浙江专版中考英语特训总复习中考专项突破篇时语法填空精练试题

浙江专版中考英语特训总复习中考专项突破篇时语法填空精练试题

第36课时　语法填空 A Many years ago, in a small village, 1.__an__old man was hired to clear the spring(泉水)up on the mountain. He took care of the spring every day, and 2.__swept__(sweep)away all the leaves and other things 3.__that__would make the water dirty. Soon, beautiful swans (天鹅) came to the clear spring, and the village became a popular attraction for visitors. ‎ Years passed. One evening the town leaders 4.__held__(hold) a meeting. As they looked at the salary list, one of them said, “Why do we keep this old man on year after year? I don't think we need him or his work.” Later, the old man 5.__was__told__(tell) to leave. ‎ For several weeks, nothing changed. By early autumn came, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring was covered 6.__with__ leaves. A few days later, the water was much 7.__darker__(dark). Only a few months after the old man left, all the swans left，and the tourists didn't come，8.__either__. ‎ Then they realized their mistake and rehired the old man.A few weeks later, the spring began to clear up. Soon new life returned to the village.‎ So, my friends, do you see? No matter 9.__how__small your work seems to be, never look down 10.__upon__it. Anything we can do will make a difference.‎ B More recently, most Americans remember 1.__what__they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. It is one of the 2.__biggest__(big)events in American history. Even the date—September 11, 2001—has 3.__meaning__(mean)to most Americans.‎ This was a day Peter Hunt will never forget. In May 2001, he 4.__found__(find) a job in the World‎ Trade ‎Center. On September 11，2001, he arrived at his building at around 8：‎30 a．m.He was about to go up 5.__when__he decided to get a coffee first. He went to his favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from his office. As he was waiting in line with other office 6.__workers__(work), he heard a loud sound.Before he could join the other people outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit his office building. They stared 7.__in__disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. He felt 8.__lucky__(luck)to be alive.‎ Kate Smith will never forget the date, too. Now she still remembers working in her office near the two towers.“My friend Mike shouted suddenly that a plane just hit the World‎ Trade ‎Center! I didn't believe 9.__him__at first. But then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was scared and I could hardly think 10.__clearly__(clear)after that.”‎ September 11，2001—the date alone means something to most people in the US.‎ C An empty chocolate box doesn't have much use to most people. But a group of Chinese teens have used the box and other waste to make some 1.__useful__(use)musical instruments，giving their waste a new use.‎ Ming Yue，a middle school student in Beijing, is one of the students. She and the rest of the students have made a lot of musical instruments 2.__out__of ordinary trash.‎ The chocolate box is used to make a pipa, a 3.__traditional__(tradition)Chinese musical ‎ instrument. The students use the box, the leg of a 4.__broken__(break)chair and some strings(线)to create a pipa.‎ The students choose waste to use. With a teacher 5.__helping__(help) them，they make the trash into useful instruments.‎ Teng Baohua, the teacher of the class, says, “We have created more 6.__than__twenty kinds of instruments so far, such as drums, guitars and some traditional Chinese instruments.”‎ Teng says that the students are bringing in their own waste to use，such as chopsticks，bottles and 7.__boxes__(box)．‎ Chang Cheng, a worker from 8.__an__organization called Friends of Nature，says transforming waste into musical instruments 9.__is__(be) a new way to recycle waste. “Their behavior will encourage more people 10.__to__protect__(protect) our environment，”he says.‎ D Like most Chinese, Mr.Zhang has a traditional family.1.__Both__ he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6yearold son is a pupil.Mr.Zhang's mother lives with 2.__them__(they) and helps look after the kid.They love one another and live a happy life.‎ Yesterday was Mr.Zhang's mother's birthday.The couple wanted to do something 3.__to____show__ their love for her.After a big dinner, Mr.Zhang 4.__brought__(bring) a basin of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin.He took off her shoes and put her 5.__feet__(foot) into the water.After that he began to wash them carefully.His wife helped to comb his mother's hair，6.__slowly__(slow). Seeing this, the boy followed his mother's example.He tried to comb his mother's hair, 7.__too__．But he was not tall enough to do that.So he brought a chair and stood on it.Everyone could feel the 8.__warmth__(warm) and love in the family.‎ As we all know, respecting the old and 9.__taking__ care of the young is a good Chinese tradition.We should try our best to care for our family.We must visit our parents as often as possible, and spend time with them even 10.__though/if__ we may work far away.Indeed, family is a place for happiness.‎ E Sometimes we are used to 1.__drawing__(draw) a quick conclusion(结论)．But is it right or not? My little son gave me a lesson.‎ One day, I took my fiveyearold son to go out for a walk after dinner.2.__On__the way, we saw an old woman 3.__selling__(sell)fruits. I didn't take enough money with me.4.