went back inside and found him, safe but very 48.__________(frighten).”‎ Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she 49.__________(feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. ‎ Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought 50.__________(they) food, clothes and shelter. ‎ 参考答案：‎ 41. destroying; 42. that; 43. seriously; 44. after; 45. was eating; ‎ 46. to climb; 47. missing; 48. frightened; 49. felt; 50. them ‎[四]‎ With a development of society, more and more students enjoy to using electronic dictionary to replace paper dictionary. Some students is in favor of the idea using electronic dictionary. They think it convenient to look for the words in electronic dictionary than paper dictionary. Thus, it can save many time for them. Meanwhile, they think the electronic dictionary has many other function. However, the English teachers hold total different views .They think the electronic dictionary provides limiting explanations when the paper dictionary gives the students detailed examples. Every coin has two sides. We should choose to use their advantages .‎ Gold in Heaven There once was a rich man 41 was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money and wanted to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him.‎ ‎ 42 angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry, but you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see 43 he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and informed the man that God had decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. 44 (excite), the man gathered his largest suitcase and filled it 45 pure gold bars.‎ Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter. 46 __(see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that in here!” The man explained to St. Peter that he had God’s 47 (permit). ‎ St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You’re right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents 48 letting it through."‎ St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the things that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed, “You brought pavement? 49 you can see, the great street of the city of heaven is 50 (make) of pure gold!” ‎ 参考答案：41.who 42. An 43.if/whether 44. Excited/Excitedly 45.with 46. Seeing 47.permission 48. before 49.As 50. made ‎ [五]‎ The world-known Silk Road across the Eurasian Continent is a friendship bridge 61 (link) the Europe and Asian people. It is one of the most important theme tourist routes in the world and the most 62 (value) tourist product in China. From the time Zhang Qian 63 (open) up the world-famous Silk Road during the Han Dynasty, until the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, it enjoyed 64 history of about 1,600 years.‎ Silk Road with 65 (it) 2,000 years history has witnessed the historical changes and the progress of culture exchanges between China and the Western countries. The section in China, many ethnic cultures 66 (include), is also as a jade belt. The 67 (people) of these ethnic groups such as Mongolians, Huis, Uyghurs, Hazaks have maintained their unique traditions and cultures, living habits and religious beliefs, 68 form the soul of the Silk Road and attract many tourists to visit. In fact, 69 the Silk Road in the northwest of China, there are another two trade roads in the southwest of China and by sea, which also contribute 70 (great) to the development of the world. They are called the “Southern Silk Road” and the “Silk Road on the Sea”.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎61. linking 62.valuable 63.opened64. a 65. its 66. included 67. peoples 68. which ‎69. besides 70. greatly ‎[六]‎ For a $2 ticket, people have a chance to win the Mega Millions(超级百万) record－breaking lottery jackpot of $1.6 billion. The drawing(开奖时间) is on Tuesday night in the United States. Players also have a chance at winning the Powerball jackpot(强力球头彩), 61.____ is now up to $620 million. That drawing will be on Wednesday night.‎ ‎ Mega Millions is a lottery game played in 44 American states. The winning ticket must match six numbers, from 1 to 70. Several states permit online ticket purchases. The first Mega Millions drawing was on May 17, 2002. That winner received a jackpot of $28 million—a small amount 62.____(compare) to this week's jackpot. The most recent Mega Millions drawing on October 19 was for a jackpot of $1 billion dollars. But no one 63.____(win). It was the 25th drawing in a row that did not result in a winner. ‎ About 280 million tickets 64.____ (sell) for the October 19 drawing. Those tickets covered 60 percent of all possible number combinations. So, what are your chances of winning the $1.6－billion jackpot this time? Very, very small. ‎ ‎ The financial website The Motley Fool says the chance of someone winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302，575，350. The chance is a little better with the Powerball. It is 1 in 292，201，338. You are much 65.____(likely) to get accepted to Harvard University. The Ivy League school accepted 5 percent of its 39，000 66.____ (apply) for its 2021 class. That is 67.____ 1 in 20 chance. ‎ ‎ Americans even have a better chance at becoming president 68.____ they do at winning this week's jackpot. The U．S. population is about 326 million. There are about 10 presidents in an average lifetime, 69.____ a person's chances at becoming president are 1 in 32.6 million. However, the U．S. Constitution requires that a person be at least 35 years old and a “natural born citizen” 70.____ (elect) president.‎ 参考答案：‎ For a $2 ticket, people have a chance to win the Mega Millions(超级百万) record－breaking lottery jackpot of $1.6 billion. The drawing(开奖时间) is on Tuesday night in the United States. Players also have a chance at winning the Powerball jackpot(强力球头彩), 61.__which__ is now up to $620 million. That drawing will be on Wednesday night.‎ ‎ Mega Millions is a lottery game played in 44 American states. The winning ticket must match six numbers, from 1 to 70. Several states permit online ticket purchases. The first Mega Millions drawing was on May 17, 2002. That winner received a jackpot of $28 million—a small amount 62.__compared__(compare) to this week's jackpot. The most recent Mega Millions drawing on October 19 was for a jackpot of $1 billion dollars. But no one 63.