usual2020高考英语语法填空10篇附解析 Day 8

2020

高考英语语法填空

10

篇附解析

Day 8

Passage 1

Thursdays

in

Iceland

were

traditionally

a

day

to

connect

____1____family and friends. This may

sound strange, ____2____until

1987, there was no TV broadcast in Iceland on a Thursday. It’s believed

that this came from a desire not to have a nation ____3____ (fill) with TV

addicts.

If

you

were

to

visit Iceland

in 1966,

you

would

have

noticed

that

nothing____4____(show) on the country’s only state-run television station

on

Thursdays.

The

idea

behind

the

____5____(decide)

was

to

reserve

Thursdays as a day for socializing. The ban expanded to the month of July

____6____ it was decided that there would be nothing on television during

the whole month.

As July was considered a vacation month, it was also expected for

locals to spend their days outdoors. ____7____ (luck), the Thursday ban

ended

in

1983

while

the

July

ban

lasted

until

respect

the

personal space of each other a lot. You might have seen this funny picture

already about Finns ____8____(wait) at the bus stop. If you are standing

too close to someone while talking you will notice that the other person is

trying to get a bit ____9____(far) from you. You should notice and respect

it and leave as much personal space for the other person so that he or she

can feel ____10____(comfort).

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Passage 2

Since

____1____

first

fully

artificial

plastic

was

invented in 1907,

humans____2____ (find) innumerable uses for the material. It has found

____3____ (it) way into our tools, our clothes and even our bodies. In a

new

study

in

____4____

(environment)

science

and

technology,

researchers estimate the average American eats more than 50, 000 pieces

of microplastic particles, ____5____ (small) than 5 millimeters in length

every year and breathes in another 50, 000. Although the health ____6____

(effect)

of

consuming

these

tiny

bits

of

plastic

are

unclear,

researchers

stress the real volume that people are ____7____ (casual) swallowing is

alarming. The largest contributor came ____8____ drinking bottled water,

in ____9____ the bottle itself added more than 32 times more plastic to a

diet ____10____ (compare) with tap water, The Guardian reports.

Passage 3

A week ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan ____1____ Thomas

Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, were promoting

the

Summer

Olympics

in

Tokyo

as

the

comfort

the

world

needed____2____ (show) victory over the coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday, the virus won out. I.O.C

．

and Japan ____3____ (formal)

agreed

to

Postpone

Tokyo

Olympic

Games,

____4____

had

been

scheduled to begin in late July, until 2021.

2

The decision became all but inevitable after the ____5____ (nation)

Olympic

committee

in

Canada

announced

on

Sunday

that

it

was

withdrawing from the Games, and Australia’s committee told its athletes

that

it

was

not

possible

to

train

under

the

widespread

____6____

(restriction) in place to control the virus.

At a time when Japan’s economy is already ____7____ trouble, the

delay

of

the

Olympics

could

deal

a

serious

blow.

In

a

report

early

this

month,

Nikko

Securities

predicted

that

a

cancellation

of

the

Games

____8____ (reduce) by 1.4 percent of Japan’s economic output.

The

complications

will

spread

beyond

the

Games

themselves. The

international ____9____ (govern) bodies for track and field and swimming,

for example, planned to hold world championships in 2021 and will have

to

work

with

____10____

(they)

athletes

and

host

cities

to

possibly

reschedule those events.

Passage 4

When people ____1____(face) with health or nutrition questions, it

is____2____(increase) common to go online and diagnose themselves.

But the Internet is full of conflicting health warnings with no regulation

to get rid of the wrong advice, some of which____3____ (be) extremely

dangerous!

Also,

search

engines

rank

results

by

____4____(popular)

rather than accuracy, so solid facts can be quite tricky to find. It is worth

3

____5____(check) if the writer of an online piece is properly qualified

as an expert. Anyone can call____6____ (he) a “diet expert”, “nutritionist”

and

even

a

“doctor”

—

given

it

could

refer

to

qualifications

like

a

PhD

．

But remember, only officially____7____ (recognize) doctors as

well

as

dietitians

have

degrees____8____

giving

practical

medical

suggestions.

So

if

you

are

unsure

and

still

wondering

____9____

the

chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make ____10____

appointment with your dietician or doctor. The truth is out there, and you

just need to look in the right place!