__Although/Though__my son liked eating fruit very much, I could buy only two pears and gave them to him.‎ The little boy 5.__held__(hold)the pears in his hands. I asked him if he could share one with me. On hearing this, he quickly took a bite(咬)from one pear, and then the 6.__other__．‎ I was quite surprised. I asked myself 7.__what__mistakes I had made in educating my son so that he acted in such a greedy(贪婪的)way. I was lost in thought. Perhaps I was just thinking too much. My son was too young to know about sharing and giving.‎ Suddenly, my son gave me the pear in his right hand and said，“Mom, you have this one. This one is much 8.__sweeter__(sweet)．”Then I knew why my litter son took a bite from 9.__each__pear.‎ From then on, I always tell myself not to reach a conclusion too quickly. Try to spend some more time in 10.__understanding__(understand)things better.‎ F Chinese dumplings, or jiaozi，are made of flour with meat and vegetable fillings. It is 1.__a__traditional Chinese dish. People usually enjoy them during festivals 2.__in__Northern China. Chinese are masters in 3.__making__(make)dumplings.‎ The history of jiaozi has begun five or six hundred years ago. As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year, people choose 4.__to__eat__(eat)jiaozi to connote(含有……意思)their wishes for the future. China has been perfecting(完善)the art of dumplingmaking 5.__since__the Song Dynasty. Since the shape of Chinese dumplings looks like shoreshaped ingot(元宝), it is considered to be the 6.__symbol__(symbolize) of wealth. In the past, dumplings were 7.__shaped__(shape)by hand. But now they are 8.__mostly__(most) made by machine. Families will make dumplings together on New Year's Eve. People may put some 9.__coins__(coin)into dumplings. The person who finds a coin will likely be 10.__lucky__(luck)for the whole year. Chinese dumplings is also popular in other holidays or festivals as a part of the Chinese traditional culture.‎ G(2017原创)‎ 西方国家孩子挣零用钱的方法 In China, very few children get pocket money.However，in Western countries, most kids make pocket money by 1.__themselves__(they). They make pocket money in many different 2.__ways__(way)．‎ When kids are very young, their parents help them sell fruit 3.__from__ their own trees to neighbors. Kids may also help parents 4.__(to)do__(do) housework to make money at home. When they reach sixteen, they can make money by delivering newspapers or by 5.__working__(work) in fast food restaurants.They often do like this 6.__especially__(especial) during the summer holidays.‎ There are many advantages of earning pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the value of money by working hard. Second，they learn 7.__to__manage__(manage) their own money, by buying things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies, and even clothes they like.Third, they learn to deal with daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Earning pocket money is helpful for children especially 8.__when__ they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to earn pocket money. It may be 9.__a__useful experience for them. Earning pocket money is much 10.__more__helpful__(helpful)than other ways for these children.‎ H Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes. For example, when you fail an exam，1.__or__you may become sad when you lose one of your friends. It's normal to have such feeling. If you don't know what 2.__to__do__(do) with these problems, you should learn something from Jeff.‎ Jeff almost went mad when his brother was 3.__killed__(kill) in a car accident. He 4.__refused__(refuse)to go out or talk to anybody, even his parents. He was quite angry 5.__with__the driver because his car hit Jeff's brother, even though it was an accident. After several months, Jeff began to understand it was 6.__useless__(useful)to be angry. Now he still misses his brother, but be doesn't hate the 7.__driver__(drive)any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He no longer 8.__stays__(stay)in his room by himself. Instead, he goes to 9.__the__movies and plays sports with his 10.__friends__(friend). He is feeling better now.‎ I We may have many different kinds of hobbies during our lifetime. When we were very young, it took us most of our time 1.__to__play__(play)with toys. When we got 2.__older__(old), we started to find our first hobbies. Some kids would go out for a sport like football or skating. These new 3.__interests__(interest)can last(持续)a long time and most children put a lot of energy into them. Some other children might be interested in less active activities like reading, painting, or stamp collecting, 4.__while__others might enjoy playing an instrument like the piano or the violin.‎ ‎5．__As__we get older, our hobbies might change. Some people who collect stamps as 6.__a__child might still be collecting stamps when they are 80 years old. But other people might change their interests every year 7.__depending__(depend)on fashion. Some people are so 8.__lucky__(lucky)that they have found jobs which are similar to their hobbies, like the kid who loves music becomes a singer.‎ Some of the most popular hobbies include watching TV, reading books, or playing a musical instrument. Many people like to do 9.__sports__(sport). Lots of people like traveling as a hobby. Their main purpose of a hobby is to relax. A hobby is something we should do only for 10.__ourselves__(we)．‎