__won__(win). It was the 25th drawing in a row that did not result in a winner. ‎ About 280 million tickets 64.__were__sold__ (sell) for the October 19 drawing. Those tickets covered 60 percent of all possible number combinations. So, what are your chances of winning the $1.6－billion jackpot this time? Very, very small. ‎ ‎ The financial website The Motley Fool says the chance of someone winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302，575，350. The chance is a little better with the Powerball. It is 1 in 292，201，338. You are much 65.__more__likely__(likely) to get accepted to Harvard University. The Ivy League school accepted 5 percent of its 39，000 66.__applicants__ (apply) for its 2021 class. That is 67.__a__ 1 in 20 chance. ‎ ‎ Americans even have a better chance at becoming president 68.__than__ they do at winning this week's jackpot. The U．S. population ‎ is about 326 million. There are about 10 presidents in an average lifetime, 69.__so__ a person's chances at becoming president are 1 in 32.6 million. However, the U．S. Constitution requires that a person be at least 35 years old and a “natural born citizen” 70.__to__be__elected__ (elect) president.‎ ‎[七]‎ English recognized as one of ___61___ most important languages is widely spoken as the first, second and foreign language. Like the major languages in the globe, English has changed over time.‎ The language in the ancient time was quite different from ___62___we speak at present. During AD450, the English was ___63___( base ) more on German than that of today. And later from AD800 to 1150, the Danish and French rulers had great influence ___64___ it, especially the vocabulary. As a result, by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. From the 17th century the English people ___65___ (make) voyages to conquer other parts of the world, during which English was spread to many other ___66___ (country) such as America and Australia. Later on in the 19th century, ___67___ was the dictionaries by Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster that standardized(使…标准化) the spelling , ___68___ made the language settled.‎ Generally, in the history of English, it changed frequently ___69___ cultures communicate with each other. So the road to modern English is ___70___(actual) the communication between cultures.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎61. the 62. what 63. based 64. on 65. made 66. countries ‎ it 68. which 69. when 70. actually ‎[八]‎ We think that life in Chinese high school is __61___adventure because we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be surprising if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as ___62___ (stress) and demanding as it is in China?‎ In US high school, everything is recorded and ___63____(grade), including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing __64____ (turn) in your homework on time will __65____(direct) affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to __66___ we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to their learning performance to try to get into famous university, or , they’ll be disappointed after graduation from high school.‎ Like university students, US high school students have the __67___ (free) to choose the courses ___68___ most interest them. Even a ninth-grader can sit in ___69___ same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard. The teacher will not treat him or her differently just __70___ he or she is a few years younger.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎61. an 62.stressful 63.graded 64. to turn 65. directly ‎66. what 67. freedom 68. that/which 69. the 7 0.because ‎[九]‎ One sunny Monday, I went for a walk and wore a special diamond ring that day. It 61 (give) as my 25th birthday gift last month. As I was walking in the park, I found the diamond on my ring was 62 (miss). I went back to look for it. I knew how small 63 chance was of finding it, 64 I still wanted to have a try.‎ As I was searching the ground, I ran into an old gentleman by accident. ‘‘What’s the matter?” he asked 65 (nice). “I lost something. I’m really worried. ” I explained and showed him the hole in my ring 66 the ‎ diamond had been. “I take a walk here every day. I’ll keep my eyes open for it. ” The old man said.‎ I thanked him, 67 (expect) nothing. A few days later, I met the old man again. “Guess what,” he said with a happy 68 (appear). “I found your diamond!” I couldn’t believe what I saw in his hand when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me.‎ The old man could keep the diamond or sell it, but he didn’t. Now thanks to this man, I’ll spend more time 69 something nice for others. All I have to do is to look at my ring and remind 70 (I) that there are still kind and generous souls out there.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎ 61. was given 62. missing 63. the 64. but 65. nicely66. where 67. expecting 68. appearance 69. on 70. myself ‎[十]‎ Of the three major drinks of the world—tea, coffee and cocoa—tea is consumed by the    41   (large) number of people.     ‎ China‎ is the homeland of tea. Human cultivation of tea plants dates back to two thousand years ago. Tea from China, along   42   her silk and porcelain, began to be known to the world more than a thousand years ago and since then it    43   (be) an important Chinese export.  ‎ At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries，   44   (produce) 90% of the world’s total output. All tea trees in other countries have their origin directly or indirectly in China. The    45  (word) for tea leaves or tea as a drink in many countries are derivatives(衍生物)from the Chinese character “cha”. The Russians call it “cha’i”,    46   sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China, and the English word “tea” sounds similar to the pronunciation of   47   (it) counterpart（对应物） in Xiamen. The ‎ Japanese character for tea is written    48   (exact) the same as it is in Chinese, though    49   (pronounce) with a slight difference. The habit of tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not introduced to Europe and America till the 17th and 18th centuries. Now   50   number of tea drinkers in the world is still on the increase.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎41. largest 42. with 43. has been 44.producing 45.words ‎ 46. which 47. its 48. exactly 49. pronounced 50 the