上海高考英语语法填空专项练习.docx

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上海高考英语语法填空专项练习

上海高考英语语法填空专项练习

Oneday,Nickinvitedhisfriendstosupper.He____25___（cook）somedeliciousfoodinthekitchen.Suddenly,hefoundthathe___26___（run）outofsalt.SoNickcalledtohisson,“Gotothevillageandbuysomesalt,butpayafairpriceforit,neithertoomuch___27___toolittle.”Hissonlookedsurprised,“IcanunderstandwhyIshouldn’tpaytoomuch,Father,ButifIcanpayless,___28___notsaveabitofmoney?

”

“Thatwouldbeavery___29___（reason）thingtodoinabigcity,butitcoulddestroyasmallvillagelike___30___（we）Nicksaid.

Nick’sguests,___31___hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysaltmorecheaply___32___theycould.Nickreplied,“Theonlyreasonwhyamanwouldsellsalt___33___alowerpricewouldbe___34___hewasdesperateformoney.Andanyonewhotooktheadvantageofthatsituationwouldbeshowingalackofrespect___35___thesweatandstruggleofthemanwhoworkedveryhardtoproduce___36___”

“Butsuchasmallthingcouldn’t___37___（possible）destroyavillage.”

“Inthebeginning,therewasonly___38___verysmallamountofunfairnessintheworld,buteveryoneaddedalittle,always___39___（think）thatitwasonlysmallandnotveryimportantandlookwherewehaveended___40___today.”

II. 

Grammar and Vocabulary 

Section A 

Directions:

Read the following passage. For some blanks there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning. 

（A）

Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and 

keep us healthy. ___25___ these not their only uses. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles ___26___ （work） together. In tennis,  ___27___   our eyes see the ball coming, our brain has to decidewhat to do, and so send its orders to 

the muscles of the arms, legs and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back ___28___ 

it ought to go. All this must happen with very greatspeed, and only those who have 

had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the pracice of such skills is espcially 

useful. 

Sports and games are also very useful for character-training. ___29___   each of students learn to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will 

___30___ （late） find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit. 

（B）

Through a series of experiments an American scientist has gained an understanding ofthe social structure of the most complex of ant societies. The ants   ___31___   

（examine） are the only creatures other than man to have given up hunting and collecting for a completely agricultural way of life. In their underground nests they planted 

gardens on soils made from finely ___32___ （cut） leaves. This is a complex operation___33___   （require）considerable division of labor. The workers of this type of ant can___34___   （divide） into our groups according to size. Each of the groups performs a particular set of jobs. 

The making and care of the garden and the nursing of the young ants are done by the smallest workers. Slightly larger workers are responsible for cutting leaves to 

make them suitable for use in the gardens and for cleaning the nest. ___35___ third 

group of still larger ants do the construction work and collect fresh leaves from outside the nest. The ___36___   （large） are the soldier ants, responsible for defending the

nest.  

___ 37___   （find） out how good the various size-groups are at different tasks, 

the scientist measured the amount of work done by the ants against the amount of 

energy they used. He examined first the gathering and carrying of leaves. He selected one of the size groups, and then measured ___38___  efficiently these ants could find leaves and run back to the nest. Then_he repeated the experiment for each of the other size groups.  ___39___  this way he could see whether any group could do the job more efficiently than the group normally undertaking it. 

高考新题型2014

III.

Everyonecanlivelongerbyallowinghimselfalittlefun,accordingtoresearchpublishedinLondon.Two_________（depend）scientificstudiesfoundthat,regardlessofbackgroundandcircumstances,everyonetendstohavethesame“pleasurequota.”_________,differentgroupsofpeoplegettheirpleasureindifferentways.Researchersaskedover4,000peopleineightcountriestoassesstheirlevelofenjoymentfrom13everydayactivitiesincludingsex,aglassofwine,apieceofchocolate,teaorcoffeeorwatchingTV.“Thereis________wealthofevidencetosuggestthatthecumulativeeffectoftheselittlepleasuresandhappymomentscanmakeusalllivelonger,”theysaid.People________lowincomesgetmorefunofsimpleeverydaypleasuresuchaseatingachocolatebarorwatchingtelevisionwhilethoseearningoverUS$100,000ayearprefer_______（eat）outasanenjoymentResearchersadvisedusthatnomatter________ourpersonalcircumstancesare,wecanandshouldtrytointroduceasmuchhappymomentsaspossibleintoourlives.

WilliamH.Gates,40,ischairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoft

Corporation,theleadingproviderofsoftwareforpersonalcomputersworldwide.Withnetrevenuesof$5.94billionforthefiscalyear_______（end）June1995,Microsoftemploysmorethan18,000peoplein48countries.

