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语法填空强化训练
语法填空强化练习(
1
)
In
the
past
a
gentleman
would
offer
his
seat
__(1)__
a
lady
on
a
crowded
bus.
But
now,
he
will
probably look out of the window or hide
behind his newspaper, __(2)__(leave) the lady
standing __(3)__
someone
else
gets
off.
You
can’t
e
ntirely
blame
men
for
this
change
in
manners.
__(4)__(go)
are
the
days
when
women
could
be
referred
to
the
weak.
A
whole
generation
has
grown
up
demanding
__(5)__(equal)
with men in jobs, in education and in social life.
Hold a door for some women
__(6)__ you
are likely to get __(7)__
angry lecture on treating women __(8)__ weaklings.
Take a girl out for a meal
and she’ll probably insist on paying
__(9)__ share of the bill.
All these, according to some
sociologists,
will change men’s
attitude towards w
omen and the
conventional active politeness is perhaps slowly
being
__(10)__(replace) by true
consideration for the needs and feeling of women,
so that men can see women as
equal
human beings.
语法填空强化练习(
2
)
In the
small towns of the United States in the
__(1)__(nineteen) century, the general store was
__(2)__
everyone bought the things he
couldn’t make __(3)__ grow at home.
What the stores sold __(4)__(tell) a
great deal about __(5)__ life at that
time.
People bought tools
that they needed for farm work; salt, sugar
and __(6)__ foods that the farm didn’t
produce; articles of clothing that they couldn’t
make __(7)__; shirts
for the men; or
clothes for the children.
Life was simple then.
One feels that people were
__(8)__(thank)
for what they had and
that they looked __(9)__ with courage to whatever
the future brought.
It
would be
interesting
to
know
how
they
would
feel
about
the
life
today.
Would
it
seem
to
them
that
life
is
too
complex?
Would they enjoy __(10)__(live) a life
as we do now?
语法填空强化练习(
3
)
D
o you feel __(1)__
difficult to be happy all the time?
Now I’ll give you some tips __(2)__ how
to
make
yourself
happy.
One
way
is
being
__(3)__
(self)
because
unselfishness
is
the
key
factor
__(4)__
(require) if you want to get along well
with others.
By __(5)__
(say) being unselfish we mean we __(6)__
not want everything our own way or
demand the best share of everything.
Another way is to look for good
points in __(7)__ people.
You’ll find most people pleasant to go
with and it will surely make you h
appy.
Third,
you
can
not
expect
to
be
too
perfect,
__(8)__
don’t
be
too
unhappy
when
you
make
a
mistake.
Everything will be OK if
you try to make things right.
Finally, it is important to remember
that while you
are no __(9)__ (bad)
than others, chances you have may not be much
better.
In this case,
__(10)__ surest
way to be happy is to
think yourself above other people.
语法填空
强化练习(
4
)
In China today the public holiday
__(1)__ (last) for three days, but the Spring
Festival is __(2)__ oldest
and most
important festival in China, so __(3)__
(tradition), the festival continues __(4)__ the
15
th
day of
the
lunar
month
__(5)__
the
Lantern
Festival
is
held.
Everywhere
is
decorated
__(6)__
a
variety
of
different-sized
lanterns
and
there
is
music
and
dancing
in
the
streets.
One
special
feature
is
the
dragon
dance, where a huge
dragon head and body, __(7)__ (support) by a team
of dancers, weaves __(8)__ way
around
the streets __(9)__ (collect) money from houses on
its route.
Once again food
plays its part and
Yuanxiao
is
served.
This
is
a
sweet
dumpling
made
from
glutinous
rice
flour
that
is
either
boiled
or
__(10)__ (fry).
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语法填空强化练习(
5
)
Michelle
has finally realized one of her lifelong __(1)__
(dream).
She always wanted
to attend the
__(2)__ (cook) school
that her adviser, Mr. Brown, attended.
The school, __(3)__ is in Paris,
accepts only
80
students
every
year.
The
students
who
__(4)__
(accept)
generally
have
__(5)__
least
three
years
of
cooking experience.
Michelle has five years of paid
experience.
The pro
ject __(6)__
attracted Mr. Brown’s attention, however, was a
cake Michelle made for a wedding.
Mr. Brown had never tasted a cake that
was __(7)__ high and creamy as __(8)__ one
Michelle made.
He
gave Michelle his card and invited her
to bake cakes at his restaurants __(9)__ (begin)
the next month.
It
was his invitation __(10)__ began her
career baking for a large restaurant.
Now she is waiting for the plane
to Paris.
There
she will begin her three-month course that Mr.
Brown once attended.