Passage 5

Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans

____1____(live)

in

the

1990s.

During

this

decade

new

forms

of

entertainment,

commerce,

research,

and

communication____2____(become) commonplace in the U. S. The driving

force behind much of this change was an innovation popularly known as

the Internet.

The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of

Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested ____3____

advantage of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In

the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate

with other scientists.

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One

early

problem

faced

by

Internet

users

was

speed.

Phone

____4____(line)

could

only

transmit

information

at

a

limited

rate.

The

development

of

fiber- optic(

光

纤

)

cables

allowed

billions

of

bits

of

information

____5____(receive)

every

minute.

Companies

like

Intel

developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the

incoming signals more ____6____(rapid).

In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part,

____7____

commercial

purposes.

Corporations

created

home

pages

____8____ they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline

tickets,

hotel

reservations

and

even

cars

could

be

purchased

online.

Universities posted research data on the Internet, so students could find

____9____(value)

information

without

leaving

their

dormitories.

Companies

soon

discovered

that

work

could

be

done

at

home

and

submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a

living from home offices unshaven and ____10____(wear) pajamas(

睡衣

).

Passage 6

It is widely accepted that optimistic attitudes promote health as well

as happiness. The secret of a long life is ____1____ (universe) desired and

has long been sought. Today we can reveal it: always look on the bright

side. A huge research project____2____(lead) by scientists at the Boston

University

School

of

Medicine

concludes

that

optimists

live____3____

5

(long).

Lewina

Lee,

lead

author

of

the

study,

said,

“A

lot

of

evidence____4____(suggest) that exceptional longevity(

长

寿

) is widely

accompanied

by

a

longer

span

of

good

health

and

living____5____

disability. Therefore our findings raise an exciting possibility____6____

we may be able to promote health and

happiness by____7____(develop)

positive attitudes such as optimism.”

However,

the

study

doesn’t

suggest

that

we

should

aim

for

great

pleasure. Sadness is____8____ important part of the human condition. Any

normal

person

sometimes

experience

disappointment,

ambitions

and

the____9____(lose) of loved ones. But for many people, these matters of

human existence ____10____ (transform) into an abnormal state of despair.

There is a vital place in public health for providing mental treatment in

helping to correct these cognitive errors. It is not weakness to be defeated

by setbacks. It is merely a mistake.

Passage 7

One

runner

didn't

let

the

French

government's

order____1____(remain)

indoors

prevent

him____2____

(train)

for

a

marathon during the coronavirus pandemic(

新冠肺炎疫情期 间

).

Last

week,

Elisha,

a

32-year-old

restaurant

worker,

ran

the____3____ (long) of a marathon—on his 23-foot long balcony. And he

6

did

it

in

six

hours

and

48

minutes,

a

personal

record

nearly

double

____4____

of his previous finish time.

Although he has run 36 marathons, he said his balcony marathon was

the most challenging. “My only pleasure is running, ____5____ the time, ”

he

told

CNN.

Due

to____6____

(limit)

space

of

the

balcony,

he

was

unable to gain speed as he had to ____7____(constant) turn back and forth.

He said he ran about

3, 000 laps. Luckily, he said his girlfriend was there

to support him. Though his balcony is nothing like the streets of Barcelona,

where he was supposed to run the marathon____8____

March 15 before

it got

canceled, he said

the

experience

was

worthwhile.

Some

people

reached

out

to

say

they____9____

(inspire) by him.

France

banned

all

____10____(gathering)

across

the

country

last

week. French Prime Minister ?douard Philippe announced on March 14

that the country would be closing all places that are not essential to French

living, which includes restaurants, cafes and clubs.

Passage 8

Chinese

everywhere

know

of

the

goddess

Mazu.

Temples

____1____(construct)

in

honor

of

her

for

centuries,

and

her

story

is

legendary. Mazu is the goddess of the sea and she protects fishermen and

communities near the ocean. The legend of Mazu____2____(date) back to

over 1,

000

years

ago in the

Xianliang Port

of

Meizhou

Bay

in

Putian,

7

Fujian Province. Lin Moniang, Mazu's real name, was an attractive young

girl

and

was

respected

and

well-liked

by

everyone

in

her

village.

Lin

Moniang was also revered for her ability to forecast ____3____weather.