Gatesbeganhiscareerin_________（person）computersoftwarewhenhestarted

programmingatage13whileastudentattheLakesideschool.In1974,_________anundergraduateatHarvardUniversity,hedevelopedBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer,theMITSAltair,_________startedtheeraofhobbyistcomputing.________（lead）bythebelief_________thepersonalcomputerwouldultimatelybeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,GatesformedMicrosoftwithPaulAlienin1975_________（develop）softwareforpersonalcomputers.

GatesearlyforesightaboutpersonalcomputingandhiscontinuingvisionhavebeencentraltoMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.Gatesisactively________（involve）insignificantoperatingandstrategicdecisionsatdevelopmentandmanagementofthecompany.Asignificantportionofhisdayisalsodevotedto________withcustomersandstayingincontactwithMicrosoft’semployeesaroundtheworldthroughe-mail.GatesismarriedandlivesinBellevue,Washington.GatesisinterestedinbiotechnologyandsitsontheboardsofDarwinMolecularandtheIcosCorporation.Heisanavidreaderandenjoysplayinggolfandbridge.________technology,tomakeiteasierandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousesoftware.Thecompanyiscommittedtothelongtermbyinvestinginnewtechnology,state-of-the-artprojectsandnewproductsforthefurtherexpansionofpersonalcomputing.

IV.

KipKeino

KipchogeKeinoisamodestman,andittakessomeproddingtogetthegreatKenyanrunnertorecall_____1____hefeltonOct,20,1968-whenhewonhisfirstgoldmedal,inthe1,500metersinMexicoCity.Thedayhadn’tstartedoutwell,Keino____2_____（suffer）fromstomachpainsthatlaterturnedouttobeaseveregallbladderinfection.Hisdoctorsadvised____3_____running;heignoredthem.Duringtherace,KeinowassofocusedoncompetingagainstAmericanaceJimRyun_____4____,inretrospect,“withoutwatchingavideo,Iwouldn’tknowwhathappenedatthefinish.”Hedoesrememberwhathappenednext.“Iranan____5_____lap.Iranittocelebrateandtoletmybodyrecover.Ifeltovercomebytheexcitement.”Itwasnotonlymemorableeventinhislifethatday.Backhome,hiswife,Phyllis,gavebirth____6____theirthirddaughter,namedMilkaOlympiaChelagatincelebrationofherfather’s_____7_____.

Keinowentontowinasilvermedalinthe5,000metersinMexicoCityandagoldandasilverfouryearslaterinMunich.HethenbecameKenya’sOlympic_____8____（run）coachfrom1976to1986,furtheringhisnation’s____9_____（dominant）indistanceevents.Kenyarunnershavecaptured32Olympic___10___medalssince1964andwonthelastsixconsecutiveBostonMarathons.Thissummer,KeinowillbeinAtlantaaschiefofthe120-athleteKenyandelegation,whichcouldincludehissonMartn,23,aformerNCAA5,000-meterchampionattheUniversityofArizona,____11_____（hope）toqualifyforthe1,500meters.

ButKeino’sathletic_____12_____（accomplish）arenotthe____13_____reasonheisaherointhetownofEldoretinnorthwesternKenya.Thirtyyearsago.Keinoandhiswife–whonowhavesevenchildrenoftheirown–begantakingorphansintotheirhome.Theirhousebecamesocrowdedthattheyraised____14____tobuildadormitoryandadininghallonanearbyfarmKeinoowns.Income_____15____（support）thefacilitycomesfromthefarm,hissportsshopandfeeshehasreceivedfromtheKenyangovernmentovertheyears.Today,73childrenandyoungadults–aged2to22–liveonthefarm.“IthinkIhavebeenlucky,”Keinosays.“Nowwhatisimportantis____16____IusewhatIhavetohelpothers.”

V.

AGoodCoupleSupportsEachOther

RodneyMace,35,____1_____（marry）withtwoyoungchildren,andisapart-timeteacherof_____2______（architecture）history,“Iamconstantlysurprisedbyotherpeople’ssurprise,whentheycometothehouseandseeme_____3_____（clean）afloororhangingoutthewashing.Theireyesopenwideatthesightofit!

Muchofthecommentcomesfrommen.ButIamevenmoresurprised___4___thenumberofwomenwhocommenttoo.”

HiswifeJane,anOxfordgraduateinmodernlanguages,hasa____5___（demand）full-timejob.SheisdirectoroftheCambridgeHouseliteracyschemeforadultsinSouthLon