语法填空强化练习(
6
)
More
American
people
take
their
troubles
with
them
on
holiday,
according
__(1)__
a
new
survey.
Although
40
percent
said
that
the
main
reason
for
going
away
is
to
escape
__(2)__
(press)
from
work,
almost
all said they worry more __(3)__ they do at home.
Only four in every one
hundred said that they
are happy and
free of care.
The most
common worry is burglary
(入世盗窃)
,
with four out of ten worrying about
their homes
__(4)__
(break)
into
while
they
are
abroad.
More
than
a
quarter
feel
they
will
feel
crazy
__(5)__
some
other
noisy
and
rough
holiday-makers
and
twenty-two
percent
worry
they
may
be
attacked
__(6)__
their
possessions will be
__(7)__ (miss).
The survey
also showed __(8)__ the stay-at home Americans are
no more.
Three out of every
five
want
to
have
a
holiday
abroad,
which
was
__(9)__
increase
from
the
figures
only
three
years
ago.
The
hotel
holiday
is
still
a
winner,
with
about
one
third
of
all
Americans
__(10)__
(prefer)
to
go
on
a
self-
catering
(自助)
holiday.
语法填空强化练习(
7
)
Informal rules often
control actions.
The rules
are not __(1)__ (write) and people do not talk
about
the
rules.
__(2)__,
most
people
know
the
rules
and
follow
them
__(3)__
(automatic).
Ant
hropologists
(人类学家)
have
studied
the
American
__(4)__
(form)
rules
for
time.
They
found
that
in
American
schools
and
businesses,
people
expect
that
everyone
will
be
on
time.
Suppose
a
student
has
an
appointment to see her
teacher.
If she is two
__(5)__ three minutes early or late, she notices
the time, but
she
__(6)__
not
say
__(7)__
about
it.
If
she
is
five
minutes
late,
she
will
give
a
short
apology.
For
example,
she
may
say,
“I’m
sorry
I’m
late”.
If
she
is
ten
or
more
minutes
late,
she
will
probably
give
__(8)__ an apology and
__(9)__ excuse.
“I’m sorry
I’m late, but my car wouldn’t start.”
If she is more
than ten
minutes late, it may be an insult to the teacher.
__(10)__ short, the
informal rules describe how
people
generally act.
语法填空强化练习(
8
)
We may
be very __(1)__ (please) with the rapid progress
we have made in every field of study, but we
have almost done nothing to improve our
present __(2)__ (exam) systems which focus __(3)__
testing the
students’ memory instead of
their __(4)__ (able).
As
soon as a child begins school, he enters a world
of
examination __(5)__ will decide his
future or job.
In fact a
good examination system should encourage
students to think for themselves, but
the examination now does anything but that.
It forces the students to
2
remember
__(6)__ is taught to get high marks.
Thus the students who come out first in
the examination
often may not be the
__(7)__ (good) in their studies.
In addition, such __(8)__ examination
system often
drives teachers to
cram
(填鸭式教学)
all the time and
forces them to train students what to do with the
__(9)__ (come) examination.
Hi,
I’ve got something __(1)__ (excite) to
tell you.
I was in an
elevator yesterday and saw Robin Drexel,
the
famous
movie
star!
I
just
stood
there,
__(2
)__
(freeze).
I
couldn’t
say
a
word.
But
__(3)__
of
a
sudden, she
turned to me, __(4)__ (say), “Hello” too.
Then she asked me __(5)__
the restaurant was on the
fifth floor,
I told her I was going to the restaurant __(6)__
(my), and I offered to show her where it was.
She said, “Oh, fine.”
Then she said, “Why don’t
we have lunch together?”
Imagine!
I never
thought I
would have lunch with a movie
star!
But I __(7)__ (do)!
We had lunch together and
talked for about half
__(8)__ hour.
She even paid
fo
r my lunch!
Can you imagine?
But that isn’t all.
__(9)__ lunch, she
asked me
if she could give me a ride to somewhere.
I told her I was going
home.
__(10)__ she took me
home in her big, black
limousine
(豪华轿车)
.
It was an exciting day.
That’s all for now.
I’ve got to
run!
语法填空强化练习(
10
)
Some
160
years
ago,
young
men
and
women
streamed
into
New
York,
Philadelphia,
Boston
–
the
United
States’
equivalent
(对等物)
of
China’s
Shanghai,
Guangzhou
and
Beijing.
All
of
these
young
people
__(1)__
searching
for
work,
for
riches,
for
fame.
Few
found
any
of
that.
The
rest
joined
the
masses __(2)__ (work)
hard at low-level jobs trying to support __(3)__
and their families.
Horace Greeley,
__(4)__ editor of a well-known newspaper, gave
sound advice to those seeking work.