This

gift

was

____4____(especial)

advantageous

to

the

fishermen

____5____

fished

the

seas

in

the

area.

The

young

girl

was

capable

of

____6____ (warn) them of the coming weather conditions and telling them

if it was safe to go out to sea or if it would be best ____7____(stay) in port.

The legend of Mazu proclaims that ____8____ her death she went up

to heaven and became an immortal. From heaven she watches over the seas

and the people who travel on and across ____9____(it) . Because of this,

over 100 million people worship her. In fact, there are more than 1, 500

temples dedicated to her the world over. About 900 of them are located in

Taiwan.

____10____

there

is

a

Chinese

community,

there

is

a

temple

dedicated to Mazu.

Passage 9

Face masks are reportedly selling out in cities across Asia because of

the

spread

of

a

deadly

new

coronavirus.

But

will

these

masks

stop

people____1____(catch) the virus thoroughly? We know the coronavirus

is airborne (

空气传播的

), ____2____can spread easily among people. So

it makes sense____3____(cover) your nose and mouth.

Now two main types of face masks are being used to do that. One is a

8

standard

surgical

mask.

But

these

masks

don't

offer

full

protection____4____airborne viruses. They

don't

fully

seal off

the

nose

and mouth, so very small particles can____5____(simple) pass through the

material

of

the

masks.

These

masks

also

leave

the

wearers'

eyes ____6____(expose)

，

through

which

the virus

can infect them. The

other type, the N95 mask, is____7____(effective) than the surgical mask.

They can prevent 95 percent of small particles entering the nose and mouth

area.

But

they

won't

work____8____they

fit

properly.

And

they

aren't

suitable for children or people with____9____(face) hair.

There____10____(be) other precautions (

预防措施

) people can take

to

avoid

catching

the

virus,

such

as

avoiding

large

public

gatherings,

staying at home and washing hands frequently.

Passage 10

Many people agree that going to

museums ____1____ (be) a good

way of learning about ancient treasures. However, others may find it boring

to spend hours there. Therefore, how to make museums and their lifeless

collections more appealing is a tough question worth____2____ (attach)

importance

to.

Luckily,

National

Treasure

,

a

TV

program

____3____

began

to

air

on

Dec.

3,

20,

throws

light

on

ways

to

inspire

interest

in

museums and their collections.

Aiming

to

make

ancient

relics

(

遗迹

)

to

come

alive,

the

program

9

presents treasures ____4____ different artistic methods including lots of

dramatic ____5____ (perform) and storytelling, which explain the history

behind each cultural relic ____6____ (complete), so that audiences can not

only understand how to appreciate the beauty of cultural relics, ____7____

also know the civilization and the spirit of Chinese culture. In fact, such

programs

that

promote

traditional

ancient

relics

____8____

(become)

popular in recent years. For example, a 2016 documentary featuring the

Forbidden City’s cultural relics and their restorers, urged lots of college

students ____9____ (apply) to work as volunteers there. It is universally

accepted

that

National

Treasure

has

been

____10____

(success)

in

encouraging more people to visit museums by touching their hearts.

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参考答案

Passage 1

1. with

2. but

6. when

3. filled

4. was shown

8. waiting

5. decision

9. farther

7. Luckily

10. comfortable

1.

句意 ：在冰岛，周四是与家人和朋友联系的传统节日。固定搭配：

connect

with“

连接，与

……

联系

”

。故填

with

。

2.

句意：这可能听 起来很奇怪，但直到

1987

年，冰岛才在周四有电视转播。前

后是一种转折关系，故填

but

。

3.

句意：

人 们认为，

这是因为不想让这个国家到处都是电视成瘾者。

分析句 子可

知，

3

(fill) with TV addicts

作定语修饰< /p>

nation

，

be filled w ith“

充满

”

，用形容词

filled

。

4.

句意：如果你在

1966

年访问冰岛，你会注意到这个国家唯一的国营电视台在

星期四没有任何节目。

根据

in 1966

可知，

此处指的是过去的事情，

再根据

nothing

和

show

之间是 一种被动关系，是一般过去时态的被动语态。故填

was shown

。

5.

句意：

这一决定背后的想法是将周四作为社交的一天。

定冠词

the

用在名词前

面，所给词< /p>

decide

是动词，其名词是

deci sion

，再根据后面的谓语动词

was

，故

填

decision

。