2012届高考英语-专题总复习荟萃语法填空系列(一).doc

2012届高考英语专题总复习精选荟萃语法填空系列（一）
Directions：Complete the following passages by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.
Passage 1
When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West，you often see a lot of people walking dogs.__1__is still true that a dog is the __2__useful and faithful animal in the world，__3__the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not __4__ useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.__5__do they keep dogs，then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is __6__companionship.A dog is his best friend for __7__child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples，a dog is their child when they have __8__ children. For old couples，a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.
【语篇解读】本文主要告诉我们现代人养狗的原因以及狗在人们的生活中所起的作用。
1．It　考查代词。从句子结构看，本句中的that引导一个主语从句，所以此处用it充当句子的形式主语。
2．most　考查形容词。根据句意及定冠词the判断，此处用形容词最高级修饰animal。
3．but　考查并列连词。由上下两句的逻辑关系可知，这里应该填一个表示转折关系的词。
4．only　考查not only...but (also)．..的搭配 。
5．Why　考查引导词。由下面所列举的几条养狗的原因可知此处问的是why。
6．for　考查介词。根据下文的意思可知，养狗最重要的原因是为了做伴。for为了，表目的。
7．a　 考查冠词。a child 一个孩子，此处表泛指。
8．no　考查形容词no修饰名词的用法。由句意及常识可知，对于没有孩子的年轻夫妇来说，狗就是他们的孩子。
Passage 2
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？
Recently，an Internet game has become a new fashion__1__young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”，“sell”__2__even “steal” “vegetables”，“flowers”，and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e­money and buy more “seeds”，“pets” and even “houses”．
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are __3__opinions.
Harold：I don't quite understand__4__they are so mad about the childish game，maybe they are just not confident__5__to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends' gardens and we've become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura：You know，people in the city like me are longing for the life in the countryside, ____6____ reduces my work pressure. Besides，it gives me the excitement of being ____7____ “thief”．
Ivy：Well，it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it ____8____ they cannot focus on their study.
【语篇解读】本文通过叙述几个人对于一种网络游戏——“种菜”及“偷菜”的看法，向我们诠释了人们爱玩这种游戏的原因及这种游戏对人们的生活所产生的影响。
1．among / with　考查介词。among sb.在某人中(流行)。
2．or　考查并列连词。句意：人们可以在网络上的一块土地上种、卖或者甚至偷菜、花和水果。
3．their　此处用作定语的their代指前面的some young people。
4．why　“我”很不明白他们为什么对这种孩子气的游戏这么疯狂。
5．enough　考查形容词enough作后置定语。 或许他们只是缺乏足够的自信去面对现实世界。
6．which　分析句子结构可知，which引导非限制性定语从句并在从句中作主语。
7．a　考查冠词。偷菜给“我”一种做贼的兴奋感，这里的“贼”是泛指。
8．that　考查连词。so...that...如此……以致……
Passage 3
As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common cold. Yet, their cause and control remain ____1____ serious problem that is difficult to solve.
Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves ____2____ factors: the driver, the vehicle and the roadway.____3____ all drivers exercised better judgment, there would be few accidents. But that is rather like saying ____4____ if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped to make highways much safer. ____5____ the type of accidents continues to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly __6__ the second factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people assume that the accidents are bound to occur, ____7____ want to know how cars can be built ____8____ to protect the drivers.
【语篇解读】本文通过叙述交通事故的必然性和导致交通事故的三个因素，提醒人们要注意安全，人们寄希望于改进交通工具以提高安全系数。
1．a　考查冠词。“一个严重的问题”。
2．three　考查数词。由the driver, the vehicle and the roadway可知影响因素有3个。
3．If　考查连词。下文有相同的句型：If...there would be...
4．that　考查宾语从句引导词。
5．But　根据上下文，很明显这里是转折关系，所以填but。
6．to　考搭配turn to。
7．they　考查代词。指代上文的people，在句中作主语。
8．better　根据上下文的联系，此处指把汽车造得更好以保证司机的安全。
Passage 4
Hello. It's one of the first words we learn as babies，yet it's one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That's unfortunate，__1__ saying hello is more than just saying hello—it is recognition of another's worth. How might the world change—how might we change __2__ we mastered this word? To find __3__，I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here's what I've learned. It can boost (促进) productivity. In one of the few studies ever done on this subject，Allan Allday，__4__ assistant professor of special education at Oklahoma State University，had middle school teachers greet their students individually each morning. This exchange of greetings raised the kids' productivity. School went from impersonal to personal，and ____5____ resulted in more class participation and better grades.
Environments influence friendliness. One study found that people in the city were more ____6____ to kiss one hand with a stranger than those in the countryside. And researchers say，pleasure environments generally encourage more smiles and hellos than unpleasant ones.
It's a form of universal health insurance. It's impossible to say hello __7__smiling.And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure，relieve stress ____8____ boost happiness. Apparently，a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient (接受者)．
【语篇解读】say hello是我们牙牙学语时学的第一句话，但却是我们长大后很不愿意说的一句话，作为成年人的我们应该重新审视它的价值。
1．because　从句意看前后是因果关系，又因为后面是从句，故用because。
2．if　此处考查条件状语从句引导词。原句是虚拟语气How might...if...?
3．out　为了弄清楚，“我”花了一个月时间向“我”遇到的每个人打招呼。find out弄清楚。
4．an　考查冠词。此处的assistant professor是前面Allan Allday 的同位语，起补充说明的作用，表泛指；assistant是元音因素开头的单词，所以用an。
5．that　考查代词。此处的that指上文的情况School went from impersonal to personal。
6．likely　考查be likely to 的搭配。likely为形容词。
7．without　从下文及常识判断，向人问好时不微笑是不可能的。
8．and　考查并列连词。
Passage 5
As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with ____1____ large baskets at the other side of the square, ____2____ we went to have a look at him. As ____3____ as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened the other basket ____4____ he kept a snake. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of ____5____ unknown snake. ____6____ rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, ____7____， continued to “dance” slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference ____8____ Indian music and jazz!
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，生动地描写了作者在印度亲眼所见的一次耍蛇表演。
1．two　考查数词。从下文one...the other可知是两个篮子。
2．so　考查并列连词。根据上下文这里是承接关系，故填so。
3．soon　考查固定搭配as soon as，意思是“一……就”。
4．where　考查定语从句引导词。
5．the　考查定冠词。容易受unknown元音因素开头的影响误填an，实际上这里的snake是上文已经提到过的，表特指，故用the。
6．It　考查代词。指代the unknown snake。
7．however　考查副词。训蛇人突然演奏不同的乐曲，而蛇却明显的识别不出音乐的不同而继续慢悠悠地“跳舞”，所以是一种转折关系。
8．between　考查介词。固定搭配the difference between...and...
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