“Do not lounge in the cities!
There is room and health in
the country.
Go
west…”
In the
mid-19
th
century, __(5)__
Greeley issued his call to go west, America was on
the brink
(边缘)
of developing
its __(6)__ (west) regions
–
much __(7)__ China is today.
Out west, the unemployed could
find jobs.
__(8)__ was needed then in America is
what is needed now in China’s western
expanses
(
发展)
:
men
and
women
__(9)__
(determine)
to
make
something
of
themselves,
men
and women
with
skills
any
__(10)__ (develop) nation must have to
survive and prosper
(繁荣)
.
语法填空强化练习(
11
)
< br>
A wolf had got a bone
__(1)__ (stick) in his throat and was in greatest
pain.
He ran __(2)__ and
down
asking every animal he met to
__(3)__ (move) the bone from him, at the same time
__(4)__ (suggest) a very
handsome
reward
to
the
successful
operator.
A
crane
moved
by
his
eager
asking
and
__(5)__
promise,
ventured
her
long
neck
down
the
wolf’s
throat,
and drew
out
the
bone.
She
then asked
for
the __(6)__
(promise)
reward.
To
her
question,
the
wolf
showing
his
teeth
with
__(7)__
ugly
smile,
replied,
“Ungrateful creature!
You put your head into a wolf’s mouth,
and took it out in safety.
It is hard for me
to expect
__(8)__ you dared to ask for more reward than
this!”
Those
__(9)__ are only in the hope of a return must not
be surprised when they come face to face with
语法填空强化练习(
12
)
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Ther
e must be a better way
to test a student’s true ability as __(10)__ as
their knowledge.
语法填空强化练习(
p>
9
)
bad
men.
They meet with more
laughs __(10)__ thanks.
For
many years, like most weight-conscious people, I
__(1)__ (mistake) believed that all my suffering
was due to my size.
I believed that being thin equals
__(2)__ loved, being special and being cherished.
If
the weight
__(3)__ (disappear), it would take old wounds,
hurts and rejections with __(4)__.
I fantasized
about
what
it
would
be
__(5)__
when
I
reached
the
long-awaited
goal.
So
I
worked
hard
to
realize
the
dream.
Then, at
last, I found __(6)__ there.
Then can being thin really
fulfill its promise of everlasting __(7)__
(happy), self-worth and love?
It took
me long to realize that __(8)__ is something more
about beauty.
Besides,
being happy is only
a state o mind.
If it’s happiness __(9)__
we want, why not fix our mind there rather than on
the size of our
body?
So
try
to
find
a
way
to
live
comfortably
inside
and
make
__(10)__
(friendly)
with
ourselves.
When
we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the
whole world changes.
语法填空强化练习(
13
)
Many
Chinese
believe
__(1)__
(eat)
pig
brains
will
increase
their
intelligence
and
some
Americans
regularly
eat
__(2)__
(cook)
eggs
to
keep
their
minds
sharp.
__(3)__,
doctors
don’
t
recommend
to
eat
__(4)__
raw
eggs
or
animal
brains.
Then,
what
food
is
good
for
your
brain?
Scientists
have
found
__(5)__ relationship
__(6)__ diet and a healthy brain.
Generally speaking, fish is a brain
food.
Besides
fish, you should introduce lots of dark
green leafy vegetables and colorful fruits into
your diet __(7)__ most
people lack the
special vitamins __(8)__ these brain food provide.
If you eat brain foods
__(9)__ (regular),
they
can
increase
brain
power
–
help
you
pay
attention,
keep
you
motivated,
improve
your
memory
and
__(10)__ (less) stress from studies.
Then you can do much better
in your test.
语法填空强化练习(
14
)
Mary,
a pretty girl, was giving an English lesson to a
class of adults __(1)__ had recently come to live
in
the
United
States.
After
__(2)__
(place)
quite
a
number
of
everyday
objects
on
a
table,
she
asked
various members of the class to give
her the ruler, the book, the pen and so on.
Everything went __(3)__
well and the students seemed to
understand the meaning of __(4)__ English words
for the objects.
__(5)__
when Mary turned to __(6)__ Italian
student and asked him to give her the keys, the
man stood still, looking
very __(7)__
(surprise).
Seeing this,
Mary thought she hadn’t made the students __(8)__
(understand) her
clearl
y.
So
she
repeated,
“__(9)__
you
please
give
me
the
keys?”
The
Italian
shrugged
his
shoulders.
Then
he threw his arms __(10)__ Mary’s neck and kissed
her on both cheeks.
语法填空强化练习
(
15
)
I still can’t believe __(1)__!
Marian Carlson, the
homecoming queen,
was
Egare’s date at the ball last
night.
That
is
one
for
the
books!
Marian
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
__(2)__
(girl)
in
our
school.
I
thought
for
sure
that
she
would
be
going
with
Paul,
captain
of
our
school’s
football
team.
Egare
is
such
__(3)__ book-worm.
What has she seen __(4)__
him?
__(5)__
(obvious)
Paul
was
taking
Marian
for
granted
that
she
would
go
to
the
ball
with
him
even
without his __(6)__ (invite) her.
Contrary to Paul’s
attitude, Egare sang praise for her beauty as well
as her
wisdom
and
__(7)__
gave
her
a
large
bouquet
(束)
of
flowers
and
a
book
of
love
poems,
so
she
was
persuaded to dance with
him __(8)__ through the ball.
When Paul found out, __(9)__ he
regretted for his
being so sure of
__(10)__.
语法填空强化练习(
16
)
Language learning research shows that
successful language __(1)__ are similar in many
ways.
First
4
of all, they are __(2)__ (depend)
learners.
They do not
depend on the book or the teacher.
They discover
their own way
to learn the language.
__(3)__, successful language learning
is the active learning.
The
learners do not wait for __(4)__ chance
to use the language, they look for chances.
They will try anything
to communicate __(5)__ others.
Finally, successful
language learners are learners with a purpose.
They
want
to
learn
the
language
__(6)__
they
are
interested
in
the
language
and
the
people
__(7)__
speak
it.
__(8)__ is necessary for them to learn
the language to communicate with the people and to
learn from them.
You
want
to
be
a
successful
language
learner,
right?
Then
try
some
of
the
techniques
__(9)__
语法填空强化练习(
17
)
One __(1)__ (storm) night, an old black
American lady was standing __(2)__ the freeway
trying to bear
a pouring rainstorm.
Her car had broken down and
she __(3)__ (bad) needed a ride.
Wet to the skin, she
decided
to
flag
down
the
next
car.
A
young
white
man
stopped
to
help
her
–
generally
unheard
of
the
conflicts-filled 1960s. He took her to
safety in his car and hired a taxicab for her.
She wrote down __(4)__
address,
thanked
him
and
hurried
__(5)__.
Several
days
later,
to
his
surprise,
a
very
big
color
TV
was
delivered
to his home with a note __(6)__ (stick) to it,
reading “Dear sir, thank you for
assisti
ng __(7)__
aged
colored woman the other night.
The rain made wet all over not only my
clothes __(8)__ my spirits.
But with your help, I was able to make
it to my __(9)__ (die) husband bedside just
__(10)__ he passed away.
God bless you for helping me.
Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King
Cole”.
语法填空强化练习(
1
8
)
When prices are low, people will buy
more, and when prices are high, they will buy
__(1)__ (little).
Every
shopkeeper knows this.
According to the economic point of
view, changes in the prices of goods
cause
changes
__(2)__
supply
and
demand.
__(3)__
we
all
know,
people
buy
fewer
goods
as
the
price
goes
__(4)__.
On the contrary, a
decrease in price causes __(5)__ increase in
demand.
Business firms look for the perfect
price at __(6)__ the largest profit can __(7)__
(make).
In doing so,
they must carry out a lot of research
on the market to have an accurate estimation of
the people’s demand
and their __(8)__
(purchase) power so that they can produce the
exact amount of goods and price __(9)__
goods properly.
__(10)__ there will be no profit for
them to make.
语法填空强化练习(
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)
__(1)__ (advertise) has become a very
specialized activity in modern times.
In the business world of
today,
supply
is
usually
__(2)__
(great)
than
need.
There
is
great
competition
__(3)__
different
manufacturers of
the same kind of product to persuade people to buy
their __(4)__ particular brand, so the
manufacturers had advertise.
They advertise in
newspapers and on posters, they pay for songs
about their
products
in
radio
programmes.
They
even
employ
attractive
girls
to
deliver
samples
of
the
products.
__(5)__ important of all, in countries
__(6)__ have television they have advertisements
put into programmes.
Manufacturers spend a lot of money on
advertisements. We buy a particular product
__(7)__ we think it the
best of __(8)__
kind. We usually think so because of the
advertisements.
Some people
can’t help __(9)__
(ask) themselves if
the advertisements __(10)__ telling the truth.
语法填空强化练习(
20
)
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Habits, __(1)__ good or
bad, are gradually formed.
When a person does a certain thing
again, he is
driven
by
__(2)__
unseen
force
to
do
the
same
thing
__(3)__
(repeat);
then
a
habit
is
__(4)__
(form).
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(outline ) above and try
to learn the language independently, actively and
__(10)__ (purpose).